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SERMONS PREACHED BY THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD and constant Martyr of Jesus Christ M. Hugh Latimer, the xxviii. of Octob. An. 1552. Faithfully gathered to the profite of the Christian Reader by Augustine Bernher his servaunt, not heretofore published in printe.

Hugh Latimer; Augustine Bernher; George Livermore
1571
Rare John Day imprint drawing upon the text of Latimer’s Frutefull Sermons from the 1570s which has been reorganised to bring the title page of the second part of the text forward to become the general title page, making it a variant version of STC 15278. Boosting the appeal of this volume is its provenance to the Romantic poet Samuel Rogers who se… Read more…
#9142

£2500.00

BRADFORD-BORN NOVELIST’S 1930s NOVELS: Angel Pavement (1st & Ltd Edition) They Walk in the City

J B Priestley
1930; 1936
Three of Bradford born novelist JB Priestley’s best known novels from the 1930s including two first editions and one limited edition. Angel Pavement. London:Heinemann, 1930. First Edition. Original DJ in good condition, some age toning to spine and edges. a little chipped to spine tips. Midnight blue cloth hardcover boards titled in gilt to spine i… Read more…
#9148

£95.00

SPIRAL BOUND PROOF Girl with Curious Hair

David Foster Wallace
1989
Spiral-bound pre-publication proof copy of Foster Wallace’s first collection of stories. Black spiral binding with acetate upper cover and card lower cover. Paper label to upper cover giving details of publication planned for 6th November 1989 and a publicity contact. Text reproduced in landscape format, two pages to a leaf; rectos only. Near fine… Read more…
#9270

£650.00

MANUSCRIPT pedigree and genealogy of the Ellis, Waltham & ELIOT families written by Charles Walton Ellis (b.1842) With links to Mirfield, Camberwell and Tulse Hill

Charles Walton Ellis
1860
A wide ranging and very detailed handwritten account of the pedigree and genealogy of the Ellis and Waltham surnames and family trees written by Charles Walton Elllis (b.1842), the son of Edwin Ellis and Emma Waltham with links to Mirfield, Camberwell and Tulse Hill. Laid in throughout are various ephemera including funeral cards, letters, cuttings… Read more…
#9319

£450.00

DESIGNS FOR THE CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE, THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE AND THE EMPIRE EXHIBITION GLASGOW BY LIVERPOOL ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR WALTER THOMAS

Cunard White Star Line; Walter Thomas
c.1930
Walter Thomas was born in Liverpool and attended its College of Art between 1912–13 followed by two years studying art in London. His focus on maritime subjects culminated in a commission from the Cunard White Star Line who appointed him to paint marine portraits of their great ocean liners which plied the North Atlantic route in the first half of… Read more…
#9239

£300.00

FACSIMILE PARTS ISSUE: Master Humphrey’s Clock by Charles Dicken’s in weekly parts

Charles Dickens
c.1985
Master Humphrey’s Clock was published originally in 88 weekly parts between April 1840 and December 1841 with illustrations by G Cattermole and HK Browne. This limited-edition set is (apparently) one of 3000 complete sets published by the Anglo-American Historical Society in New York [circa 1985]. We can find no similar sets or individual copies av… Read more…
#9238

£125.00

HONE’S AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE ROYAL MARRIAGE: CONSISTING OF ORIGINAL MEMOIRS OF PRINCE LEOPOLD AND PRINCESS CHARLOTTE

William Hone
1816
William Hone: London, 1816. Second edition. Published in the year before Princess Charlotte’s untimely death. Text block only. Original boards no longer survive. A sliver of the original gilded calf spine panel remains. The complete remaining text block is sound and in good condition comprising b/w frontispiece titled Leopold and Charlotte, title p… Read more…
#9228

£95.00

SCARCE COPY: Desirable Mansions: A Tract

Edward Carpenter
1887
Rare Third Edition of this tract titled to front cover which incorporates a handwritten contemporary ownership inscription reading Mr A Steward. Price One Penny. Spine fold has been strengthened with later addition white tape holding well. Corners are bumped, a little puckered throughout. To verso of title page are listed volumes by the same author… Read more…
#9229

£50.00

FIRST DAY COVERS COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF THE DEATH OF CHARLES DICKENS – predominantly from the Caribbean and British Overseas Territories

