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  • Local Government in Scotland: With Complete Statutory References by WHYTE, W.E.
    WHYTE, W.E.
    Local Government in Scotland: With Complete Statutory References

    Edinburgh & Glasgow: William Hodge & Co, Limited, 1925. First Edition. Publisher's burgundy cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Clean and bright inside with no marks. 692 pages. Text in English. 225 x 155 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). Première édition. Planches de toilé bordeaux de l'éditeur avec titre doré au dos. Intérieur propre et lumineux sans traces. 692 pages. Texte en anglais. 225 × 155 mm

    Book ID: 3456
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  • Madero Vida del Hombre Y Del Politico. by TARACENA, Alfonso
    TARACENA, Alfonso
    Madero Vida del Hombre Y Del Politico.

    Ediciones Botas, 1938. Second Edition. Part of the Hombres de Mexico series. Original soft cove. Clean and tidy with just a little marking to the covers. Cheap paper with a little darkening, but overall in very nice condition. Many pages uncut. xvi, 604, viii. pp. 190 by 125mm (7½ by 5 inches).

    Book ID: 2247
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  • Marvellous world war I German propaganda
    Maledetto Katzelmacker. by SCHMIDHAMMER, Arpad
    SCHMIDHAMMER, Arpad
    Maledetto Katzelmacker. Eine wunderschöne Räubergeschichte.

    Mainz: Jos. Scholz-Verlag. First edition. Circa 1916. Scholz' Künstler-Bilderbücher, no. 146. Hardback with colour illustrated front board, and blue cloth spine. Boards and internal pages clean and in very good condition. 20 unnumbered pages: with colour illustrations. 255 x 180 mm (10 x 7 inches). German text. Political propaganda / satire regarding Italy's part in the First World War. In Germany at the time, Italian craftsmen who made cooking utensils and spoons were known as "Katzelmacker", and this term became a disparaging term for all Italians.

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    Book ID: 4181
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  • Memoirs of Lewis the Fourteenth. by [Louis, Jean Raymond, comte de Gain de Montagnac]
    [Louis, Jean Raymond, comte de Gain de Montagnac]
    Memoirs of Lewis the Fourteenth. Written by himself and addressed to his son. Translated from the French.

    London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806. First edition of this scarce biography. At the time of cataloguing, there were not other original copies available for sale, and the last auction record we can find is from 1982. Allegedly the work of Lewis the Fourteenth (Louis XIV) the Sun King of France, but edited (and perhaps written) by the comte de Gain de Montagnac. Two volumes (complete). In the original publisher's pale blue/grey stiff card boards. contains Military memoirs, Correspondence of Lewis XIV, with Philip V., etc. Notes to the end of each volume. 18 pages of adverts (dated July 1st 1806) for recently published works. text in English. xvi, [ii], 268., 210, [ii], 16 pp. OCLC: 12425737. 230…

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    London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806. First edition of this scarce biography. At the time of cataloguing, there were not other original copies available for sale, and the last auction record we can find is from 1982. Allegedly the work of Lewis the Fourteenth (Louis XIV) the Sun King of France, but edited (and perhaps written) by the comte de Gain de Montagnac. Two volumes (complete). In the original publisher's pale blue/grey stiff card boards. contains Military memoirs, Correspondence of Lewis XIV, with Philip V., etc. Notes to the end of each volume. 18 pages of adverts (dated July 1st 1806) for recently published works. text in English. xvi, [ii], 268., 210, [ii], 16 pp. OCLC: 12425737. 230 by 150mm (9 by 6 inches). The paper covers to the spines have degraded and are no longer present. However the bindings are firm and strong. Some darkening / staining and light bumping to the boards. The boards are slightly loose to the text block (due to lack of spine cover). Internally clean throughout, but with intermittent foxing. Many pages uncut.

