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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 128 pages, illustration plates throughout. Autobiographical account of a great idea; the concept and realisation of tree planting schemes in Algeria and Morocco. Eyewitness accounts of the political turmoil and influence of politics on the planting. Brockway evaluates her work in a wider context. Book review pasted onto front endpaper.…

First edition thus. Large folio (17-1/2" x 12-3/4"). (8)pp. + 11 leaves of color facsimiles + 58pp. Index. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt. Some faint scratch marks on front cover, otherwise a fine copy. William Blake drew inspiration from the Bible throughout his life. Shortly before his death in 1827, he began an illuminated manuscript of the Book of Genesis, revisiting such key themes as creation, division, and forgiveness. This edition of Blake's Genesis provides a full-size reproduction of the Huntington Library's manuscript. (OCLC) Contents: 1: The manuscript -- William Blake's Genesis manuscript -- Transcription of Blake's Genesis manuscript -- Notes to the transcription -- Substantive differences between Blake's Genesis manuscript and the King James Bible -- 2: Commentary -- Foreword, by John Murdoch -- Blake's illuminated manuscript of Genesis / Robert R. Wark -- Commentary by the editors -- Blake and the Genesis tradition -- Blake's patron, John Linnell -- The manuscript -- Notes to the editor's commentary -- Index to part 2. (OCLC).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd 1923. Condition: Very Good. Clean copy - tight hardcover binding with clear, complete text and fine illustrations. Includes several foldable maps. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 316, [4] pp. Ads. 38 b/w illustrations and 3 maps, 2 of them folding. Original black cloth with sea-blue ruling, blue square on front board with the image of a ship. Gilt stamp of the Cruising Association Library, blue to spine with gilt "C. A." boards are clean, corners a little rubbed, spine ends rubbed, head of spine has some chipping, cloth starting to split at joints but still holding. Interior front endpaper has Cruising Association label dated 1924 with deaccess. Stamp. Facing page has ghost from C. A. Label. Title page has C. A. L. Embossure, otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. The two folding maps are in very nice condition. A nice copy of this first edition, with pleasing provenance. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages. …