M Arago

Life of James Watt

Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black, 1839. Cloth. A second edition copy of M. Arago's memoir on James Watt and history of machinery. A second edition copy of M. Arago's memoir, 'Life of James Watt&apos. James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. This work also contains a few other works: 'On Machinery Considered in Relation to the Prosperity of the Working Class', 'Eulogium of James Watt, by Lord Jeffrey', and 'Historical Account of the Discovery of the Composition of Water&apos. This copy is an ex-library book, and Reigate Mechanics' Institution stamps can be found on the title page, page 57, and page 142. There is an accession number stamp on the front pastedown, and a date stamp of '8 MAR 1909' appears on the front free-endpaper. There is also a couple handwritten inscriptions on the front free-endpaper. One reads: 'B.C.J.G. Knight, Reigate 1938' and 'From Reigate (Surrey), Mechanics Institute, Founded 1837&apos. Bound in cloth. Externally, smart with bumping on the head and tail of the spine as well as the corners. Cloth binding also has fading on the extremities. Accession number stamp appears on front pastedown. Inscription for Reigate Mechanics' Institution appears on front free-endpaper along with a date stamp. Ex-library stamps appear on title page, page 57, and page 142. Internally, firmly bound. Pages contain scattered spots, particularly to the first and last few pages, as well as to pages 104-108. A few ink marks also appear on the rear free-endpaper and rear pastedown. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 784J15

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: James Watt machinery Jeffrey's Panegyric M Arago machinery Not Stated

Joseph Arch; The Countess of Warwich

Joseph Arch the Story of His Life Told by Himself

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1898. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of Joseph Arch's autobiography with a preface from the Countess of Warwick Very scarce second edition in original publisher's cloth binding. Joseph Arch's autobiography edited with a preface by the Countess of Warwick, Daisy Greville.   Joseph Arch was an English trade unionist and politician. He was very important in championing the welfare of agricultural workers and helping them to unionise. The Countess of Warwick elaborates on the poor working and living conditions of agricultural labourers.    He was politicised by reading old newspapers at a lonely time in his life and became a supporter of Liberalism. His experience in agriculture led him to believe he was a suitable leader for worker's rights.    Includes two illustrations of portraits of Joseph Arch, one to the front pastedown and the other as the frontispiece with a tissue guard.   Gold engraved lettering to the front board and spine.   Adverts to the rear endpapers   No dust wrapper present. In original publisher's cloth binding. No dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is very slightly discoloured. The front hinge is starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Tissue guard to the frontispiece is present and in tact. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 825W16

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: very scarce joseph arch countess of warwick joseph arch Not Stated

Raymond Clare Archibald

Carlyle&Apos;S First Love: Margaret Gordon, Lady Bannerman an Account of Her Life, Ancestry and Homes, Her Family and Friends

London, John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1910. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition copy of this biography of Margaret Gordon, Lady Bannerman, the first love of Thomas Carlyle. The first edition of this work in a full morocco binding, with marbled paste downs, endpapers and edges. Ink inscriptions to the front free end paper and first blank page. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and a further 20 plates, one of which is a folding plate. Folding family tree to the rear. Collated complete. Raymond Clare Archibald (1875-1955) was a prominent Canadian-American mathematician. Known for his work as a historian of mathematics, Archibald contributed to many journals and authored a number of books. This was his biography of Margaret Gordon, Lady Bannerman, who was at one time the first love of Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher. In a full morocco binding. Externally very smart, with only light rubbing to the spine joints. Spine is slightly darkened. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, but with a scattering of spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Count Alfred G. D'Orsay; Daniel Maclise. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 843M25

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: Margaret Gordon Lady Bannerman Biography Raymond Clare Archibald Lady Bannerman Count Alfred G. D'Orsay; Daniel Maclise

Henry Armstrong

Gloves, Glory, and God: An Autobiography

New Jersey, Fleming H. Revell Company, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated autobiography from American professional boxer, Henry Armstrong. First edition. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. The life of American professional boxer Henry Jackson Jr. who fought under the name Henry Armstrong, and a record of his climb to fame as world boxing champion. With details of the spiritual experience which led him from the ring to the pulpit in later life. In the original full black cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light shelf wear and chipping resulting in minor loss to the front panel. The odd small closed tear and light discolouration to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 886T1

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: Gloves Glory God Armstrong Glory Boxing Not Stated

Walter Armstrong

Memoir of Peter de Wint

London , Macmillan and Co. 188. First edition. Cloth. A lovely memoir of the landscape painter Peter de Wint, with twenty four photogravures. A first edition copy of this memoir of Peter de Wint. Peter de Wint was an English landscape painter and a number of his pictures are in the National Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. with twenty-four photogravures. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, with some fading to the spine and a few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 831B17

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: Memoir of Peter de Wint walter armstrong landscape painting walter armstrong Not Stated

