Books - "signed"
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Soldier,Sailor,Priest
first edition signed by author [Harker] 184pp ills.[b/w] NF (in laminated boards,v.sl.soiled,owner's sign.to ffep,author's dated sign.to title page - 17 July,'92.)
PUBLISHER: challenge communications auckland [1992]
KEYWORDS: new zealand biography history theology george trevor robson jack harker signed
Havelock
first edition signed by author [Cooper] 192pp [b/w frontis.] VG+ (tan cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to half-title - love from P**** Havelock-Allan,author's dated sign.to title - Leonard Cooper June 1957,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,spine sunned,chipping and wear to extrems.w.internal/external tape repairs)
PUBLISHER: bodley head london 1957
KEYWORDS: history biography military henry havelock leonard cooper signed
Historical Records of the 18th (Service) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (Pioneers)
first edition inscribed by author 211pp ills.[b/w w.4x folding maps at rear] VG- (burgundy cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and sl.wear to extrems.,author's warm inscr.to ffep - W.F.Shakespear from his affectionate cousin John Shakespear Alexandra Court Maida Vale ** October 1920 - eps and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,some sl.foxing to maps w.some wear and chipping to folded edges but all are complete) unique association copy of this scarce first edition privately published book - scans available on request
PUBLISHER: printed for private distribution newcastle-on-tyne 1920
KEYWORDS: military history northumberland fusiliers john shakespear signed
John Walker Champion
first edition signed by John Walker 248pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG+ (blue cloth, prev owners inscriptions to fep,John Walker's sign. to title page, light bruising to board extrems, sl foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled, light tanning to spine, sl creasing to extrems)
PUBLISHER: moa publications auckland 1984
KEYWORDS: sport john walker new zealand signed athletics ron palenski
Birds Flying
first edition inscribed by author 62pp VG+ (blue cloth,sl.soiling and bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to fellow NZ author Peggy Dunstan on ffep,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: pegasus press christchurch 1973
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry new zealand signed alistair paterson
The Great Australian Snake Exchange
first edition inscribed by author 178pp NF (green cloth,author's inscr.to title page to NZ authors Jim Henderson and Peggy Dunstan) in NF d/w (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson richmond 1978
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature signed duncan ball
The Johnsons of Maiden Lane
first edition inscribed by author 180pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,folding family trees to eps,author's inscr.to half-title,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,browned spine,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: martins london 1964
KEYWORDS: history london johnsons donald mcdonald signed biography
Manitoba Milestones
first edition signed by author 249pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,eps and content edges sl.foxed,author's sign.to title) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.w.external tape repairs to head/foot of spine)
PUBLISHER: dent london 1928
KEYWORDS: manitoba history geography canada margaret mcwilliams signed
Historic Fife
first edition inscribed by author's wife 192pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,dealer's label to ffep,author's wife's [Dora Knight] inscr.to title page [author died before the book was published] ) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and hinge area sunned,sl.wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: melven press perth 1982
KEYWORDS: scotland fife history geography duncan fraser dora knight signed
Dublin in Bloomtime The City James Joyce Knew
first edition [author typed letter signed loosely inserted] 85pp ills.[b/w] NF (green cloth,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,typed letter from author loosely inserted) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: angus & robertson london 1969
KEYWORDS: geography history dublin cyril pearl james joyce signed
Memorials of the Earls of Haddington [2 vols.]
first edition signed by the author numbered/limited [30/150] [presented by The Earl of Haddington to The Marquis of Salisbury] 2 vols.lxiv+387pp/liv+392pp ills.[b/w] VG (red cloth w.red leather spines,gilt ruled borders w.gilt crest stamped to top boards,top board of vol.2 detached but present,split to full length of lower hinge on vol.1.,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.incl.hinges,presentation bookplate to front pastedown is signed by author and numbered,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,stamp of Hatfield House Library to title page both vols.,spines cracked but generally tight) unique set presented to the Marquis of Salisbury by the Earl of Haddington - scans available on request
PUBLISHER: [np] edinburgh 1889
KEYWORDS: biography history genealogy haddington william fraser signed marquis salisbury
Historical Records of the Family of Leslie from 1067 to 1868-9 [3 vols.]
first edition [a.l.s.by author's son tipped-in] 3 vols.188/239/681pp VG (blue cloth w.gilt dec.stamp to top boards,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown of vol.1.,owner's inscr.to ffep verso of all vols.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,a.l.s. by author's son tipped-in to preface page dated 1883)
PUBLISHER: edmonston and douglas edinburgh 1869
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy colonel leslie signed
The Reades of Blackwood Hill in the Parish of Horton Staffordshire A Record of Their Descendants: With a Full Account of Dr.Johnson's Ancestry His Kinsfolk and Family Connexions
first edition inscribed by author limited edition [350 copies] xx+283pp+pedigrees+xlii ills.[b/w] VG+ (green cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's bookplate to front pastedown w.another owner's bookplate and inscr.to ffep,a third bookplate to ffep verso along with the remains of a handwritten signed note from the author pasted down,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) scarce; heavy folio item
PUBLISHER: privately printed for the author by spottiswoode london 1906
KEYWORDS: history biography genealogy aleyn lyell reade blackwood horton staffordshire dr johnson signed
The Abbey of S.Mary Newbottle
third edition inscribed by author 376pp VG- (cream cloth w.gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.hole to upper hinge,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,owner's inscr.and dealer's label to front pastedown,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: george lewis selkirk 1908
KEYWORDS: history theology newbottle abbey carrick signed
More Poems from the Irish
first edition signed by author 64pp VG+ (grey paper boards w.grey cloth spine,v.sl.bumps to extrems.,owner's inscr.to front pastedown and ffep,author's sign.to title,eps sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (rubbed and stained/foxed,sl.wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hodges figgis dublin 1945
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature poetry ireland history signed earl longford
The Book of Banbury
first edition signed by author 148pp ills.[b/w] NF (olive cloth,author's sign.to title page,sl.cocked) in NF d/w (sl.bumps and wear to extrems.)
PUBLISHER: barracuda books chesham 1975
KEYWORDS: history geography banbury christine bloxham signed
Monuments of Another Age The City of London Churches
first edition signed by both authors 128pp ills.[b/w photographs] NF (brown cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.,sign.of both authors to title page) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear to extrems.w.external/internal tape repairs,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: quartet books london 1975
KEYWORDS: history architecture arts london churches quantrill signed
My Life
first edition inscribed by author 358pp [b/w frontis.portrait] VG- (red cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,author's inscr.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1911
KEYWORDS: history biography theology william mair signed
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character
twentieth edition inscribed by author 347pp [b/w frontis.portrait] G+ (tan cloth w.black ruled borders and gilt stamp to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,paper separation at ep gutters,author's warm inscr.to half-title,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: edmonston and douglas edinburgh 1871
KEYWORDS: history biography signed scotland ramsay character
Eternal Himalaya
first edition inscribed by author to Sir Edmund Hillary 208pp+index ills.[b/w] NF (brown cloth w.blind borders and gilt stamp to top board,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to Edmund Hillary on half-title - Ed & June [*********] H[ari] & Bholi 13 August 198[6] ) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,laminate is bubbling and lifting,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.) inscribed by fellow Everest conqueror H.Ahluwalia and his wife to Sir Edmund Hillary and his wife
PUBLISHER: interprint new delhi 1982
KEYWORDS: history travel himalaya ahluwalia edmund hillary geography signed