Hugh Oldham (10 results)

soft cover. No Jacket. Western Library No. 81. Illustrated with black and white drawings. 17.5 cm. 64 pages FR. Reading copy, sound condition.

Magazine. Condition: Good. Not Stated. The cover has some small creases and an inch and a half tear along the bottom edge of the spine. Articles include - MISTRESS OF PORCOSITO BY GERALD KERSH, A VERY HUMAN STORY BY HARVEY SWADOS,TEN TALL DRINKS BY THOMAS MARIO, IVY IN ACTION BY BLAKE RUTHERFORD, CRAZY CATS BY TAD GARLAND, THE CHAMPION OF OUTER MONGOLIA BY ARCHIE OLDHAM, THE MAN IN HIS BATH BY DAVID GRAYSON, THE SINISTER TRADE MARK PLOT BY WILLIAM IVERSEN, SIVERSTEIN IN SCANDINAVIA BY SHEL SILVERSTEIN, THE TROUBLE WITH AMB BY JOHN SACK, THE SEAL OF VENGEANCE BY JULES D'AUREVILLY. …

8vo, 156pp, with black and white illustrations. A good hardback copy in blue cloth with minimal wear. Foxed fore edges and endpapers.

Condition: Very Good. Original souvenir theatre programme in illustrated blue and white folded paper printed on all four sides. 7'' x 5''. In Very Good condition. War-time production with the top of the programme mentioning 'Our Evening Performances are timed to allow you to catch the last Bus.' Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES. …

Condition: Very Good. Original souvenir theatre programme in illustrated blue and white folded paper printed on all four sides. 7'' x 5''. In Very Good condition. War-time production with the top of the programme mentioning 'Our Evening Performances are timed to allow you to catch the last Bus.' Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES. …

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine original engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame.circa1835 A splended opportunity to purchasean original antique engraving.

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. A Nice Selection of Original Handwritten and Signed Letters between W C Bridgeman British Politician Home Secretary 1920s & Colonel Frederick Hugh Langston Oldham DSO DL Military Theoretician and Gurkha Officer. Dated 1921-1923 & 1931. The letters discuss the coal dispute amongst other matters of political interest of the time being written on headed paper Farnham Common, The Mines Dept. or the Home Office Whitehall London when W C Bridgeman was home Secretary from1922 - 1924. Col. Frederick Hugh Langston Oldham DSO DL & William Clive Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman, PC, JP, DL ( 1864 - 1935) was a British Conservative politician and peer. He notably served as Home Secretary 1922 and 1924. The coal dispute of the 1920s was a significant industrial conflict in Britain, primarily affecting mining industry. The dispute was rooted in the economic slump following World War I, which led to a decline in coal production and demand. 6 Letters in total plus 2 handwritten envelopes addressed the Col Oldham. Overley, Wellington, Shropshire his home address. Size max is 190mm x 124mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Ref19257. Signed by Author(s).…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1913 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 42 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Volume c.1.…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The present item was probably written around the time of his 1904 edition of the diary of Sir John Moore. 3pp, 12mo Thirty-three lines of text on bifolium of grey paper. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Folded once. Annotated in red ink at head of first page: 'Sir Frederick Maurice on Sir John Moore (HLO had sent him a copy of a letter of Sir J. Moore, fr. among the family Autographs.)' Addressed to 'Oldham' and signed 'F. Maurice'. He thanks him for sending Moore's letter to Napoleon's jailor Sir Hudson Lowe, with reference to the Lowe correspondence in the British Museum. He elucidates the references in the letter: 'The Corps is certainly the Corsicans[.] Gordon is the Military Secy. The reference is to Ferrol. Murati is an officer of the Corsican Rangers.' He goes on to discuss one of Oldham's suggestions about which he is not certain, before turning to personal reminiscences: 'I remember very well your being at the camp, though I am ashamed to say I had forgotten in which battery you were.' Should Oldham ever be 'in the neighbourhood of West Kensington', he hopes he will 'look us up at 9 Gwendur [sic] Road'' The Maurices will be returning to that 'tiny' house in three weeks, and although 'there is not much to tempt' Oldham, he will be welcome.…

An interesting correspondence, casting light on the practicalities of early twentieth-century English portrait-painting. The recipient is Colonel Frederick Hugh Langston Oldham, D.S.O., D.L., of Overley Hall, near Wellington, Shropshire, eldest son of the Archdeacon of Ludlow, and the letter concerns Brock's portrait of Oldham's wife Christabel Josephine Oldham. The five letters in good condition, lightly aged. The four dated letters are dated between 25 February and 13 July 1920. The total 9pp (seven in 8vo and two in 12mo). In the first letter he thanks Oldham for sending the 'charming' photographs of his wife, whom he thinks 'would make a really interesting subject to paint, & under the circumstances it would be a pleasure to do the portrait for you at your fee of £123, this would be exclusive of the frame'. In accepting the commission he does not wish to 'bind' himself 'in making a promise to send the portrait to the R.A.' He explains: 'We are only entitled to send in three each year and as a rule I only send in one portrait of a lady, so I have to disappoint many.' The rest of the letter concerns proposals for the date of painting. The second letter, 30 March 1920, is written after the completion of the portrait, and in addition to discussing the frame and payment Brock writes: 'I had some artists here on Sunday & they selected your wife's as the best - it was remarkable the way it came on just when I thought I had failed again. I had another sitting on Sunday morning & managed to soften off the features especially the chin, & am only waiting for the paint to dry before putting in the final touches.' He has 'decided to leave the face & background alone, it is the drapery only that requires qualifying, at present it is a little heavy in places.' In the third letter, 5 April 1920, he writes: 'On seeing the portrait after my short list I thought it looked quite my best - it does not show in any way the trouble I had over it & I am only sorry that I was unable to send it to the R.A.' He also discusses the possibility of visiting the Oldhams in Shropshire. In a postscript signed 'E. B.' he states that there is 'certainly a possibility that I might be able to send the portrait to the R. A. next year'. In the fourth letter, 13 July 1920, he writes: 'It is very kind of you to suggest that I should visit you & bring the portrait with me but unfortunately I shall be unable to get away - I shall be returning to the Studio on Saturday the 17th. & shall arrange to have the portrait packed & forwarded on to you.' Before sending it he proposes 'using a special medium to bring out the colours as quite six months must pass before the pictures can be varnished properly'. In the final letter, only dated 'Monday' and signed 'E. Brock', Brock again declines the invitation to visit the Oldhams, adding: 'I have so much to do.' He concludes with regard to the varnishing of the picture: 'it is best that it should be done in the summer months. The varnish to me is drastic - it is preferable to the other kinds - it should be painted very thinly with a hog's hair brush. & it is preferable to slightly heat the varnish & it is also important that the brush & canvas be free from damp - I am letting you have these particulars so that in the event of my being unable to get away, you could attend to the matter yourself.'.…