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Best.-Nr. 28576Oxford: B. H. Blackwell. 1919. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Signed by the author. Inscribed presentation copy. Mid-twentieth century full tan morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe ruled in gilt to the upper and lower boards five raised bands gilt decorated compartments and titles in gilt on brown morocco labels to the spine. Marbled endpapers inner dentelles double ruled in gilt. All edges gilt. With an illustrated title page and two plates in colour from the front and rear endpapers by William Roberts. A fine copy the binding square and firm. The contents are clean throughout. Inscribed by Edith Sitwell in blue ink on the half title "For / my dear Alberto / with much love / from his friend / Edith". The recipient is the distinguished and internationally admired Portuguese poet Alberto de Lacerda 1928-2007 Edith being an early champion and one of his greatest friends. Her inscription almost certainly dates from the time of the binding which may well have been commissioned for this presentation. The volume edited and with contributions by Edith Sitwell is notable for the first publication of seven poems by fallen soldier poet Wilfred Owen. The printed dedication reads "we dedicate this book to the memory of Wilfred Owen M.C." Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Oxford: B. H. Blackwell. 1919 hardcover
1921Best.-Nr. 9907London: C.W. Daniel Ltd 1921. First Edition of this modernist anthology of poetry sixth cycle edited by Edith Sitwell containing 19 individual poems including those by the other Sitwell siblings Aldous Huxley and Sherard Vines. In good condition in original black quarter cloth illustrated in a bold avant garde style by William Roberts; remnants of paper title label remain on spine; age toned and shelf worn to edges and corners. A previous owner and Sitwell devotee has pasted a b/w image of Edith to the front pastedown which now suffers some loss to the top. An ownership inscription reads 'H Barnes Dec 1922' to front free. 5 contemporary paper cuttings concerning Miss Sitwell dated between 1923 -1925 are pasted to rear. An interesting unmarked sound and square copy of this prominent annual anthology. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1921 C.W. Daniel Ltd hardcover
1917Best.-Nr. 881Oxford: B. H. Blackwell 1917. First edition. Good. Publisher's original pictorial paper-covered boards paper title on upper panel with black cloth spine. Cover design by C. W. Beaumont. viii 9 - 117 3 pp.; publisher's two page list. Price label on front panel ownership signature F. Bridges / 1918 on front free endpaper; covers soiled and worn edges of boards nicked in several places internally clean solid and unmarked a good or better copy. First edition. Limited to 500 copies the scarce second volume in the influential Wheels anthology series edited by Edith Sitwell. This volume marks a key early literary appearance of Aldous Huxley contributing nine poems prior to his rise as a major novelist alongside significant work by the Sitwell siblings-Edith Osbert and Sacheverell; Iris Tree Sherard Vines and Helen Rootham. It also features a poignant posthumous war poem "The Mad Soldier" by E. W. Tennant who was killed at the Somme in 1916. FIFOOT EA2. Eschelbach & Shober 61. Gallup B2. B. H. Blackwell unknown
Best.-Nr. 0954533364.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1970Best.-Nr. 1781265315IEVChatto & Windus 1970. Hardcover. Good. 1970. Reprinted. 315 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth. Black and white photographic frontispiece with pull-out maps through book. Flat signed by author to title page. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Creasing to some pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1968Best.-Nr. 004478London: Chatto and Windus 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xiv 315 portrait frontispiece 2 folding maps publisher's green cloth gilt titles dj complete. Gift inscription on ffep. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾ Chatto and Windus hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. ABE-1506964661757MacMillan and Co. Limited 1935 Lord Delamere and the Making of Kenya 1935 ist edition spines faded slight edgewear 2 vols Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. MacMillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 476725Macmillan 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed. Light tanning to page margins. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 2 v. fronts. plates ports. maps part fold. diagr. 23 cm. Subjects; Frontier and pioneer life Kenya. Politics and government. Great Britain. Colonies Africa. Macmillan hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 070611London: Chatto & Windus 1980. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in two 2 volumes uniformly bound in stiff green pictorial wraps. Both volumes show just slight handling wear and minor sunning to spine panels otherwise virtually as issued with square bindings unmarked interiors. xv315 viii333 pp. illus. 4 folding maps. 1st thus PB: 1980. Chatto & Windus Paperback
