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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616).
[THE FIRST TURKISH TRANSLATION OF 'HAMLET' AFTER THE REPUBLIC] Danimarka prensi Hamlet (Cihan Edebiyatindan Nümuneler). Translated by Kâmuran Serif.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original wrappers. Slightly chipped on extremities of cover. Overall a good copy. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 71 p. First Turkish translation ever of Shakespeare's works after the proclamation of the Republic in Turkey (1923); the rare second Turkish edition in the literature. After 19 years from the first translation of Hamlet to Ottoman Turkish, the first Shakespeare publication in the Republican period was also a Hamlet: This book translated by Kâmuran Serif would also be the second and the last Shakespeare published, on the brink of the Alphabet Reform in 1928. The fact that the Hamlet translation of Kâmuran Serif was published in the "State Printing House" can be considered as a symbolic indicator of the patronage that both Hamlet and all the works of language and literature together with Shakespeare's works will find in the Republic of Ataturk. Özege 6775.; Türkçe Çeviriler Bibliyografyasi Dünya Edebiyatindan Çeviriler, 14509.; Only one copy in OCLC (Orient Institut) 1030919478 / 283805564.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616).
[FIRST SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE IN TURKISH IN A BOOK FORM] Soneler. [i.e. Sonnets]. Cover design by Agop Arad. Translated by Talât Sait Halman.
Very Good Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). Bilingual in English and Turkish (Modern, with Latin letters). 109, [3] p. Occasional foxing and stains on covers. Otherwise a very good copy. First separate edition in book form of Shakespeare's sonnets, covering 40 sonnets selected by Halman, among 154 sonnets. Talât Sait Halman, (1931-2014), was a famous Turkish poet, translator and cultural historian. He was the first Minister of Culture of Turkey. From 1998 onward, he taught at Bilkent University as the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Letters. The sonnets had been translated into Turkish, some of the long and heavily rhymed poems of Shakespeare such as Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, and A Lover's Complaint remained yet to be translated. These remaining verses were translated by Talat Halman and published in 1964, and then in 2014, as a complete edition. This book is published as the publisher's 137th book. Agop Arad, (1913-1990), was a Turco-Armeno painter, graphic designer, cover and book illustrator, and journalist.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616).
[FIRST ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA IN OTTOMAN TURKISH] Antwan [or Anton] ve Kleopatra. Translated by Abdullah Cevdet.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary burgundy cloth. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 223 p., 224 p. (Two books bound together with 'Düsünce fikrinin gayr-i matbua' es'arindan'). Extremely rare first Turkish edition of Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra', translated by Abdullah Cevdet, (1869-1932). This is the last translation of Shakespeare into Turkish language made by Abdullah Cevdet. Cevdet translated and published five of Shakespeare's plays in his own printing house first in Cairo and then in Istanbul, beginning with Hamlet in 1908 and ending the series with Antony and Cleopatra in 1921. OCLC 66685311, 907298598. Library of Congress. Karl Süssheim Collection, no. 605.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616).
[FIRST TURKISH MACBETH] Makbes (Kütübhane-i Ictihad 23). Translated by Abdullah Cevdet [Karlidag], (1869-1932).
