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More imagesThe Kenneth Roberts Reader : A Collection from his Books, Maine Author. Introduction by Ben Ames Williams. Published by Doubleday. Vintage Book Club Edition
Kenneth Roberts (1885 - 1957 / Ben Ames Williams - Introduction (1889 - 1953)
Language: English
Published by Doubleday / Book Club, NYC
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. "The Kenneth Roberts Reader" is a generous helping selected from his novels and essays. Filled with drama, action, humor, satire, and intimate conversation pieces, it is a anthology to delight the most cosmopolitan tastes. Included in these twe…nty-six excerpts are vivid scenes and episodes from those great novels "Northwest Passage", "Oliver Wiswell", and "Arundel". There are also amusing, biting essays from "Trending into Maine" and "For Authors Only", as well as a chapter on tonsillectomy warranted to bring tears to the eyes of anyone - doctor, nurse, or patient, who has ever been in a hospital anywhere. The study of divining rods - "Experiments with a Forked Twig" - is here published for the first time in book form. A collection of superlative reading, this is a book for all who enjoy good, absorbing writing, as well as for the many fans of Kenneth Roberts. (From the dust-jacket blurb) TITLE : The Kenneth Roberts Reader AUTHOR : Kenneth Roberts (1885 - 1957) INTRODUCTION : Ben Ames Williams (1889 - 1953) IMPRINT : Doubleday PLACE : Garden City DATE : No date ( © 1945) EDITION : Issued through the Book Club STATUS : This edition Out of Print - OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade Hardcover issued through a book club; contains an Introduction; [xii]+ 429 pages plus 5 pages of promotional material for books by Roberts; approximately 5 1/2" x 8"; dark blue cloth with title , etc. and decorative embellishments in gilt on spine; top edge dyed dull yellow; decorated dust-jacket. photo-portrait of Roberts on back flap. CONDITION - BOOK : VERY GOOD - JACKET : VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR : Soft bumps to bottom fore-edge tips of boards; slight compression and mild abrasion to spine extremities, else clean and presentable. BINDING : Solid INTERIOR : Paper is mildly toned, else clean and presentable with negligible signs of use DUST-JACKET : Mild wear around edges which includes small nick and chipping - mild surface rub - basically a beautifully preserved jacket which displays very nicely under protective archival mylar cover. Probably the nicest specimen of this edition I have seen.
More imagesTHE ENGLISHMAN'S COUNTRY,WITH INTRODUCTION BY EDMUND BLUNDEN.
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) (1889-1946). Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974) [writer of introduction]
Published by London : Collins, 14 St. James's Place 1945
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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. No dust jacket. Green cloth bo…ards with sun faded spine. A mild tan to the page edges, and a neat dedication on the flyleaf. A nice, clear copy within.
Art treasures from Vienna : an exhibition held at the Tate Gallery, London
Buschbeck, Ernst H. [1889-1963] (introduction by); Arts Council of Great Britain
Published by London : Arts Council of Great Britain 1949
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS : A STUDY OF CHANGE IN MAJOR SYSTEMS OF ART, TRUTH, ETHICS, LAW, AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS (TRANSACTION SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASSICS)
Sorokin, Pitirim Aleksandrovich, 1889-1968 [author] ; Richard, Michel P. [introduction]
Language: English
Published by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick 1991
Series: Social Science Classics, Book 5 of 6. Book 5 of 6 - Social Science Classics
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Softcover. Second printing. Octavo, xxvii, 718 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is orange with black print. Cover is black with white print; light edge wear, tape on rear panel. Text block has yellow highlighting throughout. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs), tables. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1411014. FP New Rockvil…le Stock.
