WRIGHT'S DIRECTORY OF NOTTINGHAM AND NEIGHBOURHOOD (WITH PLAN OF THE CITY) 1915-16 by N.A - 1915

London: Thomas Payne and Son, and Edward Brooke. Fair. 1785. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Brown leather boards detached, gilt paste-on label on spine. Paper paste-on label on front states: "Enclosure No. 11267 from E. W. Adams (hand-written above printed name now blacked out) , to Mr. D. C. Lannes, Gen. Pat. Attorney, Western Electric Co. , Inc. , 195 Broadway, New York, U. S. A". Laid in at page 409 is a letter addressed to D. C. , from Clarence G. Stoll, 195 Broadway, New York, who was retiring on August 22, with no year given on the letter, the handwriting being of old school. Petrie, who ran unsuccessfully against John Bristow for a seat in the House of Commons from the Borough of Cricklade, discovered that the winner purchased votes, and took Bristow to court. Petrie prevailed, and this book deals with the lawsuit, as well as other issues which came to light. An extremely rare volume in its original state. Foxing, dampstaining, extremities rubbed and frayed. Old initials in upper… Read More

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

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

Manchester UK, Manchester University Press, 1963, hardcover, x-149 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, and firmly bound, some darkening to top edge, previous owner details to front endpaper, light spine-end wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light spine-end and corner nicks, some darkening, stray ink mark to bottom edge of front panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An in-depth look at the life and work of one of the leading civil engineers of his time, a significant contributor to the industrial revolution, and the designer of London Bridge, The London and East India Docks, Bell Rock Lighthouse, and many other important bridges, tunnels, and aqueducts throughout the country. Profusely illustrated throughout with sketches, diagrams, and photographs, including 14 black-&-white plates. Appended: Chronological List of Works, Authorities and References, Index.

Knaresbrough: Hargrove and Son, 1815. Eleventh. Very Good. Eugene Aram (1704â€"1759) was an English philologist, but also infamous as the murderer celebrated by Thomas Hood in his ballad, The Dream of Eugene Aram, and by Bulwer-Lytton in his 1832 novel Eugene Aram In 1734 he moved to Knaresbrough, where he remained as schoolmaster till 1744 In that year a man named Daniel Clark, a shoemaker and an intimate friend of Aram, after obtaining a considerable quantity of goods from some of the tradesmen in the town, suddenly disappeared Suspicions of being concerned in this swindling transaction fell upon Aram His garden was searched, and some of the goods found there However, there was not sufficient evidence to convict him of any crime, and he was discharged In February 1758 a skeleton was dug up at Thistle Hill in Knaresbrough, and some suspicion arose that it might be Clark's Aram's wife had more than once hinted that her husband and a man named Houseman knew the secret of Clark's disappearance… Read More

London: Thomas Payne and Son, and Edward Brooke. Fair. 1785. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Brown leather boards detached, gilt paste-on label on spine. Paper paste-on label on front states: "Enclosure No. 11267 from E. W. Adams (hand-written above printed name now blacked out) , to Mr. D. C. Lannes, Gen. Pat. Attorney, Western Electric Co. , Inc. , 195 Broadway, New York, U. S. A". Laid in at page 409 is a letter addressed to D. C. , from Clarence G. Stoll, 195 Broadway, New York, who was retiring on August 22, with no year given on the letter, the handwriting being of old school. Petrie, who ran unsuccessfully against John Bristow for a seat in the House of Commons from the Borough of Cricklade, discovered that the winner purchased votes, and took Bristow to court. Petrie prevailed, and this book deals with the lawsuit, as well as other issues which came to light. An extremely rare volume in its original state. Foxing, dampstaining, extremities rubbed and frayed. Old initials in upper… Read More

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

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

Manchester UK, Manchester University Press, 1963, hardcover, x-149 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, and firmly bound, some darkening to top edge, previous owner details to front endpaper, light spine-end wear. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light spine-end and corner nicks, some darkening, stray ink mark to bottom edge of front panel, in new Brodart sleeve. An in-depth look at the life and work of one of the leading civil engineers of his time, a significant contributor to the industrial revolution, and the designer of London Bridge, The London and East India Docks, Bell Rock Lighthouse, and many other important bridges, tunnels, and aqueducts throughout the country. Profusely illustrated throughout with sketches, diagrams, and photographs, including 14 black-&-white plates. Appended: Chronological List of Works, Authorities and References, Index.

Knaresbrough: Hargrove and Son, 1815. Eleventh. Very Good. Eugene Aram (1704â€"1759) was an English philologist, but also infamous as the murderer celebrated by Thomas Hood in his ballad, The Dream of Eugene Aram, and by Bulwer-Lytton in his 1832 novel Eugene Aram In 1734 he moved to Knaresbrough, where he remained as schoolmaster till 1744 In that year a man named Daniel Clark, a shoemaker and an intimate friend of Aram, after obtaining a considerable quantity of goods from some of the tradesmen in the town, suddenly disappeared Suspicions of being concerned in this swindling transaction fell upon Aram His garden was searched, and some of the goods found there However, there was not sufficient evidence to convict him of any crime, and he was discharged In February 1758 a skeleton was dug up at Thistle Hill in Knaresbrough, and some suspicion arose that it might be Clark's Aram's wife had more than once hinted that her husband and a man named Houseman knew the secret of Clark's disappearance… Read More