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William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. acknowledgements, introduction by author. The text is illustrated with black and white photography. Brown coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing photograph of Eric Muspratt, with red and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In 1969 Arthur Hickman was knocked over and killed by a truck in London, he bequeathed to the editor his journal which he had been keeping since 1923. In the journal was the story of a friendship between Arthur Hickman and Eric Muspratt, which lasted until Eric returned to Australia in 1939. Within the journal there was also included thoughts on the London literary scene, society both high and low, theatre and other friends, but it is his friendship with Eric that is the central theme to this book. For as Arthur says his last reference to his friend "the sum total of his benefactions to me was two… Leer más

John Murray, London, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. xvi, 383 pp, 4 illustrations, 227 x 150, green cloth boards slightly rubbed. Full title continues "Together with a short memoir of himself of his brother, Sir William Henry Stephenson, and of their father, Sir Benjamin Charles Stephenson. With an introduction to the Egyptian letters by Field-Marshal Lord Grenfell." Tissue guard still in place against frontispiece(and with out foxing), binding is still tight. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Biography; Letters; Inventory No: 0202410. .

New Holland, Sydney, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Inscribed by Author. family tree, acknowledgements and abbreviations, Second World War Timeline, introduction by author and end notes. The text is illustrated with occasional black-and-white photograph. Photographic endpapers, showing bundles of letters tied. Brown coloured boards with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with brown coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The correspondence of the author's parents during World War II. Ken MacFarlane volunteered for the Australian Army in 1940, leaving behind a wife and two young daughters. For the next five years he and his wife, Eileen, wrote to each other at least weekly, at times daily. They wrote of their daily lives, Eileen evoking what it was like to be in the Australian homefront in the 1940s, while Ken told what it was like to be overseas away from his family. There is an… Leer más

Gollancz, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 339 pp., indexed; Gollancz style dustwrapper, price-clipped, foxed with several small tears to the front panel. Top edge spotty, otherwise a good copy. No marks or inscriptions throughout. The lively correspondence between the playwright and the beautiful actress dates from 1899 to the death of Mrs Campbell in 1940. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters; Inventory No: 0206324. .

Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. XIX, 430 pages, last 2 blank, editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswell's visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt illustration on the front board and gilt writing on the spine, with blind stamped colophon at the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Offset Tanning of the front and rear end pages;previous owner's name neatly stamped at the bottom of the half title page. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day life of a… Leer más

Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 800 g.; XIX, 430 pp., last 2 blank, editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswells' visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt illustration on the front board and gilt writing on the spine, with blind stamped colophon at the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel.. Offset tanning of the front and rear end pages. Spotting to the front edge of the text block. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day life of a gentleman- at-… Leer más

William Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswells' visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured illustration on the front board and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a coloured illustration of the frontispiece, with black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day life of a gentleman- at- large in the… Leer más

Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 800 g.; XIX, 430 pp., last 2 blank, editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswells' visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt illustration on the front board and gilt writing on the spine, with blind stamped colophon at the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel. Offset tanning of the front and rear end pages. Spotting to the front edge of the text block. Foxing to the half title page. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day… Leer más

Faber & Faber, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. VIII, 110 pp., + 10 blank. Printed dustwrapper. The investigation resulting from the receipt of letters found many years after a meeting in Oslo. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Letters; ISBN: 0571205305. ISBN/EAN: 9780571205301. Inventory No: 0201287. . 9780571205301

Canto Edition - Cambridge University Press, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. second-hand, no damage to describe. These letters offer a fascinating window on to the scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships of a great thinker, a forwarding a unique glimpse of Darwin as both naturalist and family man. From his early years at Edinburgh University at the publication of the origin of the species in 1859, the letters in this volume chart the most exciting years of Darwin's life and stop First softcover edition. Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters; ISBN: 0521566770. ISBN/EAN: 9780521566773. Inventory No: 0246139. . 9780521566773

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Black and white frontispiece, chronology, appendices, indexes. Illustrated dustwrapper. Through all his correspondence, Dylan Thomas's gleeful wordplay is given full rein. His self-conscious posturing, his gift for high-grade clowning, His Delight in a Friendship, His Concern with Language -- All Are on Display. Paul Ferris's Meticulous Edition of the Collected Letters Performs a Notable Service to the Memory of This Complex, Maddening, enchanting and Ultimately Tragic Personality. Rubbing of the book edges with very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Significant fading of the back strip and to the outer edges of the rear panel. A small split to the lower left hand corner of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XXIV, 984 pages. Please refer to accompanying… Leer más

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Black and white frontispiece, chronology, appendices, indexes. Illustrated dustwrapper. Through all his correspondence, Dylan Thomas's gleeful wordplay is given full rein. His self-conscious posturing, his gift for high-grade clowning, His Delight in a Friendship, His Concern with Language -- All Are on Display. Paul Ferris's Meticulous Edition of the Collected Letters Performs a Notable Service to the Memory of This Complex, Maddening, enchanting and Ultimately Tragic Personality. the dust jacket has faded across the rear panel, and has short tears at the top of the spine section, and either side of the front panel. Internally clean, no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XXIV, 984 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters;… Leer más

