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Fulcher's Ladies Memorandum Book and Poetical Miscellany 1879
A. Pratt, Sudbury 1879
Sm. In folding black leather cover with tuck-in tab. Gilt edges. 180pp. Ills. with 5 b/w engravings, frontis hand coloured. In good condition. Endpapers have several signatures. Some slight separations at gatherings. Some diary pages have names written in and some cash account pages have pencilled poems. Small marks on some pages. A ladies diary for 1879. Contains stories, poems and word puzzles. Pictures relating to Sudbury.
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35.00 GBP
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Genius Rewarded or the Story of the Sewing Machine.
John J.Caulon. New York. n.d. ca1880.
Size 5.75 x 7.75 inches. In illustrated limp card covers. 74pp. With b/w engravings. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened with small chip at top ed. Slight vertical crease to back cover. Small marks to covers. Remains of old label to front endpaper. Occasional small marks and foxing spots. Else a clean and tight copy. Singer advertisement tipped in to back endpaper. Early history of Singer Sewing Machines and the inventors.
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75.00 GBP
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ILLUSTRATED AND LITHOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM INCORPORATING A MUSIC-BOX..
Ca. 1870-80
4to.(24cm x 30cm). Full morocco with raised floral decoration in black & gold on front cover, blind stamped décor on back cover. Decorated endpapers. The album has small "feet" on the back cover. 12 Pages of photos, 9 empty. 11 double pages, each with cut out photographs, 9 of which are illustrated with nice coloured chromolithographs (floral design, one with a lighthouse, two with sailing boats). All photographs inserted except one. (portraits various family members). Only two names mentioned are Morris Richards & A& G Taylor. Photo-album inside is a trifle finger-marked, with a few small tears. The binding is in very good condition. Some rubbing on edges, with a small split. The musical movement is clean & in perfect working order. The other half of the album has a hollow back & is fitted with a small musical movement. It plays several cheerful tunes, which are changed via a snail cam. The engagement finger for this is controlled by a lever which is connected to the brass clasp outside. It is protected by an inner glass lid (fitted into the last illustrated page). Also present inside the box inserted in a small brass attachment is the original key. All photographs inserted except one, (portraits of various family members). Only two names mentioned are Morris Richards and A&G Taylor.
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200.00 GBP
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The Quarterly Review. Vols 131 to 135. July 1871 to October 1873. Five volumes.
John Murray. London. 1871-1873.
Size 5.25 x 8.5 inches. In tan half calf leather binding with gilt to black morocco title labels on spines. With marbled boards. 5 volumes. In very good condition. Spines and boards slightly rubbed. Slight browning and foxing to endpapers. Else clean and tight copies. Five bound editions of The Quarterly Review. Articles on Shakespeare first folio, Charles Darwin, village communities, Alexander Dumas, Economy, Education, Theology, Charles Dickens, Far East Travel, Law, Milton, Politics, StCuthbert, French Revolution, John Stuart Mill, Art, Wellington, Natural History, Slave Trade, Middle East, Sport, Navy, Ireland, Literature, Railways, Lord Lytton, and more. Many titles in the contents are in French or German, but the articles are in English.
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90.00 GBP
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Women’s Magazine Annual. 1933.
London. 4 Bouverie Street. 1933.
Size 8.5 x 11.25 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. 770pp. With b/w photographs and illustrations. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Marks to boards. Slight browning to endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper, dated 1933. Else a clean and tight copy. Collection of stories and articles.
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24.00 GBP
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Women’s Magazine Annual. 1937.
London. 4 Bouverie Street. 1937.
Size 8.5 x 11.25 inches. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine. 768pp. With b/w photographs and illustrations. In very good condition. Spine slightly faded. Slight marks to boards. Slight browning to endpapers. Neat inscription to front endpaper, dated 1937. Else a clean and tight copy. Collection of stories and articles.
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24.00 GBP
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"SCIPIO": 100,000,000 Allies-If We Choose.
Victor Gollancz. London. 1940 1st. edition.
