Search results for: 'the works'
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DE ANGELI, Marguerite. The Door In The Wall.Garden City, New York : 1949
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by author to Julie F. Carter on the verso of the title page, 'For Julia Carter, with my warm greetings and in memory of a happy dinner party long ago, affectionately Marguerite De Angeli, 1949.' Winner of the 1950 Newbery Medal. Julia F. Carter, was the first full time children's librarian at the New York Public... Learn More£775.00Stock Code: 89564
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SWINTON, Ernest D. Eyewitness; Being Personal Reminiscences of Certain Phases of the Great War, including the Genesis of the Tank.London : 1932
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Stephen Foot in memory of 1914-18 from the author E. D. Swinton Feb. 1939". Swinton (1868-1951) was appointed by Kitchener in September 1914 as the official war correspondent for the British Army, under the pseudonym "Eyewitness". Swinton claims... Learn More£575.00Stock Code: 116838
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GRAY, Milner. Four papers on packaging and industrial design from the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts.London, : 1939-59
Attractively bound volume comprising four articles by Gray extracted from the journal of the RSA over a twenty year period. Inscribed by the author to his wife on the front free endpaper, "To Gnade with all my love, Milner 1959". The papers are; "The History and Development of Packaging"(26 pages with illustrations, 5 May, 1939); "The Industrial Designer... Learn More£450.00Stock Code: 81478
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LOWRY, L. S. Get Well card with an original drawing by Lowry, together with Three Portraits of the Lowrys.A "get well" card, featuring an original drawing by Lowry for his friend the sculptor Leopold "Leo" Solomon (19191976), also jokingly signed by their mutual friend and fellow artist Martin Levy as "L. S. Levy"; it is acccompanied by the Lowry Commemorative Portfolio, containing three offset lithographs, each signed by Lowry, and the bronze medallion... Learn More£8,750.00Stock Code: 111652
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FITZGERALD, F. Scott. Tender is the Night.New York : 1934
First edition, first printing, first issue dust jacket, signed by the author on the front free endpaper. This is a superb copy of Fitzgerald's magnificent yet maligned follow-up to The Great Gatsby. It is one of 19 copies specially signed by the author for the booksellers Hochschild, Kohn & Co. of Baltimore, with their ticket on the rear pastedown.... Learn More£30,000.00Stock Code: 136034
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ORWELL, George. Archive of retained correspondence from the files of his first publisher, Victor Gollancz, relating to the publication of Inside the Whale.1 Jan 1940 - 13 Oct 1966
Victor Gollancz's archived correspondence relating to their publication of George Orwell's first collection of essays, Inside the Whale, including the original contract. Orwell began work on the essays in May 1939. The outbreak of the war led to an unproductive period, but by mid-December he had finished the book and sent the manuscript to Gollancz.... Learn More£22,500.00Stock Code: 131758
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EMERSON, Harrington. The Twelve Principles of Efficiency.New York : 1912
First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author to the refrigeration scientist Mary Engle Pennington: "To Miss M. E. Pennington. 'I learned about - refrigeration - from her.' With the sincere regards of the author, Harrington Emerson, August 28th 1916". Emerson (1853-1931), an influential American business theorist, made significant contributions... Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 120873
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(NIGHTINGALE, Florence.) PROCTER, Adelaide Anne (ed.) The Victoria Regia.London : 1861
First edition, inscribed by Florence Nightingale on the half-title, "Mrs. Webb Watson, with the kind and grateful regards of Florence Nightingale, Dec. 1865". The work was subsequently re-gifted by Webb, "Presented to L. Martin Edmunds by Mrs. Webb Watson". Nightingale's choice of this beautifully produced work as a gift provides insight into her active... Learn More£4,750.00Stock Code: 131565
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ORWELL, George. The Road to Wigan Pier.London : 1937
