‎Anglais‎

‎Capek, Karel ; Trans by P Selver; adapted for the English stage by Nigel Playfair‎

‎R.U.R. A Play Rossum's Universal Robots: A Play in Three Acts and an Epilogue‎

‎London: Humphrey Milford/OUP. 1942. Repr. translated from Czech original black wraps with red lettering front wrap pp 102 i Previous owner's blind stamap front wrap bookseller ticket inside. Small mark last blank page otherwise clean. Small chip foot of backstrip. Very good condition. Science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Capek first performed in England in 1923. The play introduced the word "robot" to the English language and to science fiction as a whole and has been enormously influential in popular culture. In 1938 a 35-minute adaptation of a section of the play was broadcast on BBC Television: the first piece of television science-fiction ever to be broadcast. The robots in the play eventually rebel against and exterminate the human race. One critic has described Capek's robots as epitomizing "the traumatic transformation of modern society by the First World War and the Fordist assembly line" although Capek himself saw the play as part comedy and ending with faith that humanity would survive albeit in a different form. Early printings of the play are uncommon. 9th impression. Stiff Wraps. Humphrey Milford/OUP paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 103645

‎Icon English Language Training Corp‎

‎Icon English Grammar Success: The Noun the Pronoun and the Article‎

‎Paperback. New. paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : B9781773701356 ???????? : 1773701355 9781773701356

‎Thomas Dunn English‎

‎The Select Poems of Dr. Thomas Dunn English exclusive of the Battle Lyrics‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : B9781016730532 ???????? : 1016730535 9781016730532

‎English And Armenian Languages‎

‎Pocket Dictionary of the English and Armenian Armenian and English Languages‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : B9781015747449 ???????? : 1015747442 9781015747449

‎English, John A‎

‎Monty and the Canadian Army‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 1487545819.G ???????? : 1487545819 9781487545819

‎HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928), English novelist and poet‎

‎Satires and Circumstance: Lyrics and Reveries with Miscellaneous Pieces. By Thomas Hardy. LONDON : 1925. Pocket Wessex Edition .‎

‎London: Macmillan and Co 1925. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. LONDON : 1925. First published in 1909 in this edition. Soft-bound in dark-red leather; elaborate gilt spine. Top-edge gilt. No owner name or internal markings. Usual slight browning to end-papers. Bright tight and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. x 230 pages. Sm.8vo. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books Cumberland GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . <br/> <br/> Macmillan and Co paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 056776

‎Henriques Rose L; Translated Into English By Herbert Loewe‎

‎Mediaeval Hebrew Minstrelsy Songs for the Bride Queen's Feast Sixteen Zemiroth Arranged According to the Traditional Harmonies‎

‎London: James Clarke & Co. 1926. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover book in good condition. Bound in original publishers printed boards. Boards show wear scuffing and staining. Interior pages bright and clean binding tight. An excellent resource copy. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe quick and secure transaction. 10 years in online bookselling experience. <br/> <br/> James Clarke & Co. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 021691

‎Leona M English‎

‎International Encyclopedia of Adult Education‎

‎Paperback / softback. New. The Encyclopedia of Adult Education is the first comprehensive reference work in this important and fast-growing field and is an invaluable resource for adult educators who research and teach in the fields of higher education work in community-based settings or practise in public or private organizations. paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : B9780230201712 ???????? : 0230201717 9780230201712

‎Elbert H English (approved)‎

‎Proceedings Of The General Grand Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons Of The United States From Its Organization In 1797 Up To And Including The Triennial Convocation Of 1856‎

‎Buffalo Ny: Young Lockwood & Co's Steam Press 1877. Hardcover. Fair. 1877. Hardcover. Fair. No Dust Jacket. Stains to the endpapers. Plates & pages foxed. Bumped corners. Edgeworn. Unmarked. 453p. Young, Lockwood, & Co's Steam Press hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 12401

‎Mee, Arthur (1875-1943). English writer, journalist and educator‎

‎AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the English writer and educator ARTHUR MEE to George Sutcliffe the famous bookbinder.‎

