Morris Charles Captain (5 results)

Single sheet. Condition: Very Good. Single sheet folded twice to 9.5 x 4.5 in. A poem by Charles Morris (1745-1838), here reprinted by Hal Marchbanks, proprietor of the Marchbanks Press, as his 1926 Christmas greeting for his friends. Printed on three sides. Very good copy; small light stain at the top.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Red covers illustrated with gold, black and orange. Spine is slightly sun faded. Corners are lightly bumped and worn, wear to edges and spine ends. Contains all 12 listed colour plates including the fold out frontis 'Marvels of the Microphone' and many more black and white illustrations. Light foxing to end-papers, front end-papers have repeated purple ink stamp with previous owners name and address. Pages are clean, paper is a little darkened, plates are clean and bright. Binding is sound. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 08120124031. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Two volumes. Small octavo (194mm x 124mm). 335p + 343p. Beautifully bound in full calf, gilt fillet and rolled borders to the boards, the spine with raised bands, two contrasting lettering pieces, all edges brilliant smooth gilt. All joints are sound.Small flaw to front endpaper of vol one at top of hinge but this otherwise a fine set. With a small case and shelf number label to front pastedown of each volume - possibly ex-Duke of Devonshire's library, books from which have a very similar label. **** A most uncommon work of verse by Charles Morris ? convivial poet, songwriter, and wit of late Georgian London; long celebrated as "Captain Morris of the Life Guards." A central figure in the club and tavern culture of Londons, he served as bard to the Sublime Society of Beef Steaks and moved in the theatrical Whig circles of Covent Garden and St James's. Best known through Lyra Urbanica, Morris belongs to the now largely vanished tradition of Georgian convivial verse which was in marked contrast to the Romantics. Though immensely popular in his own lifetime, his reputation faded with the disappearance of the performative social world for which his songs were written.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Scarce. From the library of Christopher Foyle with the burgundy morocco gilt bookplate of W A FOYLE, Beeleigh Abbey to upper pastedown. Two volumes bounds as one. Full decorated leather with gilt lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Boards are generally in very good order. Very slight bumping to corners. Highly decorated spine. B/w frontispiece with tissue protection intact. Textblock is tight, bright and clean. Pagination: Vol One: [xx], 335 pp, Vol Two: [viii], 343 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 870g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 033754:1-J4) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall Language: ENG 870 G. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth; Sutcliffe, Norman; Gillett, F.; Forestier, A.; Peddie, Tom; De Walton, John; Carruthers, G.P.; Board, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Cowes, Dudley S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Dewar, W. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Paymaster's Dillemma - A story of American Army life in Manila; The "Place of the Evil Spirit" - The history of Strathcona National Park on Vancouver Island, with photos; The Blind Seer - A curious story of native "magic" in Egypt showing how a blind "wizard" undertook to discover a thief; Fighting the Dingo - The greatest menace to the prosperity of Australian sheep-farmers - with intersting photos; The Saving of Montague Smith - A West African, condemned to death, evades the death-penalty and turns his 'execution' into a roaring farce; On Patrol in Cannibal Papua - interesting leaves from the log of a Patrol Officer in primitive Papua - with fascinating photos; "Poppy" - A strange story from the wild Bushveld country of South Africa; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part III - Jack McLaren spent years settling on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula; At the End of a Rope - A tale from the oilfields of Venezuela; Two Men on a Raft - Two railroad workers try to navigate a swift stream in the Canadian Rockies on a raft; What Happened to Murphy - A young officer of the Burma Military Police sets out to find a Chinese gambling den in the jungle; Schearer's Man-Hunt - A vivid story about the dogged devotion to duty of a young "Wild Cat" (i.e. Pennsylvania State Policeman); In the Shadow of the Gallows - A timber-cruiser for the Conrad Martin Timber and Exporting Company, of San Francisco, wakes up to find his bed-fellow lying dead, stabbed in the heart with his knife; Some African Snake Stories - Patrick Bowen has been an explorer and hunter in Africa for thirty years. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this fascinating vintage issue.