First edition, first impression, signed by the author ("Geo. Orwell", his customary form when signing books with his nom de plume) on the front free endpaper, very scarce thus. Orwell originally believed The Road to Wigan Pier would not be included in Gollancz's Left Book Club as "it is too fragmentary and, on the surface, not very left-wing" (Fenwick).... Learn More£15,000.00Stock Code: 130355
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HEINLEIN, Robert A. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.New York : 1966
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Polly, with love, Bob", additionally signed by the author above his printed name on the title page. The recipient is believed to by Polly Freas, wife of Frank Kelly Freas, the illustrator to Heinlein's The Door into Summer (1957). Polly was one... Learn More£12,500.00Stock Code: 131839
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ARONOWITZ, Al. The Blacklisted Masterpieces of Al Aronowitz.Bearsville, NY : 1981
Aronowitz was one of the first professional journalists to cover rock music, developing lasting friendships, and enmities, with many of his stellar subjects, writing " in a smooth yet informal voice and frequently including himself in the story, an early proponent of the participatory style later called New Journalism" (NYT obituary). Fired by The New... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 146261
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HARPER, Henry Howard. The Psychology of Speculation.Boston : 1926
First edition, sole printing, presentation copy, from the author to "Mr. Strauss", of this pre-Crash character study of stock brokers and speculators. In the accompanying letter Harper writes, "It has afforded me a pleasant diversion to write this book for complimentary distribution among my friends and fellow-booklovers, and I trust you may not find... Learn More£950.00Stock Code: 143827
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PUIG, Manuel. Kiss of the Spider Woman.New York : 1979
First US edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front blank, "To Michael Blower, with gratitude for his interest in my work, Manuel Puig. Boston 86". Originally published in Argentina in 1976. Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 85941
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BLUNT, Wilfrid Scawen. The Love-Lyrics and Songs of Proteus.Hammersmith : 1892
First Kelmscott edition, one of only 300 copies, presentation copy, pseudonymously inscribed by Blunt to his sometime lover Mary Singleton on the front free endpaper, "Violet Fane from Proteus April 29 1892". Singleton was notably the subject of Sonnet LV "St. Valentine's Day" on page 162 of this work. A beautiful copy with a fittingly romantic association.
Mary... Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 144728
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GIBBONS, Stella. Roaring Tower and Other Stories.London : 1937
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "For Bettina and Eric with the author's love. Stella Gibbons. Feb. 22 1937". This work is a collection of short stories "written with a refreshing, easy grace" typical of Gibbons (The London Mercury Vol XXXV, p. 532). The recipients, Eric Schilsky,... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 122634
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PRINCE, Richard. Why I Go to the Movies Alone.New YorK : 1983
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Prince, "To Glenn, From Richard, all the best". Why I Go to the Movies Alone was Prince's first work of published fiction. Prince is best known for his deadpan appropriations of mass media imageryoften using the technique of "rephotography," or taking photographs of others' photographs. Yet the artist also... Learn More£450.00Stock Code: 145652
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KIDDER, Daniel Parish, & James Cooley FLETCHER. Brazil and the Brazilians,Philadelphia & New York : 1857
First edition, presentation copy inscribed on the recto of the frontispiece "With the regards of the Principal Author, J. C. Fletcher, New York, Oct. 25 - 1860". This work "gave great impetus to the emigration movement from the defeated Confederates' South to Brazil" (Henry, p. 451).
Fletcher, a Presbyterian minister, was sent to Brazil in 1951,... Learn More£600.00Stock Code: 142719
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STAGNO, Bruno - Alexander Tzonis; Liane Lefaivre; Ken Yeang. Bruno Stagno: An Architect in the Tropics.Ampang, Malaysia : 1999
First edition, first printing, presentation copy from the subject, inscribed on the half-title "To Rod, with great pleasure, Bruno Stagno, Beijing 99". Excellent monograph on the work of the prize-winning Costa Rican architect and pioneer of tropical architecture.
Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 141484
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MCNAMARA, Robert - BISHOP, Jim. A Day in the Life of President Johnson.New York : 1967
First edition, first printing, presentation copy from the author to President Johnson's Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, inscribed on the initial blank "To Robert McNamara, This is the way I see the President, closeup. Sincerely, Jim Bishop. May 1967".
Appointed Secretary of Defense in 1961 by President Kennedy, and retained by President... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 146300
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CHURCHILL, Charles Henry, Colonel. The Druzes and the Maronites under Turkish Rule from 1840 to 1860.London : 1862
First edition, presentation copy from the author, inscribed on front free endpaper verso, "To the Right Honble the Earl of Carnarvon, from the Author". The recipient, Henry Herbert, fourth earl of Carnarvon (1831-1890), politician, was twice Secretary of State for the Colonies. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) Carnarvon "supported a policy of... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 139024
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ROBBINS, Lionel - HAWTREY, Ralph George. The Exchequer and the Control of Expenditure.London : 1921
First edition, first impression, the copy of the economist Lionel Robbins, with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper and the note of acquisition in June 1922. Robbins has made several annotations over the first few pages, summarizing the text in the margins. Robbins, along with Keynes, was the leading British economist of the inter-war... Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 140281
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ALLEN, Mary S. The Pioneer Policewoman.London : 1925
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "with every good wish, from Mary S. Allen", with an autograph note loosely inserted, "Hoping you will accept this - If in your part of the world I will certainly let you know. M. S. Allen".
The Pioneer Policewoman was Mary Sophia Allen's (18781964)... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 131558
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JACOB, George Le Grand. Western India before and during the Mutinies:London : 1872
Second edition, following the first of the previous year; presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the half-title "A little Christmas present from Major General & Miss Jacob, to Mr Poole. Dec. 24. 1879" and with two lengthy, fascinating and carefully-written authorial footnotes at pages 177 and 262.
The first of these refers to the actions... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 140775
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DUNSANY, Lord. Time and the Gods.London : 1906
First edition, first impression, of this influential fantasy text, with a four-page autograph letter signed from the author to William Roughead tipped-in to the front free endpaper, and Roughead's bookplate to the front pastedown. Roughead (1870-1952) was a Scottish lawyer and popular true crime author with whom Dunsany shared a long-held correspondence... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 139315
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WAUGH, Evelyn. The Curse of the Horse Race.[1932]
The author's own proof sheets of his contribution to the 1932 work, "Little Innocents". Inscribed by Waugh to Diana Cooper on the reverse of the final leaf, "the Lady Diana Cooper 202", with the author's further annotation adding his age of 7 to the first page.
A very rare, if not unique, individual issue of Waugh's first piece of fiction, written... Learn More£6,000.00Stock Code: 112489
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DISNEY, Walt (inscr.); THOMAS, Bob. Walt Disney: the Art of Animation.New York : 1958
First edition, first printing, inscribed by Walt Disney on the verso of the front free endpaper, "To Vita Best Wishes Walt Disney", of one of the pillars of Disney bibliography and the definitive work on Disney animation to that date.
Additionally it is inscribed by Roy Disney and contains the signatures of more than 100 other people in the... Learn More£8,750.00Stock Code: 138684
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GERSHWIN, Ira - SELDES, Gilbert. The Seven Lively Arts.New York & London : 1924
First edition, signed limited issue, number 25 of 300 copies signed by the author and bound in Javanese batik; Ira Gershwin's copy, with his ownership inscription on the front free endpaper. A superb Jazz Age association: Ira's younger brother and frequent collaborator, the composer George Gershwin, is mentioned many times throughout the book and his... Learn More£775.00Stock Code: 128542
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SHAW, Bernard. The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God.London : 1932
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title to the female missionary who inspired the book, nine days after its publication, "Dear Miss Shaw, on the eve of a voyage round the world on which I am taking your latest proofsheets to read I send you this story, for which you are really responsible,... Learn More£2,750.00Stock Code: 103294
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DICKENS, Charles. The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain.London : 1848
First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title "William Haldimand Esquire With the cordial remembrance and regard of Charles Dickens Twenty ninth March 1849".
