Search Results: Authors starting with A from Charles Vivian Art & Antiques

London: Edward Arnold, 1897. Hardcover. Good. P. Chenevix Trench. 8vo, pp. 306, half vellum over marbelled boards, these rubbed and a little grubby, leather title label to spine a little chipped, interior with owner's name and bookseller's small label to fep, lower corner of ffep folded, some occasional foxing but largely clean, the paper tending to yellow, some pithy pencil marginalia accusing the author of exaggeration but includes important observations on the conditions of the populous prior to the famine, binding sound. First published in 1840, this is the third volume of The Sportsman's Library, edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart, MP.

London: The Daily Chronicle, 1914. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo, pp. 32, original orange paper wrappers stained and with a few creases, the top right corner of the rear torn and the rear cover creased, corners bruised, interior with evenly toned paper, explained by the cover price being a penny.

Dublin: Browne and Nolan, 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo, pp. 51, with all plans and photographs, paper covered boards marked and with stains, spine almost missing, date to top of cover outlined in biro, interior relatively clean, binding loosening.

Cork: By the author Undated. Paperback. Good. Cork: By the author, Undated. First edition. Good. A rare self-published anthology Covers rubbed, corners bumped, a crease on lower right corner on back, otherwise clean

Paris: A. and W. Galignani and Co., 1842. Reprint . Hardcover. Good. 8vo, pp. 361, half leather over marbelled boards, rubbed, corners bumped, author and book title on labels, interior with owner's name to half title, some toning throughout, especially to fore edge and top, binding sound.

Manchester: The Open Air Publications Ltd.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, pp. 47, map attached to rear board, original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, some gentle rubbing but generally bright, interior with lightly toned end papers, one or two spots thereafter but largely crisp and clean, binding tight.

London: Methuen & Co., 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, pp. xviii, 315, 45 pages of advertisements, original gilt-lined and lettered red cloth, spine slightly faded, otherwise bright, corners very mildly bumped, interior with a bookplate to fep, end papers unevenly toned, opening and closing pages with some mild foxing, otherwise bright and clean, binding sound.

Marrickville, NSW: Topmill Pty Ltd, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to, pp. 88, pictorial stiff card cover bright, bruise to bottom right corner that extends throughout, interior bright and clean, binding tight.

London: George Routledge and Sons. Hardcover. Good. 16mo, pp. 149, six pages of advertising at rear, original blind stamped and gilt decorated red cloth a little grubby, the top of the spine with some minor damage, some knocks to the foredge and corners bumped, interior with a presentation inscription (dated 1867) and small inkspot to ffep, some offsetting to reverse of chromolithograph frontispiece and onto title page, tissue guard torn and loose, some minor creasing throughout but largely clean, binding tight.

London: The King Penguin Books, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. London: The King Penguin Books, 1954. First edition. Near Fine/good. King Penguin # 72. One of many King Penguins we have in stock, many in as issued condition Spine faintly rubbed,small chip to cover, contents clean, crisp and birtually as issued

London: Bodley Head, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. London: Bodley Head, 1959. First edition. Very Good/good. Claimed by the publishers to be an autobiographical account of the life of a prostitute in West London. It was, in fact, a fictional account by Jonathan Gash, in turn a pseudonym for Dr John Grant. D.j. grubby with a small split at bottom foredge, unclipped, spine slightly faded, contents clean, spine slightly cocked

London: Methuen, 1956. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo, pp. 103, unclipped dust jacket with uneven toning, small tears and chips but substantially complete, original blue cloth with gilt lettering with some staining, interior with some toning to end papers but remainder largely clean, some small foxing to fore edge, binding tight.

London: G. Bateman Blackshaw, 1931. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo, pp. 379, original blue cloth with gilt lettering, spine and parts of covers tanned, small disturbance to top of rear cover and some old, minor paper accretions to rear, corners mildly bumped, interior with owner's name to fep, largely clean, t.e.g., binding starting in places (adjacent to illustrations) but sound. Rare first edition.

Dublin: Browne and Nolan, 1871. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 12mo, pp. 32, blue wrappers with black printing, these stained, unevenly faded, small loses and minor tear, corners bumped, original owner's name and address in ink on front cover, interior with some staining to bottom right corner on first two pages, otherwise clean, some handling creases, top right corner bumped, top left corner with minor tear, binding sound.

London: MacMillan and Co., 1875. Hardcover. Good. London: MacMillan and Co., 1875. Third edition. Good. With the bookplate of Constance O'Brien and her signature is on the half title with the date 1881 and inscribed 'University College'. Original dark russet cloth with tanned spine and corners bumped, the interior with some foxing, particularly to opening and closing pages, otherwise clean and sound binding.

New York: Grove Press Inc., 1960. First U.S. Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo, pp. 94, pictorial cover, these with some uneven toning, spine slightly faded and creased, interior crisp, some yellowing and very mild foxing to fore edge, binding tight.

Manchester: Carcanet Press Limited, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 8vo, pp. 216, unclipped dust jacket bright but with a crease on lower edge to the front and a slice on the spine, interior clean, fresh and crisp, binding tight. A review copy with publisher's note loosely inserted.

London: Savannah Publications, 2004. Paperback. As New. London: Savannah Publications, 2004. First edition. As New.

Sydney: New South Wales Military Historical Society, 1976. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo, pp. 69, cover lightly rubbed and marked, interior with minor foxing to opening and closing pages and the fore edge, two annotations adding to the research, otherwise bright, binding tight. An account of the Australian contingents during the Boxer Rebellion with a roll of all those who attended, accompanied, in most cases, by further details of their careers.

London: British Medical Association, 1910. First thus . Soft cover. Fair. 12mo, pp. 53, original fawn cloth covers, top right corner curled, some minor fraying, interior with owner's signature to ffep, two small notations otherwise clean, binding opening. An offprint from the British Medical Journal of January 1910 prior to the publication of the author's lengthier Recollections of an Irish Doctor.