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[Signed] HOLLOW CROWN. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY - TO THE FORMER HEAD OF CBS AND SONY! Roberts, David. [Fine] [Hardcover]

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115.04 CAD Consult the complete sheet with detailed information, compare prices and identify the features of [Signed] HOLLOW CROWN. ***SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY - TO THE FORMER HEAD OF CBS AND SONY! *** Roberts, David. [Fine] [Hardcover], available at the cost of 115.04 CAD; it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; the seller is [Signed] HOLLOW CROWN. ***SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY - TO THE FORMER HEAD OF CBS AND SONY! *** Roberts, David. [Fine] [Hardcover] and the manufacturer is Crown.

First edition, first printing. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Uniquely inscribed to title-page by the author to the former head of CBS and Sony: ""For Howard Stringer. Hope you enjoy this! Best wishes from David Roberts."" A lovely, bright copy - and a great, if somewhat surprising, association! Stringer was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1999. This is the third book in the author's popular murder mystery series, set in class-ridden middle England during the 1930s, and featuring Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne. Fine indeed in the nice dust-wrapper, just a tad lightened to jacket spine. Offered by D B WATERS RARE BOOKS: Professional, full-time booksellers of fine, select 1st editions, established in 1998. As befits a rare book, all dust-wrappers are housed within transparent, removable protectors. All our stock is fully guaranteed as authentic, a sample of which is presented here on this website. As long-established specialist sellers, we never stock any first edition that is devalued by serious flaws such as price-clipping, dedications, remainder dots, or owner markings, etc. Managed by David, a holder of a Masters degree in Modern Fiction from the UEA, and published author by Nightjar Press. Contact us for friendly assistance in building your collection of modern highlights.

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[Signed] THE SHINING (Presentation copy to Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror artist Steven Fabian) STEPHEN KING [Fine] [Hardcover]

[Signed] THE SHINING (Presentation copy to Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror artist Steven Fabian) STEPHEN KING [Fine] [Hardcover] 6730.18 CAD First Edition, Second Early impression: A Fine signed copy with an IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION. Signed, inscribed and dated 1980 to re-known Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror artist Steven Fabian, with an early signature, by Stephen King!! “For Steve Fabian / With Respect and Admiration / For your fine work /Stephen King / 11/1/80” in black ink on the title page. The book will come with a COA from PSA/DNA. The book is in beautiful crisp, clean condition with mustard paper and black quarter cloth boards. The boards has sharp corners, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. Bright, unfaded gilt titles to the spine. Stephen King signed and inscribed the book “For Steve Fabian / With Respect and Admiration / For your fine work /Stephen King / 11/1/80” in black ink on the front fly leaf page. The interior of the book is in crisp clean condition with bright, flat pages with no handling marks, no stains, no foxing, no bent pages and no age toning to the pages. Delicate remainder spray along lower page block. Beautiful condition book internally appearing as crisp and unread. Please see images. The book will come with a COA from PSA/DNA, one of the two premier authentication houses. The original unrestored dust jacket presents in fine/near fine condition. The dust jacket has vibrant colors with no nicks, no chips, no edgewear, no rips, no stains, and just a touch of slight fading to the spine. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $8.95. A beautiful stunning dust jacket. A very handsome example of this scarce signed title with a beautiful very early signature with a SUPERB AND IMPORATANT ASSOCIATION! Would make a wonderful special gift for a Stephen King collector. The Shining, helped establish King’s reputation as a horror writer. Looking for a change from his native Maine, King and his wife went to Colorado, where they checked in to the Overlook Hotel on 30 October 1974; the hotel was preparing to close for the season, and they were the only guests that night. King later recalled: “It was like God had put me there to hear that and see those things. And by the time I went to bed that night, I had the whole book in my mind.” Collings A19. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark Horror titles.

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[Signed] Forest physiography. Physiography of the United States and principles of soils in relation to forestry. [FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY].