    . Première édition de cette biographie rare. Au moment du catalogage, il n'y avait pas d'autres exemplaires originaux disponibles à la vente, et la dernière vente aux enchères que nous avons trouvée date de 1982. Prétendument l'œuvre de Lewis le Quatorzième (Louis XIV) le Roi Soleil de France, mais édité (et peut-être écrit) par le comte de Gain de Montagnac. Deux volumes (complets). Dans les cartons rigides bleu pâle/gris de l'éditeur. Contient des mémoires militaires, la correspondance de Lewis XIV avec Philippe V, etc. Notes à la fin de chaque volume. 18 pages de publicités (datées du 1er juillet 1806) pour des ouvrages récemment publiés. texte en anglais. xvi, [ii], 268. 210, [ii], 16 pp. OCLC : 12425737. 230 par 150mm. Les couvertures en papier des dos se sont dégradées et n'existent plus. Cependant, les reliures sont fermes et solides. Les planches sont légèrement décollées du texte. Les planches sont légèrement détachées du bloc de texte (en raison de l'absence de la couverture du dos). L'intérieur est propre, mais il y a des rousseurs intermittentes. De nombreuses pages ne sont pas coupées.

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    Book ID: 3949
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  • Mexico and the Americans by JAMES, Daniel
    JAMES, Daniel
    Mexico and the Americans

    New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1963. First edition. In original dust jacket. Fascinating, both historically and in the present climate. In James' own words "a provocative analysis of the history of relations between Mexico and the United States on all levels - diplomatic, military, economic, and social - considered in terms of Mexico's developing nationalism and America's attitudes to it". 472 pp. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). Dust jacket has some light bumping and a very small nick to the top edge on the front. Inside the book is in a very good / fine condition. Freelance American journalist, Daniel James (b. 1914), covered Latin America during the Cold War years. His writings reflect two themes:…

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    New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1963. First edition. In original dust jacket. Fascinating, both historically and in the present climate. In James' own words "a provocative analysis of the history of relations between Mexico and the United States on all levels - diplomatic, military, economic, and social - considered in terms of Mexico's developing nationalism and America's attitudes to it". 472 pp. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). Dust jacket has some light bumping and a very small nick to the top edge on the front. Inside the book is in a very good / fine condition. Freelance American journalist, Daniel James (b. 1914), covered Latin America during the Cold War years. His writings reflect two themes: 1) that the region had become a primary target for Soviet aggression against interests of the United States; and 2) that American policies had failed to reflect the importance of the region to the United States. The author of hundreds of columns, articles and at least four books on these topics, including: "Red design for the Americas: Guatemala prelude" (1954), James first went to Latin America in 1953. He described Communist activity in Guatemala and in British Guiana in articles published in that year. James continued to publish articles reflecting his favorite themes in "Harper's," "The Saturday Evening Post," and the "London Observer." Later, he prepared a study of U.S. business activities in Mexico for the United States Embassy and the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (1956). From 1955 through 1967 Daniel James was a syndicated columnist for the Hearst Newspapers and SPADEA, publishing his views under the title: "Dateline Latin America." During the 1960s he published: "Cuba: the first Soviet satellite in the Americas" (1961); "Mexico and the Americas" (1963); and, "Che Guevara; A biography" (1969), the last written with the aid of diaries found when their Guevara was killed while trying to start a Communist revolution in Bolivia (1967). Subsequently, James was for four years a tourism director in Mexico City (1974-1978). After 1987 he operated the Mexico-United States Institute in Washington, D.C.

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    Book ID: 2075
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  • Mon Village, ceux qui n'oublient pas. by HANSI
    HANSI
    Mon Village, ceux qui n'oublient pas. Images et commentaires par l'oncle Hansi.

    H. Floury éditeur, bould des Capucines s.d, 1913. Deluxe first edition. 'Oncle Hansi' pseudonym of Jean Jacques Waltz. Light blue hardback binding. Title and author in gilt and black. Patterned endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout; many full page. Text in French. Printed using a variety of chromolithography and over laid half tones. Page edges red. Front board with some mold damage near spine, but otherwise in good shape and clean. [iv], 31, [iv] pp. 250 x 330 mm (9¾ x13 inches).

    Jean-Jacques Waltz was born in Colmar in 1873. He was a French caricaturist known for his satirical work particularly depicting German tourists. This book illustrates his pro-French Alsatian feelings on Germany's annexation of the Alsace region. Hansi was imprisoned…

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    H. Floury éditeur, bould des Capucines s.d, 1913. Deluxe first edition. 'Oncle Hansi' pseudonym of Jean Jacques Waltz. Light blue hardback binding. Title and author in gilt and black. Patterned endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout; many full page. Text in French. Printed using a variety of chromolithography and over laid half tones. Page edges red. Front board with some mold damage near spine, but otherwise in good shape and clean. [iv], 31, [iv] pp. 250 x 330 mm (9¾ x13 inches).

