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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 292 pages. 8.90x5.91x0.62 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 34th Thousand. Original card covers, 95 printed pages complete with illustrations and adverts. Large chip to the bottom of the spine, the staples have rusted and the rust has come through to the front cover, the covers are creased to the corners, some pages are also creased to the corner.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 91 Pp + Ads At Rear. Blue Cloth, Gilt, Slate Endpapers. First Printing, 1894. Charles Larcom Graves Was An Irish-Born Editor And Author (1856-1944), Largely Resident In England, Robert Graves's Uncle. Near Fine, Touches Of Rubbing At Corners. Elaborate Heraldic Bookplate Of John Alexander Fuller Maitland (7 April 1856 - 30 March 1936), An Influential British Music Critic And Scholar From The 1880'S To The 1920'S. He Encouraged The Rediscovery Of English Music Of The 16Th And 17Th Centuries, Particularly Henry Purcell's Music And English Virginal Music. He Also Propounded The Notion Of An English Musical Renaissance In The Second Half Of The 19Th Century, Particularly Praising Charles Villiers Stanford And Hubert Parry.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. White type on lilac buckram cover. Minor buckle to lower corners, and very faint wear at the top and bottom of spine. Endpapers are faintly yellowed at the edges; the rest of the book is crisp and unmarked. A very entertaining lost-world novel, parady of Wells's The War of the Worlds, originally published only a few years later. This Arno edition reprints the original typography. (K-3). …

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. Spine preserved with a clear coat at some point, which is darkened but has kept the book solid. Otherwise light wear & soil. ; 100 pp. , plus 27 pages of publishers lists & catalog in rear; Illustrated light yellow wrappers; caricatures & cartoons throughout. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A very scarce mock prospectus for a spoof encyclopaedia by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves, a smart copy, illustrated throughout. A very scarce work.The 27th thousandth.This work was originally published for private circulation in 1902.Rebound in a cloth binding, the original wraps are bound in.A comical work by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves.'Wisdom While You Wait is a parody prospectus for 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware', ie. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'. The work mocks the future Americanisation of the world.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.One page of adverts to the rear. Rebound in a cloth binding, original wraps are bound in. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Very light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the occasional light handling mark. Repaired closed tear to the reverse of the front wrap. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

[0-405-06293-1] 1975. (hardcover) Very good. 140pp. 8vo. Reprint. Mauve cloth, title and decoration printed in white. There is light wear at the spine head and tail and a small square of slight discolouration on the front paste down. Binding solid. Corners square. This is a volume in the Arno press collection 'Science Fiction'.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good Only. First edition. The first edition of this scarce mock prospectus for a spoof encyclopaedia by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves. The first trade edition, first impression.A scarce work.This work was originally published for private circulation in 1902.A comical work by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves.'Wisdom While You Wait is a parody prospectus for 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware', ie. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'. The work mocks the future Americanisation of the world.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.One page of adverts to the rear. Leaf bound to the front promoting a limited edition of this work.Newspaper clipping regarding this work pasted to the verso of the title page.Lacking the rear wrap. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, worn, lacking the rear wrap, front wrap is detached but present. Light edge wear to the front wrap, with small chips. Lacking some of the backstrip. Front wrap is a little discoloured. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Newspaper clipping pasted to the verso of the title page. Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. 1st Edition. Published in Bristol by Arrowsmith, title page undated as issued, this is the 1898 First Edition of this Parody of H. G Wells "The War of the Worlds", published only a few months after Well's Science Fiction classic, this humorous novel with the invasion of the Earth by Women from Venus figured in Locke Spectrum of fantasy & Bleiler Checklist of fantastic Literature the book is bound in the original pictorial wrappers, 140pp, plus publishers averts, the front cover is chipped with loss with some splits and creases, with a small booksellers label to top edge, the spine has an old tape repair (see pictures) internally old handwritten notes to half title page which could easily be erased if desired, light browning to page edges else contents in good condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 213 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. Large 8vo. pp 56. 165mm by 207. Anoymous illustrated bookplate on inside cover old pencilled note and price in hand of Martin Stone. 16 full page illus ('Scenes in the Lives of Competitors.') Humorous parody of newspaper competitions. Rare. Sound about ery good with some light wear, slight rubbing and slight fading.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First edition. A pair of first editions comprised of a scarce mock prospectus for a spoof encyclopaedia, with the supplement work, written by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves. The first edition. Published for private circulation. Scarce. Bound in the publisher's original wraps. A comical pair of works by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves. Comprised of 'Wisdom While You Wait' (1902) and it's supplement, 'Wisdom on the Hire System' (1903).'Wisdom While You Wait is a parody prospectus for 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware', ie. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'. The work mocks the future Americanisation of the world. The supplementary 'Wisdom on the Hire System' contains full details of the 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware' prize competition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout both works. Advertisements to endpapers, with a leaf bound to the front of 'Wisdom on the Hire System' promoting a limited edition of this work. Bound in the publisher's original wraps. Externally, 'Wisdom While You Wait' is slightly worn, with fading to the spine and front wraps, edge wear, and chipping to the head and tail of the spine, causing loss to the tail. Wrap has detached from textblock. Ink inscription to front wrap. 'Wisdom of the Hire System' is very smart indeed, with light fading and minor shelf wear. Internally, 'Wisdom on the Hire System' is firmly bound, with scattered spotting throughout. Internally, 'Wisdom While You Wait' is somewhat tenderly held by ocrds, with pages remaining bright, the odd spot and red ink mark to end pages and title page. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A very scarce work, a copy printed for printed circulation, of this comical mock prospectus for a spoof encyclopaedia by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves. The first edition of this work for private circulation, a very scarce edition of a scarce work. The work had a trade edition in 1903.A comical work by E. V. Lucas and C. L. Graves.'Wisdom While You Wait is a parody prospectus for 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware', ie. 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'. The work mocks the future Americanisation of the world.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.Collated, complete. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded and rubbed. Only a few minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

