WAUGH. EVELYN.

MR LOVEDAY'S LITTLE OUTING. And other sad stories.

Chapman and Hall Ltd. London. 1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.1 inches). Illustrated frontispiece, reproducing the front cover of the dustwrapper, by Thomas Derrick. Some minor foxing to about a third of the pages. Overall a very good copy in original black and red snakeskin patterned cloth, with the spine lettered in gilt. Some minor rubbing to the extremities of the cloth but overall a very good example of Waugh's first collection of short stories with the gilt still very bright and vibrant.

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Book number: 10853

WAUGH. EVELYN.

PUT OUT MORE FLAGS.

Chapman & Hall Ltd. London 1942. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.2 inches). A little light foxing to the first few leaves otherwise a bright and clean copy in the publishers oatmeal cloth with dark blue lettering to the spine. In the original colour illustrated dustwrapper which has been price clipped to the front inner flap. Repair to the reverse of the wrapper covering some loss to the bottom of the wrapper spine, affecting the lettering of the word and in the publishers name, and tape used to strengthen the corners. A few small splits to the extremities, without loss, and some rubbing to the edges. Overall a very good book in a near to very good example of this fragile war time wrapper.

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Book number: 10851

WAUGH. EVELYN.

ROBBERY UNDER LAW. The Mexican Object-lessons.

Chapman & Hall Ltd. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. (8.7 x 5.9 inches). A very good, bright and clean copy throughout in the publishers dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. The gilt is bright and vibrant. A little rubbing to the edges of the binding but overall a very good copy indeed.

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Book number: 10970

WAUGH. EVELYN.

ROSSETTI. His life and work.

Duckworth. London. 1928. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.9 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with 8 full page mono plates. Neat previous owner's initials to the front, and some offsetting to the other blank endpapers, otherwise a bright, tight and clean copy throughout. In publishers burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. A little rubbing to the very bottom of the spine but overall a near fine copy of Waugh's first commercially published solo work, preceded only by a short story featured in a 1926 anthology called Georgian stories, and two privately printed works; a poem and his essay on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood which was issued in an edition of just fifty copies.

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Book number: 10863

WAUGH. EVELYN.

SCOOP. A Novel about Journalists.

Chapman and Hall Ltd. London. 1938. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.1 inches). First state of the text with the incomplete number 8 in the publication date to the verso of the title page and the s present on the last word of page 88. A bright and clean copy in the red and black snakeskin design cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. A hint of rubbing to the corners but a lovely bright and sharp example with the front panel from the original first issue 'Daily Beast' mock newspaper dustwrapper loosely inserted.

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Book number: 10832

WAUGH. EVELYN.

WAUGH IN ABYSSINIA.

Longmans, Green and Co. London. 1936. FIRST EDITION. Tall 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 inches). Some very light spotting to just a few few pages but generally a very good copy in recent fine leather binding of full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, gilt. Decorative gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt.

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Book number: 10976

GREAT EXHIBITION.

THE ART JOURNAL ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION 1851.

George Virtue, London. 1851. FIRST EDITION. Folio. (13.2 x 10 inches). Packed with 100's of detailed mono line drawings, the work provides not only a catalogue of the Great Exhibition but its history. A very good copy in attractive early leather binding of full red morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated in gilt. Elaborate decorative gilt panel within single gilt ruled and two blind ruled borders on both boards. Bevelled edges. Gilt inner dentelles. Coated yellow endpapers. All edges gilt. Bound by Lewis and Williams binders of Cardiff and with their small label to the inner rear board. Noted Irish author Joyce Cary's copy with his ex libris, and his son Michael's just below, on the front pastedown endpaper. Some minor rubbing to the edges but overall a very god copy.

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Book number: 11011

FAINLIGHT.RUTH., HUGHES.TED.; SILLITOE.ALAN.

POEMS.

Rainbow press.London.,1971. LIMITED EDITION.Number 137 of 300 copies,signed by all three authors.Six poems from each writer.Fine copy in original full green calf with gilt lettering to spine and rear board.Front bopard lettered and illustrated in gilt.Marbled endpapers.Housed in original green calf slip-case whish has some light rubbing to edges.Overall a very good copy.:

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Book number: 3644

FARNIE. D. A. ( CHURCHILL. WINSTON S. ).

CHURCHILL: WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. - THE RICHES OF THE RYLANDS. - JOHN RYLANDS OF MANCHESTER. Brochure for Churchill exhibition, Prospectus of John Rylands Research Institute, and First edition of Farnie biography.

John Rylands Library. Manchester. UK. 1993 - 1997. THREE VOLUMES. Bound for presentation to Churchill's Daughter Mary Soames. ----- FIRST EDITION of first and third work, second edition of second work. 4to and 8vo. Programme for the Churchill: What the papers say exhibition of 1997, and prospectus for the Rylands Research Institute are both hard bound, complete with colour covers bound in, in light blue half cloth bindings with gilt lettering to the spines and marbled paper on the boards. These both measure 11.8 x 8.6 inches. Farnie Biography of Rylands is bound in half red cloth with marbled paper on boards and gilt lettering on the spine and measures 9.9 x 6.3 inches. All three volumes are housed in a custom made clam shell box with smaller cut away space for the 8vo volume. The box is covered in dark blue leather and stamped onto the front panel is the presentation notice; "The Lady Soames DBE - On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition - Churchill: What the papers say - The John Rylands Library, Wednesday 21 May 1997". All three volumes and clam shell box are in fine condition. With the posthumous ex libris bookplate of Churchill's daughter, Mary Soames mounted onto the inner front board of all three volumes.