    Jean-Jacques Waltz was born in Colmar in 1873. He was a French caricaturist known for his satirical work particularly depicting German tourists. This book illustrates his pro-French Alsatian feelings on Germany's annexation of the Alsace region. Hansi was imprisoned several times by the German authorities, culminating in a one-year prison sentence in 1914.

    . Édition de luxe. 'Oncle Hansi' pseudonyme de Jean Jacques Waltz. Reliure cartonnée bleu clair. Titre et auteur en dorure et noir. Gardes à motifs. Illustrations en couleur tout au long ; plusieurs pleine page. Imprimé à l'aide d'une variété de chromolithographie et de demi-teintes superposées. Bords de page rouges. Plat avant avec quelques dommages de moisissure près de la colonne vertébrale, mais sinon en bon état et propre. [iv], 31, [iv] p. 250 x 330 mm

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    Book ID: 3706
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  • New India, or India in transition by STEDMAN COTTON, Sir Henry John
    STEDMAN COTTON, Sir Henry John
    New India, or India in transition

    London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. New and revised edition from 1904. First edition was 1885. Hardback in publisher's cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Written to draw attention to the great changes - political, religious and social - taking place in India in the late 19th / early 20th century. Boards are a little darkened, but inside is clean and tidy. ix, 251 pp. 200 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches). Nouvelle édition révisée de 1904. La première édition date de 1885. Livre relié en toile de l'éditeur. Titres dorés au dos. Écrit pour attirer l'attention sur les grands changements - politiques, religieux et sociaux - qui ont eu lieu en Inde à la fin du XIXe…

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    London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. New and revised edition from 1904. First edition was 1885. Hardback in publisher's cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Written to draw attention to the great changes - political, religious and social - taking place in India in the late 19th / early 20th century. Boards are a little darkened, but inside is clean and tidy. ix, 251 pp. 200 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches). Nouvelle édition révisée de 1904. La première édition date de 1885. Livre relié en toile de l'éditeur. Titres dorés au dos. Écrit pour attirer l'attention sur les grands changements - politiques, religieux et sociaux - qui ont eu lieu en Inde à la fin du XIXe siècle et au début du XXe siècle. Les plats sont un peu assombris, mais l'intérieur est propre et bien rangé. ix, 251 pp. 200 x 130 mm

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    Book ID: 4302
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  • Observations on Various Publications which have Issued From the Press During the Last Twenty Five Years on The Coronation Oath Taken by the Kings of England by [ANON]
    [ANON]
    Observations on Various Publications which have Issued From the Press During the Last Twenty Five Years on The Coronation Oath Taken by the Kings of England

    Edition: First Edition

    London: Joseph Booker, No. 61, New Bond Street: 1825. First edition. A very nice copy of this ephemeral item. A single sheet, printed and folded into eight pages - uncut. There is a little foxing to the sheet, and a fractional darkening to the page edges. Clear and clean type. An anonymous essay, looking at the "Roman Catholic Question" following the Union of Great Britain with Ireland. 8 pp. Single sheet, folded and uncut.

    Book ID: 1042
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  • Opstellen over vakbeweging. Jeugd Biblioteek - Deel 2. by STENHUIS, R.
    STENHUIS, R.
    Opstellen over vakbeweging. Jeugd Biblioteek - Deel 2. Omslag Jugendstil van Fré Cohen.

    Amsterdam: Centrale van Arbeidersjeugdverenigingen, 1923. First edition. Softback, with cover design and header by Fré Cohen. Cohen was a Dutch graphic artist and illustrator who famously illustrated all the works for the Centrale van Arbeidersjeugdverenigingen - later known as the AJC. Covers and contents are delicate and age toned. There is a neat previous owner's name to the front, but overall this is a good example. 83 pages. 195 x 135 mm (7¾ x 5¼ inches).

    Book ID: 3074
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  • Parliament for Europe. by MARQUAND, David
    MARQUAND, David
    Parliament for Europe.

    Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1979. First edition hardback in original unclipped dust jacket. David Marquand is an academic and former Member of Parliament. Marquand resigned his seat to work as Chief Advisor (1977 to 1978) to his mentor Roy Jenkins who had been appointed President of the European Commission. This is one of several books of this type that were published in the late 1970s on direct elections and the European Parliament. Adopting a pro-community position, Marquand picks up on a number of themes, and, in a highly readable, talkative manner, gives his point of view on accepted myths concerning the Community and direct elections. Both dust jacket and book are in a very good condition. 147 pages (including index). 225 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

    Book ID: 3583
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  • Partners in Diplomacy by SMEDLEY, Beryl
    SMEDLEY, Beryl
    Partners in Diplomacy

    Ferring, Sussex: The Harley Press, 1990. Signed by the author to title page. First edition hardback in original unclipped dust jacket. With many b/w photos. The author, Lady Smedley (herself the wife of a British diplomat) tells the stories of nearly 300 years' worth of women who supported their diplomatic husbands - and some who didn't! 214 pages. 240 x 160 mm (9½ x 6¼ inches).

    Book ID: 3670
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  • Paul Robeson. The Life and Times of a Free Black Man. by HAMILTON, Virginia
    HAMILTON, Virginia
    Paul Robeson. The Life and Times of a Free Black Man.

    New York: Harper & Row, 1974. First Edition. Hardback, in original unclipped dust jacket. Brings to life the legendary athlete, lawyer, actor, singer, scholar, and activist, who passionately believed in equality for all, and wasn't afraid to say as much in his efforts to defend the rights and interests of black Americans. In good overall condition, with some rubbing to the dust jacket - shown in photographs. xvi, 217 pp. 215 x 150 mm (8½ x 6 inches).

    . Première édition. Livre relié, dans sa jaquette d'origine non décousue. Fait revivre le légendaire athlète, avocat, acteur, chanteur, érudit et activiste, qui croyait passionnément en l'égalité pour tous et n'avait pas peur de le dire dans ses efforts pour défendre…

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    New York: Harper & Row, 1974. First Edition. Hardback, in original unclipped dust jacket. Brings to life the legendary athlete, lawyer, actor, singer, scholar, and activist, who passionately believed in equality for all, and wasn't afraid to say as much in his efforts to defend the rights and interests of black Americans. In good overall condition, with some rubbing to the dust jacket - shown in photographs. xvi, 217 pp. 215 x 150 mm (8½ x 6 inches).

    . Première édition. Livre relié, dans sa jaquette d'origine non décousue. Fait revivre le légendaire athlète, avocat, acteur, chanteur, érudit et activiste, qui croyait passionnément en l'égalité pour tous et n'avait pas peur de le dire dans ses efforts pour défendre les droits et les intérêts des Noirs américains. En bon état général, avec quelques frottements sur la jaquette - illustrés par des photographies. xvi, 217 pp. 215 x 150 mm

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  • Péripéties cynégétiques de Mr Mac-Aron intrépide sportsman by NIDRACH
    NIDRACH
    Péripéties cynégétiques de Mr Mac-Aron intrépide sportsman

    Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1881. A attractive copy of this first edition work of political caricature. 32 full page illustrated plates (including the title) 8 of them in colour. There is a further colour plate tipped onto the front board. The boards are clean, with a little darkening / foxing to the plate. Some rubbing with surface loss to the rear panel. Internally mostly clean and tidy. The title page has some darkening / dirt, and there are a few light foxing spots, but overall in very good condition. The end papers and paste downs are possibly renewed, so some restoration may have occurred. If so, this was some time ago, as a small old gilt bookseller's label is on…

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    Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1881. A attractive copy of this first edition work of political caricature. 32 full page illustrated plates (including the title) 8 of them in colour. There is a further colour plate tipped onto the front board. The boards are clean, with a little darkening / foxing to the plate. Some rubbing with surface loss to the rear panel. Internally mostly clean and tidy. The title page has some darkening / dirt, and there are a few light foxing spots, but overall in very good condition. The end papers and paste downs are possibly renewed, so some restoration may have occurred. If so, this was some time ago, as a small old gilt bookseller's label is on the end paper. 32pp. 260 by 390mm (10¼ by 15¼ inches).

