Search Results: Titles starting with O from Christian White Rare Books Ltd.

Stratford upon Avon: N/A, 1858. Carved oak removed from Shakespeare's birthplace during the restoration of 1858 which followed the building's purchase for the nation - with a presentation inscription written by the Stratford carver John Marshall who worked on the renovation himself. The length of oak is 22x5cm. On the flat side is written in black ink: 'Old Oak from Shakespeare's Birthplace (Restored in 1858) Stratford-on-Avon To Gertrude Berrell August 29th 85 [ohn] M.[arshall]'. The wood is triangular in section with a single peg hole, perhaps a rail or section of architrave or coving. At one end it has been hand sawed; at the other it is raggedly broken. In the years following the purchase and restoration of the Shakespeare Birthplace in Stratford John Marshall set himself up in business carving 'relics', having been involved in the renovation project itself in 1858 when he helped remove 'damaged' timber during the repair process. At the very least this chunk of oak seems to have provenance… Read More

Chalfont St Peter: Unpublished, 1908. A volume of love poetry written by a young Liberal politician who had fallen head over heels with the glamorous, newly single opera singer, renowned for her performances in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. A note laid into the volume reveals that it featured on BBC Antiques Road Show in February 2007. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Beautiful, bespoke vellum binding (19x14cm) with floral decoration to the spine and both covers. Working silver lock (and two keys) which opens to reveal marbled endpapers and on the second flyleaf the inscription: 'To Miss Jessie Rose from Charles Sydney Buxton on her birthday Nov 18. 1908'. An excerpt from Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose precedes Buxton's further verse dedication, dated Sep 27, 1907 and a sequence of sometimes ambitious of love poems written on rectos only [ff] 55 and a further 12 pages of copy verse from the 1950s in a later hand - perhaps one of Jessie' 3 children? An aspiring Liberal politician, Buxton was inspired to write his… Read More

Washington DC: The Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1949. Soft cover. Near Fine. Reprinted from the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Vol 35, No 2, April 1949, pp222-226. Near Fine in blue card wrappers, pages a little wrinkled. This item comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr, 1910 - 2001, the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R.. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move to France explains the presence of his books in the United Kingdom. Near Fine 1949

London: Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 1915. Soft cover. Very Good. pp 156-158 Reprinted from the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 3rd series, vol viii. Very good in blue paper wrappers inscribed "J Armitage with the author's compliments", lightly soiled. With tipped in letter dated 1933 from the author to Jack Armitage concerning cockroach moulting and breeding. Very Good 1915

London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 192 The scarce first edition from 1942, published during World War II in order to help the general public spot enemy aircraft. The book describes 108 types of planes with 321 black and white illustrations. Very good in publisher's blue cloth with dark blue titles, spine sunned, verso of half title has been torn and repaired with glue, no marks or inscriptions. A very nice copy. Very Good 1942

London: R Balfe, 1762. No Binding. Fair. [xiv] pp 15-45 In fair condition, disbound but in its constituent gatherings, has been stab sewn in the past. Contains 2 letters from Pope Clement XIII; The Answer of a Young Jesuit to a Letter from his Friend, who solicited him to quit his order; and Monsieur Gresset's Adieu to the Jesuits on his quitting of their Order; printed in French and English. Fair 1762

London: Michael Joseph, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine first edition, signed and inscribed by both author and illustrator to end papers. "Maureen! - Thank you for sharing these journeys - Dorothy Hammond Innes", and "It was lovely doing the drawings for Dorothy, Cavendish Morton". In a very good jacket, a little scuffed to edges. Charming recollections of the author's travels with her husband. Near Fine 1972

Paris: Alyscamps Press, 1994. No Binding. Near Fine. No57/100 Broadside (60x40cm) signed limited edition of Sawyer-Laucanno's translation of Lorca's Ode. Two half-tone photographs of Dali and Lorca alongside the letter press: 'published by Ayscamps Press, Paris as a limited edition of 100 signed copies; printed letterpress on Zerkall mould-made paper by the Libanus Press of Marlborough, England.' A near fine copy of a scarce imprint. Near Fine 1994

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine. [xv] pp339 A history of the Roosevelt family by Hall Roosevelt who was the nephew of President Theodore Roosevelt. Near fine in blue cloth, printed on high quality paper, in a very good dust jacket, chipped to the edges with a watermark to the foot of the spine. Well illustrated. Extra postage charges may apply as this is a heavy volume. This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr, 1910 - 2001, the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R.. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move to France explains the presence of his books in the United Kingdom. Near Fine 1939

Paris: Gallimard, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 1491 Bibliotheque de la Pleiade. Very good in fresh green covers, spotting to text block edges. In a very good dust jacket, bright front and rear panels but faded to the spine. Ownership inscription of V Blackburn. Very Good 1962