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In modern, handsome full brown morocco. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12.5 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 159 p. Extremely rare first Turkish translation of Macbeth, printed in Ottoman Cairo. Macbeth reflected Abdullah Cevdet's reaction against Hamidian despotism and his love and advocacy of liberty. One must also remember him as one of the founding members of the Party of Union and Progress - a secret organization that conspired to overthrow Abdülhamid's absolutist regime. The argument that Abdullah Cevdet's translation of Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Macbeth reflected his opposition to Abdülhamid II's absolute monarchy could be justified with the fact that the themes of the translated plays were perceived by the political authorities as threatening since they were about the murder of kings and heads of state. In Abdullah Cevdet's view, Macbeth is famous as a drama of "ambition for status" (hirs-i cah). Abdullah Cevdet was an Ottoman-born Turkish intellectual and physician of Kurdish ethnic descent, and one of the founders of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). In 1908, he joined the Democratic Party that later on merged with the Freedom and Accord Party in 1911. He was also a translator, radical free-thinker, and ideologist of the Young Turks until 1908. The son of a physician, and himself a graduate from the Military College in Constantinople as an ophthalmologist, Cevdet, initially a pious Muslim, was influenced by Western materialistic philosophies and came to oppose institutionalized religion but thought that "although the Muslim God was of no use in the modern era, the Islamic society must preserve Islamic principles." He published the periodical Içtihat from 1904 to 1932, of which articles he used to promote his modernist thoughts. He was arrested and expelled from his country several times due to his political activities and lived in European cities including Vienna, Geneva and Paris. His poetry was linked with the Symbolist movement in France and he received accolades from leading French authors like Gustave Kahn. (Source: DR. ABDULLAH CEVDET'S TRANSLATIONS (1908-1910): THE MAKING OF A WESTERNIST AND MATERIALIST "CULTURE REPERTOIRE" IN A "RESISTANT" OTTOMAN CONTEXT; Ayluçtarhan, Sevda). "Between 1908 and 1910, Abdullah Cevdet produced a large oeuvre of translations, including four translations of Shakespeare's tragedies: The translations of Hamlet and Julius Caesar (translated by Cevdet as Jül Sezar) were published in 1908, the same year as the declaration of the Second Constitution. Macbeth, translated by Cevdet as Makbes, was published in the following year. [.] Nonetheless, Abdülhamid II seemed to be even less tolerant of the dissemination of Hamlet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar, since they were all about unjust rulers who were executed in the end. It is not surprising that the performances of these plays became subject to strict censorship in the Ottoman lands and banned (Paker 1986: 91). This could be shown as a reason why Abdullah Cevdet was able to publish the translations of these plays only after 1908, though he had finished translating Hamlet in 1902, Julius Caesar and Macbeth in 1904, and Romeo and Juliet in 1905 (Süssheim 1987). As Abdullah Cevdet was a planner of culture, his literary translations cannot merely be judged on an "aesthetic" level. It will be discussed in this chapter that Abdullah Cevdet's translations of Hamlet, Julius Caesar and Macbeth could be read as critical texts directed against Abdülhamid II's absolutist regime. [.] Due to the fact that the selection of source language and culture is an important factor in accounting for any kind of "translation policy", Abdullah Cevdet's selection of both these instruments needs to be taken into account (Toury 2000: 202). Özege 12009. Only one copy in OCLC: 949612474 (Bogaziçi University Library of Turkey).
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616).
[FIRST TURKISH MERCHANT OF VENICE] Venedik taciri. Meshur Ingiliz muharriri Shakespeare'in ayni namdaki eserinden muktabes en mükemmel artislerin istirakiyle filme geçirilmis 5 kisimlik fevkalâde bir dram. 12 Mart Çarsamba aksami Saat 10-dan itibaren Elhamra Sinemasinda gösterilecektir. Translated by Örikagasizâde Hasan Sirri, (1861-1939).
