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A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [6] pp38 [2], collated and complete as per the English Short Title Catalogue. Bound in half vellum over attractive marbled boards with black Morocco label with gilt lettering, red e… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [8] pp71 [1], collated, no final advertisement leaf. Bound in half vellum over attractive marbled boards with black Morocco label with gilt lettering, last quarter of the 19th centu… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [6] pp68, collated, no half title. Bound in half vellum over marbled boards with black Morocco label with gilt lettering, red edges, last quarter of the 19th century, binder's ticke… Read more…

An anthology of poetry and prose, including 'Notices of the Canadian Indians', from contributors such as S C Hall, George Smith, Bernard Barton, Rev Robert Hall. Beautiful copperplate gift inscription "Susan and Fanny Burgess. The gift of their friend Maria Stone 1835". Laid in letter dated 1972 from Mr V C Andree of Havant, Hampshire to Mrs Mary W… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [6] pp72, collated, no half title. Bound in half vellum over marbled boards with black Morocco label with gilt lettering, last quarter of the 19th century, binder's ticket of 'T Con… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [8] pp79, collated and complete as per the English Short Title Catalogue. Bound in half vellum over marbled boards with black Morocco label with gilt lettering, last quarter of the… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [4] pp1-52 and 55-62 [2]. The imprint has been torn off the title page but this copy appears to be ESTC Citation number R22736, printed for R Bentley and S Magnes, 1684, lacking lea… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. pp1-8 and 17-76 [4], no title page and gathering C is lacking. Bound in half vellum over marbled boards with black Morocco label, last quarter of the 19th century, binder's ticket o… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [8] pp69 [3], collated and complete as per the English Short Title Catalogue, p32 misnumbered 30. Bound in half vellum over attractive marbled boards with black Morocco label, last… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. pp75 [1], collated and complete as per the English Short Title Catalogue. Bound in half vellum over marbled boards with black Morocco label, last quarter of the 19th century, binder… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. Collated, lacking 3 leaves (A1-3) including the title page. Bound in half vellum over attractive marbled boards with black Morocco label, last quarter of the 19th century, binder's… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. pp61 [3] adverts. Collated and complete as per the English Short Title Catalogue. Bound in half vellum over attractive marbled boards with black Morocco label, last quarter of the 1… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. [10] pp62, collated, no half title or advert leaf. Bound in half vellum over marbled boards with black Morocco label, last quarter of the 19th century, binder's ticket of 'T Connoll… Read more…

A Restoration era play quarto from a collection compiled by the financier and book collector, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859) and rebound by 'T Connolly' of Dublin. pp64, collated and complete as per the English Short Title Catalogue. Bound in half vellum over attractive marbled boards with black Morocco label, last quarter of the 19th century,… Read more…

Documents from the estate of the conductor Sir Colin Davis relating to his wife's role as an Alexander Technique tutor at the Royal Academy of Music. Lady Davis is appointed to her post in the first letter from 1993 written by Dorothea Magonet and in the second Peter Shellard allocates her payments to the Alexander Technique Fund. Most interesting… Read more…

viii, pp 134. Scarce New Orleans reprint of Thomas' rare 1869 first edition of this study of what it describes as 'Creole "Patois" or "gombo French"' misleadingly dated 1869 on the title page, reproducing the original imprint from Port of Spain. Bound in publisher's pebbled black cloth with gilt title panel to upper cover, ownership inscription of… Read more…

pp 64 [2] adverts. Priestley pamphlet including the final advertisement leaf which promises still further publications by this prolific writer to include his Chart of Biography. Small Dutch institutional ink-stamp to verso of title page, browning to margins of title page. Bound in what may be the original blue-green paper wrappers, professionally r… Read more…

Colin Davis' lightly annotated conductor's score of the 'revived' version of William Walton's mini-masterpiece Façade with the conductor's initials in pencil to the upper cover. Large folio in green card wrappers of this new work created by the composer for his 75th birthday - using unpublished numbers from the original work. The title is written i… Read more…

pp 12 Early eighteenth century study of the vacuum published with the approval of Ezechiel Gallatin at the University of Geneva. Original marbled wrappers, stained affecting most leaves to some extent; leaves foxed and discoloured. Not a beautiful thing but Worldcat locates two institutional copies only, both in Switzerland. Read more…

[frontis] pp 108 Almost certainly spurious account of the 'shipwreck and sufferings' of Mrs Eliza Bradley, supposedly autobiographical, but borrowed in large part from Captain James Riley's 1816 account of his capture and exploits on the 'coast of Barbary'. The second Boston edition of 1823 bound in quarter roan over marbled paper covered wooden bo… Read more…

viii, pp88 [4] adverts. A humorous essay on drama followed by Stevens' Lecture upon Heads bound in contemporary quarter roan, chipped and worn to spine, over faded marbled boards. This the issue with a half title, first owner's signature 'Wm White Jun.r 1772' to the half title. Engraved vignette to the title page, lightly foxed and old stab sewing… Read more…

pp 28 Serle's play about marriage inscribed by the author on the title page to his wife 'Cecilia Serle from her affectionate husband T.J.S.' Bound in half red morocco over marble boards; lightly rubbed. Serle was an actor and playwright who married Cecilia Novello, the sister of the Shakespeare scholar Mary Cowden Clarke who had happy memories of S… Read more…

pp 33 [1] Freddie Ayer's 1988 lecture inscribed to his intimate friend and fellow Oxford philosopher Anthony Quinton on the upper card wrapper: 'To Tony from Freddie'. In his autobiography, Ayer records that Quinton supported him in his election to the Wykeham Professorship, and became his closest friend. Ayer's 1988 lecture was published in this o… Read more…

A large quarto Book of Common Prayer custom bound for the Lane family of Kings Bromley Hall near Lichfield in crimson pebbled morocco with gilt lettering on the front board: 'Kings Bromley Manor - Lichfield'. John H V Lane's bookplate appears on the front pastedown. After Lane's death the estate quickly fell victim to the death duties that did for… Read more…

A large card folder of about 100 typescript pages consisting of copies of 31 British Government and other documents (dating from 1684-1948) dealing with the political status of various British Territories, and of linking text. This seems to be a working draft for one chapter of a publication as it contains many annotations, crossings out, and indic… Read more…