‎London March 7. 1938. 1938. Very good. - Two pages consisting of over 140 words penned on 2 faces of his 8 inch high by 5 inch wide "The Children's Newspaper" stationery with an integral attached leaf. Arthur Mee thanks the book binder George Sutcliffe Sangorski & Sutcliffe for his work "Many thanks. The volumes are splendid like all you do." He informs him that he is "sending you a job lot of odd work that will not interest you but will interest me very much. Where cutting down is suggested I leave it to your discretion." Signed in full "Arthur Mee". Folded for mailing with a few light creased else near fine. <p>The English writer journalist and educator Arthur Mee 1875-1943 is best known for "The Harmsworth Self-Educator" "The Children's Encyclopaedia" and "The Children's Newspaper". He left school at 14 to work at a local newspaper and became an editor by the age of 20. Contributing many articles he went to work for The Daily Mail in 1898 and subsequently became literary editor. Though they bore an anti-Catholic and anti-intellectual slant his books continued to be published after his death at 67 years old especially his guide to the counties of England "The King's England". "The Children's Encyclopaedia" was translated into Chinese and was published in the United States as "The Book of Knowledge". London, March 7. 1938. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 98923

‎Tupper, Martin Farquhar (1810-1889). English writer and poet, the author of "Proverbial Philosophy".‎

‎AUTOGRAPH NOTE WITH A QUOTATION FROM HIS POEM "NEVER GIVE UP!" SIGNED BY ENGLISH AUTHOR AND POET MARTIN FARQUHAR TUPPER.‎

‎Guildford Surrey U.K.: March 1 1869. 1869. Good. - A note on a 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide sheet of his letterhead sending his autograph to a Miss Nicholson as requested and quoting 4 lines from one of his most famous poems. The letterhead has been mounted on a slightly larger sheet of card by the recipient. There are a few small stains to the edge of the note with light glue staining to the bottom edge of the mount. The note has been folded twice for mailing. Good. <p>Tupper quotes the first four lines of his famous poem "Never Give Up!": "Never give up!--it is wiser and better / Always to hope than once to despair; / Fling off the load of doubt's heavy fetter / And break the dark spell of tyrannical care / &c. &c. &c.". Tupper makes a change to the third line which reads "Doubt's cankering fetter" in the published version.<p>Martin Farquhar Tupper 1810-1889 was an English writer and poet. He was the author of "Proverbial Philosophy". Guildford, Surrey, U.K.: March 1, 1869. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 96305

‎Punshon, William Morley (1824-1881). English Nonconformist minister‎

‎SLIP OF PAPER SIGNED BY ENGLISH NONCONFORMIST MINISTER WILLIAM MORLEY PUNSHON.‎

‎Circa 1870s. 1870s. Good. - A slip of cream paper approximately 1-3/8 inches high by 2-3/4 inches wide has been signed within a decorative pink frame "Faithfully Yours / W. Morley Punshon." The slip has been mounted on a slightly larger piece of pink paper partially framed in black. There is some glue staining to the slip of paper & the mount and the mount is slightly unevenly cut. Good. <p>William Morley Punshon 1824-1881 was an English Nonconformist Minister. In 1868 he went to Chicago as the representative of the Wesleyan Methodist conference then settled in Canada. During his five years in Canada he did much to advance the cause of his denomination. His preaching and lecturing drew huge crowds both in Canada and the United States. He returned to England in 1873 and was elected president of conference in 1874. An indication of the power of his preaching was the collections raised after his sermons. One of his sermons at the City Road chapel in 1873 raised S2079. Circa [1870s]. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 96353

‎Aminoff, Leonie (1870-1951). Finnish author who wrote in both Swedish and English‎

‎AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED by the Multilingual Finnish Author LEONIE AMINOFF.‎