Art treasures from Vienna : an exhibition held at the Tate Gallery, London
Buschbeck, Ernst H. [1889-1963] (introduction by); Arts Council of Great Britain
Published by London : Arts Council of Great Britain 1949
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First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 180 pages ; 21 cm. Subjects: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien ; Exhibitions; Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien; Vienna Picture Gallery ; Exhibitions; Tate Gallery Exhibitions Catalogs; Kunsthistori…sches Museum Wien Exhibitions Great Britain Catalogs; Tate Britain (Gallery); Art, European ; Exhibitions; Painting, European ; Exhibitions; Classical antiquities ; Exhibitions; Art Austria Vienna ; Exhibitions; Painting Austria Vienna ; Exhibitions. 1 Kg.
THE ENGLISHMAN'S COUNTRY,WITH INTRODUCTION BY EDMUND BLUNDEN.
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) (1889-1946). Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974) [writer of introduction]
Published by Collins 1945
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Impressions of English literature / introduction by Kate O'Brien ; edited by W. J. Turner. With 48 plates in colour and 125 illustrations in black and white
Kate O'Brien, Katie (1897-1974) [introduction].Turner, W.J. (1889-1946) [editor]
Published by London: Collins 1947
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Contact seller5-star sellerReprint. Inscription from previous owner. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 324 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 8vo (23 cm). First published 1944 / third impr…ession 1947. Contents; The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson.--The English poets, by Lord David Cecil.--British dramatics, by Graham Greene.--British historians, by E. L. Woodward.--English diaries and journals, by Kate O'Brien.--English novelists, by Elizabeth Bowen.--British philosophers, by Kenneth Matthews. Subjects; English literature History and criticism. Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946. O'Brien, Kate 1897-1974. 3 Kg.
Impressions of English literature / introduction by Kate O'Brien ; edited by W. J. Turner. With 48 plates in colour and 125 illustrations in black and white
Kate O'Brien, Katie (1897-1974) [introduction].Turner, W.J. (1889-1946) [editor]
Published by London: Collins 1947
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Reprint. Inscription from previous owner. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 324 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 8vo (23 cm). First published 1944 / third impr…ession 1947. Contents; The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson.--The English poets, by Lord David Cecil.--British dramatics, by Graham Greene.--British historians, by E. L. Woodward.--English diaries and journals, by Kate O'Brien.--English novelists, by Elizabeth Bowen.--British philosophers, by Kenneth Matthews. Subjects; English literature History and criticism. Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946. O'Brien, Kate 1897-1974. 1 Kg.
The Englishman's country / introduction by Edmund Blunden ; edited by W.J. Turner
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) (1889-1946). Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974) [writer of introduction]
Published by London : Collins, 14 St. James's Place 1945
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Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 318 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes index. Contents; English villages / by Edmund Blunden --…English country houses / by V. Sackville-West -- English cities and small towns / by John Betjeman -- British ports and harbours / by Leo Walmsley -- English gardens / by Harry Roberts -- English inns / by Thomas Burke. Subjects; England Description and travel. England Social life and customs. Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946 [editor]. Blunden, Edmund 1896-1974 [writer of introduction]. 3 Kg.
Nature in Britain / introduction by Geoffrey Grigson, edited by W.J. Turner. With 48 plates in colour and 132 illustrations in black & white
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) (1889-1946) [editor]. Grigson, Geoffrey (1905-1985) [introduction]
Published by London : Collins 1946
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The Golovlyov Family (Dent Everyman's Library Series Number 908)
Shchedrin, Nikolai [Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (27 January [O.S. 15 January] 1826 - 10 May [O.S. 28 April] 1889), born Mikhail Evgrafovich (Yevgrafovich) Saltykov and known during his lifetime by the pen name Nikolai Shchedrin] Natalie Duddington [Translator], Edward Garnett [Introduction]
Published by Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, 10-13 Bedford Street, London First Everyman's Edition . 1934. 1934
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Condition: Good. First appearance in Dent's Everyman's Library Series hard back binding in publisher's original brick red Bancroft cloth covered boards, flat back blocked and lettered in gilt, coloured top, olive illustrated art nouveau end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains [xii], 324 pp. In Good condition, no dust wrapper. Membe…r of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN [Literature].
