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Hodder and Stoughton. London: Hodder & Stoughton (1953). Second edition. 8vo., blue cloth boards, with gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [xx] 299 [i]; an about very good copy. The book has a lean and the corners of the boards are gently pushed. There is light wear to the spine ends. mild foxing to the preliminaries. There are newspaper cuttings tucked in about the successful everest expedition team that have caused browning marks. The dust wrapper has wear to the spine ends and a tear to the bottom left hand corner of the front panel. This copy has been inscribed by the author and expedition team leader John Hunt on the half title page to the spencer family. The inscription reads "for the spencer family, in recollection of a delightful visit on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the wayfarers club, under geoffrey's presidency, John Hunt 22/11/56." The Wayfarers' Club was established in 1906…
Read More The Tietjens Tetralogy consisting of: Some do not; No More Parades; A Man Could Stand Up; Last Posts by Ford, Madox Ford - 1924
by Ford, Madox Ford
The Tietjens Tetralogy consisting of: Some do not; No More Parades; A Man Could Stand Up; Last Posts
by Ford, Madox Ford
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Duckworth. Some Do Not....; No More Parades; A Man Could Stand Up; Last Post [The Tietjens Tetralogy] London: Duckworth (1924-1928). All four titles are the UK first editions / issues being published by Duckworth. The first title doesn't have its dust wrapper, the other three do. The scarce 'Some Do Not...' (1924) is in near very good condition. There is some wear to the spine and a small tear to the top end. There is also some fading to the spine. The pages are very clean and there is very little foxing to speak of. There are no previous owner's names. 'No More Parades' (1925) is in near fine condition. The wrapper is very complete with no tears or chips. There is minor wear to the top of the spine end. The jacket hasn't been clipped. The book is in very presentable condition with no previous owner's marks and only very faint and occasional foxing. 'A Man Could Stand Up' (1926) is in very good condition. The jacket is mostly complete with a chip to the bottom left of the front panel and some minor wear to the edges and spine ends. There is a tear to the top edge of the back panel. The book is very clean and presentable. 'Last Post' (1928), a hard title to find with its wrapper, is in near fine condition. The jacket is very nice with no chips or tears. It hasn't been clipped either. The spine is a shade sunned. The book is in lovely condition with very little handling wear at all. Overall an excellent set with the scarce 1st volume and the remaining 3 in their rare jackets. Parade's End (1924-1928) is a tetralogy of novels dep that chronicle the life of a member of the English gentry before, during and after World War I. The setting is mainly England and the Western Front of the First World War, in which Ford had served as an officer in the Welch Regiment, a life he vividly depicts. The novels chronicle the life of Christopher Tietjens, "the last Tory", a brilliant government statistician from a wealthy landowning family who serves in the British Army during the First World War. His wife Sylvia is a flippant socialite who seems intent on ruining him through her sexual promiscuity. Tietjens may or may not be the father of his wife's child. Meanwhile, his affair with Valentine Wannop, a high-spirited pacifist and women's suffragist, has not been consummated, despite what all their friends believe. The two central novels follow Tietjens in the army in France and Belgium, as well as Sylvia and Valentine in their separate paths over the course of the war. In 2002, the novels were adapted by the BBC with the series written by Tom Stoppard and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1924.
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The Ascent of Everest
by Hunt, John
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The Borrowers Afield
by Norton, Mary
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J.M. Dent & Sons. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd (1955). First edition. 8vo., light blue cloth boards, lettered in red to the spine, and with an illustration of three borrowers gathering corn to the tail of the upper board. With the original dust jacket illustrated by Diana Stanley, the same illustrator provides illustrations through-out including a colour frontispiece replicating the cover; pp [viii] 1-194; A very good copy, the upper and lower boards with light spotting marks and light browning patches to the endpaper maps. The fragile jacket is unclipped displaying the correct price of 10s 6d. net. There are a number of tiny tears along the edges and wear to the spine ends. The second borrowers adventure by Mary Norton. Published off the back of publishing and critical success of the classic first novel. The Borrowers has since been adapted by the BBC as a children's tv series and as a film in 1997 starring John Goodman. The second novel…
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2001: A Space Odyssey - with a signed letter
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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Hutchinson. London: Hutchinson (1968). First UK edition. 8vo., original black cloth boards, decorated with sliver lettering to the spine, with the original Michael Brett designed dust jacket; pp. [iv] 5-255 [i]; A very good or better copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped displaying the correct price of 25s. net. The jacket has some mild rubbing to the top of the spine. The board are gently pushed to a corner. Overall, there is minor handling wear. The book's previous owner, Roger Grimston was a close friend of the author Arthur C. Clarke and of Val Cleaver a distinguished British Rocket Engineer and advocate for space travel. Val Cleaver has inscribed the book to him on the front free end paper and Arthur C Clarke has written a letter to him, that is tucked into the front. Val Cleaver developed rocket travel at Rolls Royce and De Havilland. On the front free end paper he inscribes "Read what it was all about! from Val Cleaver 7/7/68"…
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Atalanta's Garland
by Woolf, Virginia; Mansfield, Katherine; McDiarmid, Hugh; King, Jessie M; Belloc, H; Davies, W.H.; De La Mare, Walter; Mitchison, Naomi
