ross sir w david ross w david (24 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Used - Very Good. 1955. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Price clipped. Sticker shadow on front inner flap of dj. Slight shelf-wear. Some foxing to head. Otherwise bright, clean copy. Very Good.

Zustand: Good. 1951. Reprinted. 328 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Pen & pencil inscription to front pastedown and free endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is dulled. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate crushing to spine ends.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Fair. 1939. No Edition Remarks. 328 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning and foxing to other pages. Binding remains firm. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean. Lettering to spine is dulled. Moderate sunning to spine and edges.

xvi+330pp. 8vo. Original cloth with gilt lettering. Neat name on front endpaper, a very good copy.

cloth, 12mo, dustjacket viii+260 pp. very good condition (dustjacket with minor traces of use).

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint. 8vo. [7], viii-xvi, 1-328, [4] pp. Navy cloth with copper lettering on the spine. Some underlining and notes in ink; jacket shows a chip to its spine panel and a tiny archival tape repair to the reverse.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 352 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0198145152.

Zustand: New. In.

See the entries for Grey and Ross in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once for postage. Reads: 'My dear Provost / Probably you will not think that the enclosed requires any answer or that it is a matter for the head of a College but as it concerns a member of Oriel I send it on to you / Yours very truly / Grey of Fallodon.'.

See the entries for Lang and Ross in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo, on light-grey paper. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once for postage. Begins 'Dear Vice Chancellor. / Some time ago I proposed Sir David Cecil for election to the Athenaeum. His name has produced a remarkable number of supporters, but no one has been put down as seconder to my proposal.' He asks Ross to second Cecil's nomination, before writing a sentence which is hard to decipher. He concludes by suggesting that he inform the club secretary accordingly, if Ross is willing.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 4to. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice for postage. Addressed to 'The Provost of Oriel' and with sprawling signature 'Yours vy trly / Cosmo Cantuar:'. Reads: 'Dear Provost, / I have received your letter of November 20th about Mr. Randall Cooper. I am sorry to say that your letter came too late for the appointment of the first batch of Assistant Cataloguers. They have now been appointed but I am informed that there may be further appointments in the Spring. I am forwarding your letter to the Director of the British Museum informing him that I am willing to give Mr. Cooper a nomination.' For Lang's difficult relations with the British Museum as a trustee of that institution, see D. M. Wilson's 2002 'The British Museum: A History'. See Image.

2pp, 12mo. On the rectos of the two leaves of a bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice. Begins: 'Dear Mrs Ross. / We had the pleasure of having your daughter for tea yesterday & I hasten to tell you our pleasure in making her acquaintance. She is indeed charming & intelligent & bright; I am sure she will make the most of her stay here. She seemed to be all right.' As Mrs Ross is aware, the Siegfrieds are 'devoted friends of Oxford & we have been in touch with England for so many years that I even dread counting them!' The present letter is written to tell her how pleased they are to 'show our friendship to British friends'. Signed 'Andre [without an accent] Siegfried'.

See the entries for Grenfell and Ross in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo. On bifolium of light-grey paper. In fair condition, aged and spotted. Folded once for postage. The identity of the recipient is unclear, but the item derives from the papers of Sir David Ross [W. D. Ross], Scottish philosopher and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (see the Oxford DNB). Whilst fully aware that Ross's 'extra work'during 'this unhappy year' has been 'done with the view of giving your best to aid your country's interest', he has great pleasure in 'giving you the enclosed' (presumably some form of extra remuneration). 'The long hours & the worry of dealing with fresh questions every day, have been very trying to mind & body', and Grenfell assures Ross 'of the partners sincere appreciation of the manner in which you have executed your extra duties'. Grenfell has been 'personally specially interested in the able way in which you have executed the money & exchange questions arising from the Bank of England work'. He ends with best wishes to Ross and his mother for the coming year.

See the entries for Bevin and Ross in the Oxford DNB. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice for postage. Addressed to 'Sir David Ross, K.B.E., LL.D.' and signed 'Ernest Bevin'. Begins: 'Dear Sir David, / In connection with my general plans I wish as soon as possible to make definite proposals concerning the Fair Wages Clause.' He understands that 'discussions between the T.U.C. and the British Employers' Confederation have reached an advanced state', and hopes that they may be brought to an early conclusion, 'in order that your Committee may be in a position to make a report in the very early future'. He asks Ross to 'communicate with both bodies with a view to an early decision being taken'. A report within a few days 'would be of very great help' to Bevin. The Oxford DNB states that Ross's 'gifts of industry, clarity, and fair-minded good sense were constantly in demand on many public bodies', including the National Arbitration Tribunal (194152) and the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal (194252).

See Dalton and Ross's entries in the Oxford DNB. 1p, small 4to. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once. The body of the letter consists of nineteen typed lines, with 'My dear Ross,' and 'Yours sincerely / Hugh Dalton.' in Dalton's autograph. Typed name of recipient at foot of page: 'Sir David Ross, K.B.E.' He is writing to thank him 'for all the help which you have given in connection with the Committee on the Release of University staff from Government Service, on which you have so kindly acted as University representative'. He explains why, since the 'numbers of cases requiring arbitration by this Committee have steadily dwindled', 'we should now regard this Committee's activities as being formally ended'. He ends by thanking him for 'discharging this awkward task' of deciding between 'the conflicting claims of a university and the needs of an employing Department'.

