D R Ransome (13 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Corners slightly bumped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series: Camden fifth series ; vol. 7. Physical description: 492p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Great Britain -- Politics and government (1603-1714). 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Corners slightly bumped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Series: Camden fifth series ; vol. 7. Physical description: 492p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Great Britain -- Politics and government (1603-1714). 1 Kg.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, 2nd impression. Filled with delights from favourite Authors. "William's Evening Out" Crompton; "The Adventurous Duck" & "Who Rang the Firebell" Blyton; "Saving the Rubber" Johns; "To the North Pole" Ransome; "Their First Circus" Streatfeild . to name but a few. a wonderful selection of content. Blue cloth. A lovely copy, filled with magic for your Bedtime reading! Quite uncommon now.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. xxii, [29] pp., folio (14 x 9 in.); burgundy cloth sides, title blocked in gilt on spine. Printed at the University Press, Cambridge. Includes 14 full-page facsimile pages and a full transcription, with corrections. The previously unpublished manuscript (from the Devonshire papers at Chatsworth House) of Nicholas Ferrar's pamphlet, which purpose was "to demonstrate the misgovernment of Sir Thomas Smith in the years before 1619 and thus to imply his unfitness to resume responsibiity for Virginia in 1624" (introduction, p. xx). Thomas Smith (1558?-1625) was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Viriginia Company from 1609-1620. With the bookplate of Roxbughe Club member Jayne Wrightsman. A fine copy. Barker 255.…

Burgundy quarter morocco and cloth, vellum corner tips, top edge gilt, folio, 36 cm xxii, 16 pp, [14] pp of facs. The Duke of Devonshire's preface states "The choice of subject, an unpublished manuscript about the Virginia Company and its struggles to establish the first permanent English settlement in North America, has more to do with my family, who were closely involved with the Company, than with the Chatsworth library and the collecting of books as such. The intricate story it reveals. of the bitter factional strife and intrigue that beset the Virginia company after its failure to reward investors as they had been led to expect, belies the manuscript's obscure appearance and slightly imperfect state. It brings into sharp focus, moreover, an incident from my family's past I had previously failed to take very seriously, and regarded simply as a case of hot temper or pride rather than, as it now appears, material self-interest. In July 1623 William, Lord Cavendish, later second earl of Devonshire, a zealous supporter of the faction Nicholas Ferrar seeks to promote in this pamphlet, quarrelled so violently with the earl of Warwick, who was in the opposite camp, that both men decided to cross the Channel to fight a duel. Perhaps fortunately for them, the King got wind of their intention and Cavendish was caught and detained at Shoreham, while Warwick, disguised as a merchant, escaped to the Netherlands, only to be discovered soon after at Ghent. The affair, apparently, then blew over, but it is clear that the struggle for control of the Virginia Company might easily, in this instance, have taken a more deadly turn". Fine. Formerly Edward Brudenell's copy (his name printed in red in the List of Members).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 36 x 22.5 cm. xxii pp introduction followed by 16 pp of text with each of those pages facing a facsimile of the original 17th century document that it is transcribed from. Folding-sheet laid-in describing/advertising the work. Bound into full maroon buckram and printed on Old Dutch Laid paper. Limited to 300 copies by Bernard Quaritch Ltd.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1920 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 126 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 126 Language: English.…