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S & J Fuller, printsellers, 34 Rathbone Place, London [English social history; Georgian fashion; Regency London]:
Georgian London. Two lithographic engravings: companion pieces both headed 'Casualties of London Street Walking' and titled 'A Faint Impression' and 'A Strong Impression' showing the fine clothes of fashionable figures sullied by street hawkers.
Both engravings published on 2 October 1826 by S. & J. Fuller 34 Rathbone Place London. The two engravings in good condition with light signs of age and with 'A Faint Impression' with some offsetting in light pink not entirely displeasing. Both headed above the image 'Casualties of London Street Walking' with the title and publication details below the image. ONE: 'A Faint Impression.' Dimensions: image 23.5 x 18.5 cm; plate 27 x 20 cm; paper 29 x 22 cm. A fight outside a hat shop between two boys one holding a tray of meat and the other a wooden board with food and drink results in the light soiling of the clothes of an indignant middle-aged couple the man in top hat whiskers and breeches and the woman in bonnet and frills. The amused milliner looks on from the doorway of his shop. TWO: 'A Strong Impression.' Dimensions: image 24 x 19 cm; plate 27.5 x 21.5 cm; paper 28.5 x 22.5 cm. A confrontation in front of a printshop between a chimneysweep and a boy selling pies has more serious consequences for another couple more sharply dressed than the last. The gentleman in cutaway jacket has his trousers badly soiled by the falling chimneysweep's bag of soot while the lady receives a bag of pies in the face from the other boy. Two gentlemen and the printseller look on horrified. Uncommon: the only copies found are coloured ones in the Guildhall Library London and London Metropolitan Archives. See Image sl. too large for scanner. Both engravings published on 2 October 1826 by S. & J. Fuller, 34 Rathbone Place, London. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 15993
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Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, 1909 [Kenneth Powell (1885-1915), English sportsman; Friedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe (1888-
Tennis; Printed programme. Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Eighth Year 1909.
C. Stephens Printer West Street Reigate. 1909. 4pp. 4to. Bifolium. In fair condition on aged and folded paper. Headed: 'Saturday 24th July. The Tea to-day is kindly provided by Mrs. Searle.' Giving the scorecard with names of all participants and results from first round to final for nine events from the 'Gentlemen's Singles Level. New Challenge Cup presented by SIR J. COLMAN Bart.' F. W. Rahe versus K. Powell to 'Ladies Doubles Handicap' Miss Harper and Miss Russell versus the Misses Bowyer. Scarce: no copy on COPAC. C. Stephens, Printer, West Street, Reigate. 1909. unknown
Bookseller reference : 16032
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[English woodblock engraving; woodcuts; Georgian fine printing]:
Alchemy Ten printer's specimens copies of curious alchemical woodblock engravings from the 'Hortus Sanitatis' and other early sources with captioned title and price.
Undated: early nineteenth century. On one side each of two leaves of thin laid paper quality of tissue. Both leaves are good: lightly creased and spotted on aged paper. The first leaf roughly 19 x 18 cm carries six illustrations arranged 2 x 3 and with the captions reading: 'Price 2s/6d a way of purifying sea water'; 'Price 1s/6d preparation Acid Sulphuric'; 'Price of block 1s/- Physician Galenical School'; 'Price 1/- cold still'; 'Price 1/- Pelican'; '2s/6d distillation'. Printers blue pencil around third woodcut. The second leaf roughly 24 x 18.5 cm carries four illustrations arranged 2 x 2 the largest two being roughly 8 x 6 cm. The captions read: 'Bufonites' from the 'Hortus Sanitatis' of 1497 showing a man extracting a bezoar stone from the head of a frog; 'preparation medicinal earths'; 'obtaining draconites' and 'Hippocrates sleeve'. Along one margin: 'Please return specimens'. The 'Bufonites' engraving is certainly a skillful copy and it may be that the cuts were originally produced for a Roxburghe-Club-type publication before joining the printer's stock. Undated: early nineteenth century. unknown
Bookseller reference : 7488
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Hanslip Fletcher (1874-1955), English engraver [Emery Walker]:
Etching of the church of St Mary-le-Strand London and surrounding streets. Signed in pencil 'Hanslip Fletcher.'
Dated 1912. 'Copyright A. D. Power. Emery Walker Ph.sc.'. Printed in brown on a piece of watermarked laid paper 29 x 36 cm. Dimensions of image 18 x 22 cm. On lightly-creased paper with a few short closed tears to margins at extremities. A bustling scene from the top storey of a building showing the traffic of coaches carriages and carts around the church which is seen from the front with St Paul's Cathedral in the background. In addition to the pencil signature the print has the dated facsimile signature 'Hanslip Fletcher 1912'. Dated 1912. 'Copyright A. D. Power. Emery Walker Ph.sc.' unknown
Bookseller reference : 7860
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Henry Williamson (1895-1977), English novelist, naturalist and ruralist, author of 'Tarka the Otter', his daughter-in-law and bi
Henry Williamson author of 'Tarka the Otter'. Typed material prepared by his daughter-in-law Anne Williamson intended to provide 'background information for an outline for biographical television treatment'.
Undated 1970s. From Anne Williamson's West Sussex address. Anne Williamson author of two books on Henry Williamson and of his entry in the Oxford DNB was married to his youngest son Richard 1935-2022. The present typewritten material 88pp 8vo consists of several drafts and duplicates of material intended for circulation to production companies she hoped to interest in a television documentary on Williamson. It is in good condition with each page printed on a separate leaf of A4 cartridge paper. The covering leaf which is lightly creased reads: ‘The dreamer of Devon / Henry Williamson / writer / 1895-1977 / An outline / for / biographical television treatment.’ At bottom left: ‘Prepared by / Anne Williamson’ and her West Sussex address. Written in red ink above the words ‘An outline’ is: ‘Background information for’. An introductory page titled ‘The Dreamer of Devon’ and a page discussing ‘Some key dates in the life of Henry Williamson’ are followed by two sets - one plain and the other with manuscript additions also in red ink - of eleven ‘BIOG PANELS’ mini essays on aspects of Williamson’s life with titles: ‘Early days’ ‘The First World War’ ‘Move to Georgeham in North Devon’ ‘The early twenties’ ‘The Hawthornden Prize’ ‘Shallowford days’ ‘The Norfolk farm’ ‘Return to Devon’ ‘Ancient sunlight’ ‘Last days’ and ‘L’envoi’. She explains the original purpose of these eleven essays in a pencil note: ‘The following pages were based on Display Boards normally accompanied by about fifty photographs and used for Exhibition purposes. Thus they are only a broad outline and bland in content. They are offered as a useful background. NB. The display panels were blown up to A3 & encapsulated in plastic.’ Also present in addition to these two sets is an earlier draft of the eleven-page section with duplicate pages and a few variations thereof totalling 64pp. Undated [1970s?]. From Anne Williamson's West Sussex address. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 24835
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Ian Hodgkins & Co Ltd, booksellers [ English nineteenth-century women writers; British Victorian female authors ]:
Bookseller's catalogue. Literary Ladies of the Nineteenth Century. A Catalogue of Books: Autograph Letters: Illustrations: etc.
