Modern_First_Printings (320 results)

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: As New. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Freddie Mercury Last Will Signed By Him in 1991 ~ { TRUE NAME - FARROKH BULSARA } ~ BORN SEPTEMBER 5TH 1946. PASSED AWAY TRAGICALLY 24TH NOVEMBER 1991. ~ FREDDIE MERCURY'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT & A COPY OF HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE. ~ Certainly a sad piece of history but one which a collector may wish to have. Comes in a specially prepared report folder with a glossy front picture. ~ A FINAL REMEMBRANCE - The documents bear the signature of Freddie Mercury, and the will is dated on 17th Day of September 1991. - His estate was worth £8,649,940 at the time of his death. - His will is detailed over 14 pages.- There is a copy of the death certificate which states the cause of death as: 1a. Bronchopneumonia.- b. AIDS.- Certified. - There is a glossy photograph of the crematorium where he took his final journey to. - Some of his ashes were reported to have been buried under the cherry tree in front of his Garden Lodge Home. There are a couple of images of his home. One from above and one from the street. The final image is of Freddie Mercury, looking healthier when he was on tour. The report is twenty Pages long. - All pages are photocopies.- E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest. Signed by Freddie Mercury.

Seller Inventory # 000089

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: As New. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. LIMITED EDITION - ONLY 10 COPIES EXIST - ** HAND - SIGNED BY HOWARD HUGHES ~ LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT ** - from Mar 19, 1968. ~ All pages are photocopies of original documents. ~ An Insight Into The Mind of Howard Hughes at that point in his life because he did not die until 1976 which was 8 years after he scribbled out this copy of his will. This will did however, form part of his actual will when he died as most of the scribbled entries were implemented in the actual will of 1976 which is included with this sale. *** VERY UNUSUAL ITEM *** The report contains the following: 'Last Will and testament' - Hand-written by Howard Hughes. Hand-Signed by Howard Hughes. Three Handwritten pages from [1968] A typed letter from Howard Hughes to the 'First National Bank, Houston, Texas', detailing what to do in the event of either his death or disappearance.[One Page] ~ Then, is his actual will from 1976. It consists of: [Nineteen Pages]; Affidavit of Death and Heirship. There are several other documents within this report. ~ Housed in an easy to read, report folder. ~ The report contains 23 pages in all. Fronted with a black and white picture of Howard Hughes as a young man. Towards the end there is a picture of his gravestone. There is also a picture of Howard Hughes when he was older and this picture is reported to have been the last known picture of him that was ever taken. - - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the report enough to buy it. Signed by Howard Hughes.

Seller Inventory # 000090

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: As New. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. HAND - SIGNED by MARILYN MONROE ** Preprinted Documents of MARILYN MONROE'S AUTOPSY REPORT from Aug 5, 1962 Housed in an easy to read, report folder. The report contains 19 x A4 pages. Fronted with a lovely colour picture of Marilyn, in a ballet dress.(20 pages in all). Undoubtedly, it's a very sad piece of history and may be of interest to a collector of Marilyn Monroe, or why not give it to a Marilyn Monroe collector/fan for an unusual gift idea. All pages are photocopies taken from the original documents. A FINAL REMEMBRANCE. THE REPORT CONTAINS: Office Of County Coroner is 6 pages. Mortuary Death Report is 1 page. [there is an image of her in the mortuary, it's very sad]. County of Los Angeles Office of Coroner Autopsy Check Sheet is 1 page.Order for Release of Marilyn Monroe is 1 page. Coroner, County of Los Angeles Case Report is 1 page. Coroner, County of Los Angeles Medical Report is 2 pages. Statement by Theodore J. Curphey, MD, Cheif Medical Examiner - Coroner County of Los Angeles is 4 pages. (reports her death at 3/35am). Report of Chemical Analysis is 2 pages.(That's the contents described briefly). BONUS ITEM Authenticating Marilyn Monroe. Report containing copies of Marilyn Monroe's handwriting and signatures, such as: 1) Signature on handwritten envelope as 'Mrs. J.E. Dougherty' from December 1944 (when she was married). ~ 2) Closing portion of letter to Norma's guardian, Grace Goddard from June 1944. (Marilyn Monroe's real name and signature as Norma Jeane Baker). ~ 3) Closing portion of letter to Grace Goddard from June 1945 (again as Norma Jeane). ~ 4) Couple of signatures on cheques' in the 1950's as 'Marilyn Monroe'. Very interesting and fantastic copy to have in any Marilyn Monroe collection. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the report enough to buy it. The Will is Signed By Marilyn.

