Ernest Gordon, Signed (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "Through The Valley of The Kwai" by Ernest Gordon 1962 First Edition, 4th Printing Hand Signed, Inscribed & Dated Vintage Hardcover Book 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" 257 Pages The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, and writing. The book has been hand signed, inscribed and dated by the author on the title page in black ink. There are a couple of pages with light bends and a few small stains on a couple of pages. The boards are in good minus condition with edge wear, a few small stains and fading along the spine. The binding is tight and square. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Unknown (illustrator). First edition. The scarce signed presentation copy of a local history of the ancient parish of Newbold Astbury in Cheshire, dating back to early Roman settlement. The scarce signed presentation copy of Newbold Astbury and its History: A Descriptive and Historical Account of an Ancient Cheshire Church and Parish, written by local historian and curate J.E. Gordon Cartlidge, who was assisted by Henry Barlow and Ernest Hitchens.In the publisher's original decorative green cloth, with the author's signed inscription to the verso of the frontispiece. A frontispiece and all twenty one other plates, as well as central leaves containing family trees. Collated complete.Despite nearby Congleton being larger, the ancient parish of Newbold Astbury is actually larger, with evidence of Roman settlement and the local landmark St. Mary's Church dating back to the Medieval era. A member of the Chester and North Wales Archeological and Historic Society, Cartlidge's provides an intimate history that will greatly appeal to local residents and those interested in local histories. In the publisher's original green decorative cloth. Externally, smart, with the rare small mark. Fading to the spine and to the extremities. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, and minor rubbing to the joints and edges. Yellow end papers are bright and generally clean, with the odd small mark. Author's signed inscription to the verso of frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound, with marginal wear to hinges between pp.73 and plate, pp.104 and plate, pp.128-129. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. signed by author. book.

165 pieces of Conservative Party electoral ephemera gathered together by the victorious candidate in the General Election of 1922 in East Dorset. It is a collection of original letters (handwritten and typed), postcards, telegrams and cables sent to Gordon Ralph Hall Caine on his election victory for the East Dorset seat. The letters have been tipped in to a bespoke album, bound in full burgundy roan, titled in gilt to the upper board "G. Ralph Hall Caine, CBE, MP, East Dorset, 15th November 1923"and it must be noted the binder made a mistake with the titling as it was 1922 not 1923. The album measures 27.5 × 22cm, unpaginated but contains in excess of 165 enclosures. The letters are mostly from the print and publishing with signatories including Ernest Hodder-Williams (director of Hodder & Stoughton), Henrietta Bankes of Kingston Lacy, and the journalist Evelyn Wrench (editor of The Spectator). There are different styles of telegrams and cables (these are the slips that would have been received by Hall Caine's local post office, the text noted down in pencil by the post office worker and then sent on) and these include communications from Western Union Cablegrams and from the Commercial Cable Company. There are also two telegrams to his father, the author Hall Caine. Gordon R Hall Caine (18841962) was a British publisher and politician, son of prolific author (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine. With his brother, Derwent Hall Caine, he founded The Readers Library Publishing Company Ltd which specialised in publishing novelisations of films. He became Deputy Controller of Paper in 1920 before entering Parliament in 1922 as an independent Conservative, taking the Conservative Whip the following year. He lived in Greeba Castle (on the Isle of Man, his father's house), Maidenhead and Park Lane. Condition The album is in good condition, with some dusty marks to the boards and some rubbing to the head of the spine. The contents are all in very good condition and remain well attached. Further pictures available on request. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.