1956Best.-Nr. i75iiChatto and Windus 1956. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 2 Volume set. The jackets of both volumes are edge worn with large closed tears chips browning and marks. The boards of both volumes are edge rubbed with scuffing and browning along the edges. The binding of both volumes remain secure. Ink inscriptions from a previous owner on the front end page of both volumes. The pages of both volumes are browned due to age. Highlighting in volumes 1 not affecting text. No highlighting or other ink inscriptions or annotations in Volume 2. Both volumes are protected in cellophane. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Chatto and Windus hardcover
19742 vols., 8vo., Third Impression thus, with 2 portrait frontispieces, map in the text and 4 large folding maps; green cloth, gilt backs, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly age-marked dustwrapper. The set comprises: Vol. I: 1870-1914; Vol. II: 1914-1931. Huxley's first published work is a classic of Kenyan, indeed of East African, history. First issued by Macmillan in 1935, it was an immediate success - the 'Kenya Weekly News' urged its readers to buy the book 'even though it costs the equivalent of 8 sacks of maize'. It was re-issued by Chatto & Windus in 1953 and then again in 1968 with an important new Preface. This is the third impression thus. SCARCE IN ANY IMPRESSION, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. See Cross & Perkin A1(d).
19742 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 2 portrait frontispieces, 22 plates, a map in the text and 4 large folding maps; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, backs with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, hand-made endpapers, ribbon markers, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. and map in the text and 4 large folding maps; green cloth, gilt backs, a near fine copy in unclipped, very lightly age-marked dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HER HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE AND INSCRIPTION ON TITLES, AND LONG A.L.s TO THE RECIPIENT IN POCKET AT END OF FIRST VOLUME. With 4pp publisher's catalogue at end of first volume. The set comprises: Vol. I: 1870-1914; Vol. II: 1914-1931. Huxley's first published work is a classic of Kenyan, indeed of East African, history. It was an immediate success - the 'Kenya Weekly News' urged its readers to buy the book 'even though it costs the equivalent of 8 sacks of maize'. PRESENTATION COPIES ARE EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Cross & Perkin A1(a).
1963Best.-Nr. D20710New York: Harper and Row 1963. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Tan cloth spine rubbed. Introduction and Postscript by Julian Huxley. Black and white photographs throughout. Inscribed and signed by the author to Esmond and Chryssee. Esmond and Chryssee are Esmond Bradley Martin and his wife Chryssee. American born conservationist Esmond Bradley Martin and his wife had settled in Kenya where Martin courageously fought for many years on behalf of the elephant and the rhinoceros and the illegal trading of ivory and rhinoceros horns. He was murdered in his home in 2017 a tragic and still unsolved event possibly related to his anti-poaching efforts. Harper and Row hardcover
1963Best.-Nr. RO60113301Collins. 1963. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 254 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc hors texte. Jaquette abîmée.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1963Best.-Nr. D20710New York: Harper and Row 1963. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Tan cloth spine rubbed. Introduction and Postscript by Julian Huxley. Black and white photographs throughout. Inscribed and signed by the author to Esmond and Chryssee. Esmond and Chryssee are Esmond Bradley Martin and his wife Chryssee. American born conservationist Esmond Bradley Martin and his wife had settled in Kenya where Martin courageously fought for many years on behalf of the elephant and the rhinoceros and the illegal trading of ivory and rhinoceros horns. He was murdered in his home in 2017 a tragic and still unsolved event possibly related to his anti-poaching efforts. Harper and Row hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 0701126426.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. ria9780295988757_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Wilderness in National Parks casts light on the complicated relationship between the National Park Service and its policy goals of wilderness preservation and recreation. paperback
