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RESERVED An unrecorded John Day imprint drawing upon the text of Latimer’s Frutefull Sermons from the 1570s but released with a new title page that renders the collection as Sermons Preached by the Right Reverend Father in God. Though resembling a single copy of Latimer’s sermons held at Cornell University, this imprint is textually distinct from t… Read more…

RH Tawney made a lasting impact promoting equality through the restructuring and democratising of higher education. For more than forty years, from 1905 to 1948, he served on the Workers' Educational Association executive, holding the offices of Vice-President and President. He served on the Consultative Committee of the Board of Education, the Edu… Read more…

An interesting vellum bound handwritten early text in very good condition. Attractive limp vellum binding, sound if a little discoloured. Remnants of spine supports laced into velum cover remain visible as are remnants of previous ties close to foreedge. Spine hand titled in brown ink ‘Ronda in Logicum’ [Logical Cycle]. Front endpapers cracking ove… Read more…

This handwritten letter on Metropolitan Police Office headed paper dated 8 th Feb 1895 is written by Melville Leslie Macnaughton or Mac as he liked to be known who joined the Metropolitan Police in 1889 when the killer known as Jack the Ripper was still thought to be active in the Whitechapel area of London. Macnaughton was actively involved in the… Read more…

A personal account book belonging to Henry Collingwood Selby (1748 -1839) of Swansfield House, Alnwick and Holy Island covering the period circa. 1777 -1797. Page after page records his observations and his financial dealings with the great, good and notable persons of the area. Names and places are peppered throughout. Money is lent to Dr Thomas P… Read more…

A scarce copy in good condition, 56 leaves of engravings, rebound in a later full calf. Boards lightly marked, 5 panel spine in good condition titled in gilt over red ground. Endpapers clean front and rear. Full page b/w engraved title page by Hukett in good condition. Contents include a list of subscribers’ names, characters and abbreviations made… Read more…

Ernest Shackleton's Heart Of The Antarctic Nimrod Expedition frontispiece signed by 16 crew members including the expedition leader Shackleton himself, Adams, Mackintosh, etc. Other signers include, in alphabetical order: Jameson Adams; Bertram Armytage; Philip Brocklehurst; Bernard Day; Ernest Joyce; Alistair Mackay; Aeneas Mackintosh; Eric Marsha… Read more…

RESERVED Seemingly unique surviving copy of this 1804 work intended to teach arithmetic to young women. The author William Butler was quite prolific but this 1804 imprint intended for ‘the use of his own Scholars’ does not appear to be held in any library; the 1809 edition is recorded but OCLC but records no library holdings. Presumably printed in… Read more…

Inscribed with drawings and doodles by the artistic super-couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at the unveiling of Rivera’s newly completed masterpiece, the Detroit Industry Murals at the city’s Institute of Art, early in 1933. With these drawings into a child’s autograph album, made a few days before their departure for New York City, Kahlo and Riv… Read more…

‘This is a book warmly recommended to all who enjoy strong and lively writing with the warmth, colour, drama and humour of the South.’ C.V Wedgwood. 4th impression. Red cloth covered boards in excellent condition titled in gilt to spine. Spine ends a little shelf worn. Original dust jacket in good condition protected by non-adhesive clear plastic.… Read more…

Uncommon in original cloth binding, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction was a weekly and later a monthly anthology-like publication featuring a variety of essays, articles, and illustrations. Originally published in the early 19th century, it reflected the interests and societal aspects of the time, particularly during the Victoria… Read more…

The last and in some ways most desirable volume of this edition by Edmond Malone and others containing Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Printed by John Exshaw, Grafton St Dublin with Irish provenance. Bound in contemporaneous full calf with gilt tooling and calf labels to spine over red and dark brown. Corners a little bumped, chip to spine bottom, age worn.… Read more…

