ASQUITH, CYNTHIA, LADY (1887-1960)

A Book of Modern Ghosts

New York. Scribner 1953. 1st Edition. Contributors include Walter de la Mare. L. P. Hartley. G. W. Stonier. Evelyn Fabyan. Eleanor Farjeon. Elizabeth Bowen. Laurence Whistler. etc. First published in London in 1952 under title: The second ghost book. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.Weight in Kg appr.: 1

-- MW Books

Book number: 63523

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA (ED)

The Children's Cargo

Eyre and Spottiswoode, London nd Circa 1930. Hard Cover, Illustrated by: Margaret Tempest, A.H. Watson, Daphne Jerrold A.K. Macdonald. Lady Asquith. Good. Off-White cloth hardcover with paste-on labels on spine and front and no dj. Previous owner gift inscription on first page dated 1930. A Collection of stories by some of the best children's Authors of the time ( A.A. Milne, Belloc, La Mare, Blackwood, Mackail, Machans, etc) and Illustrated with b/w drawings thoughout and eight tipped-in color plates ( all present). Artists include Margaret Tempest, The Author, A.H. Watson, Daphne Jerrold and A.K. Macdonald. Spine of cover darkened. Spine label heavily chipped, Back cover shows evidence of moisture stain, and hs small tear in gutter at back of spine. 193 pp. Still a very nice complete book despite listed faults. g/-- .

-- Dustjacket Books and Treasures

Book number: 6037

Catalogue: Young Readers

Keywords: A.A. Milne, Belloc, La Mare, Blackwood, Mackail, Machans, Literature,

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA

The Children's Cargo

Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1930. First Edition, Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. An annual (circa 1930) with contributions by for example A.A.Milne, Walter de la Mare and Denis Mackail . Black and white illustrations in text plus 8 tipped in colour plates (all present). Oatmeal colour cloth boards with paste-on lables to front and spine. Boards darkened marked but undamaged and spine label slightly chipped at two edges. Hinges starting to shake but still firmly attached. Contents lightly tanned with some foxing. Size: Large Octavo. 193 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Illustrated; Inventory No: 12970.

-- Bygone Books

Book number: 12970

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: A.A.Milne, Walter de la Mare and Denis Mackail Children; Illustrated; Illustrated

LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH

"Diaries 1915-1918. Edited by E.M.Horsley, with an introduction by L.P.Hartley."

"Knopf, New York 1969", 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. "The first American edition. 529pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and facsimile signature to upper board. Boards a little bowed, else a very clean and bright copy in virtually fine, non-price-clipped dust wrapper.". Very Good/Very Good.

-- Clearwater Books

Book number: 17045

LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH

Diaries, 1915 - 1918

Century, 1987. Softcover. Very Good Condition. VG- 1st impression 1987 Century trade paperback, lovely cover and frontispiece photo of Asquith. Foreword by L P Hartley. A little spine creasing, edge waviness to two pages only, else VG. Sent Airmail at no extra cost; First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. ISBN: 0712617876. ISBN/EAN: 9780712617871.

-- 84 Charing Cross Road Books

Book number: 023890

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Biography & Autobiography;

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA (L. P. HARTLEY)

Diaries: 1915-1918

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. Unmarked book but for name/nameplate to front pastedown and stamp to lower edge; dj rubbed with light shelfwear. 529 pp with 16 plates. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

-- B-Line Books

Book number: 14655

Catalogue: Biography/Memoir

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA

Diaries 1915-1918

London: Hutchinson, 1968. Reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo. xxvi,529pp, index, frontispiece portrait, other ills. Personal portrait of an age from a good diarist who was close to many in power. Very Good/Very Good.

-- Global Village Books

Book number: 26090

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: World War One. British Politics

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA

The Duchess of York An Imtimate & Authentic life-story Including Many Details Hitherto Unpublished, Told with the Personal Approval of Her Royal Highness

London: Hutchinson. Hard Cover. Original Cloth. No Jacket. 8vo. Circa 1928- Name and date on fixed front endpaper else very good. A very early biogrraphy of the now 101 year old Queen Mum, written when there was no indication she would ever be Queen.224pp, colour frontispiece + more than 60 b&w photoraphs. Minor wear to spine ends, else very good.