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Full morocco in Ottoman style. Foolscap 8vo. (18,5 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 176 p. Extremely rare first Turkish translation of the Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare in book form. The Merchant of Venice (1885) and The Comedy of Errors (1886-87) were the earliest translations into Turkish by Hasan Sirri, which had the chance to be published in book form. Translators in the Ottoman era had to cope with three obstacles: cultural differences, difficulty in language, and censorship. Shakespeare's works were no exception, as Gönül Bakay argues "the early, Ottoman-period translators and producers expunged the negative imagery" (2004: np) of the Turks in his plays. Even The Merchant of Venice was banned because "it was believed that the theme would offend the Empire's (after 1923, the Republic's) Jewish population". The first play fully translated for print was actually the Merchant of Venice, published in 1885 in Turkish (Arabic letters - Ottoman script). There is a good deal of conjecture about the name of the translator: Only two initials appear on the book, H. and I. now claimed to be the first letter of the first name and the last letter of the last name of a Hasan Sirri. The translator of this book Örikagasizâde Hasan Sirri, (1861-1939), was an administrator and educator who grew up during the reign of Abdulhamid II and was in state service for almost forty years. He was the son of Turkish diwan poet Ahmet Nafiz Pasha and the father of author Nahid Sirri Örik. Özege 22638.; Only three copies in OCLC: 929866546 (NY Uni Lib.; Bogaziçi Uni Lib.; and Library of Congress. Karl Su?ssheim Collection, no. 1527).
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616).
[FIRST TURKISH JULIUS CAESAR] Jül Sezar. Translated by Abdullah Cevdet [Karlidag], (1869-1932).
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In a contemporary creme cloth. Cr. 8vo. (19 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 165 p. Kütüphane-i Ictihad, Aded, 20. First Turkish edition of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare. Between 1908 and 1910, Abdullah Cevdet produced a large oeuvre of translations, including four translations of Shakespeare's tragedies: The translations of Hamlet and Julius Caesar (translated by Cevdet as Jül Sezar) were published in 1908, the same year as the declaration of the Second Constitution. [.] Nonetheless, Abdülhamid II seemed to be even less tolerant of the dissemination of Hamlet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar, since they were about unjust rulers who were executed in the end. It is not surprising that the performances of these plays were subject to strict censorship in the Ottoman lands and banned (Paker 1986: 91). This could be shown as a reason why Abdullah Cevdet was able to publish the translations of these plays only after 1908, though he had finished translating Hamlet in 1902, Julius Caesar and Macbeth in 1904, and Romeo and Juliet in 1905 (Süssheim 1987). Due to the fact that Abdullah Cevdet was a culture-planner, his literary translations cannot only be judged on their "aesthetic" level. It will be discussed in this chapter that Abdullah Cevdet's translations of Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth could be read as critical texts directed against Abdülhamid II's absolutist regime. Due to the fact that the selection of source language and culture is an important factor in accounting for any kind of "translation policy", Abdullah Cevdet's selection of source language and culture needs to be questioned (Toury 2000: 202). Even though Abdullah Cevdet does not include Julius Caesar (translated by Abdullah Cevdet with the title Jül Sezar) among what he calls "the four inauspicious tragedies", it was the only play for which Abdullah Cevdet wrote an impressive preface, and it was the second play he translated and published after Hamlet. In a sense, special importance was attributed to Julius Caesar by Abdullah Cevdet for ideological reasons and it was also highly esteemed by other revolutionaries in the Union and Progress Party (Enginün 1979: 119). Abdullah Cevdet was an Ottoman-born Turkish intellectual and physician of ethnic Kurdish descent. He was one of the founders of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). In 1908, he joined the Democratic Party, which later on merged with the Freedom and Accord Party in 1911. He was also a translator, radical free-thinker, and an ideologist of the Young Turks until 1908. The son of a physician, and himself a graduate from the Military College in Constantinople as an ophthalmologist, Cevdet, initially a pious Muslim, was influenced by Western materialistic philosophies and came to oppose institutionalized religion, but thought that "although the Muslim God was of no use in the modern era, the Islamic society must preserve Islamic principles". He published the periodical Içtihat from 1904-1932, in which articles he used to promote his modernist thoughts. He was arrested and expelled from his country several times due to his political activities and lived in Europe, in cities including Vienna, Geneva and Paris. His poetry was linked with the Symbolist movement in France, and he received accolades from leading French authors like Gustave Kahn. Özege 9788. Four institutional copies in OCLC: 4026865.
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MÎNÂ URGAN, (1915-2000).