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University Press. Edinburgh: University Press (1926). A first edition. 8vo., original paper covered patterned boards with a quarter cloth binding, a paper label to the upper board.; with the fragile original white dust jacket; pp. 192; A very good or better copy. The scarce original jacket has not been clipped. It has a tear to the top right hand corner of the front panel that has been repaired to the reverse of the jacket with archival tape. The upper and lower panels both display several spotting marks. Otherwise is is complete with nothing missing and without any other marks. The boards are sharp and without marks or wear. There is a previous owners name neatly written on the front free end paper. Overall an excellent copy and particularly rare with the jacket. Atalanta's Garland was produced and published by the Edinburgh University Women's union to celebrate its 21st anniversary in 1926. The title comes from Greek mythology with Atalanta being a famed…
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Across the River and into the Trees
by Hemingway, Ernest
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Jonathan Cape. London: Jonathan Cape (1950). First UK edition. 8vo., green cloth boards, maroon motif to the center of the upper board, gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [iv] 5-254 [ii]; A very good copy. The Hans Tisdall jacket hasn't been price clipped displaying 9s. 6d. net. There is edgewear to the spine ends and a corner. The lower panel has a couple of tiny chips to the bottom edge. The green cloth boards have several foxing marks to the edges. Hemingway's post war novel about a Colonel in the US army and the toll conflict has taken on him. The novel was recently adapted to the big screen. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1950.
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Carrie's War
by Bawden, Nina
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Gollancz. First edition published by Gollancz in 1973. This is a very good or better copy. The Faith Jacques designed jacket is very complete and overall clean. It has been price clipped. The book has a couple of bumped corners and the first couple of pages has some patches of browning. Overall a very good or better copy. Nina Bawden's stand out children's novel about two young London evacuees during the second world war. It has been adapted by the BBC twice, most recently in 2004. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1973.
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Poems - a signed presentation copy to Laurie Lee
by Spender, Stephen
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Faber & Faber. First edition published by Faber and Faber in 1940. This is a very good or better copy. The wrapper is not price clipped displaying the correct price of 2/6 net. Someone has written their name (from Charles) neatly on the inside flap. The spine is toned. Otherwise there is no loss to the wrapper and it is in presentable condition. The book is also in excellent condition. A couple of pages of foxing to the front and rear otherwise clear. Stephen Spender has inscribed this copy to fellow author Laurie Lee to the title page. He has inscribed "To Laurence Lee inscribed by Stephen Spender". An early collection of poetry from Stephen Spender and very rare to be inscribed to Laurie Lee. Spender was an early supporter of Laurie Lee's work and along with Cyril Connolly his fellow editor at Horizon, they published his poems. A rare literary association. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1940.
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The Country Girls
by O'Brien, Edna
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Hutchinson. First edition published by Hutchinson in 1960. A near fine copy. The jacket is in excellent, crisp shape with hardly any wear. It has been clipped. The book is also very presentable with no marks to the boards. There is a previous owner's neat name to the front free end paper. There is no foxing or browning patches and the pages are clean. It is a book in highly collectible condition. A book initially banned by the Irish censorship board and subjected to multiple public book burnings due to the sexual content and how social issues in Ireland were portrayed. The novel divided opinion: it also won awards and was recently added to a list of 100 most influential books by the BBC. A modern firsts classic and rare to find in such nice condition . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1960.
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Afterlives
by Gurnah, Abdulrazak
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Bloomsbury. London: Bloomsbury (2020). 8vo., lemon cloth boards, decorated with blue lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [iv] 276 [iv]; A fine copy, both the book and jacket are in as new condition. The jacket hasn't been price clipped. The nobel Laureate's most recent and acclaimed novel about colonialism and conflict at the beginning on the 20th century. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2020.
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The Ploughman Homeward Plods - with the original artwork
by B.B. (Watkins-Pitchford, Denys)
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Dent. London: Dent (1960). First edition. 8vo., original green cloth boards, decorated with gilt lettering to the spine, with the original dust jacket; pp. [iv] 5-206; A very good copy. The jacket hasn't been price clipped. There is wear to the top of the spine and this has been repaired with tape to the reverse of the jacket. The lower edge has a small tear and the remnants of brown tape on the reverse also. Otherwise a clean copy. The book comes with the original artwork illustrated by B.B. (Denys Watkins-Pitchford). B.B. has created the illustration for the front cover of the book in watercolour and has signed his name to the bottom right of the board. He has glued the title of the book to the top of the board. There are three scuff marks in the middle, which may have been caused by the illustrator gluing the author's name on the board as well, as this is the exact place on the jacket where Fred Kitchen's name sits. The board measures 23x15…
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A diáspora da palavra: obras de autores portugueses impressas fora de Portugal, 1521-1550. Guia da exposição.
