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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.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Rebound Leather. 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.…

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+. 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. Paul Filocamus (illustrator). 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.

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" There are also a number of photographs showing the demolition of the Finsbury Park Empire in 1965. 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.…

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! ALCHEMY rare. 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 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. 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. 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. 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. Charles Heath (illustrator). 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. First Edition. 8vo. 24pp. Chapbook 3 1/2"x 6" has been inserted into a modern red cloth case 4 1/2"x 7", gilt decoration, two handwritten labels ("Gotham, Eng;land' and "Newcastle - The Present Year on front cover. Pages browned. Not in British Library. Judging by the woodcutts it is early. It suggests 15th or 16th century. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Green cloth cracking hinge. No edition listed probable 2nd. Book.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. G HB 1st leather fropnt board detaching no ffep no rear ep or paste down. Sp worn & cracked. Copy of Hargrave Jennings the author of works on Rosicrucianism. Described as" a very scarce & crurious book" Given this work appears allegorical it may be of Rosicrucian origin. ALCHEMY Bound with Israel Redux, Donation of the Land of Canaan, The Vision of the Myrtle Grove 1673 Not in BL. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Newly rebound in black leather. No Title page. First page in book "To the Candid and impartial Reader, on my ingenious Friend Mr Henry Coley, his Clavis Astrologiae Elimate". 759pp. A lot of added pages of writing by owner at front & rear. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. First three volumes in original dark leather. Scarce 2nd edition. Volume 4 no title starts "B" rebound new spine. Engraved plate of the authoress enclosed. 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.…