A former director of the Bank of England and a Member of Parliament for Ipswich, William Haldimand (1784-1862) was the brother-in-law of William de Cerjat,... Learn More£50,000.00Stock Code: 143199
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CHIZHEVSKII, Aleksandr Leonidovich. Strukturnyi analiz dvizhushcheisia krovi (The Structural Analysis of Moving Blood).Moscow : 1959
First edition, inscribed by the author on the front endpaper verso, "To big Misha for good memory. Prof. A.L. Chizhevskii. May 8, 1960". This was one of the last publications of Alexander Chizhevskii (1897-1964), the eminent Soviet interdisciplinary scientist and the founder of heliobiology and aero-ionization, and widely considered to be his magnum... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 137282
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ROBBINS, Lionel. An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science.London : 1932
First edition, first impression of a landmark in the development of 20th century economic theory, presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper; "Professor Richard Strigl in token of respect & admiration from the author Lionel Robbins, September 1932."
Richard Ritter von Strigl (1891-1942), who studied in Vienna under Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk,... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 140913
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OUTRAM, [James]. The Conquest of Scinde.Edinburgh and London : 1846
First edition, presentation copy of Outram's account of the controversial annexation of Sind, inscribed "With the author's Complements" on the half-title of volume 1, probably in a secretarial hand. Having been specifically requested by Napier as commissioner for the treaty terms, Outram came to identify so closely with the position of the amirs and... Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 120230
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LAWRENCE, T. E. (trans.); HOMER. The Odyssey of Homer.London : 1932
First and limited edition of Lawrence's translation, one of 530 copies, a compelling presentation copy, inscribed by Lawrence to his close friend and former colleague George Lloyd: "G.L. from T.E.S, 1933". Lawrence was signally reluctant to sign this book - his name appears nowhere in print in its pages - and association copies of any description are... Learn More£22,500.00Stock Code: 142978
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DONOSO, José. The Obscene Bird of Night.New York : 1973
First edition in English, first printing, presentation copy from the author to the American actor Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (1915-1977), inscribed on the front free endpaper "Para Zero Mostel, con un abrazo de admiracion. Jose Donoso". The novel, the author's best-known work and a major work of magical realism, drawing on the Chilean Imbunche legend,... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 138853
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BERESFORD, J. D. The Hampdenshire Wonder.London : 1911
First edition, first impression, signed by the author facing the title page. The author's first book and a significant work in early science fiction, Beresford's novel was among the first to include a "Wunderkind", a child prodigy enhanced through scientific meddling. Bleiler considers it to be "the first important novel about a superman, and in many... Learn More£2,750.00Stock Code: 130366
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FIRBANK, Ronald. The Princess Zoubaroff.London : 1920
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For J. Kentish, with the Author's compliments." Inscribed copies of this work are notably uncommon. The Princess Zoubaroff, which was published at Firbank's expense, was his only play. It is a key example of the "unprecedented economy, Carrollian fantasy, and absurdist... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 130571
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BOULDING, Kenneth E. The Image.Ann Arbor : 1956
First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author, "To Rusty, with affectionate greetings, Kenneth" on the front free endpaper. This work was "the 'product' of Boulding's sojourn at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioural Sciences in Palo Alto, California. There he met many of his contemporaries, who, he says, had a profound influence... Learn More£350.00Stock Code: 124812
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WILSON, Colin. The Outsider.London : 1956
First edition, first impression, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow author Stephen Spender, "For Stephen whose work was one of the main influences on forming the sensibility that produced this book, although it cannot be held responsible for the mis-spellings and misquotations with affection Colin". Colin... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 139730
