Casey Gavin S (6 results)

Condition: Good. 1950. First Edition. 331 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 185pp. c.18cm. Soft covers. The text block is tanned and the wrappers are brittle, as often with this series of wartime productions. A fair to good copy.

331pp. 8vo. Original cloth, slightly marked and faded on spine. A story of the goldfields. First edition.

HARDCOVER. 1950. First edition. A very good copy in flecked red cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The edges are lightly tanned/spotted but the contents are fine and unmarked. The d/w is a facsimile.

HARDCOVER. 1950, First edition. A near fine copy in bright red cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The contents are fine and unmarked. The rare d/w is very good with only light edge rubbing and a few short, repaired edge tears. Now in a protective cover. A really lovely copy. Scans available if required.

A large photographic reproduction of the 1951 Trinity House portrait by Sir Oswald Birley. Inscribed to the lower margin in black ink by Winston Churchill during his second term as British Prime Minister "With many thanks / from your old friend / Winston S. Churchill / 1952". Measuring 37 x 30 cm. In excellent condition with minor creasing to the corners and toning to the margin edges, the inscription and photograph bright and without fading. Contemporary dark wood frame, glazed. A scarce image in inscribed state. In April 1951 the maritime authority Trinity House commissioned the distinguished portrait painter Oswald Birley to depict Winston Churchill as an Elder Brother of the Corporation. Churchill had held this prestigious association since his service as First Lord of the Admiralty before and during the First World War. His connection with Trinity House remained a visible and symbolic one: Churchill was frequently photographed wearing the distinctive Trinity House cap or uniform, particularly during naval inspections and maritime visits throughout the Second World War. The recipient of this particularly warm prime-ministerial presentation was the eminent Australian statesman Lord Casey (Richard Gavin Gardiner Casey, 18901976). One of the most distinguished figures in twentieth-century Australian public life, Casey enjoyed a remarkable career in imperial and international service. He served as an army officer in the First World War, later entering politics as a cabinet minister and subsequently representing Australia as Ambassador to the United States. During the Second World War he sat in Churchill's War Cabinet and later held the office of Governor of Bengal. His long career of public service culminated in his appointment as the 16th Governor-General of Australia, serving from 1965 to 1969. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.