Paris: Gallimard, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. pp 1877 Bibliotheque de la Pleiade. Very good in green covers, rubbing to spine ends and corners. Ownership inscription of V Blackburn, occasional annotations in pencil. Very Good 1963

Paris: Gallimard, 2006. pp 1477 Bibliotheque de la Pleiade. Fine in fresh brown covers, protected by the publisher's clear plastic wrapper and printed card slipcase, both also in fine condition. No ownership inscription. From the library of British Academic V Blackburn who has added annotations in pencil to the chapter entitled 'Metaphysique Chretienne et Neoplatonisme'. Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. 2006

Washington DC: Democratic National Committee, 1944. Hardcover. Fine. pp399 Mrs Henry Goddard Leach's copy of the Official Report of the Democratic National Convention, her name embossed in gilt to front cover. Fine in blue cloth with gilt titles, the book appears to be in unread condition. This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr, 1910 - 2001, the son of Ellen Walters Delano who was a first cousin to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Adams became a passionate bibliophile who served as director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City for two decades and compiled a significant personal collection relating to F.D.R.. In 1969 he married his third wife who was a Swedish princess and with whom he shared the final years of his life in France. Adams' move to France explains the presence of his books in the United Kingdom. Fine 1944

London: Taylor and Francis, 1910. R A Millikan announces his oil-drop experiment which defined the elementary electrical charge on an electron. Single journal article from Volume 19, No. 110 of the Philosophical Magazine (February 1910) which subsequently gained him the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923. Bound together as Volume LXVII - Sixth Series, Volume 19 - for the period January to June 1910 with original blue Journal front wrapper from January 1910 (Vol 19, No.109) and back wrapper from June 1910 (Vol 19, No.114). This volume has been deaccessioned from the library of Venice's Istituto Veneto Scienze Lettere e DArti - small oval library stamps on blue front wrapper, at the tail of the title page and final page of Index at rear and elsewhere throughout. Stamp 'Sala Palch' and 'No. 369' on front page of each monthly edition. Bound in half sheep over handsome marbled boards, gilt decoration to spine and Shelf Mark 'Periodici B171' at the tail of the backstrip. Some browning to margins of end… Read More

London: R H Evans, 1810. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume four only: pp 367 In a fine modern binding of blue cloth with paper spine label and white end papers. The text is very good, lightly soiled but only a little dog-earing and stab sewing holes to the first few pages. Stamp of Dublin Library Society to first and last pages. Very Good 1810

London: T Werner Laurie Ltd, 1928. Near Fine. pp312 A second impression of this well illustrated history of Old Derby Porcelain. The book has been rebound in a smart binding of blue leather with gilt decoration and lettering, raised bands, marbled end papers and a red silk bookmark. The book has a faint musty smell and edges are lightly foxed but otherwise a clean copy complete with colour frontispiece and tissue guard. This book comes from the collection of Yorkshire bookbinder and bibliophile Martin E Thorpe, some related ephemera laid in. Near Fine 1928

London: Ward Lock, 1883. Yellowback-style scarce edition bound in the original decorative pictorial paper covered boards, scuffing and wear to binding, upper board detached. Adverts on endpapers, pp372. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1882

London: Griffith and Farran, 1865. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition in pictorial cloth with gilt decoration and brown coated end papers. An A - Z of Victorian nursery rhymes elaborately illustrated with line drawings reminiscent of Tenniel, and humourous children's caricatures. Some discolouration to pages and binding. Very Good 1865

York, 1908. Good. Bound volume of York Journal May 1908-July 1911. Good in half red leather over red boards; three quarters of spine missing. Occasionally annotated by H Holroyd. Good 1908

London: G Bell and Sons Ltd, 1926. Presentation copy inscribed by Bragg on the front flyleaf: 'Peter Duffield with best wishes from W.H.B.' Peter Duffield's signed bookplate appears opposite. The book is in near fine condition with gilt decoration to the brick-red boards. Internally occasional browning but an excellent copy of the book which traces the technical side of: The trade of the Sailor; The trade of the Smith; The trade of the Weaver; The trade of the Dyer; The trade of the Potter; The trade of the Miner. xii, 266, 41 half-tone photographic plates. The jacket is nearly very good, complete but stained to the spine with consequent browning to the exterior. Bragg was a physicist, chemist and mathematician who, uniquely, shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son in 1915. Bragg held the Cavendish chair in physics at Leeds University from 1909-1915 where he invented the X-ray spectrometer with his son Lawrence, subsequently holding posts at London University and the Royal Institution… Read More