Harry E Cecil (8 results)

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. This work presents magic tricks used by the author in the first part of the book, and the second section is made up of effects given to the author by well-known magicians. Illustrations are included. This copy is clean and solid. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, inscribed on the second page. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners bruised, some yellowing to white parts of jacket, not price clipped (£6.50), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 414pp, lavishly illustrated. Brigadier 'Peter' Lucas Phillips (1897-1984), was a heavily decorated was hero, best known for his war stories including 'Cockleshell Heroes' and the 'Greatest Raid', but also wrote gardening books, of which this one has become a gardening 'bible' for a generation of small house dwellers. Quite scarce in this first impression. Jacket photo of author's garden by Harry Smith (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A full page inscription on the first page by Harry E. Cecil to Magician Sid Lorraine who illustrated the book. Copy owned by Sid Lorraine with his bookplate on verso of front cover. An L-5-3, Lorraine's numbering system, at to of front cover. Chipping to top of front cover and a large chip to the back at the fore edge (covers are larger than text block). Sid Lorraine (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). 1st Edition. from the Androssan estate of Robert Montgomery Scott, son of Hope Montgomery Scott. inscribed to Luca and Frank from Mother 1916. unpaginated 104 pp. slight foxing and normal aging. hessian cloth with color illustration and black titles. square and tight w ribbon ties. George Wright; Cecil Aldin; Archibald Thorburn; Lewis Baumer; John Hassall; C.E. Brock; Arthur Rackham; Edwin Noble; Tom Browne; G.D. Amour; Fred Whiting; Will Owen; R.C. Carter; Lancelot Speed; J. Michael Brown; Cuthbert Bradley; Thomas Blinks, et al (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xi, 330 p. illus. 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0870551337; 9780870551338 LCCN: 72-96365 ; OCLC: 636498 ; LC: SB351.P3; Dewey: 641.3/5/6596 ; blue cloth without dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due, pocket ; Contents: Historical background -- World product ion and marketing of peanuts -- The culture of peanuts -- Harvesting, curing and shelling -- Storing peanuts -- Composition and nutritive value of peanuts -- Peanut butter -- Salted peanuts -- Peanut confections -- Peanut oil -- Technological developments in peanut uses -- Appendices. ; VG. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1940-1960. 4 Hardbacks in cloth boards, 2 paperbacks, no dustjackets. B/w illustrations and diagrams throughout. Not library copies, no inscriptions, 1 hardback has presentation bookplate to ffep. (38/2).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. An uncommon illustrated guest book and scrap book for hunting days, a charming work. An uncommon work.Comprising of forty-nine thick card leaves with printed illustrations from over twenty illustrators, with blank spaces intended to be filled by the photographs of the owner of the work.The illustrations in this work offer an insight into sporting and outdoor pursuits in the early twentieth century, depicting horses and dogs, from a variety of works.The printed illustrations include examples from C. E. Brock, Arthur Rackham and Lancelot Speed, with many being the work of Cecil Aldin.A wonderful collection of original illustrations depicting England's sporting past, compiled by J. Harry Savory.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine is a little discoloured. A few light spots to the cloth. Ribbon ties are in full working order. Internally, generally firmly bound, a couple of leaves are detached but present. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Very Good. Cecil Aldin; C. E. Brock; Arthur Rackham; Lancelot Speed et al (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A printed and delightfully illustrated guest book and scrap book, with numerous mounted contemporary photographs of sporting days and equestrian activities. An uncommon work.This 1907 publication consists of forty-seven thick card leaves with printed illustrations from over twenty illustrators, with blank spaces intended to be filled by the photographs of the owner of the work.Thirty-six contemporary photographs are mounted and loosely inserted.Many of these photographs, which offer a fantastic insight into sporting and outdoor pursuits in the early twentieth century, depict horses and dogs, while others included images of motor vehicles and horses and carts.A number of photographs depict large gatherings of foxhounds, preparing for hunts.The printed illustrations include examples from C. E. Brock, Arthur Rackham and Lancelot Speed, with many being the work of Cecil Aldin.Title page removed.A truly wonderful collection of original photographs illustrating England's sporting past. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Light discolouration to back strip head and tail, with handling marks to board heads and tails. Green cloth ties present and in full working order. Front hinge strained, and firmly held. Internally, binding strained throughout, and a touch tender to the centre. Title page removed. Light spotting and handling marks throughout. With thirty-six mounted and loosely inserted original photographs. Very Good. Cecil Aldin; C. E. Brock; Arthur Rackham; Lancelot Speed et al (illustrator). book.…