    A parody of someone who wants to be more than he is - and taking France as wanting to be more English that England. Mac-Aron indulges in horse racing, boxing, polo, horseback riding and finally hunting with amusing results. Bel exemplaire de cette première édition d'ouvrage de caricature politique. 32 planches illustrées à pleine page (titre compris) dont 8 en couleurs. Il y a une autre plaque de couleur inclinée sur le panneau avant. Les planches sont propres, avec un peu de noircissement/rousseur à la plaque. Quelques frottements avec perte de surface sur le panneau arrière. Intérieurement propre et bien rangé. La page de titre a quelques assombrissements / salissures, et il y a quelques légères taches de rousseur, mais dans l'ensemble en très bon état. Les papiers de garde et les contrecollages sont peut-être renouvelés, il se peut donc qu'une restauration ait eu lieu. Si oui, c'était il y a quelque temps, car une petite étiquette dorée de libraire se trouve sur le papier de garde. 32pp. 260 par 390 mm.

    Une parodie de quelqu'un qui veut être plus qu'il n'est - et prenant la France comme voulant être plus anglaise que l'Angleterre. Mac-Aron s'adonne aux courses hippiques, à la boxe, au polo, à l'équitation et enfin à la chasse avec des résultats amusants.

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    Book ID: 3476
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  • Police Academy, Hamanskraal, South Africa, 1978. Colonel S.J. MALAN, Director of the Police School for Black people, with trainees. by ATTAR, Abbas
    ATTAR, Abbas
    Police Academy, Hamanskraal, South Africa, 1978. Colonel S.J. MALAN, Director of the Police School for Black people, with trainees.

    Magnum / Abbas Photos Association, 2020. A Magnum square print, by Abbas Attar, better known by his mononym Abbas. Abbas was an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism. This particular image came to symbolise apartheid in South Africa to audiences across the world. It shows a white colonel from the black police academy in his uniform with his trainees behind him. The trainees are lined up behind him in rows, wearing nothing but shorts and plimsols. Each year Magnum produce a limited run of photographs in this square print format. They are limited not by number, but by the length of time they are on sale. Photo in perfect condition. 150 x 150 mm (6 x 6 inches).

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    Magnum / Abbas Photos Association, 2020. A Magnum square print, by Abbas Attar, better known by his mononym Abbas. Abbas was an Iranian photographer known for his photojournalism. This particular image came to symbolise apartheid in South Africa to audiences across the world. It shows a white colonel from the black police academy in his uniform with his trainees behind him. The trainees are lined up behind him in rows, wearing nothing but shorts and plimsols. Each year Magnum produce a limited run of photographs in this square print format. They are limited not by number, but by the length of time they are on sale. Photo in perfect condition. 150 x 150 mm (6 x 6 inches).

    A note on the verso says: In 1999, I met the director of this police academy again, this time in the B&B he ran with his family in Stellenbosch. A television channel had sought him out for a program on the photos that marked our time. It was not the uniform-and-stick Colonel that I found, it was the retired police general Stephanus Jacobus Malan. "This picture was taken from my South Africa story, originally published in 1978 by newspapers and magazines around the world; it became one of the symbols of apartheid. A photographer friend informed me later that someone from the South African Embassy in Paris told him that this photo did them more harm than an armed division of enemies. It's the greatest compliment a photographer can receive. Police academy. Hamanskraal, South Africa. 1978. The man whose face had become, over the years, and defiantly, an icon of apartheid, was an affable, courteous man with exquisite hospitality. What was the moral responsibility of the photographer? I had not photographed the man in 1978, but the uniform that personified the apartheid regime." From the photographer's own notes.

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    Book ID: 3992
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  • Political Communications: The general election campaign of 1987 by CREWE, Ivor; HARROP, Martin
    CREWE, Ivor; HARROP, Martin
    Political Communications: The general election campaign of 1987

    Press Syndicate of the University of the University of Cambridge, 1989. First Edition. Hardback blue cloth, in original unclipped dust jacket. This book examines that process of political communication in the 1987 election. It is organised into eight parts: 1. The Electoral Setting; 2. The View from the Parties; 3. The Selling of the Parties; 4. The Performance of the Media; 5. Television; 6. The Role of the Local Media; 7. Opinion Polls; 8. Pressure Group Communication. A mix of academic research, expert experience and personal reflection, the chapters are written not only by academic scholars but by professionals from the worlds of advertising, polling, party organisation, press and television, and include pieces on the Conservative Party's campaign by…