Seller Inventory # 000091

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: As New. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Birth Certificate ~ Accident Report ~ Autopsy Report ~ Death Certificate for: JAMES DEAN. A FINAL FAREWELL: The beginning of the report states that he died intestate and the first few pages of the report is a 'Petition for Letters of Administration' in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Los Angeles'. Case Number 369944; In the matter of the estate of James B. Dean. September 30, 1955 when he was tragically killed in a car accident. The petitioner was Winton A. Dean, age only 48 himself (Dean's father). There is a signed copy of a letter from Winton Dean presented to the courts in petitioning the assets of James Dean. There are a couple of letters from the 'State Inheritance Tax Appraiser' to James Deans' Father about his Motorcycle and Racing Crash Helmet, which read as follows: FIRST LETTER ABOUT HIS MOTORCYCLE: Dear Sir, In accordance with your request for a letter of appraisal on the following described personal property, please be advised I have placed a value of $500.00 thereon for date of death. 1955 Triumph Motorcycle, Engine No. TR559196, Yours very truly, SECOND LETTER ABOUT HIS RACING CRASH HELMET: Dear Sir, In accordance with your request for a letter of appraisal on the following described personal property, please be advised I have placed a value of $30.00 thereon for September 30, 1955. Racing Crash helmet. Yours very truly. ~ There is a 4 page inventory of James Dean's personal belongings including ironically, 2 gold cup trophies and 1 silver cup trophy for racing. The list is an insight into JAMES DEAN and I had to smile when I read that he was making a wooden stool and coffee table (other items in the inventory). There are 60 items in the inventory. (Valued at $120,464). There is a copy of a signed letter from Ronald Regan, (The then Governor of the State of California in Sacremento), now sadly deceased himself. The letter is to Mr. Martinetti who was writing a book about James Dean. The letter reads: 'March 14 1973 - Dear Mr. Martinetti, There is an I.O.U letter to Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. dated April 7, 1954, in which James Dean sets out how he is going to pay back his loan as follows: I'm afraid I can't be of too much help to you in the biography you are doing of James Dean. Our shooting schedules and rehearsals on the GE Theater actually only involved about three or four days. I do recall very clearly that I was struck by how very much James Dean off camera resembled the James Dean you saw on camera. Incidentally, this was a live show, as most TV programs were in those days. When you finally went on the air, you were before the audience with no chance to cut the scene and retake it. . He was quiet, not too easy to know, and yet affable, friendly on the set, and I enjoyed working with him. I wish you well. I'm sorry I can't be of more help. Sincerely, Ronald Regan.(Letter is signed). Governor. ~ There is a letter from James Dean to the film studios in Hollywood which is signed by him: ~ 'Gentlemen, This is to acknowledge that I have received from you this day the sum of Seven Hundred ($700) Dollars as a loan and I have given you my promissory notes under which I am required to repay you said sum as follows:.(He agrees to pay it back at $100 per week for 7 weeks). Whilst he was filming East Of Eden - playing the part of 'Cal'! The letter is signed by him, Very Truly Yours, James Dean. (It's a wonderful letter). There is a copy of his final contract with Warner Brothers regarding his services for the filming of 'the tentatively entitled' - 'REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE'. It states that filming will take 61 days and he will be paid $1,500 per week. Filming was to start 20th December 1954 and end 61 days later. It also mentions the filming of 'Giant' to be filmed from 30 May 1955 to 30th June 1955. The letter is signed by James Dean and the Assistant Secretary for Warner Brothers. Shocking picture of the actual crash scene. ~ All pages are photocopies. - E N D. Signed by James Dean & Ronald.

Seller Inventory # 000092

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: As New. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Investigator's Forensic Report and Autopsy for: TRUMAN CAPOTE - A FINAL FAREWELL: Found dead by Joanne Carson on 8.25.84, Time 14.20. - Case Number 84 10675 / Crypt Number 33 - County of Los Angeles - First page is a glossy image of Truman when he is beautiful young man. - Examination at forensic science centre. Cheif Medical Examiner/Coroner. [incorrect spelling] - Then there is a Two page Investigator's report. - Gives you the following information: Précis - INFORMATION SOURCE. - [L.A.P.D.] - SYNOPSIS: The decedent arrived from New York, and stayed with a friend and she was the one who found him unresponsive in bed and phoned an ambulance. - INVESTIGATION: The decedent had a history of epilepsy and been treated for phlebitis. His hostess thought he was sleeping throughout most of the day and kept checking on him but eventually thought something must be wrong and she discovered his unresponsive. The decedent was found lying on the floor alongside the bed, dressed in swim shorts and a sweater. There were several prescription bottles in the room, some were opened and spilled on the floor. There were several empty glasses in the room and one appeared to have had milk in it. No evidence of external trauma and no notes were found in the room. - IDENTIFICATION: The decedent was identified by his business manager Mr. A. Bernstein at scene. - MEDICAL EVIDENCE RECORD: Valium, loose tablets, Codeine tablets, Capsules, Samples of liquids from the glasses, Empty pill vials, Lists of drugs etc. - PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION REPORT: Covers Rigor Mortis. Temperature. Livor Mortis. Date and Time of death [if known]. Physical Description. Age 59. Male. Heavy. - AUTOPSY REPORT: Consists of 5 pages. - Anatomic Findings: FATTY METAMORPHOSIS OF LIVER. - Anatomical Summary. External Description. Evidence of Injury. Internal Examination. - NEUROPATHOLOGY REPORT. Four Pages. Mainly about the brain of Truman Capote. - MICROSCOPIC REPORT: Two Pages. Heart. Lungs. Liver. Spleen. Pancreas. Kidney. Prostate. Stomach. - MEDICAL REPORT: One page. Says is was a natural death. - REPORT OF TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS: Fifteen Pages. This states all the drugs that they found in his system and they are numerous. - The very last page of the report is a sketch of the room that they found Truman Capote in. - The Report is a Hand-Bound A4 Booklet and consists of 33 pages with a hard card backing. - All pages are photocopies derived from original documentation. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the report enough to buy it.

