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  • 12 Books That Changed The World by BRAGG, Melvyn
    BRAGG, Melvyn
    12 Books That Changed The World

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. First edition in original dust jacket. Hardback in black cloth with gilt title to spine. 24 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 372 pp. 240 x 160 mm (9½ x 6¼ inches). The 12 books are: Principia Mathematica (1687) by Isaac Newton; Married Love (1918) by Marie Stopes; Magna Carta (1215); Book of Rules of Association Football (1863); On the Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin; On the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1789) by William Wilberforce in Parliament, immediately printed in several versions; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) by Mary Wollstonecraft; Experimental Researches in Electricity (three volumes, 1839, 1844, 1855) by Michael Faraday; Patent Specification for Arkwright's Spinning Machine…

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    London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. First edition in original dust jacket. Hardback in black cloth with gilt title to spine. 24 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 372 pp. 240 x 160 mm (9½ x 6¼ inches). The 12 books are: Principia Mathematica (1687) by Isaac Newton; Married Love (1918) by Marie Stopes; Magna Carta (1215); Book of Rules of Association Football (1863); On the Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin; On the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1789) by William Wilberforce in Parliament, immediately printed in several versions; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) by Mary Wollstonecraft; Experimental Researches in Electricity (three volumes, 1839, 1844, 1855) by Michael Faraday; Patent Specification for Arkwright's Spinning Machine (1769) by Richard Arkwright; The King James Bible (1611) by William Tyndale and 54 scholars appointed by the king; An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) by Adam Smith; and The First Folio (1623) by William Shakespeare.

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    Condition: Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket.

    Book ID: 2073
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  • A Book of Modern Ballads. by Havers, Alice (Illustrator)
    Havers, Alice (Illustrator)
    A Book of Modern Ballads.

    London: Hildesheimer & Faulkner, 1892. First edition. Brown cloth binding with gold and silver blocked design and titles to front. Fully illustrated with charming chromolithographs, some full-page. All edges gilt. Boards a little bumped and scuffed, pages age toned and with some foxing, but overall in good shape. Features poems by (among others) Rossetti, Swinburne, Browning, Shelley, Weatherly, and Gilbert.40 pp. 250 x 190 mm (9¾ x 7½ inches).

    Book ID: 2497
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  • A Village Tragedy by WOODS, Margaret L.
    WOODS, Margaret L.
    A Village Tragedy

    London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1889. Second edition. In original dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. 'The story is set between the deadly slums of London and the threatening fields, ponds and railway lines of the Oxfordshire countryside.' (Times Literary Supplement). 229 pp. 175 x 125 mm (7 x 5 inches).

    Condition: Has a slight lean. Some moderate foxing throughout.

    Book ID: 2099
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  • Age of Surrealism by FOWLIE, Wallace
    FOWLIE, Wallace
    Age of Surrealism

    London: Dennis Dobson, 1953. First GB edition. Published in hardback in original dust jacket. Russet cloth boards under jacket are clean. Dust jacket is light coloured so has some age toning and grubbiness. The first popularly written history of surrealism in art and literature which has appeared in Great Britain when it was published. Professor Fowlie deals in this book with the artists: Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Breton, Apollinaire, Cocteau, Eluard, Mallarmé, and Picasso. Previous owner's name and stamp to FFEP. Overall good copy. 203 pages. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches).

    Book ID: 3547
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  • Amelia by FIELDING, Henry
    FIELDING, Henry
    Amelia In four volumes

    London: Harrison and Co, 1780. First Thus (Harrison & Co. edition). Four volumes bound as one. In quarter leather with mottled brown card boards. Contemporary titles and gilt rules to the spine. The binding is in good, sound condition, with a little bumping and rubbing only. Frontispiece and a further four engraved plates (five in total). Internally clean and tidy throughout, in very good condition. iv, 299 pages. 230 x 140 mm (9 x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 3340
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  • An Attempt to Determine the Chronological Order Of Shakespeare's Plays; by STOKES, Henry Paine
    STOKES, Henry Paine
    An Attempt to Determine the Chronological Order Of Shakespeare's Plays; The Harness Essay, 1877

    London: Macmillan & Co, 1878. First Edition. Hard back book, in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title to the spine. Ex-library copy. 220 pages of text. 175 x 120 mm (7 x 4¾ inches).

    Condition: Usual library stamps and identifications. Boards are rubbed and a little soiled / darkened. Inside, there is an ink gift inscription dated 1881. Pages are aged. Overall a good copy of a scarce item.

