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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. This is the actual school book owned by Thomas Hughes who wrote the autobiographical work "Tom Brown's Schooldays" about his days at Rugby. The book is "Aristotles De Rhetorica" and was published in 1833, the same year that Thomas Hughes went to Rugby. At the top of the title page it is signed "Thos Hughes Rugby". What is more interesting is that this book contains interleaving blank pages for translation. The first few pages contain the diligent translation efforts of Hughes. However Hughes was no great scholar despite the personal tutoring he received on his Aristotle from Dr Arnold and subsequent pages contain the sketches & doodlings of Hughes. There are about thirty drawings all told in the book by Hughes. There are boxers, as one would expect, because in Tom Browns schooldays Hughes wrote about the current boxing matches and he became a good amateur boxer himself. There are carriage drivers, horses (reminiscent of the white Horse an influence on Hughes from his native Berkshire) and hunting. There are also characters including an in idle smoking youth, Flashman perhaps. Most interesting is a little doodle entitled "Donnington Priory", which is where in fact Thomas Hughes lived as a boy. One can imagine the homesick boy doodling in his schoolbook as Dr Arnold quoted at length on Aristotle's philosophy. To me this book represents a piece of the English Speaking worlds cultural history. It is Tom Brown's own book. It is our only insight into Hughes as a boy and a newly discovered glimpse into a lost world. It is Hughes as a boy who was to become an important populariser of the English public school and the English way of life. In his later life he became a socialist and founded his own town "Rugby" in the USA. Tom Brown's Schooldays is probably the most important & popular boys school story ever and this book represents the real Tom Brown. Book.

Folded. Condition: Poor. First. Folio. A folded map possibly 17thC could be the Nicholls map. Possibly only part of the map. This measures 11" by 18". No idea of the price Open to offers perhaps. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The 4 books are in a cardboard case held together with two pegs 4 Chinese concertina books on acupuncture Each has 10 leaves on thick cardboard with text and a diagram with an acupuncture point and a little diagram of a rabbit & a toad Late 19thC. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Second edition. About 500 to 1500 of these large maps in 3 map chests. Some have land registry colouring of land boundaries. Some are untouched. Surveyed in 1882 revised in 1905 and printed as second edition in 1905. Some are reprints of the second edition from 1941 & 1925 and some are 1905. Some are canvas backed, others are paper. This is a fairly comprehensive and extensive collection of the area of Devon around plymouth. For sale as a lot. Ideal for a library or college. Price depends on the number ( I haven't counted them) and will be £10 per map. Carriage can be arranged in UK. A buyer abroad would have to arrange collection. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: G+. Paul Filocamus (illustrator). First Edition. 4to. 3 items bound in one volume. A very good copy for its age. full vellum - yellowed with minor soiling, with more modern leather/gilt titling on spine. slight upward bow to covers. po bookplate and a few pencil notes on front pastedown, which has some bubbling, has possibly been re-stuck. some light foxing and minor blemishes. Il natale 222pp; annotazioni (poss 2nd ed?) 194pp + alledoria 14pp + errore 2pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The student was N Casswell of 24 Thurlow Rd London NW3. But also mentioned is Edna Crampton Regent St. The notebook which is in pencil begins Matthew 6 The Lords Payer in an Octave. "The right approach to prayer is through Self-remembering". etc "Cosmoses" "Seven Cosmoses- corresponding very nearly to the ring of creation". Notes from a programme of teaching running fron September 1934 to February 1936. Who the Tutor was is unclear, perhaps Ouspensky, Gurdjieff or Orage, JG Bennett, Maurice Nicoll or perhaps Jane Heap, an American publisher who moved in 1935 to London to set up a new study group. Mention of a "Sub Group". Mention of Kundalini a imagination which is definately a Gurdjieffian concept. Lots of diagrams on Hydrogen, octaves etc which I have never seen before. Drawing of an Ennagram. Contains what is probably a unique document relating to Gurdjieff, much of which is probably unique & lost. This diary and other non related notebooks were in several boxes of gurdjieffian books purchased in a surrey auction house in the 1990's. According to Yale University T I Casswell wrote "Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and Nicoll - A Living Teaching?" but it appears not to have been published. Reference to Casswell is apparently to be found amongst Maurice Nicoll's papers held at Yale University Library. Maurice Nicoll formed a group in London in 1931 so this perhaps holds the key. Also included are a number of T I Casswell's accounts books covering 1920's to 1960's. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Bottom half of title page missing so date edition and publisher not known. It is folio, 777pp and in greek, three columns per page. Some damp staining and cover worn & patched. Book.