Published by Boston, The Writer Inc, Publishers, 1961 1961
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. xii, 244 p. 21 cm. ; LCCN: 61-16086 ; OCLC: 318264 ; LC: PE1519; Dewey: 426.03 ; blue cloth ; spine sunned ; Contents: Rhyme is a power / John Holmes -- One-Syllable Rhymes -- Two-Syllable Rhymes ; VG. Book.
Published by Published by The Folio Society, London . London 1955. 1955
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Condition: Fine. Hard back binding in publisher's original lemon and maroon decorated paper covers, gilt lettering to green cloth spine. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 127 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. One small number to the front free end paper and in Fine unused condition, no slipcase. Member of the P.B.F.A. PACIFIC (Oceania).
British adventure. / Introd. by Nigel Tangye
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946 [editor]. Tangye, Nigel (1909-1988) [introduction]
Published by London: Collins 1947
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TRACTATUS LOGICO-PHILOSOPHICUS (ANTHEM STUDIES IN WITTGENSTEIN)
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 [author] ; Bazzocchi, Luciano [editor] ; Hacker, P. M. S. (Peter Michael Stephan) [introduction] ; McGuinness, Brian; Pears, David [translators]
Language: English
Published by Anthem Press, London 2021
Series: Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein, Book 7 of 20. Book 7 of 20 - Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein
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Hardcover. Centenary edition. Octavo, xxvii, 265 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is green with black print. Boards in green and white paper, green and black print; slight shelf wear. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1403863. FP New Rockville Stock.
Nature in Britain / introduction by Geoffrey Grigson, edited by W.J. Turner. With 48 plates in colour and 132 illustrations in black & white
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) (1889-1946) [editor]. Grigson, Geoffrey (1905-1985) [introduction]
Published by London : Collins 1946
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First Edition. Inscription from previous owner. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 324 p : incl. illus. (incl. ports.) col. plates ; 23 cm. Short bibliographies: p. 313-314. Subjects; Botany Great Britain.… Zoology Great Britain. Natural history Great Britain. Turner, Walter James (1889-1946). Grigson, Geoffrey (1905-1985). 1 Kg.
The Englishman's country / introduction by Edmund Blunden ; edited by W.J. Turner
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) (1889-1946). Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974) [writer of introduction]
Published by London : Collins, 14 St. James's Place 1945
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 318 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes index. Contents; English villages / by Edmund Blunden --…English country houses / by V. Sackville-West -- English cities and small towns / by John Betjeman -- British ports and harbours / by Leo Walmsley -- English gardens / by Harry Roberts -- English inns / by Thomas Burke. Subjects; England Description and travel. England Social life and customs. Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946 [editor]. Blunden, Edmund 1896-1974 [writer of introduction]. 1 Kg.
Hess; The Man and His Mission
Hutton, J. Bernard [Introduction by Airey Neave] Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Published by Published by David Bruce & Watson Limited, 62 Doughty Street, London First Edition April . London 1970. 1970
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Condition: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 262 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Tape traces to the front and rear free end papers where the dust wra…pper has been protected. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the red of the spine, not price clipped 55s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. HITLER, Adolf (1889-1945).
Language: French
Published by LE TRIBOULET 1949
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Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Un ouvrage peu courant du grand Maître français, couvertures frottées.
British adventure. / Introd. by Nigel Tangye
Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946 [editor]. Tangye, Nigel (1909-1988) [introduction]
Published by London: Collins 1947
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Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly sun-toned and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 323 pages illustrations (some color) 23 cm. Short bibliographies: pages 313-314. Subjects; Adventure. Great Britain…; Biography. Turner, W. J. British merachat adventurers. British polar explorers, by Sir Edward Evans. British seamen, by David Mathew. Britain in the air, by Nigel Tangye. 1 Kg.
THE LEGAL PHILOSOPHIES OF LASK, RADBRUCH, AND DABIN 920TH CENTURY LEGAL PHILOSOPHY SERIES ; VOL. IV)
Lask, Emil, 1875-1915; Radbruch, Gustav, 1878-1949; Dabin, Jean, 1889-1971 [authors]; Wilk, Kurt [translator]; Patterson, Edwin W. [introduction]
Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1950
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Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Octavo, xliii, 493 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue with white print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners. Price clipped. Boards in brown cloth. Slight wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has bookplate on front pastedown. NOTE: Shelved in… Netdesk Column R. 1395549. FP New Rockville Stock.