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[GREENE, Graham.] CRAIGIE, Dorothy, illus. The Little Train.London : 1946
First edition, first impression, of the first of Greene's children's books, inscribed by the illustrator, "My love to you, Dorothy Craigie", on the title page. All foru of Graham Greene's children's books were illustrated by Craigie. The first two books, the present work and The Little Fire Engine (1950), were not credited to him until the 1950s. This... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 125171
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PENN, Irving. The Astronomers plan a Voyage to Earth.Rhode Island : 1999
First edition, first printed, inscribed by the artist on the front free endpaper, "For Emese and Jim, I.", with two drawn hearts, and signed below "Irving Penn". This work pairs a collection of Penn's pencil sketches, drawn between 1939 and 1942, with a fable written by Penn in 1997. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 131355
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WODEHOUSE, P. G. The Intrusion of Jimmy.New York : 1910
First edition, preceding the UK edition by six months. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author four days after publication on the front free endpaper, "To Harrison Fisher with the author's compliments, P. G. Wodehouse. May 16 1910". Fisher (1877-1934) was an American illustrator known for his drawings of women, winning acclaim as the successor to... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 124315
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PARIN D'AULAIRE, Ingri and Edgar. Leif The Lucky.Garden City, : 1941
First edition, first printing. Laid in is a hand written letter on the authors' stationery to Miss Julia Carter thanking her for her hospitality when they visited her in Cincinnati. Julia F. Carter, was the first full time children's librarian at the New York Public Library. Miss Carter was also the first national president of the Division of Library... Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 93510
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CLARKE, Arthur C. Against the Fall of Night.[Hicksville, NY] : 1953
First edition in book form, first printing, inscribed by the author on the title page "To Timothy Maclaren from Arthur C. Clarke". Clarke's pioneering work of science fiction originally appeared as a novella in the November 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories. In 1951 Clarke revised and expanded the text, for publication in the present book-form... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 138965
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DUNSANY, Edward Plunkett, Lord. The Strange Journeys of Colonel Polders.London : 1950
First edition, first impression in the second issue binding (the first issue being black cloth). From the author's library, inscribed as such by Dunsany's wife on the front free endpaper, and dated 1958. In this work Colonel Polder's is put under a spell causing him to live the life of variety of animals, and a short time that of a jinn. Dunsany (1878-1957)... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 110365
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FOGEL, Robert W. The Slavery Debates, 1952-1990.Baton Rouge : 2003
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the half-title. During this period, a fierce debate raged in the US concerning the interpretation of the slavery era, partly ignited by Fogel and Engerman's 1974 publication, Time on the Cross, in which they concluded that slavery was a profitable and efficient labour system, with benefits for... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 96392
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STERN, James. "The Bank".Blandford : 1975
First and sole edition, number 18 of 50 copies of this short story privately published by the author, originally composed in Berlin in 1928. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title, "For Anthony Hobson affectionately, Jimmy Stern, my first effort 1928, Whitsbury 6. iv. 1975"; together with an autograph letter signed by Stern to Anthony... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 116549
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SMITH, Edward E. The Vortex Blaster.Hicksville, NY : 1960
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to the publisher on the front free endpaper, "To my friend Marty Greenberg - with the hope that this new relationship of publisher and writer will make even deeper the friendship that has lasted so long, Edward E. Smith, PhD". Smith originally worked as a food scientist, and became... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 82267
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DAHL, Roald. The Magic Finger.London : 1968
First UK edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Christopher Radmell, Roald Dahl". Rarely found inscribed, Magic Finger was first published two years earlier in the US.