Ian Hodgkins & Co. Ltd. Upper Vatch Mill The Vatch Slad Stroud Gloucestershire GL6 7JY. Catalogue 81. Summer 1995. 40pp. 8vo. Stapled in printed wraps with illustration on front cover. In fair condition somewhat aged and worn. Hodgkin was known for his meticulous catalouging and 500 items are described by a range of authors both prominent and obscure ranging from Grace Aguilar to Mrs Mary Wood-Allen. There are sub-sections for Louisa May Alcott Elizabeth Barrett Browning Fanny Burney Jane Welsh Carlyle Eliza Cook Marie Corelli Maria S. Cummins Lady Elizabeth Eastlake Maria Edgeworth George Elliot Mrs. Sarah Ellis Juliana Horatia Ewing Marjorie Fleming Mrs Anna Maria Hall Francis Ridley Havergal Jean Ingelow Mary Lamb Eliza Lynn Linton Emma Marshall Harriet Martineau Alice Meynell Mary Russell Mitford Hannah More Caroline Elizabeth Norton Mrs Margaret Oliphant Oudia Beatrix Potter Lady Anne Isabella Ritchie Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Catherine Sinclair Harriet Beecher Stowe Agnes Strickland Charlotte Maria Tucker Mrs Mary Augusta Ward Charlotte M. Yonge as well as a section on 'Etiquetter Good Advice Household Domestic Duties etc' and another of 'General Works on Literary Ladies'. The most expensive item is a 1796 first edition of Fanny Burney's 'Camilla' at £450. A pioneering catalogue no copies of which have been traced either on OCLC WorldCat or on COPAC. Ian Hodgkins & Co. Ltd., Upper Vatch Mill, The Vatch, Slad, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7JY. Catalogue 81. Summer 1995. paperback
Bookseller reference : 18512
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John Farleigh, prob [Frederick William Charles Farleigh] (1900-1965), English wood engraver [George Bernard Shaw]:
John Farleigh wood engraver. Wood-engraving of naked black girl with African man with garland of flowers around his groin in same style as those for Bernard Shaw's 'Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God'. Apparently unpublished.
Place and date not stated. London circa 1932. Printed in black on one side of piece of 33 x 20 cm thick paper full page containg image 20 x 13cm. Dimensions of print 23 x 13.5 cm largest image in book 15 x 9.5cm . In good condition on lightly aged and creased paper with slight foxing. The image depicts: on the left and extending the height of the print an athletically-built black man naked but for wreaths of flowers across his brow and his groin penis and scrotum evident leaning forward to proffer a flower to a naked black girl the "Black Girl in Search" 17cm high viewed from the back whose left arm is raised while her right is behind her back holding a flower. According to Farleigh's entry in the Oxford DNB he 'achieved wide acclaim and recognition for his illustrations to The Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God written by George Bernard Shaw and published by Constable in 1932. Shaw commissioned Farleigh after requesting a trial drawing and was closely involved in the designs. Farleigh duly acknowledged Shaw's input in his partly autobiographical work Graven Image 1940 where he gave a detailed account of the progress of the book. Shaw's witty satirical text and Farleigh's quasi-erotic depictions of the African girl ‘a fine creature whose satin skin and shining muscles made the missionary folk seem like ashen ghosts’ Shaw The Black Girl 1932 8 guaranteed its success. The first edition of 25000 copies priced inexpensively at 2s. 6d. was sold immediately. This was the first mass-produced book of the period to contain wood-engravings and it was effective in popularizing the medium for commercial book illustration as well as for the private presses.' No information has been found concerning this woodcut in Farleigh's "Graven Image" or elsewhere but one reviewer found "sexual symbolism" which he didn't know if Farleigh was aware of ! "Graven Image" p.268. Recalling how a character in "Happy Days" set in the 'fifties could only find images of naked or near naked women in National Geographic African scenes could "Adventures" have provided pin-ups suited to its era! But the naked black man may have been a step too far. Any information welcome. White space of image on file slightly clipped. Place and date not stated. [London, circa 1932.] unknown
Bookseller reference : 15482
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[Henry Labouchere [Henry Du Pre Labouchere] (1831-1912), English politician, writer and theatre owner, proprietor of the satiric
'Truth' Victorian satirical magazine edited by Horace Voules and owned by Henry Labouchère. Spoof share prospectus for the flotation of 'The British Empire Unlimited' with 'Memorandum of Association'.
'Supplement to "Truth" Christmas Number December 25 1898.' Printed by Love & Wyman Ltd. Great Queen Street London W.C. 4pp. folio. Originally on a bifolium but now with the two leaves separated and attached to a white stub from an album. In good condition on aged and lightly-spotted paper and trimmed at the head. Laid out in the conventional manner With the reverse of the final leaf printed in landscape so that the item can be folded into the customary package. The same page carries the 'Memorandum of Association' in small print including 24 lettered 'objects for which the Company is established' including 'v To acquire the right to levy taxes on Bicycles Piano-Organs Musical-Evenings Wagners "Ring" Flashing Street Advertisements Motor-Cars Lord Mayor's Shows Public Statues Matinee Hats Minor Poets "Bloomers" Light Tenors Professional Beauties Golfers Drawing-room Receiters and Money-lenders.' The document begins with an Iinitial list of directors and other company officers followed by the 'Prospectus' proper beginning: 'THIS Company has been formed to acquire as a going concern the old-established business of the BRITISH EMPIRE which deals in Colonies Armies Ironclads Law Making Treaty Ports Coaling Stations Post Offices Telegraphs Telephones Public Education Criminal Prosecutions Pioneering Fighting Massacring Civilising Concession Granting Prospecting Mission Founding &c. &c. and is believed to be the largest of its kind in the World.' The prospectus continues in the same vein with a list of the 'principal Foreign Agencies of the business' from Aden to Zanzibar adding: 'In addition to the properties enumerated above the Company will acquire from the Vendors "spheres of influence" in all parts of the world.' References follow to 'the important asset known as the Suzerainty of the South African Republic' 'the "Open Door" situate in the Chinese Empire' 'prospecting expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic Regions' and other international affairs. There is also a description of the state of the books by 'Messrs. Olde Turk & Co.' C. R. Harrison in his 'House of Harrison' 1914 explains the context of the satire: 'The twenty-second Christmas number of Truth devoted itself to a clever political satire entitled "The British Empire Unlimited." Truth is before all things Liberal in its politics and the aim of the satire was to poke fun and ridicule at the then Conservative Government the author especially attacking the Marquis of Salisbury who was Prime Minister on the ground of his wide Imperial Policy and satirizing his well-known ability for administration and attention to detail. The story represents Lord Salisbury bringing out a gigantic Commercial Company entitled "The British Empire Unlimited" to run the affairs of the nation on a commercial basis; he being Promoter and Director and the other members of the Government and celebrities of the day each having his allotted post. The prospectus like that of other commercial undertakings was full of bold advertisement and was prepared confidentially with a view to bursting on the public attention as a surprise.' 'Supplement to "Truth" Christmas Number, December 25, 1898.' Printed by Love & Wyman, Ltd., Great Queen Street, London, W.C. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13777
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George Cruikshank (1792-1878), English graphic artist:
Cruikshank Autograph Draft of Letter to his publishers Messrs Petter & Galpin George William Petter and Thomas Dixon Galpin associates of John Cassell.