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    Press Syndicate of the University of the University of Cambridge, 1989. First Edition. Hardback blue cloth, in original unclipped dust jacket. This book examines that process of political communication in the 1987 election. It is organised into eight parts: 1. The Electoral Setting; 2. The View from the Parties; 3. The Selling of the Parties; 4. The Performance of the Media; 5. Television; 6. The Role of the Local Media; 7. Opinion Polls; 8. Pressure Group Communication. A mix of academic research, expert experience and personal reflection, the chapters are written not only by academic scholars but by professionals from the worlds of advertising, polling, party organisation, press and television, and include pieces on the Conservative Party's campaign by its chairman at the time, Norman Tebbit, on the Labour Party's campaign by its Director of Communications, Peter Mandelson, and on the interviewing of political leaders by Sir Robin Day. Special attention is paid to the innovations that marked the 1987 campaign, including the celebrated Kinnock party election broadcast, the computerisation of constituency electioneering, equal broadcasting time for the three main parties, the eruption of constituency polling, and the TV 87 campaign for tactical voting. Dust jacket has some very light rubbing, and a little darkening to inside flaps. Overall in very good, clean condition. xv, 316 pp. 235 x 160 mm (9¼ x 6¼ inches). Première édition. Livre relié en toile bleue, sous jaquette d'origine non fermée. Ce livre examine le processus de communication politique lors des élections de 1987. Il est organisé en huit parties : 1. le contexte électoral ; 2. le point de vue des partis ; 3. la vente des partis ; 4. la performance des médias ; 5. la télévision ; 6. le rôle des médias locaux ; 7. les sondages d'opinion ; 8. la communication des groupes de pression. Mélange de recherches universitaires, d'expériences d'experts et de réflexions personnelles, les chapitres sont rédigés non seulement par des universitaires mais aussi par des professionnels du monde de la publicité, des sondages, de l'organisation des partis, de la presse et de la télévision. Ils comprennent des articles sur la campagne du parti conservateur rédigés par son président de l'époque, Norman Tebbit, sur la campagne du parti travailliste rédigés par son directeur de la communication, Peter Mandelson, et sur l'interview des dirigeants politiques rédigés par Sir Robin Day. Une attention particulière est accordée aux innovations qui ont marqué la campagne de 1987, notamment la célèbre émission électorale du parti de Kinnock, l'informatisation de la propagande électorale dans les circonscriptions, l'égalité du temps d'antenne pour les trois principaux partis, l'irruption des sondages dans les circonscriptions et la campagne de TV 87 pour le vote tactique. La jaquette présente de très légers frottements et un léger assombrissement à l'intérieur des rabats. Dans l'ensemble, l'ouvrage est en très bon état et propre. xv, 316 pp. 235 x 160 mm

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  • Polska Karykatura Polityczna - La Caricature politique polonaise - Polish political caricature by LENICA (Jan); MARIANOWICZ (Antoni); SZELAG (Maria) [Editors]
    LENICA (Jan); MARIANOWICZ (Antoni); SZELAG (Maria) [Editors]
    Polska Karykatura Polityczna - La Caricature politique polonaise - Polish political caricature

    Warsaw: Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Czytelnik". A very nice set of these Polish political caricatures from 1951. Four language edition, with text in Polish, Russian, French and English. This is the Second Edition of this work, first published the previous year. The whole contains a stiff (and anonymous) hardback portfolio folder, which holds a 24 page introductory booklet, a stiff card title page and 71 colour or black and white card caricature leaves. Believed fully complete. Conforms to OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 829888778. All the elements are in good, clean condition, with a touch of darkening to the pages only. A little edge wear to the folder. The cartoons are mainly attacking the west, and the introduction acknowledges that they…

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    Warsaw: Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza "Czytelnik". A very nice set of these Polish political caricatures from 1951. Four language edition, with text in Polish, Russian, French and English. This is the Second Edition of this work, first published the previous year. The whole contains a stiff (and anonymous) hardback portfolio folder, which holds a 24 page introductory booklet, a stiff card title page and 71 colour or black and white card caricature leaves. Believed fully complete. Conforms to OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 829888778. All the elements are in good, clean condition, with a touch of darkening to the pages only. A little edge wear to the folder. The cartoons are mainly attacking the west, and the introduction acknowledges that they follow a "Common advancing front with Soviet Caricature." where the enemy is "The enemy of Peace" mainly identified with the USA. 21, [3] pp., [1], [71] pp. 295 x 210 mm (11½ x 8¼ inches).

