Macdonald, Ramsay and Margaret (6 results)

Hardback. Ramsay And Margaret Macdonald, Harrap. Author: Ramsay And Margaret MacdonaldBinding: HardbackPublisher: Harrap, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling biographical work, A Singular Marriage: A Labour Love Story In Letters And Diaries presents an intimate portrait of the enduring partnership between Ramsay and Margaret Macdonald. This volume chronicles their personal lives and political aspirations through a rich collection of their letters and diaries. The narrative uncovers the complexities of their relationship, illustrating how their shared ideals shaped both their private world and the nascent Labour movement. It details the intellectual and emotional foundations of a union that profoundly influenced early 20th-century British politics, offering readers a unique glimpse into the human side of historical figures. This work argues for the profound impact of personal connection on public life, revealing the strength and dedication behind a pivotal political couple. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Index, family tree. 950gms weight ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 386 pages.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. A Complete Set of Signed Papers,10 Downing Street Letters and Bookplates of British Prime Ministers from the 20th Century including Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Lord Salisbury) , Arthur James Balfour, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Herbert Henry Asquith, David Lloyd George, Andrew Bonar Law, Stanley Baldwin, James Ramsay MacDonald, Neville Chamberlain, Clement Attlee, Sir Winston Churchill (Printed 1945 Letter) , Sir Anthony Eden (Avon), Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Sir Edward Heath, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, Sir John Major and Tony Blair. Various sizes and dates. The Churchill letter is an original printed House of Commons letter sent out by Churchill in 1945. Condition is good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 19350/19352/19353/19444/19311/19312/19250/19251/. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. Edited by Jane Cox. Afterword by Sheila Lochhead. Pp. xiv+386, 16 plates, endpaper family trees, index; med. 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, slightly foxed; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Harrap, London, 1988. First edition. *'Correspondence between the couple, entries from their diaries, and snippets from MacDonald's unpublished poetry and novel' [wrapper blurb]. The Afterword is by Ramsay and Margaret MacDonald's youngest daughter.

4pp., 4to. In red ink on bifolium of printed music paper. In fair condition, on lightly aged and worn paper, with a few minor smudges. The song is andante, and the lyrics begin: 'Pierrot, lovesick And out of tune, Took his guitar and sang to the moon. Sang all night With mouth awry, Whilst light clouds drifted across the sky.' Also included is a Post Office Telegram from 'Aunt Margery' to 'Lady Catherine Sackville Fishers gate Withyham', 29 July 1946: 'Terribly disappointed held up missed train by one minute best love'.From the Sackville papers. No trace of this piece has been found, either on OCLC WorldCat or elsewhere, and nothing has been discovered regarding the composer Ann Pearce. According to the article which broke the news of Lady Margaret Sackville's affair with Ramsay Macdonald, Daily Telegraph, 2 November 2006, she was 'a poet who mixed with writers such as W B Yeats and Wilfred Scawen Blunt, was a friend of Lady Ottoline Morrell, a leading member of the Bloomsbury Set'.

Written (perhaps appropriately) in a somewhat childish hand. Simple and straightforward communications, responding to requests for 'short poems' (she has none by her but encloses 'a Nonsense Story which might do for one of the Christmas Numbers') and 'fairy-tales' (the only ones she has are 'already with a publisher', but she can write 'others on different lines'), enquiring after date of publication, sending a 'specimen story' ('I can write as many more "adventures["] as may be required'), supplying information about previous publication, requesting a contract ('I am getting a little anxious.'), asking after 'Mr. George Allan', requesting the return of a manuscript ('I want it for something.'), stating that she wishes 'to revise the fairy tales before I attempt to do anything further with them', rejecting 'Mr. Matthews' conditions', i.e. the publisher Elkin Mathews, who in 1905 published her 'A hymn to Dionysus and Other Poems' (the only other book by her during the period was 'The Travelling Companions' published in London by Alston Rivers in 1906). On 29 July [1906] she writes from Inchmery: 'Could "The Princess and the Shepherd" be included in the book of fairy tales? It might take the place of "The Goblin and the Rabbit Hutch?"'.