Without date or place. 12mo 18 x 11 cm: 1 p. 15 lines of text. On aged paper with one light stain at centre. Corner on reverse tipped in onto card mount. No signature. Introducing 'Miss Napier who has just returned from the Cape of Good Hope - She has one or two M.SS which she wishes to submit to your notice . you will kindly assist the lady in her literary efforts'. Miss Napier's address is given as '4 Beech View Villas South Penge Park Penge Surrey SE.' It is perhaps significant that Sir George Thomas Napier 1784-1855 was Governor of the Cape of Good Hope from 1837 to 1843. He had two daughters: Sarah later Mrs Clarke and Cecilia later Mrs Bunbury. From the collection of the Chancery Lane auctioneer Sidney Hodgson 1864-1973 who has written on the mount 'My Father lived at 7 Beech View Villas South Penge Park when first married October 4 1865 his Fathers birthday'. Without date or place. unknown
Bookseller reference : 9971
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Fred Grubb [Frederick Grubb] (born 1930), English poet [Derek Stanford (1918-2008), English writer; 1960s Hampstead coterie]:
Four Typed Letters Signed and two Autograph Cards Signed from the Hampstead poet Frederick Grubb one in full four 'Fredk G' and one 'Comrade G' to the critic Derek Stanford including a virulent attack and with two other items signed by Grubb.
1973 and 1974; most from 243 Haverstock Hill Hampstead. All items clear and complete on aged paper. Letters totaling: 4to 1 p; landscape 8vo 5 pp. The two cards carry long messages written in red ink in Grubb's close neat hand; one is standard size the other 27 x 13.5 cm. Five envelopes are stapled to their letters. Grubb 'one of the last survivors of the famous 1960s Hampstead coterie of writers actors and critics' writes entertainingly in an emphatic energetic manner marvellously evocative of the 1970s London literary scene. Grubb mounts an extraordinarily savage attack on Stanford after sending him two pages of publicity material relating to a 1973 'Benefit for Chilean Workers & Refugees. Pablo Neruda Memorial Reading' one page signed by Grubb and the other with autograph note by him reading 'Fuck the dim and mawkish 1890's - what's needed is the vital spirit of the 1930's and 1970's!' Grubb's comment on the 1890s - a subject on which Stanford was an authority - elicits a mocking christmas card from the critic containing the comment 'Do not "Fuck the Nineties" - a misplaced piece of virility when there are so many Women's Lib vaginas ready to provide a more suitable receptacle.' A furious Grubb replies December 1973: 'I do not invite an acquaintance to donate to a fund in order to get insulted myself and worse to see my cause vilified by third-rate quips. . I am amazed by your casual assumption that beliefs of deep significance to somebody can be gibed at in your petty way. Then I recall that as a typical English conformist and opportunist you just can not see or understand anything beyond the narrow horizon of your complacency and comfords. . you are among the more servile corrupter dunces I've bumped into. Drop dead and I wouldn't spit on your grave let alone put on a Memorial Reading.' In a postscript Grubb responds directly to the 'Women's Lib' comment stating that he wouldn't introduce his 'delightful and bright if non-puritan Hungarian Communist Party girl' to 'scum like you hardened in vulgarity and cynicism. You boasted - "I write in Tribune for the free tickets". Not because you believe in any cause. I detest hypocrites.' In a long letter of 'Dec/Jan 1974' headed 'Kremlin' Grubb attempts at reconciliation. 'My remarks were never aimed to hurt. It's simply that as a Marxist in a deeply reactionary conformist and conventional society . I've found that the only way to get anything to "register" to rub off on the bourgeois is by absolute polemical force a thorough kick in the arse.' Other topics include: a long discussion of Philip Larkin's 'largely iniquitous anthology' 'The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse': 'Frankly I didn't "expect" to be in the anthology I can't imagine any qualifying poem! but that doesn't prevent me from agreeing largely with your strictures . Larkin's worst crime in my view is to chicken out of an ideocritical Preface whereby even Yeats had the courage to try to justify his eccentricities.' Grubb's political position: 'I'm NOT a Leavisite never have been. No Marxist could be! . Frankly you've got an obsession with Leavis. When I agree with him it's usually to my own surprise!' The present political situation: 'I hope to find in the Soviet Union a more morally and culturally vital and committed society than in England where free love may exist without prostitution and Heath and Thatcher don't prate about "standards and values and education" while Lambton Harrovian & Jellicoe Etonian pay prostitutes £500 a night when the money should go to the homeless the exploited the unemployed the W.E.A. etc.' Also included is a photocopied page with three newspaper cuttings with initialed note by Grubb to 'Comrade Stanford'. One of the cuttings is of a letter by Grubb to The Times 10 December 1973 attacking W. H. Auden's later period. In a postcard January 1974 Grubb defends his position on 'The betrayal in late Auden' 'duplicity of tone dodgy values artificial versification trite and willed subjects'. In the last letter 31 May 1974 Grubb refers to his 'edition of Roberts's poetry and criticism for Carcanet to join their eds. of Rickwood Hamburger and Edwin Morgan. I may or may not be allowed to include Cornford and Bell with Roberts. These 1930's people are the best: nothing like it has happenned sic since.' Grubb's politics are to the fore throughout: he refers to Lenin as 'our leader and teacher' sends a couple of letters from the 'Revolutionary H.Q.' and signs another off 'For the total destruction of the Tory party of the British capitalist class of all genteel compalcency and the transformation of man and of life. Red front!' 1973 and 1974; most from 243 Haverstock Hill, Hampstead. unknown
Bookseller reference : 10793
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Sir George Jessel (1824-1883), English judge and Liberal Member of Parliament, Master of the Rolls from 1873 to 1883, the first
Law Signed Autograph legal opinion of Sir George Jessel 'G. Jessel' regarding an 1849 action regarding the 'Title to Haskins Orchard in Payhembury Devon' between Elizabeth Harbin Gooddin John Gooddin Mrs Wain.
'G. Jessel 5 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn 26 Feby 1849'. Folio 3 pp. On two pieces of paper 33 x 41 cm. 84 lines. Clear and complete. Fair on aged and lightly-discoloured paper. The reverse of the last leaf is docketed '1848 Abstract of the Title to Haskins Orchard in Payhembury Devon'. The upper part of the first page carries the last part of a deed of covenant transcribed in another hand with a query in the left-hand margin in Jessel's autograph initialed by him. Beneath this and continuing to the end of the third page is Jessel's opinion beginning 'I have perused this abstract on behalf of Mrs. Wain the purchaser and am of opinion that a good title has been except sic as to the points as to which I am given to understand the purchaser is willing to waive all objection upon receiving an indemnity.' 'G. Jessel | 5 Stone Buildings | Lincoln's Inn | 26 Feby 1849'. unknown
Bookseller reference : 10781
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John Murray II (1778-1843), British publisher; Henry William Pickersgill (1782-1875), English portrait painter; Edward Francis F
John Murray II Steel-engraving by Finden from a painting by Pickersgill of 'Mr. Murray Publisher of Lord Byron's Works.'
