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Alexander Roberts (1826-1901), Professor of Humanity in the University of St. Andrews, Scottish biblical scholar 2pp., 12mo. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper. He thanks the recipient for drawing his attention to a notice. 'My little book seems to be meeting with much favour. A number of errata which unfortunately found their way into the first edition, have been corrected in the second just about... |
£45.00 | |
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[ James Hamilton Fennell, Victorian antiquary and botanist; Mercurius Domesticus.] 2pp., 8vo. Handbill. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. This facsimile, one of a number for which Fennell was responsible, is now scarce. |
£35.00 | |
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[ James Hamilton Fennell, Victorian antiquary and botanist ] Both items 4pp., 8vo. Both disbound, and both on aged and worn paper. Number 1 has a closed tear across a horizontal fold to the second leaf, and Number 2 has the two leaves separated, and each with loss to the inner margin. Both items are scarce: COPAC only lists copies at the British Library... |
£120.00 | |
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Anna Maria Hall ['Mrs. S. C. Hall', born Anna Maria Fielding ] (1800-1881), Irish novelist; Samuel Carter Hall (1800-1889), editor of The Art Journal [ Thomas Faed), Scottish artist ] 13 x 17 cm card, printed on one side with dark-green text over light-green ground, with decorations and border in gold. Laid on the left-hand side are oval albumen prints of portraits of the two, each 4 cm high and 3.5 cm wide. Text reads: 'AVENUE VILLA, 50, Holland St. Kensington. | Mr &... |
£120.00 | |
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[ James Hamilton Fennell, Victorian antiquary and botanist ] Both items 8pp., 4to. Both are disbound pamphlets on wove paper. The 'Looking Glass' has the leaves separated, but the two are otherwise in good condition, lightly-aged. Fennell's pamphlet is subtitled 'Wherein they may see their origin and dignity, together with the curious customs of their... |
£120.00 | |
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[ James Hamilton Fennell, Victorian antiquary and botanist ] [ Type facsimile by James Hamilton Fennell. ] Cupid's Chronicle, or Matrimonial News. 8pp., 4to. Disbound pamphlet. In good condition, lightly-aged. This facsimile, one of a number issued by Fennell, is now scarce. |
£35.00 | |
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Anthony Asquith (1902-1968), English film director, son of Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith [ Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth (1840-1932), great-niece of the poet William Wordsworth ] 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. Headed 'For Ann:', above transcription of the eight-line poem, in two stanzas. Signed at foot 'Anthony Asquith | June 22nd. 1940'. The recipient was the daughter of a technician at Twickenham Film Studios... |
£65.00 | |
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[ James Hamilton Fennell, Victorian antiquary and botanist ] 8pp., 4to. Disbound pamphlet on wove paper. In good condition, lightly-aged. This facsimile, one of several for which Fennell was responsible, is now scarce. |
£35.00 | |
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[ L. Prabhu Dial and W. Powell, Magistrates, 1st Class, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan); the Raj; British rule ] 180pp., folio. Paginated 1-181 with one blank page. In red buckram half-binding. Internally in good condition, on lightly-aged paper, in heavily worn binding. On cover: 'ELUM DISTRICT. | CASES. | October 1917 - December 1918.' (For information regarding the loosely-inserted 'Judgment Sheet' see... |
£1,500.00 | |
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'Phipps' [ Julian Phipps ], Daily Mail cartoonist, husband of MI5 agent Joan Miller [ Mrs. Joanna Phipps ] 1p., small 4to. On leaf removed from autograph album. In very good condition, lightly-aged. A charming, energetic cartoon, taking up the whole of the page. Depicts a haughty toff with a monocle, looking down his nose at a Scottie dog while saying 'When I was a boy, Sir . .' The dog, in the... |
£90.00 |
