[CROCKER (John Wilson)]

The Battles of Talavera. A Poem.

London: Printed for John Murray, 1809. Second edition, [ii], 39, [1]pp., recent marbled boards. A heroic poem about the bloody but inconclusive battle at Talavera, southwest of Madrid (July 27-28, 1809), in which a combined British-Spanish force under Sir Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) forced the French army of King Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, to withdraw from field. The author, John Wilson Croker, was a high-Tory politician and man of letters, one of the founders of the legendary Quarterly Review and for nearly thirty years its primary contributor. Wellington himself singled out this poem for praise. Surprisingly uncommon: we find no copy of the first or this second edition, Copac locates the third and later editions only.

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Book number: 27383

Keywords: IRELAND ENGLISH LITERATURE POETRY MILITARY BATTLE OF TALAVERA DUKE OF WELLINGTON BONAPARTE

[CROCKER (John Wilson)]

The Battles of Talavera. A Poem.

London: Printed by Harding & Wright, for John Murray, 1810. Eight edition, with some additions, 8vo (205 x 125mm), [4], 43, [1]pp., title page with presentation inscription from the author to Sir Francis Freeling, cont. short note on the authorship of the book on front-free endpaper, some foxing and browning throughout, cont. blue full morocco, lightly rubbed but a very nice copy. A heroic poem about the bloody but inconclusive battle at Talavera, southwest of Madrid (July 27-28, 1809), in which a combined British-Spanish force under Sir Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) forced the French army of King Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, to withdraw from field. The author, John Wilson Croker, was a high-Tory politician and man of letters, one of the founders of the legendary Quarterly Review and for nearly thirty years its primary contributor. Wellington himself singled out this poem for praise. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Sir Francis Freeling; small book label of Alan G. Thomas.

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Book number: 35453

Keywords: IRELAND ENGLISH LITERATURE POETRY MILITARY BATTLE OF TALAVERA DUKE OF WELLINGTON BONAPARTE

(John Wilson)

Passing Glimpses - Poems by the Bard O'Bogmonie

Kilmallie Community Council, . Soft Cover. Undated. c.1985. John Wilson (1892-1980) was born and lived his life at Tomonie Banavie at the bottom of the Great Glen opposite Fort William in the West Highlands of Scotland. The once crofting township of Tomionie slopes down to the Caledonian Canal with some marshy ground adjacent hence the Bard's pen name. For many years he worked on the West Highland Railway. In his spare time he made toys, and wrote poetry about everything and anything .. Fine condition 44p portait of author on front card cover See scans. . Fine

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Book number: 008986

[CROKER (John Wilson)?]

A Short Letter from Quang-Tcheu. Translated by another Hand.

Dublin: Printed by Graisberry & Campbell, for M. N. Mahon, 109, Grafton Stre[et], 1805. First edition, 12mo, 21, [1]pp., binder having been rather heavy-handed in shaving margins (2 letters cropped from final line of imprint), a little foxing on the last 2 leaves, disbound. This is a satire on "Cutchacutchoo" which was a game in much vogue in Dublin society at the time, a kind of "Blind Man's Buff," or "Hunt the Slipper" which was criticised as tending to immorality. It was denounced in an anonymous satire, supposed to be written J. W. Croker, who was attacked in various retaliatory squibs. The text is signed at the end "J.T.", possibly written by J. W. Croker.

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Book number: 33787

Keywords: Ireland IRISH HISTORY DUBLIN IMPRINT PAMPHLET

[CROCKER (John Wilson)]

A Sketch of the State of Ireland, Past and Present.

London: Printed for James Carpenter, and M. N. Mahon, Dublin. 1808. Second edition, [8], 64, [6, adverts for books published by Carpenter]pp., with the initial blank leaf and the half-title, and, tipped in before title, a 3, [1,] page prospectus for Bryan's Dictionary of Painting, and, tipped in opposite front endpaper, cont. half calf, worn, rubbed and wanting backstrip, uncut. Supporting Catholic Emancipation. Croker's Sketch (1808) went through twenty editions (it was reprinted as late as 1884) and gained him further notice. It advocated catholic emancipation, a system of national education for all sects, and the payment of the catholic clergy by the state to undermine the influence of Rome. He was harshly caricatured in several fictional works : as the contemptible Rigby in Disraeli's Coningsby; as Wenlan in Thackeray's Pendennis, and as Counsellor Con Crawley in Lady Morgan's Florence MacCarthy.

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Book number: 32513

Keywords: IRELAND IRISH HISTORY CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION

(John Wilson of Elleray).

Tales by professor Wilson. Lights and shadows of scottish Life. Trials of Margaret Lyndsay. The foresters.

Edinburgh and London, 1857, William Blackwood and sons cm.13x19, pp.557, bella legatura in tutta pelle,

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Book number: 289481

Catalogue: Letteratura Straniera Opere

John Wilson M.A.

