Search Results: Authors starting with A from Prior Books

London: Temple Press Limited, 1941. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Original stapled covers, no tears or splits, just rubbed and darkened. Contents age toned throughout, even so still in good condition. Size 295mm x 205mm. Comprises numerous adverts and articles, including a post-war Reconstruction Plan: "Every factory should have enormous car parks, so that all the workers can reach their daily tasks in comfort.

Berwick: William Lochhead, 1811. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Volume two only from a three volume set. Original full calf upper and lower covers rebacked with an antique style full leather spine. In very decent shape, no splits, just rubbed and moderately worn. Contents tight and clean, age toned and foxed, but not showing any serious defects. Collation: pp. [2], 125, [1], complete with fold-out map showing the southern part of South America. Includes information concerning the West Indies with detailed tables and data concerning slavery and trade. Also covers South America. Thus a useful book in decent condition offered for sale at a sensible price.

London: Sir Richard Phillips and Co, 1820. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Patterned paper covers; clean and tidy, just slightly rubbed. Contents equally clean and tidy; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 230mm x 135mm. Collation: pp. [ii], 108, complete with 6 leaves of engraved plates: [1] The Tomb of Virgil; [2] Pompeii; [3] Cottage of the Shepherds of La Puglia and Temples of Vesta and of Sibyl (two engravings on one plate); [4] Cascatelles; [5] Site of Horace's House; and [6] Crypto-Porticus. All 6 plates in very decent shape, just typically darkened. Thus a very good copy.

Port Sunlight: Lever Brothers Limited, 1900. Large Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's original dark blue hardback with gilt lettered spine; firm and square, strong joints, no defects, showing well. Contents clean and tidy, no pen-marks, and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 185mm x 130mm. Pages: 474, [5, index]. Includes numerous illustrations and plates by W. Rainey, Gordon Browne, Charles Robinson and others; and a number of adverts for Lever soap products. Also includes a chapter on Port Sunlight, the village built by Lever Brothers for its workers. Thus a scarce book in very good condition.

London: Faber and Faber, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm, square and tight with strong joints, just a trifle rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: showing well, just mildly rubbed and edge-worn, but now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 250mm x 195mm. Well illustrated with numerous full page plates. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

John Benjamins, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Original stiff card covers; in just about very good shape; no tears or chips, just rubbed and edge-worn. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels.

London [and] Chester: Whittaker and Co. [and] Prichard, Roberts, & Co, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dark green half-leather hardback with gilt lettered spine. Rubbed and sunned, but still very good looking; firm and square with strong joints. Contents clean and tidy, pastedown showing a Glenconner heraldic bookplate; some tanning and occasional foxing, mostly at the first few pages. No pen-marks, no library stamps. Size: 8vo (175mm x 115mm); collation: pp. [3]-104, complete with engraved title-page and 8 further engraved plates. Thus a very scarce book in very good condition.

London: Andrew Melrose, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's original red hardback with gilt lettering to the upper cover and spine, which are also showing gilt medal vignettes. Very well preserved: firm and square, sharp corners, strong hinges. Contents tight and clean. No pen-marks, no inscriptions. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 200mm x 135mm; collation: pp. xii, 294, complete with a frontispiece and 11 other full-page illustrative plates, and a further 6 pages of publisher adverts at the rear. Thus a very good copy indeed.

International Congress of Numismatics, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm, square and tight with no snags or splits, just a trifle rubbed. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.

Oxford University Press, 2018. Third Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Volume 2 in nearly new condition: firm and square with clean glossy hardback covers, sharp corners, strong joints, no bumps, no scuffs, no knocks. Contents crisp and fresh, no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 280mm x 225mm x 70mm. Well illustrated. Note: this is volume 2 of a two volume set. Does not include volume 1. Thus a very nice copy. Looks and feels unread. Offered for sale at a very reasonable price.

Bishen Singh, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm and square, no scuffs, no cracks. Complete with original dustjacket, not showing any tears or chips. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

Luzac Publishing, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just mildly rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: slightly edge-worn and a little darkened, even so still showing well. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.

HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm, square and tight with no snags or splits, just a trifle rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: in decent shape, just slightly rubbed and moderately edge-worn. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.

Sandpiper Books, 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Dark blue gilt lettered hardback complete with dustjacket, firm and square, sharp corners, strong joints, no bumps, just slightly rubbed and shelf-worn. Contents crisp, clean and tight; no pen-marks. Thus a bright, clean copy in very good condition offered for sale at reasonable price.

London: Groombridge and Sons, Circa: 1871. Paperback. Like New. Dark green cloth covered stiff card; rubbed and moderately age dulled but still in great shape, no splits, no creases, showing well. Contents just slightly tanned otherwise clean and tidy with no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 160mm x 100mm; collation: pp. 60, [4] publisher adverts. Numerous illustrations and figures within the text. Thus a scarce item in very good condition.

None Stated: None Stated. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dark green hardback. Firm and square, strong joints, just rubbed. Contents tight and clean. No pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 220mm x 140mm. Pages: vi, 247. Well illustrated throughout with adverts for hospital supplies and assorted equipment, including girdles, sanity mattresses, laundry presses, antiseptic floor polish, textiles, surgical dressings, optical aids, starch, bleach and soap, etc., etc. Fully indexed. Thus a scarce book in better than very good condition.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1890. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's original dark red hardback with illustrations to upper cover and spine, professionally and skilfully re-cased. Firm and square,, strong joints, just darkened, rubbed, slightly edge-worn and showing a few smudges and marks. Contents evenly toned, nonetheless sound and tight; endpapers renewed; no pen-marks and not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 8vo (230mm x 150mm); collation: pp. xxiv, 490, [2, adverts], complete with fold-out plates and map, and numerous other illustrations within the text. Fully indexed. Emin Pasha (1840-1892) was governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile. By 1886, Emin and most of his forces were cut off from the outside world by the army of Karam Allah. Thus the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, led by Henry Morton Stanley, undertook to rescue Emin by going up the Congo River and through the Ituri Forest. This is an account of… Read More

Silvana Editoriale, 1997. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Original stiff card covers; in very good shape; no tears, chips or creases, just mildly rubbed and edge-worn. Contents sound and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels.

E. J. Brill, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. Publisher's hardback; firm and square, strong hinges, no wear, no defects; contents crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 245mm x 165mm. Note: this is two parts in one book, as follows. Part Two: Phonetics and Phonology [and] Part Three: Morphosyntactics. Thus a better than very good copy.

Privately Published, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. A better than very good copy: firm, clean, square and tight with no underlining or splits. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Contains 32 pages with the track layout of all the relevant sections Carmarthan Valley Jcn Pontsticill and Talyllyn, with index to locations at the rear.