Gandy dorothy (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

4pp., 16mo. Bifolium. A scarce piece of First World War ephemera, on creased and aged paper. The certificate has been made out in order to enroll 'Dorothy Marion Cameron Bower' into 'Detachment [8] in the County of [Westmorland]', but has not been signed by her. The first page carries the conditions of use, the second a declaration by the signatory, and the third the permit itself, with facsimile signatures of Arthur Stanley, Chairman, and Louis Pearson, Hon. Secretary, and the actual signatures of Henry Gandy, County Director, and John Mason M.D, Commandant. The last page is for renewal stamps.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. A charming collection of nine richly illustrated first editions, exploring the landscapes, architecture, and heritage of Southern and South-West England, each in the publisher"s original dust wrapper, the majority unclipped. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.With the publisher's original dust wrappers, the majority of which are unclipped. Dust wrappers of "Collins Pocket Guide", "Hants & Dorest Motor Services", and "Purbeck : The Ingrained Island" clipped.These volumes are first editions, with Collins Pocket Guide being the first of the revised edition, not the original 1958, and Purbeck (1981) being the second impression of the first edition.This nine-volume collection offers a rich and varied portrait of Southern and South-West England, its landscapes, villages, architecture, and local histories, consistingof:The Face of Britain: English Downland (1936) by H. J. Massingham. This copy is a first edition. A richly illustrated survey of the South Downs, featuring photographic plates and a colour frontispiece. A Wiltshire Home: A Study of Little Durnford (1948) by Dorothy Devenish; introduction by Edith Olivier. This copy is a first edition. A visual and narrative exploration of a Wiltshire manor, illustrated with sixty monochrome plates and a colour frontispiece. Bristol Cream (1955) by Godfrey Harrison. This copy is a first edition. An evocative look at the city of Bristol, with monochrome photographic plates and a colour frontispiece. The Caliph of Fonthill (1956) by H. A. N. Brockman; introduction by Nicholas Pevsner. This copy is a first edition. A history of William Beckford"s Fonthill estate, illustrated with monochrome plates and a colour frontispiece. Round About the Little Steeple (1960) by Ida Gandy. This copy is a first edition. A charming account of a Wiltshire village in the 17th century, with a photographic frontispiece of Bishops Cannings Church. Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches (1968) edited by John Betjeman. This copy is a first edition of the revised edition. An architectural guide to English churches, fully illustrated and includes a postcard from the author. History of the Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited (1973) by Colin Morris. This copy is a first edition. A detailed transport history with monochrome photographic plates and a fold-out map of bus routes. A Tisbury History (1980) by Peter Drury and Jill Drury. This copy is a first edition, signed by the authors. A local history of Tisbury, Wiltshire, illustrated with monochrome plates. Purbeck: The Ingrained Island (1981) by Paul Hyland. This is the second impression of the first edition. A poetic journey through the Isle of Purbeck, with photographic illustrations by Bob Groves. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. "English Downland" slightly more worn than other copies, but smart, with library stamp to rear free endpaper, fading to spine and extremities of boards. One or two handling marks and one or two minor damp spots to boards. Dust wrappers, generally smart. Dust wrappers of "Collins Pocket Guide", "Hants & Dorest Motor Services", and "Purbeck : The Ingrained Island" clipped. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in the odd small closed tear and chip to extremities. Dust wrapper of English Downland age toned. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in chipping to perimeters, particularly to the head and tail of the spine. Extremities reinforced with white tape. Extremities faded, with one or two slight damp spots to boards and slight handling marks. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves more so to older copies. "A Tisbury History" signed by the authors to the half title page. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…