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The Remains of Henry Kirke White. (1813). FINE BINDING.
£160.00SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843). The Remains of Henry Kirke White. 8vo. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, 1813. PROVENANCE: Previous owner’s signature to volume 2 in a possibly contemporary hand. Henry Kirke White (1785-1806) was an English poet and hymn writer. Dying tragically at the age of 21 owing to tuberculosis, Kirke White lived in Wilford, Nottingham, where he drew poetic inspiration. In 1803 he published Clifton Grove, a Sketch in Verse, with other Poems dedicated to Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire. The work was considered controversial and Kirke White was greatly criticised for it. However he had support from the likes of Robert Southey who sent him a letter of encouragement. Southey edited this compilation of his poems and an account of his life. A fine, handsome two volume set in contemporary calf.
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Masters of English Music. (1896)
£30.00MILL HILL SCHOOL PRIZE BINDING WITH AN INTERESTING PROVENANCE.-
WILLEBY, Charles. Masters of English Music.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson… 1823.
£75.00BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, In Chronological Order. 4 volumes. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Johnson to volume 1. 2 folding tables. Interior: No half titles, occasional spotting, endpapers detaching/detached. Some pages mis-numbered- but present. Occasional tearing with loss to blank margins- not to text. Exterior: Full contemporary calf (boards and spines worn, one board hanging by a thread, boards loose/ detaching on other volumes). 8vo. London: J. Richardson & Co, 1823.
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Christopher North A Memoir of John Wilson. 1862.
£45.00GORDON, Mrs. [Mary]. Christopher North A Memoir of John Wilson. Compiled From Family Papers and Other Sources By His Daughter MRS. GORDON. 2 volumes, Frontispiece to volume 1. 8vo. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1862.
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Memoirs of Royal Ladies. 1861.
£55.00Female Royalty – HOLT, Emily Sarah. Memoirs of Royal Ladies. 2 volumes, engraved frontispieces to each volume. Interior: occasional spotting and light browning. PROVENANCE: J. H. Burton (bookplate to pastedowns of each volume- in vol 2. It is adhered to the rear pastedown- upside down). 8vo. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1861.
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Letters Written by the Late Earl of Chatham… 1804.
£25.00PITT, William, Earl of Chatham. Letters Written by the Late Earl of Chatham to his Nephew Thomas Pitt, Esq. 8vo. London, T. Payne, 1804.
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A Great Peace Maker… 1914.
£55.00GALLATIN, Count (Editor). A Great Peace Maker [.] The Diary of James Gallatin Secretary to Albert Gallatin U.S. Envoy to France and England 1813-1827 and Negotiator of the Treaty of Ghent. 10 plates (including frontispiece). PROVENANCE: ‘CLIVE 18.X.34’. Clive refers to Mervyn Horatio Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth, styled Viscount Clive (1904 – 1943) British peer and Royal Air Force Officer, who died tragically in 1943, leaving behind his wife Vida, who later married Brigadier Derek Schreiber- Chief of Staff to the Governor-General of Australia. 8vo. London: William Heinemann, 1914.
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The Life and Letters of Walter Farquhar Hook… 1878.
£110.00STEPHENS, W.R.W. The Life and Letters of Walter Farquhar Hook D.D. F.R.S. 2 volumes, frontispieces to both volumes. PROVENANCE: W. Carnelley, Fallowfield, Manchester (bookplate to front pastedowns). William Carnelley, (1823-1919) was a senior director and chairman of Rylands & Sons Ltd., one of the most important cotton manufacturers in Manchester during the 19th century. Throughout his 96 year life Carnelley was spinner, dyer, weaver, book-keeper, cashier, salesman, and buyer, eventually becoming director and then chairman of Rylands & Son. Walter Farquhar Hook ( 1798 -1875), was an eminent Victorian high churchman. 8vo. London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1878.
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Roger Bannister: The First Four Minutes. (2005)
£50.00BANNISTER, Roger (1929-2018). The First Four Minutes. Soft-cover (paperback edition). Featuring “Brand New Material for 50th Anniversary”. 8vo. Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing, 2005. SIGNED by Roger Bannister on the title page.
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Anita Loos. Kiss Hollywood Good-By. (1974)
£50.00LOOS, Anita (1889-1981). Kiss Hollywood Good-By. 8vo. New York: The Viking Press, 1974. SIGNED by Loos on the half title.
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Moses Brown Captain U.S.N. 1904.
£25.00MACLAY, Edgar Stanton. Moses Brown Captain U.S.N. Illustrations and maps as called for. PROVENANCE: Previous owner’s inscriptions to front endpaper. 8vo. New York: The Baker and Taylor Company, 1904.
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The Sexagenarian: or, The Recollections of a Literary Life. 1818.
£60.00[BELOE, William. (1756-1817)]. The Sexagenarian: or, The Recollections of a Literary Life. 2 volumes. (Occasional light spotting, occasional light soiling, occasional browning, one old paper repair at blank margin of a page, some tearing with minor loss to blank margins in places-without loss to text, otherwise a good copy). Contemporary half calf with marbled boards, red morocco title labels to spine, some wear to calf). 8vo. London: F.C and J. Rivington, 1818.
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Memoirs of the Life and Works of the Late Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair Bart. 1837.
£100.00Rare 2 volume set with additional piece of ephemera. SINCLAIR, Rev. John. (1797-1875). Memoirs of the Life and Works of the Late Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair Bart. By His Son The Rev. John Sinclair, M.A. 2 volumes. (Occasional light spotting, occasional tearing). Publisher’s half purple (?)(faded) cloth, with paper title labels to spines (text blocks broken in places throughout both volumes, bindings loose). Vol 1: [6], vi, ii, 362. Vol 2: [4], ii, 427 pp. 8vo. London: William Blackwood, 1837.
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ANNAND TAYLOR, Rachel. Leonardo The Florentine. 1927.
£60.00SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. ANNAND TAYLOR, Rachel (1876-1960). Leonardo The Florentine. 9 plates. (Occasional light spotting to text). Publisher’s blue cloth (corners bumped, minor wear) with cream pictorial dust-jacket (torn with loss, visible old paper repairs to front, spine and lower part of jacket). London: Richards Press, 1927.
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