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London: The Royal Institute of British Architects, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 1-208 [plates] The Sessional Papers of the Institute of British Architects formerly owned by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society. The book is bound in the original green decorated cloth with the Institute's crest in gilt on the front board. In very good condition: the binding is sound, the text is clean and complete, beginning with the list of the council and members of the society before proceeding to sections devoted to classical and religious architecture, including a paper on the Water Supply of Ancient and Modern Rome by the Rev R Burgess. The bookplate of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society appears on the front pastedown together with a 'withdrawn' stamp but there are no further signs of library ownership. This book may require additional postage for shipping outside the United Kingdom. Very Good 1866

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. Harold Wilson's Gladstone Prize Book, embossed in gilt with 'Oxoniensis Academia' crest to upper cover. The 'Gladstone Memorial Prize' bookplate appears on the front paste-down with Wilson's ownership signature: 'J H Wilson, Jesus College, 1936'. Bookseller's ticket from Blackwells, Oxford. Hardcovers, very good in paper covered boards, spine darkened and a couple of marks to the lower cover; internally near fine, the pages are crisp and clean in a tight binding. This book comes from the private collection of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his wife Mary who died recently at the age of 102. During his lifetime Harold Wilson kept the book in the Ashley Gardens mansion flat in Westminster that the couple shared until his death in 1995. After she lost her husband Mary Wilson continued to live in the couple's flat, surrounded by a lifetime's accumulation of books and memories until 2016. Very Good 1933

London: Oxford University Press, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. An inscribed copy of Hayes' history of musical instruments to the English novelist and critic Storm Jameson on the first blank: 'To "Storm Jameson" from the author. 18.1.1929'. Very Good 1928

London: The Geological Society, 1863. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. Offprint from the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, for May1863, pp 113-140. In very good condition in brown wrappers, tiny holes to the upper cover. Internally the pages are fresh. Well illustrated. Ownership inscription to upper cover. Very Good 1863

USA: Society for the Study of Evolution, 1954. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. Offprint from Evolution, Vol VIII, No 1, March 1954, pp 55-64. In very good condition, some soiling and stains to cover, lightly creased to one corner. Inscribed by the author to the upper cover, "With the author's kind regards KRS". Very Good 1954

Paris: Georges Lang, 1957. Soft cover. Near Fine. pp 32 Four issues of the monthly magazine 'L'Art Sacre', a French critical review of religious art. These special numbers are dedicated to the reconstruction and construction of new churches in France following the Second World War; they are fully illustrated with black and white photographs and architectural plans. The magazines are near fine showing only the slightest signs of handling as they have been protected by a printed white card folder which is lightly soiled and creased. Near Fine 1957

Coloniae - Cologne, Germany: Henr Rommerskirchen, 1732. pp 95. Full sheepskin binding, on rubbed hole to the leather of the upper cover and scuffing to the spine worn. Otherwise collates complete and a little browning apart a very nice copy. Very good 1732

Manchester: The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1919. 220 x 143 mm. Near Fine. Offprint from Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 1918-1919, Vol 63, Part I, pp 1-46. In near fine condition in lightly soiled blue wrappers. Internally the pages are fresh. Near Fine 1919

Dublin: Irish Naturalist, 1897. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp 173-188 An offprint from the Irish Naturalist with contributions by four writers on Molluscs and Coleoptera. The text is complete and the original printed wrappers present. Overall near Very Good condition. Very Good 1897

London: The Studio Publications, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. pp272 A fascinating guide to the west of England north of the Thames, from the Penines to the Welsh Marches, by topographic artist Sydney R Jones. Profusely illustrated with his drawings of the landscape and architecture of the Cotswolds, Shakespeare Country and the Wye Valley. Very good in green cloth with gilt titles and decoration, edges lightly spotted, in a good plus pictorial dust jacket, scuffed front panel, nicked and chipped to the edges and corners. Gift inscription "To Harold With admiration for the work he has done and in friendship. from David.... Christmas 1950". 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. Very Good 1950