Draper inspired characters in two of Agatha Christie's books. Among others impressed by her work were Bernard Shaw, Thornton Wilder, John Gielgud, Katharine Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, Laurence Olivier, Henry James, Henry Adams, Edith Wharton, Joyce Grenfell, Emma Thompson, David Mamet and Maureen Lipman. See Ross's entry in the Oxford DNB. 3pp, 12mo, on bifolium of light-grey paper. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once for postage. Addressed to 'Dear Sir David' and signed 'Ruth Draper.' Presumably written during Ross's Vice-Chancellorship, 1941-1944. Begins: 'Sir Arthur Salter has written me of your very kind invitation to lunch or dine with you on April 8th. I shall be motoring from Hitchin on Monday - not arriving until about four o'clock, so luncheon will not be possible.' She is not sure 'at what time my performance at the New Theatre takes place! If it is at 6.30 - (like the London theatres) both tea - dinner are out of the question - though supper after the performance would be very agreeable! If the perfomance is at 8 - I could come to tea at 4.30 - & have a little time to rest before it.' She will understand if her suggestions are 'impossible for you', but is 'none the less honored by you invitation to dine, which were I not working, I should be very happy to accept [.] dinner is almost impossible, a very sketchy meal before I go to the theatre'. If he would 'leave word at the Randolph Hotel' she will 'ask on arriving for a message'. She ends by expressing her pleasure 'to be coming to Oxford again'. From the papers of Sir David Ross.

See his entry, and that of Ross, in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. On blue paper. Folded twice for postage. Ross is not named, the letter being addressed to him as 'The Provost, / Oriel College, / Oxford.' Bold signature: 'Nuffield'. Headed 'PERSONAL' and beginning: 'My dear Provost, / Now that your term as Vice-Chancellor has come to an end, I feel I should like to send you a brief assurance of the warmth of my appreciation of the valuable help you have always so readily given in the development of my Trusts and my other University interests.' He realises that the 'advancement' of the trusts 'is dependant to no small extent on the active interest of the Vice-Chancellor', and he and 'the many who are actively concerned in the progress of the Trusts, are very sensible of the gratitude we owe to you for the intentness of your co-operation during the last three years.'.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. First edition. 8vo. [7], viii-xvi, 1-328, [4] pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering on the spine. A few pages of pencil underlining and a tiny dampstain to the top textblock; jacket shows three chips and is price-clipped with a toned spine panel.

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See the entries for Bevin and Ross in the Oxford DNB. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded once for postage. Addressed to 'The Vice Chancellor, / Oxford University'. The two lines of Bevin's autograph valediction ascending and converging at the same time: 'Yours sincerely / Ernest Bevin'. He was glad to receive Ross's letter 'about the visit of the Greek Regent to this country'. He feels sure that 'the Regent will wish to accept an invitation to visit Oxford'. He gives tentative dates for his stay, undertaking to 'have a day at least set aside for this purpose'. He will advise Ross about 'the most suitable choice of dates' as soon as he can. See Image.

Four scarce pieces of ephemera: no other copies of them traced on either JISC or WorldCat. See Ross's entry in the Oxford DNB. The three reports give lists of college persons, with general and particular news. Items Two to Four in good condition, lightly aged and creased; Item One as described below. ONE: 'ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD / 1917-1918'. Signed in type by 'L. L. P.' [i.e. Langford Lovell Price, retiring treasurer] and dated 31 July 1918. 7pp, 12mo. On two bifoliums of thin war-economy paper, glued together. With stamps of The Treasury, Oriel College, Oxford, and 'With the Treasurer's Compliments'. Aged, creased and worn. Begins: 'The prolongation of the War during the past academical year (1917-1918) has postponed for a while the hope of a revival of the happier, more tranquil state of normal times.' Later: 'For the moment, however, the Provost, a single Tutor, a Treasurer and less than a handful of Fellows, fourteen Undergraduates, and a small remnants of servants dwell in, or use, some of the rooms in the Front and Back Quadrangles, while a Principal, Tutors, Bursar, and students of the other sex retain in their large numbers their temporary occupation of the new and older buildings of St. Mary's Quadrangle.' Later: 'Mrs. Grundy, the wife of Dr. G. B. Grundy, Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College, is, as a new experiment, undertaking the supervision of the internal housekeeping arrangements of the College.' Includes 'Military Honours', and information regarding the 'Loggan' drawing of the college by E. H. New. TWO: 'ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD, / 1921-1922.' 7pp, 12mo. On two bifoliums, stitched. More expansive list than in One, with briefer accompanying text. Begins: 'The College is still very full. There were 157 Undergraduates and Bachelors of Arts in residence in Michaelmas Term, 1921, 159 in Hilary Term, 1922, and 160 in Midsummer Term, 1922. Of these 85 to 90 lived in College. About 50 have gone down since Midsummer, but about 50 freshmen are expected to come into residence in 1922-23.' THREE: 'ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD, / 1922-1923.' 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. Begins: 'The numbers were slightly lower than in the previous year.' Later: 'During the year various improvements in the College buildings have been carried out; several portions of St. Mary's Quadrangle have been restored, and new baths have been provided. Schemes for further improvements are under consideration.' FOUR: Handbill prospectus for 'The Provosts and Fellows of Oriel College Oxford' of Richards and Shadwell. Basil Blackwell, Oxford. Undated, but opening reference dates to 1921: 'ORIEL COLLEGE will reach its sexcentenary in five years time.' Four unpaginated pages, on bifolium of good-quality watermaked laid paper. Prospectus on second page; 'specimen page' on third page (running on to fourth), with entries for Reginald Pecock and John Henry Newman, and 'Subscription Form' at foot of fourth page. The book was published in 1922.