-- Global Village Books

Book number: 10677

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Queen Mother, Britain, Royalty, British Royalty Biography

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA

The Duchess of York an Intimate & Authentic Life-Story Including Many Details Hitherto Unpublished, Told with the Personal Approval of Her Royal Highness

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1928. Hardcover. Spine is moderately soiled and very faded but the gold lettering, 'tho a little rubbed, is still bright. Else minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Small stain on front flyleaf & p. 67, else contents, 'tho lightly age-yellowed, are clean, unworn. ; 8-3/4" Tall, 229pp. + 32p b/w photos. Blue cloth, gold lettering. BIOGRAPHY. Frontispiece is a full-color reproduction of a portrait by Lazlo. The 32p of photos are printed on one side only. "Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, now H. R. H. the Duchess of York, was born on the 4th of August, 1900 ... Twenty-seven is an unsually early age at which to be made the subject of biography: but in defence of this book it must be remembered that few other women have united so early the opportunity to attract, with the capacity to hold the attention and the affections of a nation. " The youngest daughter married the King's son!. G .

-- Velma Clinton Books

Book number: 32958

Catalogue: Biography

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA,

Everything Easy.

Jarrolds London, 1234. 128pp, Hardback, Very Good/ In Very Good Dustwrapper. no date of publication but probably 1930s / Nice clean bright tight book.

-- O'Donoghue Books

Book number: 477684

Keywords: General / Childrens 1590171028

LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH

Everything Easy

London, Jarrold & Sons 1926, First Edition, Hard Cover. Ill.: A.h. Watson. Very Good/No Jacket.

-- Riverside Books

Book number: 20099

Keywords: CHILDREN

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA

The Family Life of H. M. Queen Elizabeth

London, Hutchinson of London. First Edition. Cloth. 96pp inc many b&w photos of the then Royal Family. 1st Ed. Undated but apparently mid-1930s. brown cloth cover with gilt title on front. Very minor corner bumps and edgewear. Otherwise in immaculate condition. Very Good +/No Jacket.

-- Books at Star Dot Star

Book number: 000917

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: History, Royalty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH

The Family Life of Queen Elizabeth

London, Hutchinson. 9999, Not Known. Cloth, 7" x 10". "Written and published with the personal approval of Her Majesty" (mother of Queen Elizabeth II) Numerous b/w illus. Front hinge broken, back hinge weak; cloth faded; spine faded & badly split. Fair/No Jacket.

-- Marion Pitman Books

Book number: 000558

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Royalty, Biography, History History

ASQUITH, CYNTHIA, LADY (1887-1960) (EDITOR)

The Flying Carpet - [Contributors Include; Thomas Hardy, Alfred Noyes, Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, Walter de la Mare. Illustrated By T. Heath Robinson and Ernest H. Shepard]

New York. C. Scribner’s Sons 1925. 1st Edition. Description: 200 p. Col. Mounted front.illus.col. Mounted plates. 26 cm. Subjects: The Flying Carpet - collection of tales and stories. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked. pictorial [Dutch-linen] cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.Weight in Kg appr.: 1

-- MW Books

Book number: 75408

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA (EDITOR) WODEHOUSE, PG; BENSON, EF; MACKENZIE, COMPTON; HARTLEY, L P

The Funny Bone : New Humorous Stories

New York: Scribners, 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in orange boards..

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Book number: 33331

Keywords: First Editions Literature & Fiction Humor

LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH

The Ghost Book

Hutchinson, 1930's? 320pp small quarto. Illustrated cloth. Illustrated title page. Fine.

-- Best Buy Books & Records

Book number: 53784

Keywords: ghosts supernatural literature short stories science fiction

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA (EDITOR).

The Ghost Book Sixteen New Stories of the Uncanny

London, Hutchinson & Co., nd. Reprint. Hardcover, 12mo., cloth cover with blue lettering, no dustjacket, prev owners name fep., bookseller sticker fep., 287pp. + 4pp adv.

