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pictures of reality, became one of the most influential, if contentious, ideas in the philosophy of language. At the heart of his philosophy lies a vision of a system of inexpressible logical relationships beyond language’s reach, an idea which still underpins much of the work in this field today.
sold with 1. GOGOL, Nikolai V. Dead Souls. T. Fisher Unwin, 1893.
8vo. Original red cloth; binding somewhat rubbed especially at hinges. Provenance: signature of L. H. Guest to ffep.
Later edition. This book was in the collection of Leslie Haden Guest, later 1st Baron Haden-Guest (1877-1960), the Labour politician and father of David Haden-Guest.
2.McDIARMID, Hugh. First Hymn to Lenin and other poems. The Unicorn Press 1931.
8vo. Original red cloth backed with dark grey, gilt lettering to upper, in slipcase, marbled endpapers; slipcase somewhat worn, otherwise very good indeed. Provenance: inscribed To Carmel Hadyn-Guest (sic)/ With all my best/ wishes/ C.M. Grieve./March 1932. C.M. Grieve was the real name of Hugh McDiarmid, the famously Marxist Scottish poet. One of the poems in this fiercely pro-Communist book, ‘The Burning Passion’, is dedicated to Carmel.
No. 69 of a limited edition of 450. Carmel Haden-Guest (1881-1943) was Leslie’s wife and David’s
mother.She was an author and Socialist activist in her own right, being on the executive committee of the Joint Committee for Soviet Aid during the Second World War. Amongst her books were the popular novel Children of the Fog and a memoir of David A Scientist Fights For Freedom.
3. DÖBLIN,
Alfred.Alexanderplatz. Martin Secker, 1931.
8vo. Original black cloth, vignette in red to upper board, red lettering to spine; very good. Provenance: inscribed “From C.H.G./ to David/ 6 Jan 32”, and then in German “London
12.VI.35…Für Frau Haden-Gest (sic)… Alfred Döblin.”.
Second UK printing. This copy of Döblin’s great Weimar novel was obviously given by Carmel to David and signed by the author at a later date.
These three books together provide the context of David Guest’s intellectual background with their mixture of Russian culture, left-wing politics, Anglo- German interest and close assocation with leading cultural figures. He was clearly encouraged in his literary and political interests by his family, who were amongst the leading Jewish left-wing figures of their day and had influence within diverse intellectual circles. It is no wonder that David at Cambridge was both politically zealous and unintimidated by his stern and unforgiving tutor. With his connections at the highest level of British politics, it is also no mystery that he was considered such a prize by the Russians; he would indeed have been very well placed to be a spy.
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265. WODEHOUSE, P.G.. Money for Nothing. Garden City New York. Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc. 1928
£78
8vo., original cloth. A little sunned on spine otherwise a very good copy. First US edition
266.WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Luck of the Bodkins. Boston. Little Brown and Company. 1936.
£78
8vo., in original pale green cloth with dark green lettering and design, spine sunned and a little spotted otherwise a very good copy.
First US edition which came out 3 months after the English edition. Wodehouse substantially reworked this work for the American edition.
267.WODEHOUSE, P.G. A Pelican at Blandings. Herbert Jenkins. 1969.
£98
Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in silver; price-clipped dust- jacket with design by Osbert Lancaster, photograph of the author on rear panel. A very good copy.
First edition.
268. WODEHOUSE, P.G.. The Girl in Blue. Barrie & Jenkins 1970.
£98
8vo., original cloth with dust wrapper. Small nick to head of spine of wrapper otherwise a very good copy.
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269. WODEHOUSE, P.G. Sunset at Blandings. Chatto & Windus. 1977.
£68
8vo., original cloth with price-clipped dust wrapper. A near fine copy. First edition.
270. WOOLF, Virginia. Granite and Rainbow. Hogarth Press. 1958.
£198
8vo. Original blue cloth, with dust- jacket with design by Vanessa Bell; jacket a little darkened on spine, otherwise a very good copy.
First edition.
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