The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor by John Culme; Nicholas Rayner - 1987

London: Hodder & Stoughton 1935, a numbered copy from a limited edition of 250. (Hardcover) 285pp. plus [48] photographs. Very good, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt, bevelled edges, color frontispiece, index, photographs. This is the Special Canadian Edition which is taken from the plates of the British edition. The copyright page lists two separate editions of which it is not clear that this copy is from: the second Impression of the Presentation Edition, and the sixth impression of the People's Edition. The spine is darkened and worn at the top and bottom. Also writes as Lord Tweedsmuir. Book about George V--King of England. (History--England).

SIGNED JUSTICE R on the front free end page and thus signed by author Rayne; as Dictrict Commissioner, Rayne was directly responsible to the governor for the administration of justice (divorce, marriage, thievery, homicide) in Ziala District, a region in the north-west of then British Somalia.  This is the first edition of a scarce book that gives an insight into colonial administration in British Somalia early 1900s. Book finishes with an account of author's dealings with the Mad Mullah (1919). That Was the first occasion on which the RAF was used for colonial policing. Group Captain Gordon led a squadron of twelve De Havilland DH9s, transported on HMS Ark Royal.  Book is in GOOD plus condition with 12 plates. The frontispiece is tissue-protected. Note rubbing on spine.

Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and head and foot of . spine, gilding faded, some foxing to interior, illustrations of young girl . and married woman have several small areas of loss in center, lower . corners of several illustrations chipped.. 1891. Hardcover. A leporello tourist souvenir featuring five color lithograph illustrations of Norwegian Folk Costumes after photographs by F. Beyer of Christiana (as Oslo, Norway was known from 1624-1924) , taken in 1891. The illustrations are mounted on cardboard and fold out accordion-style from green cloth boards with elaborate black and gilt botanical design on front. The title of this leporello is in Danish, but the captions for each costumed figure are in English and German. The five costumes shown are for a married man, married woman, young girl, bride and bride and bridegroom together. Measures 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Illustrations fold out to a length of 50 cm. No copies located in WorldCat or the trade at present. ; 8vo… Read More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975, first printing. 8vo., x+384pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Copy of one page signed letter from Masterman (May, 1975), on his letterhead, stapled to flyleaf. Masterman talks of the the recent death of diplomat William Walton Butterworth, and that he is now 84. Some foxing along edges, else very good in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

FASHION POSTCARDSSet of 12 postcards colored in pochoir satirizing the hobble skirt of 1910. One used, dated 27 Oct. 11 "Here are some fashion plates of the latest styles".

Melbourne, Australia: The Henry George Foundation, January 1942. Second Edition. Paperback. Second edition, first printing. Near fine condition. This is a wartime reprint of extracts from two Churchill speeches delivered in the House of Commons on 4 May 1909 and at King's Theatre, Edinburgh, 17 July 1909. This pamphlet was first published as "The Menace of Land Monopoly" by the Henry George foundation in 1941. In 1942 the pamphlet was retitled and republished as "On Human Rights". The publisher's introductory note states: "In now publishing these extracts it is hoped that Mr. Churchill's eloquent and emphatic criticism of the present Land System will not be lost sight of in the post-war reconstruction for a New Social Order of which so much is being heard." The pamphlet measures 7.125 inches tall x 4.75 inches wide. It is sixteen pages in length with stapled cream colored card wraps. The front cover bears a decidedly resolute head and shoulders image of Churchill. This copy is crisp and bright.… Read More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975, first printing. 8vo., x+384pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Copy of one page signed letter from Masterman (May, 1975), on his letterhead, stapled to flyleaf. Masterman talks of the the recent death of diplomat William Walton Butterworth, and that he is now 84. Some foxing along edges, else very good in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Blackie and Son, 1874-1875, in six half volumes.. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated by numerous authentic portraits on steel. These six half volumes, issued as a part work over 2 years, could then be rebound by the purchaser into 3 full volumes if so desired. These half volumes have their own title pages, but volumes 1, 3 & 5 also have engraved titles for full volumes 1, 2, and 3. Half volume 6 contains printed titles for full volumes 1, 2, and 3, as well as contents pages and lists of plates. 71 of 72 steel engravings. That of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo missing and never bound in. lPerhaps the publisher had run out of copies of the plate of Sir William Forbes. Top & tail of spine of vol 6 slightly frayed. First 3 pages of vol 3 a little foxed. A very clean, crisp set

Istanbul: COLLINS, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original bdg. HC. Roy. 8vo. (23 x 17 cm). In Turkish. First Turkish Edition of 'English farming [1941]'. 48 p. Color and b/w plates and ills. Minor splits at spine. Ingiliz çiftçiligi. [= First and only Turkish Edition of Russell's 'English farming'. Propaganda book series of England published during the WW II]. Sir Edward John Russell OBE FRS was a British soil chemist, agriculture scientist, and director of Rothamsted Experimental Station from 1912 to 1943. He was responsible for hiring R.A. Fisher for statistical research at Rothamsted. Driven by concerns over a lack of international information exchange about agriculture, he initiated the Imperial Agricultural Bureaux, which later became the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. Russell was born Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, the eldest son of the Reverend Edward T. Russell who had worked earlier as a… Read More

London: Thames & Hudson, 1964. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published London: Thames & Hudson, 1964. Folio, 9 1/4" x 11 1/2", xxiv+336pp., illustrated with 492 stunning plates - 29 full color, 463 monochrome. Text translated by Donald King. Includes bibliographical references and index. Black cloth with gilt spine titles and cover design. Mild trace of foxing on edges of page block, else fine in very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Scarce. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio.