British Isles
Grand Man. Memories of Norman Douglas ... [with] A bibliographical note by Cecil WOOLF
London, Secker and Warburg, 1954. 'I have tried to recall every single thing about him from the first time we met, when he was 54 and I was 27, to the last time I saw or heard from him, that makes twenty-nine years'. More
The Millstone. A novel
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965. The author's third novel. More
Principles of Decorative Design
London, Academy Editions/ St Martin's Press, 1973 (facsimile reprint)/ 1873. The Foreword by Marina Henderson, and the Chronological outline of the life of Christopher Dresser by Stuart Durant are new to this edition. More
The Collected Poems of John Drinkwater. Volume I: 1908-1917 [and] Volume II: 1917-1922
London, Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, 1923. 'Of this Edition on hand-made paper 230 copies have been printed, of which not more than 200 are for sale in Great Britain. This is number [Overseas 19].' Signed by the author beneath the preface. [2 items]. More
The Art of the Radio Times. The First Sixty Years
London, BBC, 1981. More
British Ships and Shipping. A survey of modern ship design and shipping practice
London, George G. Harrap, 1949. Peter Duff was the editor of 'The Shipping World'. An 'up-to-date survey, in considerable richness of detail, of a complex subject [the British Mercantile Marine] which is naturally, to me, one of the most fascinating of all subjects'. More
Australia visits England. Contrasts and Similitudes. By Aussie
Cheltenham, England, Burrow's Press Ltd, 1929. A short article in the Adelaide 'News' (15 January 1930) notes that 'An interesting booklet entitled "Australia Visits England" has just been published by Burrows Press Limited. It is the record of an actual visit, and consists of three parts, describing the journey, the..... More
The Stripping of the Altars. Traditional Religion in England, c.1400-c.1580
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1992 (sixth printing)/ 1992. 'A magnificent scholarly achievement [and] a compelling read' (rear cover). More
The Franco-British Exhibition Illustrated Review, 1908
London, Chatto and Windus, 1908. Mostly comprises 'review articles on the section of British and French art exhibits, including some articles on British and French industry exhibits, and on exhibits from British and French colonies' (Trove). More
The Poems of Thomas Carew with his Masque Coelum Britannicum. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by ...
Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1970/ 1957 (corrected edition)/ 1949. More
Reflections on a Railway Career, from LNWR to BR
London, Ian Allan, 1966. More
The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary. [Prefixed by] A Concise Gaelic Grammar
Glasgow, Gairm Publications, 1988 (tenth edition)/ 1901. More
Business in Great Waters. The Story of British Fishermen
London, Angus & Robertson, 1977. More
All in a Day's Work. RAF Mountain Rescue in Snowdonia 1944-46
Llanrust, Carreg Gwalch, 1999. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
The Art of the Book. Some Record of Work carried out in Europe and the USA, 1939-1950
London, The Studio Publications, 1951. More
Shakespeare's Military Language. A Dictionary
London, The Athelone Press, 2000. Athelone Shakespeare Dictionary series. More
A signed vintage portrait photograph of Anthony Eden
The photograph is inscribed and signed 'To John, with Gratitude from Anthony, 1963'; the mat is signed in ink 'Vivienne, London' (the usual credit of photographer Florence Vivienne Mellish). Documentation accompanying the photograph indicates that it was presented to Sir John Montague-Stow (1911-1997), Governor-General of Barbados (and previously that country's..... More
The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Sir Anthony Eden, K.G., P.C., M.C. [A trilogy, comprising Full Circle; Facing the Dictators; and The Reckoning]
London, Cassell, 1960, 1962 and 1965 (all first editions). The title page of the first volume is signed by the author (as Anthony Eden). The third volume has the small ex libris label of the Dutch historian Professor F.F.X. Cerutti (1915-1970) on the front pastedown. [3 items]. More
Borough of Newcastle, Natal. Souvenir Programme of Events held to commemorate the Coronation of His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII. 26th June, 1902 ... [cover title]
[Newcastle, Natal, Greaves & Teversham, Printers, 25 June 1902]. Provenance: a Western Australian member of the 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse. More
The Gunpowder Plot. The Narrative of Oswald Tesimond alias Greenway
London, The Folio Society, 1973 (first thus). With annotations, an introduction and note on the text by Francis Edwards. More
Hunting Songs illustrated in colour by Lionel EDWARDS
London, Constable, 1925. Eight tipped-in colour plates. Loosely inserted is a publisher's postcard (to subscribe to their monthly list). More
Raymond Mason
London, Thames and Hudson, 1994. More
Catalogue of Egyptian Antiquities in the British Museum [complete in seven volumes]
London, The Trustees of the British Museum, 1968 to 1987. (1) DAWSON, Warren R. and Surgeon Commander P.H.K. GRAY: [Volume] I. Mummies and Human Remains (1968; xiv, 44 pages plus a frontispiece and 37 pages of plates). (2) GLANVILLE, S.R.K. and R.O. FAULKNER: [Volume] II. Wooden Model Boats (1972; [viii]..... More
A Guide to the Egyptian Galleries (Sculpture). With 39 plates and 46 illustrations in the text
London, Trustees of the British Museum, 1909. More