‎Finland September 29th 1930. 1930. Fine. - Over 20 words penned on Leonie Aminoff's personal 6-1/2 inch high by 5 inch wide stationery with her monogrammed initials under a crown embossed at the top. A brief note addressed to the young Seymour Halpern enclosing her autograph: "I have pleasure in enclosing you my Autograph". Signed "Leonie Aminoff". Folded for mailing. Near fine with an attached integral blank leaf. <p>The Finnish author Constance Leonie Caroline Aminoff 1870-1951 published works in both Swedish and English. The following are among her English language publications: "The Broad Walk" and several books in "The Torchlight series of Napoleonic Romances" including "Revolution" "Love" "Ambition" "Victory" "Triumph" "Arrogance" "Storm" and "Retreat" among others.<p>The Queens New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern 1913-1997 started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law including measures on schools housing civil rights nutrition and mental health. A Liberal he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits including painting and collecting autographs he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these he was proudest of his co-sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation. Finland, September 29th, 1930. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 96455

‎Chadwick, Sir Edwin (1800-1890). English social reformer who changed England's Poor Laws and instituted reforms in urban sanitat‎

‎AUTOGRAPH CLOSE SIGNED by the English Social Reformer SIR EDWIN CHADWICK.‎

‎19th Century. . Good. - Sir Edwin Chadwick's closing sentiments "to education. Yours truly E. Chadwick" penned on 1-1/2 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide creamy white paper. The letter "s" in "yours" is smudged. Once folded the corners are clipped and the edges are darkened. The autograph was likely once mounted into an album as evidenced by glue stains and paper remnants adhering to the edges of the verso. Good. <p>The English social reformer Sir Edwin Chadwick 1800-1890 was a leader in reforming England's Poor Laws. A follower of the Utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham Chadwick instituted major reforms in urban sanitation and public health and pioneered the use of scientific surveys to identify all phases of social problems. 19th Century. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 96505

‎Reeves, John Sims (1821-1900). The foremost English operatic, oratorio and ballad tenor vocalist of the mid-Victorian era‎

‎AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the English Tenor SIMS REEVES.‎

‎Kensington Gardens January 27th 1868. 1868. Very good. - Approximately 32 words penned on his 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide stationery embossed with his monogram and Kensington Gardens address. Replying to a request for his autograph Reeves writes "I have to apologize for the delay in answering your polite note requesting me to send my autograph." Signed "Sims Reeves" with the date penned within his signature's flourish. Once folded the letter is mounted with glue from the verso onto heavier stock clipped from an album. Very good. <p>Considered the foremost English operatic oratorio and ballad tenor vocalist of the mid Victorian era John Sims Reeves 1821-1900 received his early music education from his father who was a bass soloist in the Royal Artillery Band. He was appointed organist and choirmaster of North Gray church at the age of 14. He trained under Thomas Simpson Cooke first as a baritone and then a tenor while also learning to play several instruments. Kensington Gardens, January 27th, 1868. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 96509

‎Lemmens-Sherrington, Helen (1834-1906). English concert and operatic soprano‎

‎AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED by the English Soprano HELEN LEMMENS-SHERRINGTON responding to a request for her autograph.‎

‎July 1868. 1868. Very good. - Over 15 words penned on her 6-1/8 inch high by 3-7/8 inch wide "Burnham House Finchley Road" stationery with the address and the motto "Ex Una Omnia" surrounding the image of a bird embossed in red at the top. The soprano expresses her "pleasure in complying" with the recipient's request for an autograph. Signed "H. Lemmens-Sherrington". Once folded the note has been mounted with glue from the verso onto heavier stock which has been clipped from an album. Very good. <p>The English concert and operatic soprano Helen Lemmens-Sherrington 1834-1906 was born in Northern England though she spent much of her early life in Belgium studying at the Brussels Conservatory. Her London debut came in 1856 after having performed throughout Europe. Though she mostly sang roles in concert performances through the earlier part of her career she started appearing in operatic soprano roles in the first half of the 1860's performing at Covent Garden among other leading theaters. She later taught at the Brussels Conservatory as well as London's Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Manchester College of Music. July, 1868. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 96515

‎Simon, Sir John (1816-1904). English pathologist, surgeon and a pioneer in public health reform‎

‎AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY ENGLISH PATHOLOGIST AND PIONEER PUBLIC HEALTH REFORMER SIR JOHN SIMON AS A MEMBER OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.‎

