LAWRENCE - CHURCHILL (WINSTON)

Proceedings at the Unveiling of the Memorial to Lawrence of Arabia, City of Oxford High School for Boys, 3 October 1936.

. Oxford: J. Thornton & Son, 1937, small 4to. 23 [1] pp. Frontispiece (of the monument). original tan wrappers printed in blue. First edition, first printing. photographic frontispiece showing memorial , this has small remnant of rusty paperclip at the top as has the title page. Image of frontispiece has slightly offset to title page. In the original sl. discoloured cover chipped at edges Slightly discoloured text A memorial wall plaque by Eric Kennington was unveiled by Winston Churchill at the City of Oxford High School for Boys on 3 October 1936. He unveiled the plaque to the school's most famous old scholar; his lengthy address appears on pages 9-18. O'Brien E117 (the first issue, with the John Johnson imprint). including the text of opening remarks from H.M. Lodge (President of the Old Oxford Citizens' Society) followed by Churchill's speech. In 1966, when the school was merged with Southfield School to form the Oxford School, the plaque was moved to the new school premises in Glanville Road, Cowley. Unique association copy . inserted is a letter dated 2dn March 1954 from Basil Blackwell (made a Knight Bachelor in 1956 by Queen Elizabeth II, the only bookseller ever to receive that honour) asking Frederick Thornton for permission to reprint Churchill's address as a kind of introduction to Ned Lawrence's "The Home Letters of T.E.Lawrence and his Brothers". Published by Blackwell's that same year . Churchill had agreed that this could be included. AND the bookshop's original copy of Frederick Thornton's reply giving permission although he wrote that in his opinion the copy-right was with sir Winston. On this copy Frederick (Mr. Fred to the staff of Thornton's ) has scribbled a correction and adds by hand: "When a typist guesses, she always seems to guess wrong: but one never knows just how much has been guessed rightly". kept in an original 50's J. Thornton's bookshop envelope.

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Keywords: T.E. Lawrence Oxford Churchill Lawrence of Arabia

DEMIDOFF, ANATOLE, PRINCE OF SAN DONATO.

Voyage Dans la Russie Méridionale & la Crimée Par la Hongrie, la Valachie & la Moldavie Exécuté En 1837. . . Par Mm. De Sainson, le Play, Hout, Léveillé, de Nordmann, Rousseau Et Du Ponceau 2 Volumes

. Dédié à Sa Majesté Nicolas Premier, Empereur de toutes des Russies. Dessiné d'après nature et lithographié par (Auguste) Raffet. With 100 tinted lithographs printed on India paper, by Auguste Raffet and printed by Auguste Bry (including additional lithographed title, and 9 other lithographed section titles), all with tissues. Half-title, illus. lithogr. title to face the title-page, with a plate list on verso numb. 1-100. 2 unn. pp. (half title), pp. 3- 64 with descriptive text for the plates nos. 1-87 (no description for the text of the plates 88-100 as usual, so complete). Large folio (530 x 350 mm). Contemp. black half chagrin, back gilt. With heraldic bookplate Louis Mondanton. Paris: Publié par Gihaut Frères, [1838-1848 ] First edition of this rare and complete album of an expedition through Hungary to southern Russia, returning by way of Constantinople and Smyrnia. Plates nos. 1 (frontispiece) - 8, Hungary; nos. 9- 19, Wallachia; nos. 20- 24, Moldova; nos. 25- 30 Bessarabia; nos. 31- 54 Crimea, 1st part; nos. 55- 68, Camp of Vosnessensk, inter alia portrait of Nicolas I; nos. 69- 80; Crimea, 2nd part; nos. 88- 100 show the portraits of the members of the expedition. The present huge work describes and illustrates scenery and exotic architecture, not only of the Russian meridional region, and depicts also uniforms, military camps, costumes, professions, festivities, trade, custom and manners of Armenians, Cossacks, Gipsies, Jews, Russians, Tartars, Turks, etc. An interior of a coffee shop is shown. This scientific journey to southern Russia and the Crimea, etc. was organized by Count Demidoff (1812-70) on behalf of the government. 22 scholars (of which Jules Janin wrote the descriptive text), and artists (of which Raffet was the most important one) accompanied the expedition. Opposite plate 93, (portrait of J. J. Huout) is a 3- page A.L.S. by his son Paul dated Colmar, 1 July 1868 . Prince Demidoff was a famous art collector. His collection was sold in Paris in 1870.- 2 small stamps and stamped number on title, a few slight spots, and some light smudging to margins at the beginning. A nice association copy on large paper. Brunet II, 583; Vicaire III, 167; NBG 13/14, p. 559 & NBG 25/26, p. 578; cf. Atabey 337 (later ed.); not in Blackmer.+ A de Démidoff: Voyage dans La Russie meridionale et la Crimee, par la Hongrie, la Valachie et la Moldavie, execute en 1837. Paris, 1840.in half blue morocoo binding, gilt titling. 7+621+(3) pp. pag. 64 plates by affet. Frontispiece: Nicolaas I on horseback . PAYMENT FOR THESE 2 VOLUMES ONLY VIA BANK TRANSFER.

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Book number: F2901

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Keywords: Russia Rare Russian History Travel

Milne, A.A.,

Winnie-the-Pooh 4 volumes

With the original black and white interior illustrations by Ernest Shepard. Boxed set includes: Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, Now We Are Six in first editions. When we were very young in 2nd edition. Al rebound in full leather by Temple bookbinders, Oxford. 5 raised bands, front boards embossed with the famous Shepherd designs. Ask for fuller description and images

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Book number: F3234

Catalogue: English literature children's rare first editions binding

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