8vo. In blue cloth covers with black to spine. With dustwrapper. 118pp. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; in removable plastic cover. Spine slightly darkened. Handling marks. Not price clipped). Mild foxing spots to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. Published at the beginning of WWII, this book explores some ideas on how to win the war.
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10.00 GBP
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(GREENE) FREWIN, LESLIE: The Cafe Royal Story. A living legend. Foreword by GRAHAM GREENE.
Hutchinson Benham. 1963 1st edition.
4to. In white/maroon hard card covers. With maroon slipcase. Pictorial endpapers. 151pp. With 24 photo plates & drawings. Includes Wine list and list of suppliers. In near fine condition in good slipcase (sc; rubbed and chipped around edges). Menu from 1969 signed by Charles Forte, tipped to reverse of frontis. Small marks from adhesive. Else a very clean and tight copy. The history of the Cafe Royal in london which closed in 2008. This was published in the 100th year of the cafe. Many photographs of celebrities of the day. Has a menu signed by Charles Forte.
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25.00 GBP
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A.P.E.R.: Fifty Years of Progress. 1898-1948.
Collins. 1948 1st edition.
Size 5.0 x 7.5 inches. In cream cloth covers with maroon lettering to spine and front. With matching dustwrapper. 128pp. With b/w photographs. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; spine slightly darkened and slightly bumped at top end. Handling marks. Small pencil inscription to front. Not price clipped). Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. The Association of Publishers’ Educational Representatives existed from 1898 to 1998. Its aim was to co-ordinate the work of the educational representatives of the various publishing houses and to maintain standards. This is the Jubilee souvenir book with contributions from influential editors and an introduction from the then minister of education.
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12.00 GBP
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AESOP: The Fables. Retold by Blanche Winder. With 48 colour plates by Harry Rountree.
London. Ward, Lock and Co.Limited. ca1935.
Size 6.0 x 8.25 inches. In beige cloth covers with black lettering to spine and front. With colour plate pasted to front. Pictorial endpapers. 340pp. With 48 colour plates by Harry Rountree. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Small marks to front. Old repair with sticky tape to frontis. Neat inscription to half title page, dated 1935. Colour plates clean and bright. Else a clean and tight copy. Beautifully illustrated edition of Aesop’s Fables.
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18.00 GBP
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ANDREWS, WILLIAM: Curious Epitaphs. Collected and edited with notes.
William Andrews & Co. London. 1899
Tall 8vo. In dark blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. Top edge gilt. Patterned endpapers. 241pp. With engravings in text. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened and bumped at ends. Front hinge slightly cracked. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. A collection of unusual epitaphs form around the country, with commentary. Includes Shakespeare.
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8.00 GBP
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ANON: List of Etonians who Fought in the Great War 1914-1919.
Eton College. 1920
4to. In light blue hard card covers with beige cloth spine. black lettering to paper title labels. Top edge gilt. 283pp. Text in black and red lettering. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Small marks to boards. Occasional foxing spots. Inscription to front endpaper. Relevant papers including Corrections and List for WWII dated 1944, loose in front. Else a clean and tight copy. Final Edition of the List of Etonians who fought in WWI between 4 August 1914 and 28 June 1919, or in the Baltic or Russia during the next few months. Those who died are listed in red. Includes poem by Julian Grenfell.
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65.00 GBP
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Anon: The Dickens House. Guide and Illustrated Souvenir.
The Trustees, The Dickens House. London. ca1972
Bound in original soft green paper covers. 18 pages, with 7 b/w illustrations. In very good condition. A clean and tight copy. A guide to No48 Doughty Street, which was Dicken’s family home from April 1837 to December 1839. It was here that he finished Pickwick Papers, and wrote Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and started Barnaby Rudge.
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ANON: The Grammar School Chronicle. Dec 1888 to July 1891.
Great Yarmouth Grammar School. 1891
Tall 8vo. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. Paginated by edition. In good condition. Spine and covers part faded. Slight browning to endpapers. Owner’s inscription at top of first page. One section of 10 pages loose. Else a clean copy. The school magazine of Great Yarmouth Grammar School. Dec 1888 to July 1891 editions bound in one volume.
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10.00 GBP
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