SALT, Bernard.

The Big Picture: Life, Work and Relationships in the 21st Century.

Hardie Grant Books, 2006. Paperback. Good condition. 294pp. ISBN 174066387X.

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Book number: 73516

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(SHAW, George Bernard) SALT, Henry S. (editor)

Killing for Sport. Essays by Various Writers

London, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. A scarce book with a preface by Bernard Shaw published for the Humanitarian League, an organization founded by Henry Salt and dedicated to human and animal rights. This is a most unusual and important copy of this book INSCRIBED by Shaw on the half-title page to animal rights promoter and author Phyllis Clodd, wife of prominent banker Edward Clodd, on 22 March 1917. In addition there is much material pasted in, mostly newspaper and magazine articles by Shaw on the subject covering the front and rear endpapers and pastedowns, with a few tipped in within the text. Also loosely tipped in opposite the title page is a photographic portrait postcard of Shaw with an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED on the verso from Shaw to Clodd dated 20 March 1917: "You should read my third article, which goes into the whole subject. It is psychologically very curious. Did you ever read an essay of mine on Sport, or have you ever thought out that subject? My second article was technical, though it was partly meant to reassure people with relatives at the front. But in the third I dealt with your position; and I should really like to know what you feel about it. G.B.S." There are a few ink notes on the articles and the endpapers that are likely in Clodd's hand. Front hinge is cracking with the first two blanks detached; some glue stains and foxing to first and last pages, most of text clean. Gilt on the spine faded but still readable. Good The first paragraph from a review of the book in THE SOCIALIST REVIEW, May 1915: "It is a bold venture on the part of the Humanitarian League to issue this little volume at a time when the nation is still earnestly engaged in 'Killing for Business,' and there is evidence that the book has been held back by the war, since Bernard Shaw's preface is dated a year ago. But in England the Blood Sports continue, while the Blood Business goes on amain along two great lines drawn across Europe, and only the day before that on which these lines are penned the writer passed a field in which a posse of excited barbarians were watching the hounds draw the coverts in the hope of hunting a fox to death. Probably all these people had relatives at the front, engaged on what is perhaps the less degrading occupation of the two.

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Book number: 019804

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Nobel Prize, Irish Literature, Inscribed, George Bernard Shaw, Plays, Animal Rights, Henry Salt, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts, Association Copy Signed Association Copy Animal Rights Literature: English

SLATER, GORDON; RANE, HUGH; PITCHFORD, V.C.; JEPSEN, S.; MILLS, JOHN T.; TURPIN, J.C.; SALT, BRIAN; FARMER, BERNARD J.; TENCH, C.V. LACEY, FRANK M.

The Wide World - the Magazine for Men, June 1951 - the Land Sharks

London: The Wide World, 1951. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Nicolson, W.C. (cover);. xxiv, 129-192 pages. Features: 500 miles to freedom -nine men escape Rabaul after it is overrun by the Japanese in 1942; The land sharks - a story from Canada in 1925 about get-rich-quick schemes in real estate; Man-Eater - the brief but eventful career of a man eating tiger as recounted by a former member of the Burma Frontier Service; The Vale of the Gods the northern Punjab - photo illustrated article; The Ju-Ju Doctor - the facts of an amazing occurrence on the Gold Coast; The Dragon - big scare on East Indian Island; Photo of typical Cyprus Brickyard; The Sea-Dyaks of Borneo - photo illustrated account of this little-known race of former headhunters and pirates; Section Man - an interesting glimpse of the life of a track labourer on a Canadian railroad; The Poorhouse Tragedy - 3 People Were Shot Dead in Crawford County, Arkansas; The Bluffton Wolf - famous Texas wolf; and more, plus many vintage ads. Small pencilled name atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Wide World - The Magazine For Men, June 1951 - The Land Sharks 500 miles to freedom -nine men escape Rabaul after it is overrun by the Japanese in 1942; The land sharks - a story from Canada in 1925 about get-rich-quick schemes in real estate; Man-Ea. Good .

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Book number: 346h2545

Keywords: 1951 500 1942; 1925 Get Rich Quick ; Ea British Columbia Back Issues Travel Exploration & Adventure

Slater, Gordon, Hugh Rane, V.C. Pitchford, S. Jepson, John T. Mills, J.C. Turpin, Brian Salt, Bernard J. Farmer, C.V. Tench, Frank M. Lacey, D. Compton James, and other contributors

The Wide World (July, 1951)

London, George Newnes, 1951. First Edition. 0 pp. Soft cover. Near fine in original wrappers. A short closed tear on the foredge. Near Fine.

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Book number: b30283