'Painted by H. W. Pickersgill R.A. Engraved by E. Finden. . London Published 1833 by C. Tilt 86 Fleet Street.'. India paper engraving dimensions c. 22 x 16 cms neatly laid down on piece of wove paper c. 29 x 22 cms. Very good with the slightest spotting and with minor creasing and staining to the extremities of the mount. A pensive Murray sits in an armchair reading a manuscript. 'Painted by H. W. Pickersgill, R.A. Engraved by E. Finden. [...] London, Published 1833, by C. Tilt, 86, Fleet Street.' unknown
Bookseller reference : 5523
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Edmund Gwenn [Edmund John Kellaway] (1877-1959), English actor who worked with Alfred Hitchcock and won an Oscar for his role as
Kris KrinEdmund Gwenn English actor won an Oscar for 'Kris Kringle' in the Hollywood film 'Miracle on 34th Street'. Three Autograph Letters Signed to 'Mr. Stuart' in one describing Henry Irving as the actor who impressed him most.
21 23 and 26 January 1939. The first from the University Arms Hotel Cambridge; the other two from the Royal Albion Hotel Brighton. The three letters in good condition lightly aged tipped-in onto a leaf removed from an album. The first 1p 12mo; the other two each 1p 8vo. All three signed 'Edmund Gwenn'. In the first he thanks him for his 'great courtesy during my visit' and for reproducing 'that old programme'. In the second letter he acknowledges 'a further proof of your kindly interest' received at his hotel after sending his first letter. The article was 'extremely interesting' as was 'the Photograph of Irving in his robes' a copy of which he asks to purchase. Stuart evidently makes a present of the photograph as the third letter begins: 'This is really noble of you! I have a great veneration for Irving & shall treasure the "pulls" enormously. I was lucky enough to see him in all his principal roles & have never seen another actor who impressed me so.' He reports 'appaling weather here' adding 'otherwise your native county has done us proud'. He continues before concluding with renewed thanks: 'We journey to London on Sunday & open at the Saville on Thursday. I hope the Fates will be kind.' 21, 23 and 26 January 1939. The first from the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge; the other two from the Royal Albion Hotel, Brig unknown
Bookseller reference : 22668
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Henry Bromley [English engraved portraits; print collecting; Captain Neville Rodwell Wilkinson; Captain Neville Rodwell Wilkinso
Printed item with manuscript annotations. A Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. From Egbert the Great to the Present Time.
London: Printed for T. Payne Mews Gate; J. Edwards Pall-Mall; W. Otridge and Son Strand; and R. Faulder New Bond Street. 1793. 4to xiv 479 Appendix: 56 Index: lxxx pp. Uncut in original quarter-binding of grey paper boards and green cloth spine with chipped red paper label gilt 'CATALOGUE OF BRITISH PORTRAITS'. Internally sound and tight on aged paper apart from detached half-title and flyleaf. In worn boards with closed tears to hinges. Ownership inscription of 'F. Walker' on flyleaf and armorial bookplate of Captain Neville Rodwell Wilkinson Ulster King of Arms and Principal Herald of All Ireland on front pastedown. Annotated throughout in a contemporary hand making brief additions to entries and giving notes of prices fetched at auction for example 'at Kings 1 - 11. 6 Gs. 2. 8. 0'. and 'W L with the Book of prints 3: 3: 0 - 2: 14: 0 Edward Brother to Edmd Kneeling'. Loosely inserted is a corrected typescript possibly by Wilkinson headed 'PREFACE: Authors to a book on 'the glories of great palaces'' and written in an entertaining style with reference 'the unscientific picture-lover whose quiet waters of contemplation will be stirred by the squalls of controversy'. London: Printed for T. Payne, Mews Gate; J. Edwards, Pall-Mall; W. Otridge and Son, Strand; and R. Faulder, New Bond Street. 179 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9988
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Cambridge English Language Assessment (Author)
Cambridge English Advanced 1 for Revised Exam from 2015 Student's Book with Answers: Authentic Examination Papers from Cambridge English Language Assessment CAE Practice Tests Not Available
<p>New. Never used book</p>
Bookseller reference : 1107653517 ISBN : 1107653517 9781107653511
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Professor of English Patrick Colm Hogan
Style in Narrative: Aspects of an Affective-Cognitive Stylistics
Hardback. New. hardcover
Bookseller reference : A9780197539576 ISBN : 0197539572 9780197539576
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Oliver Spurgeon English
Fathers Are Parents Too: A Constructive Guide to Successful Fatherhood
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Bookseller reference : B9781258256203 ISBN : 1258256207 9781258256203
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An English Lady
A Residence in France
Paperback. New. paperback
Bookseller reference : B9781375005364 ISBN : 1375005367 9781375005364
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Slater, W F (ed) (Bible -- N T English)
The Century Bible a modern commentary New Testament 6 VOLUME SET
London: The Caxton Publishing Company 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair SET OF 6 HARDCOVERS. C1903 edition. Ex-Library with usual markings. Covers show edge wear with rubbing light scuffing. Library support tape on back strips and corners. Text is clean and unmarked. Vol. 3 has couple pages loose from binding but present. Vol. 4 has 1 page ripped from binding but present. Hinges cracked but bindings intact. Includes numerous illustrations and maps.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! London: The Caxton Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 142307070015
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By M Rollin Done into English from French byR Lynam, AM A M
Encyclopaedia of Great Ancient Civilisations. Set in 15 Volumes
IMPACT Global Publishing Inc. USA. Hardcover. New. IMPACT Global Publishing Inc. USA hardcover
Bookseller reference : Cosmo-9781619520066 ISBN : 1619520060 9781619520066
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By M Rollin Done into English from French byR Lynam, AM A M
Encyclopaedia of Great Ancient Civilisations. Set in 15 Volumes
IMPACT Global Publishing Inc. USA. Hardcover. New. IMPACT Global Publishing Inc. USA hardcover
Bookseller reference : Cosmo-9781619520066 ISBN : 1619520060 9781619520066
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Countess Clara Gigliucci [nee Clara Novello] (1818-1908), English soprano, daughter of Ivor Novello:
Countess Clara Gigliucci nee Clara Novello 1818-1908 English soprano Autograph Note Signed 'Clara Gigliucci nata Novello' 'To - Wright Esqre.' With Times obituary and another.
'Fermo. Marche August 24th. 1863.'. One page octavo. Very good on lightly aged paper with embossed blue ink monogram at head. 'Dear Sir My Sister Isabella just arrived tells me you desire my autograph I have great pleasure in complying with your flattering request. .' The blank second leaf of the bifolium is carefully attached to a larger piece of neatly-docketed paper and has the two newspaper cuttings partially laid down on it. The short Times obituary dated 17 March 1908 states that 'She must surely have been the last person alive to whom Charles Lamb addressed a poem'. The other obituary equally short is unattributed. 'Fermo. Marche | August 24th. 1863.' unknown
Bookseller reference : 5641
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Bryan Waller Procter (1787-1874), English poet writing under pseudonym 'Barry Cornwall':
Bryan Waller Procter poet as Bary Cornwall Autograph Letter signed 'B. W. Proctor' to 'Mr C Schofield'.
