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1941réf. 793P55London: Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins 1941. First edition. Leather. Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. A finely bound first edition travel work on East Africa in a striking binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe made for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.A charming concise travel work on East Africa by Elspeth Huxley part of the series 'The British Commonwealth in Pictures'.Illustrated with twelve colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout.Collated complete.Huxley was an author journalist farmer and also the cousin of the author Aldous Huxley.In a striking binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Pleydell-Bouverie was a close friend of Stanley Bray who worked at the firm for over 60 years. He often bound books for her as gifts.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie from her library at Julians Park Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25 Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir Marshall Field III later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII though she was also rumoured to be his daughter or the lover of King Edward VIII featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends such as Winston Churchill Coco Chanel Fred Astaire and Nancy Mitford a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In a half morocco binding with patterned paper to the boards by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Externally fine. A couple of very faint marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine Penns in the Rocks Press by William Collins hardcover
réf. 0586049150.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1566633478.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1417761032.Glibrary. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
réf. 1405882581.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1936réf. mon00000735561936-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. 1934 Chatto & Windus FIRST EDITION with somewhat chipped & worn dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post unknown
1959réf. mon0000013960Hodder & Stoughton 1959. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. sunday times softback first edition - Fast Despatch by First Class Royal Mail Hodder & Stoughton unknown
1975réf. mon0000080299Chancellor 1975-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.5888 in x 24.7716 in x 19.1878 in. Chancellor Press EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post Chancellor hardcover
1929réf. mon0000073906Chatto And Windus Ltd 1929-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 1929 pocket edition on blue cloth Chatto And Windus Ltd hardcover
1941réf. mon0000044548Chatto And Windus 1941-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Second Impression without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable Chatto And Windus hardcover
1930réf. mon0000007699Chatto & Windus 1930. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable Chatto & Windus paperback
1961réf. mon0000050255MAX PARRISH 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Half bound Red Morrocan Leather and grey cloth with tasteful ex libris plate 1955 reprint on inside end paper - collectable MAX PARRISH hardcover
1934réf. mon0000056524Chatto & Windus 1934-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1934 First edition without jacket on orange cloth with Liza Maughams signature title page Somerset Maughan's daughetr will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable Chatto & Windus hardcover
1944réf. mon0000044537ALLEN & UNWIN 1944-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1944 Third Impression with scarce dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post ALLEN & UNWIN hardcover
2015réf. x-110750242XCambridge University Press 2015. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 514 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.25 inches. Cambridge University Press paperback
2010réf. G006200171XI3N00HarperCollins Publishers 2010. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. HarperCollins Publishers paperback
réf. 75752London: Chatto and Windus 1932. Dystopian novel FIRST EDITION first impression. Octavo 20 x 14cm pp.8 306 2. Elegantly hand-bound in recent full blue oasis morocco twin black title labels gilt tooling top edge gilt publisher's cloth backstrip bound in. Contents clean but for light sporadic foxing exterior as new. A modern highlight and a landmark of 20th century fiction suggesting that a future of boundless materialist happiness designer narcosis and no strings sex might not be all its made out to be. Aldous Huxley was awarded the 1939 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for 'After Many A Summer Dies The Swan'. London: Chatto and Windus, 1932 unknown
réf. 46299202-nnew. unknown
réf. 75910London: Smith Elder and Co. 1913. Polar travel FIRST EDITION. Complete in two volumes. Large octavo 24 x 17cm pp.2 xxvi 633 3; pp.xvi 534 2. Title page printed in red and black. With eight photogravure plates including a frontispiece portrait for each vol.; 18 coloured plates; and 260 photographic plates taken by members of the expedition. Complete. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spines and upper boards. Top edges gilt others untrimmed. Contents clean no inscriptions or bookplates covers a little marked and rubbed small pull at crown of volume one discreet repaired tear to tissue guard opp. p.548. Very good. Personal accounts of the fateful Terra Nova Expedition 1910-13 from surviving team members and 'Scott of the Antarctic' himself. Listed in National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure books. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1913 unknown