Penguin, London, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. . Through all his correspondence, Dylan Thomas's gleeful wordplay is given full rein. His self-conscious posturing, his gift for high-grade clowning, His Delight in a Friendship, His Concern with Language -- All Are on Display. Paul Ferris's Meticulous Edition of the Collected Letters Performs a Notable Service to the Memory of This Complex, Maddening, enchanting and Ultimately Tragic Personality. Spine section of the paperback binding has lost colour of the background. Slight rubbing to the heel of the spine, and browning of the page edges. No other damage. Illustrated with a pages of black-and-white plates, extensive notes, bibliography & index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII 446 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters; Books about Books; Literature… Leer más

Fourth Estate, London, 2004. Reprint. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic /Spike Milligan. 590 g.; VIII, 440 pages, last five pages blank intentionally, acknowledgements, foreword by compiler . the text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white line drawings by Spike Milligan and black-and-white photographs. Illustrated front cover, by Spike Milligan, against a blue background with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the book edges. Light browning of the text block edges and of the internal text. A collection of the work of Spike Milligan, compiled by his long-term manager Norma Farnes, including some of his poetry, Memoirs, children's stories and correspondence. Size: Large Format Paperback. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic /Spike Milligan. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Humour; Letters; ISBN: 0007195435. ISBN/EAN:… Leer más

Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. preface by editor, selected bibliography and biographical index. Pale yellow coloured end pages. Pale gray coloured boards with Guild coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The title says it all. Minor rubbing of the back strip edges and book corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and of the panels. Some handling marks to the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 182 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters; Australia; ISBN: 052284703X. ISBN/EAN: 9780522847031. Inventory No: 0127075. . 9780522847031

Bloomsbury, London, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. the only damage to the book is a slight loss of the colour of the spine section, the ochre colour reduced to a green, and slight rubbing of the corners of the front panel. Internally, free of annotation. Illustrated with cartoons, drawings, and photographs. The book is selection from Bernard Shaw's postbag with an introduction by Michael Holroyd. "Strange lady giving an address in Zürich's sent Shaw a proposal, plus: "you have the greatest brain in the world, and I have the most beautiful body; so we ought to produce the most perfect child." Shaw asked: "what if the child inherits my body and your brains?" – Page 181 Size: Trade Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Letters; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0747502560. ISBN/EAN: 9780747502562.… Leer más

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. X, 174pp., acknowledgements, preface, introduction, sources, index of correspondents and general index. Text illustrated with numerous black and white photographs of the various authors talked about within the book. Black pseudo cloth boards with gilt titles on the spine. Coloured endpapers. The corners are rubbed and there is heavy shelf wear to the bottom edge of the book. The head and the heel of the spine are bumped. Illustrated dustwrapper showing a cartoon sketch of George Robertson and two letters written to him, white background black titles on front cover and on the spine. The front cover is grubby and there is chipping along the top of the back cover. This book is forty years of letters between the publisher, George Robertson, and the poets, novelists, historians ect. whom he published. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request… Leer más

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. X, 174pp., acknowledgements, preface, introduction, sources, index of correspondents and general index. Text illustrated with numerous black and white photographs of the various authors talked about within the book. Black pseudo cloth boards with gilt titles on the spine. Coloured endpapers. The corners are rubbed and there is shelf wear to the bottom edge of the book. The head and the heel of the spine are bumped. Illustrated dustwrapper showing a cartoon sketch of George Robertson and two letters written to him, white background black titles on front cover and on the spine. The front cover is grubby and there is chipping along the top of the back cover. This book is forty years of letters between the publisher, George Robertson, and the poets, novelists, historians ect. whom he published. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity… Leer más

Hardie Grant Books, Richmond, Victoria, 2016. First Edition. Softcover (Photographic). Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Preface, two appendices and notes. Throughout the text there are black-and-white photographs and reproductions of the author's letters; and, between pages 138 and 139 there are eight pages of colour reproductions of more letters and the occasional black-and-white photograph. Photographic paperback binding with dark red and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book is based on the letters that George Martindale sent back to his family while he was fighting in World War I. From the landing at Gallipoli in 1915, fighting at Loan Pine, then on to Fromelles and Bulluecourt (where he was injured) he sent letters home and described what he saw and went through to various members of his family. Quoting the rear panel blurb " ... George's letters were to his family but more so to prosperity. They retain the scent of the trenches, and… Leer más

Faber & Faber, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 600 g.; 207 pp., 6 full-page colour plates, 1 full page plate, 25 plates, 24 colour plates, (in 32 pages), illustrated dustjacket, pages have started to brown, otherwise a very good copy. A written Journal by William Golding of his travels in Egypt, of the people, country and personal experiences,shortly after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1983.. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Travel; Letters; ISBN: 0571135935. ISBN/EAN: 9780571135936. Inventory No: 0216895. . 9780571135936