A scarce copy of this 1845 edition of the Works of Edmund Spencer, the English poet best known for his epic poem The Faerie Queene which appears in this volume alongside a selection of notes from various commentators and a glossarial index with an account of the life of Spenser by the Rev. Henry John Todd. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION A robust volume in ve… Read more…

Volume 1 published in Dublin in 1795 with provenance to an Irish collection. Considered a landmark work in literary criticism, The Lives of the Poets offers valuable insights into the literary landscape of the time, with Johnson's distinctive style and critical perspective shaping the understanding of these poets. The book includes short biographie… Read more…

Laid into this First Edition is a typed and hand signed letter on House of Commons headed paper dated 26 th February 1960 from British soldier, lawyer and MP Airey Neave who during the Second World War was the first British prisoner of war to succeed in escaping from Colditz Castle, and who later worked for MI9. Ben Macintyre’s account tells the ta… Read more…

A collection of original artefacts dating from the time of the Coup d’Etat. Collection contained within contemporary blue envelope includes: A scarce copy of the original 1848 pamphlet, ‘La Revision de la Constitution’. In green paper wrappers, interior leaves in good condition. A little foxed to earlier pages. Published in Paris by Typographie Plo… Read more…

Volume 5 of a collection containing fictional letters claiming to have been written by an Ottoman spy named Mahmut in the French court of Louis XIV. In good condition. Panelled calf delicately blind ruled and embossed to front and rear. Corners bumped, a little chipped. Spine in 5 compartments, numbered 5 to top in worn gilt. Head and tail chipped,… Read more…

1754, Volume 2. The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick’s, Dublin. In good condition but sadly split completely and very cleanly into 2 parts down the very centre of the spine and held only by a single string binding to spine bottom. Calf boards embossed in gilt to edges, corners bumped, some abrasions. Spine panel in spite of damage sti… Read more…

In very good condition 1890s edition in publisher’s cloth featuring gilt lettering and scarce design to front and spine. Minor shelf wear to corners, edges and spine ends. A few slight spots to front and rear boards. End papers and flyleaves clean, a little age toned. A very sound copy. Over 100 charming illustrations throughout by Harrison Weir. 4… Read more…

4 volumes - 3, 4, 5 and 8 - presented to George Hamilton in 1750 on his successful matriculation in Law from Trinity College Dublin. George was an Irish politician, barrister and judge. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as MP for Belfast, and held office as Third Serjeant-at-law and later as a Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland). Today he… Read more…

A bound volume of pamphlets, 2 alluding to current affairs, belonging to Sir Stafford Northcote, one of them inscribed to him by the writer Augustus Brackenbury. Northcote was a prominent late nineteenth century politician who spent nine years as Tory leader in the House of Commons from 1876 to 1885, almost a forgotten Tory leader in spite of the c… Read more…

A hand-crafted from paper, fold out Union flag and attached written statement which together explain the significance of the 1801 Act of Union which united and created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Divided into its component parts this little piece of history represents the red cross of St George, the white saltire of St Andrew a… Read more…

A rare collection of original blueprints and engineering diagrams from Croft Engineering Ltd in Thornbury, Bradford depicting the manufacturing designs for the WW2 British General Purpose HE 500 lb and 1000 lb aircraft bombs and the General Purpose HE 1000 lb MC aircraft bomb. Also included is a photograph album of the visit of the Princess Royal,… Read more…

Todmorden Botanical Society was formed in 1852 and this catalogue opens with a list of the names of officers for 1867 including the President, Mr. Abraham Stansfield Senr, and Vice President Mr. John Nowell. Included is a list of the society’s rules as decreed at its formation in 1852, a list of current members and an extensive catalogue of the c.5… Read more…

Written during the last years of Hemingway's life, A Moveable Feast is a lively and powerful reflection of his genius and a deeply personal insight into his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the twenties. Warmly affectionate and full of wit. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION First edition in original dust jacket. Brown cloth boards in very good condi… Read more…