Search Results: Authors starting with M from Christian White Rare Books Ltd.

Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society, 1957. Hardcover. Good. pp523 Mountaineer George Band's copy of this comprehensive, well illustrated guide to the Butterflies of the Indian Region with his ownership inscription and 'Chittagong 1969' to the ffep. The book is in good condition in blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration, both boards are bumped along the top edge and there is a short tear to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally very clean, the title page is torn along the gutter. In a good dust jacket, chipped to the edges, with an attractive cover illustration which is lightly stained. Extra postage charges may apply as this is a heavy volume. From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of the successful team which conquered Mount Everest in 1953. Band was President of the Mountaineering Club at Queen's College, Cambridge and his exceptional Alpine record caught the eye of John Hunt, who put him in charge of radio equipment on the Everest expedition.… Read More

Edinburgh: Unpublished, 1850. Family archive of the birth control pioneer and sexologist Marie Stopes which relates to her Scottish Carmichael forebears including a portrait in oils of her mother the women's rights campaigner Charlotte Carmichael painted by her grandfather the Scots landscape artist James Ferrier Carmichael. The collection is housed in a large portfolio on which Marie Stopes has written 'M C Stopes - art' as well as adding explanatory annotations to many of the works. Thus a portrait of Charlotte Carmichael has Stopes's note: 'By [James Ferrier] Carmichael - of mother etc - done in 1850? The stool is the one I still have'. Clearly Stopes took on the role of family archivist, preserving images of her distinguished Carmichael forebears and including in the portfolio just a single drawing of her own. Provenance: from the estate of Marie Stopes's son the philosopher Henry Stopes-Roe. Of the 30 or so items included, the most significant, in reverse chronological order are: ANN DURWARD… Read More

London, Glasgow, and Bombay: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1910. Hardcover. Near Fine. pp 198 A book of popular science by Marie Stopes, paleobotanist and lecturer in Fossil Botany at Manchester University, the first female member of its science faculty. After a failed marriage she became a campaigner for women's rights and author on birth control and family planning. The book is bound in good looking green cloth with embossed black titles, well illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. In near fine condition, a little sunning to the spine, corners sharp, binding sound, internally crisp and fresh; bookplate of the University of Aberdeen, Tarradale House 1960. Near Fine 1910

London: Faber and Faber limited, 1942. Signed first edition of David M Crook's autobiographical account of his role as a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain. Near fine book in near very good jacket, signed beneath the portrait frontispiece. As one of the 'few' Crook recorded six kills and was one of nine 'aces' in 609 West Riding Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He died in 1944 when his Spitfire crashed off the Scottish coast. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1943

London, Paris and New York: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1900. Hardcover. Good. pp255 A third edition of this biography of George Washington, bound in publisher's green cloth, undated. Good plus, the cloth is rubbed, especially to the spine ends, the pages are crisp but fingermarked, stain to the foot of the title page and frontispiece. Illustrated with engravings and a map of the Seat of the American War of Independence. Good 1900

Nottingham: University College Nottingham, 1946. 220 x 143 mm. Near Fine. pp 10 The Abbott Memorial Lecture 1946 given by G M Lees, Chief Geologist to the Anglo-Iranian Oil company. In near fine condition in blue card wrappers, with the Registrar's compliments slip laid in. Near Fine 1946

London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, 1922. Hardcover. Near Fine. pp64 pocket book, near fine in blue cloth with gilt decoration and titles, marbled end papers, inscribed "Gladys Baldwin with best wishes from...Henman July 1932,....Mount College". This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary which was recently dispersed at auction following the death of Mary Wilson aged 102 in 2016. Near Fine 1922

Leeds: Leeds University Press, 1961. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp34 An inaugural lecture given by J M Cameron, professor of philosophy at the University of Leeds. Very good in green card wrappers, small chip to upper cover with a little foxing, the pages are fresh. Signed by the author to title page. This book comes from the collection of Walter Stein, a British writer, literary critic and Catholic moral philosopher. Born in 1922, Stein was a Jewish refugee from pre-war Austria, educated by the Quakers in York and eventually a Catholic convert who worked in the Department of Extramural Studies at Leeds University. Very Good 1961

Leeds: The Leeds University Adult Education Centre, 1979. 220 x 143 mm. Near Fine. pp17 [vi] The Raybould Memorial Lecture given by J M Cameron, professor of philosophy at the University of Leeds, with personal tribute to Professor Sidney G Raybould by Sir Henry Hardman. Near fine in blue card wrappers, very lightly marked to the lower cover. This book comes from the collection of Walter Stein, a British writer, literary critic and Catholic moral philosopher. Born in 1922, Stein was a Jewish refugee from pre-war Austria, educated by the Quakers in York and eventually a Catholic convert who worked in the Department of Extramural Studies at Leeds University. Near Fine 1979

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near Fine in brown cloth, bumped to one corner. In a very good dust wrapper, sunned to spine with a couple of nicks to the top edge. A presentation copy with author's compliments slip laid in, along with a photocopy of the warm letter sent by Walter Stein to James Cameron complimenting him on the book and discussing its contents at length. Also laid in is a signed autograph postcard dated 1987 in which Cameron mentions his piece in the New York Review of 5th November on Nuclear Deterrence. This book comes from the collection of Walter Stein, a British writer, literary critic and Catholic moral philosopher. Born in 1922, Stein was a Jewish refugee from pre-war Austria, educated by the Quakers in York and eventually a Catholic convert who worked in the Department of Extramural Studies at Leeds University. Near Fine 1989