William Arthur

The Successful Merchant Sketches of the Life of Mr Samuel Budgett

London, Hamilton, Adams and Co, 1859. Leather. A very smart copy of this biography regarding Samuel Budgett. An uncommon work. The twenty-second edition of this biography.Inscription of prior owner to the verso of front endpaper, dated 1860. With an engraved frontispiece of the subject of this work, Samuel Budgett.  Samuel Budgett was an English merchant who was based in Kingswood Bristol. He built a wholesale grocery business called H.H. & S Budgett which covered a large area of Southern and Western England and South Wales. A fascinating biography of this important Somerset based merchant. Providing an insight into nineteenth century commerce. In a contemporary half calf binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, smart. Rubbing to the joints and extremities. Minor rubbing to the raised bands. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of front endpaper, dated 1860. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 756L23

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: H H & S Budgett Merchant Biography Commerce Merchant None

The Hon. Evelyn Ashley

The Life of Henry John Temple

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1876 . First edition. Leather. A scarce, two volume biography of twice-British prime minister, John Henry Temple, written by his private secretary, Evelyn Ashley. The first edition in two volumes. Uniformly bound in full mottled calf with gilt detailing and the monogram and cypher of the Duke of Westminster to the head of the spine. This biographical work surrounds the life of Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston, a British statesman and politician who was best known as holding the position of Britain's prime minister, twice, in the mid nineteenth century. Comprised of a selection from Temple's speeches and correspondence, presenting his time in the Foreign Office and the Home Office, as well as his terms as prime minister. Written by Temple's private secretary, Anthony Evelyn Ashley, who was a British barrister and Liberal politician.Illustrated with a frontispiece to both volumes. Collated, complete. With the pictorial bookplate of Alexander Stone, a Scottish banker and philanthropist, and the namesake of the Sir Alexander Stone building at Glasgow University. Bound in full mottled calf. Externally, sound, with rubbing to the joints and a little fading to the board extremities. Front joint to volume II is cracked. Hinges are strained, but holding. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Half titles present. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 909Q11

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: Evelyn Ashley Viscount Palmerston henry john temple biography Viscount Palmerston None

Rosario Aspa

The Late John Burgess, Member of the Society of Painters in Water Colour

Leamington, Courier" Steam Printing Works, 1879. Paperback. A very scarce biographical pamphlet on the life and art of John Burgess. A very scarce brief biographical sketch on the life and work of John Burgess, a member of the Burgess dynasty of painters.Burgess was a talented artist who travelled extensively across Europe, and subsequently settled down to teach art at Leamington.By Rosario Aspa. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart, with light spots and handling marks. Edge wear to the backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 904P26

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: The Late John Burgess, Member of the Society of Painters in Water Colour john burgess biography rosario aspa john burgess None

R. H. M. Buddle Atkinson and G. A. Jackson

Brougham and His Early Friends in Three Volumes

London, Privately Printed, Darling and Pead , 1908. First edition. Cloth. A set of Brougham and His Early Friends : Letters to James Loch 1798-1809. Collected and arranged by R. H. M. Buddle Atkinson and G. A. Jackson. Complete in three volumes. With notes and appendices. First edition, privately printed, limited edition. The set is unnumbered. Volume III consists of the appendices. From the Preface: "To preserve the continuity of the letters, and to avoid detracting from the enjoyment of them, no footnotes or reference marks of any kind have been introduced." James Loch (7 May 1780 – 28 June 1855) was a Scottish economist, advocate, barrister, estate commissioner and later a Member of Parliament. In quarter vellum bindings with brown paper covered boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Corners are bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. First and last few pages in all volumes are slightly browned and age-toned. There is a 'Copy No.' bookplate to the front pastedown in all volumes. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: SET37-G-3

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: G A Jackson Brougham R H M Buddle Atkinson James Loch Brougham None

DH Atkinson

Ralph Thoresby the Topographer; His Town and Times

Leeds, Walker and Laycock, 1885. First edition. Hardback. The first limited edition of important topographer Ralph Thoresby's biography in two volumes. The first limited edition. No. two hundred and seventy six of five hundred copies printed for sale. Complete in two volumes in the original publisher's binding. Illustrated with portrait of Thoresby engraved frontispiece to vol. I. Biography of Ralph Thoresby, antiquarian born in Leeds, largely credited as first historian of his city. The present work was authored by D H Atkinson, editor of 'Old Leeds: its Byegones and Celebrities,' and contains a complete biography of Thoresby as well as a historical and topographical sketch of his town and times.  In the original publisher's uniform quarter paper vellum binding over cloth covered boards, titles in gilt to morocco spine label. Externally smart with light bumping to head and tail of spine, back strip darkened. Previous ownership ink inscription to front free endpaper dated 1967, Frank Broomhead's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 856A48

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: ralph thoresby biography limited editions biography Not Stated

John Aubrey

Letters Written by Eminent Persons in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: To Which Are Added, Hearne&Apos;S Journey to Reading and Whaddon Hall, the Sea of Browne Willis, Esq. And Lives of Eminent Men

