9 [Cole, Mrs Henry Warwick]. A Lady’s Tour Around Monterosa: with visits to the Italian Valleys of Anzasca, Mastalone, Camasco, Sesia, Lys, Challant, Aosta and Cogne, in a series of excursions in the years 1850-56-58, 1st edition, 1859, half-title, hand-coloured “sub rosa” device to title, 4 chromolithographed plates and one folding map, wood-engraved illustrations, occasional spotting and light browning including 2 plates, original pink cloth gilt, rubbed generally faded, together with[Freshfield, Jane], Alpine Byways or Light Leaves Gathered in 1859 and 1860, by a lady, 1st edition, 1861, 8 tinted lithographed plates and 4 plain maps, 24pp publishers catalogue at rear, early ownership inscription of Mrs William King, Westbourne Terrace to front free endpaper, old adhesion marks to front free endpapers, original cloth gilt, rubbed, spine partly faded and a little frayed at head and foot, 8vo Neate C88 & F73. (2)
£300 - £400
8 Churchill (Winston S.) My Early Life. A Roving Commission, Keystone Library reprint, 1937, maps and illustrations, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached, spine rubbed and faded with losses to two compartments, 8vo Inscribed on front endpaper: ‘To Patrick Monkhouse from Winston S, Churchill, May 1938’. The recipient, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Monkhouse (1905-1981) joined the Manchester Guardian in 1927 as reporter, leader writer and critic, before joining the Evening Standard from 1936-1940. He rejoined the Manchester Guardian in 1946 as news editor and later served as deputy editor. He also wrote three books on hill walking. (1) £700 - £1,000
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