[HARLEQUINS IN SHAKESPEARE PLAYS] Elizabeth devri tiyatrosunda soytarilar (Doçentlik tezi). [i.e. Harlequins in the Era of Elizabeth I of England Theatre].
Very Good Turkish Original wrappers. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [4], 403 p. First edition of Urgan's thesis through which she became an associate professor. A comprehensive study of harlequins in Shakespeare's plays by an internationally renowned English language professor. Mina Urgan (1916-2000) was a Turkish (with Armenian origin) academic, translator, author and socialist politician. After graduating from the Department of French Philology at Istanbul University, Mina Urgan, who completed her doctorate in English Language and Literature at the same university, continued her post-doctoral education. She started her career as an associate professor with her thesis "Harlequins in the Era of Elizabeth 1 of England Theatre", which she completed in 1949, and through which she received the title of Professor in 1960. OCLC 1128311793, 1030079607.
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ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH.
[MALTA / NAVAL FORCES] Sanli Türk donanmasinin dost Ingiliz donanmasini Malta'da ziyareti, 19.7.1937. [i.e. Turkish fleet visiting friendly British naval forces in Malta].
Very Good Turkish Original albumen print mounted on cardboard. 21x48 cm. Handwritten Turkish note at the lower on empty section. Dated July 19, 1937. Slight fading on board. The photo is in very good condition. It was very significant both politically and militarily showing a Turkish war fleet visiting the British navy in Valletta, the capital of Malta, in 1937. The commander of the fleet was Admiral Sükrü Okan (1880-1957). The Turkish fleet consisted of the cruisers and destroyers named Yavuz Selim, Adatepe, Tinaztepe, Kocatepe, and Zafer, as well as four submarines and the submarine mothership Erkin. This very scarce photograph shows the Turkish fleet with the English fleet in the Valletta port on July 19, 1937.
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J. W. REDHOUSE, M.R.A.S. (Member of the Imperial Academy of Science of Constantiople, &c. &c. &c.)
Kitab-i lehcet ül-maâni.= A lexicon English and Turkish; shewing in Turkish, the literal, incidental, figurative, colloquial, and technical significations of the English terms, indicating their pronunciation in a new and systematic manner; and preceded by a sketch of English etymology, to facilitate to Turkish students the acquisition of the English language. Gift of William Wheelwright Esq., of Newburyport U.S.A., to the American mission at Constantinople.
Good English Original 1/4 leather bound with five compartments at spine, half-title on second. Four pages was damaged, so used support transparent and special papers to repair by a skillful binder. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 17 cm). In English and Turkish with Arabic letters. [ii], [13], [4], 827 p. Rare Second Edition. Özege: 10950. This second edition no in Özege. Kitab-i lehcet ül-maâni.= A lexicon English and Turkish; shewing in Turkish, the literal, incidental, figurative, colloquial, and technical significations of the English terms, indicating their pronunciation in a new and systematic manner; and preceded by a sketch of English etymology, to facilitate to Turkish students the acquisition of the English language. Gift of William Wheelwright Esq., of Newburyport U.S.A., to the American mission at Constantinople.
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GEORGE ORWELL, (1903-1950).
[SCARCE FIRST TURKISH EDITION OF ANIMAL FARM] Hayvan çiftligi. Translated by Halide Edib Adivar.
Very Good Turkish Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18 x 12 cm). In Turkish. [iv], 112 p. Rare first Turkish edition of Animal Farm by Orwell in a book form. The novella was serialized in Turkish, 1952 in Cumhuriyet newspaper with Halide Edip Adivar (1884-1964)'s translation. Later in 1954 it was published in a book form by Turkish Ministry of Education again with Halide Edip Adivar's translation. Interestingly, the novella was published under the title New American Literature Series', and this mistake continued until 1990. In the 1990 edition, 'New American Literature' title was removed without any explanation. Four copies in OCLC; (Three in Turkish, one in US libraries). OCLC: 850815315. Not in Fenwick.
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N. P.
