CHANNING. WILLIAM E(LLERY).

SLAVERY. From the Boston (U.S.) second edition, revised by the Author.

James Hedderwick & Son. Glasgow. 1836. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. 8vo. (7.1 x 4.4 inches). 172pp, i (publishers advert). A very good, uncut copy in the publishers brown morocco grained cloth with printed paper label to the spine. Several gatherings unopened. A little chipping to the label but overall a very good clean copy of this uncommon First UK edition. --------- Channing (1780-1842) initially held a common American belief about the inferiority of African people and slaves and felt that that once freed, they would need overseers. The overseers (largely former slave masters) were necessary because the slaves would lapse into laziness. Furthermore, he did not join the abolitionist movement because he did not agree with their way of conducting themselves, and he felt that voluntary associations limited a person's autonomy. Therefore, he often chose to remain separate from organisations and reform movements. This middle position characterised his attitude about most questions, although his eloquence and strong influence on the religious world incurred the enmity of many extremists. Channing had an enormous influence over the religious (and social) life of New England, and America, in the nineteenth century. Towards the end of his life Channing embraced immediate abolitionism. His evolving view of abolitionism was fostered by the success of British abolition in the British West Indies in 1834 and the lack of the expected social and economic upheaval in the post-emancipated Caribbean.

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Book number: 9162

DICKENS. CHARLES.

THE WORKS. Complete in Twenty Volumes with Illustrations By Cruikshank, "Phiz" &c.

Chapman & hall, Limited, London and Humphrey Milford. Oxford University Press American Branch. New York. - No date. circa 1910. COMPLETE SET OF WORKS. 20 volumes. 8vo (6.7 x 4.4 inches). Illustrated throughout with line engravings by various artists. A very good bright set in the publishers delux full dark green roan leather Oxford bindings. Spines with five blind ruled bands, dyed black. The compartments are ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Boards with triple blind ruled panel and floral corner pieces. Attractive green and white illustrated endpapers. Top edges gilt. Silk bookmarkers sewn into each volume. Some minor rubbing to the edges but overall an attractive set in very good condition. -- Sketches by Boz; Hard Times etc; American notes / Pictures From Italy; Old Curiosity Shop; David Copperfield; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist / Uncommercial Traveller; Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Stories; Little Dorrit; Our Mutual Friend; Nicholas Nickleby; Martin Chuzzlewit; Bleak House; Pickwick Papers; Dombey & Son; Tale of Two Cities; Christmas Books; Master Humphrey's Clock / Edwin Drood; Child's History of England. -- The Bodleian Library gives estimated publication dates of between 1904 and 1916 for the swet

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Book number: 10895

CHAUCER.GEOFFREY.; RUSSELL FLINT.WILLIAM.ILLUSTRATES.

THE CANTERBURY TALES.

Jonathan Cape and The Medici Society Ltd.London.,1928. FIRST 1 VOLUME EDITION.8vo.Originally issued as three slim quarto volumes in a limited edition in 1913.Beautifully Illustrated with 24 fine full colour plates by Russell Flint.Finely bound in mid twentieth century beautiful half red calf.Spine with five raised bands,each with wavy rule,compartments with double box ruling and full elaborate decoration in gilt.Red morocco grained cloth on boards.Gilt stamped arms of St.Bartholomews Hospital and words "Rayhere.1102.The WIX Prize" in gilt on front board.Marbled endpapers.All edges marbled.A fine copy in a fine binding for presentation to the Wix prize winner.The binding is unsigned but certainly by a master Binder.:

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Book number: 6797

CHAUCER. GEOFFREY.

THE WORKS. Edited by Alfred W. Pollard, H. Frank Heath, Mark H. Liddell, W. S. McCormick. The Globe Edition.

Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1907. Reprint of the 1898 edition. 8vo. (7.3 x 5.1 inches). Some foxing to the blank endpapers and to a lesser extent on the first and last couple of pages of text, otherwise clean throughout. Fine attractive early twentieth century binding of full dark green morocco, by Zaehnsdorf of London. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments decorated, ruled and lettered in gilt. Triple gilt ruled border on boards. Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales arms stamped in gilt to the front board. Gilt inner dentelles. Dark green endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine faded to a mellow brown but overall a fine attractive binding.

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Book number: 9951

CHESTERTON. G. K.

THE FATHER BROWN STORIES. The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of F. B, The incredulity of F. B, The secret of F.B., The scandal of F. B.

Cassell and Company Ltd. London. 1950. Fourth printing of this complete collected edition. Originally published in 1929 the book was re-set in 1947 to include The Scandal of Father Brown. 8vo. (8.4 x 5.6 inches). A fine clean copy in a fine leather binding by Bayntun of Bath. Half red morocco, spine with five raised bands. Compartments lettered and decorated in gilt. Mottled red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Pink endpapers. A near fine copy.

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Book number: 10929

CHLUMBERG. HANS. -- CRANKSHAW. EDWARD. TRANSLATES.

MIRACLE AT VERDUN.

Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1932. TWO FIRST EDITIONS. One is the hardcover cloth bound issue and the second is the paper issue. Small 8vo. (7.5 x 4.5, cloth bound volume, 7.3 x 4.3 - Paper bound). Both are Inscribed by Crankshaw, the paper volume to Theatre critic Kenneth Tynan, and dated 1956, the cloth bound to Crankshaw's brother in law, Ernest Carr, in 1932. Overall these are both very good copies in very good dustwrappers with minor toning to the spines. hb---- Bought, by me, direct from the estate of Crankshaw's widow, Clare.

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Book number: 9591

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.

Cassell. London. 1961. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with 6 maps & 31 fascinating mono photographs taken during the war. Fine copy in recent fine leather binding of full red morocco, spine with five raised bands, gilt. Single gilt ruled border to boards. Top edge gilt. --- Originally published as a part of Churchill's great four volume work; A History of the English speaking peoples - Vol.4. The great democracies, in 1958. This is the first printing of this history in its own right. Woods A138(b).

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Book number: 10160

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.

Cassell. London. 1961. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with 6 maps & 31 fascinating mono photographs taken during the war. A fine bright copy of the book in publishers red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Original dustwrapper with just minor signs of handling but overall very good indeed. Originally published as a part of Churchill's great four volume work; A History of the English speaking peoples- Vol.4. The great democracies, in 1958. This is the first printing of this history in its own right, and with these photographs. Woods A138(b).

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Book number: 10443

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES.

Cassell and Company. Ltd. London.,1956.FIRST EDITIONS. FOUR VOLUMES. Some foxing to the fore edges and the first and last few pages of volume one but overall a very good clean set in the original dustwrappers. Some minor creasing to the extremities and foxing to the front panel of volume one but still generally a very good set.

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Book number: 5762

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES. Volume I: The Birth of Britain. Volume II: The New World. Volume III: The Age of Revolution. Volume IV: The Great Democracies.

Cassell and Company Ltd. London. 1956-58. FIRST EDITIONS. Four Volumes. Complete. 8vo. (9.8 x 6.4 inches). Finely bound in recent full red morocco. Spines with raised bands, the compartments ruled lettered and decorated with Rampant lion device, all in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. All edges gilt. A fine, clean and bright set of Churchill's hugely popular historical work.

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Book number: 9859

CHURCHILL, WINSTON. S.

IAN HAMILTON'S MARCH. Together with extracts from the diary of Lieutenant H. Frankland, a prisoner of war at Pretoria.

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1900.. SECOND EDITION, published November 1900, the month after the October first edition. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.2 inches). xiv, 409pp. Portrait frontis, with tissue guard, and ten maps & plans throughout, including large fold-out colour map at end. A fine clean, bright copy, recently bound in half dark blue morocco. Spine with raised bands, decorated with gilt piping. Navy blue cloth to boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy. The binding isn't signed but is certainly the work of a master bookbinder.

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Book number: 10399

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

IAN HAMILTON`S MARCH. Together with extracts from the Diary of Lieutenant H. Frankland A Prisoner of war at Pretoria.

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1900. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). Portrait frontis. Ten maps and plans(one folding). 32pp of publishers adverts dated 7/00 at end of book. Previous owners neat ink stamp (E. Ramsay. Croughton. 1900) on the blank verso of the front free endpaper and some light spotting to front blank endpaper and half title otherwise this is a tight, bright, and clean copy. Black coated endpapers with no cracking at all. Book feels firm and square. Publishers deep red cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. Small bump to the bottom front corner of the front board and spine with just a hint of fading but overall a much better copy than usually found.

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Book number: 9027

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

IAN HAMILTON`S MARCH. Together with extracts from the Diary of Lieutenant H. Frankland. A Prisoner of war at Pretoria.

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1900. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). Portrait frontis. Ten maps and plans (one folding). 32pp of publishers adverts dated 7/00 at end of book. Previous owners neat ink name written on the blank front free endpaper and some browning to the blank endpapers otherwise this is a tight, bright, and clean copy. Black coated endpapers with no cracking at all. Book feels firm and square. Publishers deep red cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. Spine with just a hint of fading but overall a much better copy than usually found. 5000 copies published 12th October 1900.

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Book number: 9853

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

IAN HAMILTON`S MARCH. Together with extracts from the Diary of Lieutenant H. Frankland. A Prisoner of war at Pretoria.

Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1900. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). Portrait frontis. Ten maps and plans(one folding). 32pp of publishers adverts dated 10/99 at end of book. Some light spotting to front blank endpaper and half title otherwise this is a tight, bright copy. Black coated endpapers with no cracking at all. Book feels firm and square. Publishers deep red cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt. Spine with some minor bumping to extremities and light uniform fading but overall a much better copy than usually found. 5000 copies published 12th October 1900.

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Book number: 9854

CHURCHILL.WINSTON.S.

LONDON TO LADYSMITH.Via Pretoria.

Longmans,Green and Co.London.,1900. FIRST EDITION.Illustrated with four maps,three of them fold out,& four plans in the text.Publishers advert leaf and 32pp catalogue,dated 10.99,at the end of text.A very good bright copy.Finely bound in recent full dark brown morocco.Spine with raised bands,red title label,gilt.Single gilt ruled border on boards.Top edge gilt.A nice clean copy of this early Churchill title in an attractive leather binding.:

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Book number: 6339