    . Un très bel ensemble de ces caricatures politiques polonaises de 1951. Édition en quatre langues, avec un texte en polonais, russe, français et anglais. Il s'agit de la deuxième édition de cet ouvrage, publié pour la première fois l'année précédente. L'ensemble contient une chemise cartonnée rigide (et anonyme), qui contient un livret d'introduction de 24 pages, une page de titre cartonnée rigide et 71 feuilles de caricatures cartonnées en couleur ou en noir et blanc. On pense que l'ouvrage est complet. Conforme au numéro OCLC / identificateur unique : 829888778. Tous les éléments sont en bon état, propres, avec un peu de noircissement sur les pages seulement. Un peu d'usure sur les bords de la chemise. Les caricatures attaquent principalement l'Occident et l'introduction reconnaît qu'elles suivent un "front commun avec la caricature soviétique" où l'ennemi est "l'ennemi de la paix" identifié principalement aux États-Unis. 21, [3] pp, [1], [71] pp. 295 x 210 mm

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  • Rowlandson the Caricaturist: A Selection from His Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of His Famous Caricatures and a Sketch of His Life, Times, and Contemporaries by GREGO, Joseph.
    GREGO, Joseph.
    Rowlandson the Caricaturist: A Selection from His Works with Anecdotal Descriptions of His Famous Caricatures and a Sketch of His Life, Times, and Contemporaries

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1880. A very nice First Edition of this two volume selection of Rowlandson's work.Half red leather over red buckram boards. The leather is bright and profusely decorated in gilt. The boards are a little rubbed and have moderate marking to them. An attractive set. Armourial bookplates to the inside board of each volume. Volume two has splitting to the front hinge with some loss of end paper surface, but still holding well. Both volumes have light to moderate foxing to them. A "biographical sketch" of Rowlandson is followed by a detailed chronological study of his caricatures. There is a useful "chronological summary of subjects, social and political caricatures, engraved by or after Thomas Rowlandson" An…

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    London: Chatto & Windus, 1880. A very nice First Edition of this two volume selection of Rowlandson's work.Half red leather over red buckram boards. The leather is bright and profusely decorated in gilt. The boards are a little rubbed and have moderate marking to them. An attractive set. Armourial bookplates to the inside board of each volume. Volume two has splitting to the front hinge with some loss of end paper surface, but still holding well. Both volumes have light to moderate foxing to them. A "biographical sketch" of Rowlandson is followed by a detailed chronological study of his caricatures. There is a useful "chronological summary of subjects, social and political caricatures, engraved by or after Thomas Rowlandson" An essential addition to any Rowlandson collection. xv, 378., xi, 454 pp. 290 by 230mm (11½ by 9 inches).

    . Un très bel exemplaire de cette sélection en deux volumes de l'œuvre de Rowlandson. Demi-cuir rouge sur des planches de bougran rouge. Le cuir est brillant et abondamment décoré de dorures. Les planches sont un peu frottées et portent des marques modérées. Un ensemble attrayant. Un ex-libris armorié figure à l'intérieur de chaque volume. Le volume 2 présente une fissure à la charnière avant avec une perte de la surface du papier de fin, mais il tient encore bien. Les deux volumes présentent des rousseurs légères à modérées. Une "esquisse biographique" de Rowlandson est suivie d'une étude chronologique détaillée de ses caricatures. Un résumé chronologique des sujets, des caricatures sociales et politiques, gravées par ou d'après Thomas Rowlandson, est également utile. 290 x 230 mm

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    Book ID: 4077
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  • Self - Portrait: U.S.A. by DUNCAN, David Douglas
    DUNCAN, David Douglas
    Self - Portrait: U.S.A.

