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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Xii, 253 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Stated As "First Edition" On Dj, And As "Dover Reprinted Edition 1950" On Copyright Page, This Is Actually A Second Edition, Without Apparent Changes Of The 1924 Publication. Presentation Copy With Mathematician Dewey C. Duncan's Name In Gilt On Front Cover, No Other Marks. Book Near Fine, Slight Rubbing To Spine Gilt. Dust Jacket Very Good +. Price Clipped, Some Shallow Chips On Upper And Lower Edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition bound with blue leather spine and gilt decoration, blue hand-marbled boards, bound by Smith Settle of Otley. Volume of postcards of the Wakefield district including Wakefield, Ossett, Horbury, Outwood, all linked with informative text. A handsome volume. A presentation inscription signed by Norman Ellis. 163pp. Signed by Author(s).

PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED by the Author. FIRST EDITION, First Printing. 8vo., tan clothbound hardback gilt, with unclipped dust jacket; 70pp, indexed. Author's signature and inscription in green ball point pen to title page. Overall VG/VG. (SHELF 75) ISBN: 9781844715176 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED by the Author. FIRST EDITION, First Printing. 8vo., tan clothbound hardback gilt, with unclipped dust jacket; 69pp, indexed. Author's signature and inscription in ball point pen to title page. Overall VG/VG. (SHELF 75) ISBN: 9781844713332 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book with a gilt textblock edge. Mild edgewear and some scuffs to the gilt boards and spine. Hinges are cracked and there is an old King's College London award stamp on the front pastedown. Page edges are lightly tanned and lightly marked. Overall a good clear copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Uniform Edition. Presentation copy from Conrad's younger son John Conrad to Walpole house, Eton. Inscription on front free endpaper: "Presented to Walpole House Library by J.A.Conrad 1947". The letters R.H.C written above. Book has been very well used with hinges cracked inside and out and ink smudges on page edges. The actual text is in very good condition.

PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the Authior. Paperback, 62pp, with black and white illustrations. Author's ink presentation and inscription to inside of front cover. Ink number to corner of title page. Handling wear and a few marks to covers, covers also lightly creased, overall a Good copy. (SHELF 200 BOX LION) ISBN: 1898022607 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

8vo, (210mm.), x,183p. Illustrations. A very good copy in the original paperback. Presentation inscription from the author to Bill Birkbeck on the half-title. The autobiography of a miner who worked at Stamphill, Birks Head, Longriggs, and Newbiggin mines between 1968 and 1993.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Revised edition. 186pp. Skinny octavo [21 cm] Blue cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the front cover. A bit of rubbing and wear to the extremities. Cloth at spine ends slightly frayed. Text block cracked at the Preface page. With a typed presentation note on Heber J. Grant's letterhead, signed by Grant, on the front free endsheet. The letter is dated "April 18, 1935." Heber Jeddy Grant (1856-1945) served as the seventh president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. hardback with laminated covers.284pp., Indexed. Ink presentation inscription, signed by the Author, to ffep. No other markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 57) ISBN: 9783319655383 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

8vo (220x142 mm.), 70p. 31 plates. Original buff cloth, lettered in red, slightly soiled and the end-leaves lightly spotted, dustjacket frayed. Laid down on the front free endleaf is a rubberstamp slip from Croppers carrying a presentation inscription to John Goodwin from Willink. A centenary history of Cropper's involvement in the Burneside papermill near Kendal, which also discusses social conditions in the village and includes a revised version of Jones's History of Burneside, original published in 1912.

8vo, (202x135mm), xvi,320p. An ex-library copy in original maroon cloth, gilt lettered. Presentation inscription from the author on the front free endleaf.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy with presentation inscription from the author. xxvipp, + 292pp. In green cloth gilt with vignette to upper cover. A good copy of an elusive title. Observations made during the Goverment Geological Survey of the District 1867 to 1872.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in quarter red buckram over red cloth boards withg gilt lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.Light rubbing along the extremities of the boards,some light age toning to pages.The book is a presentation copy from Francis Meynell with his rather exquisite trademark initials and design to the front endpaper.Book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The final text states that the book was '' Printed and Made in England by the Dura Press under the Care of Francis Meynell 1933 '' 8vo 51pp First Edition [1933]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xxi, 41, X. Red Cloth Spine, Gilt, Black Cloth Covers. First Printing. Lightly Used Book In Very Good Dj. Not Signed By Ravagli, But With A Card From Editor Seymour Lawrence, Name Crossed Out, With Note "This Is The Book I Spoke Of-Regards Sam". Ownership Signature Of William Goyen, With His Emphasis Marks In Text And Many Slips Of Loose Paper With His Notes And Additions To The Text; Also With A Photograph By Mildred Tolbert Of A Painting, Annotated On Back "Kiowa Ranch Panorama With Frieda, Brett + Lawrence On Horseback. Hung In The Kitchen Of The Big House At The Ranch, All Three Painted On The Picture, It Was A Group Effort Frieda Told Me." Goyen Was Given Land By Frieda Lawrence Circa 1948 On Her Ranch, On Which He Built A House, And Was One Of Just A Few People Present At Her Death. He Had A Great Interest In D. H. And Frieda Lawrence, And Had Several Shelves Of Books About Them. At Freda Richthofen's Funeral,"Bill Goyen Spoke A Few Words Of Farewell And Read The Poem By Lawrence That Frieda Loved So Much" (See Lucas, "Frieda Lawrence", P. 284. Signed by Author(s).

