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How I Am Going To Conduct My Responsibilities: My Personal Attitude

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Donald Scott Carmichael
1992
Large folio. A private publication of a 1932 manuscript in the collection of Donald S Carmichael, first published here in facsimile form in1982. A very attractive limited edition (100 copies only) printed on high quality paper by the Stinehour Press. Fine in blue paper wrappers. Inscribed by the author with laid in letter [1 TLS] from Carmichael to… Read more…
#5618

£70.00

A Introduction to The Log of the Larooco

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Donald Scott Carmichael
1949
pp37 FDR's record of "the salt-water wanderings of a houseboat jointly owned and operated in 1923 to 1926 with his old friend John Lawrence" with an introduction by Donald Scott Carmichael. One of fifteen copies reprinted from The Franklin D Roosevelt Collector, VolI, No 1, November 1948, bound for the author to distribute to certain FDR enthusiast… Read more…
#5619

£75.00

Miss Catherine Dornford 1853: Commonplace Book with collection of feathers

Catherine Dornford, Heaton Dornford
1853
[pp] 95. Varied and interesting commonplace book. Bound in half calf over decorated boards, corners and backstrip worn but the binding is still tight. Catherine Dornford's ownership inscription appears on the first blank followed by 30 neat manuscript pages, entitled 'Practice', of mathematical sums and accounts. Next are headings for attendance at… Read more…
#5621

£100.00

Arsenals of Democracy

The Bureau of Public Relations, War Department
1942
pp31 "This booklet attempts in modest fashion to portray pictorially, and in terse verbal statistical descriptions, the progress made by the Ordnance Department in meeting the responsibilities of expansion placed on it by the President and the Congress by means of legislation enacted during the past critical year". Inscribed to F B Adams Jr with th… Read more…
#5631

£60.00

Unknown Assailant

Patrick Hamilton
1955
First edition of this novel by Patrick Hamilton in blue cloth with silver titles. A good copy, the boards show a couple of white stains, the book is slightly skewed with some browning to paper stock and foxing to the end papers which have a W H Smith's Lambeth Library bookplate. An uncommon book featuring the imperturbable Ernest Ralph Gorse. Read more…
#5710

£60.00

Historical Notices of Ilkley, Rombald's Moor, Baildon Common and other matters of the British and Roman Periods

James Wardell, John Holmes
1881
pp 96 [plates] A Victorian antiquarian guide to Ilkley, Yorkshire, and its surrounding area including the archaeology of the Roman and British periods The book is in the original leather over brown cloth, rubbing to spine ends and corners, the binding is tight and the heavy paper pages mostly clean. A limited edition of 50 copies, of which this is… Read more…
#5718

£80.00

Memoirs of the Lives of Robert Haldane of Airthrey, and of his brother James Alexander Haldane

Alexander Haldane
1852
xvi pp 676 A biography of the Scottish theologian Robert Haldane (1764-1842) and his brother James who was an evangelist and church leader. In blue leather over pebbled cloth, raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, all edges gilt, marbled end papers. Bookplate to front pastedown showing the coat of arms of William Ogilvy Dalgleish of Errol. In n… Read more…
#5720

£70.00

Lorca: The Poet and His People

Arturo Barea, [translated by] Ilsa Barea
1944
pp103 The first edition of Arturo Barea's appreciation of the Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, translated from the Spanish by Ilsa Barea. A near fine copy, bound in the original tan boards which are very fresh, a spot of sunning to the head of the spine; the text is printed on heavy grey paper which is clean and crisp. In a very good, bright dus… Read more…
#5722

£60.00

Mrs Fisher or The Future of Humour

Robert Graves
1928
pp 95 [24] First Edition, one of the To-day and To-morrow series published by Kegan Paul in the 1920's to "provide the reader with a survey of numerous aspects of most modern thought". The book is very good in brown boards with white paper labels, very fresh apart from some mould bloom to the boards. In the uncommon white dust jacket which is good,… Read more…
#5723

£85.00

A photograph of Laurence Olivier in character as Richard III in the Shakespeare film he directed in 1955 - from Olivier's Collection

William Shakespeare; Laurence Olivier
1955
(25x20cm) Large format vintage photograph showing a regal-looking Olivier playing Richard III in the 1955 film. This is a gloss finish stamped proof 'Ref LO/47' and was owned by Olivier himself, probably dating from the 1970s. From youthful success Olivier went on to become the preeminent actor of his generation, defining the great Shakespearean ro… Read more…
#5727

£100.00

A photograph of Laurence Olivier in character as Richard III in the Shakespeare film he directed in 1955 - from Olivier's Collection

William Shakespeare; Laurence Olivier
1955
(22x15cm) Large format vintage photograph showing Laurence Olivier playing Richard III in the 1955 film. This is a matt finish stamped proof 'Ref LO/55' and was owned by Olivier himself, probably dating from the 1970s. From youthful success Olivier went on to become the preeminent actor of his generation, defining the great Shakespearean roles of H… Read more…
#5728

£100.00

A photograph of Laurence Olivier in character as Richard III in the Shakespeare film he directed in 1955 - from Olivier's Collection

William Shakespeare; Laurence Olivier
1955
(19x16cm) Large format vintage photograph showing Laurence Olivier playing Richard III in the 1955 film. This is a matt finish stamped proof 'Ref LO/57' and was owned by Olivier himself, probably dating from the 1970s. From youthful success Olivier went on to become the preeminent actor of his generation, defining the great Shakespearean roles of H… Read more…
#5729

£80.00

A photograph of Laurence Olivier in character as Henry V in the Shakespeare film he directed in 1944 - from Olivier's Collection