by DIAS, João José Alves
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Lisbon, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / Centro de Estudos Históricos, Universidade Nova, 2021.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 110 pp., (1 blank l.), profusely illustrated, indexes of authors, places of publication, printers and booksellers. One of 500 copies. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this excellent exhibition catalogue. Alves Dias is one of Portugal's leading historians, and a distinguished bibliophile.***
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The Butterflies Fly-Past. with illus. by Mandy Shepherd.
by Simson, Clive
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Special Offers Entomology . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1994. pp.xviii, 127 with 8 coloured illus. 8vo. New hdbk. in new dw. RRP £20.00. A fascinating book describing the authors experiences of studying butterflies in the UK. All native British Butterflies are mentioned at some point in the text, which is handsomely supported by 8 watercolour plates by Mandy Shepherd.
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In Search of Nature.
by Ratcliffe, D.A
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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000. pp.xii, 249 with illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP. £27.00. The distinguished naturalist, Derek Ratcliffe, passed away in 2005 aged 75. Born in 1929, this book tells the tale of his life from boyhood, when his interest in birds, butterflies, moths and dragonflies started to develop, through to the period in his life before 1970. Ratcliffe took the opportunity presented by writing this book of paying tribute to some of the people who helped him along the way and became lifelong friends.
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Native Plums (Prunus) of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.
by Martell, Charles
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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Gloucestershire Orchard Trust. 2018. pp.vi, 50 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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A History of Whaling in Brazil. From royal fish to Japanese delicacy.
by Hart, Ian & Edmundson, William
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Pequena., 2017. 1st. Ed.. pp.xxii, 234 with b/w. photos. 8vo. A new softback. This is the first book to describe comprehensively the history of whaling in Brazil, starting with traditional whaling as a Portuguese crown monopoly and culminating with the introduction of modern ships, equipped with harpoon guns in the twentieth century - an initiative led by a British company (Duder and Brother) in Brazil.
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Pears of Gloucestershire and Perry Pears of the Three Counties. The Gloucestershire Pomona Series.
by Martell, Charles
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Special Offers Gardening . 1st. Ed. Pub. Hartpury Heritage Trust. 2013. pp.xiv, 214 with colour photography throughout. Large 8vo. New softback.
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Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931. A History of shore and bay-based whaling in the Antarctic.
by Hart, Ian
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Natural history Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. Pequena. 2006. pp.xvi, 363 with many illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. A fascinating account of the whaling industry in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. The sequence of events which led to the extension of British sovereignty in the Antarctic and the legislation & policing imposed by the Falkland Islands Government to control the burgeoning whaling industry are also discussed.
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Antarctic Magistrate. A life through the lens of a camera.
by Hart, Ian
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Pequena., 2009. 1st. Ed.. pp.303 with many photographs. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Signed by the author, Ian Hart. This volume is a celebration of the life of Edward Beveridge Binnie, (born on the Falkland Islands in 1884) the eighth child of immigrant Scottish parents. The book traces his rise from humble beginnings through Falkland Islands Government service to becoming the first Antarctic Magistrate.
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Austral Enterprises. A History of shore, bay-based and pelagic whaling and sealing in the Southern Ocean encompassing the Southern Whaling & Sealing Company, The Kerguelen Sealing & Whaling Company and their associated enterprises at South Georgia, the Antarctic peninsula, the South Indian Ocean and South Africa.
by Hart, Ian
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Pequena., 2020. 1st. Ed.. pp.xx, 380 with b/w. photographs and illustrations throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. Print run of just 400 copies. Signed by author. There have been very few attempts to document British involvement in the whaling and sealing industry. This book describes, in detail, some of the major companies that undertook this trade and the profound effect this had on the whale and seal populations in the southern hemisphere.
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Teses Apresentadas ao II Congresso realizado de 4 a 11 de Setembro de 1960. 2º volume. Boletim da Sociedade de Estudos de Moçambique. Ano XXIX, N.º 125, Novembro a Dezembro.
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Lourenço Marques, [from rear cover] Composto e Impresso na Sociedade de Estudos, 1960.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, original pale blue printed wrappers (browned, short tear on spine). Illustrations, maps and tables in text. Some light dampstains. In good condition. Old faint circular stamp on front cover. (2 ll.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 9, (2) pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 8 pp., (1 l.), 7 pp., (1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 9 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 15 pp., errata slip, (1 l.), 4 pp., (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., 2 folding tables, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 11 pp., (1 l.), 10 pp., (1 ll. plates, printed on both sides, 1 blank l., 1 l.), 7 pp., (8 pp. illustrations, 1 blank p., 1 l.), 13 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 23 pp., (1 l.), 11 pp. including 3 full-page illustrations, (1 l.), 6 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 24 pp., (1 blank l., 1 l.), 5 pp., (1 l. with bibliography, 2 ll. plates, 1 l.), 17 pp., (1 l.), 14 pp., (1 blank l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The volume contains four brief…
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