    Book ID: 2772
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  • Ar Fanc Siôn Cwilt: Detholiad o Ysgrifau Sarnicol by SARNICOL, [Thomas Jacob Thomas]
    SARNICOL, [Thomas Jacob Thomas]
    Ar Fanc Siôn Cwilt: Detholiad o Ysgrifau Sarnicol

    Llandysul: Gwasg Gomer, 1972. Argraffiad cyntaf. Prin. Llyfr clawr caled mewn siaced lwch wreiddiol. Llun blaen o Sarnicol. Mae rhai geiriau wedi'u tanlinellu mewn ar dudalen neu ddwy. 100 tudalen. Mewn cyflwr da. 220 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3803
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  • Signed
    Battles and Enchantments. by O'CONOR, Norreys Jephson
    O'CONOR, Norreys Jephson
    Battles and Enchantments. Retold from Ancient Irish Literature

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1922. Author signed, First Edition. In original blue cloth with gilt decoration to front board and title to spine. Original brown unclipped paper dust jacket. Dust jacket has some marks and is nicked to the head of the spine. Inside the book is clean, just basic shelf wear. Author signed dedication to FFEP. 168 pages. 200 x 145 mm (7¾ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2093
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  • Cardboard Castle. by WREN, Percival Christopher
    WREN, Percival Christopher
    Cardboard Castle.

    Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. First edition. No dust jacket. Orange boards faded to front and spine. Ex library, with a few stamps to front blank pages. Overall good reading copy. 311 pages. 195 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches).
    P.C. Wren is best known for his work Beau Geste. This story involves a woman, who thought herself a widow because her husband was officially declared dead, remarrying only to meet her 'dead' husband alive many years later. The invention of a fictional South-American country called Boruela, and its wicked dictator, only add to a strange plot.

    Book ID: 3868
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  • Cassandra: The Fam'd Romance. The Whole Work in Five Parts by Cotterell, Charles [Gauthier de Costes]
    Cotterell, Charles [Gauthier de Costes]
    Cassandra: The Fam'd Romance. The Whole Work in Five Parts Written originally in French, and Now Elegantly rendred into English by Sir Charles Cotterell, Master of Ceremonies to His Late Majesty of Blessed Memory, and to our present Soveraign Charles II....

    Edition: First Edition

    London: for Peter Parker, 1676. Folio. Original full leather binding. Seven raised bands, with gilt ornamentation and label to spine. A little bumping and rubbing with some splitting to the spine edge. Armorial plate to the inside front board. Various inscriptions (see notes below). Frontis engraving. There is a little nicking to the edge of the engraving. Title in red and black. Closed tear to the title page. [viii], 1-576. pages. Most of the book is clean and tidy, but with a little marking to the last few pages. Overall a decent copy. A gift and legacy of the Earls of Lindsay. An old inked inscription to verso of the Frontis states "The legacy of King Charles the 1st…

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    London: for Peter Parker, 1676. Folio. Original full leather binding. Seven raised bands, with gilt ornamentation and label to spine. A little bumping and rubbing with some splitting to the spine edge. Armorial plate to the inside front board. Various inscriptions (see notes below). Frontis engraving. There is a little nicking to the edge of the engraving. Title in red and black. Closed tear to the title page. [viii], 1-576. pages. Most of the book is clean and tidy, but with a little marking to the last few pages. Overall a decent copy. A gift and legacy of the Earls of Lindsay. An old inked inscription to verso of the Frontis states "The legacy of King Charles the 1st to Montague Earl of Lindsey. L. M. Bertie." There is another copy of Bertie's signature on the book dated 1732. This would appear to be Capt. Lord Montagu Bertie (died 1753). He was the great grandson of the Earl referred to. (Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey). The term "legacy" here cannot be taken literally, and is more likely to refer to the statement to the title. Both the King and the Earl were dead by the time of publication of the book.
    A large armorial plate to the inside front board states "The Hon. James Bertie esq. of Westminster. Second son to James late Earl of Abingdon 1702." These were the son and grandson of Montague the second earl
    A further inscription to the inside front board states "The gift of Montague Earl of Abingdon to Charles Bertie Rector of Uffington." Charles another of the sons of the second earl (and brother of James whose bookplate is here) – so the book would appear to have moved around the family.
    The important relative here is Montagu (or Montague) Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsay. He was a Royalist, courtier, Member of Parliament and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He fought for Charles in the Civil War and was wounded at Naseby. He remained at the side of the King through the war, his surrender, imprisonment and execution.