1926réf. 195191Oxford: Basil Blackwell 1926. First edition signed limited issue one of 106 copies signed by the author on the half-title. The poems in the volume were previously collected in The Burning Wheel 1916 and The Defeat of Youth 1918. Octavo. Original quarter japon spine lettered in gilt red and brown patterned sides front cover lettered in red edges uncut. Spine darkened spine ends bumped wear to corners split to foot of front inner hinge. A very good copy. Bromer A13.2 unknown
réf. 172515N.p.: N.p. 1971. Substantial archive of material relating to the 1971 film including 125 original photographs two SIGNED by actress Georgina Hale eight original color slides 18 French front-of-house cards a press kit a program a promotional book and two magazines with articles about the film. The 125 photographs in the archive include 63 studio still photographs 61 reference photographs two in color and one wardrobe test photograph including two photographs one black and white and one color signed by actress Georgina Hale. Eight of the photographs are on-the-set photographs featuring director Ken Russell and stars Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed. 16 of the studio still photographs are borderless with caption margins along the bottom and eight of the reference photographs are borderless one with cropping annotations on the verso and one with a German mimeo snipe on the verso. One on-the-set reference photograph struck circa 1980 one with yellow wax pencil cropping annotations on the recto and six with ink annotations of collation numbers in the bottom margins. The archive also includes: Eight original color slides from the film. Eighteen color French front-of-house cards. An original 24 page "The Devils" promotional book with an embossed "The Devils" white book jacket with the heading on the first page "Background Information about 'The Devils' and Some Events in History Leading to the Incident at Loudon." A one page two-color program printed on the verso and recto. A press kit in a "The Devils / Warner Bros. Travelcade of Summer Films / April 1971" folder with an embossed gold "The Devils" sticker on the front housing two two-page press releases "The Featured Players - From King to Exorcist ." and "Black Lips Beauty Spots and 'Mortal Sin' Tints." The July 9 1971 issue of "The Daily Telegraph Magazine" featuring a cover article "Ken Russell: The Return of the Old-Style Movie Director." The April 1978 issue of the Spanish film magazine "Dirigido Por." featuring a cover article on the film. Based on the 1960 play by John Whiting and on Aldous Huxley's 1952 book "The Devils of Loudun." A dramatization of the fall of Urbain Grandier a Catholic priest accused of witchcraft and demonic conspiracy by a group of hysterical nuns. Often regarded as one of the more controversial films of the twentieth century due in large part to its heavily violent and sexual content in a religious context widely censored before its release. Photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall two photographs with small chips to the top right corner one with a tiny bruise to the upper left. Slides: 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. 18 color French front-of-house cards: 8.75 x 11 inches. Near Fine. "The Devils" promotional book: Near Fine saddle-stapled with embossed Very Good plus jacket with light soiling rubbing and toning and a 1.5 inch tear to the front jacket near the spine. Program: 8 x 11 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Press Kit: Folder 9 x 12 inches Very Good plus with light edgewear and rubbing. Press Releases 8.5 x 11 Near Fine. "The Daily Telegraph Magazine": 9.75 x 12 inches saddle-stapled. Very Good plus with light rubbing and edgewear. "Dirigido Por." magazine: 8 x 11 inches perfect bound. Very Good plus with wear and rubbing at the spine and staple holes near the spine. N.p. unknown
1877réf. 66564MacMillan London 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 164 24pp. Text contains occasional marginal pencil marks and notes by Hodgson. Front hinge cracked. Spine faded. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Shadworth Hodgson's copy with ex-legato bookplate. Edges browned. Ex-library with minimal stamps and markings Corpus Christi College Shadworth Hodgson Collection. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. "Famously known as "Darwin's Bulldog" Huxley used this publication to fiercely advocate for the adoption of evolutionary theory and rational secular education across both sides of the Atlantic. The collection primarily captures the insights Huxley shared during his high-profile 1876 tour of the United States." Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Natural History & Resources; Science & Technology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66564. . MacMillan hardcover
1937réf. GB000H7G53CI5N00Harper and Brothers 1937. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Harper and Brothers hardcover
2004réf. 337616London: Dalkey Archive Press 2004. First Edition Thus; Fourth Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Spine cocked. Minor soiling on back of front panel.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 432 pages. Dalkey Archive Press unknown
1958réf. 337669New York: Harper & Brothers 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing along top panel edges and spine. Bumping and rust staining on rear panel. Shelfwear along dust jacket edges.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 147 pages. Harper & Brothers hardcover