[Signed] Forest physiography. Physiography of the United States and principles of soils in relation to forestry. [FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY]. 125.18 CAD New York, thick octavo, xxii, 759 p., 292 text figures, plus 6 plates (3 colored). ***CONTENT: This classic treatise was written for foresters requiring physiographic data, but it considers many other subjects: geology, geography, geomorphology, topography, climate, drainage and soils. Part One deals with soils (physical and chemical features, water supply, temperature, humus, etc.). Part Two provides physiographic details on 25 distinct regions of the country, including the Coast Ranges, Cascades and Sierras, Great Basin, Rockies, Colorado, Texas, the Great Plains, Appalachians and Atlantic Coastal Plain, Florida, New York State, and more. A plethora of photos, maps and diagrams splendidly illustrate the text. This is a highly detailed, comprehensive work. ***CONDITION: This is a near Fine copy in the original textured olive cloth, with gilt lettering on the front cover and backstrip. Save for slight darkening to the spine and a hint of wear to the extremities, the covers are very well preserved. Lettering bright and bold. Joints and hinges solid, binding very firm. The text pages and illustrations are pristine: fresh, clean and bright. This copy is from the library of the noted Yale paleontologist Richard Swann Lull; his distinctive bookplate is on the front pastedown. An inked inscription by Lull on the half-title page notes the presentation of this volume to him from the author; a signed manuscript slip is tipped onto the title page: ""Compliments of Isaiah Bowman"". Lull and Bowman were Yale colleagues. No other ownership markings. This is a very handsome presentation copy of a scarce, important work. Nickles 123. International shipping will be extra, but only at my cost.

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[Signed] THE BACONIAN MINT Its Claims Examined SIGNED (Association / Presentation Copy Dedicated to GENERAL BULWER CB. WILLIAM WILLIS Master of the B

[Signed] THE BACONIAN MINT Its Claims Examined SIGNED (Association / Presentation Copy Dedicated to GENERAL BULWER CB. WILLIAM WILLIS Master of the B 67.12 CAD THIS IS LARGELY A REFUTATION OF THE CLAIM THAT MUCH OF SHAKESPEARES WORK WAS BASED ON, OR WRITTEN BY, BACON. (THE MAIN PLANK OF THE BACONIAN AUTHORSHIP ARGUMENT, SET OUT BY THEOBALD, IS THAT MUCH OF SHAKESESPEARE PHRASEOLOGY WAS COINED (OR MINTED) BY FRANCIS BACON) STIIFF CARD BOARDS WITH LINEN WEBBED SPINE (PROBABLY PUBLISHED IN THIS STATE AS ANYONE OF ANY MEANS WOULD GET IT PROPERLY BOUND BY THEIR LOCAL BINDER) PAGES GENERALLY CLEAR AND BRIGHT WITH OCCASSIONAL MILD FOXING. SLIGHT FOXING TO PRELIMS AND ENDPAPERS. SPINE ENDS WORN. WRAPPER BRITTLE, WORN AND CHIPPED. SIGNED TO FIRST ENDPAPER WITH DEDICATION TO GENERAL BULWER C, B,

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[Signed] Histpry of the Movement From 1854 to 1890: Science Fiction in Old San Francisco Volume I (Signed Presentation Copy) Moslowitz, Sam [ ] [Hard

[Signed] Histpry of the Movement From 1854 to 1890: Science Fiction in Old San Francisco Volume I (Signed Presentation Copy) Moslowitz, Sam [ ] [Hard 120.18 CAD 8vo.,255pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some spotting to end-papers and outer page edges. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($15.00), has a couple of short closed edge-tears and wear to tips. Bright and fresh with no chipping or creases. Inscribed, signed and dated by Moskowitz who selected the stories and wrote the introduction, on front end-paper to Mike Fogaris, a long time sci-fi enthusiast and personal friend, as a note of appreciation on behalf of the Eastern Science fiction Association. A very pretty collectable copy.

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The Contest for California in 1861: How Colonel E. D. Baker Saved the Pacific States to the Union Signed, presentation copy Kennedy, Elijah R. [Very

The Contest for California in 1861: How Colonel E. D. Baker Saved the Pacific States to the Union Signed, presentation copy Kennedy, Elijah R. [Very 135.18 CAD Octavo. xv, 361 pages. Frontispiece portrait of Baker. Illustrations. Red cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on spine. Gilt top edge. Untrimmed foredge and bottom edge. Top edge gilt. Text has several unopened pages. Nice presentation inscription written by the author on the half title page. ""To the honored and beloved President of the Robinson Family Genealogical Society, From ""one of them"". With compliments of the author Elijah Robinson Aug 8 1912."" Collectors Book Shop Richmond Virginia booksellers ticket on lower front paste down. Nevins II p. 153.