[Charles Dickens]
1970
Dark blue souvenir philatelic folder in very good condition. Titled in gilt and finished with a decorative yellow cord to spine. Golden Zenith embossed to rear. Contents in excellent condition, fresh and clean throughout. Six plastic wallets contain a collection of commemorative stamps including: Four stamps issued by Botswana in 1970 depicting Scr… Read more…
#9232

£75.00

PARADISUS ANIMAE CHRISTIANA

Jacob Merlo Horstius
1675
Rare second edition (edito altera) with working clasps of one of the most popular Catholic devotional manuals of the 17th century. Augmented and elegant (longe auctior et elegantior). Text in Latin. In the most pleasing condition. Collated and complete. Beautiful calf boards and five panelled spine survive in marvellous condition over 350 years aft… Read more…
#9234

£200.00

ENGAGEMENT OF MR WYBERT ROUSBY... THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK: 1859 Bradford Theatre Playbill

Theatre Royal Press, Bradford [Alexander Dumas]
1859
A scarce Bradford Theatre playbill for Monday Evening March 21 st , 1859. The main performance of the evening is billed as the popular historical play by TJ Serle Esq entitled The Man in the Iron Mask featuring the English actor Wybert Rousby; to be followed by the Haymarket Interlude of Box and Cox featuring Mr James, Mr Eugene O’Reilley and Madll… Read more…
#9062

£60.00

The History and Antiquities of Hengrave in Suffolk

John Gage
1822
First Edition. Large hard backed Victorian quarto. 30 b/w engravings and genealogical tables collated and complete. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Half bound red calf boards over red cloth, gilt edged to corners front and rear. Moderately bumped to corners. Handsome 6 panelled spine decoratively adorned and titled in gilt. Firmly bound. Marbled text block e… Read more…
#9168

£150.00

MECHANIC'S HALL HALIFAX PLAYBILL: Saturday Evening Concert for the People... A Popular Concert

Mechanic's Hall Halifax; Miss Hirst, Mr Westmoreland, Mr Garner
1860
Rare Halifax playbill in good condition promoting a Saturday Evening Concert for the People on 7th January 1860 at the Mechanic’s Hall, Halifax. Billed as a trial concert with more to follow ‘if appreciated’. Vocalists including Miss Hirst, Mr Westmoreland and Mr Garner. Tickets available from Messrs Pohlmann & Son,Waterhouse St., Messrs T & W Birt… Read more…
#9264

£45.00

HARD TIMES: A TALE OF THE LANCASHIRE COTTON FAMINE - VERY HARD TIMES OR THE TRIALS AND SORROWS OF THE LINWOOD FAMILY

David Pae
1893
Pocket Edition published at the Yorkshire Factory Times Office in Huddersfield. Heavily worn colour pictorial boards show wear and tear; browned, corners bumped, spine panel distressed but intact. Text block shaken but intact. Front clean endpapers cracking over gutter with pencilled ownership initials read JSM . Rear endpapers clean. Leaves unmark… Read more…
#9225

£95.00

RAF COSFORD MAGAZINES 1953 - 1955

Various contributors
1953 -1955
RAF Cosford opened in 1938 as an aircraft storage and repair facility and became a major training unit during WW2. These 7 volumes dated between March 1953 and April 1955 have been created and published by those stationed at RAF Cosford, Staffs. The volumes are jam packed with news and notices. The magazine committee is presided over by Air Commodo… Read more…
#9035

£75.00

Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London with Historical and Descriptive Accounts of each edifice. By Pugin and Britton

John Britton; Augustus Pugin
1851
Second edition greatly enlarged by WH Leeds. 2 volumes. Containing over 150 beautifully intricate architectural drawings of London’s finest public buildings alongside historical and descriptive essays of each. Volume 1:Contains 75 full page b/w illustrations in excellent condition including 8 of St Paul’s and 6 of Covent Garden. 375 pp. (1 illustra… Read more…
#9191

£150.00

FIGARO IN LONDON – 1832, 1833 AND 1834 BOUND AS ONE

Various
1832
Founded as a weekly on 10th December 1831, Figaro in London used satire in humorous articles and illustrations to critique various aspects of English society, including the aristocracy, parliament, and the British army. The magazine included theatre news, political poetry, anecdotes, and commentary on wide ranging issues of the time. It is also not… Read more…
#9201

