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Jean Delville, (1867-1953) was a Belgian symbolist painter, author, poet, polemicist, teacher, and Theosophist (Wiki) One page, 4to, good condition, extracted from a Birthday Book with bookplate of N. Hardy Wallis, author. Delville discusses intially the call up of his son, Elie, to fight "les hordes barbares du Kaiser, le plus fou et le plus cruel des Allemandes, le plus sot et le plus bete des Empereurs",... |
£650.00 | |
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Emily Faithfull, women's rights activist, printer/publisher. [Emily Faithfull] Autograph Sentiment Signed "Emily Faithfull". Page removed from Birthday Book (May 27 was her birthday), 4to, good condition. Her sentiment is as follows: "Those who pride themselves on never changing their opinions are either too dull to detect their mistakes or too obstinate to own them." On the same page is a longer sentiment (quote)... |
£65.00 | |
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Anon. [Chapbook] The Prince of the Assassins; or, The Cruel Saracens. [ii].[1]-48 pp., 12mo, disbound, staining and other defects, but complete, text clear. Illegible ownership signature [?] on title. This includes the duel between Richard I and Saladin. BL copy recorded on COPAC only. |
£125.00 | |
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Walter Schatzki [ Walther Schatzki ] (1899-1983), German-born American bookseller and antiquary [ Kinderbuch-Sammlung von Walter Schatzki ] Three examples of the same bookplate: on green, blue and cream paper. All three in very good condition, lightly-aged. Paper dimensions: 4.5 x 5.5 cm. Illustration dimensions: 3 x 4 cm. The image, reproducing an eighteenth-century engraving, depicts two children seated at a table and studying,... |
£80.00 | |
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Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., publishers, Edinburgh and London [ A. R. Ware of Paternoster Row, distributor ] The collection in good condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. The eleven items range in size from 38 x 26 cm to 22.5 x 21.5 cm. Six with the stamp of the firm's London distributor, A. R. Ware of 35 Paternoster Row. Three circulars (totalling 4pp., 4to), all on the firm's green letterhead,... |
£180.00 | |
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Roger Senhouse [Roger Henry Pocklington Senhouse] (1899-1970), English publisher, member of Bloomsbury Group [ Elkin Mathews Ltd; Rayner Heppenstall (1911-81); Giles Lytton Strachey; BBC ] ONE: Elkin Mathews catalogue. xii + 125pp., 8vo. 776 items, with a number of facsimiles. In grey printed wraps. Internally in fair condition, on aged paper, cocked at foot, in heavily-worn wraps with repair to rear cover. Containing numerous annotations in Senhouse's close, neat hand, mostly in... |
£220.00 | |
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Paul Bevan (1860-1908), President of Ye Sette of Odd Volumes, chartered accountant and treasurer of the Japan Society [ Conrad William Cooke (1843-1926), civil engineer ] 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. The letterhead, printed in gothic type, in black with red capitals on the first line, reads: 'On letterhead of 'Odd Volumes: | United once a month to form a perfect Sette. | Objects: Conviviality and Mutual Admiration.' Bevan... |
£80.00 | |
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Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, Amen Corner, London 36pp., 4to. With numerous illustrations of covers. Unbound and stapled. In fair condition, lightly-aged with rusted staples. Addendum, dated 2 July 1917, in red ink on label tipped-in onto front cover. Series include: 'Cecil Aldin's Fine Art Animal Books', 'E. J. Detmold's Colour Books', '... |
£100.00 | |
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Frederick Warne & Co., London publishers [ Lawson Wood; L. Leslie Brook ] 8pp., 4to. With illustrations of some covers. Unbound. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Begins with L. Leslie Brooke's 'Nursery Rhymes', 'The daintiest edition of the classic rhymes of childhood' ('This line will prove the exceptional merit of the higher-class books for children of... |
£80.00 | |
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Frederick Warne & Co., London publishers [ Beatrix Potter ] 4pp., 16mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly-aged. A long list, giving titles and published price. In columns headed 'ALL BOOKS are supplied on usual Trade Terms, as per our Wholesale Catalogue'. Includes two series of 'The Peter Rabbit Books', and 'PETER RABBIT'S SHOW CASE. Only supplied... |
£65.00 |