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[Signed] India, an author's presentation copy of the scarce hardcover issue inscribed by Churchill the month following publication to James Craig, 1s

[Signed] India, an author's presentation copy of the scarce hardcover issue inscribed by Churchill the month following publication to James Craig, 1s 6535.18 CAD This author’s presentation copy of the scarce hardcover issue of India is inscribed by Winston S. Churchill to James Craig, first Viscount Craigavon and first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, with whom Churchill had worked closely for the previous decade to establish and secure peace between northern and southern Irish states. The inscription, inked in black in five lines on the front free endpaper, reads: ""To Craigavon from Winston S. Churchill 1931. June"". This first edition, second and final impression was issued in late May, following the first printing of 27 May 1931. Hence this copy was potentially inscribed within days of publication. This is a remarkable association copy of a book almost never encountered signed, let alone inscribed, and certainly not in this, the scarcest of the first edition binding variants. It also bears the cringe-worthy evidence of previous ownership by a former mayor of Beverly Hills, California, who was clearly more narcissist than bibliophile. ConditionCondition is generally very good. The distinctive orange cloth binding is square and tight with only modest overall soiling, slight color shift to the spine, and trivial wear to extremities. The contents show only light spotting, primarily confined to the page edges, with occasional intrusions into the inner margins. What mars this remarkable association copy is its secondary and far lesser association, namely its previous ownership by Hugh W. Darling (1901-1986), a former Mayor of Beverly Hills (elected 1960) and President of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. This copy was acquired directly from the estate of Darling in the late 1980s. In a singular act of ill-advised vandalism, Darling inked ""Hugh W. Darling From H.S.D."" one inch below Churchill’s gift inscription. ""H.S.D."" is presumably Darling’s wife, Hazel, from whom Darling ostensibly received the book as a gift. Inked above and to the right of Churchill’s inscription are two dates. ""Dec. 25, 1967"" is inked in red above ""Jan 1, 1968"" in blue.Further marks within the text are, mercifully, in pencil rather than in ink. While we have left this underlining intact, it appears erasable. Underling appears in blue or red colored pencil on pages 10, 11, 23, 46, 47, 50, 60, 62, 65-68, 72, 85, 104, 112, 115, 120, 124, 126, and 138. One plausible explanation is that the 1967 and 1968 dates written in red and blue ink on the upper right of the front free endpaper denote when this underlining was done. However, we note that the underlining is in pencil while the dates are inked and that colored pencils were commercially available before this presentation copy was inscribed by Churchill for James Craig. Despite being marred by a doltish philistine of a previous owner, this remains a remarkable association copy of a book almost never seen signed, let alone inscribed. The AssociationJames Craig, (1871-1940), first Viscount Craigavon, served as first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland from 1921...

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[Signed] Yesterday, To-day and For Ever: A Poem in Twelve Books. Presentation copy from the author to his own daughter. Edward Henry Bickersteth [Ver

[Signed] Yesterday, To-day and For Ever: A Poem in Twelve Books. Presentation copy from the author to his own daughter. Edward Henry Bickersteth [Ver 194.9 CAD Octavo. 447 pages plus publisher's catalogue at the rear. Very good condition indeed. Original green cloth-covered boards. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page - please see image. All edges coloured red. The author was poet, prolific writer and, for five years Bishop of Exeter.

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[Signed] PRACTICAL MASONRY A Guide To The Art Of Stone Cutting [Author's presentation copy] William R Purchase [Very Good] [Hardcover]

[Signed] PRACTICAL MASONRY A Guide To The Art Of Stone Cutting [Author's presentation copy] William R Purchase [Very Good] [Hardcover] 367.93 CAD Presented by the publishers to Purchase in September 1896, this noted with his signature to the title page verso. This influential guide ""comprising the construction, setting-out, and working of stairs, circular work, arches, niches, domes, pendentives, vaults, tracery windows, etc etc"" is exceptionally scarce in first edition and, of course, unique as a presentation copy. Stock lightly toned, but otherwise all in VG, clean and crisp internal order. Black endpapers bear the label of the Centre For Parish Church Studies, but there are no other markings or evidence of library use. Light brown cloth with bright gilt decoration and titling to front and spine, showing some wear to edges and a small bump to front corner. 8vo. viii, 125pp + 64pp publisher's catalogue.