Amsterdam: Donemus, 1976. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. M Moesorgski, Chowansjtsjina Prelude, Istrumentazione: Bastiaan Blomhert, Donemus Amsterdam 1976; large folio in clear plastic wrapper. This score is from a large collection of scores that belonged to the conductor Sir Colin Davis, many annotated and used in performance, almost all from the post-war period and including at least two examples of scores from which Davis conducted the work's premier: Thea Musgrave's Clarinet Concerto (Davis was himself originally a clarinettist by training) and Malcolm Williamson's The Stone Wall which Davis premiered at the Last Night of the Proms in September 1971. Most of the scores are full size performance versions, several very large indeed in order to accommodate the scoring of a post-Schoenberg orchestra. Davis achieved global recognition for his conducting with a particular enthusiasm for the music of Mozart, Berlioz, Elgar, Sibelius, Stravinsky and Tippett. Very Good 1976

USA: The Journal of Geology, 1958. Soft cover. Very Good. pp 297-309 An article signed by its author Morris M Leighton on the Wisconsin glacial deposits of the Upper Mississippi Valley. This offprint is signed in the top right hand corner of the front cover - 'With the compliments of James Gilluly'. The text is clean and the offprint is in the original grey printed card binding. This forms part of a large quantity of natural historical pamphlets recently acquired by Modernfirsteditions. Very Good 1958

Karachi: Geological Survey of Pakistan, 1950. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. A report by N M Kahn, Geologist with the Geological Survey of Pakistan, for the Fourth World Power Conference held in London in July 1950. In very good, clean condition in grey printed wrappers, a little tanned with small chips to the covers and spine, a couple of the pages are nicked and creased. Well illustrated including several fold out maps and diagrams. Compliments label tipped onto front cover. Very Good 1950

London: Ernest Benn, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. pp286 Very good first edition in a good plus jacket. In fresh burgundy boards, the edges and preliminaries are lightly foxed, the binding is tight and the pages clean with no inscriptions. In a striking dust jacket featuring a monocled gentleman sporting daisies on his top hat. The white panels are soiled and the spine sunned with a couple of chips. Very Good 1928

Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1999. pp 317 MacGill's first novel, originally published in 1914, is based on personal memories of his life in Ireland and Scotland during the early 1900's. Very good plus paperback, a tea stain to the text block edge and a few page corners. Personal gift inscription on the half title to the Scottish author Alasdair Gray. Provenance: from the recent Glasgow dispersal sale of Alasdair Gray's library. Gray (1934-2019) is acknowledged as one of the most innovative figures in Scottish literature and culture. Painter, novelist, playwright, poet and editor, Gray frequently combined his diverse artistic talents within single works to challenge existing forms. He has been described as 'Blending satire and tragedy, realism and fantasy, his work has been credited with spurring a renaissance in Scottish literature.' Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. Very good 1999

West Brattleboro, Vermont: Longhouse, 2017. pp 109 A collection of two line couplets inspired by Islamic poet Mirza Mohammad Ali Saeb (1590-1676). Robin MacGowan provides an fascinating introduction to Saeb's life and poetry. A fine paperback, inscribed "For Alasdair Gray and your ripostes to these witty scintillations, Robin Magowan 6.iv.18". Provenance: from the recent Glasgow dispersal sale of Alasdair Gray's library. Gray (1934-2019) is acknowledged as one of the most innovative figures in Scottish literature and culture. Painter, novelist, playwright, poet and editor, Gray frequently combined his diverse artistic talents within single works to challenge existing forms. He has been described as 'Blending satire and tragedy, realism and fantasy, his work has been credited with spurring a renaissance in Scottish literature.' Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. Fine 2017

London: Faber and Faber, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 91 Charming children's story about a noisy, skewbald donkey, set in the Chinese countryside. Very good in green cloth with red lettering; in a tight and square binding. Internally pages are clean, foxing to edges and preliminaries. No inscriptions. In a good foxed dust jacket, tiny chip to head of rear panel. Very Good 1951

London: J H and James Parker, 1863. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 282 Twenty papers read at the Royal Institute of British Architects 862-1863 season, formerly owned by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. The book is bound in handsome pebble green cloth with the Institute's crest in gilt on the front board and is in very good condition with a little wear at the head of the spine. (The binder's ticket of Bone and Son appears to the rear.) The text is clean and complete, beginning with a list of papers and the address from the President, W Tite followed by twenty papers which include discussions of the restoration of St Michael Penkevel in Cornwall, the construction of Charing Cross Station in London, Photographs of the Wells Sculptures and Polychromatic construction at Aston Church. The book is extensively illustrated with engravings in the text as well as full page and fold out engravings. The bookplate of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society appears on the front pastedown together with a 'withdrawn'… Read More

London: Victoria Institute or Philosophical Society, 1883. No Binding. Good. pp 1-10; [4] Mackintosh's account of moraine in post glacial stream channels. This is an unbound proof issued by the Victoria Institute. The text is mildly discoloured with membership details in the four pages at the rear. Good 1883

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1940. [6] pp 7-96 A Very good copy of the second impression of Macneice's poetic journal. Bound in the original tan boards which are clean but the backstrip is nearly detached, end papers browned; the text is bright and crisp. Contemporary gift inscription to front end paper. A very pleasing volume. 1940