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The Great Marquess; life and times of Archibald, 8th earl, and 1st (and only) Marquess of Argyll (1607-1661) [ SIGNED LTD EDITION NO; 26/50 Copies ] by Willcock, John, 1853-1931 - 1903

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The Great Marquess; life and times of Archibald, 8th earl, and 1st (and only) Marquess of Argyll (1607-1661) [ SIGNED LTD EDITION NO; 26/50 Copies ] by Willcock, John, 1853-1931 - 1903

The Great Marquess; life and times of Archibald, 8th earl, and 1st (and only) Marquess of Argyll (1607-1661) [ SIGNED LTD EDITION NO; 26/50 Copies ]

by Willcock, John, 1853-1931

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New York: Charles Scribner's, 1903. RARE COPY. This is Number 26 of only 50 copies of this Edition for sale outwith Great Britain. Signed John Willcock. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, 8th Earl of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, (March 1607 - 27 May 1661) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, and peer. The de facto head of Scotland's government during most of the conflict of the 1640s and 50s known as the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, he was a major figure in the Covenanter movement that fought for the maintenance of the Presbyterian religion against the Stuart monarchy's attempts to impose episcopacy. He is often remembered as the principal opponent of the royalist general James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose. Title in red and black; title vignette. xxiii, 396 p. Appendices: I. Particulars of family history. II. Ballads connected with the Marquess of Agryll. III. Letters from members of the Argyll family. IV. A letter from the Marquess of Argyll in 1642. V. A further examination of the charge against the Marquess of Agryll in 'Deeds of Montrose' (Murdoch and Simpson), p. 277. VI. The famous six letters sent by Monck to secure Argyll's condemnation. VII. A contemporary broad-sheet describing the battle of Philiphaugh. An excellent copy in the original gilt decorated boards. Light fade to spine, book tight and clean, with superior quality pages which are uncut at edges. . Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Keywords Argyll, Archibald Campbell, marquis of, d. 1661, Genealogy Signed Archibald Campbell Argyll 8th Earl and 1st Marquis of, Archibald Campbell Argyll 8th Earl and 1st Marquis of., Archibald Campbell Argyll Marquis of (1598-1661), Archibald Campbell, Marqui
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Melbourne, Australia: The Henry George Foundation, January 1942. Second Edition. Paperback. Second edition, first printing. Very good+ condition and quite rare thus. This is a wartime reprint of extracts from two Churchill speeches delivered in the House of Commons on 4 May 1909 and at King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 17 July 1909. This pamphlet was first published as "The Menace of Land Monopoly" by the Henry George foundation in 1941. In 1942 the pamphlet was retitled and republished as "On Human Rights". The publisher's introductory note states: "In now publishing these extracts it is hoped that Mr. Churchill's eloquent and emphatic criticism of the present Land System will not be lost sight of in the post-war reconstruction for a New Social Order of which so much is being heard." The pamphlet measures 7.125 inches tall x 4.75 inches wide. It is sixteen pages in length with stapled cream colored card wraps. The front cover bears a decidedly resolute head and shoulders image of Churchill. This is a… Read More
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London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1947. 1st Edition. Paperback. This booklet contains the first printed appearance of Churchill's speech of 4 October 1947 at the 68th Annual Conservative Party Conference. Two years earlier, Churchill's Conservatives had been soundly defeated in the General Election at the end of the war. Churchill would head opposition to the Labour Government until the General Election of 1951, which returned the Conservatives to majority and Churchill to the office of Prime Minister. At the 68th Annual Conservative Party Conference, Churchill addressed a mass meeting of 2,500 held at The Dome at Brighton at the conclusion of the conference on a Saturday afternoon. This lengthy address appears at pp.114-121 of this 123-page "Verbatim Report of the Proceedings together with the Text of Mr. Churchill's Speech". Also found are comments on how Churchill, his wife, and his speech were received by the crowd. The booklet measures 9.75 inches x 6 inches… Read More
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Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness, from the Tenth Century

Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness, from the Tenth Century

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London, Horbury & San Diego: Rickaro Books and Churchill Book Collector, 2019. First, limited, and numbered edition. Hardcover. This is the first, limited, and hand-numbered edition of an essay presenting a previously unrecorded letter by T. E. Lawrence. In 2018, the subject letter, penned in 1925 entirely in T. E. Lawrence’s hand, was discovered laid into copy “50” of the 1935 British limited issue of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Lawrence wrote this letter while posted to the Royal Air Force RAF Cadet College at Cranwell, where he completed the famous 1926 “Subscribers'” or “Cranwell” edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom. This letter consists of 22 lines written by Lawrence on the blank verso of an RAF “Application for Mechanical Transport.” Lawrence remains a remarkably enigmatic figure. We investigate his character and his exploits though his published works - which span the WWI Arab revolt and life inside the inter-war RAF to crusader castles and ancient Greek translation to technical manuals… Read More
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The Great Marquess; Life and Times of Archibald, 8th Earl, and 1st and Only Marquess of Argyll, 1607-1661

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New York: D. Appleton Century Company, 1933. First American edition. Good-. Black cloth with gilt titles on spine and front cover Scuffing and light wear at edges and particularly on spine Small tear at top edge of spine, and chipping at both ends Binding sound and tight Text has no marks or damage at all The personal bookplate of the famous actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr on the ffep André Maurois (1885 â€" 1967) was a French author of numerous novels, biographies, histories, children's books and science fiction stories Douglas Fairbanks Jr, KBE, DSC (1909 â€" 2000) was an American actor, producer and decorated naval officer of World War II He is best known for starring in such films as The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Gunga Din (1939) and The Corsican Brothers (1941) He was the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks and was once married to Joan Crawford viii, 391 pp.
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This book is in fairly good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards, as well as spots on the outside back cover board. There is minimal bumping and fraying on the cover boards. The pages are yellowing and tanning, with some vertical fraying and warping, but the pages are clear of markings. A few of the pages are dog-eared and edges torn. "The Forsyte Saga was the title originally destined for that part of it which is called 'The Man of Propery; and to adopt it for the collected chronicles of the Forsyte family has indulged the Forsytean tenacity that is in all of us. The word Saga might be objected to on the ground that it connotes the heroic and that there is little of heroism in these pages. But it is used with a suitable irony; and, after all, this long tale, though it may deal with folk in frock coats, furbelows, and a gilt-edged period, is not devoid of the essential heat of conflict. Discounting for the gigantic stature and blood-thirstiness of… Read More
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TRINITY: 450 YEARS OF AN OXFORD COLLEGE COMMUNITY

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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the bible story of Esau.
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The History of King Alfred of England
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Swimming with Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Thrale; Sport, Health and Exercise in eighteenth-century England.
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Cambridge:: Lutterworth Press, 2012., 2012. 8vo. viii, [4], 297, [1] pp. Figs., index. Pictorial wrappers. INSCRIBED by author to Dr. Dennis Gibbs. Near fine. ISBN: 9780718892760 "An exploration of the history of British sport, viewed through the lens of the life and work of Samuel Johnson and his friend and correspondent Hester Thrale. / In "Swimming with Dr Johnson and Mrs Thrale," Julia Allen takes a sideways look at sport, health and exercise in the eighteenth century, and in so doing reveals unfamiliar sides of the eponymous characters she uses as guides and commentators. Samuel Johnson does battle with the rough breakers at Brighton as energetically as he did with any of his verbal opponents; and Hester Thrale – herself 'a good waterspaniel' – provides wry observations, notably on what men decided women might decently be allowed to do in that foreign country that is the past. / Allen starts with the medical theories underpinning notions about exercise, the role of the physician and the… Read More
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