200 copies, 8vo (232mm), 416p. illustrated. A fine copy in original blue hardback boards, gilt lettered. Bookplate of Peter Isaac with the author's gift inscription on the front free endleaf. Contains brief details of nearly 1000 Suffolk authors who were born between 1800 and 1900 together with a list of most of their writings. HEAVY BOOK please note that this title weighs more than the 1 kg packed average on which postage charges are based and we may request additonal postage. Overseas customers are advised to email us through the 'Ask the bookseller a question' option for delivery options and charges.

FIRST EDITION. Small Folio, bound in colour pictorial glazed boards. 210pp., illustrated throughout in colour and b/w. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 11) ISBN: 9781900214681 PLEASE NOTE: Heavy BOOK (1.3 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Lg. 8vo. xiii,323,(1)pp. Indices & bibliography. Text in German with some Hebrew. Brick cloth, front cover & spine stamped in gilt. Laid in at front is a postal card with an 11-line presentation inscription from Schorch. Also laid in is a copy of a 1-page t.l. with the recipients notes & comments going back to Schorch. A fine, as new copy. This work is Volume 12 of "Orientalia Biblica et Christiana, Herausgegeben von Eckart Otto und Siegbert Uhlig.".

PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED by the Author. Reprint of the Cheaper Edition. 8vo., pale blue buckram-bound hardback; 451pp, indexed., colour frontis + b/w plates and maps throughout. Author's ink presentation inscription and signature, dated May 28 1937, to ffep. Foxing to edges, endpapers, first and last few pages, and occasionally throughout to varying degrees of heaviness, endpapers beginning to split along hinge, slight soiling and a few handling marks to boards, short split to foot of spine. A Good, Sound copy overall. (SHELF 200) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Presentation copy from Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman, the first edition of Selected Speeches and Reports on Finance and Taxation: 1859-1878. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, vii, [1], 640pp. Quarter leather, marbled boards. Title in gilt on spine, raised bands. Ex-library, with "Cincinnati Law Library" label on both boards, stamp on title page. Internally clean, solid text block. Marbled endpapers. Includes card affixed to second free endpaper: "With compliments of" in Secretary of the Treasury, John Sherman's hand. John Sherman (1823-1900) was an American politician who served in several key government positions, including Secretary of the Treasury (1877-1881) under President Rutherford B. Hayes and Secretary of State (1897-1898) under President William McKinley. As Secretary of the Treasury, Sherman was instrumental in the implementation of the Specie Payment Resumption Act of 1875, which aimed to restore the gold standard and stabilize the post-Civil War economy. During his tenure as Secretary of State, although brief, he dealt with significant foreign policy issues, including tensions with Spain that preceded the Spanish-American War. Sherman also had a long legislative career, serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and as a member of the House of Representatives, where he was a key advocate for economic and monetary reforms, including the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.

Leather bound. Zustand: Fine. Presentation copy of A Nation Saved: Thank You, President Reagan by Arthur Milton, inscribed by the author to Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 220pp. Red leatherette, title stamped in gilt. The first printing, with no other printings noted. Illustrated endpapers. Inscribed on the second free endpaper: "For Donald T. Regan / with much admiration to the Chief of Staff of President Ronald Reagan, the greatest President since George Washington. / A. Milton / July 4, 1985." Donald T. Regan (1918?2003) served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1981 to 1985 and then as White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987. Before entering government, he was the chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch.

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION 1963, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO ERIC DINGWALL of the MAGIC CIRCLE. 8vo, 220 x 140 mm, 8¾ x 5¾ inches, frontispiece and 6 plates with 2 or 3 illustrations to each plate, pages: xix, 188 including index, original publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine, DUSTWRAPPER. Book is in very good clean condition, the dustwrapper has fading to spine and 2 small closed tears to edges. The presentation reads. " For my old friend Eric with Trevor's best wishes". Presumably this is Eric J. Dingwall Hon. Vice President of the Magic Circle. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Presentation copy of Message From The President Of The United States, Volume III, from Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens. (illustrator). Volume III, 35th Congress, 1st Session. Octavo, [4], [573]-1120pp. Brown blindstamped cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Spine relaid over new cloth, solid text block. Losses along margins of cloth. Variable foxing throughout, foxing to endpapers. Includes reports from The Secretary of the Navy and Postmaster General. Inscribed on the front pastedown: "Presented by the Hon. Alexander H. Stephens to John A. Rhodes." Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883) served as Vice President of the Confederate States of America from 1861-1865 and later became the 50th Governor of the State of Georgia. Prior to joining the Confederacy, Stephens served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Georgia. Stephens advocated against secession throughout his political career, but after Georgia seceded and he became vice president of the Confederacy, he gave his now famous Cornerstone Speech in March 1861, in which he defended the fundamentals of slavery.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo. viii + 339p. Original printed wrappers, uncut copy. Original edition of a scholarly treatise on sericultural methods as practised in France by the owner of a silkworm nursery. The work which provides technical expertise was designed to increase the efficiency of the silk producing industry. With author's presentation inscription on front wrappers.