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[Signed] Paul Nash: The Master Of The Image: 1889-1946 Signed Presentation Copy With Reference To T E Lawrence Eates, Margot [Near Fine] [Hardcover]

[Signed] Paul Nash: The Master Of The Image: 1889-1946 Signed Presentation Copy With Reference To T E Lawrence Eates, Margot [Near Fine] [Hardcover] 334.66 CAD Published by John Murray, London, UK, 1973. Original orange cloth gilt. Dustwrapper. Size: 23.2cm x 29.3cm. pp. xvi, 156. Copy of Isobel, Baroness Radnor, with her armorial bookplate and inscribed to her by the author ‘with affectionate good wishes’. Also includes two autograph letters from Eates to Radnor in an envelope which has been attached to the front paste-down. One of these discusses how surprised she is by the success of the book and how: “I wish you’d known Paul. He was one of Harley’s and my closest friends” and “If he opened the door and walked in I’d simply say ‘Darling Paul, how splendid to see you,’ and go on from where we left off.” The second letter refers to her visit to see the ‘Whistler glass at Moreton… as well as the recumbent effigy of (T. E.) Lawrence. Did you know, by the way, that Lawrence insisted on the engravings for the ‘Special’ edition of the Seven Pillars being done by Paul Nash? Lawrence himself was a student of Margaret Nash’s father, who taught him Arabic at Oxford”. Illustrated throughout in colour. A near fine, tight, clean copy in near fine, very slightly creased and marked dustwrapper. ISBN 0714828122

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[Signed] The Devil's Mistress - Presentation Copy to his Wife J.W. Brodie-Innes [Very Good] [Hardcover]

[Signed] The Devil's Mistress - Presentation Copy to his Wife J.W. Brodie-Innes [Very Good] [Hardcover] 2031.7 CAD London, William Rider & Son, 1915. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author to his wife Fay. ""Supernatural romance of witchcraft and Satanism, excellent historical detail and use of Scots folklore. Based on the true case of Isabel Gaudie in early seventeenth century."" The upper panel and spine of the dust jacket have been pasted in, something which I usually dislike but given how uncommon the jacket for the first impression is, and how bright, I quite like this addition. A little bumping to the spine tips, and a slight reading lean. [11876, Hyraxia Books].

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[Signed] The Life of Tom Morris with Glimpses of St Andrews and its Golfing Celebrities (signed presentation copy to Rev. John Kerr) W W Tulloch [Goo

[Signed] The Life of Tom Morris with Glimpses of St Andrews and its Golfing Celebrities (signed presentation copy to Rev. John Kerr) W W Tulloch [Goo 2697.2 CAD Signed presentation copy from the author to the 'Sporting Padre', Rev. John Kerr. ""To The Rev John Kerr with much regard and in token of all he has done for the history literature and practise of golf from W W Tulloch 1907"". Later inscription at the top of the page presenting it to the Edinburgh Thistle Golf Club by ( C J McIntire?) May 1947. Bound in pictorial cloth. Wear to spine ends and corners. Small edge knock at top and bottom of rear board. Front free end paper dusty. Sporadic foxing and tanning to margins of some pages. Tipped in contemporary newspaper obituary of Tom Morris from the 'Scotsman' on bookseller advert at rear and a loose newspaper death notice of the author W W Tulloch. These have caused brown markings on the advert and the last page of the index facing it. There is also a fragment, in 3 pieces, of the original dj from the lower part of the spine.approx 10 x 6cms.

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[Signed] THE CREOLES OF SIERRA LEONE, RESPONSES TO COLONIALISM, 1870-1945 PRESENTATION COPY TO MARTIN BANHAM SPITZER, LEO [ ] [Hardcover]

[Signed] THE CREOLES OF SIERRA LEONE, RESPONSES TO COLONIALISM, 1870-1945 PRESENTATION COPY TO MARTIN BANHAM SPITZER, LEO [ ] [Hardcover] 135.01 CAD 1st edition. PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO MARTIN BANHAM: 'FOR MARTIN, WITH AFFECTION AND FOND MEMORIES OF LIZARDS, SCOTCH AND FORD FOUNDATION FLATS FELLOWSHIP (NOTE THE ALLITERATIONS!). LEO'. Very good plus in good, slightly creased, nicked and rubbed dustwrapper. This is one of a number of titles that we are currently posting on Nigeria and West Africa from the library of the Emeritus Professor Martin Banham. To view our other books on this subject please use the keyword hornseyswestafrica in the keyword box.