Contarini Fleming | A Psychological Romance | The Bradenham Edition of the Novels and Tales of Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield Volume IV (Four | 4) Only
Disraeli, Benjamin [Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 - 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]. Introduction by Philip Guedalla (12 March 1889 - 16 December 1944).
Published by Published by Peter Davies Ltd., 30 Henrietta Street, London First Edition Thus June . 1927. 1927
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Condition: Very Good. First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original black buckram covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains (xi)-blank, 364 pp. Spotting to the closed text block edges and in Very Good bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of…the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).
The Art Of Painting In Pastel By L. Richmond and J. Littlejohns, With Frontispiece And Introduction By Frank Brangwyn
RICHMOND, L. [ Leonard Richmond 1889-1965 ] / LITTLEJOHNS, J. [ John Littlejohns 1874-1955 ] / BRANGWYN, Frank ( Sir Frank Brangwyn 1867-1956 - Introduction ).:
Published by London: The New Era Publishing Co Ltd 12 & 14 Newton Street Holborn 1926
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First edition. "This Special Edition is supplied only to subscribers." 11.0" x 8.7" x 0.7" pp.xi/[1p.]/pp.187 + XXXIX coloured plates (all with tissue guards). Faded blue cloth with gilt titles to front board and spine. Edges and corners rubbed and bumped. Spine dulled and soiled with small loss to top & tail. Clean endpapers, n…o ownership details or other marks. Coloured frontis plus a further 38 coloured plates with tissue guards. Clean throughout. VG.
More imagesSelected Poems
AKHMATOVA, Anna (1889-1966), [THOMAS, D.M., translator], [McBRIDE, Eimear, introduction]
Published by London: The Folio Society, 2016 2016
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[Russian Poetry in translation] FIRST THUS. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xxii; 161 [1]. With six black and white photographic plates, and an illustrated title page by Modigliani. Publisher's black cloth with blue and white titles and decoration to spine, and a photographic image of the author to upper. Blue endpapers. With the publish…er's blue paper-covered slipcase. A fine copy in a lightly handled slipcase.
More imagesTHE WOMAN IN WHITE BY WILKIE COLLINS EVERYMAN'S Library #494 IN B/W & PURPLE ILLUSTRATED DUSTJACKET OF WOMAN OUTSIDE WALKING WEARING BLACK CLOAK looking at Cross Statue ABOVE GROUND GRAVE by Paul Hogarth , 1966
Wilkie COLLINS. ( 1824-1889 ) BURIED IN LONDON, Clipped d/j , EX-LIBRARY USUAL WEAR POCKET STAMP ETC, DJ GLUED TO GOLD & WHITE EL ENDPAPERS, INTRODUCTION BY Maurice Richardson,
Published by EVERYMAN'S Library London: J M Dent & Sons 1966
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1966, LARGER FORMAT, , EX-LIBRARY USUAL WEAR POCKET STAMP ETC, 569 PGS + ADS, measures 7 1/4" X 4 3/4" , Condition is Very Good- ,AS-IS, Pages are clean, no marks, no writing. Binding is tight. Paper dust jacket has been protected by mylar cover. Library card po…cket inside back cover. OL Fatima stamp on front end paper. ON BACK OF DJ SAYS FEW OF 500 AUTHORS, DJ GLUED TO ENDPAPERS ,pictorial purple DW has Anchor-Fish logo on BTM spine DJ .CRIME , FINEST MYSTERY THRILLER NOVEL, Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, encounters and gives directions to a mysterious and distressed woman dressed entirely in white, lost in London; he is later informed by policemen that she has escaped from an asylum. VICTORIAN, famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Pursuing questions of identity and insanity along the paths and corridors of English country houses and the madhouse, The Woman in White is the first and most influential of the Victorian genre that combined Gothic horror with psychological realism. .