£250.00

The Life of John Metcalf, Commonly Called Blind Jack of Knaresborough with Many Entertaining Anecdotes of his Exploits in Hunting, Card Playing, &c. Some Particulars Against the Rebels in 1745… And Also A succinct Account of his various Contracts for Making Roads, Erecting Bridges…. In Lancashire, Derbyshire and Cheshire

Anonymous
1801
Second edition rebound in a very good, decorative, brown diced calf with panelling and gilt lettering to spine. Binder’s ticket to rear pastedown: ‘Stephen Conway, Bradford’. Front and rear endpapers also later additions, clean and crisp with small mark to top right of front loose endpaper. Original text block sound in good condition, leaves slight… Read more…
#8790

£130.00

RIVIERE BINDING & EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED In Kedar’s Tents

Henry Seton Merriman
1897
Beautifully Riviere-bound and extra-illustrated with 26 amateur photographs of turn-of-the-century Spain including 3 images of a bull fight. Crushed red morocco, all edges gilt; marbled endpapers with gilt turn-ins. The 26 additional silver gelatin photographs are mounted on inserted leaves and include images of Gibraltar, Toledo, Madrid and three… Read more…
#8332

£280.00

Musketry Regulations. Part II, Rifle Ranges and Musketry Appliances 1910. (Reprinted with amendments to 31st October 1914)

1914
pp 89 The 1914 reprint of Musketry Regulations Part II, well illustrated with numerous technical diagrams. Near fine in red cloth laid onto thick card with gilt spine lettering, edges lightly rubbed, binding tight, pages crisp and clean, no marks or inscriptions. 23 pages of adverts for military books printed on pink paper at the front and rear of… Read more…
#6868

£25.00

10 Books by Orkney born writer George Mackay Brown: A Calendar of Love; Greenvoe; Fishermen with Ploughs; A Spell for Green Corn etc

George Mackay Brown
1967 - 2008
From the private collection of a Yorkshire art connoisseur, this collection includes 7 hardback first editions in good conditions, all in original dust jackets including A Calendar of Love (1967 First Edition); Greenvoe (1972 First Edition); Fishermen with Ploughs (1971 First Edition); A Spell for Green Corn (1970 First Edition); Letters From Hamna… Read more…
#9144

£125.00

AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO ‘MISS SEDDON’ Presenting a Book Co-written with George Gilbert Scott

William Burges - VICTORIAN DREAMER OF THE MIDDLE AGES
1864
Rare autograph letter in which the architect presents the book that he co-wrote with his fellow medievalist George Gilbert Scott. Burges (1827-1881) has come to be seen as perhaps the pre-eminent dreamer of the ‘Victorian dream of the Middle Ages’ as Betjeman put it. According to J Mordaunt Crook, author of William Burges and the High Victorian Dre… Read more…
#8590

£350.00

REX WHISTLER’S DELICIOUSLY INSCRIBED COPY: The House of Memories

Barbara Wilson; Rex Whistler
1929
A richly provenanced copy of this memoir of an Englishwoman in Paris, first acquired by the artist Rex Whistler, probably around the time of the book’s publication and his own first visit to the French capital in 1931. Subsequently the book was owned by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin’s second son, Arthur Baldwin whose ownership inscription on the f… Read more…
#9219

£275.00

WITH STEPHEN SONDHEIM LYRICS: The Thing of It Is

Elliott Kastner, William Goldman, Stephen Sondheim
1969
Rare unproduced screenplay which was constructed around the lyrics of a leitmotif song provided by Stephen Sondheim which structures the entire narrative. Screenplay script dated September 1969 to title sheet, ‘Screenplay by William Goldman from his novel. Songs and other musical moments by Stephen Sondheim’. Bound to spine using 2 metal brads. 172… Read more…
#9217

£250.00

THE THING OF IT IS - From Elliott Kastner’s film production archive, an original 1969 typed screenplay script of William Goldman’s adaptation of his 1967 novel The Thing Of It Is.

Elliott Kastner, William Goldman, Stephen Sondheim
1967
Elliott Kastner (1930-2010) was a larger-than-life American film producer, whose best-known credits include Where Eagles Dare and The Long Goodbye. This original 1969 typed screenplay script of William Goldman’s adaptation of his 1967 novel The Thing Of It Is comes from Kastner’s film production archive. Robert Redford had expressed an interest in… Read more…
#8826

£200.00