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Robin Wallace, artist (Westmoreland). Robin Wallace (1897-1952) was a well-known British painter in oils and watercolours, particularly noted for his landscapes. He was born in Kendal, Westmoreland, descended from a long line of hand-loom weavers. After working for local nurserymen, he served in the Royal Marines in the First World... |
£600.00 | |
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Rev. R. St. John Tyrwhitt, M.A. [Richard St John Tyrwhitt (1827-1895), English art critic, cleric and supporter of John Ruskin] Letter: 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and creased. Attached by the blank second leaf of the bifolium to the reverse of the front free endpaper of the book. Envelope addressed by Tyrwhitt to 'Miss Bosworth | Parks Town' tipped-in beside the letter. He is not sure whether she has a... |
£150.00 | |
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C. K. Jaeger [Cyril Karel Stuart Jaeger] (1912-2008), fantasy and children's writer under the name 'Karel Jaeger', friend and landlord of Fitzrovia writer Julian Maclaren-Ross (1912-1964)
C. K. Jaeger [Cyril Karel Stuart Jaeger] (1912-2008), fantasy and children's writer under the name 'Karel Jaeger', friend and landlord of Fitzrovia writer Julian Maclaren-Ross (1912-1964) [C. K. Jaeger ('Karel Jaeger'), fantasy writer.] Unpublished... |
£450.00 | |
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Pier Antonio Gariazzo, artist and filmmaker 80 lithographic prints, mostly hand-coloured, of drawings of indigenous peoples and tribal groups, made on a voyage to South America, Africa and Asia in 1933 by the Italian painter and film director Pier Antonio Gariazzo. With accompanying French letterpress. This collection of accomplished and... |
£1,800.00 | |
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P. J. & A. E. Dobell, booksellers, 77 Charing Cross Road [Shakespeare; Ellen Terry; Henry Arthur Jones] 8vo, 72 pp. Stapled and unbound. Complete. On aged paper. The outer leaves are worn and coming apart at the spine. Otherwise the item is sound and tight. 1976 items. Items 783 to 883 concern 'the Bacon-Shakespeare Controversy'. Items 888 to 893 are 'Books from the Library of the late Dame Ellen... |
£50.00 | |
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The Essex House Press [C. R. Ashbee; The Guild of Handicraft] Bifolium (21.5 x 14.5 cm): 4 pp. Good, on lightly-aged good-quality laid paper. Lightly folded. First page headed with a 5 cm square illustration of the front of Essex House. Begins: 'The Guild of Handicraft announce the forthcoming issue of the sixth book from the Essex House Press: | The Poems... |
£180.00 | |
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Edward Ford [J. H. Meyers, printer of Enfield, Middlesex; Augusta Maclagan] 77pp., 8vo. Tastefully printed. In red cloth binding with title in gilt on cover. In fair condition, with light signs of age and wear. Inscription at head of title-page: 'Augusta Maclagan | from the Author | Enfield | Nov. 18. 1882.' Uncommon. |
£120.00 | |
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[Wilfred Josephs, composer (1927-1997)] Circa 78pp., used, some pages added, text worked over, red boards, hinge strain, mainly good condition. Indexes to Acts, lines through many sections. Contents include: questions for Wilfred [Josephs] (Sets | Scenes | Act II???]; stage directions; suggestions about characters; directions; music... |
£280.00 | |
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[Napoleon Bonaparte; Paul Delaroche (1797-1856), French painter] Dimensions of tile 16 x 12 cm. Dimensions of print 14 x 10.5 cm. The photographic image has been reversed, with Napoleon's left hand draped over the chair. In good condition, with white label with word 'Napoleon' pasted to reverse. In remains of light-green card box. |
£180.00 | |
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[An Aging Composer in Love; Ferguson's Gang] H V Jervis-Read [Harold Vincent Jervis-Read], English composer (b.1883), Royal Academy of Music. An unusual survival, the letters of a composer, Harold Jervis-Read, to his lover illustrating the growth of a relationship (and an ability to express his feelings) against the backcloth (sometimes foreground) of his musical activities, and his marriage. Total of letters circa 350 (three hundred... |
£450.00 |
