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LONDON : DARF PUBLISHERS , 2000 Mid Brown Brown boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 225 x 140 mm approx. xvi + 408 pp. Frontis + other b/w illustrations. Facsimile printing by Darf of the Blackie & Son edition of 1878. Preface to facsimile edition by Janet Starkey. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ Near Fine (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket - intact, no notable defects to book or jacket).

LONDON: THE BRITISH MUSEUM, 1964 Ivory boards with black titles to spine and front and panel illustration, 225 x 160 mm. approx. wire spiral binding. 326 pp Colour frontis + 123 monochrome plates with descriptive text opposite. Tipped in errata slip. First Edition 1964. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG ( Boards a little soiled/ foxed to extremities. No notable shelf wear. No previous owner name or insc. Book block clean. No other notable faults).

LONDON: EYRE AND SPOTTISWOODE, 1939 Cream cloth quarter binding with gilt titles to spine and blue cloth sides, 235 x 155 mm approx. Publisher's Blue endpapers, xvi + 258pp. Frontis + 14 full page plates, 14 Headpieces and 14 Tailpieces all as called for + Cowslip scrapper board illustration to reverse of dedication page. First Edition 1st Printing of "BB's" story told with skill and understanding of Manka's wanderings and of Foxy the marshland poacher's efforts to entrap him. VG (A little shelf dust soiling to cream quarter binding at head, and cloth a little dust soiled to extremities generally, no notable shelf wear. Slight fading to margins of end papers. No previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- Heavy shelf rubbing to extremities with chips/loss - up to 20mm x 50mm around head. A little general shelf soiling and foxing spots showing through to white of clouds on front panel/rear panel and flap folds. Now in a easily removable proprietary protective sleeve to which… Read More

LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD O.U.P., 1913 Full Brown Grained Morocco Leather with five raised bands and gilt titles. 180 x 130 mm approx, gilt dentelles, applied head and tail bands, all edges gilt.Printed marbled end papers. viii + 668 pp. b/w photo Portrait Fronts of author from a drawing by Talford with tissue guard. The Oxford Edition 1913. VG (Book- mild shelf rubbiing to leather and some fading around spine. No previous owner name, insc. nor annotations. Binding sound - possibly unopened. No other notable defects). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. A fine leather binding - unsigned.

SYDNEY: AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS, 1979 Black Boards with Gilt titles to spine, 280 x 205 mm approx, Illustrated end papers, 128 pp, Colour frontis + 12 other full colour plates and many full page and other b/w photo. illustrations. 45 Items with descriptive text exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Includes items and by silver and goldsmiths such:- The Beaufort Cup, Hunt and Roskell, Rusian Imperial Ascot Trophy, The Worshipful Company of Grocers Centrepiece, R & S Garrard, Biennais and Cahier, Philip Rundell, Paul Storr, The Duke of Leinster Silver Service George Wicks etc. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book- light general shelf rubbing to boards, front free end paper corner clipped. No other defects. Dust Jacket- minor shelf rubbing, no nicks or tears and supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

LONDON: SELWYN & BLOUNT, 1923 Brown Buckram cloth quarter binding with printed paper title slip and brown paper covered boards. 190 x 130 mm approx. iv + 138 pp. First Edition 1923. The author's Thesis for his M.A June 1921 Birmingham University.Extensive bibliography. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no d/j (Book- Moderated general shelf wear with small chip to title slip. Offset browning to free end papers, no previous owner name or insc. No other notable defects).

NEW YORK : SOCIAL CULTURE PUBLICATIONS Brown Card covers with gilt blocked coat of arms of The Womans Library to front, (Stapled Paperback) 195 x 130 mm approx. 62 pp 4 line illustrations of place settings. Two vols in One of series Undated - copyright 1922. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Fair (Booklet- edge rubbed with a little loss to head and tail of spine, gilt rubbed, title page pulled from staples, paper of book block evenly tanned. No previous owner name or annotations. No other notable defects).

LONDON : HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1935 Red cloth boards with black blocked titles to spine and blind blocked decoration to upper board, 180 x 120 mm approx. Top edge of book block stained red, Publisher's red end papers, 314 pp. 1935 reprint in H&S Yellow Jacket 2/- Series. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.Good/ Good (Book- damp stain to top corner of upper board, mild general shelf wear, no previous owner name or insc.Binding sound. Dust Jacket - shelf rubbed with nicks and tears- max tear 1 cm approx, a little loss to extremities but remains very presentable in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

LONDON: A.H.BULLEN, 1904 Green Cloth Quarter Binding with blue paper covered boards, 195 x 130 mm approx. viii + 118 pp. First Edition 1st printing 1904. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book- a little colour rubbing to cloth at head and tail of spine, lacks paper title slip , mild general shelf soiling. Bookplate of previous owner to free front end paper - Cynthia and John Barnes (Sir John was late British Ambassador to the Netherlands and previously Israel) earlier same family (mother in law) name to free front paste down.Discreet original bookseller label to bottom margin of front paste down. Mild foxing spots principally to rear end papers and blanks. Binding sound with no other notable defects).

