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Ruthven Todd (1914-1978) : A finding list
Ruthven Todd (1914-1978) : A finding list
Ruthven Todd (1914-1978) : A finding list

Christopher Todd ; with revisions by Peter Main and Forbes Gibb


This is a bibliography of the works of poet, writer and polymath Ruthven Todd (1914-1978). It records details of his considerable corpus of poems (both published and unpublished) as well as his contributions to other genres such as fantasy literature, art history, detective fiction and children’s fiction.

£9 (plus £4 P&P per order in the UK)


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A fervent mind: the life of Ruthven Todd
A fervent mind: the life of Ruthven Todd
A fervent mind: the life of Ruthven Todd

by Peter Main.


This is the first biography of the poet and author Ruthven Todd (1914-1978). It describes his involvement with famous writers and artists in Scotland, London, America and Mallorca and includes a selection of his poems, many previously unpublished.

£23 (plus £4 P&P per order in the UK)


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De Raphaeli: Venetian double entry bookkeeping in 1475
De Raphaeli: Venetian double entry bookkeeping in 1475
De Raphaeli: Venetian double entry bookkeeping in 1475

by Alan Sangster.


De Raphaeli contains a transcription and critical English translation of the earliest known accounting manual: Rules of Bookkeeping. Written in 1475, it guided others in how to teach the subject, not least Luca Pacioli whose printed rendition of 1494 publicised the method we still use today.

£26 (plus £4 P&P per order in the UK)


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