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[Signed] GHJILDE VAN MYN HEERE SINT-SEBASTIAEN DIE D'AERCHIERS HOUDEN BINNEN DER STEDE VAN BRUGGHE: PRESENTATION COPY TO HRH THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF

[Signed] GHJILDE VAN MYN HEERE SINT-SEBASTIAEN DIE D'AERCHIERS HOUDEN BINNEN DER STEDE VAN BRUGGHE: PRESENTATION COPY TO HRH THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF 101.73 CAD First Limited Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to.pp.199. From the Library of HRH The Duke of Gloucester; purchased by ourselves from Kensington Palace. Presentation copy to HRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester: inscription by hand in calligraphic script ""In memory of the August visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester t the Chief Guild of St. Sebastian at Bruges on the 13th of October 1992. The Captain General"" Signed by the Captain General. BOOK:Limited edition of 550. Copious colour and b/w photographs of portraits, artefacts, and maps associated with the Guild of St. Sebastian, Bruges. In Flemish, with the Author's Preface translated to English and French. Original publisher's cloth binding in red with armorial crest in gilt. Dust jacket design shows an illustration of the church of St. Sebastian. /Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester(b.1944) is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and the youngest of the nine grandchildren of George V and Queen Mary. He is currently 31st in line of succession to the British throne. At the time of his birth, he was 5th in line to the throne, behind his first cousins Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret, his father, and his elder brother Prince William of Gloucester.He practised as an architect until the death of his elder brother placed him in direct line to inherit his father's dukedom of Gloucester, which he assumed in 1974. He married Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen in July 1972. /Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, was born Birgitte Eva van Deurs Henriksen in Odense, Denmark, 1946. She is the younger daughter of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a lawyer, and his wife, Vivian van Deurs. She was educated in Odense and Cambridge where she me her husband. Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket.

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[Signed] SELECTIONS FROM THE DISPATCHES AND GENERAL ORDERS OF FIELD MARSHAL THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON [DELUXE PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO

[Signed] SELECTIONS FROM THE DISPATCHES AND GENERAL ORDERS OF FIELD MARSHAL THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON [DELUXE PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO 560.93 CAD 1st Edition, 8vo (23cm) xliv, 939pp (1) colophon. Full green morocco gilt. All edges gilt. Author inscription to flyleaf: To Mrs A. Campbell, Glendaruel, J. Gurwood, 29th July, 1842. Elizabeth Hume Campbell (d.1847), the recipient, was the only child of John Robert Hume, physician to the Duke of Wellington and Physician Extraordinary to the King. From her early youth in London she was romantically linked with the Duke of Wellington's son, Lord Duoro, and it was well known in London society that they intended to marry. Lord Grey, the prime minister, referred to Lord Duoro in a letter as engaged to ""the surgeons daughter"" and the son wrote about the ""lady who dressed better than anyone else in London"". The Duke seems to have gently put a stop to the marriage and Hume's daughter Elizabeth subsequently married Archibald Campbell of Glendaruel. There is a much later inscription to the flyleaf, dated 1912 concerning Gurwood's burial in the Tower of London, with the inscription of J. P. Dalison. This was Lieut. Col. John Pelham ('Jack') Dalison, Queen's own Royal West Kent Regiment, who had received the book from his father-in-law. Some wear and rubbing to the leather. Sunning to spine. Area of wear to the tail of the spine. Corners well rubbed. A small area of damage to the rear joint, but binding holding together well. Foxing to first and last few leaves, but generally very clean throughout. A good copy with interesting Scottish provenance, signed by the author. The recipient's grave marker is still visible at St. Sophia's Chapel in Glendaruel, Argyll.