'32 Weymouth Street 16 August 1863'. One page 12mo. Very good. Docketed in pencil at head. 'I have no knowledge of Mr Tupper presumably the poetaster Martin Farquhar Tupper 1810-89 or of his address. I was in hopes that the madness of collecting autographs had subsided - but I am sorry to perceive from your letter that this is not yet the Case.' '32 Weymouth Street | 16 August 1863'. unknown
Bookseller reference : 5240
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Rao, English Subba
Krishna Kumari: The Tragedy of India Methuen Drama Play Collections
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 1350453838.G ISBN : 1350453838 9781350453838
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Bible in English
THE HOLY BIBLE- KING JAMES VERSION WITH REFERENCES SUBJECT INDEX FAMILY RECORD AND CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORIES
Dove Press 1973. Hardcover. New. 836p. NEW BOOK SEALED IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP FROM PUBLISHER. Mint condition. Green hardcover book stamped in gilt. Dove Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1285227
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SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles
Under The Microscope
Portland ME: Thomas B. Mosher 1899. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo 96 pages unopened in original boards with later quarter black cloth spine. Ex libris Herbert Carleton Wright with the motto "mens sibi conscia recti" that is "a mind conscious of its own rectitude" from THE AENEID. <br/><br/>One of 450 copies on Van Gelder hand-made paper. "A handsome but unauthorised reprint of the book first printed in 1872 with a Preface by the American publisher-editor and 3 Appendices - Colbeck Swinburne 81." This is Swinburne's reply to a literary attack by Robert Buchanan. "Irradiating and informing UNDER THE MICROSCOPE is a rapture of rage unmistakably Swinburnian - Mosher's Preface." Thomas B. Mosher hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0007651
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William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885), English physician, zoologist, physiologist, and Registrar of the University of London fr
William Benjamin Carpenter physician zoologist physiologist etc. Autograph Letter Signed 'Willm. B Carpenter' from the English zoologist William Benjamin Carpenter explaining to Rev. John Page Hopps why he cannot address a meeting.
On letterhead of the University of London Burlington Gardens W. 17 February 1875. 2pp. 12mo. In good condition on aged paper tipped in onto a card mount. He explains that he is 'obliged to return to London immediately after the delivery of my Lecture in Glasgow' and so will not be able 'to address the audience you bring together'. If he is 'asked to take part in the Glasgow Science Lectures' the following year he will bear Hopps's wish in mind. Hopps was both an evolutionist and spiritualist while Carpenter considered the claims of spiritualism 'epidemic delusions'. On letterhead of the University of London, Burlington Gardens, W. 17 February 1875. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13640
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Reginald Fairfax Wells [Reginald F Wells] (1877-1951), English sculptor and potter [Miss Bellis; Elbert Jan Van Wisselingh, Dutc
Reginald Fairfax Wells sculptor Two Autograph Letters Signed both 'Reg: F. Wells' from the English sculptor and potter Reginald F. Wells to 'Miss Bellis' regarding her purchase of two bronzes and the art dealer E. J. Van Wisselingh.
Both from Trosley West Malling Kent. 22 and 25 December 1902. Both items in excellent condition on lightly-aged paper. Letter One 22 December 1902: Addressed to 'Dear Sir'. He has asked Van Wisselingh 'to send the bronzes as I have none here' and he is waiting for a reply: 'if the bronzes have not arrived please wire and you shall have them before Xmas.' Letter Two 25 December 1902: He hopes that his mistake in addressing her as 'Sir' has 'amused and not annoyed you'. He has just had a reply from Van Wisselingh: 'as the notice was so short I could not get new bronzes cast by Xmas; so I sent your letter at once to Mr. V. W.' Van Wisselingh has sent invoices which Wells did not ask him to do: 'I would rather you sent the cheque £10. 10 to me as you intended which I shall pass on to Mr. Van W'. He concludes: 'If you have thought me remiss I hope this lengthy epistle will explain.' Wells trained as a sculptor at the Royal College of Art but it is his ceramics that are now more highly regarded. Both from Trosley, West Malling, Kent. 22 and 25 December 1902. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13559
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F J H Darton [Frederick Joseph Harvey Darton] (1878-1936), English publisher and writer [Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834), London p
Corrected Autograph Manuscript and Typescript of a chapter of a book by F. J. H. Darton Frederick Joseph Harvey Darton titled 'The Microcosm of England' on the London publisher Rudolph Ackermann headed 'Aquatint collection draft'.
London 1920s. Both items in good condition on lightly-aged paper with slight rust spotting. Manuscript: 12pp 4to. On twelve leaves paginated 1-12. With emendations and corrections. Note at head of page: 'Dates & title meant to be typical only: subject to revision from collection catalogue etc & to fit later details of book.' Also at head of page in red pencil: 'Aquatint collection draft first chapter'. Manuscript: 9pp. 4to. On nine leaves attached with stud last leaf loose. The piece begins: 'The first book containing coloured aquatint illustrations published by the man who made such volumes popular is The Microcosm of London. It came from the Repository of Arts at 101 Strand: the bookseller-publishers of that day were fond of large-sounding titles for their domed libraries like the Temple of the Muses or the Juvenile Repository. No. 101 Strand was kept by a very enterprising Saxon Rudolph Ackermann who since his arrival in London in the 'nineties of the eighteenth century had been a skilled coach-designer the proprietor of a drawing school and a printseller.' While there is no indication of the book of which this was the intended first chapter nor any record of its publication it is likely to have been published in some form: Darton's literary output was voluminous as his entry in the Oxford DNB indicates. [London, 1920s?] unknown
Bookseller reference : 13660
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Sir Arthur C Clarke [Sir Arthur Charles Clarke] (1917-2008), English science and science-fiction writer [Arthur Bourne of the Ac
Arthur C. Clarke Typed Letter Signed 'Arthur' from the SF writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke sendng personal news to Arthur Bourne of the Academic Press Inc. including that he is 'happily retired with the completion of my last and best novel.
'Leslie's House' 25 Barnes Place Colombo 7 Sri Lanka. 7 November 1978. 1p. 12mo. Air mail letter on blue paper addressed to Arthur Bourne Academic Press Inc. London Ltd 24-28 Oval Road London NW1 7DX England. In good condition lightly aged and creased. Clarke begins by thanking Bourne for his letter and informing him that he has 'sent a card of thank sic to Dr. Allan Cottey'. 'I am now happily retired with the completion of my last and best novel "The Fountains of Paradise" Playboy January and February - HBJ; Gollancz January. I expect to be back in England in August to attend the World S. F. Con at Brighton and to wind-up my affairs - after which I hope to do all my "travelling" via INTELSAT.' He informs him that the 'underwater business' which he conducted with with a Ceylonese partner Hector Ekanayake brother of his boyfriend Leslie Ekanayake who had died in a motorcycle accident in 1977 is 'now very active' but that he has 'little to do with it' although he hopes 'to start some modest diving again'. He ends with the news that Bill Jovanovich of his American publishers Harcourt Brace Jovanovich has 'persuaded me to join the Board of Sea World and perhaps one day I'll go to one of its meetings at San Diego'. Scan on application. 'Leslie's House', 25 Barnes Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. 7 November 1978. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13631
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Will Owen (1869-1957), English book illustrator and poster artist [T Hellier Denselow]:
Will Owen illustrator Autograph Letter Signed from the illustrator Will Owen thanking T. Hellier Denselow for saying 'nice things' about his work which he himself likes 'occasionally - not often'.
