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Emile Verhaeren [Asiles des Soldats Invalides Belges; German war crimes in Belgium; the First World War] 1p., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. The poem, of 60 irregular lines, is placed (with a facsimile of Verhaeren's signature at the foot) within a thick floral border, reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts movement. It begins: 'Ce n'est qu'un bout de sol dans l'infini du... |
French, Literature, Military and Naval History | £220.00 | |
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F. C. McLean, C.B.E., B.Sc., M.I.E.E., Director of Engineering, British Broadcasting Corporation [The Institution of Electrical and Electronics Technician Engineers Limited; BBC] [Mimeographed typescript.] I.E.E.T.E. London Meeting. Future Developments in Television. [1] + 14 pp., foolscap 8vo. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper, with last leaf loose. '16 DEC 1965' stamped on title and first page. Discussing such issues as 'colour service', 'improvements in performance of receivers' and 'Recording of television signals'. From the archive of Pat Hawker... |
History, Science, Medicine and Technology, Social history | £220.00 | |
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Giovanni Soglia Ceroni (1779-1856), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal [Francesco Gardi di Lugo; Antonio Fornioni; la Mensa Vescovile d'Imola] 2pp., 4to. 29 lines, in a neat calligraphic hand. In good condition, on lightly-aged laid paper. The document is signed 'Giovanni Soglia' and begins: 'Dal Sig. Dotte. Galeati ho ricevuto il fatto informativo della Causa già agitata fra il Sacerde. Francesco Gardi di Lugo, il Sig. Antonio... |
Religion | £75.00 | |
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[ Ralph Hare Griffin (1854-1941), Registrar of Designs and Trade Marks at the Patent Office, London, and Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries ] [ A. E. Housman; St John's College, Cambridge ] 2pp., on bifolium with leaf dimensions 36.5 x 28 cm. On thick wove paper. In good condition, lightly-aged. The attractive calligraphic testimonial is on the recto of the first leaf, and is laid out in a sort of modified Gothic script, with initial capitals in red and gold. It is headed in large... |
£200.00 | ||
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J. C. Lobb, for Senior Assistant Commissioner, C.I.D., Federation of Malaya Police; C. A. A. Nicol, Special Branch, Malayan Union Police Force and Royal Malaysian Police] Item One (Burmese Names): 1p., foolscap 8vo. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Signed in red above '(J. C. COBB) | for Senior Asst. Commissioner, | C.I.D., Fed. of Malaya.' First page headed 'SECRET | FEDERATION OF MALAYA POLICE'. 'During the last S.B. course, certain police officers... |
History, Social history | £220.00 | |
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Martin Joseph Routh (1755-1854), President of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1791-1854; and Patristic scholar [Richard Twining (1807-1906); Thomas Twining (1734-1804), classicist] 1p., 12mo. On bifolium. Written in a faint, difficult hand, as one might expect from a ninety-six year-old. 'The President of Magdalen presents his Compliments to Mr Twining, and thanks his kind present of the portrait of his learned Uncle, author of one of the best translations into the English... |
Religion | £90.00 | |
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'S. R. P.' [Susan Rugeley Powers] [The English Woman's Journal] [women's suffrage; Victorian feminism] [Women's suffrage; printed pamphlet.] Remarks on Woman's Work in Sanitary Reform. 20pp., 8vo. Drophead title. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Signed in type 'S. R. P.' at end of text (p.20), followed by a 'List of [17] Books Recommended at Page 2.' Four copies on OCLC WorldCat, and three more on COPAC: Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Oxford (the last of which... |
£120.00 | ||
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['Attila'] [Victorian anti-feminist polemic; women's suffrage; Victorian feminism] [Female suffrage; printed anti-feminist pamphlet.] The Woman is No Human Being. 31pp., 8vo. Drophead title. In good condition, lightly-aged, no wraps, disbound. Excessively scarce: two copies on COPAC (at Lambeth Palace and the London School of Economics) and only one more copy (apart from surrogates) on OCLC WorldCat, at the Ohio History Convention. This copy, like the two... |
£150.00 | ||
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Randolph Frederick Edward Spencer-Churchill (1911-1968), son of Winston Churchill and Conservative MP [Ursula Bloom (1892-1984), English novelist] Both items in good condition, on lightly aged and creased paper. Item One: Original Typed Letter Signed from Churchill to Mrs. Webb, c/o Messrs. Hutchinson & Co., Hutchinson House, Stratford Place, Oxford Street, London, W1. 11 November 1953. 1p., 8vo. Lightly scored through by recipient. He... |
History, Literature | £75.00 | |
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[Air Superintendent's Master Copy] [Archive; flying; Atlantic Survey] Second Atlantic Survey Flight 1937 ("Cambria") A collection of typescripts (carbons or mimeographs) and maps recording the details of the Second Atlantic Survey Flight by the "Cambria" in 1937, in binder, with punch-holes, all in good condition. ITEM 1. Mimeograph [?] 11pp., sm. fol. "Cambria" G-ADUV | Second Atlantic Survey Flight 1937 |... |
Science, Medicine and Technology, Social history, Travel and Topography | £1,500.00 |
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