Search Results: Authors starting with D from Christian White Rare Books Ltd.

London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1963. 220 x 143 mm. Near Fine. pp17 An inaugural lecture delivered on 6 March 1962 concerning books on Asian history written in London. In near fine condition in printed card wrappers, minor signs of handling only. From the collection of Kenneth Robinson (1914-2005), a distinguished civil servant who became an expert on colonial government and administration. He was closely involved in international aspects of postwar planning, including former colonies, in south-West Africa (now Namibia), and became the Commonwealth Office expert on French West Africa. He became assistant secretary in the CO in 1946 (and head of the West African department), but resigned in 1948 to become reader in Commonwealth government at Oxford and subsequently director and professor of commonwealth affairs at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1965 to 1972. Near Fine 1963

San Francisco: American Bible Society, 1945. Soft cover. Fine. Bilingual English and Russian. This high quality booklet illustrating the biblical foundations of the philosophy of President Roosevelt was presented to delegates of the founding conference of the United Nations in 1945. Passages from the bible cited by the President are presented in biblical order. Bound in cream card wrappers with titles in English within a tissue paper dustjacket with titles in Russian. No marks or inscriptions. The book is in fine condition as it has been protected by a presentation envelope, one page and portrait photograph detached due to weak adhesive. This item comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr, 1910 - 2001, the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal… Read More

Washington DC: Coordenador das Relacoes Culturais e Comerciais Entre As Republicas Americanas, 1941. Soft cover. Near Fine. pp93. Near fine in pictorial brown card wrappers, very lightly soiled and rubbed to the edges, internally fine. This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr, 1910 - 2001, the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R.. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move to France explains the presence of his books in the United Kingdom. Near Fine 1941

New York: American Bible Society, 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine. pp512 A Pocket New Testament with foreword by President Roosevelt as Commander-in-Chief commending the reading of the Bible to those who serve in the armed forces of the United States. Near fine in brown covers with gilt title, rubbed to spine ends, red edges, internally fine. Inscription to front end paper "This is only one of several bibles (Gideon, Catholic etc) put out with FDR foreword". No ownership inscription. This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr, 1910 - 2001, the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R.. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move… Read More

Chelmsford, Essex: Great Baddow Parish Church, 1928. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. A very well produced parish magazine, dating from March 1928. In very good condition in pink paper wrappers, nicked to the edges, vertical crease and slight foxing. Very Good 1928

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1954. pp 510 First edition. This history of the regiment during the mid 20th century by Lieutenant-Colonel H D Chaplin is preceded by a Roll of Honour of those died during the Second World War. Very good in blue cloth with regimental crest to the upper cover, corners bumped, a couple of spots to the text block edge, the pages are crisp in a square binding; in a Good illustrated dust jacket, complete but worn to panels and edges, chipped to spine ends and corners. Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. 1954

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1972. Soft cover. Good. The first Penguin paperback edition of 1972, inscribed by Keith Sagar for Walter Stein. Good in pictorial card wrappers, rubbed to edges, spine creased but the binding is tight, browning and spotting to the paperstock. This book comes from the collection of Walter Stein, a British writer, literary critic and Catholic moral philosopher. Born in 1922, Stein was a Jewish refugee from pre-war Austria, educated by the Quakers in York and eventually a Catholic convert who worked in the Department of Extramural Studies at Leeds University. Good 1972

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1872. Very Good. vii, pp 1-319 Volume I only. Nicely bound in half calf over marbled boards, gilt spine lettering with raised bands. Very good, rubbed to edges and spine ends, leather split along the spine but the binding is tight, the pages crisp and clean. Author's signature tipped in to front end paper "Very faithfully yours R D Blackmore". Two ownership inscriptions to front pastedown, one rubbed out. Very Good 1872

Colombo: Government of Ceylon, 1948. 220 x 143 mm. Near Fine. pp 51 Sessional paper XXII - 1948. In near fine condition, in browned paper wrappers. From the collection of Kenneth Robinson (1914-2005), a distinguished civil servant who became an expert on colonial government and administration. He was closely involved in international aspects of postwar planning, including former colonies, in south-West Africa (now Namibia), and became the Commonwealth Office expert on French West Africa. He became assistant secretary in the CO in 1946 (and head of the West African department), but resigned in 1948 to become reader in Commonwealth government at Oxford and subsequently director and professor of commonwealth affairs at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1965 to 1972. Near Fine 1948

London: Chatto and Windus The Hogarth Press, 1985. pp 48 A collection of verses by Guyanese/British poet Fred D'Aguiar, many of which recall the landscapes, incidents and family relations of his early years spent in Guyana. Very good paperback in bright coloured wrappers, upper cover lightly creased and edges stained. Inscribed by the author "for Alistair with best wishes Fred D'Aguiar 14.v.87". Provenance: from the recent Glasgow dispersal sale of Alasdair Gray's library. Gray (1934-2019) is acknowledged as one of the most innovative figures in Scottish literature and culture. Painter, novelist, playwright, poet and editor, Gray frequently combined his diverse artistic talents within single works to challenge existing forms. He has been described as 'Blending satire and tragedy, realism and fantasy, his work has been credited with spurring a renaissance in Scottish literature.' Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. Very good 1985

London: Routledge, 1935. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine, bound in clean blue cloth, with bright gilt spine lettering, one nick to the foot of the spine, small dents to text block fore edge, internally crisp and clean in a tight binding. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Near Fine 1935

