Ullswater (29 results)

Condition: New. In.

First Edition. Condition: Fair; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The spine is faded. The interior is clean without markings. Some foxing. Slight internal cracking to the spine. Second impression with illustrations. An ex-library label is on the inside of the backboards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. photographs by Richard Clapham (illustrator). First reprint. Clean green covers with gilt lettering on the spine, sound binding with slight separation at pages 64/65, previous owners' details at front, sepia plates and black and white vignette. No dust-jacket. Illustrator: photographs by Richard Clapham. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 57216060056. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Illustrated, large 8vo, pp 200, lxxx, (+ period advertisements), fore-edge a little thumbed and creased, paperback, covers slightly worn, spine chipped, wrinkled and frayed. [One of the great period of RHS Journal publication - articles include Bunyard on recent accessions to the library, Barr on miniature daffodils, and articles on Campsea Ashe, Turkestan walnut woods, Birches, Irises, bulbs in bowls, present knowledge on hybrids between species of flowering plants, Magnolia nicholsoniana etc, plus reports on Wisley trials on Irises, Aquilegias, Aubrietias, Dahlias, parsley & sweet corn.].

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition. Condition: Fair; edge-wear to the boards, no DJ. The spine is faded. The interior is clean without markings. Some foxing. Slight internal cracking to the spine. Second impression with illustrations. An ex-library label is on the inside of the backboards.

accepting his invitation "for Saturday July 27th at 2 pm. I expect that the House will still be sitting then but I shall hope to be able to get away on Saturdays", embossed stamp with Royal Arms and 'Speaker House of Commons', 1 side 8vo. black-edged, Speaker's House, S.W., 4th May Lowther is considered one of the best Speakers this century. He presided at the Electoral Reform Conference, 1916-1917, over votes for women. Robertson Scott was a member of the Rural Housing Advisory Committees under four Ministers, and wrote on agricultural matters in Holland, Japan and Great Britain.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine engraving - printed circa 1870. Mounted and ready to frame. Hand colouring not contemporary but delicately and expertly executed. A fine opportunity to purchase an attractive and decorative engraving.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. T ALLOM (illustrator). A splendid original antique hand-coloured print, colouring not contemporary but delicately and expertly executed, mounted (matted) and ready to frame. Shows a view of Ullswater in the Lake District, England.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique original engraved print - hand coloured, colouring not contemporary but delicately and expertly done. Excellent condition . Mounted - matted - and ready to frame. c1832. An engraving showing a view of Grisdale.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid antique finely coloured chromolithographic view . Mounted (matted) and ready to frame . Delightful colouring - contemporary. Very good condition. Rather uncommon and printed in 1892 . Shows Ullswater - the Lake - - in the Lake District - a fine view.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. An original hand-coloured antique engraving , printed circa 1860. Hand-colouring not contemporary but delicately and expertly executed. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase an attractive and decorative engraving of Ullswater - Cumbria.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A Speaker's Commentaries, Rt. Hon. Viscount Ullswater. In very good condition. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Some foxing to front end papers and last page of the book (Volume I) Frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue protection. A further 9 black and white photographic portraits throughout the book. Slight age toning throughout books. Very minor foxing on front end paper only ( Volume II). Frontispiece of Charles I, a further 7 illustrations throughout the book. Volume II8 has small piece of book binding missing ( 2cm x 0.5 cm )on top edge of book on the back cover. Volume I, 340 pages, Volume II, 312 pages including Index. Seller inventory #002443.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

