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Hamlet. (With illustrations by Anthony Masters).

CORTEZ, LEON SHAKESPEARE. · 1946 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: The Lochend Printing Co.Ltd, nd. (c.1946). One of a series of humourous cockney parodies. 16.5cms x 12.5cms. Pp.47, inscribed by the author to inside front cover (To Peter Marshall with best wishes & good luck. Leon Cortez), accompanying cartoon illustrations by Anthony …

A Short Narrative Of The Late Troubles In England. First written in Latin by an Anonymus, for the information of Forreners, and now don into English, for the behoof and pleasure of our Country-mn 1649 .

[ DR GEORGE BATE, EDITED BY EDWARD ALMACK ] . · 1902 · Chilton Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

London : F. E. Robinson & Co, 20 Great Russell Street, 1902. 0. Limited edition. 8vo.7.00" x 4.50" x 1.00". pp.37/[3pp.]/pp.151. Very good full vellum binding with bright gilt decoration to both boards and spine. Corners lightly bumped. Spine and rear board a little soiled. Top …

Footlights and Spotlights. Recollections of My Life on the Stage.

SKINNER, OTIS. · 1924 · Chilton Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,640)

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1924. 1st edition. Signed limited edition of 500 copies. Otis Skinner(1858-1942 was an American actor who played hundreds of roles in all parts of the world in a career extending over more than 60 years. Pp.367, signed (but not numbered) to in…

An Innocent Millionaire. (signed).

VIZINCZEY, STEPHEN. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1983 0771087608. First Canadian edition. "Anyone can enjoy An Innocent Millionaire as an exotic-location thriller. The bonus is that it is also a fable of love, greed and modern society, peopled by rounded, cussed characters.."(ShaunUsher, D.Mail…

Antiquities and Curiosities of the Church .(signed).

ANDREWS, WILLIAM (EDITOR). · 1897 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

London: William Andrews & Co, Hull Press, 1897. 1st edition. 5ff./pp.285/4ff. (adverts) . Frontispiece and occasional illustrations throughout the text. Floral endpapers browned to edges, bookplate of SSM Kelham to inside front board browned. Inner endpapers browned. Author's in…

The Children of the Rocks. A Story of Tours. (Signed).

MADDEN, JOHN J. · 1944 · Chilton Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.42 | ¥10,123)

Kansas City: Burton Publishing Company, 1944). 1st edition. "The Children of the Rocks is more of a study than a story. It deals with a dangerous period in history. Aperiod when civilization rested upon the issue of a single battle in the last days of September, A.D.732. In this…

Radio Onederland. The Story of Radio One. (Signed).

SKUES, KEITH. · 1968 · Chilton Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Lavenham: The Landmark Press 1968. 1st edition. Foreword by Robin Scott (Controller Radio One and Two). Written by the D.J. Keith Skues, the book is basically about the first year of Radio 1 - from September 30th, 1967 - September 30th, 1968, following its formation in reaction …

A Miracle of Love. (signed).

CORKERY, SIMON. · 1997 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Leap, Co.Cork: The Macabea Press, 1997. 0953064204. 1st edition. "Christina is a child miraculously saved after abortion by the merciful intervention of a trainee nurse. Adopted by loving parents, Christina lives life to the full unaware of the drama unfolding itself regarding h…

Anglicanism Reimagined, An Honest Church?

SHANKS, ANDREW. · 2010 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,687)

London: SPCK, 2010. 9780281060856. 1st edition. "Andrew Shanks challenges all who are tempted to erect boundaries around their faith. Far more important than dogma and metaphysics, he argues, is the need to be open to all, and to engage with people who hold views at odds with ou…

Making Shore.

ALLERTON, SARA. · 2012 · Chilton Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Glasgow: Saraband, 2012. 9781887354929. Winner of the 2011 People's Book Prize. A gripping story inspired by a true World War II incident. "Torpedoed by a German U-boat, adrift on the open ocean, gravely weakened and slowly dying of thirst - the odds of making shore are lengthen…

God and Everyman.