-- Out of Print Books

Book number: 94893

Keywords: Classic Literature Short Stories Ghost Horror

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA. ( COMPILED BY):

The Ghost Book. Sixteen new Stories of the Uncanny;

London, Hutchinson, nd; 18 thousand; 287pp plus 4pp of Hutchinson's Booklover's Library Catalogue;Original oatmeal cloth covers with blue title on front & spine; owners inscp. dated 1934; slightly cocked; VG Stories by , Algernon Blackwood, D.H. Lawrence, Walter De la mare, Oliver Onions & many others.

-- Wheen O' Books

Book number: 2480

Catalogue: Ghosts, horror

Keywords: Ghosts, Horror,

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA, ROALD DAHL, PATRICIA HIGHSMITH, EDGAR ALLEN POE, GUY DE MAUPASSANT EN ANDEREN

DE GRIEZELIGSTE VERHALEN

1984, Elsevier. Goede staat. Parelpocket, 472 pp..

-- Boek na Boek

Book number: A10339

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA.

The King's Daughters.

GB, Hutchinson. 1938, 1st Edition. Hardback. About 1938. Clean tight text but covers a bit marked. School library stamp to bottom margin of a number of pages. Packed weight 999g. VG-/No DW.

-- Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976) (Bookdealer)

Book number: kb869.113

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA; HARTLEY, L. P. (FOREWORD); HORSLEY, E. M. (EDITOR).

Lady Cynthia Asquith: Diaries 1915-1918.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York: 1969. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. Daughter of an earl, daughter-inlaw of the Prime Minister, Lady Cynthia Asquith was at the center of the great world of English aristocracy in its brilliant and tragic twilight years - the years of the First World War. Her diaries summon in rich detail the grandeur and the frivoloity of that world. Includes an Index,
¶ 529 pages.

-- Ad Infinitum Books

Book number: 45367X1

Catalogue: DIARIES

Keywords: ( . . . . First I World War One Zeppelins Whibley Wemyaa and March Eliza Wedgwood Mary Strickland Alexander Thynne Henry Somerset Simon Siegfried SassoonSir Claud Russell Charles a Court Repington Queen's Restaurant William Ormsby Gore Gordon Moore Veneti

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA:

The Married Life Of The Duchess Of York

London, Hutchinson, undated 8vo, x, 124pp, "with 16 illustrations", blue cloth [faded on spine, o/w good]. "Written and published with the personal approval of Her Royal Highness".

-- Handsworth Books

Book number: 5048

Catalogue: Royalty

Keywords: H.R.H. The Duchess Of York, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, H.M. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, The House Of Windsor

ASQUITH, CYNTHIA, LADY (1887-1960)

Married to Tolstoy

Houghton Mifflin. 1961 [C1960] 1961. 1st American Edition. Impressively photo illustrated. Description: 288 p. Subjects: Tolstaia. S. A. (Sofia Andreevna) . 1844-1919. Tolstoy. Leo. graf. 1828-1910. Fine cloth copy in a good. if slightly edge nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and strong.Weight in Kg appr.: 1

-- MW Books

Book number: 15612

ASQUITH, LADY CYNTHIA,

New Tales of Humour

Jarrolds. Hardcover, Hardcover, Good. No Jacket The boards are a bit rubbbed, soiled and worn. The netting is visible at the front and back hinges but the binding is still sound. Some light tanning and foxing.

-- Chapter 1

Book number: n405

LADY CYNTHIA ASQUITH (EDITED BY)

New Tales of Humour (The Funny Bone) By Leading Authors

London, Jarrolds. 1928, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in orange cloth with black title lettering to spine and upper cover.No Dust-Jacket.There are NO previous owner's inscriptions or names present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.page edges are tanned.The book was obtained from Nigel Williams the Bookseller and a leading specialist in PG Wodehouse.Sadly Nigel died in 2010 and his stock was sold off at Auction.8vo 256pp First Edition 1st Impression. Very Good/No Jacket.

-- Richard Thornton Books

Book number: 60889

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Pg Wodehouse Nigel Williams