Search Results: Antiques & Collectables from Tarrington Books

London: British Museum Publications Limited, 1979. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm). Discolouration to gilt on front cover, otherwise excellent. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0714180068. Size: 6 x 9.25 inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 71

Los Angeles: Privately Published, 1972. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 7 x 8.5 inches (18 x 21.5 cm). Signed by Author. Limited edition, number 3 of 50 copies. Red buckram binding. Marking to covers. Browning to page edges, light staining to top page edge. Clean text throughout. Presentation inscription from the author to leading blank. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 7 x 8.5 inches (18 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 268

London: Printed by William Nicol, 1842. 1st Edition . Good. 6.5 x 10 inches (16.5 x 26 cm). Ex-Library copy in library binding. Quarter leather with brown buckram boards. Tape residue to foot of spine, stamps to page edges, and verso of title page. Stamps and pocket to front pastedown endpaper. Front free endpaper has been removed. Lower margin of title and contents pages has been trimmed. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. A scarce title, includes a section on local dialect. Overall condition is Good. Size: 6.5 x 10 inches (16.5 x 26 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 284

Newton Abbot: David and Charles , 1973. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear. Slightly torn to front flap where an old price label has been removed. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Black cloth binding. Slight rubbing to front board, clean text throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0715358790. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 197

London: Christie's , 1981. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Dust jacket: Flaw in the laminate to front cover. Slight creasing to ends of spine, a few marks to covers. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: Beige cloth binding. A little light marking to front endpaper, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0289708826. Size: 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 120

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8.75 x 11 inches (21 x 28 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear. Very slight wear to ends of spine. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Black cloth binding with a little light marking to front board: Very clean condition throughout. From the private collection of renowned British archaeologist Sinclair Hood with his inscription to half title page (which has also left a light impression to the title page): 'From Rachel on my 92nd birthday 31/01/09'. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £17.45; USA £32.80; Oceania £35.20; Rest of World £28.95. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. ISBN: 9780300124934. Size: 8.75 x 11 inches (21 x 28 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 386

Cambridge: The Golden Head Press, 1955. 1st Edition, Ltd Edition 272/480 . Good Plus. 6.25 x 8.25 inches (16 x 21 cm). Quarter blue cloth with decorated paper covered boards, paper title label to spine. Covers are heavily darkened to edges, corners worn. Internally in first class condition. Limited edition No. 272/480. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 6.25 x 8.25 inches (16 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 32 + illustrations

London: Faber and Faber, 1961. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 6.5 x 9.75 inches (16.5 x 24.5 cm). Dust jacket: Heavy rubbing, some edge wear, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: Red cloth binding with slight bumping to corners. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper, clean text throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches (16.5 x 24.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 144

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1908. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Blue buckram binding with gilt decoration to front board. Top page edge gilt. Browning to spine. Foxing to endpapers. A few occasional spots to text. Good solid binding. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6.25 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 242

Dresde (Dresden): G. Schoenfeld, 1871. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 24 cm). Quarter blue cloth with marbled boards. Wear to corners of boards, slight wear to ends of spine. Stain to cloth on front board. Light foxing throughout. Previous owner's inked monogram to front pastedown endpaper. French language. Scarce collection of makers' marks for pottery/porcelain etc. from the 16th to 18th centuries. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: [2], 40

London: India Office Records, 1970-1978. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9.75 inches (16 x 25.5 cm). Collection of 8 reports in card wraps. Light shelf wear and very slight creasing to covers, otherwise excellent. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 6.25 x 9.75 inches (16 x 25.5 cm). Hardback

Grenoble: Editions des 4 Seigneurs, 1977. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 7.5 x 10.5 inches (19 x 27 cm). Signed by Author. Card covers. Bump to head of spine, light creasing to corners of covers. Fading to spine. A few small marks to covers, foxing to first blank. Stamp to verso of title page (British School, Athens), and 'presented by' stamp and name to next page, text is otherwise clean throughout. Includes the errate slip. Inscribed and signed by the author to leading blank. Author's business card tipped in below inscription. French language. Overall condition is Good Plus. ISBN: 2852310260. Size: 7.5 x 10.5 inches (19 x 27 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 292

London: Printers' Register Office, 1883. 1st Limited Edition . Good Plus. 8.5 x 10.5 inches (22 x 26.5 cm). Later brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Scuffing to rear board. Library labels and barcode to front endpaper. The title page is marked and lightly creased. It appears that library labels were at some point pasted to the title page - some remnants are still attached to the inner side of the page. Library stamp to the title page, library number to rear of title page - no other library stamps or markings within the book. There is an area of damage to the bottom right corner of the title page with an old repair - there is corresponding damage (with similar repairs) to a lessening degree to each of the following 5 leaves (pages affected are Preface, Index I and Index II) The Preface page also has a repaired 2 inch tear to the outside edge. The text has a couple of spots of foxing but is generally very clean throughout. All 24 plates are present and in excellent condition - there… Read More

London: Henry Grant, 1897. 1st Edition . Good. 6.25 x 9 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Maroon buckram binding. Top page edge gilt, but dulled, other edges untrimmed. Binding leaning. Spine worn to ends and rubbed, marking to rear board. Browning to page edges, light foxing to endpapers, clean text throughout. Previous owner's bookplate and small patch of paper residue to front endpaper, another owner's name to half title page. Scarce. Overall condition is Good. Size: 6.25 x 9 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: ix, 404

Venetiis (Venice/Venezia): Aloysium Pavinum, 1708. 2nd Edition . Good Plus. 5.25 x 8 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Contemporary full calf leather binding. Dulled gilt border boards. Spine with five raised bands and dulled gilt border to compartments. Boards rubbed and stained with wear to edges. Spine worn and has some worming (no worming to the pages). Red speckled page edges. Cracking to front joint but securely bound. Light water staining to all pages up to p10 and from p195 to the end of the book, staining is more pronounced to the last few pages of text and to the Index pages. Engraved frontis has been closely cropped to outer margin. Two previous owner bookplates to front pastedown endpaper (Patricia Milne-Henderson; Phil. Diss in Munchen). Previous owner's name in old ink to verso of front free endpaper. Numerous fine engravings of coinage from Julius Caesar up to Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo.… Read More

London: Sotheby and Co., 1937. 1st Edition . Good. 7.25 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm). Paper covered boards. Spine heavily worn with old glue repairs however the binding remains fully secure. Light browning and a few marks to boards. A few spots of foxing to page edges, very clean text throughout. Colour frontis, plus 52 black & white plates (including two fold-outs). A worn but solid example of this important sale catalogue. Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.00; USA £27.60; Oceania £28.90; Rest of World £24.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 7.25 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 394

Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2002. 1st Edition . Near Fine. 8.25 x 10.5 inches (21 x 27 cm). Unread copy. Slight dent to top page edge, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 1851240772. Size: 8.25 x 10.5 inches (21 x 27 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: vii, 170