Tragedy And Hope

3 books by F.W.Moorman, with autographs: 1. Yorkshire dialect poems / 2. Plays of the ridings / 3. Songs of the ridings.
2 books with autographs of the author (2 books signed, one letter) Frederick W. Moorman. 1:Yorkshire dialect poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems, compiled and with an historical introduction by F.W.Moorman (Sidgwick & Jackson, London 1917; second edition, cloth, 8°, 136 St., bit spotted, else fine. Handwritten name of the author on first paper, owners name on title page ("Kurt Busse Wakefield 1917"). With newspaper article: Sept. 10th 1919, "Professor Moorman drowned, a birthday tragedy", and article "Funeral at Adel". Moorman died with in the age of 47. Previous owner might have been a German civil prisoner, interned in Camp Lofthouse Park near Wakefield) 2: Songs of the riding (Elkin Matthews, London 1918; 8°, paperback, 71 pages. Binding simply repaired, covers with folds, else fine. With handwritten dedication of the author on first page: "with the author's compliments to a lover of dialect literature and in memory of many ..... at Lofthouse. Nov 13, 1918". With a handwritten letter (2 sheets, no date, written from "2, Hollin Lane, Headingley, Leeds") by Moorman to Mr. Busse, with stamp "Aliens' detention camp ... Censored": "Dear Mr. Busse, I have had some difficulties in ... the books you asked for, and one is still out of print. .... I was very glad to see news of you and to know that you were ... confortable in the Isle of Man. I think much of you in those days of upheaval, and my earnest hope is that Germany will pass safely through the storm .... I believe that when a firm democratic government is established, a glorious future awaits your people. ... I shall always bear a grateful memory of the hours when I was privileged to ... in your company at Lofthouse. ...") 3. Plays of the Ridings (Elkin Matthews, London 1919; 8°, cloth, 98 pages; bit spotted, else fine. With handwritten dedication on 1. page: "Dr. Kurt Busse with warm regards from ... Whiting", with a part of a german letter to "Herr Doctor" (might be Busse), dated Wannsee 4.1.1921). Kurt Busse was a german editor and writer of children's theatre-plays in the 1920s.

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Cox, Matthew and Foster, Tom.. Their Darkest Day. the Tragedy of Pan Am 103 and its Legacy of Hope.. Grove 1992,
Fine/fine (new) multiple copies 1st Edn. Hardbound dust jacket in protective mylar cover..

[KW: Consp. #4687 Conspiracy Aviation,]

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Cox, Mathew and Tom Foster: Their Darkest Day : The Tragedy of Pan Am 103 and Its Legacy of Hope, Grove Weindenfeld NY 1992

Fine hardcover in fine unclipped dj now in mylar 233pp f/f

[KW: Airplanes, Crash, Pan Am, USA]

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Tolkien, J. R. R.: The Children of Hurin +++ signed and slipcased UK deluxe edition, first printing +++ London, Harper Collins, 2007. ; sig.; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0007252234
UK first slipcased deluxe edition, first printing, signed by illustrator Alan Lee on title page. Preface and introduction by Christopher Reuel Tolkien. Eight color paintings and twenty-fiive black/white illustrations by Alan Lee. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt motifs of the Helm of Hador and Tolkien's monogram on front and rear cover. Quarter bound in blue and grey boards. Complete with an announcement for an exhibition of works of Ted Nasmith and Ruth Lacon where Alan Lee's signature was obtained PLUS a rare, mint set of 8 postcards showing Professor Tolkien and his wife Edith, photographed by Pamela Chandler at their home in 1961 and 1966. Apart from a slight push to the buttom spine, an uread, very fine book indeed from a smoke-free enviroment. "Alan Lee has created some remarkable new paintings and pencil drawings for the book while Christopher Tolkien has himself redrawn the map, as indeed he did for The Lord of the Rings more than 30 years ago. . It is a testament to my father's skills as an editor that he has been able to construct a complete narrative without writing anything new. The words are one hundred per cent JRR Tolkien's, and for anyone who has read The Hobbits and The Lord of the Rings, this book will allow them to step back into a larger world, a land of heroes and vagabonds, honour and jeopardy, hope and tragedy." Adam Tolkien, grandson of JRR Tolkien. All our books are bubble-wrapped and securely boxed for shipping to reach our customers in pristine condition.

8° , gebundene Ausgabe, Fine, Fine

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