‎May 21st circa 1860s. 1860s. Good. - A few words penned in black ink on part of a sheet of letterhead 5-1/4 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide with the embossed Privy Council seal printed in blind at the top. The paper is mounted on a piece of card of the same size. Signed "John Simon". The letterhead is slightly discolored from the mounting with 2 tiny brown marks near the top edge. The note was folded twice for mailing. There are glue marks remnants of paper & 2 ink notations on the verso of the mount. Good. <p>Simon writes that the change proposed by his correspondent is quite acceptable to him.<p>Sir John Simon 1816-1904 was an English pathologist surgeon and public health reformer. He held surgical posts at King's College Hospital and St. Thomas's Hospital in London from 1840 until 1876. Public health was not considered a responsibility of the government in the early 19th century. Parliament passed the Public Health Act of 1848 partly in response to Simon's influence and to deal with the threat of cholera and other public health problems. Simon was appointed the first Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. He was later made the head of the Medical Department of the Government and remained in that post until his retirement in 1876. Though he had no previous public health experience Simon's ongoing interest in pathology gave him a distinct advantage as a medical officer. He called for municipal action to provide adequate sanitary disposal and drainage improved standards of housing and upgrading of the water supply. His advocacy resulted in the Sanitary Act of 1875 which for the first time made a public health law universal and compulsory. Simon was also a member of Privy Council 1858-1876 and President of the Royal Society 1879-1880. May 21st, circa [1860s]. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 36704

‎Hamilton, Cosmo (1870-1942). English novelist and playwright‎

‎AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ENGLISH NOVELIST AND PLAYWRIGHT COSMO HAMILTON.‎

‎New York: 16th December 1924. 1924. Good. - Letter penned in black ink & filling most of the first side of a sheet of his light gray letterhead with his address printed in raised lettering at the top. The letterhead is folded once to form 4 sides each approximately 8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Signed "Cosmo Hamilton". The letter is very lightly creased with a small stain at bottom left & a light glue mark along the top edge. There is a stain & a collector's pencil notation on the 4th side. Folded once for mailing.Good. <p>Hamilton thanks Mr. Remington for his very kind letter. "It is indeed good to know that you liked 'Unwritten History' so much. I am grateful for your help & refreshed by your enthusiasm. It gives me great pleasure to send you a photograph & to think that it will earn the honour of a place on the walls of your office." "Unwritten History" was Hamilton's autobiography and was published by Little Brown & Co. in 1924 the year of this letter.<p>Cosmo Hamilton 1870-1942 was an English playwright and novelist the author of several London musicals as well as Broadway shows and many screenplays. Several of his novels were adapted for film. New York: 16th December, 1924. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 34767

‎(Caine, Hall). Robey, George (1869-1954). Celebrated English music hall performer‎

‎TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY GEORGE ROBEY TO NOVELIST HALL CAINE ABOUT A MANUSCRIPT CONTRIBUTION FOR A CHARITY AUCTION.‎

‎London: June 7th 1917. 1917. Good. - Single-spaced typed letter written from the Hippodrome London and filling one side of the event letterhead10-1/4 inches high by 8 inches wide for "George Robey's Concert in aid of The Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage at the Palladium". Signed "Yours sincerely / George Robey". The edges of the letterhead are chipped & slightly darkened. There are some crosses in the left margin emphasizing one paragraph of the letter made by either Robey or the recipient. Good. <p>George Robey writes to novelist Hall Caine profusely thanking him for sending him the manuscript of an Address to be read at the charity event and for having it bound for auction. "I have asked Mr. Sutcliffe to be kind enough to let you have it first in order that you may put your signature on the title page.I will get Miss Vanbrugh who is to read the address to sign it on Sunday and also put my own name and any other people connected with the concert who may be of interest.I feel sure that in addition to helping the collection that night your generous gift will realise a large sum on its own account."<p>George Robey 1869-1954 English comedian singer and actor in musical comedy is regarded as one of the greatest music hall performers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Hall Caine 1853-1931 was a Manx author best known as a novelist and playwright. In his day he was extremely popular and his novels outsold those of his contemporaries. His works were mainly romances but also addressed some of the more serious political and social issues of his time. London: June 7th 1917. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 33890

‎Grey, Henry, 3rd Earl Grey (1802-1894). English Statesman who served as Secretary of War from 1835 to 1839‎

