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London: SCM Press, 1997. VG. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To James Gillespie/With very best wishes/from one Sullivan fan/to another!/Ian Bradley/Hymn Society Conference/York August 1997'. James Gillespie, (1929-2015), was a hymn musician and writer. xvii,299pp. A well-researched and authoritative study into the importance of Victorian hymns in a way that has never been done before. The author traces the importance of hymns in Victorian novels, explores the extraordinary political and sociological ramifications of Victorian hymnody, and assesses the literary and musical importance of this genre. With Appendixes, Bibliography, Index of Hymns and Tunes, and Index of Names. Prevous owner James Gillespies' small sticker on front endpaper; some sunning around spine and upper edge of front cover; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and JAMES…
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Abide With Me: The World Of Victorian Hymns (SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
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London: Ambit, 2003. NrF/VG+. First edition. Paperback with d/w. Issue number 172, Spring 2003. 112pp. A journal of poems, short stories, art and literary criticism. Includes 'Volkswagens At Rest And In Motion: The Art of Obsession' by Geoff Nicholson, illustrated with ten illustrations. D/w rear panel has some dusting to edges; else a near fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE issue.. First Edition. Paperback With D/W. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Approaches To Victorian Autobiography (UNCOMMON HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
by Landow, George P (Editor)
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Athens, Ohio, USA: Ohio University Press, 1979. NrF/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w. This collection of essays argues that a unique development in autobiographical writing occurred in Victorian England and attempts to provide a wide ranging perception of the role not only of autobiography, but of the 'autobiographical impulse' in this period. Like contemporary poetry, the novel, painting, and other non-fiction, Victorian autobiography sought new forms to accommodate private experience and make it relevant to the needs of others. With Index. D/w has two short edge tears (longest 17mm); else a near fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of an UNCOMMON first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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A Companion To Victorian Literature & Culture (FINE COPY OF UNCOMMON 1999 PAPERBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING)
by Tucker, Herbert F
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Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. Fine. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. xviii,488pp. Thirty leading Victorianists from around the world collaborate here in a multidimensional analysis of the breadth and sweep of modernBritain's longest, unruliest literary epoch. Four initial chapters of historical overview focas on climactic years (1832, 1848, 1870, and 1897) in which accumulated forces for change precipitated new Victorian directions. Four chapters from Part II examine in childhood, adolescence, aging, and death the chief phases of an individual life anf their literary representations, while a fifth consider pervasively Victorian lives were inflicted by sexuality. Part III expands the midmost life phase, working adulthood, to survey prominent Victorian careers, with chapters on religion, medicine, education, law, bureaucracy, the military, banking, industry, commerce, spectacle and publishing. While each chapter of the 'Companion' highlights literary aspects of its topic, literature as…
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Critic As Scientist: The Modernist Poetics Of Ezra Pound (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
by Bell, Ian F A
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London: Methuen, 1981. VG+/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'For the 'real' Robert,/with best wishes/Ian'. A well-researched, authoritative and academic study of Ezra Pound's modernist poetics. During the crucial period of his years in London, Ezra Pound was striving to formulate not only a new system of poetics but also a new language through which he could both define the critic's procedure and announce his modernity. It was in science that Pound discovered the vocabulary that became his most characteristic gesture during the literary crises of the time. With Index. A very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.
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Dickens And Religion (SCARCE 1930 HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM KENT)
by Kent, William
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London: Watts & Co, 1930. VG. First edition. SIGNED BT THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM KENT, without dedication or inscription on front endpaper. A well-researched and authoritative study of religion in Dickens's writing. Chapters include; 'Religion During Dickens's Nonage', 'Dickens's Pseudo.Christianity', 'Dickens's Use Of Religion', 'Dickens's Rligious Satire', 'Dickens And Nonconformity', 'Dickens As Humanist'. With Index. Age-tanning to endpapers; light rubbing and bruising to head and tail of spine; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WILLIAM KENT.. Signed by Author, William Kent. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good.
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Escape Into Siege: A Survey Of Israeli Literature Today (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, LEON YUDKIN)
by Yudkin, Leon
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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974. VG+/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY FROM AUTHOR, LEON YUDKIN. Inscription reads, '9.3.75/Best wishes to ------ ----/from/Leon'. In this survey of Israeli literature, analysis of the political, historical and religious background is combined with aesthetic evaluation. The author looks at Israeli literature in relation to such factors as its Jewish past, the rise of the State of Israel, and the diaspora. With Bibliography and Index. Slight age-tanning to edges of pages; minor sunning to d/w spine; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE THE AUTHOR, LEON YUDKIN. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf,. Presentation Copy Inscribed & Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.
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The Fairies In Tradition And Literature [TEXT IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE] (FIRST JAPANESE HARDBACK EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER)
by Briggs, Katharine M
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London/Tokyo: Watt/Turtle-Mori, 1991. VG+/VG+. First Japanese language edition in d/w. TEXT IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE. Illustrated. An examination of traditions about fairies, interaction between humans and fairies, and fairies in literature. A very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of the Japanese language first edition. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. NO inscriptions, underlinings or highlighting.. First Japanese Language Edition. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.
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Flame Into Being: The Life And Work Of D H Lawrence (FINE COPY OF HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
by Burgess, Anthony
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London: Heinemann, 1985. Fine/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. A well-researched and authoritative study of the life and works of English novelist D H Lawrence (1885-1930). With Bibliography. Faint sunning to spine; else a fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine.
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The History Of The English Novel: Yesterday: Volume 10 (SCARCE HARDBACK 1939 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ERNEST A BAKER WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND AUTOGRAPHED LETTER)
by Baker, Ernest A
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London.: Witherby, 1939. VG+. First edition. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, TOGETHER WITH PHOTOGRAPH AND A HAND-WRITTEN LETTER DATED 16 March 1940. Volume ten in Baker's 'The History of the English Novel' series. The book has chapters on Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, Arnold Bennett, D H Lawrence, A Conan Doyle, H G Wells, and more. With Index. Minor sunning to spine; else a very good plus copy of a SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ERNEST A BAKER TOGETHER WITH A LETER AND A PHOTOGRAPH.. Presentation Copy From The Author. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good Plus.
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International Bestseller: 'Paul And Virginia' By Bernardin De Saint-Pierre (VERY SCARCE PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR)
by Menhennet, David
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London: Privately Published, 1990. VG+. First edition thus. No date, (1990). Booklet. (24)pp. Illustrated. PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR. On a separate 'Compliments slip of the Librarian of the House of Commons', the author has written, 'David/I did enjoy writing/this!/David M. 25.1.90.'. David Menhennet was Librarian of the House of Common Library, the inscription is to a former incumbent of the post, David Holland (1915-2007). Booklet not signed. The article first appeared in the periodical 'The Book Collector' volume 38, number 4, Winter 1989. Here it is published separately as a booklet, and concerns the bestselling French novel 'Paul and Virginia' by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre first published in Paris in 1787. A very good plus copy of a VERY SCARCE printing.. Presentation Copy From The Author. First Edition Thus. Booklet. Very Good Plus.
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Kafka (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, CHARLES OSBORNE)
by Osborne, Charles
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Edinburgh and London: Oliver & Boyd, 1967. VG+/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CHARLES OSBORNE (1946-2021). Inscription reads, 'For ------/One of a long/list of/victims! Charles'. A well-researched biography and literary criticism of the life and works of Franz Kafka (1883-1924). With Bibliography. Published in the 'Writers and Critics' series. Spotting to top-edge; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of the SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINITING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CHALRES OSBORNE. D/w now protected in detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy From The Author. First Edition, First Prining. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.
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L N Tolstoy And V G Chertkov: Through Their Correspondence (FIRST EDITION)
by Muratov, M V
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New Jersey, USA: Hermitage, 2002. NrF. First edition. Paperback. 335pp. Illustrated with photographs. A well-researched and authoritative study of Lev Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov through their letters. With Index. A near fine copy of the first edition. NO inscriptions.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.
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The Lexicon: An Unauthorised Guide To Harry Potter Fiction And Related Materials (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
by Ark, Steve Vander
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Muskegon, Michigan, USA: RDR Books, 2009. NrF. First edition, first printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. xiv,347pp. A well-researched and authoritative lexicon reference to the Harry Potter books and related materials. With Bibliography. Small rectangular 'Signed' sticker on front cover. Small area of sunning on front cover; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. . Signed by Author. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Near Fine.
