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1931réf. 895P11London: Victor Gollancz LTD 1931. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A very scarce science fiction novel by the Liberal politician Reginald Berkeley the author's presentation copy to the physicist Edward Andrade. The first cheap edition of this very scarce work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Author's presentation copy inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper 'For E. N. da C. Andrade from Reginald Berkeley in friendship and admiration. Christmas 1931'.'Cassandra' is an intriguing science fiction novel in which a worker's revolt beings a Russian invasion of the U.K. The novel is told from the point of view of a future archaeologist who is examining the few remains of a ruined London.Written by the Liberal politician Reginald Berkeley.This copy is presented from the author to Edward Neville da Costa Andrade a physicist writer and poet who is best known for his work which first found the wavelength of a type of gamma radiation. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper heavier to the head of the spine. Spine is age-toned and some light age-toning to the extremities of the wraps. Minor marks to the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Victor Gollancz LTD hardcover
1938réf. 161238Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1938. Final script for the 1938 film musical. Specially bound copy belonging to story writer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the front board. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. The fifth and last film in Warner Brothers' series of successful and gorgeously choreographed "Gold Digger" films. Dance sequences directed by Busby Berkeley. Set in Paris shot on location in Paris and New York. Bound in red cloth with red quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine and front board. Title page integral with distribution page dated 1/4/38 noted as FINAL with a Warner Story Department stamp. 155 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout variously dated 1/27/38 through 3/24/38. Pages Near Fine binding Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
2006réf. x-0415341922Routledge 2006. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 211 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. Routledge paperback
2003réf. x-0415268990Routledge 2003. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 264 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. Routledge paperback
2008réf. x-1443701920Hamlin Pr 2008. Paperback. New. 540 pages. 8.43x5.43x1.34 inches. Hamlin Pr paperback
1970réf. 55917Berkeley: Berkeley Political Poster Workshop 1970. Original illustrated poster silkscreened in black and burnt orange on repurposed computer listing paper with perforated tractor strips measuring 38cm x 56cm 15" x 22". Thin strip of toning a few tiny splits; Near Fine. Among the most striking designs created by Berkeley student members of the Political Poster Workshop in 1970 depicting a young Vietnamese boy carrying his baby brother on his back. On average fewer than 100 copies of each design were printed for distribution on and around campus. This variant not in WILLIAMS 4973: Berkeley Protest Posters 1970 - see p.118. Berkeley Political Poster Workshop unknown
réf. ria9780393292497_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original. hardcover
2023réf. x-0226829677Univ of Chicago Pr 2023. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 218 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. Univ of Chicago Pr paperback
1956réf. 146617Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1956. Three vintage hand-tinted studio still photographs from the 1956 film featuring Rory Calhoun Dean Jagger Martha Hyer and Lita Baron. Based upon the 1956 novel "Back Trail" by Lewis B. Patten gunman Alec Longmire Calhoun nearly loses his life in gunfight and decides to walk the straight and narrow by becoming deputy to honest sheriff Jade Murphy Dean Jagger currently dealing with disputes between small farmers and the local cattle baron. Longmire also finds he has feelings for the sheriff's daughter Caroline Martha Hyer. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus some minor creasing predominately in the margins one with a small closed tear on right margin one with closed tear and bruise along top right. Pitts 3337. Universal International Pictures unknown
1986réf. 159410London: Pedigree Books 1986. Third edition. Presentation copy from the author to British prime minister John Major inscribed on the title page "For John Major with every good wish from Humphry". John Major was presented the book while prime minister at an event and subsequently gave it to a member of the Number 10 Downing Street staff from whom it has been directly acquired. Berkeley 1926-1994 was Conservative MP for Lancaster from 1959 to 1966 afterwards standing for the Labour Party leaving for the SDP and then returning to Labour. He is noted for his early support for gay rights introducing a bill to legalize homosexual male relations in 1966 which failed only due to the dissolution of parliament. Berkeley was sent down from Oxford for impersonating "H. Rochester Sneath" the fictional headmaster of a public school and sending hoax letters to public figures. Rab Butler who knew Berkeley arranged for him a job at Conservative Central Office during this time and advised him to keep the hoax letters and their replies safely for publication a quarter century later. The "Rochester Sneath letters" were duly published in 1974 with this the third edition following the second in 1980. Octavo. Original blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Trivial bumping at extremities of book and jacket near-fine. hardcover
1784réf. 158340Dublin: printed by John Exshaw 1784. Subjective idealism First edition first issue containing all of Berkeley's major works. This Dublin issue precedes the London issue of the same year which used the same sheets with a variant title page. The biography of Berkeley which is prefaced is a revised version of Joseph Stock's Account of the Life 1776. 2 vols quarto. Portrait frontispiece in vol. I 2 plates in vol. II of which 1 folding. Uncut in 19th-century boards recently rebacked and recornered in blue pebbled cloth. Light foxing chip at head of vol. I leaf 4M1 not affecting text. A very good copy. ESTC T142562; Keynes 142. hardcover
réf. 1613770618.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1956réf. 146620Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1956. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1956 film. Based upon the 1956 novel "Back Trail" by Lewis B. Patten gunman Alec Longmire Calhoun nearly loses his life in gunfight and decides to walk the straight and narrow by becoming deputy to honest sheriff Jade Murphy Dean Jagger currently dealing with disputes between small farmers and the local cattle baron. Longmire also finds he has feelings for the sheriff's daughter Caroline Martha Hyer. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine one with small pinholes in corners and near center pin holes with some scratching. Pitts 3337. Universal International Pictures unknown
1970réf. 55907Berkeley: Berkeley Political Poster Workshop 1970. Original illustrated poster silkscreened in blue on repurposed computer listing paper with perforated tractor strips measuring 38cm x 56cm 15" x 22". A Fine copy. Attractive poster featuring an altered version of the Great Seal of the United States bearing the slogan "Americans Want Peace." One of some 600 designs created by Berkeley student members of the Political Poster Workshop in 1970; on average fewer than 100 copies of each design were printed for distribution on and around campus. See WILLIAMS 9-10. Berkeley Political Poster Workshop unknown
1970réf. 55912Berkeley: Berkeley Political Poster Workshop 1970. Original illustrated poster silkscreened in camo green on repurposed computer listing paper with perforated tractor strips measuring 38cm x 56cm 15" x 22". Some splitting along the center fold discreetly and archivally reinforced on verso; Very Good. An arresting image portraying the gears of the war machine with silhouettes of human beings inside each one and a conscience-provoking slogan. One of some 600 designs created by Berkeley student members of the Political Poster Workshop in 1970; on average fewer than 100 copies of each design were printed for distribution on and around campus. See WILLIAMS 32-33. 55912. Berkeley Political Poster Workshop unknown
1861réf. 794A31London: Hurst and Blackett 1861. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6" . None . The first edition of this work concerning the hunting trips of an English sportsman. The first edition of this work concerning the sporting travels of Grantley Berkeley English sportsman. Recounting the author's hunting journey to the Western prairies sharing impressions experiences and recollections of his travels in the American West. Illustrated with seven full page plates and a vignette to the title page lacking one plate. With Draycot House bookplate on leather to the front pastedown medieval manor largely re-modelled by the Long family over the years and in 1864 after Lord Cowley's inheritance. It was demolished in 1952-4. From the library at Julian Park Hertfordshire belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire sister to Edward James a key figure in the Surrealist movement and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence James Joyce Wyndham Lewis and others. A hedonistic pursuer she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things'. In a half calf binding over marbled boards and edges with new marbled endpapers. Externally sound with minor shelf wear and a touch of edge wear minor chipping and some rubbing to the boards and spine. With Draycot House bookplate on leather to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the first and last few leaves otherwise the pages are bright and clean throughout. Illustrated with seven full page plates and a vignette to the title page lacking one plate. The frontispiece is protected by tissue guard loose but present. Very Good Hurst and Blackett hardcover
1857réf. 803P13London: Longman Brown Green Longmans & Roberts 1857. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". John Leech. A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition hunting work by Grantley Berkeley complete with two hand coloured plates by John Leech. The first edition of this work.In a lovely half morocco binding by Zaehnsdorf.Illustrated with a hand coloured frontispiece and one hand-coloured plate by John Leech frontispiece titled 'The Meet'.A fascinating sporting account of a month spend within the forest regions of France. Following thrilling hunts vividly described by the author in a delightful manner.By Grantley Berkeley a politician and sportsman.Bookplate of Reuben Jay Flick to the front paste down. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards by Zaehnsdorf. Externally smart. A few light marks to the boards. Very light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few light spots. Very Good Indeed Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts hardcover
1937réf. 801P49London: The Amalgamated Press 1937. Magazine. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 9". various. Six lovely consecutive issues of the exciting 'Thriller Library' magazine containing the complete story 'The Great Knock-Over' by Dashiell Hammett all in the original wraps. Six consecutive issues of 'The Thriller Library' magazine.Each issue is present in the original colourful wraps with in-text illustrations throughout. This run includes the entirety of 'The Great Knock-Over' by Dashiell Hammett. It is very rare to find a complete Hammett story in the original parts.The Continental Op featured in 'The Great Knock-Over' also published as 'The Big Knockover' became the prototype for the tough-guy detectives of the generations to come.'The Thriller Library' was a weekly newspaper in circulation from February 1929 to May 1940 containing a variety of exciting stories of detectives solving simple murder cases and even gang warfare.No. 457 November 6th 1937. 'The Adventure of the Night Watchman' by Walter Macleod.No. 458 November 13th 1937. 'The Dictator' by Berkeley Gray.No. 459 November 20th 1937. 'The Rogue of Harley Street' by Anthony Skene.No. 460 November 27th 1937. 'Island of Fear' by George Rochester.No. 461 December 4th 1937. 'Odds on Murder!' by John Hudlestone.No. 462 December 11th 1937. 'The Man From Manhattan' by Leonard Gribble. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally smart with some light age-toning and spots to the wraps. Staples are a little rusted. Minor edge wear to the wraps and pages. Ring mark to the first wrap of No. 462. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean with some odd spots. Small mark to the last leaf of No. 458 and some heavier spots to the last leaf of No. 461. Very Good Indeed The Amalgamated Press unknown
2003réf. SKU0472774Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2020-03-17. Paperback. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Emailed Tracking Rowman & Littlefield Publishers paperback
1960réf. 049519New York City Ny: The Worker 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Annotated Illustrations Throughout. 96 Pp. Card Covers Printed Entirely In Red; Paper Loss Along Fore Edges Of Rear Cover Surface Only And Not Affecting The Lettering And Last Two Leaves A Few Small Holes Not Affecting Lettering. Signed By Eight Prominent Figures At The Worker The Daily Worker In Those Years; From The Library Of William Gropper The Worker paperback
réf. SONG1684052882IDW Publishing 2017-10-31. Illustrated. hardcover. Used: Good. 11.31x1.12x10.31. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. IDW Publishing hardcover
réf. 6130598682Read Books UK . Papeback. New. pp. 328 Read Books (UK) unknown
réf. SKU0216771Academic Press 2018-11-15. Paperback. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Academic Press paperback
réf. SKU0220758Academic Press 2014-03-10. Hardcover. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Academic Press hardcover
réf. DADAX0815352913Routledge 2019-12-09. 1. paperback. New. 7.00x0.62x10.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge paperback