New Light on Old Problems - Being Thoughts on Science, Theology, and Ethics

Watt's & Co, 1904. Hardcover. pp.80 clean tight copy rust colored cloth covers show splashes of faded white on front cover, crinkles to top/bottom spines and slight wear to corners black print title and spine title Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Very Good.

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Book number: 022996

Catalogue: OF INTEREST - OLD/RARE, PHILOSOPHY

Adams, John Quincy; McCandless, Wilson

Ex-President John Quincy Adams in Pittsburgh in 1843. Address of Welcome by Wilson Mccandless, and Mr. Adams' Reply; Together with a Letter from Mr. Adams Relative to Judge Breckenridge's "Modern Chivalry.

Pittsburgh, Bakewell and Marthens, Printers, 1873. Wraps. Printed blue wraps, MISSING rear wrapper. 16 pp. Quarto. A speech by Wilson McCandless welcoming John Quincy Adams to Pittsburgh, reflecting on Adams' career and service to the country. With a short speech by Adams responding in thanks. POOR condition. Rear wrapper missing. Piece is very tenuously holding together, with some pages loose, and the front cover barely attached to the rest. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present, with heavy creasing and wrinkling. Moderate to heavy dark scuffing and soiling, with some staining, including heavy ink stains to the front wrapper. Chipping and tearing along the extremities, especially to the front wrap. Overall very heavy wear. Poor .

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Book number: 011047

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

ADAMS, TONY & TEBBUT, MELANIE & WILSON, JOHN (EDITORS)

Manchester Region History Review Vol XV 2001

Manchester, Manchester Centre for Regional History. 2001. Paperback, 11.75 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked covers and no bumping to corners. 88pp. Subjects covered include the Manchester and Salford Reformatory, the Co-operative Movement and Food Adulteration in 19th Century, Building of Barton High-level Bridge, Manchester Liberalism and the Unionist Secession, Salford in Regional Film Making. Fine.

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Book number: 015635

Catalogue: Local History

Keywords: Local History, Social; History, Manchester

AEROPLANE AVIATION - WILSON, JOHN C. (ARTIST),

The Glatton Straggler. A BB17-G Fortress of 457th. Bombgroup, 750 Bomb Squadron, circles Glatton Airfiled, Huntingdonshire for its landing approach with Connington Church in Foreground. [An original coloured print].

S.I., John C. Wilson, 1992. Large coloured print after an original painting by John C. Wilson, actual size of illustrated area 50x36cm; text partly printed and ms., incl. provenance at tail margin of print. Framed under glass within a gilded wooden frame in compartments. total size 70x60cm. Title printed at tail margin. Limited edition of 250 numbered copies only, this copy bears nr. 250/19, signed in full John Wilson, numbering and signaturein pencil at lower left part of tail margin of print. With further text printed at lower right corner of tail-margin, reading:John C. Wilson 1942-1994, fifthieth anniversary with crossed coloured flags of the U.S.A. and England. Text on plane reads (partly shot-away) U[SAF], with as Id. number 338857. SCANNED IMAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. A very fine coloured print after an original painting by John C. Wilson, issued to commemmorate [his] fiftieth birthday. Bomber featured in full flight, part of tail and tail-wings/ailerons shot-away and damaged, right engine aflame. A Straggler is a damaged plane flying at tail of squadron. An impressive and beautiful image in excellent condition. A fine piece of memorabilia pertaining to the Airwar during the Second World War. PLEASE MIND COSTS OF SHIPPING!!!

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Book number: 48349

Keywords: aviation bomber aeroplane usairforce usaf history seecond world war fine art inscribed bbg fortressbombgroup squatron glatton airfield huntingdonshire airbase heritage momorabilia print john c wilson

ALEXANDER, HOLMES; CLARK, DELBERT; RUARK, BOB; FRANK, STANLEY; FRAZIER, GEORGE; CARTER, HODDING; WILSON, EARL; SCOTT, WILLIAM R.; HAWKINS, JOHN AND WARD; WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE; GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY; SNOW, ENID SIMS; GILDEN, BERT K.

Collier's, the National Weekly Magazine, October 1, 1949 - Paul (Dreamboat) Douglas / Boater Bob Lane

