(BURGESS, Anthony). LEWIS, Roger.Anthony Burgess. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 2002 Faber. London. 2002. First edition, first issue. Hardback with wrapper. SIGNED presentation copy from the author "With love from Roger Lewis, Nov. 04" with a flourish above and below the inscription. A very good clean copy in wrapper. 77061
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(DRYDEN, Ernst). LIPMANN, Anthony.Divinely Elegant. The World of Ernst Dryden. Foreword by Billy Wilder. Pavilion Books Limited, London. 1989 First edition. DW. SIGNED presentation copy from the author "To Harry with best wishes for Christmas 1992/93 and in memory of your help with this book. Anthony Lipmann 19.12.92" + signed postcard from the author "You will see the illustration your loaned me on p.151. Regards Anthony". Quarto. VG+/VG+ in slightly sunned and slightly worn wrapper. 38745
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(GIBBON). MILMAN, Rev. H. H.The Life of Edward Gibbon. With Selections from His Correspondence, and Illustrations. John Murray. London. 1839 First edition. xvi, 455pp. + 12pp. adverts. Portrait frontis. engr. by Scriven after Joshua Reynolds. Original cloth, decorated in blind, spine sl.faded, extremities sl.knocked and bds. sl. soiled. New e/ps., portrait foxed. Contents clean and sound. Norton 141. Milman, editor of one edition of 'The Rise and Fall...' held many senior academic and ecclesiastical positions. He was Dean at St. Paul's and Professor of Poetry at Oxford. 7770
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(JAMES, M. R.) COX, Michael.M. R. James. An Informal Portrait. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1983 First edition. DW. xiii, 268pp. Illustrated. Spine slightly creased o/w Nr. fine/VG+ in wrapper that is sunned to spine and very slightly creased at head. ISBN 0192117653. 46132
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100.00 GBP
(SOMERVILLE, E. OE.) CUMMINS, Geraldine.Dr. E. OE. Somerville. A Biography. Andrew Dakers Limited. London. 1952 First edition. xv, 271pp. Frontis. + 1pp. illustration. SIGNED presentation copy "Louise affectionately Geraldine Cummins". Original blue cloth, dark blue lettering. Spine sunned, board extremities very slightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed o/w contents clean and sound. VG. 36602
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20.00 GBP