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The Double Crown Club, dining club and society of printers, London; Thomas Balston; Stanley Morison (1889-1967), typographer; The Times of London Printed in black on a 45 x 28 cm piece of white card, folded twice to make a 22.5 x 14 cm bifolium. When opened out the card has the printing details and 'THE 35TH DINNER' on the otherwise blank reverse. Aged and worn. The outer covers of the card, opening out to 45 x 14 cm, carry a reversed... |
£80.00 | |
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Maggie Wadey, scriptwriter and wife of actor John Castle; Louis Marks (1928-2010) BBC producer and scriptwriter; Giles Foster, television director; Jane Austen [ British Broadcasting Corporation] [2] + 170pp., 8vo. On 172 leaves, held together by a steel stud. In good condition, lightly aged, with discoloring to first leaf and the last seven leaves dogeared. The names of the crew are given on the first covering page, and the cast of characters (but not the names of the actors playing... |
£120.00 | |
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Salmon & Gluckstein, Ltd., tobacconists [ British popular fiction; crime and mystery writing; circulating library ] 96pp., 12mo. Stapled. In printed card covers. Addendum slip in red inside front cover. Full-page advertisements for tobacco products throughout. In good condition, lightly-aged and worn, with rust to staples and uneven fading to front cover. Although now forgotten, the enterprise was an... |
£120.00 | |
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James Galt & Co. Ltd., Manchester academic booksellers and stationers, established 1836 [ B. E. Stevenson; E. Vale of Nant Ffrancon, Wales ] 1p., 4to. In good condition. The large and unusual letterhead is the point of interest: it is roughly 17 x 11.5 cm, and mostly taken up with an illustration, printed in red, yellow, green, blue, orange and black, depicting an idealised scene in a Victorian bookseller's shop, with a young lady... |
£28.00 | |
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H. A. Roberts [ Herbert Ainslie Roberts ] (1864-1932), Secretary to the University of Cambridge Appointments Board [ John Gideon Wilson (1876-1963) of London bookshop Messrs J. & E. Bumpus ] 1p., 4to. In fair condtion, lightly aged and creased. With a few autograph corrections by Roberts. Having been unsuccessful in placing an individual with Wilson, Roberts writes: 'Of course forty years ago the advent of a bookshop like yours was a tremendous event, and we all flocked to it as... |
£35.00 | |
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Henry Stevens (1819-1886) of Vermont, American bibliographer based in London, brother of the London bookseller Benjamin Franklin Stevens (1833-1902) [ Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London auctioneers ] vi + 229 + [1]pp., 8vo. Frontispiece facsimile letter from Benjamin Franklin. In original printed wraps. In blue cloth binding with title in gilt on front cover and spine. In good condition, on lightly-aged paper, in worn binding. Full title: 'Stevens' Historical Collections. Catalogue of the... |
£220.00 | |
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George Denholm of Press Castle, near Reston, Berwickshire [ The Denholm Collection of Autographs ] [ Printed catalogue. ] The Denholm Collection of Autograph Letters and Ancient Curious Documents. [4] + 74pp., 8vo. In good condition, aged and worn. In worn red cloth binding, with title in gilt on spine and front cover. A brief description of the more than 800 items in the collection, which was arranged in ten volumes. Occasional entries feature quotations. Of interest is Vol. I, item 58... |
£120.00 | |
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Francis Dodd [Francis Edgar Dodd] (1874-1949), RA, Welsh artist, an official war artist in the First World War [ John Gideon Wilson (1876-1963), proprietor of London bookshop Messrs J. & E Bumpus ] Both letters in good condition, on lightly-aged paper. ONE: 12 November 1931. 2pp., 12mo. Written lengthwise. He heard from 'Father Bone last night that the Epstein party was over & I had not attended it as I promised to. I hadn't got a ticket so I forgot the date'. TWO: 14 April [no year].... |
£56.00 | |
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Captain Hughes Campbell Lockyer (1866-1941), RN, commander of HMS Implacable during the forcing of the Dardanelles and the Gallipoli landings [ The Garrison Library, Malta ] [ The Garrison Library, Malta. ] Two Signed Autograph bids for books by Captain H. C. Lockyer, RN. Both 1p., 12mo. Both in fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Each marked 'Yes' in pencil, indicating that the bid has been accepted. The first reads: '5 Octr /11 | Ballenburg | Names of Ships in H.M. Navy - | 1/- | Captain | H. C Lockyer | RN'. The second reads: 'Evelyn's Diary | Last &... |
£50.00 | |
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[ Walter Jerrold [Walter Copeland Jerrold] (1865-1929), English author and journalist] Alfred George Gardiner ('Alpha of the Plough'); William Archer; A..St John Adcock; George Sampson; C. E. Lawrence 2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. The menu is written out in faint pencil on one side, beneath the letterhead. On the other side, and headed with the date 4 June 1919 is the following playful address: 'Dear Jerrold, | "Carry on"! | This has no reference to the food we have... |
£80.00 |