[WW I / BRITISH ARMY] 4th Troop, "C" Squadron, Q. O. R. G. Y. (The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry).
Very Good English Original sepia-toned large-sized albumen print photograph of a group of soldiers of the 4th Troop, C Squadron of The Q.O.R.G.Y., probably taken before WW I. Mounted on cardboard. 29x24 cm. Descriptive words in English. Exceedingly rare and attractive photo shows 32 troops with their guns on horses, presumably in Britain, as evidenced by the topographic view in the background. The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army that can trace their formation back to 1796. It saw action in the Second Boer War, the First World War, and the Second World War. RHQ and C Squadron moved to Egypt in June 1915, landing at Port Said on 22 June. In October they joined the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division at Gallipoli as dismounted troops and participated in the Gallipoli Campaign. In January 1916 they returned to Egypt with the division. In May 1916, RHQ moved to France and joined V Corps Cavalry Regiment. C Squadron remained with the division until August 1917 when it joined XXI Corps Cavalry Regiment, along with A Squadron, Hertfordshire Yeomanry and A Squadron, Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry. In May 1918 it returned to Egypt for the rest of the war. (Wikipedia).
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KARARGÂH-I UMÛMÎ ISTIHBÂRÂT SUBESI [= INTELLIGENCE SERVICE].
[THE NIEDERMAYER-HENTIG EXPEDITION / BRITISH INDIA] Hindistan'dan Iran ve Rusya arazisine seyahat edeceklere mahsûs kilavuz notlardir. Pasaportlara ait malûmat-i umûmiye-i ihtiva eder. [i.e. A guide to travelers from India through Iranian and Russian territories, containing detailed information about passports].
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Contemporary quarter brown morocco. Red boards. Staining on the red cloth. Roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). 64 p. Extremely rare first and only edition of this Turkish guide to the Turkish delegation of intelligence officers formed within the Niedermayer-Hentig Expedition, also known as the Kabul Mission to carry out counter-activities in the region against the British and Russian alliance, to return from India, through Russia, Afghanistan, and Iran, published after the expedition failed in 1916. This work both in very rare institutional holdings and market rarity is probably printed in no more than 100 copies. It was expected from the Turkish delegation, organized by Ömer Fevzi Bey, who was in charge of the Eastern Branch of the Turkish Intelligence (Teskilât-i Mahsûsa), by reaching Afghanistan through Iran and bringing "Jihad-i Akbar" to this country, to provide an important ally on the Indian border and to support the pro-independence Indian committees and an uprising against the British rule in India and the region. This book was prepared by the Ottoman Army Headquarters-General Intelligence Branch in 1916, during the First World War. In its introduction, the commission described their purpose of publishing this book, which is providing secret information to officers and other staff of the Ottoman army who will travel to Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, telling them which roads to use, how to use their passports, where and how much food they need to take with them, etc., otherwise being a very comprehensive and detailed guide to the officers. The first chapter includes Iran and its environment, and the second chapter includes Russia and its environment. The first addendum contains detailed passport information, and the second part consists of the routes and towns requiring passports. According to the introduction, references of this book are some early British sources and reports by "Kralliik siyasi ve sehbenderhane zâbitâni, sabik müsahid atasemiliteri" H. Smith, "Harbiye Nezâreti Erkân-i Harbiye-i Ummiyesinden" A. D. Geddesi and "Istihbarat Subesinden" Captain S. M. Gibbon. Additionally, they are Foreign Ministry's 'tahrirât' documents, Intelligence Branch's 'kuyudâti', and a Russian railways guide printed in 1909. The Niedermayer-Hentig Expedition was a diplomatic mission to Afghanistan sent by the Central Powers in 1915-1916. The purpose was to encourage Afghanistan to declare full independence from the British Empire, enter World War I on the side of the Central Powers, and attack British India. The expedition was part of the Hindu-German Conspiracy, a series of Indo-German efforts to provoke a nationalist revolution in India. Nominally headed by the exiled Indian prince Raja Mahendra Pratap, the expedition was a joint operation of Germany and Turkey and was led by the German Army officers Oskar Niedermayer and Werner Otto von Hentig. Other participants included members of an Indian nationalist organization called the Berlin Committee, including Maulavi Barkatullah and Chempakaraman Pillai, while the Turks were represented by Kazim Bey, a close confidante of Enver Pasha. The mission failed in its main task of rallying Afghanistan, under Emir Habibullah Khan, to the German and Turkish war effort, but it influenced other major events. In Afghanistan, the expedition triggered reforms and drove political turmoil that culminated in the assassination of the Emir in 1919, which in turn precipitated the Third Anglo-Afghan War. It influenced the Kalmyk Project of nascent Bolshevik Russia to propagate socialist revolution in Asia, with one goal being the overthrow of the British Raj. Other consequences included the formation of the Rowlatt Committee to investigate sedition in India TBTK 13568.; Not in OCLC.