Seller Inventory # 001263

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: As New. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 ? 7 May 1873), also cited as J. S. Mill, was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament (MP) and civil servant. - One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy. Dubbed "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century", he conceived of liberty as justifying the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state and social control. In his later years, whilst continuing to staunchly defend individual rights and freedoms, he became more critical of economic liberalism and his views on political economy moved towards a form of liberal socialism. Mill was a proponent of utilitarianism, an ethical theory developed by his predecessor Jeremy Bentham. He contributed to the investigation of scientific methodology, though his knowledge of the topic was based on the writings of others, notably William Whewell, John Herschel, and Auguste Comte, and research carried out for Mill by Alexander Bain. He engaged in written debate with Whewell. - A member of the Liberal Party and author of the early feminist work The Subjection of Women, Mill was also the second Member of Parliament to call for women's suffrage after Henry Hunt in 1832. - THE REPORT: A4 Ringbound Report consists of 36 pages with a transparent front cover and a black backing card. First page of the report states: John Stuart Mill MP presented the first mass women's suffrage petition to the House of Commons on 7 June 1866. The petition was brought to Parliament by Emily Davies and Elizabeth Garrett. The story was later told that to avoid attention on arrival in Westminster Hall, they concealed it under the stall of an apple seller, which is where Mill found it. The petition organisers recorded 1499 names, which were printed and circulated in a pamphlet. However, the House of Commons Select Committee on Public Petitions counted and logged 1521 signatures. Presumably the extra 22 were last minute additions. Mill spoke on the petition on 17 July 1866. A year later, the petition led to the first debate on votes for women. On 20 May 1867 Mill tried to amend the Second Reform Bill to replace the word 'man' with 'person'. He later described this as 'perhaps the only really important public service I performed in the capacity as a Member of Parliament.' The division was lost by 73 votes to 196, but Mill was delighted by the level of support, which came from both sides of the House. It was not until 1928: Women in England, Wales and Scotland received the vote on the same terms as men (over the age of 21) as a result of the Representation of the People Act 1928. And finally. John Stuart Mill - Born: 20 May 1806, Pentonville, London - Died: 8 May 1873, Avignon, France. - The second page of the report has frequently asked questions about the suffrage petition of 1866 and answers provided by numerous specialists with links to other well informed sites. The next 34 sheets are all the names of the signatories who signed the original petition in 1866 in alphabetical order. It's a fascinating document. You may even find you have an ancestor listed here and if you do, you can find a link on page 2 to contact and enquire. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the report enough to buy it.

Seller Inventory # 001413

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: As New. - (illustrator). First Edition - First Impression. Elvis Presley Last Will Signed By Him in 1977 ~ All pages are photocopies of the original documentation ~ {Consists of 15 pages} ~ Certainly a sad piece of history but one which a collector may wish to have. Comes in a specially prepared report folder with a glossy front picture. ~ A FINAL REMEMBRANCE Fronted with a black and white cover picture of Elvis taken when he was a young man. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest. Signed by Elvis Presley.

Seller Inventory # 000088

A4 STUDY BOOKLET RINGBOUND. Condition: A4 Report. Dust Jacket Condition: LIMITED EDITION of Ten Reports. - (illustrator). FIRST PUBLICATION. A wonderful report all about Arthur Conan Doyle's life. - 22nd May 1859 to 7th July 1930 - The report is diverse and hugely interesting. - It begins with a chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle's life through his entire 71 years, from his birth. 1859: Born Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, third child and elder son of ten siblings, born at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, on 22 May and baptised in the Roman Catholic religion of his parents. - [this chronology consists of 7 pages] until. 1930: 7th July, Death of Arthur Conan Doyle at his home, Windlesham, in Crowborough, East Sussex. - There is a chapter about the man who inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to create the character of Sherlock Holmes. - [Joseph Bell] [1837-1911] - and why. - There is a chapter on 'The Cottingley Fairies', and Arthur Conan Doyle's involvement. - The Cottingley Fairies appear in a series of five photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, two young cousins who lived in Cottingley, near Bradford in England. In 1917, when the first two photographs were taken, Elsie was 16 years old and Frances was 10. - The pictures came to the attention of writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who used them to illustrate an article on fairies he had been commissioned to write for the Christmas 1920 edition of The Strand Magazine. - Conan Doyle, as a spiritualist, was enthusiastic about the photographs, and interpreted them as clear and visible evidence of psychic phenomena. - There are transcripts of the letters that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote to Elsie Wright, and her father, Arthur Wright in 1920 and the response he received back. - In the letter that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote to Elsie Wright he said that he was just about to leave for Australia. - 1920 to 1930: Arthur Conan Doyle engaged in a world-wide crusade for spiritualism. - During 1920 and 1921, he visited Australia and New Zealand. Early in 1922, he went to America and toured the Eastern states; the following year, he travelled as far as California. - In 1928, he left for South Africa, and in the autumn of that same year, he preached Spiritualism in the Northern countries of Europe. - His promulgation of Spiritualism did not come without a price. - He expended a tremendous amount of physical and emotional energy. Furthermore, it is estimated that the decline in his literary output, because of his devotion to Spiritualism, translated into a loss of approximately £200,000, an amazing amount of money for the time. - Just six days before he died he started a drive for the modification of the Fortune Telling Act; and, on July 1, 1930, he led a petition to Council. - I have a copy of a newspaper article in which he protests against the prosecution of a clairvoyant, who was fined £20 on a charge of fortune telling. - He wrote: Sir, Is it not time that the prosecution, or rather, the persecution of clairvoyants and mediums should cease. etc. There is a short chapter on 'The Fox Sisters' of New York, in 1848 when they claimed they could communicate with a ghost. They received instant celebrity. - In 1888, one of the sisters confessed it was a deception. - One of those who would not accept her confession was none other than Arthur Conan Doyle would you believe??? - Finally, the report closes with a photocopy of Arthur Conan Doyle's hand-written will. - It consists of four hand-written pages and signed by him on the fourth page. I have then typed up the will so you can read what he has written more easily. - There is an image of his tombstone. - It is the final resting place for him and his wife who were laid side by side. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. Signed by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Seller Inventory # 000086

