Search Results: Literature from Embull Enterprises

J.M. Dent, 1926. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1926 1st edn h/b, 158pp. Poor cond. Acceptable reading/study copy only. Patchily faded blue covers, very faded spine, binding is quite firm, annotations on about 20-30 pages. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt..

Germany: MIRA Book. Illus. by Vogel, Margit (photos). Good. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. German language landscape-size h/b in Good cond, no marks inside but brown felted boards are rubbed and gilt lettering is worn away on 3 of the title letters and chipped on others. Approx 5.5" x 7.5". No date found, may be late 1980's. 127pp of famous quotes with appropriate colour photo accompanying. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt to UK only or overseas surcharge where applicable..

Roslyn, NY, U.S.A.: Walter J. Black Inc., 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tight binding. No markings in or on book. Almost Fine condition except for slight ageing and cover fading. Covers are grey cloth with gold (gilt) lettering on a red background, corners are as new. Part of a series of Classics Club books..

Houlston and Stoneman, 1853. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This is an 1853 original not a later reprint. The British Controversialist and Impartial Inquirer Volume IV publ Houlston and Stoneman, 472pp. Half-leather bound with considerable edge wear to leather and small missing portion at spine top. Foxing throughout but eminently readable, binding showing in a couple of places but no loose pages. Dirty page edges. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt to UK only..

Knight's Press, 1944. Book. Illus. by Gardiner, Gerald. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Anthology of verse and prose by Keats, Shakespeare et al in a minithology booklet #8 of a series apparently. No markings found, no tears, good stapled binding but considerable suntanning/fading to spine and back cover. 1st class posting within 1 business day of order receipt..

Oxford, 1925. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1925 Oxford reproduction of 1909 Henry Frowde ed. Green cloth covers with gilt design in very good binding condition but browned pages, a little light foxing. Name and pencil price inside covers otherwise unmarked. 1st class posting within 1 business day of order receipt..

London: George Bell & Sons, 1904. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1904/5 complete set of 8 volumes approx 400pp each, publ George Bell & Sons. Preface claims that this is the first edition of Pepys' diary to be published in its entirety. Blue cloth covered h/bs all in Good condition overall. There is slight rubbing to each at the spine ends and corners. Page tops are gilted and side and bottom edges are rough cut, age-browned and foxed. Foxing in various amounts to pages. All bindings are firm and there are no markings inside save for a name-printed bookplate in each. Spines are gilt-titled but age-darkened. Set weighs approx 4kgs and will require parcel or courier delivery so UK only. .

William Hodge, 1938. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1938 1st edn h/b in Good shape but classed as only Fair/Acceptable due to foxed edges and poor jacket. Gift dedication on fep, no other marks found. Good binding. Jacket (red and green pictorial) in 2 pieces, has a front and back but no spine! Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt..

New York: Leavitt, Trow & Co., 1846. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fair cond esp for age but pages have some age-mottling, dingy around edges and age-browned inside covers: 4 issues in 1 bound volume (numbered Vol VIII). Black 1/2 leather binding slightly rubbed down spine and corners. No significant markings inside. Black cloth to front and rear has some usage spots. Aged tissues cover 4 frontispieces and you may find some pressed flowers if you're lucky! Heavy/large book, parcel or courier delivery, UK only..

New York: Leavitt, Trow & Co., 1846. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fair cond esp for age but pages have some age-mottling, dingy around edges and age-browned inside covers: 4 issues in 1 bound volume (numbered Vol IX). Black 1/2 leather binding slightly rubbed down spine and corners. No significant markings inside. Black cloth to front and rear has some usage spots. Aged tissues cover 2 of 4 frontispieces and you may find some pressed flowers if you're lucky! Heavy/large book, parcel or courier delivery, UK only..

New York: Leavitt, Trow & Co., 1844. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good cond esp for age, dingy around edges with a 1" x 1/2" grease (or some such) spot down the side edge, and age-browned inside covers: 4 issues in 1 bound volume (numbered Vol II). Black 1/2 leather binding very rubbed down spine and corners. No significant markings inside, text block close to VG. Black cloth to front and rear. Aged tissues cover 4 frontispieces and you may find some pressed flowers if you're lucky! Heavy/large book, parcel or courier delivery, UK only..

New York: Leavitt, Trow & Co., 1844. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good cond esp for age, dingy around edges and age-browned inside covers: 4 issues in 1 bound volume (numbered Vol III). Black 1/2 leather binding very rubbed down spine and corners. No significant markings inside, text block close to VG. Black cloth to front and rear. Aged tissues cover 4 frontispieces and you may find some pressed flowers if you're lucky! Heavy/large book, parcel or courier delivery, UK only..

New York: Leavitt, Trow & Co., 1844. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good cond esp for age, dingy around edges and age-browned inside covers: 4 issues in 1 bound volume (numbered Vol I). Black 1/2 leather binding very rubbed down spine and corners. No significant markings inside, text block close to VG. Black cloth to front and rear. Aged tissues cover 4 frontispieces and you may find some pressed flowers if you're lucky! Heavy/large book, parcel or courier delivery, UK only..

Roslyn, NY, U.S.A.: Walter J. Black Inc., 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Tight binding. No markings inside book, covers have a couple of spots and edges slightly soiled. Covers are grey cloth with gold (gilt) lettering on a red background, corners are as new. Part of a series of Classics Club books..

London: Grant Richards, 1908. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1908 (author's foreword) 1st edn h/b, in Acceptable cond. Red cloth covers with gilt titling and design, very faded spine, is bumped at corners with small splits at spine top. No markings inside, firm binding. Rough cut page edges are dingy with some foxing. Gilt top edges well-worn. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt to UK only..

Paris: Temps Futur, 1982. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. N.B. This is L'année de la bande dessinée, 1982-1983 edn. Name and nos. on fep but clean elsewhere. No other writing or tears, spine unbroken, could be vg but is generally dingy around the edges with light handling evidence. Posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt to UK only..

The Folio Society, 1952. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No marks on text pages. Book plate on fep, small marks inside covers. Pages are tanned but clean. Green cloth covers with grey spine, small marks but not badly worn and corners are only slightly bumped. No jacket..

Omnium Publishing for the Trollope Society, 2003. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Used like new 2003 Omnium Publishing for the Trollope Society h/b book, 96pp, black cloth covers no jacket as issued, in unmarked possibly unread condition. 1st class posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt..

William Blackwood, 1873. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1873 1st edn in the Ancient Classics for English Readers series. Good overall but dingy covers and edges. Only a couple of small pencil marks. No jacket as issued. H/b, 180pp. 1st class posting from UK within 1 business day of order receipt..

Santafe de Bogota, 1998. Book. Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No markings in or on book except for a dedication on fep signed by George which may well be the author himself. Spanish text so no idea what it's about. Lightly used, likely unread, because...each pair of leaves is unopened (i.e. still joined at the top). Probably makes it worth a fortune but what the heck...1st class posting within 1 business day of order receipt..