London: John Murray, 1840. Presentation copy to the pioneer of atomic theory inscribed 'Presented to John Dalton by J.H. Langston Esq.r May 10th 1843'. Large octavo in presentation binding of polished calf with two red morocco spine labels and the date at the tail of the spine. Scuffing to binding but otherwise a very good copy; all edges marbled; marbled endpapers, a little foxing to the preliminaries. Collation: pp506; cclvii; pp4 with foldout plate. J H Langston who has written the presentation inscription on the title page seems likely to be James Haughton Langston, farmer and M.P. for New Woodstock in Oxfordshire during the early 1840s when the presentation was made. No annotation. Admired nationally and beyond, Dalton had already suffered a stroke when this book was given him - despite his infirmity he continued his experimentation almost until he died in July 1844. 1840

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970. 220 x 143 mm. Fine. Belonging to Ted Hughes' and Sylvia Plath's daughter, Frieda Hughes, Poetry 1970, Edited by Damian Grant. Critical Quarterly Poetry Supplement Number11. Featuring 'Two Campers in Cloud Country (Rock Lake, Canada)' by Sylvia Plath on page 8, and on pages 9-10 three poems by Ted Hughes; 'Owl's Song', 'Crow Alights' and 'Crow's Song of Himself'. A fine copy in purple card wrappers. Provenance: from the sale by Frieda Hughes, daughter of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes of 'my personal family items' at Bonhams, London (21 March, 2018) which she described in the catalogue as 'redolent of my parents' joint history... the books and the pamphlets and the poems signed by my mother and father, represented important aspects of their literary lives and were evidence of their powerful partnership.' Most of these items contain the Bonhams sale bookmark and can be accompanied by a signed guarantee of the item's authenticity from modernfirsteditions. Fine 1970

Milton Keynes: unpublished, 1994. No Binding. Very Good. [1 ALS] A letter from John Daniel, Vice-Chancellor of The Open University to Lady Wilson thanking her and Lord Wilson for attending the University's 25th anniversary reception at Walton Hall in May 1994. "As you could see, it meant a great deal to all those present to have our founder and inspirer there". The Open University 25th Anniversary card is in very good condition, lightly creased with a brown stain to the lower cover. This letter comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. After her husband's death in 1995 Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Very Good 1994

London and Bedford: Gordon Fraser Gallery Ltd, 1986. Soft cover. Fine. pp128 A study of the history of photomontage as a political weapon, fully illustrated with 112 plates, many of them from the Berlin archive of John Heartfield, who developed the technique in ferocious opposition to the Nazis. A fine copy in glossy photographic wrappers showing only the slightest signs of handling, no inscriptions. Fine 1986

Edinburgh, London: Oliver and Boyd, 1931. First edition in blue publisher's cloth with gold lettering to spine, some whitish discolouration to upper and lower boards; two symmetrically placed nicks to fore-edge of upper board. Dustjacket complete but discoloured with spine darkened and stain marks; 1cm closed tear to upper spine, minor chipping to lower spine and two chips matching the nicks on the upper board. Top edge gilt, slightly dusty. 270 Pages with numerous black and white photographs and fold-out maps. A clean, near very good copy in a sound binding. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1931

Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1855. 220 x 143 mm. Near Fine. pp17 From the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for December 1855. In near fine condition in buff paper wrappers which are clean and uncreased, a little browning to the edges, ownership inscription and number to front cover. The pages are fresh, complete with Plate X to final page. Near Fine 1855

London: Thomas Tegg; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown;.....; T Keys, 1815. Near Fine. [viii] pp232 A new edition of 1815 of John Davis' novel of naval manners from the time of Nelson. This copy is neatly sympathetically rebacked in half calf over blue marbled boards with a blue leather spine label, edges rubbed but bright and clean. Very good internally, pages crisp, occasional spotting, no marks or inscriptions. A very attractive volume with the engraved frontispiece and vignette of a ship to title page. Near Fine 1815

Switzerland: Norbert Moret, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good. 'A Sir Colin Davis cordialement Norbert Moret, Londres 20 Octobre 1990', presentation copy of this very large spiral bound score from the composer Norbert Moret. This composition for the fiftieth anniversary of the Lucerne Festival features four songs for soprano and orchestra. This score is from a large collection of scores that belonged to the conductor Sir Colin Davis, many annotated and used in performance, almost all from the post-war period and including at least two examples of scores from which he conducted the work's premier: Thea Musgrave's Clarinet Concerto (Davis was himself originally a clarinettist by training) and Malcolm Williamson's The Stone Wall which Davis premiered at the Last Night of the Proms in September 1971. Most of the scores are full size performance versions, several including this one very large indeed in order to accommodate the scoring of a post-Schoenberg orchestra. Davis achieved global recognition for his… Read More

London: International Music Company Ltd, 1967. Soft cover. Near Fine. Colin Davis' full score of Knussen's first symphony written when the composer was just 15 and 'Commissioned by Rediffusion Television Limited'. The title page notes that the work was composed between May and November 1996 and then 'Revised October-December 1967.' Pink card wrappers, no annotations but one use of tippex to excise a marginal note. Knussen's has been described as 'a virtuosic essay in serialist aesthetics'. This score is from a large collection of scores that belonged to the conductor Sir Colin Davis, many annotated and used in performance, almost all from the post-war period and including at least two examples of scores from which he conducted the work's premier: Thea Musgrave's Clarinet Concerto (Davis was himself originally a clarinettist by training) and Malcolm Williamson's The Stone Wall which Davis premiered at the Last Night of the Proms in September 1971. Most of the scores are full size performance… Read More