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This site contains a selection from my extensive stock of rare and antiquarian books. Specialisms include English literature, Bibles, and religious books.

 

  Recent Additions to The Catalogue

Tractarian controversy: Wearing of vestments. Letter, 1882, from the Bishop of Manchester.

Bishop of Mancaster

James Frazer, Bishop of Manchester

Original Letter

Letter to the Rev. John Spittal from the James Frazer, Bishop of Manchester, dated 'Jan. 8 1882'.

John Spittal, Tractarian Anglican priest, Rector of Heywood Lancashire 1878-85.

From the Bishop of Manchester James Fraser, Read more about Tractarian controversy: Wearing of vestments. Letter, 1882, from the Bishop of Manchester.

Price: £30.00
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Letter 1822 describing the actor George Frederick Cooke, signed B.M. Oakley

George Frederick Cooke, Actor, Letter 1822

Oakley

Original Letter

The subject of this letter must be the English actor G.F. Cooke (1756-1812); according to the Dictionary of National Biography his career was plagued by alcoholism. His journal is still in existence, preserved in the Harvard University Theatre Collection. Read more about Letter 1822 describing the actor George Frederick Cooke, signed B.M. Oakley

Price: £40.00
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Henry James, The Tragic Muse, 1891. 2nd edition, the first one volume edition

Henry James The Tragic Muse, 2nd edition

James, Henry

The Tragic Muse

8vo. (19 x 12.5 cm) Iv + 488 pages + iv pages adverts + publishers catalogue 64 pages dated January, 1891. Matching the description in A Bibliography of Henry James by Edel and Laurence. Read more about Henry James, The Tragic Muse, 1891. 2nd edition, the first one volume edition

Price: £24.00
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Sir Walter Besant. Handwritten letter, signed, 1889, regarding a recent work by him.

Sir Walter Besant, original letter
Original Signature, Sir Walter Besant

Besant, Sir Walter

Original Manuscript

Sir Walter writes to a female correspondent, that ‘The little pamphlet, to which you refer’ can be got from any bookseller for a shilling. He refers her to ‘two papers of mine on the same subject’ published in Atlanta magazine last year, signing the letter at the end. Read more about Sir Walter Besant. Handwritten letter, signed, 1889, regarding a recent work by him.

Price: £45.00
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Joseph Hume MP (1777-1855) Radical Politician. Two important letters.

Joseph Hume MP letter

Hume, Joseph

Two unpublished letters

Joseph Hume (1777-1855) Scottish doctor and Radical MP.  One of the leading figures in British political life and an MP for over 25 years.  A constant thorn in the side of any government, a wealthy entrepreneur yet a tireless worker for the well being of the labouring man.
  The letter give a vivid picture of the man; determined, requiring quick action and passionately attached to the radical cause.  A number of names mentioned in the text would merit further research and throw fresh light on Hume’s social circle. Read more about Joseph Hume MP (1777-1855) Radical Politician. Two important letters.

Price: £80.00
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Amy Troubridge. Woman composer and musician. Archive of manuscript compositions and working papers.

Amy Troubridge Archive
Troubridge Ballet des Roses

Troubridge, Amy

Compositions and Working Papers.

  A collection of many hundreds of pages of manuscript material by this gifted female composer, focusing on four works.  Two of the works are present in finished form, one in full orchestral score.  The most interesting of these works, The Teraph, can be largely reconstructed from the vocal and orchestral parts.  At times she reaches out from the conventional, drawing on folk music, with echos of Wagner and Liszt. Read more about Amy Troubridge. Woman composer and musician. Archive of manuscript compositions and working papers.

Price: £300.00
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The Shakespeare Head Brontë, The Bibliography. Limited to 1,000 copies.

Bronte Bibliography

Symington, J.A.

A Bibliography of the Works of All the Members of the Brontë Family…

Ian Hodgkins and The Oak Knoll Press, 2000

  8vo. (24x15cm), 210 pages.  Generally a very clean copy, with a slight creasing to the pages including the title page.  The front endpaper wrinkled.
  In the publisher’s hardback binding, very bright.  A small white mark on the edge of the back board.

 

  Read more about The Shakespeare Head Brontë, The Bibliography. Limited to 1,000 copies.

Price: £18.00
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Henry James - The Standard Bibliography

Bibliography of Henry James, Third Edition, for sale

Leon Edel and Dan H. Laurence

A Bibliography of Henry James Third Edition

The Soho Bibliographies published by The Clarendon Press
  8vo. 428 pages.  Internally clean and crisp.  The top edge marked when the book closed.
 In the publisher’s cloth, very good.  The dust jacket clean, with a little wear and creasing around the edges.
 

  Read more about Henry James - The Standard Bibliography

Price: £16.00
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English Dictionary, printed 1750, by Thomas Dyche and William Pardon

Dyche, English Dictionary, 1750

Dyche and Pardon

A New General Dictionary of the English Language…The Sixth Edition

Published in 1750 by Richard Ware in London.

Eighteenth Century dictionaries are surprisingly scarce.  A fascinating book to dip into:- the definitions and obsolete words give a wonderful taste of the Eighteenth Century. Read more about English Dictionary, printed 1750, by Thomas Dyche and William Pardon

Price: £95.00
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Survey of London Vol. 20 Trafalgar Sq. and Neighbourhood, 100+ illustrations

Survey of London Volume 20
Original Wrappers

Gator, Sir George and F.R. Hiorns

Survey of London Vol. XX Trafalgar Square and Neighbourhood (Parish of St. Martins-In-The-Fields, Part III)

  A scarce volume from this iconic study of London that surveys the very heart of this wonderful city.  With over a hundred pages of illustrations and three beautiful colour prints it will delight anyone who loves the history of our capital.
  Published by London County Council in 1940.
  Number 679 of an edition of 700 copies, as noted on the last of the text pages.    
  30x23cm.  Xxii + 147 pages text + 110 pages illustrations + 3 colour illustrations.
Read more about Survey of London Vol. 20 Trafalgar Sq. and Neighbourhood, 100+ illustrations

Price: £60.00
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