See the two men's entries in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 16mo. Eighteen lines. On first leaf of bifolium. In good condition, on lightly aged paper. Folded once. Addressed to 'Dear Ilbert' and signed 'James W Lowther'. He has 'prepared a series of telegram [sic] to all the news agencies and to the Clerk of the Works at Westminster', and will dispatch them as soon as he receives 'any intimation from the P.M'. He has another telegram ready for the London Gazette. 'I think we can reasonably expect that, with 48 hrs notice, all M Ps and the staff would have sufficient notice'. He ends by wishing him a good holiday, although 'The rain has already set in again!'.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The identity of the recipient is unclear. Written on one side of a small (12 x 9.5 cm) plain card. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with one vertical crease. Reads: 'Dear Walter / Enclosed is, as you may see, addressed to Speaker Court. I opened it & think it may be for Miss Erskine. If not, will you send it on to Lady Ilbert. Nothing is known of it here. / Yours sincerely / James W Lowther'. Lady Ilbert was wife of the Clerk of the Commons, Sir Courtenay Ilbert, from whose papers the item derives.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

2pp., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged and folded twice. He states that he has 'no intention at present of writing or publishing any reminsicences', having always 'held a very strong view against the modern system of gentlemen who have been employed in official & confidential positions rushing into print the moment they have left their situations.' For Lowther's career see his entry in the Oxford DNB. In 1921 he retired as speaker, on being created Viscount Ullswater and appointed GCB. His resolution did not hold: he published his reminiscences in two volumes in 1925 under the title 'A Speaker's Commentaries'.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 382. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1925 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. 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. Volume v.1 Language: English Pages: 382 Volume v.1.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 376. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1925 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. 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. Volume v.2 Language: English Pages: 376 Volume v.2.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 388. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1925 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. 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. Volume 1 Language: English Pages: 388 Volume 1.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 390. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1925 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. 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 Pages: 390.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 360. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1925 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. 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. Volume 2 Language: English Pages: 360 Volume 2.

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 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 28 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.

Four pages, 12mo, bifolium, fold mark, very good condition. "I will be frank with you - so please do not have my letter printed & circulated round your office. We have made our appointment to S.K. [South Kensington? Natural History Museum?] and our selection [presumably Frederic Kenyon] is from within the department. The Archbishop & I have had many deep & prolonged consultations over the matter - the Lord Chancellor who does not really take much interest in the affairs of the Museum is doubtful & does not care to commit himself, has not yet signed thge appointment. I do not know what he may do so on Monday morning after a day's golf on Sunday. | I am astonished at your friends in the department wanting a postponement & an enquiry by the Standing Committee. A postponement would involve a continuation of the rule of Sir E.M. Thompson which I understand is not much to their taste; and an enquiry by the standing committee (on what?) can have little or no influence on the principal trustees who at independently of them. | I am afraid that our selection of a Director although it will be approved by the Royal Society & scientific persons generally will not be a popular appointment. The public look for an Owen [Richard Owen, palaeontologist] or a Darwin and if we had any body of that stamp we should not hesitate to put him in a Director of the S>K. [see above] quite regardless of whether he had previously been in the department. We want the best man we can get & do not feel in any way bound to limit our choice.

(1866-1962, founder of 'The Countryman', 1927, and its editor till 1947) telling him that "early in. 1939 it became evident that, if the labour of agricultural workers was to be kept on the land and not attracted away by the offer of a higher rate of pay from aerodrome builders, munition works or the many other activities then coming into being in connection with the war, it would be necessary to provide a higher rate of wage. for agricultural labour", and detailing the steps by which the National Minimum Wage for Agricultural Workers was fixed at 48 shillings a week, 4 sides 4to., Campsea Ashe, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Christmas Day, Lowther is considered one of the best Speakers this century. He presided at the Electoral Reform Conference, 1916-1917, over votes for women. Robertson Scott was a member of the Rural Housing Advisory Committees under four Ministers, and wrote on agricultural matters in Holland, Japan and Great Britain.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: eng. Language: eng. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1925. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - eng, Vol:- Volume v.2, Pages:- 378, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume v.2 378 378.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: eng. Language: eng. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1925. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - eng, Vol:- Volume v.1, Pages:- 388, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume v.1 388 388.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1925. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - , Pages: - 390, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 390 390.