4 Richmond Avenue Richmond Surrey. 7 July 1901. 1p. 12mo. Good on lightly-aged paper. The letter is addressed to 'T. Hellier Denselow Esq.' but the accompanying envelope with stamp and postmark is addressed by him to 'D. sic Hellier Denselow Esqre 137 Hurlingham Road London S.W.' Owen thanks Denselow 'for all the nice things in your letter' adding that he is 'glad you like the sketches. I do myself occasionally - not often.' Denselow would himself appear to have been a commercial artist with a studio in Gunnersbury Lane in west London. 4 Richmond Avenue, Richmond, Surrey. 7 July 1901. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13578
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Sir Charles Fox (1810-1874), English civil engineer on railways and London's Crystal Palace [Edward Walford (1823-1897), journal
Sir Charles Fox civil engineerAutograph Note Signed 'Charles Fox' from the civil engineer and designer of the Crystal Palace Sir Charles Fox to Edward Walford regarding the proof of his entry in biograpahical dictionary.
On letterhead of 8 New Street Spring Gardens London. 15 May 1867. 1p. 12mo. Good on lightly-aged paper with minor traces of glue from mount on blank reverse. He informs Walford that he is returning 'the notes of my career having made some slight alterations'. He suggests that it would be 'well for me to compare the proof with the drafts'. On letterhead of 8 New Street, Spring Gardens, London. 15 May 1867. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13632
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Sir William Watson (1858-1935), English poet:
William Watson poet Holograph Poem by the English poet Sir William Watson titled 'To the Lady Katharine Manners with a volume of the author's poems'.
Dated 'William Watson Windermere Aug 1897'. 2pp. 8vo. Neatly written out on two leaves of laid paper with watermark of Caxton Superfine Vellum. In very good condition on lightly-aged paper. The poem consists of twenty-eight lines arranged in seven four-line stanzas the first reading: 'On lake and fell the loud rains beat And August closes rough and rude. 'Twas Summer's whim to counterfeit The wilder hours her hours prelude.' The last stanza reads: 'And various through her mundane lot She counts herself benignly starred - All her vicissitudes forgot In your regard.' There are no variations between this and the poem as it appeared in Watson's collection 'The Hope of the World and other Poems' London: John Lane: The Bodley Head 1898. Dated 'William Watson | Windermere | Aug 1897'. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 13572
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Eliza Cook (1818-1889), English poet and Chartist, close friend of the American writer Charlotte Cushman:
Eliza Cook. poet Autograph Letter Signed from the poet Eliza Cook sending what she describes as a 'specimen' of her 'pothooks' and hangers': a holograph poem titled 'Impromptu on being told the death of my Mother would leave a scar on my heart'.
9 Gloucester Buildings Old Kent Road London. 11 December 1845. 2pp. 4to. Bifolium. In very good condition on lightly-aged paper with minor evidence of previous mounting. Apparently addressing an autograph hunter she writes: 'I beg to forward you a specimen of my "pothooks and hangers" trusting you will "admire" if you honestly can. Believe I have pleasure in gratifying your request and am with truth my dear Ever yours faithfully Eliza Cook'. The poem also signed 'Eliza Cook' is four lines long titled 'Impromptu on being told the death of my Mother would leave a scar on my heart' beginning 'That stroke indeed would deeply gash'. There is no indication that the poem was published. In her biography of Cushman 'When Romeo Was A Woman' 2000 Lisa Merrill claims that the two women were lovers. See Scan. 9 Gloucester Buildings, Old Kent Road [London]. 11 December 1845. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13616
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Lieut-Col Robert Batty (1789-1848), English army officer and artist, son-in-law of John Barrow, Secretary of the Admiralty:
Batty Manuscript inventory of 'Select Books' of drawings by the army officer and artist Lieut-Col. Robert Batty with part of printed auction catalogue containing his collection of paintings priced.
Manuscript inventory: dated June 1919. Printed auction catalogue: Christie Manson and Woods London 1887. Both items in fair condition on lightly-aged paper. Item One: Pencil inventory of 'RB Select Books' - i.e. volumes of drawings by Richard Batty dated June 1919. 3pp. 8vo with separate inventory on last page headed 'Book of Engravings In Drawing Room'. Bifolium. The first item in the list of 'Select Books' reads 'no Cover 1817 April Lyons Genoa Florence Rome May to 24 June'. Last entry on p.3: '1832 IV thick 26 Decr Dawlish & 23 Jany Coaxden sic Hall May 23 Chard Torquay July Plymouth Falmouth Lands End St Michaels Mount 15 July 1833'. Item Two: Part of printed 'Catalogue of a Collection of Modern Pictures and Water-colour Drawings the property of Mrs. Harrington Deceased Late of 64 Porchester Terrace; Also Pictures and Drawings from the Collection of the late Samuel Gaskell Esq. Of Church House Oatlands Park and others formerly the Property of the late Lieut.-Colonel Batty Grenadier Guards F.R.S.; which Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie Manson & Woods At their Great Rooms 8 King Street St. James's Square On Tuesday March 22 1887 At one o'clock precisely. London: William Clowes & Sons' Pp.1-4 and 13-15 only on the two loose outer bifoliums of the catalogue. Featuring lots 135-156 pp.13-15 which are headed: 'The following were formerly the Property of the late Lieut.-Colonel Robert Batty Grenadier Guards F.R.S.' Prices of 'Sold' items are given in manuscript to the left of the lots with what may be the reserves given to the right. Lot 151 sold for the most £110 5s 0d: 'A. VAN DER NEER A Frozen Canal Scene'. Next highest were lots 149 and 150 which sold together for £30 9s 0d: 'W. VAN DE VELDE 149 The Dutch Fleet under Van Tromp in the "Golden Lion" defeating the English in the Channel 150 The English Burning the Dutch Fleet in the Texel - the companion From Lord Gwydr's Collection'. From the Batty/Barrow John Barrow promoter of Arctic voyages family papers. Manuscript inventory: dated June 1919. Printed auction catalogue: Christie, Manson and Woods, London, 1887. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13663
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Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839), English poet, after Thomas Moore the most popular songwriter of his period in England:
Thomas Haynes Bayly poet Autograph manuscript of the poem 'To Helena on her Birth day' by the English author Thomas Haynes Bayly addressed to his wife and apparently unpublished.
Without place. 1830. 1p. 4to. On laid paper watermarked 'G & R TURNER 1829'. In fair condition on aged and worn paper. Docketed on the reverse 'Bayley sic 1830' and 'By Thomas Haynes Bayly Poet Author of "I'd be a butterfly etc etc'. The poem is sixteen lines long and begins: 'My own Love! my true Love! here's health & joy to you Love A happy year without a tear & sweet smiles not a few Love! Of all my anniversaries I prize your Birth day best. And well I may for 'twas the day that brighten'd all the rest: To this I owe my bliss below - of more than that the Love Whose purity my guide may be to happiness above!' The poem was published in 1829 in the keepsake 'The Casket' London: John Murray; apart from accidentals that version corresponds to this. The poem is addressed to Bayly's wife born Helena Becher Hayes. The couple were married in 1826 and she died in 1867. Without place. [1830] unknown
Bookseller reference : 13576
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James Kendrick, MD [the Siege of Warrington, 1643; Houghton Green; English Civil War]: M D
Printed pamphlet. An Account of Warrington Siege A.D. 1643; and of some manuscripts of that period recently discovered at Houghton Green near Warrington.
