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Signed and numbered by the author in pen, to half title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXV+ 222pp + 2pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: Approximately 203mm high x 135mm wide x 25mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 352g.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44613447287008,"sku":"LAN8794","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/IMG_9700.jpg?v=1768919019"},{"product_id":"the-house-of-memories-robert-murray-author-inscribed-1944","title":"The House of Memories, Robert Murray, author inscribed, 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe House of Memories, and Other Writings in Prose and Verse. 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Soundly bound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 272g unpacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 222mm high x 143mm wide x 12mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44859237662944,"sku":"LAN8883","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheHouseofMemories_RobertMurray_authorinscribed_1944IMG_0478.jpg?v=1709044275"},{"product_id":"jessie-m-king-cover-design-pierrot-before-the-seven-doors-arthur-cantillon-1930","title":"Jessie M. King cover design; Pierrot Before The Seven Doors, Arthur Cantillon, 1930","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very scarce example of this charmingly illustrated Play with a cover design by Jessie Marion King (1875-1949). She was a Scottish illustrator and designer of considerable talent and importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOLD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepertory Plays No. 55: Pierrot Before The Seven Doors; A Play in One Act, by Arthur Cantillon. Authorized English version. by Hermon Ould.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Gowans \u0026amp; Gray, Ltd., London and Glasgow, The Baker International Play Bureau, Boston, U.S.A., 1930. First edition. Worldcat only identifies 10 copies in library holdings worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good softback with glassine wrapped covers printed in colour. Mild age toning to cover, but a very nice example indeed of this very scarce publication. 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His humorous account of army life in \u003cem\u003e'The First Hundred Thousand'\u003c\/em\u003e became a bestselling book - based on articles he had originally written for \u003cem\u003e'Blackwood's Magazine'\u003c\/em\u003e. He himself was one of the first 100,000 to join the army for the First World War, and serving in France in 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Safety Match, 1911, First edition, 2nd impression, viii + 323pp + 64pp Publishers ads;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe First Hundred Thousand; Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of \"K(I)\". 1915 First edition, vi + 342pp + 2pp Publishers ads;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarrying On - After The First Hundred Thousand, 1917 First edition, ix + 316pp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lucky Number, Undated, but 1923, Presumed first edition, 320pp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaid with Thanks. May 1937 Reprint (following 1925 first edition), 320pp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Midshipmaid; The Tale of a Naval Manoeuvre, January 1933 First edition, viii + 9-320pp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle Ladyship; June 1941 First edition, 254pp + 2pp Publishers ads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first three books up until 1915 published by William Blackwood \u0026amp; Sons, Edinburgh and London. The following four books published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good set of blue cloth hardbacks. Light wear and rubbing with a few marks. Text is clean and bright, and soundly bound. 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Pictorial pebble pattern endpapers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eText is clean. Versatile format - columns have no printed headings. With single page numbers to top corners throughout. \u003c\/span\u003eNice marbling to page edges. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRemaining text pages are bright and clear, they are all unused, and securely bound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSourced in Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDate: Undated, but mid 20th Century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePagination - pages 1 to 74 removed, with remaining pages running from p. 75 - 357.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften used as film prop\/set decor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 335mm high x 215mm wide x 33mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnpacked weight approximately 1381g. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45483587993824,"sku":"LAN9085","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/VintageAccountsLedgerBook_Largesize33.5cm.IMG_2263.jpg?v=1715175057"},{"product_id":"vintage-accounts-ledger-book-large-size-33-5cm-near-fine-condition","title":"Vintage Accounts Ledger Book, Large size 33.5cm. 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The first pastedown with some faint discoloration.,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eText is bright and clean throughout, with feathered marbling to text block edges - bright and vibrant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSourced in Scotland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDate: Undated, but c. 1950s (we have seen dated examples of the Balmoral Series ledgers before with 1950s handwritten dates).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePagination - Manufacturer's title page - 'Balmoral series' + 13 tabbed A-Z leaves + 350pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften used as film prop\/set decor. 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