William Shakespeare; Laurence Olivier
1944
(22x17cm) Large format vintage photograph showing Laurence Olivier in full armour playing Henry V in the 1944 film. This is a matt finish stamped proof 'Ref LO/49' and was owned by Olivier himself, probably dating from the 1970s. From youthful success Olivier went on to become the preeminent actor of his generation, defining the great Shakespearean… Read more…
#5730

£100.00

A photograph of Laurence Olivier in character as Othello in the Shakespeare film he directed in 1965 - from Olivier's Collection

William Shakespeare; Laurence Olivier
1965
(12.5x 9cm) Vintage photograph showing Laurence Olivier in character as Othello in the 1965 film. This is a matt finish proof, marked 'Othello' in blue ink in the margin, and was owned by Olivier himself, probably dating from the 1970s. From youthful success Olivier went on to become the preeminent actor of his generation, defining the great Shakes… Read more…
#5731

£60.00

Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles

Stuart Bennett
2004
pp176 Large Folio, fine in black cloth with gilt titles over tan boards, in a fine dust wrapper showing only the slightest signs of handling. Lavishly illustrated in colour. Written by the head of book and photograph sales at Christie's South Kensington. This splendid copy comes from the collection of Yorkshire bookbinder and bibliophile Martin E T… Read more…
#5770

£80.00

Jacob Kramer: A Memorial Volume

Millie Kramer, Sir Herbert Read, Professor Philip Allison, Sir Michael Sadler
1969
pp100 A tribute to the Ukrainian born artist Jacob Kramer, privately published by his sister Millie Kramer and printed by E J Arnold & Sons Ltd, Leeds. This limited edition book, number 738 of 1000 copies, celebrates the career and achievements of the artist who spent his working life in England and studied and taught at Leeds School of Art. Near f… Read more…
#5773

£60.00

Set of 19 Rudyard Kipling novels and verse

Rudyard Kipling
1899
An attractive collection of 19 Rudyard Kipling novels and verse dating from 1899 to the early 30's. Some firsts and some reprints in red cloth with gilt top edge and gilt decoration to cover and spine. Titles include: Puck of Pook's Hill, Captain Courageous, Stalky & Co, The Second Jungle Book and Just So Stories. Also included is one volume of Rud… Read more…
#5873

£120.00

Memoires sur L'Affaire de Varennes

Le Marquis de Bouille, Les Comtes de Raigecourt et de Damas, Le Capitaine Deslon, Le Comte de Valory
1823
pp 324. A collection of memoirs relating to the French Revolution, especially concerning the journey to Varennes by King Louis XVI in June 1791. With editor's foreword, biographical notes and copies of original letters and documents. The book is bound in original publisher's cloth, leather spine label with gilt lettering, speckled edges to the text… Read more…
#5928

£65.00

The Theatre of War and Revolution in Views, Maps and Plans with Historical and Descriptive Letter Press

A H Payne
1850
2 volumes. Good in half green Morocco over marbled boards; with most of the colour removed from the spines and worn to corners. Internally very fresh. Neat ownership inscriptions of John Scott. A history of the European revolutions of 1848, fully illustrated with laid down engraved plates by A H Payne and numerous fold out maps and town plans. Read more…
#5932

£100.00

The Juvenile Pictorial Cabinet consisting of original pieces, poetry and anecdotes

1870
pp376 A small (11x14cm) magazine of a moral and religious theme bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titles and embossed and gilt decoration. Ownership inscriptions of J B Boston of Scorton and Miss Laura Earle of Catterick to the yellow end papers. The book is undated but there is an attractive engraved frontispiece of the Crystal Palace in Hy… Read more…
#5952

£100.00

The Chronicles of Waltham

The Author of "The Subaltern", "The Country Curate" etc (George Robert Gleig)
1835
vi pp 1-512 A Brussels imprint in English of George Gleig's novel "The Chronicles of Waltham", part of a series of Wahlen's Modern British Authors. The book is attractively bound in quarter embossed leather with gilt title over green marbled boards; the spine is sunned, the boards are bright but rubbed and worn to the edges and corners. The binding… Read more…
#5958

£125.00

The Country Curate

The Author of "The Subaltern", and "The Chelsea Pensioners" (George Robert Gleig)
1830
Two volumes [iv] pp 1-334; pp1-435 [2] adverts. George Gleig's novel "The Country Curate". The books are bound in their original boards with printed paper spine labels ; the spines are worn, the boards are only lightly soiled but worn to corners. The bindings are tight and the text is particularly crisp and clean. Unclear ownership inscription to f… Read more…
#5959

£75.00

Alphonse Mucha Posters and Photographs

Jiri Mucha, Marina Henderson, Aaron Scharf
1971
pp136 large folio. Jiri Mucha traces the career and achievements of his father, Moravian artist Alphonse Mucha. The photographic section of the book shows the use Mucha made of his photographs in planning his work. 157 illustrations, of which 40 are in colour. Near fine in grey cloth, in a very good photographic dust wrapper. Signed to title page b… Read more…
#5964

£100.00

They Hate Roosevelt!

Marquis W Childs
1936
pp26 Near fine pamphlet bound in bright orange wrappers. With laid in note to F B Adams Jr from his father, businessman and philanthropist Frederick Baldwin Adams (1878-1961), "Thanks it is interesting, and the first chapter at least isn't much exaggerated". This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr… Read more…
#6005

£70.00

The Starless Night

John Lodwick
1955
First edition, Near fine in black boards, a little spotting to the top edge. In a colourful dust wrapper with 6 shilling price label, very good, head of spine nicked with short closed tear. Read more…
#6021

£75.00