Dahl had originally begun work on it in 1962, under its original title of The Almost Ducks. In the story, an eight-year-old girl, who hates to see... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 140580
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HOROWITZ, David. The Abolition of Poverty.New York : 1969
First edition, first printing, presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Mr. Robert S. McNamara, in friendship and appreciation D Horowitz Jerusalem November 1969". The recipient was Robert McNamara (1916-2009), United States Secretary of Defense from 1961 to 1968, and a significant figure in the Cold War, having a... Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 138303
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. (intro.); BERMANN, Richard A. The Mahdi of Allah.London : 1931
First English edition and the first edition with Churchill's introduction, originally published in German in the same year under the title Die Derwischtrommel (The Dervish Drum). Presentation copy from the author, inscribed on a preliminary blank: "To Sir Henry Wellcome in admiration of his great Research and Archaeological work in the Sudan, Richard... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 100315
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O'CONNOR, Flannery. The Violent Bear it Away.New York : 1960
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title "For Louis Dollarhide in appreciation - Flannery O'Connor, Millidgeville, April 8, 1960". Inserted is O'Connor's calling card on which she has written "I took the liberty of correcting the typographical error on page 242, FOC". On page 242 she has crossed out... Learn More£5,500.00Stock Code: 62636
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FLAHERTY, Robert. The Captain's Chair.London : 1938
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Jack Beddington via John Grierson -horn blower and then some! With all good wishes, Cafe Royal, London, August 7 - 1938". An excellent association linking one of the pioneers of documentary film with one of its most notable patrons. The author, Robert Flaherty, is best known... Learn More£575.00Stock Code: 75728
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LONG, Frank Belknap. The Hounds of Tindalos.Sauk City : 1946
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Richard Hughes, With great admiration for the high excellence and artistry of his stories in a related medium. Frank Belknap Long, New York, February 24, 1946".
The recipient of this work is believed to be American Comic Group writer and... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 119634
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[SANFORD, John.] SHAPIRO, Julian. The Water Wheel.1933
First edition, first printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper: "This one for them Abernathys for having helped me in so many ways, sincerely Julian Mar.7.33." The recipient was Milton Abernathy, the editor of Contempo, a short lived but notable little magazine published in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from... Learn More£4,750.00Stock Code: 65534
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CARSON, Rachel. The Sea Around Us.New York : 1951
Book Club edition, inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Doris Thompson - who sells the right kind of books! Rachel L. Carson". Doris Thompson (1903-1970) was a literary agent and co-owner of a bookstore in Washington, DC, and was well connected within the city's diplomatic community and social sets. The Sea Around Us remained on the New York... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 130384
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BYRON, Robert. The Road to Oxiana.London : 1937
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Sir Denison Ross, in memory of much help with this book and many others, from, Robert Byron". A superb association, the distinguished linguist and orientalist Sir Denison Ross (1871-1940) was professor of Persian at University College, London... Learn More£5,000.00Stock Code: 79960
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GROVES, Percy Robert Clifford, Brigadier-General. Behind the smoke screen.London : 1934
First edition of this timely reassessment of the importance of air power, proving "that there is an urgent need for a reorientation of the nations defensive system" (Swinton's preface). This copy inscribed on the front free endpaper to the chairman and managing director of Short Brothers; "To Oswald Short with kind regards from P. R. C. Groves, January... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 142780
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DE QUINCEY, Thomas. The Logic of Political Economy.Edinburgh & London : 1844
First edition. The Logic of Political Economy, De Quincey's exposition of Ricardian economics, is the author's principal economic work. Rearranged from a series of papers by his publisher and discussing the relative influence of utility and scarcity, the former being described as affirmative or power value, the latter as negative or resistance value,... Learn More£8,250.00Stock Code: 93298
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THATCHER, Margaret. The Path to Power.London : 1995
First edition, first impression, presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the title page "To Woodrow with warm regards and many thanks for all your help Margaret Thatcher". An excellent association copy - the recipient was Woodrow Wyatt (1918-1997), Labour Member of Parliament for most of 1945 to 1970, who switched sides and became Thatcher's... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 135680
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CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley. The Worst Journey in The World.London : 1951
Personally published by Cherry-Garrard, this is the first edition to include the retrospective Postscript written in 1948. This copy has a poignant association, being inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Mrs. Reynell in gratitude, 1947 to 1951 from Apsley Cherry-Garrard, October 25th 1951". The recipient was Una Mary, widow of Rupert Reynell, the... Learn More£8,500.00Stock Code: 142508