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Partridge, Eric
Usage and Abusage. A Guide to Good English
A guide to words and their proper use. 392pp. Black cloth covers with gilt title on spine.
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Weston, W.J.
A Refresher Course in English
Brush up on your English, this book has been written to revive your sound working knowledge of the English language. Index. Red cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket, not price clipped, a bit soiled overall, is worn around edges, particularly the top and back with some missing areas. Book has foxing beginning to appear on pastedowns with browning to pages. Binding sound.
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Trollope, Anthony
The Claverings
The story of an English country family at Clavering Park. 412 pages. Front cover corner creased. Two names on front free endpaper. General shelfwear.
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Howard, Philip
The State of the Language: English Observed
An examination and discussion of the English language. 180pp.
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Whately, E. Jane (Edited by Archbishop Whately)
A Selection of English Synonyms
212 pages. Index. Dark green cloth covers, blind stamped decoration to front cover, gilt title on spine.
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Murray, Lindley
English Grammar, Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners. With an Appendix, Containing Rules and Observations for Assisting the More Advanced Students to Write with Perspicuity and Accuracy.
292 pages, followed by 8 unpaginated pages of publishers new publications. Gilt bands on spine. Front free endpaper missing. Name and date of 1801 at top of title page. Crack to joint of front cover but binding still holding. Indentations and small loss to leather on front cover, back similar.
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Partridge, Eric, and John W. Clark
British and American English Since 1900
341 pages. Index. Black cloth covers. Gilt title on spine. Inscription at top of front free endpaper.
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Trench, Richard Chenevix
On The Study of Words: Lectures Addressed (Originally) to The Pupils at the Diocesan Training-School, Winchester
viii; 256 pages; 8 pages publisher's list. Index of words. Brown cloth covers with blind stamped decoration, gilt title on spine. Small 10mm tear at top of joint of spine and front cover. Cover corners bumped and a little worn.
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Wyld, Henry Cecil
A History of Modern Colloquial English
Blind stamped title on front cover, in green on spine. Fore and foot edge of pages uncut. Spine faded. Browning to pastedowns, endpapers and half-title page. Last free endpaper creased down the middle. Wear to joints and top/tail of spine
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Meiklejohn, J. M. D.
The Art of Writing English: A Manual for Students: With Chapters on Paraphrasing, Essay-Writing, Précis-Writing, Punctuation, and other Matters
Written for the student of English. 16 pages of Professor Meiklejohn's Series. Name on front free endpaper. Covers worn top/tail of spine, edges and corners, rubbed, indented and slightly cocked and soiled. Remnants of labels on pastedowns; surface wear and tear on Dedication page; name on page top edges. Occasional foxing spots.
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Lilly, William Samuel
India and Its Problems
[1902] xx, 324 pages. Index and map. An examination of India covering physical characteristics, Races, Languages and Literature, History, Religion and the contemporary India of the time. Map has large tear half across. Wear to cover corners and a little to top/tail of spine.