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Book number: 9645

FERGUSSON. BERNARD.

BEYOND THE CHINDWIN. Being an account of the adventures of Number Five Column of the Wingate expedition into Burma, 1943. ---- With a forward by Field-Marshall The Viscount Wavell. Viceroy of India.

Collins. London. 1945. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.7 inches). Illustrated with 11 mono photos and 7 maps. Neat contemporary previous owner inscription on front free endpaper (Lord Milne from Col. Collins. 1945). Overall a very good copy in very good original dustwrapper with some minor rubbing to the edges but generally clean and bright. Overall very good indeed.

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Book number: 9392

FINE HAND TOOLED IRISH CRAFT BINDING.

ALBUM OF TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION MATERIAL. Printed and Mss.

NP.ND. . HAND TOOLED CRAFT BINDING. Large 4to. (7.4 x 5 inches.). A collection of maps, engraved views, photographs and a hand written letter detailing the writer's travels which accompanies the photo's. Attractive early twentieth century craft binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with decorative gilt border and emerald green morocco shamrock onlays. Boards with single gilt ruled borders. Each corner with circular design incorporating Fleur-de-lys and emerald green morocco onlays with gilt borders of Shamrocks. A similar design is in the centre of the board. The inner line of the border on both boards is decorated with morocco onlay and gilt shamrocks. All edges gilt. The spine is a bit faded but overall this is still an attractive craft binding. Previous owners name, Arthur Herve Browning (A member of a Huguenot community in Portarlington, County Laois, Ireland) written in neat calligraphy to the front free endpaper.

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Book number: 8926

FINE BINDING BY DREYFOUS.

BLANK BOOK.

NP. ND. Circa 1890. FINELY BOUND BLANK BOOK. (6.1 x 4.6 inches). Circa 150 blank leaves of laid paper. First five pages have neat hand written poems and there is a neat four line inscription, dated 1892, to the front blank endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked throughout. Full dark green crushed morocco binding by (or possibly for, although the British Library lists one of the bindings in its collection as being bound by Dreyfous) Dreyfous of London, and with their paper label to one of the blank endpapers. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Both boards with decorative gilt borders and elaborate gilt design within. Double gilt ruled lines to the board edges. Gilt inner dentelles around red silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine faded and a little rubbed and there is one small hole to one hinge but still a very attractive binding, housed in a morocco slip case with marbled inner papers. Both side panels of the slip-case have the same gilt tooled design as the book boards. the three edges have the same gilt decorative borders to all edges. The case is darkened and a bit rubbed to the extremities but overall this is still an atttractive and finely bound item.

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Book number: 10572

FINE BINDINGS. BIBLE.

THE HOLY BIBLE. -- NEW TESTAMENT. -- PSALMS OF DAVID.

Clarendon Press, Oxford and C. Corra.l London. 1818 - 23 - 24. Three volumes. (5.7 x 3.4 inches. - 4.9 x 3.1 inches. - 4.4 x 2.6 inches). Larger book: Holy Bible, Translated from the original tongues, Oxford, Clarendon press by Samuel Collingwood and co. 1823. -- Middle size book: New Testament, Translated from the original Greek, Oxford, Clarendon press by Samuel Collingwood and co. 1824. -- Smaller book: Psalms of David imitated in the language of the new testament by I. Watts DD, London C. Corrall 1818. Attractive contemporary full red straight grained morocco bindings. Each volume with a gilt stamped view of St. Paul's Cathedral to both thr front and rear boards, all within decorative gilt and blind tooled borders. Spines fully gilt. All edges gilt. A one inch split to the bottom lower hinge of the Bible and some minor rubbing to the edges but overall they are in very good condition. The bindings are not signed. A very attractive little set.

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Book number: 10200

FLAUBERT. GUSTAVE.

HERODIAS. Compositions de Georges Rochegrosse gravees a L'eau-forte par Champollion. Preface par Anatole France.

A. Ferroud. - Librarire Dea Amateurs. Paris. 1892. LIMITED EDITION. Small 4to. (9.5 x 6.5 inches). Beautifully illustrated with twenty fine etchings throughout the text after Rochegrosse, each with a tissue guard. One of 250 copies, from a total edition of 500, on Velin a'Arches paper. This copy is out of series with presentation inscription, signed by the publisher, on the limitation leaf. Finely bound by Bickers and Son in early full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands with gilt ruled lines. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled line border on boards and board edges. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Marbled endpapers. Decorative gilt roll to the turn-ins. Some offsetting to the endpapers from the leather turn-ins. A very good copy in an attractive late nineteenth century leather binding that has some very light wear to the edges and the spine darkened to an attractive brown colour but is overall very good indeed.

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Book number: 10648

FLAUBERT. GUSTAVE.

SALAMMBO. Dix compositions par A. Poirson. Graves a l'eau-forte par Mme Louveau-Rouveyre, MM. L. Muller at G. Mercier.

Maison Quantin. Paris. - No date. 1887. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Small 4to. (9.3 x 6.5 inches). Beautifully illustrated with ten etchings after Poirson. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in early half dark brown morocco. Spine with raised bands with floral gilt roll design. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Floral patterned paper on the boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed. Original stiff paper wraps bound in. A very good copy in an attractive late nineteenth century leather binding that has some very light wear to the edges but is overall very good indeed.

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Book number: 10647