1929Best.-Nr. 297252New York: The Guild 1929. Pamphlet. 8p. includes covers 5.25x8 inches profiles reviews Guild information very good digest-size newsletter in stapled wraps. This issue devoted mainly to Huxley. Also: reviews of "The Happy Mountain". An offer of three Modern Library books for each member brought in. Book Club newsletter. The Guild unknown books
Best.-Nr. ria9783756851270_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; In "Wissenschaft und Kultur und andere Essays" präsentiert uns Thomas Henry Huxley eine Sammlung von Essays die sich mit wichtigen Themen der Wissenschaft und Kultur auseinandersetzen. Huxley auch bekannt als "Darwins Bulldog" war e paperback
Best.-Nr. 960831964: William Morrow & Company New York. First edition of Huxley's authoritative report on the rapidly changing political climate of post-colonial East Africa. Octavo original half cloth illustrated with maps and drawings by Jonathan Kingdon. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "For Joe Ferrier with my best wished Elspeth Huxley." Laid in is the original typed transmittal letter an autograph card and photograph of Huxley; all three signed by her to Ferrier. The recipient Joe Ferrier was a lifelong fan and pen pal of Huxley’s. They often exchanged letters books and article clippings between England and the United States. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Harsh-Finegold. Huxley states in the present volume: "Writing about modern Africa is like trying to sketch a galloping horse that is out of sight before you have sharpened your pencil. But it is just because so much is happening - because the scene sparkles with new hopes and plans because nothing is static and nothing seems impossible.'for in truth' as Winston Churchill wrote in 1907 'the problems of East Africa are the problems of the world.' William Morrow & Company hardcover
2019Best.-Nr. x-1939125456Boydell and Brewer 2019. Hardcover. New. 40 pages. 9.29x6.30x0.39 inches. Boydell and Brewer hardcover
Best.-Nr. 34943457like new. unknown
Best.-Nr. 1939125456.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 6055Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin 1940. Limited Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Alvin Lustig. 8vo. Pp. 28. Lustig decorations in red on the title and p. 7. Light gray laid paper-covered boards Lustig illustration printed in red and dark gray on the front board titles in dark gray on the spine: boards and leaves a tad age-toned. In the Lustig illustrated dust jacket printed red and dark gray on light gray laid paper: Spine sunned age-toned short closed tears at the spine head and top edge. Please see photos. Signed by Huxley beneath the colophon. One of "100 copies specially printed for Jake Zeitlin May 1940" at the Ward Ritchie Press. Addressed to educators an essay on the moral discipline of language use. Lustig's design evoking facets or folds was created with letterpress decorations. In Purity of Aim: The Book Jacket Designs of Alvin Lustig authors Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger cite the "stark juxtaposition of the author's signature isolated for greater effect and an abstract configuration of shapes referring to the inherent complexities found in systems of writing and their organizational syntax." Referenced on pp. 36 and 40 in Born Modern The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig by Heller and Cohen-Lustig. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve. . Jake Zeitlin hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 6055Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin 1940. Limited Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Alvin Lustig. 8vo. Pp. 28. Lustig decorations in red on the title and p. 7. Light gray laid paper-covered boards Lustig illustration printed in red and dark gray on the front board titles in dark gray on the spine: boards and leaves a tad age-toned. In the Lustig illustrated dust jacket printed red and dark gray on light gray laid paper: Spine sunned age-toned short closed tears at the spine head and top edge. Please see photos. Signed by Huxley beneath the colophon. One of "100 copies specially printed for Jake Zeitlin May 1940" at the Ward Ritchie Press. Addressed to educators an essay on the moral discipline of language use. Lustig's design evoking facets or folds was created with letterpress decorations. In Purity of Aim: The Book Jacket Designs of Alvin Lustig authors Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger cite the "stark juxtaposition of the author's signature isolated for greater effect and an abstract configuration of shapes referring to the inherent complexities found in systems of writing and their organizational syntax." Referenced on pp. 36 and 40 in Born Modern The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig by Heller and Cohen-Lustig. Dust jacket preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve. . Jake Zeitlin hardcover books
