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100. YOUNGHUSBAND (Sir Francis) The Sum of Things, London, John Murray, 1939
First Edition. Titled and signed by Younghusband on a pasted in bookplate on the front endpaper, and inscribed in another hand below: Mrs Pharo. 8vo, 4 ff., pp. 150, red cloth gilt-lettered. £40 Sold
099. YOUNGHUSBAND (Sir Francis) The Epic of Mount Everest, London, Edwin Arnold, [reprint, Nov. 1926]
Inscribed “Francis Younghusband, June 3rd, 1937.” Presumably as a gift to Nurse Pharo. 8vo, pp. 319, 16 photo plates (2 maps included in the pagination), cloth gilt (possibly a rebind; one gathering standing proud, some foxing). £40 Sold
098. YOUNGHUSBAND (Sir Francis) A Venture of Faith, London, Michael Joseph Ltd., 1937
First Edition, inscribed: “Nurse Pharo from her long-suffering but grateful patient Francis Younghusband Sevenoaks June 14 1937.” 8vo, photo-portrait frontispiece, pp. 297, black cloth. £60 Sold
096. XENOPHON La Cyropédie, ou Histoire de Cyrus, traduite gu Grec de Xenophon, Paris, Les Freres Debure, 1777
Finely bound, with a fine provenance, and with the distinguished later collectors’ book plates of Jules Lemaitre and Edouard Rahir. 2 vols, 12mo, pp. xxxv (i), 357 (1); title, pp. 420, finely bound in contemporary red morocco, spines gilt with … Continue reading
095. [WRESTLING] ARNOLD (Charles) The Mick McManus Wrestling Book … Edited by Mick McManus, London, Pelham Books, 1970
First Edition. With a 1 p. a.l.s. from McManus to “Kent” (i.e. Kent Walton, the TV wrestling commentator), asking for assistance with publicising the above book, on Dale Martin Promotions Ltd. (313 Brixton Road,) headed paper. 8vo, pp. 160, profuse … Continue reading
094. WILSON (Frank) Cecil the Camel, London, Jonathan Cape, 1948
First Edition of this charming tale for children. Cecil, whilst accompanying his mother (a baggage carrier for a regiment of Bengal Lancers), is kidnapped by bandits in the Khyber Pass, , escapes, ends up in England, dances the hornpipe in … Continue reading
091. WHISTLER (Rex) Autograph letter, with handwritten envelope, postmarked Nov. 1936, from Bolbec House, Whitchurch, Aylesbury: [1936]
Text: Dear Mrs Porcelli, I am afraid you must have thought I had died as I have disappeared for so long without producing any designs … However I have at last got designs for the wall ready for you to … Continue reading
089. WEBBER (Alexander) Wine. A Series of Notes on this valuable product and subjects suggested therefrom, together with Some Important References, London, Edwin T. Oliver, 1888
Previous owners, including: Mrs. B.Y.Webber; Percy W.S.Webber; W.J.Noad. sm. square 8vo., pp. vii, 185 (1), cloth, gilt-lettered, (slightly foxed; cloth a little darkened), a.e.g. £50 Sold
088. VECELLIO (Cesare) Corona Delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne, Venice, 1600 [1876]
Pleasingly reproduced 1876 facsimile of the 1600 original pattern book of Renaissance lace. Limitation label verso the first part-title, stating this to be 1st Edition, limited to 100 copies. sm. obl. folio, vellum general title / upper wrapper, pt. title, … Continue reading
087. THOMSON (Ex-Detective-Inspector W.H.) Sixty Minutes with Winston Churchill, London, Christopher Johnson, 1953
Signed, First Edition. 8vo, pp. 92, pictorial boards (spine sunned), lettered, vignette on upper cover. £25 Sold