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Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [ twentieth-century British publishing ephemera ] The collection is in fair overall condition, on aged and worn paper. Not all from the same source (includes stamps of W. H. Smith & Son, Bromley; the Pioneer Bookshop, Woolwich; and Ascroft and Daw of the Charing Cross Road). ONE: 'November Penguins | published 29 October 1954'. Illustrated... |
£220.00 | |
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Johann Koelhoff the Younger, printer of 'Die Chronica van der hilliger Stat van Coellen', 1499 [ 'The Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly'; Dr A. S. W. Rosenbach; incunabula ] Four items loosely inserted in a 33 x 25.5 cm black paper folder which is in good condition, with light signs of wear. With 26.5 x 20.5 illustrated label on cover, printed in black and brown, for 'The Colophon | A book collector's quarterly'. Presented to the guests at a 'Colophon' dinner (... |
£950.00 | |
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H. Sutherland Edwards [ Henry Sutherland Edwards ] (1828-1906), British journalist, foreign correspondent of The Times of London 2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged paper. Written in a difficult hand. 'The negatives are with Mr P, Solicitor, 50 Leinster Square, who, while I was away, received them from the W Printing Company. I will ask him to leave them out for you. I will call to-morrow or the nexxt day and... |
£35.00 | |
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Benjamin Green (1739-1798), artist and etcher Oval view of the Mathematical School, diameter 13-15 cms, on page 24 x 33cm, laid down on paper. Brief printed discussion of role of Sir Robert Clayton, with reference to Pennant's London. |
£100.00 | |
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Cobden-Sanderson [Richard Cobden-Sanderson, publisher] [Publisher's Catalogue] General Catalogue 1935 25pp., 8vo, printed paper wraps (monogram "CS" round urn), edges sunned, staples rusted, other minor damage, contents good. |
£35.00 | |
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[Hodder & Stoughton, publishers] [Publisher's List] Hodder & Stoughton's Booksellers' Red Cross Week Four pages, folio, bifolium, unbound as issued, folded. An extensive list containg the usual suspects, Bennett, Doyle, Quiller-Couch , Macaulay, Winston Churchill, etc etc- classics also. The publishers say that "3d in every shilling you spend given ... by Hodder & Stoughton to the Red... |
£120.00 | |
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[ Dulac, Rackham, Heath Robinson et al ] Hodder and Stoughton, publishers Two pages, 66 x 17cm, folded, unbound as issued, all printed in green,separated pages formerly held together by a staple which rusted, It comprises information about thirteen Calendars after the above title and some introductory words, with an image of the front. For example, the first item is "... |
£180.00 | |
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'William Fry, Clerk to the Meeting this Year' [ The Society of Friends; Quakers ] 4pp., folio. Paginated 1-4. Unbound bifolium. On aged and worn paper, with chipping to extremities and closed tears along folds. Docket title: 'The Yearly-Epistle, 1761.' Marginal subtitles include: 'Theh Salutation', 'State of the Meeting', 'Account of Sufferings', 'Account of fthe Prosperity... |
£85.00 | |
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'Le Ballon Dirigeable', French game [ Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin; Alberto Santos-Dumont; Wright brothers; August von Parseval] 1p., 8vo. On cheap paper stock. Aged, and with chipping and closed tears to extremities. Stamped on the reverse by the Paris bookseller C. F. Labarre (fl. 1970). Printed in the bottom left-hand corner: 'No. 6012.' 37 lines of text. Begins: 'Depuis que le comte Zeppelin s'est adonné a la... |
£50.00 | |
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William Leighton Leitch (1804-1883), Scottish painter and illustrator, drawing master to Queen Victoria, and Vice President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours [Miss Macerone, pianist ] The first item with discoloration to the first leaf; the rest in good condition, lightly aged. ONE: To Miss Macerone. 15 March 1866. 3pp., 12mo. Bifolium. He is sorry he missed her earlier, it being 'such a rare thing for me to be out at that time of the afternoon'. He has been 'nearly wild with... |
£90.00 |
