Search Results: Churchill from lobstabooks

Tudor Publishing Company, USA, 1936 Good+. no DJ. dark blue boards with gilt detailing, and to spine which is sunned and dulled. edges of cover over the spine are rolled but no loss. prior owner's details to ffep. no inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally.

Faber and Faber, London, 1981 VG. hardcopy. no dj. sharp-cornered without fault, save for slight sunning to spine, but gilt titling is still bright. Book itself is in lovely condition with no markings. or marginalia. The first instalment of Osborne's autobiography up to 'Look Back in Anger'.

George Allen & Unwin, 1961 VG. hardcopy. no dj. sharp-cornered with a few areas of tarnish, and slight sunning to spine, but gilt titling is still bright. Book itself is in good condition with no markings. or marginalia, though there is a sign of some old watermark to top edges of print for a few pages. Illustrated frontispiece - 'Jacques Casanova. After a portrait by Alessandro Longhi'. Includes: some past estimates of Casanova and his memoirs; introduction; 17 chapters; 2 appendices (chronology and selected bibliography); index. Plus 14 illustration plates. 324 pages plus plates.

Jonathan Cape, 1958 VG. no DJ. bright red clean boards with gilt detailing. slightly sunned to spine. prior owner details to ffep. no other inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally.

spck 1983 VG. softcover. clean crisp copy without inscriptions or marginalia.

Dalesman Books, 1972 VG. softcover. clean crisp copy without inscriptions or marginalia.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976 VG. no DJ. bright green clean boards with gilt detailinge. prior owner details to ffep. no other inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally.

Cape, GB, 1968 VG/Good. DJ is grubby - with slight sunning to panel over the spine. rubs to most edges price-clipped. the boards beneath are clean and bright with gilt detailing showing clearly. textblock edges have evident foxing. no inscriptions or marginalia. prior owner details to ffep. good clean copy internally - but a rather sad DJ. priced to reflect same.

The Bodley Head, 1976 VG/VG . dj is clean and sharp-cornered without fault. not price-clipped. Book itself is in lovely condition with no markings. or marginalia. Story of man inseparable from story of Hollywood itself.The maker of award-winning films like Wuthering Heights,The Little Foxes and The Best Years of their Lives.Arriving in the USA as a penniless Polish immigrant he died a multi-millionaire.In an age of corporate giants as an independent producer his pictures were outstanding for their quality & good taste.

Collins, London, 1971 VG/Good. DJ is rather grubby to edges with a few small splits. not price-clipped. the boards beneath are clean and bright with gilt detailing showing clearly. no inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally -

Cassell London 1957 VG/Good. DJ is grubby - with speckling notably to rear panel, sunning to panel over the spine, and some watermarks. there is a long split to the top edge of the dj over the spine, with a missing notch. rubs to most edges. its one good feature, ( apart from not being price-clipped!) is that it has preserved the boards beneath very well - bright gilt detailing showing clearly. ffpes and textblock edges have evident foxing. no inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally - but a rather sad DJ. priced to reflect same.Large octavo 332pp

Cassell London 1956 VG/Good. DJ is grubby - with speckling notably to rear panel, sunning to panel over the spine, and some watermarks. there is a long split to the top edge of the dj over the spine, with a missing notch. rubs to most edges. its one good feature, ( apart from not being price-clipped!) is that it has preserved the boards beneath very well - bright gilt detailing showing clearly. ffpes and textblock edges have evident foxing. no inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally - but a rather sad DJ. priced to reflect same.Large octavo 332pp

Methuen, 1942 16th edition. Good.no dj. better than a reading copy - but only just!. covers are showing tarnish marks and some light areas. spine is very sunned and marked. edges of cover over the spine, and all corners are rolled/rubbed with minimal loss. ffep has prior owner's details. no other inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally, perhaps a hint of tanning from wartime paper.. condition reflected in the price. probably sounds worse than it is - it has been well loved/read...

hayloft 2000 VG. softcover. clean crisp copy without inscriptions or marginalia.

Jarrolds, London, 1957 VG. no DJ. bright blue clean boards with gilt detailing showing a tad sunned to spine. no inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally.

Cassell & Co., 1902 Good+. no DJ. bright red boards with gilt detailing. there is a very large area of discolouration to the top right of the front board - at a guess - ancient water damage. this has caused some colour bleed through to ffeps but not beyond the title page or into the text and images. no inscriptions or marginalia. an attractive copy internally with numerous tissue-guarded images. all edges gilted. condition reflected in the price.

Windsor: Profile Publications, 1971 VG. no DJ. bright clean boards with gilt detailing showing clearly. no inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally.

George Allen & Unwin London, 1925 Good+. no DJ. dark blue boards with gilt detailing to spine. some tarnish marks to the boards/white speckling. corners and edges are somewhat rolled/rubbed but no loss. prior owner's library plate to reverse of front board . no inscriptions or marginalia. good clean copy internally.

Hippocrene Books, 1984 VG/GOOD+ (dj is worn/somewhat grubby to top edge, and 2 small chip to bottom edge. not price clipped. internally a good clean copy without inscriptions or marginalia. .

[Barefoot Productions] : distributed by J. F. Blair, 1978 VG/VG . dj is clean and sharp-cornered without fault save for slight edge rumpling to top edge. not price-clipped. Book itself is in lovely condition with no markings. or marginalia. delightful photographic and oral evocation of the life and times of tobacco from field to auction, and its workers, owners and family.