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    Book ID: 1958
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  • Signed by the author - his own copy
    Come to the War by THOMAS, Leslie
    THOMAS, Leslie
    Come to the War

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. First American edition, first printing. Signed to the half-title by Thomas. In unclipped dust jacket, which states: Author of "The Virgin Soldiers." This was his fourth novel, and is set in Israel. Fine book in a a good dust jacket, with a small tear to the front of the dust jacket. This was the author's own copy. 254 pages. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 2810
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  • Dombey and Son by DICKENS, Charles
    DICKENS, Charles
    Dombey and Son Dealings with the firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation

    London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First issue / first edition. Bound in contemporary green half-calf over buckram boards. Gilt title on red morocco label, and gilt details to the spine and raised bands. Marbled endpapers. xvi, 624 [2]pp. 225 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). Some first issue points: vignette title with Captain Cuttle's hook on his left arm; p.XV line 2 no quotation marks around 'the Party'; p.14 ten lines from bottom 'aint' with no apostrophe; p.26 line 11 'fidgetty'; p.284 lines 5 and 6 from bottom 'Delight'; p.324 last line 'Captain' correctly spelled; and p.582 last line with no full stop.
    Some not: Errata has 8 lines; Captain spelled correctly on p.324.

    Condition: Complete. Rubbing to edges and light marking to boards. Small marking to p.1. where it and xvi have once been slightly stuck together.

    Book ID: 2070
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  • Driftkopje verloofd. by CLÉMENT, Bertha
    CLÉMENT, Bertha
    Driftkopje verloofd. Naar het Duitsch. Met platen.

    Amsterdam: H.J.W. Becht, 1915. Beautiful Art Nouveau / Jugendstil cover design on cream percaline, by Cornelia van der Hart. Third edition of this 'story for girls'. With b/w illustrations by E.C. Leegstra, and text in Dutch. 274 pages. 235 x 15 mm (9¼ x 0½ inches).

    Condition: Boards are a little darkened. Previous owner's name in neat ink handwriting to from blank endpaper. A very good book.

    Book ID: 2654
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  • Gossip in a Library by GOSSE, Edmund
    GOSSE, Edmund
    Gossip in a Library

    London: William Heinemann, 1891. First edition. In original brown waxed cloth, with gilt stamped title to front board and spine. Quote from the book:"There are men all through the civilised world to whom a book is a jewel - an individual possession of great price. I have been asked to gossip about my books, for I also am a bibliophile. But when I think of the
    great collections of fine books, of the libraries of the magnificent, I do not know whether I dare admit any stranger to glance at mine." vii, 337 pp. 190 x 145 mm (7½ x 5¾ inches). Sir Edmund William Gosse CB was an English poet, author and critic. His classic memoir, Father and…

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    London: William Heinemann, 1891. First edition. In original brown waxed cloth, with gilt stamped title to front board and spine. Quote from the book:"There are men all through the civilised world to whom a book is a jewel - an individual possession of great price. I have been asked to gossip about my books, for I also am a bibliophile. But when I think of the
    great collections of fine books, of the libraries of the magnificent, I do not know whether I dare admit any stranger to glance at mine." vii, 337 pp. 190 x 145 mm (7½ x 5¾ inches). Sir Edmund William Gosse CB was an English poet, author and critic. His classic memoir, Father and Son (1907), detailed his difficult childhood in a religiously fanatical home.

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    Book ID: 2087
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  • Histoire des trois bossus de Besancon. by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Histoire des trois bossus de Besancon.

    Scarce. First edition. Small chapbook / booklet with woodcuts to front and back covers. Undated but likely late 18th century or early 19th century. The story of three hunchback brothers from the Franche-Comté region, in the reign of Charles V. Sewn BindingHolding firm, in very good shape. 22 pages. 165 x 105 mm (6½ x 4¼ inches). Rare. Première édition. Petit chapbook / livret avec gravures sur bois sur les couvertures avant et arrière. Non daté mais probablement fin du XVIIIe siècle ou début du XIXe siècle. L'histoire de trois frères bossus franc-comtois, sous le règne de Charles V. Reliure cousue. Holding en très bonne forme. 22 pages. 165 × 105 mm

    Book ID: 3817
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  • Iconographia Birgittina Typographica by COLLIJN, Isak
    COLLIJN, Isak
    Iconographia Birgittina Typographica Birgitta och Katherina. I: Medeltida Bildtryck. Fascicles I & II.

    Edition: First Thus

    Uppsala Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksells, 1915. First edition. pp. X, 38 (ii). 10 plates [1 double-page, 9 tipped in illustrations of which 7 are in colour]; (ii), (41)-84, (iv). 10 plates [1 Triptych in colour, 9 tipped in illustrations of which 5 are in colour]. numerous text figures. Uncut in the original printed wrappers, trivial wear to the spine ends, occasional foxing, else very good copies. Previous owner's neat inscription to the front end paper of each volume, showing ownership of Syon Abbey, South Brent, Devon. Syon Abbey is the home of the English branch of the Bridgettine order. Limited edition of 200 copies, [this is no. 172].
    TOGETHER WITH: two related off-prints in Swedish about St Birgitta by…

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    Uppsala Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksells, 1915. First edition. pp. X, 38 (ii). 10 plates [1 double-page, 9 tipped in illustrations of which 7 are in colour]; (ii), (41)-84, (iv). 10 plates [1 Triptych in colour, 9 tipped in illustrations of which 5 are in colour]. numerous text figures. Uncut in the original printed wrappers, trivial wear to the spine ends, occasional foxing, else very good copies. Previous owner's neat inscription to the front end paper of each volume, showing ownership of Syon Abbey, South Brent, Devon. Syon Abbey is the home of the English branch of the Bridgettine order. Limited edition of 200 copies, [this is no. 172].
    TOGETHER WITH: two related off-prints in Swedish about St Birgitta by Collijn, (one of these is inscribed "with the author's compliments" PLUS another by KARL KUP in English (An off-print of a 1957 article from the New York Public library).

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    Book ID: 1049
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  • Signed by Henry Miller
    Into the Night Life (Promotional pamphlet) by MILLER, Henry
    MILLER, Henry
    Into the Night Life (Promotional pamphlet)

    Big Sur: undated circa 1947. First edition. A well designed promotional pamphlet that Miller sent to booksellers and other literary types to promote his 1947 work, "Into the Night Life." Signed by Miller himself, on 18th July 1955. Words by both Miller and the book's Palestinian illustrator, Bezalel Shatz. Comments from, among others: Beniamino Bufano, Man Ray, Will Rogers, Herbert Read and Anais Nin. Plain covers. Some fading. Internally clean and tidy. Book has obviously been creased at some point but is all in a very good condition.

    "Into the Night Life" took almost two years to produce. Only 800 copies were produced, and each one was signed and numbered. This pamphlet was designed to promote the book, by…

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    Big Sur: undated circa 1947. First edition. A well designed promotional pamphlet that Miller sent to booksellers and other literary types to promote his 1947 work, "Into the Night Life." Signed by Miller himself, on 18th July 1955. Words by both Miller and the book's Palestinian illustrator, Bezalel Shatz. Comments from, among others: Beniamino Bufano, Man Ray, Will Rogers, Herbert Read and Anais Nin. Plain covers. Some fading. Internally clean and tidy. Book has obviously been creased at some point but is all in a very good condition.

    "Into the Night Life" took almost two years to produce. Only 800 copies were produced, and each one was signed and numbered. This pamphlet was designed to promote the book, by giving insight in to how it was made, what it is about, together with a few testimonials from individuals deemed qualified to appraise its merits. 280 x 220 mm (11 x 8¾ inches).

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    Book ID: 2186
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  • Kritischer Kalender 1977. by WEBER, A. Paul
    WEBER, A. Paul
    Kritischer Kalender 1977. 27 lithographien von A. Paul Weber. 19 jahrgang [mit einer eigenhändig signierten Original-Farb-Lithographie].

    München: F. Bruckmann KG, 1976. Hardback book with a tipped-in original colour lithograph (a donkey and a cactus) signed by the artist - Weber. Illustrated boards in good shape. Inside appears almost unread. Very goo / fine condition. Unpaginated. 230 x 200 mm (9 x 7¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3749
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  • Les caractères de La Bruyère by BRUYERE, Jean de La
    BRUYERE, Jean de La
    Les caractères de La Bruyère suivis des Caractères de Théophraste, traduits du grec par le même, précédés d'une notice sur La Bruyère, considéré comme écrivain et comme moraliste, par M. J. Simonnin. Tome I & Tome II

    Paris: Emler Frères, 1829. First Edition. Two volumes, uniformly bound in lovely half red Morocco with gilt title to spines and red marbled boards. Bards lightly rubbed at corners only. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Contents have some areas of light to medium foxing. Overall a good set. Tome I: xxxvi, 366 pp. Tome II: 388 pp. 230 x 140 mm (9 x 5½ inches). Première édition. Deux volumes, reliés uniformément en beau maroquin demi-rouge avec titre doré aux dos et plats marbrés rouges. Bardes légèrement frottées aux coins seulement. Gardes et bords de pages marbrés. Le contenu présente certaines zones de rousseurs légères à moyennes. Dans l'ensemble un bon ensemble. Tome I : xxxvi, 366 pp. Tome II : 388 pp. 230 x 140 mm

    Book ID: 3590
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  • Literary Blunders. A Chapter in the "History of Human Error" by WHEATLEY, Henry B.
    WHEATLEY, Henry B.
    Literary Blunders. A Chapter in the "History of Human Error"

    London: Elliot Stock, 1893. Large paper edition. On of a small (but unspecified) number of copies on superior quality paper. Half leather. The spine has cracking to the edge of this, and across the back. Has been lightly repaired with archival glue. Green buckram boards. End papers are somewhat darkened, but the rest of the book is in good clean condition. xii, 226, [ii]. pages.

    Book ID: 3348
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