march 1969 (8 Ergebnisse)

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet buckram cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt over black back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains (viii), 262 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Ex academic library with usual stamps. Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubs to the corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

5½'' x 3½''. Divided back unused monochrome postcard, in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHURCHILL, Winston L. S.

First edition thus Otway McCannell illustrated hard back binding in publisher's original stone cloth covers, brick red title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 6¼'' x 5½''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 full-page colour illustrations and decorations by Otway McCannell. Very Good condition book, in Good condition panoramic illustrated dust wrapper with small chip to the top front cover, rubbing to the corners, not price clipped, 6/-, dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition thus Otway McCannell illustrated deluxe edition in burgundy leatherette yapped covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, bronze and gilt marble end sheets, all page edges dyed red. 8vo. 6¼'' x 5½''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 full-page colour illustrations and decorations by Otway McCannell. This deluxe edition is quite a scarce issue, the binding is a step-up from the normal trade edition. Ink message inside and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

4'' x 5'' back to back double SIGNED card. One side is SIGNED 'Jessie Matthews' Whitby Spa, June 28th 1947', the reverse is SIGNED 'Best Wishes Eric Portman' Whitby Spa, March 27th 1948. With two small corner mounted period monochrome photographs of Jessie Matthews and Eric Portman. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Summersby and Eisenhower spent a significant amount of time together until World War II ended, at which time Eisenhower cut ties and returned to the United States. It is generally agreed that Summersby and Eisenhower became extremely close during the war; some writers have suggested a sexual relationship between the two, although people who knew both of them at the time have rejected that claim, as have most of Eisenhower's biographers. Contains frontispiece, 271 pp with 6 plates on 2 archive monochrome photographs. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine, chips to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 11s. 6d. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).

Scarce first UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original Farrows cream cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt, cream, green and black, gilt and black back, top edge gilt. Large 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. W. Otway McCannell's first major illustrated book. Contains colour frontispiece, 423 pp with 31 splendid single-sided full-page colour plates throughout. Rubbed marks to the edges of the front board, rubbing across the spine ends, stamp to the front free end paper and title 'From a reader of the Sunday Times'. Member of the P.B.F.A. MYTHOLOGY & LEGENDS.

Expanded second edition in publisher's original photographic marble card wrap covers [soft back], polished steel spine. Landscape 10¼'' x 12½''. Contains 58 printed pages with monochrome and colour illustrations and archive colour photographs throughout, transparencies of the ground floor plan and furniture. Fine condition book in Fine condition plain grey card slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 8085032562 ARCHITECTURE.