Silver. Condition: Good. A silver metal wax seal bearing the coat of arms of the Byron family motto "Crede Byron". Two horses flank a shield with a coronet above. The seal now has a ring on top as presumably it was converted into a pendant. Lord Byron certainly used a similar seal e.g. "red wax seal impressed with Byron's coat of arms surmounted by a coronet; postmarked MayFair' and addressed to Miss E. Bridget Pigot./ Southwell/Notts'." However I haven't managed to find an image of a seal to compare them to see it is was Lord Byron's or an association item or a souvenir. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Folio . No spine Brown boards present. Many pages loose i believe its complete 152pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The presence of a press cutting of a letter by W S Rosee and that some of the photos are dedicated to Bill or Rosee suggest that the photos & other items belonged to W S Rosee who was box office manager on the opening Day (hence the presence of A souvenir of opening Sept 5th 1910. I cannot read two of the autographs. All these items are pasted into a copy of Flestead's "Stars who made the Hall". Including signed Houdini photograph from that era worth £3,000+. Numerous signed photos Jack Plreasants, Happy Hughes, George Leyton. Signed picture of W C Fields "Bill Fields". Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 2nd Edition. The edition that brought Jane Austen to public consciousness. Northhanger Abbey 212pp complete but sadly the book ends on page 430 so ten pages missing. But very rare. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. In chinese script "The Virtue of Ghosts and Gods" is a direct translation of a famous phrase from the Chinese classic text, the Doctrine of the Mean (????, Zhongyong). The original Chinese phrase is "?????,????" (Gui shén zhi wèi dé, qí shèng yi hu), which can be translated as, "The virtue of ghosts and gods, how mighty it is!". This phrase, attributed to Confucius (via his grandson Zisi, the compiler of the text), is used to illustrate the pervasive and subtle nature of Heaven's influence and moral order in the world. It emphasizes that while the actions of spiritual beings (ancestors and gods) may not be physically seen or heard, their effects are embodied in all things and are constantly present in the natural order and human experience. The text contrasts their invisible nature with their manifest influence as proof of a profound, all-encompassing virtue. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 24pp original paper wrappers Printed at Boston : [by Isaiah Thomas and E.T. Andrews] Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street, MDCCXCIII. [1793] 24 pages ; 8. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Charles Heath (illustrator). First Edition. 4to. 'Leaves from a journal' 34pp bound into front of 'Heath's illustrations of the works of Byron'. Leaves from a journal has signed from the author, Patrick, Lord Robertson (one of the supreme judges of Scotland) to James Gordon of Craig on title page. Byron's mother was Catherine (Kitty) Gordon. Red cloth covers scuffed and tatty, spine cloth missing. This was a private printing not for sale. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 12mo. Restored leather bound with modern banded spines, boards appear to be original. First part dated 1651, parts two-five dated 1852. Pages possibly cut down. Facsimile 4 leaves (8pp) on old paper: G1-G4. From Lenckiewicz's library sold (by Sothebys) after his death, po name on ffep - Johanny Yarbrough, 1662; sold at auction by Sothebys in 1923. Brown staining to fore edge, does not affect text, some foxing, brown spots and a few ink spots on some pages. Chips to fore edge of front eps and first few pages. Comes complete with modern box, unfortunately since restoration does not currently fit! Immediate despatch from the UK. (B). Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First. 4to. A series of approximately 100 typescript restricted documents produced in April & May 1945. Commission I General Provisions. Commission II General Assembly. Commission III Security Council. Commission IV Judicial Organization. General. Also miscellaneous documents related to the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals made by various governments. A copy of the The United Nations: Dumbarton Oaks Proposals for a General International Organization A number of issues of The United Nations Conference on international Organization journal. A copy of The United Nations Conference on international Organization "Officers of the Conference etc Revised May 4th. In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. Those delegates deliberated on the basis of proposals worked out by the representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States at Dumbarton Oaks, United States in August-October 1944. The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition. 4to. A seemingly lost playscript by Alun Owen 1925 - 1994) The author is probably best known for his script for the Beatles' Hard Day's Night film. Three Scenes. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 144pp Rebound in cloth. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 12mo. Restored leather bound with modern banded spines, boards appear to be original. First part dated 1651, parts two-five dated 1652. Text close to top of page, pages appear to have been cut down. Facsimile 8 leaves (16pp) on old paper: B3, 4; Nnn2, 3; Ooo1, 2, 3, 4. Po names on first page and rear flyleaf - John J Ribborts; R Burbidge, James Twigg (late 1700s?), John Sims 1812. Browning to edges of eps, to title page, brown stain to tail binding edge of ca 50pp, does not affect text. Comes complete with modern box.