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Halliwell, James O.
A Dictionary of Old English Plays Existing Either in Print or on Manuscript, from the Earliest Times to the Close of the Seventeenth Century
"Thick paper copy 25 printed No.5 J.R.Smith" written on half-title page. (Ref Arnott & Robinson #1032). viii, 296 paginated pages. Index. Green cloth covers with blind-stamped decoration; gilt title on spine. 35mm split to top spine joint with back cover. Tail of spine has small tear and wear. Cover corners a little worn. Two pages found with short pencilled notes in the margin.
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Chambers, David (Editor)
The Private Library Quarterly Journal of the Private Libraries Association Third Series Volume 4:1,2,3 and 4 - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter 1981
Four volumes. Volume 4:1, Spring has small faint stain on front cover. All volumes have slight creasing to joints of spine and light shelfwear
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De Quincey, Thomas
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey Volume II
Wear to cover corners and joints of spine. Spine and title rather darkened and soiled, bumped top/tail. Edges greyed with dust marks.
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Anon
Catalogue of Important English and Foreign Silver
Sales catalogue of auction held at Sotheby's galleries in New Bond Street on Thursday 18th July 1974. Price and name written against each lot by previous owner. With Sotheby's list of prices and names. Fading to cover surface and some slight yellowing to margins of text pages.
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Anon
Important Silver.
Sales catalogue of auction held at Sotheby's galleries in New Bond Street on Monday 13th June 1983. Numerous illustrations. Index. Estimates. Rubbing to dust jacket surface and some slight yellowing to margins of text pages.
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Matin, E. W. (Editor)
The Countryman's Chap Book.
Accounts of village life with contributions by Edmund Blunden, William Cobbett, John Moore et al. With splendid illustrations by Anthony Brandt, full page and in the text. 221 pages. Green cloth covers. Page edges greyed with dust marks.
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L. G. Black, D. Hewitt, and E. G. Stanley (Editors)
Notes and Queries: For readers and writers, collectors and librarians September 1985 New Series Vol. 32, No. 3 [Vol. 230 of the continuous series]
Paginated 289-432. Creases to back cover. A couple of brown spots on fore-edge and small spots on front cover.
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Goldsmith, Oliver
The Vicar of Wakefield, A Tale
xxviii, 252 pages. Illustrated with two hundred engravings by George Dorrington. 'Prefatory memoir of the author by G. Moir Bussey'. Loss to top of spine and small splits at joint of spine.
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Timmer, B. J. (Editor)
Judith
Old English poem. viii, 55 pages. Bibliography and Glossary. Slight foxing on covers.
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Ruskin, John. (Edited by Frederick Wedmore)
Turner & Ruskin: An Exposition of the Work of Turner from the Writings of Ruskin - Volumes 1 & 2
With plates, portraits, frontispieces: 91 Illustrations in two Volumes. Vol. I xxxii, 156 pages. Vol.II xii, 158-363 paginated. 395mm tall. Blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine and front cover. Soiling and marking on covers. All pages have deckled edges. Covers of both volumes worn to extremities, spine bumped top/tail. Some foxing to end pages in Vol.I and browning to free endpapers. Vol. II has occasional foxing. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
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Wilson, Professor John
Noctes Ambrosianae Vol.II
A series of imaginary colloquies usually set in Ambrose's Tavern in Edinburgh. First appeared in Blackwoods Magazine. The central characters are "Christopher North" (John Wilson) and "Timothy Tickler" based on Robert Sym. With plate of John Wilson. xiv,428 pages. General wear to leather cover extremities, surface of boards rubbed.
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Wilson, Professor John
Noctes Ambrosianae Vol.I
Volume I of four. A series of imaginary colloquies usually set in Ambrose's Tavern in Edinburgh. First appeared in Blackwoods Magazine. The central characters are "Christopher North" (John Wilson) and "Timothy Tickler" based on Robert Sym. With plate of John Wilson. xxviii,384 pages. General wear to leather cover extremities, surface of boards rubbed.