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. 1st/1st - William Faulkner spent more than a decade and tremendous effort on A Fable, and considered it his masterpiece when it was completed.] It won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. [The first book ever to win both]. - Condition & Description: WITH THE RARE FIRST STATE DUST JACKET (with 8/54 at bottom of front prelim and $4.75 at top) Spine colour has darkened in comparison to the panels. Creasing to corners and folds. Few minor scratches in general. Trimmed and is approx 3mm short. Now housed in a removable plastic archival sleeve. - Maroon cloth boards with two-tone crosses to the front board. Lettering to spine is in a great condition. Minor fading to the extremities. Few light soiling marks, otherwise a good condition. - Grey endpages front and rear. States: First Printing to the copyright page. - Very minor foxing, only apparent when the book is closed. Pages are all clean and tightly bound. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.- Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it.

Seller Inventory # 000645

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. 1st/1st - FLAT-SIGNED by Gwyneth Jones (born February 14, 1952) is an English science fiction and fantasy writer and critic, and a young adult/children's writer under the name Ann Halam. - Jones' works are mostly science fiction and near future high fantasy with strong themes of gender and feminism. - She is the winner of two World Fantasy Awards, BSFA short story award, Children of the Night Award from the Dracula Society, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Philip K. Dick Award and co-winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. She is generally well-reviewed critically and, as a feminist science fiction writer. - DIVINE ENDURANCE is a strange novel set in a far future Asia. Abandoned androids (in the form of a young woman and her cat companion) travel to what is now Indonesia, which is embroiled in an post-apocalyptic political turmoil. The androids are programmed to grant humans their greatest desire. Both androids fulfill their duties, with rather dark consequences. The novel mixes political allegory, metaphysics and a touchingly beautiful lesbian love story. Told in a desultory, opiated prose. - In 1984 Divine Endurance, a science fiction novel for adults, was published under her own name and in which she created the term gynoid. - CONDITION & DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK - The original dustjacket houses this book. Vividly illustrated. Browning to edges and lightly creased at spine top and bottom and corners. Silvery-blue cloth boards with lettering to the spine. Bumped to corners; otherwise a nice condition. Flat signed to the full title page: 'Best Wishes Gwyneth Jones'. All pages are present, clean and tightly bound. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000649

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Signature is on a small label which states: Thank you. With best wishes, Giles Andreae [the signature] then typed below: Giles Andreae. - Giles Andreae - (born 16 March 1966) is a British artist, poet and greeting card writer, creator of the "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton" series. Unpaginated, pages are clean. Front blank endpage adhered to inner board. Price to rear board scribbled out in black ink. Nice condition overall. - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000667

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Hand-Signed to full title page: With best wishes, Giles Andreae. - No dustjacket was issued with this book. - Numberline to Copyright Page: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 - Giles Andreae (born 16 March 1966) is a British artist, poet and greeting card writer, creator of the "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton" series. Unpaginated, pages are clean. Nice condition overall. - Thank you for your interest. - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.- Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it. -. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000695