London: Gibbings and Company Ltd, 1901. 5 volumes, bound in blue cloth with attractive gilt decoration and titles to the covers and spines, top edge gilt, title pages printed in black and red, engraved frontispieces and a few other plates within the text. Very good, gilt dulled to the spine but the panels are bright and clean, cloth rubbed to the corners and a couple of nicks to the fore edge of volume IV, the bindings are firm, text block edges dusty but the text is clean and crisp. A very good set. Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. 1901

London: C Henderson, 1760. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. [4] pp 22 In modern blue card wrappers with title label to upper cover. Very good condition, foxing to final blank and brown staining to the top edge. A scarce title. Very Good 1760

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002. pp 324 A comprehensive history of how ordinary people actually lived day to day between the years 1500 and 1800 in Europe. It covers many topics such as housing, furnishing, clothes and personal hygiene, food and dining and matters of behaviour like good manners and family relationships. First English edition, fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the translator on half title page "To Alasdair from Allan Aug 2002". A fascinating volume. 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… Read More

New York: Office of Sup't Railway Mail Service, 1903. No Binding. Near Fine. Railway Mail Service, Second Division Comprising New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Peninsula of Maryland and Virginia: General Order. A collection of 11 newsletters with envelopes sent to Railway Postal Clerk Mr Lawrence Ulysses in Lawrenceville, PA between 1900 and 1903. These were issued thrice weekly for the information and guidance of Postal Clerks and Postmasters and concern adjustments to be made in the routes and timings of mail handling, and conduct of staff. Also an R.P. Clerk's Record of train arrival and departure times completed by Mr Ulysses predecessor Lindon Case. The record is undated but shows that over the course of one month three trains failed to run due to flooding. In near fine condition: the envelopes are browned and a little soiled but the newsletters are crisp and clean. A fascinating piece of railway history. Near Fine 1903

London: London Midland and Scottish Railway, 1937. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp 28 Stylishly designed celebration of 'The Coronation Scot' and its six and a half hour journey from Glasgow to London. Art deco printed wraps, light rubbing to edges, an introduction, map and itinerary, station by station. Very Good 1937

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. Hardcover. Fine. pp 175 The 8th impression from November 1972 of Kathleen Raine's collection of poetry selected from her four previous publications. Laid in: three Christmas cards written with warm greetings from Raine to Barbara Stancliffe, wife of the Dean of Winchester, Michael Stancliffe, whose ownership inscription is found on the front end paper. The book is fine in a near fine jacket. Fine 1972

London: Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1936. First edition in fine tan cloth binding, gold spine lettering; a near fine copy with foxing to preliminaries, end-papers and page edges. Good jacket, faded spine, 15mm chip front panel bottom right corner. Photographic frontispiece of Rilke. An attractive copy. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1936

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 246 The dedication copy, inscribed by the author to the printed dedicatee, Adeline Marie Russell on the dedication page: 'with the profound regards of the author R A Cram. 1914'. Bound in quarter cloth over paper covered boards, some rubbing and stains, paper label to spine, very slight spotting to preliminaries. Cram was a prolific American architect of college buildings and churches including large parts of New York's cathedral of St John the Divine. Russell was a British advocate for penal reform. Very Good 1914

New Delhi: Indian Council of World Affairs, 1961. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. Offprint from India Quarterly, volume XVII, No 1, January-March 1961, pp 44-57. In very good condition in clean paper wrappers with rust marks from the staples, internally very fresh; signed to upper cover by Mehrotra and inscribed "To Professor K E Robinson With the compliments of the author. 11th Sept '61". From the collection of Kenneth Robinson (1914-2005), a distinguished civil servant who became an expert on colonial government and administration. He was closely involved in international aspects of postwar planning, including former colonies, in south-West Africa (now Namibia), and became the Commonwealth Office expert on French West Africa. He became assistant secretary in the CO in 1946 (and head of the West African department), but resigned in 1948 to become reader in Commonwealth government at Oxford and subsequently director and professor of commonwealth affairs at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London.… Read More

London: Chatto and Windus, 1912. Whiteback edition, bound in the original decorative pictorial paper covered boards; adverts to the endpapers, staining to text. A near very good copy attractively bound of Ouida's most novel which tells the story of an English aristocrat who and joined French forces in Algeria. pp608 plus coloured plate of Marie Antoinette Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1912