Published by EVERYMAN'S Library #464 ON DJ SPINE London: J M Dent & Sons 1972
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1972, EARLY REPRINT Green boards, gilt printing on spine. VG/VG , Illustrated dust jacket. Pale blue end papers. Binding tight. Boards, pages clean, no markings. Dust jacket bright, clean, rubbed SCUFFED in SOME places, wear to edges, tips. Covered in new m…ylar.sopme scuffing & rub to front & back of dj , Early Reprint. 569 PGS + ADS ,CRIME , FINEST MYSTERY THRILLER NOVEL, Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, encounters and gives directions to a mysterious and distressed woman dressed entirely in white, lost in London; he is later informed by policemen that she has escaped from an asylum. VICTORIAN, famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter is drawn into the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons and poison. Pursuing questions of identity and insanity along the paths and corridors of English country houses and the madhouse, The Woman in White is the first and most influential of the Victo.
NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS [Two volumes] [Signed by illustrator]
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 [author]; Haynes, Jessie [translator]; Lang, Andrew [introduction]; Masereel, Frans, 1889-1972 [illustrator]
Published by Printed by R. Coulouma for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, Paris 1930
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Contact seller4-star sellerSoftcover. Limited edition 811/1500. Octavo, Two volumes in portfolio and slipcase (xxix, 308 ; 376 pages). In Good minus condition with a Good minus portfolio inside a Fair slipcase. Slipcase and portfolio in green marbled paper. Slipcase has edge wear, with long tear to top edge. Portfolio has title label on spine, wear to hin…ges, toning to spine, spotting to interior. Spine is green with black print on title label. Dust jackets wrapped in cellophane. Text blocks have spotting to edges, deckle edges, large owner stamp on front endpapers, intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated with b&w frontispieces and plates. Signed ink ink by the illustrator on the limited edition page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column C. 1372052. FP New Rockville Stock.
Roland Batchelor Water-colours and Drawings: A 20th Century View of the Human Comedy [Double Signed]
Jarrett, Patricia [Introduction by Ernest Greenwood, President of the Royal Society of Painters in Water-colours] Roland Batchelor (1889 - 1990).
Published by Published by Charles Skilton Ltd, 2-4 Abbeymount, Edinburgh First Edition . Edinburgh 1982. 1982
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Condition: Fine. First edition hard back publisher's original brown leatherette covers, gilt lettering to the spine. Folio 11'' x 8¾''. 84 printed pages of text with illustrated panoramic end papers, eight colour illustrations, numerous drawings, sketches, cartoons and water-colours. SIGNED and dated 1982 presentation copy by th…e author to free front end paper 'For Edward, Lovingly, Pat, November 1982.' SIGNED by the artist to the title page 'Roland Batchelor.' Roland Batchelor first exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1937, his water-colours have been in demand ever since. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [British].
Guide Pratique et Moderne du Petit Éleveur Mauricien [Practical and Modern Guide of the Little Mauritian Breeder]
Dr. Jocelyn Maingard; M. Antoine Darné; Le Capitaine Frank Wilson [Introduction by Winston Churchill] Foreword by His Excellency Sir Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy, K.C.M.G. Governor of Mauritius [Sir Henry Charles Donald Cleaveland Mackenzie-Kennedy KCMG (1889 - 1965) was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of Nyasaland between 1939 and 1942, and 25th Governor of Mauritius from 5 July 1942 to 5 December 1948].
Published by Published by The Standard Printing and Stationery Company Ltd., 6 Rue Félicien Mallefille, Port Louis, Mauritius, First Edition . 1943. 1943
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Condition: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original plain brown card wrap covers [soft back] with red cockerel and title lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [viii] 230 printed pages of French text with many monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Foreword page in English, introduction page… in French with Winston Churchill's name below the first 3 English lines. Small nicks to the edges of the fragile card covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MAURITIUS (Mascarenhas).