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Numberline to Copyright Page: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 - Written on the full title page: S.J. Watson - Label to front of dustjacket states: SIGNED FIRST EDITION - Condition & Description: The original dustjacket accompanies this book. Retains price of £12.99 net to the inner prelim. Very nice, clean condition. - Black boards with gold/gilt lettering to the spine, also in a very nice clean condition. - 365 pages plus 2 page author note to rear, are all clean and tightly bound. - END - On 1 May 2011, Ridley Scott bought the film rights of the novel Before I Go to Sleep written by S. J. Watson and hired Rowan Joffé to direct and write the script. In February 2012 Nicole Kidman was in talks to join the film; later in May she joined to star as Christine.Plot: Ever since a vicious attack nearly claimed her life, Christine Lucas (Nicole Kidman) has suffered from anterograde amnesia and is unable to form new memories. Every morning, she becomes reacquainted with her husband, Ben (Colin Firth), and the other constants in her life. In accordance with her doctor's (Mark Strong) instructions, Christine keeps a video diary. As Christine starts to uncover terrifying truths about her past, she begins to question everything -- and everyone -- around her. END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.- Thanks for your interest. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000701

Newspaper. Condition: Fair. NORMAN HARTNELL (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. RARE - Original Newspaper November 20 - 1947 - Wedding of Princess Elizabeth II - DAILY GRAPHIC and DAILY SKETCH - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1947 - A KEMSLEY NEWSPAPER 1d. - Headline Reads: Princess Elizabeth To Be Duchess of Edinburgh - A Dukedom For The Bridegroom. - The main image is an artist's impression of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown seen here for the first time. The gown was designed by Norman Hartnell. This is an 8 page special edition. All pages are complete. Closed edge tears and rubbing to margins. Chipped at edges. General browning with age. Fold marks. Small holes down main margin. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like this amazingly rare and collectable newspaper enough to buy it.

Seller Inventory # 000703

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Robert Nicol Cross: Born 2nd January 1883. Died 1970. Graduated Glasgow University 1904 with MA. - This amazing book, examines the life of Socrates and his teaching, and also details the world in which he lived, the Greece of the time experiencing a breakdown of authority in religion, morality and society. - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. - PREFACE : THE present study of Socrates and his mission has been done in the leisure gathered from other avocations, and was undertaken as the result of a profound personal reverence for Athens' saint and sage. It records the impression made on the writer by the ancient authorities. It has not been written for experts and scholars, but in order to tempt the average Englishman of culture to hold company for a little while with one of earth's most elect spirits and leaders. Accordingly discussion of disputed matters has been reduced to a minimum, though it could not be quite eliminated. The class of readers for whom the book is intended will also account for the introduction of material connected with life and ideas contemporary with Socrates, superfluous for the Greek student, but, one hopes, not uninteresting to the general reader, nor without relevance and use in giving him the needed background of light and shade in order to a just appreciation of the man's character and work. I only hope it will be the means of sending some to more authoritative and better sources, for to know Socrates is to love him and to reverence human nature. I have been helped by the various modern authorities to whom references are given, and have to thank Professors Phillimore and Latta of Glasgow University for initial guidance to the literature, and also Professor Taylor of St. Andrews for discussing one or two points with me. I am also obliged to Messrs. Macmillan & Co., and to the Clarendon Press, Oxford, for permission to quote from Dakyns' transation of Xenophon, and Jowett's translation of Plato, respectively. - R.N.C. [END OF PREFACE] - This book has a HAND-SIGNED DEDICATION TO THE FIRST BLANK ENDPAGE: 'From The Author, with every good wish, 1926'. - Condition & Description: Green cloth with blind tooling to front board. Faded gilt lettering to the spine. Fraying to spine margin at rear. Cloth faded in places to spine top and bottom. Light scuffing to corners. Browning and foxing throughout. Good quality paper. Few pencil and ink underscores and highlighting in book. Text never illegible. - Rare book hand-signed by author. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it. - RAPID DISPATCH. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000719

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. - (illustrator). Unique Publication. This is a unique book. It has an ISBN that is unrecognisable. ISBN is [0297995171] - ABE TELLS ME: The ISBN is not valid. - It is an advance copy sent to the Editor of Sussex Life Magazine in July 1972. [who was at that time: Tom Sobey [Thomas R. Sobey] The book is signed by Thomas R. Sobey to the front blank endpage. Sobey himself is an author. Besides writing a book about Hastings [East Sussex], he also wrote an article about Leonard Woolf [husband of Virginia Woolf], for Sussex Life Magazine in 1965. The book for sale in this listing, was not released to the marketplace until the following month [August 1972]. - There is an accompanying letter from the publishers [Weidenfeld & Nicolson] The letter states: 27th July 1972. To the Editor [Sussex Life]. Dear Sir, We publish on Thursday, 17th August David Thomson's very readable and interesting biography of Laurence Sterne, WILD EXCURSIONS, and I thought you might like the opportunity of an early look at the enclosed copy of the book. etc.etc.etc. - Signed by the Publicity Director for Weidenfeld & Nicolson: Jeremy Hadfield. [letter will be included with the book]. - The book itself: The original dustjacket houses the book. It has been priceclipped. Stated on front prelim: Jacket design by M. Harrison [Nicolas Thirkell Associates]. Portrait of Laurence Sterne by Reynolds [courtesy of Lady Mersey]. With 8 pages of plates. There are a few small closed edge tears and a small chip to the rear of the jacket, which is now housed in a removable archival sleeve. - Boards are light brown cloth with gold lettering to the spine, in a very nice clean condition. Hand signed by Thomas R. Sobey Lewes 1972. to the first blank endpage. Very light foxing to endpages, and occasionally throughout the book; otherwise the pages are beautifully clean. All pages are tightly bound. The numerous plates accompany the history very well indeed. - Thanks for your interest. Hand-Signed by another author:

Seller Inventory # 000728

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Paul Henry (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. John Davidson (11 April 1857 to 23 March 1909) was a Scottish poet, playwright and novelist, best known for his ballads. He also did translations from French and German. In 1906 he was awarded a civil list pension of £100 per annum and George Bernard Shaw did what he could to help him financially, but poverty, ill-health, and his declining powers, exacerbated by the onset of cancer, caused profound hopelessness and clinical depression. Late in 1908, Davidson left London to reside at Penzance. On 23 March 1909, he disappeared from his house there, under circumstances which left little doubt that he had drowned himself. Among his papers was found the manuscript of a new work, Fleet Street Poems, with a letter containing the words, "This will be my last book." His body, which was discovered by some fishermen in Mount's Bay on 18 September, was, in accordance with his known wishes, buried at sea. In his will he desired that no biography should be written, none of his unpublished works published, and "no word except of my writing is ever to appear in any book of mine as long as the copyright endures." - The assumption that he took his own life is consistent with what is known of his temperament and his ideas. In The Testament of John Davidson, published the year before his death, he anticipates this fate: "None should outlive his power. . . . Who kills Himself subdues the conqueror of kings; Exempt from death is he who takes his life; My time has come." There was a small photocopy of a newspaper article inside this book. It is a reward notice for £20 for any information which would lead to the discovery of John Davidson. I'll leave this in the book for the new owner. - Davidson's poetry was a key early influence on important Modernist poets, in particular, his compatriots Hugh MacDiarmid and Wallace Stevens. T.S. Eliot was especially fond of the poem 'Thirty Bob a Week'. - CONDITION OF BOOK: This is a small book with greenish brown leather binding with gold gilt decoration to the front board and gold lettering to the spine. The front and rear boards are in a fairly good condition. There is minimal scuffing to the edges and corners. The green leather upper is very scuffed and faded on the spine although the gilt lettering to the spine is still legible. The boards are firmly bound to the inner page block. - The quality of the paper within the book is superior quality. The book is hand signed by the Author's Son in 1904 - On the full title page is the publication date, which I originally thought translated to 1905 MDCCCCV, but this is not a correct Roman Numeral. The numerals and the groups of numerals written in subtractive notation must be written from left to right, in descending order of their values, from high to low. Some symbols (letters) can be repeated up to 3 times in a row: but as you can see, there are four CCCC's, so it is effectively an error date and as the Author's son has signed the book is 1904, I want to subtract the V[5] from the final C [100] which would make the publication date as 1895. Signature reads: To my friend A. Manoukian, from Alexander Davidson - Xmas 1904. There are six beautiful illustrations by Paul Henry and all are present. The ballad consists of 38 pages and there are a further 4 pages to the rear advertising other literary works. Light browning and very occasional foxing throughout. All pages are clean and tightly bound. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it. Hand-Signed by Author's Son -.

Seller Inventory # 000735

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. 1st/1st - Hand-Signed by Author To Front Blank Endpage. [To. Elise Meyer, With very best wishes from the author, Margaret Powell, November 1971] Condition & Description: The original dustjacket houses this book. Jacket photograph by Ron Alexander. It retains price to inner front prelim. £1.75 net. The dustjacket has been laminated for protective purposes. Blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to the spine. Boards are clean and tightly bound. There are 150 pages, with funny illustrations by Elizabeth Brock. Pages are all clean and tightly bound. END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000766

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). In the Night Kitchen is a popular and controversial children's picture book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and first published in 1970. The book depicts a young boy's dream journey through a surreal baker's kitchen where he assists in the creation of a cake to be ready by the morning. When the young boy [Mickey], (who looks to be about three years old) enters the Night Kitchen, he loses his pajamas and is fully naked in some parts of the story. Critics object to Mickey's nudity which depicts not only his buttocks, but also his genitals. Some also interpret sexual innuendo in the events, with the nudity, free-flowing milky fluids, and giant (allegedly phallic) milk bottle. As a result, the book proved controversial in the United States on its release and has continued to be so. The inclusion of child nudity has been frequently raised as morally problematic; consequently, this book remains on lists of books either challenged or banned. The book has been ranked 25th place on the "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000" list compiled by the American Library Association. - Description & Condition: Dustjacket: The original dustjacket houses the book. There are quite a few closed edge tears round the extremities, and a few small chips to the top and bottom of the spine. There is a round white sticker at the bottom of the dustjacket which states: Caldecott Honor Book. There are seven titles of other Maurice Sendak books listed on the rear prelim. The dustjacket is now housed in a removable plastic archival sleeve for future protection. White linen, cloth boards with a mounted, decorative, circular illustration by Maurice Sendak, depicting Mickey with a milk bottle. The boards and illustration are in a very good and clean condition. The mustard coloured endpages [front and rear] are in a very good clean condition, as are the rest of the pages. E N D [BONUS BOOK]; WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. by MAURICE SENDAK, Published by RED FOX in 2000 - Description & Condition: Large Folio: 10 inches long by 9 inches high. [softcover] - Spine intact. Slight corner turns and few areas of creasing to extremities. Covers are clean. Unpaginated. All pages are clean and tightly bound. Magnificent Illustration. - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.