Oxford, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Pater-Noster Row; and Munday and Slatter, 1813. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of this remarkable collection of letters by prominent people in the seventeenth and eighteenth century compiled by John Aubrey. The whole work fist published from the originals in the Bodleian Library and Ashmolean Museum. The first edition thus. Complete with two volumes in three. A fascinating work compiled by John Aubrey. Comprising a selection of letters written by eminent people in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Most of them are taken from the Collections of Hearne, Smith, and Ballard, in the Bodleian Library. Exhibiting biographical sketches of people contemporary with the writers, as well as notices of passing events, and of the general state of literature. Including Hearne's Journey to Reading, printed from his Manuscript Diaries, and Lives of Eminent Men by Aubrey. With letters by Sir Kenlem Digby, Dr Charleton, Sir W Dugdale, Dr Hickes, and many more. In the original publisher's binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart with only slight shelf wear and edge wear , with minor bumping to the extremities. Inscribed by a previous owner to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, with occasional spotting particularly to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 770A60

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: first editions biography letters sets biography None

Giles St. Aubyn

The Royal George 1819-1904

London, Constable, 1963. First edition. Leather. An illustrated first edition biography on the life of Prince George the Duke of Cambridge, a lovely copy bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work.An insightful biography into the live of Prince George, the Duke of Cambridge. Cousin of Queen Victoria, George was a prominent figure in the Royal family, an army officer who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By Giles St. Aubyn. In a striking binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Pleydell-Bouverie was a close friend of Stanley Bray, who worked at the firm for over 60 years. He often bound books for her as gifts.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, from her library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25, Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir, Marshall Field III, later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive, with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty, the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII (though she was also rumoured to be his daughter, or the lover of King Edward VIII), featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends, such as Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel, Fred Astaire, and Nancy Mitford, a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period, her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In a half crushed morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Spine is a touch faded. The odd spot to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 794P37

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: The Royal George 1819-1904 giles st aubyn prince george duke of cambridge giles st aubyn Various

James Audain

Alex Dunsmuir&Apos;S Dilemma

Victoria, Sunnylane Publishing Company, 1964. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this history of the life of Alex Dunsmuir, known as the coal king of San Francisco, signed by the author. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work by James Audain (1903-1970) tells the story of the coal owning family of Pacific Coast Dunsmuirs and, in particular, Alex Dunsmuir's troubled life in San Francisco. An account of the secrets of the famous Dunsmuir House, a considerable lawsuit, and an unpopular marriage. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with just a little spotting to the plates. Dust wrapper is somewhat sunned with a little chipping to the head and tail of the spine. A couple of small closed tears to the front of the wrap. Spotted to the verso of the dust wrapper. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 880M19

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: Alex Dunsmuir American history Biography American history Not Stated

William Ayre

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope Esq

London, For the Author, 1745. First edition. Leather. A mixed, early edition of this biography regarding noted Romantic poet and translator, Alexander Pope. An uncommon biography as it was unauthorized. It is believed that this work was actually written by Edmund Curll under a pseudonym. With volume I being a first edition of 1745 and volume II being published in 1754. Both volumes are illustrated, with a frontispiece and seven plates to volume I. To volume II there is a frontispiece and five plates. Of the plates mentioned to the title page of volume II, those present are the frontispiece and the portraits of Lord Burlington, John Gay, Dean Swift, Duchess of Marlborough and Mrs Martha Blount. Red and black title page to volume II. The pages are generally bright to both volumes In full leather bindings. Externally, sound with evidence of some repair to joints. Heavy rubbing to the spines and extremities. Front hinge and joint to volume II is detached but present. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the preliminary leaves of volume I. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Occasional scattered spotting to pages. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 694L40

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: Pope Biography Alexander Pope Biography Not Stated

James & Charles Taylor Backhouse

The Life and Labours of George Washington Walker

London , A W Bennett, 1862. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this biography of the Quaker missionary, written in part by his missionary partner James Backhouse. In his missionary works he undertook detailed investigations into the plight of aborigines and convicts. The Australian dictionary says of him and James Backhouse that, "As they visited from house to house or presented to large gatherings their version of a simple practical Christianity, they encouraged schools for the poor, temperance, cleanliness and care in hospitals, humane treatment of the insane, and generally tried to arouse a social conscience among the inhabitants of every colony.. "His Quaker grey and 'thees and thous' were outward labels of a nineteenth-century puritan, but he contributed to the community the enlightened leaven of a Dissenter, the care for humanity of an Evangelical, and the gentle methodical persuasion of a Quaker resolved to effect a change in a vicious brutal world." Rebound in cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Externally smart though with some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally the first few original pages, including the frontispiece, are torn with minor loss. The contents of the frontispiece are unaffected. Internally, lightly age toned and cockled. Otherwise clean and firmly bound. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN28-E-16

Catalogus: Biography & Autobiography

Trefwoorden: Quaker James Backhouse MIssionary James Backhouse None