For information on Graves see the generous obituary of him in The Times, 18 April 1944. Both items in fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with minor staining from paperclip to first leaf of letter. The work was not published, and although Graves states in Item One that the greater part of the text is 'in the hands of my typist', there is no record of its survival, or of the thousand related documents he states were sent to him by M. H. Spielmann. ONE: ALS from 'C L. G.' to 'Dear Evoe'. 4pp., landscape 8vo. Having sent Knox a typescript of the first part of his book, Graves begins on the subject of Knox's memorandum, saying that he is 'sending in a separate envelope my notes on your questions and very helpful suggestions arising out of the first instalment'. He explains that he has been asked 'to undertake the book' by 'Phil', who 'made it clear that it should consist of only one volume' With reference to M. H. Spielmann's 'History of Punch', Graves reports that 'Phil' found that 'Spielmann's idea of incorporating in the work his own volume in a revised form was quite impracticable. Speilmann acquiesced and very handsomely handed over his book to be condensed in the introductory part of the new book, subject of course to due acknowledgment.' Spielmann has sent Graves 'an enormous quantity of material, which he has collected since his history of Punch was published in 1895, for a second edition of it. These have been arriving at intervals during the last few months and I calculate that they run to at least a 1000 documents, letters, newspaper cuttings, articles &c'. Having felt 'bound to go through them', Graves is 'at last emerging from the wilderness, having made extracts from and notes on the very small proportion that was of any real value.' The correspondence includes 'some letters from Burnand Furniss and that old bore Arthur-à-Beckett', but is 'mostly of an intimate and controversial character & quite unsuitable'. He praises Spielmann's 'instudstry ( 'No contributor to Punch however insignificant has escaped his notice'), but considers that, being a literary critic, he 'leaves much to be desired, giving as an example his 'admiration for Clement Scott's verses(!)'. Graves also feels that Spielmann's 'loyalty to his race has not unnaturally affected his judgment in dealing with Punch's attitude towards Jews'. Graves has nevertheless found 'a small residuum of interesting new matter, notably about Charles Keene ad his relation with Edward FitzGerald, and letters from Ansty Guthrie on his authors'.These matters have a bearing on Graves's 'primary preoccupation': 'the condensation of the work into one volume of normal size'. The book 'ought not to run to much more than 100,000 words', but 'drastic revision will be necessary', as he has 'already written nearly that on the period down to 1920', 'it is really a rather appalling job, but if my health remains as good as at present, I do not despair of bringing the record more or less up to date by the end of the year.' At Graves's age (81 or 82) 'one can't look far ahead'. He explains his 'scheme': 'to treat the progress of Punch in sections. The first deals with the Jerroldian régime democratic and humanitarian, the second with Punch's gradual move to the Right, while remaining a Reformer and an advocate of non-intervention. The third covers the long duel between Gladstone and Dizzy, Dizzy's imperial policy and his decline. The fourth covers the Victorian climax, culminating in the pageantry of the Jubilee of 1887, and the fifth treats of the passing of the Old Order and events which led up to the Great War.' He has written a shorter section on 'Punch in War Time, and there remains the Epilogue, or whatever it shall be called, on the aftermath of the Versailles Conference'. Each section 'opens with a review of High Politics as they are dealt with by Punch, and contains chapters on the other activities and interests, manners, fashions, art and sport &c.' He concludes the letter with a justification of his 'method', despite its 'drawbacks'. He hopes to 'send in the sections down to the end of the War by the end of the month; they are now in the hands of my typist'. TWO: 5pp, 8vo. Headed 'Notes on your Memorandum. | When you have found time to read them, would you kindly return them, as there are some passages that I may possibly want to refer to.' A closely-written draft, with deletions and emendations. Graves responds to comments by Knox on the first 87pp. of typescript of the work, with subjects including: Mark Lemon; the first Almanac; the Mark Twain dinner; Punch's attitude to 'Dizzy' ('Punch did not love Jews, but he was never an anti-Semite. Spielmann misrepresents him in this matter, and disregards Punch's consistent support, in its final stages, of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill.'); Punch a London paper; the Prince Consort; attacks on Foreign Sovereigns; the change of opinion in the Jerrold family; Thackeray and his political opinions; Leech's picture of "The Great Social Evil". There is also a long section headed: 'General Question of Punch's attitude to Popes, Roman Catholicism and Ritualism.'.…