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[Signed] PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ANDOVER AND LOCAL VILLAGES: PRESENTATION COPY TO HRH THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER PITCHER, Anne. [Very Good] [Hardcover]

[Signed] PICTORIAL HISTORY OF ANDOVER AND LOCAL VILLAGES: PRESENTATION COPY TO HRH THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER PITCHER, Anne. [Very Good] [Hardcover] 101.73 CAD First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to.pp.72. From the Library of HRH The Duke of Gloucester; purchased by ourselves from Kesington Palace. Presentation copy to HRH The Duchess of Gloucester: full-page inscription by hand in calligraphic script ""On the Occasion of the Opening of The Andover and District Citizen's Advice Bureau, 17 October 1990."" Luke March, Chairman of the Management Committee. BOOK: copious b/w historical photographs of the town of Andover, Hampshire. Short history of the town. Original publisher's laminated boards featuring a colour photograph of townsfolk by a pond. /Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester(b.1944) is the second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and the youngest of the nine grandchildren of George V and Queen Mary. He is currently 31st in line of succession to the British throne.At the time of his birth, he was 5th in line to the throne, behind his first cousins Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret, his father, and his elder brother Prince William of Gloucester.He practised as an architect until the death of his elder brother placed him in direct line to inherit his father's dukedom of Gloucester, which he assumed in 1974. He married Birgitte van Deurs Henriksen in July 1972. /Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, was born Birgitte Eva van Deurs Henriksen in Odense, Denmark, 1946. She is the younger daughter of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen, a lawyer, and his wife, Vivian van Deurs. She was educated in Odense and Cambridge where she me her husband. Very good indeed.

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[Signed] Poems. Tribute To Scarborough, Odes To Wellington & Napoleon, Haddon hall, Ode To The Ruins of Conisboro Castel (SIGNED Presentation copy) F

[Signed] Poems. Tribute To Scarborough, Odes To Wellington & Napoleon, Haddon hall, Ode To The Ruins of Conisboro Castel (SIGNED Presentation copy) F 434.48 CAD 254 pages, presentation copy from the author ""John Sutton Jnr 1844 A Present From the Author"" (Possibly Thomas Sutton?) it also has two names in ink, on inside front and back endpapers ""Geoffrey Sykes"" Original blind stamped cloth with gilt titles on the spine, minor corner curling, still uncut edges, octavo.1843. A handsome copy of a scarce poetry book by this Yorkshire poet. Very Scarce. Note: Signature: POSSIBLY Godfrey Sykes (1824 - 1866) studied at the Government School of Design in Sheffield and came to be much admired for his design work.

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[Signed] Hard Travellin The Hobo and His History. - From the Library of Henry Williamson. Presentation Copy from the Author to Henry Williamson. Kenn

[Signed] Hard Travellin The Hobo and His History. - From the Library of Henry Williamson. Presentation Copy from the Author to Henry Williamson. Kenn 168.28 CAD 1st Edition 1967. Remains one of the great books on hobo culture and migrants. Long inscription from the author to Henry Williamson. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is very good+ and with bright boards. Light edge rubbing. Contents good. The wrapper is very good+ and bright. Edges rubbed with light loss to flap edges. More images can be taken upon request. ref 17592

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[Signed] To Ride The Storm: The Story Of The Airship R.101: Presentation Copy Masefield, Sir Peter G [Near Fine] [Hardcover]

[Signed] To Ride The Storm: The Story Of The Airship R.101: Presentation Copy Masefield, Sir Peter G [Near Fine] [Hardcover] 427.83 CAD Published by William Kimber, London, UK. Date: 1982. First edition. Original cloth. Dustwrapper. Size: 16.5cm x 24.3cm. Pp. 560. Illustrated throughout with photographs. The most comprehensive analysis of the events leading up to the ill-fated flight. Signed by Alan Birchmore, managing director of Airship industries, Roger Munk, the company's founder and technical director. Inscribed by the author, Sir Peter Masefield, 'With the best of good wishes, Peter Masefield, 23rd April, 1986', and also inscribed: 'To commemorate the first passenger paying airship flight for 49 years - a great design achievement; may it be a tremendous commercial success. Michael Spicer, Minister for Aviation, 23 April, 1986'. These four signatories took part in the inaugural flight of Skyship 500 on the same date from Leavesden aerodrome. The Skyship 500 was operational until 1990, with six being made in total. Arguably its most famous use had been as a 'Zorin Industries' airship in the James Bond film, 'A View To A Kill'. Whilst it may appear an unusual title to inscribe for this event, given the tragic first overseas flight of the R.101, it remains an extraordinary presentation copy of this scarce book. Binding nice and tight. Ownership inscription and address to rear blank endpaper. Darkening to pages 313-328 due to the paper stock else a near fine, tight, clean copy in near fine, very slightly creased and rubbed dustwrapper.