MORSE-BOYCOTT, DESMOND. · 1930 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

London: Skeffington & Son Ltd, nd. (c.1930). Ex library. Pp.288, signed by the author to front free endpaper, small inkstamp with date and number notation to inside front board. Blue/grey cloth is slightly rubbed, spine darkened with blurred library number. G+.

Original letter from the Mayor of Dole (Jura) to the Refugees currently at Champvans.

POINTAIRE, JEAN ADOLPHE - (1877-1942) . · 1939 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,218)

Dole, Jura, France: Mairie De Dole (Jura), 15 March 1939 . 0. Original typed letter from the Mayor of Dole to "Aux Rufugiees actullement a Champvans", dated 15 March 1939 . Folded sheet of paper, written on one side only. 27cm x 21cm. One vertical fold and 3 horizontal folds. Ed…

Red Sky at Night, Shepherd's Delight? Weather Lore of the English Countryside.

MARRIOTT, PAUL J. · 1981 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Oxford: Sheba Books, 1981. 0950573051. 1st edition. 1900 Sayings Explained and Tested. "This comprehensive collection of English countryside weather lore also contains a star rating system for each saying acting as an instant truth guide for the reader." Pp.376, gift inscription…

A Practical View of the Amendments Needful in the existing Weights And Measures of the United Kingdom. (Being an Article from No. 31 of the Westminster Review) .

CLARK, PROFESSOR THOMAS (1801- 1867) - SIGNED LETTER. · 1833 · Chilton Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,872)

Glasgow : Printed and Published at the Glasgow Argus Office, D. Robertson, Glasgow; Wm. Tait, Edinburgh, 1833 . 0. An original 19th century pamphlet . Inside the front cover (and on the recto of the last leaf) is the original postal cover with an intact red wax seal and the addr…

A Tapestry of Toil.

MORSE-BOYCOTT, REVD. DESMOND. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

London: The Faith Press, 1970. 1st edition. "Cold-shouldered by the Establishment and suspected as an Anglican-Papalist, he has never gone over to Rome and opposes current departures from the Book of Common Prayer. Unhelped and on occasions censured by Bishops he has felt the wa…

Indenture between Henry Hills and Harry Welles, Edward Gray, Ralph Blundell, George Hill .

17TH CENTURY VELLUM DOCUMENT . · 1663 · Chilton Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,308)

Kent, 1663 . 0. Large 17th century velum document with two horizontal folds and 5 vertical folds, plus 3 of the original wax seals. 55cm (length) x 64cm (width). Vellum lightly soiled and worn along the creases. Document begins with a large initial "C". English text in a contemp…

Industrial Archaeological Sites of Britain. (signed).

BURTON, ANTHOONY / COOTE, CLIVE. (PHOTOGRAPHER). · 1977 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977. 0297773739. 1st edition. "A detailed and practical introduction to more than three hundred sites stretching from Lands End to the Orkneys..they include: a gold mine in Wales; the oldest windmill in Britain; engine houses straining to balanc…

We Irish talk Like That. (signed).

ROACH, HAL. · 0 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Unknown. Hal Roach "Ireland's international Comedian; Star of Jury's Irish Cabaret, Dublin, Ireland". Book of Irish humour and jokes. Pp.133, inscribed by the author "To Maggie, a special lady! Love Hal Roach" to title page. Paperback, scuffs to front. G+.

The Captive Free Men: The Plowman's Tale.

PRENTICE, ROB. · 1994 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Oswestry: Sherbourne Publications, 1994. 1872547869. 1st edition. "The Captive Free Men is the story of a fictional family. The place in which it is set is one that the author has lived and worked in for the last 35 years. The History and Geography is authentic but has been adap…

British Canals. An Illustrated History. (Signed).

HADFIELD, CHARLES. · 1962 · Chilton Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

London: Phoenix House, 1962. Reprint of the completely revised edition of 1959. "The author covers the whole of the story from the early days of "flash-locks" and barge masters at war with the mill owners for right of passage, to the report of the Bowes Committee in 1958. Mr Had…