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SIGNALLING FROM MARS
Written by Arthur Ransome; Hugh Brogan.
Stock no. 1328934
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Letters of Arthur Ransome. Selected and introduced by Hugh Brogan. B/w illustrations. 377 pages. ISBN: 0224042610. Spine slightly bumped. Some foxspots to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge worn.
CHARLES KINGSLEY: HIS LETTERS AND MEMORIES OF HIS LIFE
Written by F.E. Kingsley; Charles Kingsley.
Stock no. 1828489
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co..
1st thus
1883.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Cheaper Edition. Edited by his wife. Full leather binding, 5 raised bands to spine, gilt title and vignettes to spine. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w portrait as frontis. 364 pages including index. Minor rubbing to lower edge of rear board. Contemporary gift inscription dated December 20 1883 to fly leaf. Very few age related marks. Overall a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- LITERATURE
- CHILDRENS
- LETTERS
- LEATHER BINDING
SELECTED LETTERS OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Written by Charlotte Bronte; Margaret Smith.
Stock no. 1828384
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Edited by Margaret Smith. 169 letters from Charlotte Bronte. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780199205875. A lovely copy.
ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF THE MORRISES OF ANGLESEY (1735-1786) Vol. XLIX Part II
Written by Hugh Owen.
Stock no. 1327814
Published by The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion.
1949.
Good condition.
Beige cloth covers. 6" x 9". 981pp. A collection of greatly valued letters. Spine bumped, heavy bump to corner of front cover (also affects the top corners of the pages). Ex-libris plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Slight foxing to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- LETTERS
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE CORRESPONDENCE OF ELIZABETH STUART, QUEEN OF BOHEMIA VOLUME II 1632-1642
Written by Elizabeth Stuart; Nadine Akkerman.
Stock no. 1828096
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Volume II only (of 3 volumes). This book covers Elizabeth's life as a widow controlling regency during her eldest son's minority and imprisonment. Edited by Nadine Akkerman. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780199551088. Shelf-wear to top of spine. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else a lovely copy. Cream dustwrapper has a small closed tear (no loss) to lower front edge.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROYALTY
- LETTERS
THE LETTERS OF T.E. LAWRENCE
Written by T.E. Lawrence; David Garnett.
Stock no. 1828048
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1938.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
In this book the career of T.E. Lawrence from the time he was a schoolboy, interested in archaeology, until his death in 1935, is recorded almost entirely in his own words: in his letters and in unpublished secret documents and official reports. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. 896 pages including index. B/w photos and maps, some fold-out. Second impression. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards have a very slight grubby appearance. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby with a few marks, browned to spine, worn at corners & top & tail of spine.
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- BIOGRAPHY
- LETTERS
- MIDDLE EAST
- ARCHAEOLOGY
F.R. KENDALL: EXTRACT FROM LETTERS 1858-1865
Written by Franklin Richardson Kendall.
Stock no. 1826617
Published by P & O.
1st
1968.
Very good condition.
Franklin Richardson Kendall was born into a family with great naval traditions and joined the P & O Head Office in London. He remained with P & O for 50 years before retiring. This is a collection of selected extracts from letters written to his mother during the tumultous times of change between 1858 and 1866. Large format. Cloth spine, cream cardwraps with black title to front. Tipped in colour frontis of the Ripon leaving Southampton. B/w photos. 89 pages. A few light creases to covers. Covers are a little grubby from handling. Contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- POSTAL SERVICE
- LETTERS
- COMPANY HISTORY
MARY AND RICHARD: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND WAR
Written by Michael Burn.
Stock no. 1825876
Published by Arbor House; William Morrow.
1st USA
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Mary Booker and Richard Hillary. The story of one man's late wife's love for another man. Red cltoh spine with gilt title, grey paper boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 155710042X. Foxing to text block and minor foxing to prelims. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- RAF
- BIOGRAPHY
- LETTERS
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK
Written by Eve Knight.
Stock no. 1325023
Published by Cobden-Sanderson Ltd..
1st
1933.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An anthology of letters to children from illustrious persons (including Joseph Conrad, Alexandre Dumas, Hans Andersen, Catherine of Aragon, etc). Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 178 pages, top edge green, others untrimmed. Spine slightly bumped with some fading. Some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped, browned to spine with small stain to centre.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ACCOUNTS AND LETTERS OF THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH VOYAGES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Christopher Columbus; Paolo Emilio Taviani; Consuelo Varela; Juan Gil; Marina Conti; Luciano F. Farina; Marc A. Beckwith.
Stock no. 2140820
Published by Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Della Stato.
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Nuova Raccolta Columbiana - English Edition. In Two Parts. Large format. Fold-out maps. Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Assets. National Commission for the Celebration of the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America. ISBN: 8824038077. Contained in a very good slip case.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- LETTERS
- TRAVEL
- EXPLORATION
ORDNANCE SURVEY LETTERS MEATH
Written by Michael Herity; et al.
Stock no. 2140540
Published by Four Masters Press.
1st IRELAND
2001.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Meath collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1836. Green boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1903538033. Some spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- IRELAND
- MAPS
- LETTERS
- CARTOGRAPHY
- SURVEYING
NO PARACHUTE: A FIGHTER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Arthur Gould Lee.
Stock no. 1823951
Published by Jarrolds.
1st
1968.
Very good condition.
The letters in this volume were written in France in 1917 when the author was a pilot in No 46 Fighter Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. Dark mauve cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0090865901. Spine a little faded, board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned.
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AVIATION
- LETTERS
- BIOGRAPHY