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Cotton, Nathaniel
Various Pieces in Verse and Prose by the Late Nathaniel Cotton, M.D.
Volume II only of two volumes. 232 pages. Front cover loose. Loss to spine at top/base - title and most gilt decoration. Text pages in good condition.
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Archer, Thomas
Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History, from the Introduction of Christianity to the Present Time: Volume II
Volume II only. viii, 171 pages. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners. Light wear down joints of spine. Back cover has black marks, light marks and soiling.
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Percy, Thomas
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, Etc.
A Chandos Classic. Edited by Edward Walford, with a Glossary and Life. 438 pages plus publishers list. A rebound copy. Light foxing on title page and occasionally throughout.
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Anon
Photography: The First Eighty Years 27 October to 1 December 1976
Exhibition catalogue of photographs. 262 pages. Bibliography and Index of Photographers. Light wear to cover extremities and light scuffing to surface of back cover.
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Anon
English Silver Treasures from the Kremlin: A Loan Exhibition
Catalogue of the Exhibition at Sotheby's 1st January 1991 to 28th January 1991
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Chittenden, F. J. (Editor)
Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society Vol. LV Part 2 September 1930
With numerous photograph pages. Pages 169-304, lxviii-clxxxii, i-xx advertisements. Wear to top/base of spine with some loss at base. Slight browning to margins of covers. Faint foxing occasionally throughout.
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Cawley, A. C. (Editor)
Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Two poems in one volume. Middle English text in modernised spelling, with English introduction and notes. xxv, 150 pages.
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Ingram, Bruce (Editor)
The Illustrated London News No. 6347 Volume 238 March 25, 1961
Numbered pages run from 481 to 520. Lots of photographs and nice advertisements, covering wraps in colour. Staple bound. Slight wear to edges.
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Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of
Copies & Extracts of Some Letters Written to and from The Earl of Danby (now Duke of Leeds) in the Years 1676, 1677, and 1678. With particular Remarks Upon some of them
Bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst on front pastedown and bookplate of Charles, 4th Earl of Orrery by George Vertue on verso of title page, [2],v-xiii,[3],364,[4] pages. Water stained. Full leather, calf, spine ends with some chips, front joint of spine with slight split to top half. A few ink numbers on verso of title page below bookplate.
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Burnand, Francis Cowley (Editor)
Punch or The London Charivari Vol 96 & 97 1889
Volumes 96 & 97 January to December 1889 in one book. iv, [22],328,iv, 312 pages. Index at the end of each vol. Dark red cloth covers, fading to spine. Light wear to cover extremities. Name of previous owner on front free endpaper.
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Evans, John
Moderation stated in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the City of London, at Guild-hall chappel, Octob. 22, 1682
Slightly browned. Rebound, modern calf-backed boards with new endpapers.
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Allan, D.G.C.; Schofield, Robert E.
Stephen Hales: Scientist and Philanthropist
Biography of Stephan Hales (1677-1761) clergyman, scientist and philanthropist. Includes Index. 220 pages.
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Anon
Design 1860-1945 Wednesday 30 May 2007 London
Auction catalogue for sale at Bonhams, New Bond Street London. With many quality illustrations. The sale had 273 items. 99 pages. Small scratch on front cover.
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Anon
Design 1860-1945 Wednesday 12 November 2008 London
Auction catalogue for sale at Bonhams, New Bond Street London. With many quality illustrations. The sale had 317 items. 116 pages. Slight crease to front cover at lower joint of spine.
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Anon
Design from 1860 Wednesday 11 November 2009 London
Auction catalogue for sale at Bonhams, New Bond Street London. With many quality illustrations. The sale had 248 items. 84 pages. A few scuff marks to covers.
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