Seller Inventory # 000770

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. REVIEW COPY - with Compliment slip laid in at front of book - With the Compliments of: PETER NEVILL LTD - 50 Old Brompton Road - London SW7 - Review copy: Ernest Hemingway - Att: Mr. G.H. Garrett - Telephone Kensington 5233 - [there are some handwritten notes on the back of the compliment slip] - CONDITION & DESCRIPTION: The original dustjacket accompanies this book. The dustjacket is complete, with price to inner prelim. Browned in general with age. Lightly soiled to lighter areas, with very small areas of scuffing [mainly corners]. Now housed in a plastic archival sleeve for future protection. [can be removed from the sleeve if you want though]. - Green cloth with golden/gilt title to the spine. Lightening to the cloth on 2mm at the bottom of the front board and spine. Boards are very clean and tightly bound to the inner page block. Has retained such a good condition because it has always been housed by the original dustjacket. The complimentary slip is laid in. [images show you the slip] - There was also a few pages of handwritten notes, which were written by a critic. - It starts: There can be no objection to the economy of it's style, in which Atkins to Maupassant; alert, brisk and readable - it is the fact that the style is prefabricated to obtain a startling impression. By a wholly unsubstantial view of ????????? and ?????? - a view more difficult for the English reader to see through, distracted as he is by the piquancy of the Yankee edge. Let us face it the dialogue that Hemingway has ????? is farcical - to see it we must imagine the equivalent of a Bertie Wooster, torn out of his time and into the ???? of spivdom, the very sort of Englishman we see in "?????" except that this is EH the authors conscious view of an authoritative Englishman. Émile Faguet [critic Paris University] - Maupassant: "a coarse brute without brains". - [end of handwritten pages] - There is some browning and foxing throughout the book. There are several photographic images of Ernest Hemingway to accompany his life story. There are 245 pages and apart from the foxing and browning, they are all present and tightly bound. E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest.

Seller Inventory # 000787

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. The original dustjacket houses this book. Has a sticker price of £6.95 net to the inner front prelim. Jacket painting and design by Bill Botten. Author's photograph by Oliver Cheesman. Rubbing to the extremities; otherwise a very good condition. Will house in a plastic [removable] protective sleeve. Black boards with gold lettering to the spine, in a very good clean condition. 254 pages with an afterword by Joan DelFattore at the rear. Pages are clean and tightly bound throughout. Brown tinge to pages [age]. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest.

Seller Inventory # 000816

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Allen William Seaby (1867 - 28 July 1953) was the author of several art ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, London, UK, 1937. Cloth. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. with eight full page drawings and 27 smaller illustrations by the author (illustrator). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Allen William Seaby (1867 - 28 July 1953) was the author of several art books for students, and also wrote and illustrated books for children. Seaby taught fine art at the University of Reading for many years, eventually becoming a professor and head of department. Among his students were Kathleen Hale, the creator of Orlando The Cat: A Camping Holiday (1938) and its sequels, and C.H. Chapman, who went on to take over the drawing of Billy Bunter. Allen W. Seaby was the grandfather of noted wildlife illustrator and printmaker, Robert Gillmor.[The Book Described:] The original dustjacket houses this book. 6/- NET sticker to inner front prelim. Light creasing to the spine and prelim folds with slight darkening to those areas also. Few very small closed edge tears. It really is a nice condition overall for an old dustjacket. It really has been looked after well. Now housed in a plastic [removable] protective sleeve. Light beige cloth boards with wine lettering to the spine. Bumped corners, slight colour darkening to the spine. Firmly bound to inner page block. 207 pages are clean and tightly bound throughout. - END - [Shipping] - All our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.

Seller Inventory # 000818

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. First Edition Thus. The book is undated, but research dictates early 1940's. - The original dustjacket houses this book. Front and rear panels intact apart from minor chipping to the extremity and corners. Top and bottom of the spine was missing but have been repaired with colour like paper. Light soiling in general and browning to lighter areas. Now housed in a removable plastic archival sleeve. - Blue cloth boards with decoration and a paste on image to the front board. Unevenly faded colouring, especially to the rear board and edges. Colouring remains vibrant to the front board and spine. Browning and occasional foxing. Pages are quite thick. Beautiful colour frontispiece illustrated by Arch Webb. Full title page states: 'Herbert Strang's Library' to the top of the page. Apart from very occasional creasing to the occasional page, all pages are in good order, clean and tightly bound. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it.