[ALCHEMY]. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 8pp disbound Folio. Monzani & Cimador began in 1800 and were at 2 Pall Mall between 1800 and 1803. Therefore published in Beethoven's Lifetime. Beethoven 1770 - 1827, so this is early period. Reputedly the12 Waltzes are "seldom heard". British Library & National Library of Australia have copies but noone else apparently, so rare. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. (2), 19pp., (1pp.), 700pp. . Both Text and plates volumes Royal College of Surgeons Library stamp on titl & platese. Cloth spine & marbled boards. 8vo & 4to. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Folio. Vignette title not in British library 261pp Vellum. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 4to HB leather spine (5 spines detached one missing). Some spines rubbed. Some hinges weak. All the patents covering that crucial period of development of the car, fiim, aeroplane, radio & electronics. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to. Typescript material in 18 uniform bound volumes from September 1956 to January 1963. Perhaps the last chance to get hold of some of the original material. Funded primarily by Congress through the CIA until 1972, the NCFE maintained a public identity as a private corporation of freedom-loving American citizens. A separate organization, the Crusade for Freedom, was formed in 1950 to promote the NCFE and to raise money for its activities. Radio Free Europe was one of the activities of the National Committee for a Free Europe. RFE initiated broadcasting on July 4, 1950, the first 30 minutes of news, information, and political analysis was sent to Czechoslovakia, to be followed later that year by programs to Romania, Hungary, Poland, and Bulgaria. RFE emerged from the events and criticisms of 1956 a more professional news-gathering, analyzing, and broadcasting service. News broadcasts focused on hard news with commentaries and features identified as such, and morale was high. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: G-. First Edition. 12mo. Restored leather bound with modern banded spines, boards appear to be original. First part dated 1651, parts two-five dated 1652. Text close to top edge, pages appear cut down. Facsimile 15 leaves 28pp) on old paper: A1-A4; B1, 2; I1; Nnn1-4; Oooo1-4. pos on ffep and first paper title page. Brown staining to top binding edge of about 100pp, and water stains to a few pages, ink marks/writing in margin and on a few pages across text, although text still readable. Creasing and small closed tear to ffep. Immediate despatch from the UK. (C). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. ex Library most original binding, some later volumes loose in binders, six volumes without binders:- Vol. I (1892/93)- vol II 1893-4 III 1895-6 IV 1897-8 V1898-1900 VI 1900-2 VII 1902-4 VIII 1904-6 IX 1906-8 X 1908-9 XI 1909-11 XII 1911-13 XIII 1913-5 XIV 1915-7 XV (1917/19) ;INDEX Vols I-X 1893-1909 (1910) er. 4 v. 1, no. 1 (Jun. 1920)-v. 26, no. 4 (Mar. 1946) ; I 1920-1 II 1921-2 III 1922-3 IV 1923-4 V 1924-5 VI 1925-6 VII 1926-7 VIII 1927-8 IX 1928-X 1929-30 XI 1930-1 XII 1931-2 XIII 1932-3 XIV 1933-4 XV 1934-5 XVI 1935-6 XVII 1936-7 XVIII 1937-8 XIX 1938-9 XX 1939-40 XXI 1940-1 XXII1941-2 XXIII 1942-3 XXIV 1943-4 XX 1944-5 XXVI 1945-6 ; INDEX 4th series Vols I-X (1932). ser. 5: v. 1, no. 1 (June 1946)-v. 33 (Dec. 1978) ; I 1946-7 II 1947-8 III 1948-9 IV 1950 V 1950-1 VI 1951-2 VII1952 VIII 1953 IX 1954 X 1955 XI 1956 XII 1957 XIII 1958 XIV 1959 XV 1960 XVI 1961 XVII 1962 XVIII 1963 XIX 1964 XX 1965 XXI 1966 XXII 1967 XXIII 1968 XXIV 1969 XX 1970 XXVI 1971 XXVII 1972 XXVIII 1973 XIX 1974 XXX 1975 XXXI 1976 XXXII 1977 XXXIII 1978; ser. 6 v. 1-21 (Mar. 1979-Dec. 1999); I 1979 II 1980 III 1981 IV 1982 V 1983 VI 1984 VII 1985 VIII 1986 IX 1987 X 1988 XI 1989 XII 1990 no binder 1,2,3,4 XIII 1991 no binder 1,2,3,4 XIV 1992 no binder 1,2,3,4 XV 1993 no binder 1,2,3,4 XVI 1994 XVII 1995 XVIII 1996 XIX 1997 unbound 1,2,3,4 XX 1998 XXI 1999 ser. 7 v. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 2000)- Vol II 2001 Vol III 2002 Vol IV parts 1,3,4. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: G-. G E Hicks AND William Rimer (illustrator). First Edition. 4to large landscape brown cloth covered boards with large gilt titles on front cover, plain dk brown leather spine. Scuffing to cover and spine edges, ring marks/wear to cover cloth. inner hinges reinforced with red cloth tape. A private binding together of two completely separate publications with illustrations, both for the Art Union of London. Minor soiling to eps. Foxing and some marks to page edges incl. illustrations, which also have a little foxing. Final pages of Gertrude are browned. A very rare combination. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 4th Edition. Folio. Rare but no covers spine present. Starts aii . No title . Commentarius in Psalmum I-CCCXXVII. Otherwise complete. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 4to. Screened in 1969. Stage in 1974. Starred Paul Schofield, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Lawrence Olivier. Won Emmy. 1st published by French [london] 1972. Wear to edges. Creasing to cover. Creasing to rear pages. Small tears to spine ends. An episode of ITV's Saturday Night Theatre, three linked plays under the title "The Male of the Species" (1969).[. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. well cracked at sides of leather spine. Folio. Part II The Boroughs have the blue wrappers bound in. 195 county maps & 38 Borough Plans + supplementary report on the Boroughs (old) of Westminister etc & (new) Clerkenwell etc. Rare. Book.