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[Signed] The Fairies Or The Tales Of Mother Goose Corrected Typescript: Presentation Copy To John Arlott Disher, M Willson [Very Good] [Hardcover]

[Signed] The Fairies Or The Tales Of Mother Goose Corrected Typescript: Presentation Copy To John Arlott Disher, M Willson [Very Good] [Hardcover] 401.21 CAD Original typescript. Date: c.1925-1945. Red cloth gilt. Size: 20.7cm x 25.7cm. Pp. 19. 'A Comedy in one act. Acted for the first time by the Italian Comedians at the Hotel de Bourgogne, the second day of March, 1697'. Translated by M Willson Disher. Typescript extensively annotated and corrected throughout by Disher in both pen and pencil. Unpublished and undated. PRESENTATION COPY TO JOHN ARLOTT. Arlott's son remarks that this may have been presented to John Arlott whilst he was Literary Producer of the BBC World Service from 1945-1951 and may have had it broadcast on 'Book Of Verse'. 1697 saw the first publishing of Charles Perrault's collection and the Italian Comedians would have been one of the first to adapt it for the stage. A British theatre critic and author, Disher was known as the 'Historian of Entertainment' and published many works on the arts and the theatre. Slight fading to the spine of the cloth with minor flecking to the rear board. Fraying to the lower edges of the pages from pp.16-19, not affecting the text. A probably unique version of this historic fairy tale and in very good condition.

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[Signed] Jebels by Moonlight - From the Library of Henry Williamson and His Family. Presentation copy with long inscription from the author to Henry

[Signed] Jebels by Moonlight - From the Library of Henry Williamson and His Family. Presentation copy with long inscription from the author to Henry 88.42 CAD 1st Edition 1972. Authors travels in Nuba Mountains of Southern Sudan. Presentation copy with long inscription from the author to Henry Williamson. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. The book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and bright. Large loss to top edge. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18052

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[Signed] Fallen Angels : Presentation Copy Inscribed By Noel Coward To The Author Dennis Wheatley Coward, Noel [Very Good] [Hardcover]

[Signed] Fallen Angels : Presentation Copy Inscribed By Noel Coward To The Author Dennis Wheatley Coward, Noel [Very Good] [Hardcover] 560.93 CAD The First UK Printing published by Ernest Benn Limited, London in 1925. 4to., blue publisher's cloth with paper labels printed in black to upper cover and the spine; THE BOOK a Very Good, clean copy, endpapers faintly offset, and some spotting to the edges and prelims; the paper label along the spine is rubbed and chipped, with some loss of lettering. A couple of superficial abrasions and spots to the label on the upper board; light pushing and rubbing to the spine tips and corners of boards ,cut advertisement for the play affixed to the rear paste-down; neat ex-libris plate of Tony M. Chance to the front free endpaper. The book is protected in a removable Mylar cover. First UK edition, from Contemporary British Dramatists, Volume XXV. This a presentation copy, signed on the front upper end-paper from Noel Coward; 'for Dennis Wheatley', with Wheatley's iconic bookplate to the front paste-down. Originally intended for the West End Theatre star Margaret Bannerman, Fallen Angels first opened at the Globe Theatre in London on the 21st April 1925, where it ran for 158 performances until the 29th August with Tallulah Bankhead as a last-minute substitute. Centered around the theme of two wives (who admit to premarital relations and consider adultery), there was initially some debate as to whether the play should run at all, with an official in the theatre censor Lord Chamberlain s office recommending that the licence be refused on grounds of possible scandal. With the Lord Chamberlain s approval needed prior to any public theatrical release, he acquiesced, claiming ""the whole thing is so much unreal farcical comedy, that subject to a few modifications in the dialogue it can pass."" Although Amsterdam Municipal Theatre banned the production after just a few performances in 1926, the play appeared on Broadway the following year. Coward appears to have signed a small number of other plays to Wheatley, with one or two others having appeared on the market in recent years. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

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