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Lost For Words: The Mangling And Manipulating Of The English Language (UNCOMMON HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY JOHN HUMPHRYS)
by Humphrys, John
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. NrF/NrF. First edition, third printing (same year as first) in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY JOHN HUMPHRYS, without dedication or inscription on title-page. An interesting study of the English language: from tired old cliches to meaningless jargon, neglected rules of grammar to empty slogans, the English language is being abused in many quarters. A near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of an UNCOMMON first edition SIGNED BY JOHN HUMPHRYS.. Signed by John Humphrys. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Shakespeare's Theatre Of War (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST EDITION SIGNED TWICE BY AUTHOR, NICK DE SOMOGYI)
by Somogyi, De Nick
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Aldershot, United Kingdom: Ashgate, 1998. Fine/Fine. First Hardback Edition, First Printing. SIGNED TWICE BY AUTHOR. FIRSTLY AS A PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'vii.99/For -------,/some 'scribbled forms drawn with a pen'./with best wishes from the author.' And secondly SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE WITHOUT DEDICATION OR INSCRIPTION 'Nick de Somogyi'. With Notes On Procedures, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Bibliography, Index. This book concludes with a sustained account of 'Hamlet', a play which both dramatizes the Elizabethan context of war fever, and embodies in its three variant texts the war and peace that shaped its production. By affording scrutiny to each of its title's components, 'Shakespeare's Theatre Of War' provides a compelling argument for reassessing the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries within the enduring context of the military culture and wartime experience of his age. A…
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Tolstoy: His Life And Works (UNCOMMON 1902 HARDBACK FIRST EDITION)
by Kenworthy, John Coleman
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London: Walter Scott Publishing, 1902. Good. First edition. No d/w..Top-edge gilt. Illustrated. A well-researched and authoritative study of the life and works of Tolstoy. Spotting to endpapers; minor lean to spine; rear inner hinge starting, but very secure; minor bumping to one corner; some dusting to edges some rubbing to spine and edges; else a good copy only of an UNCOMMON first edition. NO inscriptions.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.
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Two Half Moons (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING PRESENTATION COPY FROM JOAN FEISENBERGER TO WRITER VERA SNELLING) [BLOOMSBURY GROUP INTEREST]
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Oxford: Alden Press, 1968. VG/VG. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY FROM JOAN FEISENBERGER TO THE AUTHOR, VERA SNELLING, inscribed on front endpaper. Inscription reads, 'Inscribed for/Vera Snelling/with very best wishes/from Joan Feisenberger/30 Decenber/1968'. The autobiography of Eric Bligh who was an author and bookseller. In this book Bligh recounts his London and country life, the latter centred round the Sussex town of Midhurst and the village of Woolbeding. Bligh died in 1965, shortly after completing the book and before its publication in 1968. Joan Feisenberger worked for Bligh and held the copyright for the book. Joan was married to writer and bookseller Hellmut Feisenberger. Bligh and the Feisenbergers are particularly interesting for their associations with the Bloomsbury Group. Dustwrapper design by Ronald Fuller. D/w edge chipped; else a very good copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing. D/w now protected in a…
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An Uneasy Victorian: Thackeray The Man 1811-1863 (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TOGETHER WITH A SIGNED LETTER)
by Monsarrat, Ann
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London: Cassell, 1980. VG+/VG+. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'For Harry Rogers/With Thanks and all/Good wishes/Ann Monsarrat/BBC Radio Medway/who always do/the best interviews/Sept/1980'. TOGETHER WITH A HAND-WRITTEN LETTER SIGNED BY ANN MONSARRAT TO HARRY ROGERS. Illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. A well-researched and authoritative biography of nineteenth century English writer William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863). With Bibliography and Index. Harry Rogers was a BBC producer. With some spotting to top-edge and fore-edge; d/w has a short edge tear (4mm); else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. WILL BE KEPT AT COST. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. . First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.
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William Caxton And English Literary Culture (FINE COPY OF HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPE)
by Blake, N F
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London: Hambledon Press, 1991. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w. Illustrated. William Caxton introduced printing into England and produced the first editions of such masterpieces as Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'. He stands at the watershed that separates medieval from modern England. The books he chose to publish provide us with an understanding of literary culture of late medieval England. In the first part of this collection of essays Professor Blake reviews particular episodes in Caxton's life and printing career. The second half contains studies of Caxton's printing of individual literary works. With Index of Manuscripts and Index of Names. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of an UNCOMMON first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.
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