    New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1969. 325 fascinating b/w photographs giving a unique and intimate insight in to the Republican and Democratic conventions of 1968. In publisher's blue/green cloth with gilt, inside its dust jacket. Very good condition dust jacket, with lightly bumped corners (one has a very small closed tear shown in photographs). Book itself is in a fine condition. David Douglas Duncan was an American photojournalist renowned for his photographs of combat situations in the Vietnam War, during which he was an officer in the Marine Corps. His camera of choice was the Nikon F. This was Nikon's first SLR camera, and one of the most advanced cameras of its day. 240 pages. 360 x 285 mm (14¼ x 11¼ inches).

    Book ID: 2560
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  • Short sketches of eminent men of the North of England. by NOBLE, Mark
    NOBLE, Mark
    Short sketches of eminent men of the North of England.

    Newcastle Upon Tyne: Andrew Reid, 1885. Scarce. First Edition. Previously published as articles in the 'Consett Guardian'. Copac lists only two holdings - Newcastle and Oxford. Disbound, but the text block is complete and holding well (Has more the appearance of a tract). Has some age toning, and spots of foxing. Concise biographies of characters such as the "Father of Railways" George Stephenson, former Prime Minister Earl Grey, engineer and industrialist William George Armstrong (1st Baron Armstrong), Victorian ironmaster Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, and others. 160 pages. 185 x 125 mm (7¼ x 5 inches).

    Book ID: 3029
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  • Some Historical Account of Guinea, its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants. by BENEZET, Anthony.
    BENEZET, Anthony.
    Some Historical Account of Guinea, its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of its Inhabitants. With An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, its Nature, and Lamentable effects.

    London: J. Phillips, 1788. New Edition (Second British Edition). Recent quarter leather with marbled boards. Gilt titles. New end papers. Half title, title, contents, biography of author, introduction and text. To the end there is a leaf of adverts on the subject of slavery from Phillips. In very nice condition. The quarter calf is clean and tidy, with just a touch of handling. The edges of the marbled boards are slightly rubbed, but overall in very good clean condition. Internally clean and tidy throughout, with just a touch of foxing to the pages.
    An important early American publication against the slave trade. Benezet (1713-1784) was born in Picardy, France. His family moved to London following the edict of…

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    London: J. Phillips, 1788. New Edition (Second British Edition). Recent quarter leather with marbled boards. Gilt titles. New end papers. Half title, title, contents, biography of author, introduction and text. To the end there is a leaf of adverts on the subject of slavery from Phillips. In very nice condition. The quarter calf is clean and tidy, with just a touch of handling. The edges of the marbled boards are slightly rubbed, but overall in very good clean condition. Internally clean and tidy throughout, with just a touch of foxing to the pages.
    An important early American publication against the slave trade. Benezet (1713-1784) was born in Picardy, France. His family moved to London following the edict of Nantz, which was against Protestants in France. The family moved to Philadelphia in 1731, and shortly after he converted to Quakerism. He is described in the Library Company Afro- Americana catalogue (Item 44) as "the colonial anchor-man of the Anglo- American anti-slavery axis." Benezet worked ceaselessly to have slavery abolished by the colonial legislatures, and corresponded with Granville Sharp, one of the most important English abolitionists. 131 + advert leaf pp. Nouvelle édition (deuxième édition britannique). Quartier récent en cuir à plats marbrés. Titres dorés. Nouveaux papiers de fin. Faux-titre, titre, contenu, biographie de l'auteur, introduction et texte. À la fin, il y a une feuille d'annonces sur le sujet de l'esclavage de Phillips. En très bon état. Le quart de veau est propre et bien rangé, avec juste une touche de manipulation. Les bords des plats marbrés sont légèrement frottés, mais globalement en très bon état de propreté. Intérieurement propre et bien rangé, avec juste une touche de rousseur sur les pages. Une importante publication américaine ancienne contre la traite des esclaves. Benezet (1713-1784) est né en Picardie, en France. Sa famille a déménagé à Londres à la suite de l'édit de Nantz, qui était contre les protestants en France. La famille a déménagé à Philadelphie en 1731, et peu de temps après il s'est converti au quakerisme. Il est décrit dans le catalogue de la Library Company Afro-Americana (article 44) comme « l'homme d'ancrage colonial de l'axe anti-esclavagiste anglo-américain ». Benezet travailla sans relâche pour faire abolir l'esclavage par les législatures coloniales, et correspondit avec Granville Sharp, l'un des plus importants abolitionnistes anglais. 131 pages.

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    Book ID: 1625
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