'Read before a Meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire Historic Society on the Evening of Thursday December 11th 1852 corrected to '1851'.' Liverpool: T. Brakell Printer Cook Street 1852. 15pp. 12mo with six plates on art paper. In grey printed wraps with title on front cover. In good condition lightly aged and worn. The plates include engravings by H. C. Pigeon of illustrations by S. Holden and a plan by T. B. Ryder. 'The following narrative of local history has been prompted by the recent discovery at Houghton-Green near Warrington of a number of original transcripts so closely connected with the military transactions in this part of our county during the Civil War between Charles the First and his Parliament as to come peculiarly under the province of this Society for notice.' The first plate is 'a representation of the house at Houghton Green. Theh letter A shews the situation of the cavity in which the documents were found.' An appendix pp.14-15 gives 'An Abstract of the Civil War Documents found at Houghton Green near Warrington in May 1851.' The description of the 45 documents is in small print. Scarce: the only copies on OCLC WorldCat and COPAC at Liverpool University College London misdated to 1851 because lacking the title and Oxford with the printer's name given as 'R. Brakell'. 'Read before a Meeting of the Lancashire and Cheshire Historic Society, on the Evening of Thursday, December 11th, 1852 [correc paperback
Bookseller reference : 13542
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Sir Arthur Helps (1813-1875), English author and Dean of the Privy Council [Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909), Scottish lawyer and
Arthur Helps Autograph Letter Signed 'Arthur Helps' from the Dean of the Privy Council Sir Arthur Helps to Sir Theodore Martin praising an article by him on Baron Stockmar.
On letterhead of the Privy Council Office. 19 September 1872. 6pp. 12mo. In very good condition adhering to leaves removed from an album. Helps begins: 'My dear Martin This is one of the things you excel in - the giving in a comparatively short memoir the real aim and end of a life: so that after reading your "In memoriam" one does not care to hear any more details.' Helps 'really cannot find any fault' in Martin's piece. 'Her. Majesty i.e. Queen Victoria must I think be exceedingly pleased with the book - I mean your work. Then the whole subject of the relation of Stockmar to the occupants of the English throne is most judiciously handled; and there is great skill shown in what is omitted to be said.' He gives 'One single criticism' before complaining that he is 'troubled with cattle plague affairs' and so cannot write at more length. Martin best-known work his biography of Prince Albert 1874-1880 would be similarly praised for its tact and skill see his entry in the Oxford DNB. Helps had edited a volume of the Prince's speeches in 1862. On letterhead of the Privy Council Office. 19 September 1872. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13566
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F J H Darton [Frederick Joseph Harvey Darton] (1878-1936), English publisher and writer [Grafton Street, London; Charles FitzRoy
Darton publisher Autograph Manuscript and two Typescripts of an article by the publisher F. J. H. Darton Frederick Joseph Harvey Darton entitled ''West One' on the foundation and history of Grafton Street in London.
London; 1920s. The three items are all in very good condition on lightly-aged paper with slight marking from rusty paperclips. Manuscript: 13pp. 4to. On 13 leaves paginated 1-13. With a few emendations and corrections. The two typescripts both well typed have different layouts to one another. First smaller Typescript: 9pp. 4to. Second larger Typescript: Carbon copy. 9pp. 4to. The article begins: '"The iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy . . . In vain we compute our felicities by the advantage of our good names since bad have equal durations." Who was godfather to Grafton Street that short byway of London which from many associations is like to outlive by far any intimate knowledge of its builder It is a pretty irony that though there have been Dukes of Grafton not less eminent than amiable and the street is populous with both the shades and the living forms of men vitally connected with the arts the man who lives thus in bricks and mortar was called "Booby Grafton" and it was said that "as to books he was totally illiterate." And he certainly did not buy that patch of land just west of Bond Street in order to make it a mart of books and pictures and fine jewels. He bought it this second Duke of the title "for gardening" which the greatest book in the world records as man's oldest trade.' The article concludes: 'Perhaps books are the best way to come by a knowledge and love of London. And Grafton Street with its links Bond Street Dover Street Albemarle Street knows a great deal about Books.' The first typescript follows the manuscript in the use of the word 'like' in the first paragraph although amending this in pencil to 'likely'; in the second typescript which is more attractively laid out the word is given as 'likely' suggesting that it is of later production. While there is no record of the publication of this essay it is likely to have been published: Darton's voluminous literary output as his entry in the Oxford DNB indicates included contributions to the Daily News. [London; 1920s?] unknown
Bookseller reference : 13659
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John Piper (1903-1992), English painter [Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939), art dealer and connoisseur; Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)]:
John Piper artist Autograph Memorandum by the artist John Piper describing how Vollard's biography of Cézanne inspired him when he read it as a teenager.
On letterhead of Fawley Bottom Farmhouse near Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire. Undated. 1p. 12mo. In fair condition on aged and lightly-creased paper. Clearly responding to an enquiry regarding what books had had a formative influence on his life Piper writes: 'Vollard's Life of Cézanne because it showed me in my teens that an artist can be dedicated unbohemian unworldly against the tide and absolutely true to his instincts which happened to be right. The book - by a dealer too! - has the same characteristics.' Beneath this the name 'JOHN PIPER' is written in capitals in felt-tip pen but this does not appear to be Piper's signature and is in a diffferent hand to the memorandum which is certainly by Piper and appears to be unpublished. See Scan. On letterhead of Fawley Bottom Farmhouse near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Undated. unknown
Bookseller reference : 13548
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John N Rhodes, English artist (1809-42).:
John N. Rhodes English artist 1809-42. Autograph Letter Signed to William Haines.
18 October 1838; '2 Maddox St. Bond S London'. One page quarto with the second leaf of the bifoliate bearing the address 'To William Haines Esqr. Solicitor. Cannon Street Birmingham' with the remains of a red wax seal and two postmarks. Discoloured and with damp stains causing discoloration and damage to the paper but not affecting the legibility of the text. Small spike hole through both leaves not affecting text. Having been 'from home yestereday on a painting expidition' he could not acknowledge Haines' letter sooner. 'I now beg to acknowledge the Receipt of a £50 Bank of England note from you - I am extremely sorry to hear that I have put you to the slightest inconvenience - Had I not been very hard pressed I assure you I should not have been so troublesome Inclosed you have the Sun Life Office receipt for one Years Premium for teh Assurance of my life for £100 in your favor - Allow me now to return you my most heartfelt & grateful thanks for your very great kindness'. Signed 'John Rhodes'. 18 October 1838; '2 Maddox St. Bond S London'. unknown
Bookseller reference : 4388
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Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, English painter and sculptor (1781-1841).:
Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey English painter and sculptor 1781-1841. Autograph Letter Signed to Alfred Edward Chalon.