FIRST EDITION 1964, PRESENTATION COPY TO PERCY MUIR PLUS NOTES IN BLUE INK. FULL PAGE AUTHOR'S NOTE IN BLUE INK ABOUT THE BOOK AND SIGNED BY HALL ON LAST BLANK PAGE. TWO LETTERS TO TREVOR HALL, ONE BY HIS SON RICHARD. 8vo, 220 x 140 mm, 8¾ x 5¾ inches, portrait frontispiece of Gurney and 6 plates, some with 2 images, pages: xi, 219 including index, original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, DUSTWRAPPER. Book in very good condition, dustwrapper has slight wear and small closed tears to head and tail of spine and some dusty marks on back panel. The presentation reads: "For my dear friend Percy with best wishes Trevor". Underneath there is a note from Trevor Hall stating that there is a note of some interest on the rear end-paper. Underneath that there is another note: "N. B. Kindly returned to me by the widow of Percy Muir after his death". MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Inscribed presentation copy from Hillier to his publisher John Guest, then from John Guest to the historical novelist Mary Renault. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Val Biro designed dustwrapper. Illustrated with photographs in black and white. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh with a touch of bumping at the spine tips and some oxidization of the gilt titles to the spine. The contents, with some offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and toned dustwrapper that has several short tears and small chips, mainly at the fold corners. Not price-clipped (16/- net to the lower front flap). A double presentation copy, first inscribed by the author (and artist) to his publisher (and editor) in blue ink at the head of the title page "To John Guest / from / Tristam Hillier / 13th January 1955", and 21 years after Hillier's presentation by John Guest in blue ink underneath "And / To Mary Renault / from / John Guest - in / memory of five extremely happy / days, 13th - 18th February, 1976 / There is a bibiographical footnote of mild interest: / for ages, we couldn't find a title for this / book - until I suggested the present one. Leda / is the name of Tristram's wife, and a long- / suffering woman she has been where he's / concerned. It was therefore with some hesitation / that I put forward the title, the more so as / Tristram (who has always been absurdly good-looking) / is somewhat vain. He accepted it with a sharp / glance at me and a wry smile / John". A notable association copy of the English surrealist painter's autobiography, with a distinguished provenance: from the author to his acclaimed editor at Longmans (later Penguin), and subsequently to his friend, a bestselling historical novelist. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First edition of Inauguration of the Statue of Warren, by the Bunker Hill Monument Association, presentation copy to General Leslie Combs of Kentucky. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, viii, 223pp, [1]. Publisher's original brown cloth, covers elaborately stamped in blind, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. Complete with three engravings, including frontispiece, all with tissue covers. Corners and board edges rubbed, worn through in places. Spine rubbed and chipped, with some loss of cloth. Front hinge starting to separate but binding stable. Front free endpaper loose, but still attached by thread. Back cover reattached, inner hinge reinforced. Soiling to covers. Toning to endpapers and text pages, few dog-eared pages and a couple number notations. Dampstain to bottom edge of text block, not affecting text. Presentation page indicates this copy was given to "Genl. L. Coombs [sic] in behalf of the Bunker Hill Monument Association." Inscription on the front pastedown endpaper: "To Farmer Dewees Esq / from his friend / Leslie Combs." Farmer Dewees (1792-1869) was a local banker in Lexington, Kentucky. Another ownership inscription for J.F. Graham on front flyleaf. (Sabin 9174). Leslie Combs (1793-1881) was a lawyer and politician from Kentucky. He served in the War of 1812, where he delivered dispatches to General William Henry Harrison. In later years, he would actively campaign for Harrison during the 1840 presidential election. After the war, Combs studied law and settled in Lexington, Kentucky. A member of the Whig Party, Combs served several nonconsecutive terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives, being Speaker of the House in 1846. His last political office was as Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 1860 to 1866.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Presentation copy of Forty Liars, and Other Lies by American humorist Bill Nye, inscribed to his niece Clara for her birthday. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 301pp. Original brown cloth, title in gilt on front cover and spine. Solid text block, bumped edges, sunning to spine, red stain to front cover, faint soiling on front cover. Occasional marginalia in pencil throughout. Numerous illustrations. (BAL 15074) Signed on the front free endpaper: "Bill Nye / To Clara / With all the good wishes for her that I have ever expressed and much more. / From her venerable Uncle / Bill Nye / Hudson Wis. Mar. 15. 1884.".