Springfield, Ohio: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Ralph; Brackett, Ward; Reusswig, William; Coster, Roger; Grohe, Glen;. 74 pages. Articles: Troubles of College Deans; The Germans Wait Only For a Leader - argues we must make a fresh start toward stopping the rise of old-line Nazis - with color photo of John J. McCloy, High Commissioner for U.S. Occupied Germany; Lover with a Ball Bat - actor Paul (Dreamboat) Douglas - article with colour photos of Douglas and Linda Darnell; Saturday Afternoon Meat Grinders; The Christian Science Monitor - Gentleman of the Press (part 2 of 3); Always Heading for Salt Water - Bob Lane has been making boats since he was five; Fabulous Jacques Fath - article and color photo of fashion's most talked about designer;. Fiction: Any Friend of Sam's; Man in the House; Where Else in the World?; The Case of the Negligent Nymph (part 3 of 6); The Black Pearl; Cat's Cradle. Nice vintage ads include: Springmaid Fabrics; Ipana toothpaste; Botany Sportswear (very attractive ad); Chevrolet trucks; Span (color photos); Borden mild products - featuring Elsie the Cow; Nunn-Bush shoes; Willys "Jeep" Station Wagon; Lucky Strike cigarettes (featuring LG. Griffin); Ford cars; General Motors - nice centerfold color ad featuring the GM proving ground near Milford, Michigan; Fisher Body; 2-page Dodge car ad; Great Northern Railway; Winthrop shoes; Schlitz beer; Awesome back cover colour ad for Chesterfield cigarettes features Glenn Ford, with inset illustration of tobacco farmer Herbert L. Lupo of Tabor City, N.C. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, October 1, 1949 Denazification Ivy League Troubles of College Deans; The Germans Wait Only For a Leader - argues we must make a fresh start toward stopping the rise of old-line Nazis - with color photo of John J.. Good .

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Book number: 534g1549

Keywords: Collier's 1 1949 ; Old Line . Literature Issues Fashion

ANALOG (JAMES H. SCHMITZ; F. PAUL WILSON; JOHN T. PHILLIFENT; W. MACFARLANE; JACK WODHAMS)

Analog Science Fiction/ Science Fact: September, Sept. 1971

NY, Conde Nast Publications. 1971. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 1. Edited by John W. Cmpbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Wheels Within Wheels" (novelette) by F. Paul Wilson. Includes "The Fine Print" (novelette) by John T. Phillifent; "To Make a New Neanderthal" by W. Macfarlane; "Knight Arrant" by Jack Wodhams; "The Lion Game" (Telzey series - pt 2 of 2) by James H. Schmitz. Science Fact: "Strong Position I" by Carl A. Larson. Reader's Departments: "The Editor's Page"; "The Analytical Laboratory; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks." Illustrated by John Schoenherr, Kelly Freas, and Vincent Di Fate. Minor bumps and dings. Very Good+ to Near Fine.

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Book number: P2527

Catalogue: Magazines

Keywords: Science Fiction Periodicals, Pulps Science Fiction Magazines

ANALOG (JAMES H. SCHMITZ; F. PAUL WILSON; JOHN T. PHILLIFENT; W. MACFARLANE; JACK WODHAMS)

Analog Science Fiction/ Science Fact: September, Sept. 1971

NY, Conde Nast Publications. 1971. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 1. Edited by John W. Cmpbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Wheels Within Wheels" (novelette) by F. Paul Wilson. Includes "The Fine Print" (novelette) by John T. Phillifent; "To Make a New Neanderthal" by W. Macfarlane; "Knight Arrant" by Jack Wodhams; "The Lion Game" (Telzey series - pt 2 of 2) by James H. Schmitz. Science Fact: "Strong Position I" by Carl A. Larson. Reader's Departments: "The Editor's Page"; "The Analytical Laboratory; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks." Illustrated by John Schoenherr, Kelly Freas, and Vincent Di Fate. Very faint wet spot at lower edge; slight rubbing. Very Good.

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Book number: PC65

Catalogue: Magazines

Keywords: Science Fiction Periodicals Magazines Science Fiction Magazines

ANDREW THOMSON/WILSON, JOHN F.

The Making of Modern Management. British Management in Historical Perspective.

Oxford, Oxford University Press 2009. Original publisher's paperback, pictorial frontcover, large 8vo: xviij, 298pp. tables, figures, references, list abbreviations, bibliography, index. Very fine copy - as new. 9780199573998

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Book number: 156252

Keywords: 9780199573998

WONDER STORY ANNUAL (S. S. HELD; ARTHUR LEO ZAGAT; JOHN W. CAMPBELL; PAUL ERNST; E. EVERETT EVANS; OLIVER SAARI; LLOYD ARTHUR ESHBACH; GABRIEL WILSON)

Wonder Story Annual: 1952

NY, Best Books. 1952. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. 1, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Cover art is uncredited [Virgil Finlay]. Includes "The Death of Iron" by S. S. Held; "The Brain-Stealers of Mars" by John W. Campbell; "The Lanson Screen" by Arthur Leo Zagat; "The Invincible Midge" by Paul Ernst; "Guaranteed" by E. Everett Evans; "Around Infinity" by Oliver Saari; "Three Wise Men" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach; "Earth-Venus 12" by Gabriel Wilson. Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Alexd Schomburg, Orban and others. Spine and hinge areas are soiled; pencil doodles on front; minor tears at spine ends; a little creasing; tanning; edge and corner chips. Good to Very Good-.

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Book number: PN569

Catalogue: Pulps

Keywords: Science Fiction Pulp TW Science Fiction Pulps