'Belgrave place Thursday Evening.' no year. English painter and sculptor 1781-1841. The recipient 1780-1860 was an English artist of Swiss descent. One page quarto. Good but with traces of previous brown-paper mount adhering to rear and minor damage to several corners. Reads 'My Dear Sir When I asked you for an impression I had not seen the composition & had no idea that I was asking so much - believe me I feel very grateful for your kindness in putting me in possession of so very interesting a work - I do not mean to be understood as speaking of Lithography only. but on its beauty as a work of art.' Signed 'F Chantrey'. 'Belgrave place | Thursday Ev[eni]ng.' [no year]. unknown
Bookseller reference : 4420
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William Chevalier, English engraver:
William Chevalier English engraver Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Francis Graham Moon.
'Thursday Morn' no date but on paper watermarked 1825; '3. Edwards Place Hackney Road.'. English engraver 1804-66. One page octavo. Good on slightly discoloured paper with spike hole at centre. Addressed to 'Mr. Moon' on verso of second leaf of bifoliate which has a hole from the breaking of a wafer which still adheres. Reads 'I've taken the liberty of leaving for your inspection a few specimens of my stile of engraving - your brother Mr. Moon in Threadneedle St Francis Graham Moon later Lord Mayor of London was so kind as to say he would recommend me to call as you were bringing out several works - I flatter myself so far as to say - my specimens have given such satisfaction - as to furnish me with several subjects for very superior work - - if you were to favour me with a subject for either of yours - you may depend on my giving both you and the Artist satisfaction - I shall be passing your residence in a day or so and will take the liberty of calling.' Signed 'W. Chevalier'. If as seems probable the recipient is the printseller Sir Francis Graham Moon 1796-1871 later Lord Mayor of London then of the firm of Moon Boys & Graves of Pall Mall the letter is a significant one marking the beginning of an important association between the two. 'Thursday Morn' [no date, but on paper watermarked 1825]; '3. Edwards Place | Hackney Road.' unknown
Bookseller reference : 4597
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Thomas Robert Macquoid, English artist and illustrator:
Thomas Robert Macquoid English artist and illustrator Autograph Letter Signed to Joseph Swain.
25 July 1873; Stanley Place Chelsea. English artist and illustrator 1820-1912. Swain 1820-1909 was a noted wood-engraver and the letter concerns his possible employment by Macquoid. Two pages 12mo. Good but on discoloured paper heavily sunned along one edge and browning in one corner with small closed tear at top of fold. Swain's price 'for Blocks will do - £8. 8. 0 for full page & £6. 6. 0 for front page -'. He has seen Williams 'who was very polite & promised me some work'. Williams is 'going to be married soon - wh: he said wd. "come in the way" of drawings at present'. Signed Thos. R. Macquoid'. 25 July 1873; Stanley Place, Chelsea. unknown
Bookseller reference : 4596
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Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960), English novelist, often writing on Dartmoor [Alfred George Gardiner ['Alpha of the Plough'] (1865-1
Eden Phillpotts novelist. Autograph Letter Signed 'Eden Phill<.>' to A. G. Gardiner editor of the Daily News complaining of a review of his book 'Green Alleys' 'the great cause of the natural born child' and the 'Bastardy Laws'.
Place not stated. 1916. In poor condition on aged and brittle paper with significant chipping to edges involving loss of text including the end of Philpotts's signature. Undated but written in 1916 the year of publication of Phillpotts' 'The Green Alleys'. Headed in blue pencil 'Mr Lynd' i.e for the attention of Daily News columnist Robert Lynd. The letter reads: 'Dear Sir I must record that the opportunity I gave you to do a little in the great cause of the natural born child was not done; & it is a source of deep regret to me that after I had told you of the matter in <a> story "Green Alleys' you allowed a critic to dismiss the subject in that manner. You who stand for democracy might well have been looked to to help to redress this wrong & call attention to a wicked enactment & a crying scandal. That your critic sneers at it in a spirit one has not until now associated with "The Daily News". If it is conceivable t<hat> you approve theh Bastardy Laws one <.> course no more to say except let d<.> know it. I am most truly yo<.> Eden Phill<.>'. Postscript: 'One expected reactionary papers tto slight me - but not you among liberal journals & in the forefront of thought.' Philpotts has attached with a now-rusted staple a cutting of a review of the book by C. E. Lawrence in the Daily Chronicle praising him for being 'plucky' in having 'put a problem before readers in these exacting days'. Place not stated. [1916.] unknown
Bookseller reference : 15880
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Andrew Soutar (1879-1941), English author of approximately 50 novels:
Andrew Soutar novelist. To an unnamed recipient informing him that he will be sending him a copy of his new novel 'Some Fell Among Thorns'.
On letterhead of Brooklyn Ifield Crawley Sussex. 15 January 1931. 1p. 12mo. In fair condition lightly aged and worn. Written in purple ink. The letter reads: 'My dear Sir Here it is for what it is worth. To-morrow Jan 16 a new novel of mine "Some Fell Among Thorns" should be published. I shall send you a copy & ask your acceptance of it. Yours Sincerely Andrew Soutar'. Soutar received a brief obituary in The Times 25 November 1941. On letterhead of Brooklyn, Ifield, Crawley, Sussex. 15 January 1931. unknown
Bookseller reference : 15876
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[ENGLISH POETRY]
Bibliographia poetica: a catalogue of engleish poets of the twelfth thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with a short account of their works
London: Printed by C. Roworth 1802. 2 ii 407 2 400-402pp. Attractively bound in contemporary gilt-tooled calf contrasting green morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed spine dulled. Marbled endpapers recent book-label of Eric Gerald Stanley to FEP scattered spotting. A rare edition of this Bibliographia poetica a catalogue of early English poets spanning the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. From the recently dispersed library of Eric Gerald Stanley 1923-2018 scholar of Old English literature Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford. OCLC and COPAC together record a single copy St. Andrew's. . 8vo. Printed by C. Roworth unknown
Bookseller reference : AQ20761
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Waugh, Evelyn
Autograph Letter Signed
<p>"Evelyn Waugh" in black fountain pen ink Islington n.d. on his personal 17A Canonbury Square Islington N.1 North 5788 letterhead paper watermarked "Warriston Vellum" November 4 n.y. but ca. 1928 4 1/2" x 7" 1 page with integral leaf. Very good minor signs of handling.</p><p>To Henry Williamson</p><p>Letter thanking Williamson for his compliments on his recent novel.</p><p>In part: ".how surprising to get back the book.I enjoyed writing it which I gather is an unusual experience.we leave at the end of this week for a month or two in Constantinople."</p><p>See "diaries" page 301. Sunday November 11 1928 where Waugh discusses a visit with Henry Williamson and loan of a copy of "Decline and Fall."</p><p>In part: ".He is quite elderly - though I find him coupled with me in reviews as promising young writers - and wholly without culture."</p>
Bookseller reference : 2222172
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English, Thomas Dunn English
The Select Poems of Dr. Thomas Dunn English
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 3743328836.G ISBN : 3743328836 9783743328839
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English, Holly
Creativity from Mania: A Critical Look at the Stereotype of a 'Mad Genius' and an Analysis of it's Potential Grounding in Bipolar Disorder
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Bookseller reference : 3639248880.G ISBN : 3639248880 9783639248883
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