Seller Inventory # 000827

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. States On Copyright Page: FIRST PRINTING ~ Condition & Description: Original Dustjacket: Has retained price of $4.95 to inner prelim. Beautiful colours. Few small chips round the extremities, repaired with best colour match. Now housed in a removable plastic protective sleeve. Soiling to lighter area on the rear of the dustjacket. - Blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to the spine. Faded to base of spine [hand coloured to match]. Light fraying to top edges. - Light browning to page edges and very occasional foxing. - 253 pages are all clean and tightly bound. - Thank you for your interest in my book and I do hope you like it enough to buy it.- END - [Shipping] - All our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days.

Seller Inventory # 000214

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. 1st/1st - James Lee, was a successful writer for the stage, screen and television. Among his most acclaimed works was ''Career,'' the fifth play he wrote, which opened in 1957, off Broadway. He got the idea for it while walking home after acting in ''The Seven Year Itch". When it opened at the Seventh Avenue South Playhouse, critics for The New York Times, wrote that it was ''fundamentally knowledgeable and discerning.'' Mr. Lee also wrote the script for the 1959 movie adaptation of ''Career,'' which starred Anthony Franciosa, Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. Career is a 1959 blacklist film drama co-written by Dalton Trumbo. Condition & Description of this book: The dustjacket retains price to front prelim, [$2.95] light creasing down the front prelim edge. Lightly soiled in general. Now housed in a removable plastic archival sleeve. Beige cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and decoration to the spine and the front board.Very good overall condition, very clean. James Lee dedication to the first front blank end page reads: For Peter, with friendship and best wishes, James Lee. [written in blue ink]. All the pages throughout the book are clean and tightly bound. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000835

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. The ORIGINAL dustjacket bears the price of 8s. 6d. net to the bottom of the inner front prelim. Good colouring. It has chips to top and bottom of the spine and the corner edges. Creased to extremities. This is still a very scarce dustjacket. Now housed in a removable plastic sleeve. Boards are red coloured cloth with white lettering to the spine. Very light soiling with fading to the corner edges. Overall; a great condition. The binding remains tight. Front and rear blank end-pages are adhered to inner boards [often done to strengthen the page block]. Light browning, and very occasional foxing [age related] otherwise all pages are clean and tightly bound. - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it.

Seller Inventory # 000853

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good - Original. Popular Edition. The original dustjacket accompanies this book. Designed by Philip Simmonds. The original price was 3/6 net which you can see on the spine. A small price reduced label has been placed above this on the spine for 1/- net. Few small chips round the extremities have been repaired with colour like paper on the rear. Few small closed edge tears and creasing. Soiled to the lighter areas. Now housed in a removable archival sleeve. Red cloth with black lettering and decoration to the spine and front board. Herbert Jenkins Colophon to the rear board. Spine has lightened in comparison to the boards. Minor bumping to edges; otherwise a wonderful condition. Remains firmly bound to inner page block. The 247 pages are clean throughout, with only very minimal light foxing and all pages are tightly bound. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it.

Seller Inventory # 000857

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Hand Signed to The Title Page: 'Thanks - Marc Eliot' - States To Copyright Page: FIRST EDITION - CONDITION & DESCRIPTION: The original dustjacket accompanies this book. Designed by Michael Ian Kaye and Melissa Hayden. Retains price to top of front prelim. Scuffing to corners and top and bottom of spine. Since taking the accompanying images, I have put the dustjacket in to a removable archival sleeve. Black and blue boards with gold gilt lettering to the spine. Few light score marks to the front board. Clean and tightly bound to the inner page block. Very front blank end-page is missing. Pages are uniformly browned with age, otherwise the 370 pages are clean and tightly bound throughout. Several pages of images accompany. There is a comprehensive and extensive index to the rear. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest and I hope you like the book enough to buy it. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000859

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. Hand Signed Accompanying Photograph of: Frank Bruno & Brenda Blethyn. Charitable Image - The Flora London Marathon 2002. Frank Bruno Running For 'children With Leukaemia'. - Brenda Blethyn has written: Your continued support is priceless. - Brenda Blethyn. - Frank Bruno has handsigned underneath this: Frank Bruno [Image measures: 10 x 8 inches] - [there was a slight fold to the photograph but this has since been flattened] - CONDITION & DESCRIPTION OF BOOK: The original dustjacket accompanies this book. Retains price of £13.99. Scuffing to corners and top and bottom of spine. Since taking the accompanying images, I have put the dustjacket in to a removable archival sleeve. Brown boards with gold gilt lettering to the spine. Few light score marks to the front board. Clean and tightly bound to the inner page block. 198 pages which includes 16 pages of black and white illustrations and a comprehensive index to the rear. The pages are all clean and tightly bound. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000865

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket. - (illustrator). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. States: 'The Wise Woman', is Philippa Gregory's most dazzling and disturbing novel yet! - Hand Signed to the first blank end page: 'Best wishes, Philippa Gregory' - The original dustjacket accompanies this book. Price intact to front prelim. £14.99 - Corners and top and bottom of spine losing colour, lightly scuffed. Black boards with silver gilt lettering. Very nice clean condition. - Author inscription to front blank endpage along with an ex libris blind tooling stamp for 'Christopher R. Bindon'. Same blind stamp on the next blank endpage. 502 pages are tightly bound. You can see this from one of the images accompanying. Slight brown tinge mainly to page edges. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 000870