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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 326 pages. 5.50x0.81x8.50 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 240 pages. Spanish language. 8.90x5.75x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original brown paper covered boards, faded gilt title and author lettering to the orange cloth spine, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 152 printed pages of text. Old dry stain to the front cover, spine sun faded and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. From the private library of William Leigh, General Manager of The Old Vic, London, and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'William Leigh'. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Newport, Rhode Island is a treasure trove of history and beauty - and this stunning illustrated guide showcases its many wonders. From the opulent mansions of the Gilded Age to the charming shops and restaurants of downtown, Newport Illustrated is a must-have for anyone who loves this picturesque seaside town. Featuring gorgeous photographs and informative text, this book is both a coffee table showpiece and a practical travel guide.

1p., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. The letter begins: 'It would afford me very great pleasure to help you in the matter of "The Scientific Roll" This is not a Literary or Scientific locality! and we have given up our Booksellers' Shop'. If Ramsay will send 'a copy of the numbers printed', he will 'give a notice in the "Hertfordshire Mercury" and perhaps that will make it known and induce people to take it.' The Austin family continued to run the Hertfordshire Mercury until the 1980s. Their printing firm, founded at the beginning of the nineteenth century, still operates, with a royal warrant.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2014 edition. 268 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

1p., 12mo. On aged and worn paper. Cameron writes: 'Dear Sir, | I regret that the enclosed verses would occupy too much room for our space, but I return them with our thanks to you for bringing them under our notice'. The recipient is not the London publisher, who died in 1890.

An interesting letter linking two similar individuals (like Baines, Buckingham had also served as a Yorkshire Member of Parliament, in his case for Sheffield as a radical between and 1835; and both men were newspaper proprietors). See the entries for Baines, with those for Buckingham and his son, in the Oxford DNB. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and folded for postage. Addressed to 'J. S. Buckingham, Esq' and signed 'Edw Baines'. He begins by saying that he will try and promote Buckingham's 'son's introduction to this part of the country, as a Lecturer'. (According to L. S. Buckingham's ODNB entry, his travels with his father had provided him with 'experiences that he later put to good use when he was a lecturer'.) A difficulty the son will face, Baines feels, 'will be the name he bears, for his father's reputation is so high that it will not be easy to sustain the comparison'. Baines goes on to explains a change which has taken place from the former means of 'negociating between Lecturers & their Institutes in our Yorkshire Union', adding that if Buckingham will send him the subjects of his son's lectures, he will 'recommend it to our Committee for their Mid-Summer list'. He also offers to lay newspaper testimonials 'before the Committee of our Leeds Institute: but I believe they have made their arrangements for this season.' He turns to 'the Total Abstinence cause', to which J. S. Buckingham has 'rendered immense service'. Baines has recently published his own 'Testimony' ('of which you may be pleased to see a copy'). He feels 'a difficulty in advocating the Maine Liquor Law, on the ground of its interference will personal liberty. But the American democrats are putting the wholesome chain upon themselves very fast.' He ends by conveying his family's regards to Buckingham's.

Six items from the Rothermere papers, on disparate subjects, casting light on the workings of 1930s Fleet Street. In good condition, lightly aged. The six are described below in chronological order. ONE: Typed Copy of letter, '(sgd) ROTHERMERE', to Donald. Hotel Splendide, 105 Piccadilly, W.1. 12 November 1929. 1p., 4to. The letter begins: 'My dear Donald, | I quite understand all the peculiar difficulties with which you are surrounded in connection with the Anglo-Foreign Newspapers Ltd. | As you are a director, and are going to be made chairman, I wish to help you in every possible way.' He describes a share option he is willing to make, and concludes: 'I am a large shareholder in Anglo-Foreign Newspapers Limited, and this is in consideration of your remaining a director of the Company.' TWO: Typed Letter Signed from Ernest Outhwaite (director of the Leeds Mercury and described by Richard Bourne as 'a director and factotum of Rothermere') to 'Sir Robert'. On letterhead of La Dragonniere, Cap Martin, A.M. 8 April 1930. 1p., 4to. He quotes a long telegram he sent him regarding offers by Rothermere regarding 'Camrose' and the Newcastle Evening World, Newcastle Chronicle, Bristol Evening World, 'Bristol paper' and 'Derby paper'. He asks him to acknowledge receipt and 'pass on the suggestion'. THREE: Typed Copy of letter, 'signed) Rothermere', to Donald. Hotel Splendide. 3 June 1930. 1p., 4to. Requesting him to 'obtain from Lloyds Bank detailed particulars of the Hull and Grimsby Newspaper Company'. FOUR: Typed Copy of letter from the libertarian publisher Ernest J. Benn (1875-1954) to 'The Rt. Hon. the Viscount Rothermere, | The Daily Mail, | London.' Bouverie House, Fleet Street, E.C.4. 30 June 1930. The letter begins: 'Dear Lord Rothermere, | There can be no doubt as to the gravity of the coming economic crisis. For my own part I prefer those sections of your programme which deal with economy and freedom rather than this protective business whatever it may be called. | I was evidently wrong. I credited you with the controlling voice in Anglo Foreign Newspapers and through them Industrial Newspapers, and have thus looked upon you as to some extent responsible for a troup [sic] of publications that I would be very glad to have.' FIVE: Carbon copy of Typed Letter [from Rothermere] to unnamed recipient. 4 December 1930. 1p., 4to. Giving the conditions for granting 'an option on Forty Thousand Ordinary Shares in Northcliffe Newspapers Limited'. SIX: Typed Letter Signed from 'Robert Donald' to 'The Hon. Esmond Harmsworth, | Northcliffe House, E.C.4.' On letterhead of 12 Thorney Street, Palace Gate, W.8. 24 March 1932. 1p., 4to. With a few autograph corrections. He begins with the wish that Harmsworth has 'returned quite recovered' from his recent illness. 'I have had several talks with Sutton regarding the "Dispatch". I am quite ready to begin the Causerie which we have discussed. I would not like it to be confined to politics. I am quite sure I can get exclusive political news when it is going, but it is not always available. In any case a gossipy newsy Causerie should be more comprehensive. At the same time, of course, I would not deal with social or society matters.'.

2pp., 4to. In fair condition, on lightly aged and worn paper. The first page consists of a typescript in two columns, with names scored through and a few added in pencil. The second page has a few typewritten names, together with dozens added in pencil, clearly at different times. From 1919 the London Mercury's original editor J. C. Squire promoted the traditional verse of the Georgian Poets and their prose counterparts; on taking over in October 1934 Scott-James embraced the more fashionable modernist writing, and that change is reflected in the present list. The names on it include 'Miss Scott-James' (clearly a relation), Isaiah Berlin, Olaf Stapleton, Sir Edward Grigg, Leonard Woolf, William Plomer, Rose Macaulay, Alec Waugh, Liddell Hart, C. E. M. Joad, Sean O'Faolain, Edwin Muir, James Hanley, Sir Archibald Hurd. In a few cases the reviewer's specialities are given (for example 'W. A. Ismay (E. Indies mod politics classics)' and 'F. A Clement (archaeology biology . . . short notes)'). In one case an address is given: 'Richard David (Shakespeare etc) 10 Queen St, Cambs'. The London Mercury ceased publication in April 1939.