Gibbs, Philip

Life's Adventure

Angus & Robertson, 1957. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. b/w. frontis. portrait of the author; the fourth & last of Sir Philip Gibbs memoirs. Everybody’s life is an adventure, but that of Philip Gibbs, covering a long span of years, has been exceptional in its variety of experience, He has been one of the chroniclers of history and for a, long time was one of the most famous journalists in Fleet Street, often behind the scenes of the passing drama. As a war correspondent on the Western Front in the First World War he earned renown and won his knighthood. He met many of the chief actors in this pageant of the times-Kings and Princes, Presidents and Statesmen, great soldiers, famous authors and all sorts and conditions of men and women in high places and low-both good and bad. For this book, crowded with anecdote, his memory has dipped into the past - a memory so rich that it is like an international portrait gallery or an inexhaustible storehouse of reminiscences, brought forth without effort, as in his conversation. These pages contain a summing up of his 'life's adventure', and his rapid glimpses of people and scenes are linked together in a kind of survey dealing with various aspects of human nature as he met it in many countries and has described it here without a touch of pomposity or egotism. For Philip Gibbs .has always a glinting humour and a kind of inner light which touches all his work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 208 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket has light edge-wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles to black panel spine & gilt signature to front. red cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Communications & Media; Memoirs; Journalism; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 4868.

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Knox, E. V. [editor]

Punch, Or the London Charivari. September 6th 1944. Vol. CCVI - No 5406

Magazine Punch Office. Bradbury, Agnew & Co Ltd. London, 1944. First Thus, Softcover. Good Condition. Covers printed in red & black; this wartime issue of the weekly humorous magazine famous for its cartoons, & also containing articles & poems, gives an entertaining glimpse into the dark days of the second world war & the attempt to keep spirits high on the home front. Cartoons lampooning Hitler. 10-pages of contemporary advertisements, many illustrated, to front & rear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 21(196-216) + x. Item Type: Magazine. No Dust Jacket as published. some reading wear & creases; staples rusty. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Communications & Media; Magazines; Satire; Periodicals; Britain/UK; 1940s; Humour. Inventory No: 5078.

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Knox, E. V. [editor]

Punch, Or the London Charivari. September 13th 1944. Vol. CCVI - No 5407

Magazine Punch Office. Bradbury, Agnew & Co Ltd. London, 1944. First Thus, Softcover. Good Condition. Covers printed in red & black; this wartime issue of the weekly humorous magazine famous for its cartoons, & also containing articles & poems, gives an entertaining glimpse into the dark days of the second world war & the attempt to keep spirits high on the home front. Cartoons lampooning Hitler. 12-pages of contemporary advertisements, many illustrated, to front & rear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 20(217-236) + xii. Item Type: Magazine. No Dust Jacket as published. some reading wear & creases; staples rusty. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Communications & Media; Magazines; Satire; Periodicals; Britain/UK; 1940s; Humour. Inventory No: 5079.

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Richardson. ., J. Hall

From the City to Fleet Street: Some Journalistic Experiences of J. Hall Richardson

Stanley Paul & Co. London, 1927. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Preface by W. L. Courtney (English author, philosopher and journalist;) From author’s foreword: "These 'Recollections' are not an autobiography. To some extent they take that form, but, for the most part, they concern only that part of my career which had to do with the City of London. Fleet Street, of course, is an important part of the City, but I have not here treated it as the centre of the world at large, as I came to regard it, particularly when sent on far distant missions. My method has not been to deal with events chronologically, but dates are given as a guide. The "Recollections" are by no means exhaustive. Designedly, although 1 have included certain criminal trials at the original Old Bailey and, incidentally, with criminal matters which had special interest to the City, I have reserved for another occasion the story of the Press-detective work on which I have been engaged for fully forty-five years. Indeed, there has been no crime of the first rank which has not occupied me, either in personal investigations, or in that of others pursuing their inquiries under my direction." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 302 pages. Gilt titles spine. Front inner hinge starting. red cloth; illustrated by b/w. drawings, facsimiles & photo's.. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Communications & Media; Journalism; Memoirs; Newspapers; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 4869.

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Various

Le Monde illustré - Revue - Centenaire de Napoléon - No. 3305 - 23 avril 1921

Magazine Librairie nouvelle, Paris, 1921. First Thus, Softcover (Side-stapled). Good Condition. This issue is dedicated to the centenary of Napoleon's death in 1821 & contains a condensed biography of his life, relationships & battles including the Italian campaign; the Egyptian campaign; the Prussian campaign; & Waterloo. Among many b/w. illustrations are: The Triumph of Boneparte (art work); the busts of the first consul (sculptures); sabre of honour of General Desaix; marshal baton of Marshal Ney; weapons before being used in two attacks against Napoleon; keys of chamberlains of the sovereigns of the imperial family; & the signatures of Napoleon. Other illustrated articles include: Empress Josephine; Napoleon, Marie-Louise and the King of Rome (their son); in Saint-Helena, the illness and the death of Napoleon; the apotheosis; & a great minister of finance: Gaudin Duke of Gaete (1756-1840). Magazine paginated from 287 to 318 with 1920's contemporary advertisements to the other (front & rear) pages. Size: Small Folio (over 12" -19" tall). 44 pages. Text is in French. Item Type: Magazine. No Dust Jacket as published. Wear to edges of covers & pages; central double page loose but present.. b/w. illustrations throughout. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Communications & Media; Napoleon; French Magazines; French History; France; 1920s; French Language; History. Inventory No: 5076. thisis a large format item so extra shipping charges may be requested.

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Various

Picture Post Magazine. 21st January, 1956. Volume 70. No. 3. Front cover: Sophia Loren

Magazine Hulton Press Ltd. London, 1956. First Thus, Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Picture Post magazine from 21st January, 1956 containing articles on the Arab/Jewish tensions in the Middle East; Ingrid Bergman; Sophia Loren (dresses for Royalty); The death of the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church; & "The Second Man" - a fiction serial written by Edward Grierson; plus the Holiday Guide for 1956 all illustrated by colour & b/w. photo's. Size: Small Folio (over 12" -19" tall). 48 pages. Item Type: Magazine. No Dust Jacket as published. illustrated by b/w. drawings with colour & b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Communications & Media; Magazines; Photojournalism; Sociology & Culture; 1950s; Photography. Inventory No: 5077.

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