‎A 4-PAGE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by HENRY GREY REGARDING THE 1871 NEWCASTLE LABOR STRIKE FOR NINE HOUR DAYS.‎

‎Northumberland August 5 1871. 1871. Good. - Octavo 7-1/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide. Over 300 words penned on all four sides of a folded sheet of creamy white paper with the address embossed in blind at the top of the cover sheet. Replying to a request for his assistance in working out a solution to the strike by engineers in Newcastle seeking that limits be placed on the hours they are required to work each day: "I also yesterday received a letter on the same subject from Mr Lowthian Bell - In answer to his letter I told Mr. Bell that I would be very glad to do anything in my power to assist in bringing the unfortunate strike at Newcastle to a close but that I fear that nothing that I would do would be likely to promote that object & might even tend rather to increase than to diminish the existing irritation between the employers & the employed." Earl Grey asks if the recipient might have some "arrangement to propose for the settlement." which might help him decide if he should get involved in the negotiations. He mentions in closing that he will be traveling over the next several days culminating with his being "compelled to go to London to vote against the ballot bill". Signed "Grey". Folded twice horizontally the letter was once mounted or tipped-in to a book with remnants of paper adhering to the top edge of the last page not affecting the text. There is also a tiny piece of dark paper near the lower center of the last page which does not touch on the text. <p>The "Nine Hours Strike" began in August of 1871 when engineers in Newcastle upon Tyne and adjoining areas requested that working hours be limited to nine hours a day. The bitter strike was prolonged when employers refused to talk and brought in foreign workers in an attempt to break the strike. Though there were a few incidents of violence many of the foreign workers soon realized that they were being used to support a system of industrial slavery and would lose their jobs anyway once the strike was resolved. The strike went on for 14 weeks before employers finally compromised and granted the strikers' request.<p>The Ballot Bill to which Earl Grey refers proposed that parliamentary and local elections in the UK take place by secret ballot. The Bill was passed in 1872.<p>Also known as Viscount Howick the English statesman Henry George Grey 3rd Earl Grey 1802-1894 entered parliament in 1826. His father became Prime Minister when the Whigs came to power in 1830 and Earl Grey then Viscount Howick was made Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Aligned with colonial reformers he resigned in 1834 when the emancipation of slaves was made to take place gradually instead of immediately. He became Secretary of War when he entered Lord Melbourne's cabinet in 1835 and made significant administrative reforms. He again resigned in dissatisfaction in 1839 and gained a reputation for crotchetiness. He supported free trade and as colonial secretary a post to which he was appointed in 1846 was the first minister to proclaim that the colonies should be governed for their own benefit and not for that of Great Britain & Ireland. As much as possible he accorded them self-governance. He was however soon embroiled in the turmoil and discontent brewing in Ceylon the West Indies and New Zealand. He authored several works on political subjects and policy including an 1888 work on the state of Ireland and one on the United States tariff. Northumberland, August 5, 1871. unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 33942

‎English, Allan Douglas‎

‎The Cream of the Crop: Canadian Aircrew 1939-1945‎

‎Mcgill-Queen's University Press 1996. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:9780773513983 Mcgill-Queen's University Press hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 9945909 ???????? : 0773513981 9780773513983

‎Fiona English‎

‎Why Do Linguistics‎

‎Bloomsbury Academic. Paperback. New. Bloomsbury Academic paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : Bloomsbury-9781350272156 ???????? : 1350272159 9781350272156

‎Fiona English‎

‎Why Do Linguistics‎

‎Bloomsbury Academic. Paperback. New. Bloomsbury Academic paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : Bloomsbury-9781350272156 ???????? : 1350272159 9781350272156

‎Sewing, English‎

‎Sew Simple: Step by Step Guide to Dressmaking‎

‎a4 off white black txt: Rider 1980. Hardcover. Used: Acceptable. Condition good with dust jacket ref ZKVQ Rider hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 35912 ???????? : 0091436109 9780091436100

‎Marland Lecturer in English Literature at the Univ‎

‎Ecocriticism and the Island: Readings from the British-Irish Archipelago Rethinking the Island‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 1786607085.G ???????? : 1786607085 9781786607089