LONDON: PERCIVAL MARSHALL, 1935 Illustrated card covers,185 x 120 mm approx.104 pp + adverts. 92 line figs being b/w photos and line drawings. Undated circa 1930's. No 7 in Marshall's Practical Manuals Series. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.1/6 p/b Good- Moderate general shelf wear/soiling with 5 mm loss to tail of spine and 25 mm split to hinge of front cover. Paper of end paper adverts tanned, that of book block of better quality and not so. No previous owner name or insc. Binding otherwise sound).

LONDON: GURNEY & JACKSON , 1922 Green Cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and front.180 x 115 mm approx. lvi + 612 pp. India Paper, Tenth Edition 1922 with amended nomenclature and an appendix. VG ( Book- colour rubbed spine edges, no significant wear or soiling to cloth, ink previous owner names and later gift insc. to free front end paper. No annotations. Binding sound with no other notable defects. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further contents details and condition.

Paternoster Row [ London ]: GURNEY & JACKSON [Successors to Mr Van Voorst], 1904 Green Cloth boards with gilt blocked titles. 580pp. 185 x 120 mm approx. Preface.Glossary.Synopsis. 1904 Ninth Edition Enlarged. VG ( Book- colour rubbed spine edges, no fade, no significant wear or soiling to cloth, ink previous owner name address and date 1908 to front paste down. No annotations But subject related material pasted to rear end papers & opposite the title page. Binding sound with no other notable defects. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further contents details and condition.

OXFORD: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1991 SIGNED COPY, Large slim P/b,1991. J Backhouse Assis.Keeper Depmt. Manuscripts at British Library which owns the Lindisfarne Gospels. Linoisfarne & St Cuthbert , the makers of the manuscript, the gospel text, the script, wonderful decorated pages, comparisons, later history ... well illustrated full page colour & b/w plates. Skilled craftsmen [ Religion & Art] book internally Fine no inscsp, tight binding, Signed in name only to Title page.,outer covers light spine fade not effecting titles+ light top edge fade, extreme minor edgwear. Please see our actual images of the book offered for sale.

Colchester: TRAMWAY & Light Railway Soc., 1987 1987.1st ed.Near FINE P/b.no notable defect, clean staples.No inscsp. Well illustrated 28 photo-b/w plates.Gratwicke Paper No 13.Walter Gratwicke [1887 - 1967 ] a Foremost Tramway Expert.; expert Electrical & Mechanical Engineer - home & abroad , mainly in the field of Power Transmission. Author A D Bacon a specialist Mechanical & Project Engineer etc. Notes on both Bacon & Gratwicke.followed by l Intro;, Pioneering years -to -1980's. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 1910 Brown Calf leather quarter binding with laid on printed paper title slip, grey paper covered boards with gilt ornately decorated title block 200 x 145 mm approx. [iv] + 234 nos. pp. Portrait frontis with tissue guard. Book block of quality made paper with deckle edges. Undated [1910] Dated by reference to copac. The Books of the Verulam Club Bacon's Essays - per half title. Good (Book- restoration work - the book was bought in by us with the original grey paper covered spine split along the entire front hinge and with the glue to the spine failing. The back strip has been cleaned off and re-glued with p.v.a. and new mull and back strip applied, the paper sides lifted and brown calf leather fitted as a quarter binding with the original paper title slip laid on, thus retaining the attractive gilt blocked title to upper board. New plain end papers attached and re- cased. Slight damage to paper covering from lifting to insert leather.No previous owner name or insc. No… Read More

VENTNOR: NITON PUBLISHING, 1990 Illustrated Card Covers (Stapled paperback)210 x 145 mm approx. illustrated with b/w photos. First Edition 1990 with cover illustration of the two likely lads David Essex and James Hunt on the T140ES Bonneville in its USA Style. Near Fine (Negligible shelf rubbing to covers. No previous owner name or insc. No notable defects). A fairly scarce item. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

LONDON : CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON , 1912 Red cloth bevel edged boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and upper board, 210 x 145 mm approx. [vi] + 242 pp. Frontis + numerous unspecified line drawings and b/w photo illustrations. Fourth and Revised Edition 1912 with author's presentation inscription in ink to the reverse of the frontis. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book- mild general shelf wear and soiling to cloth, significant offset browning to free end papers, author presentation insc as above, slight musty smell from long term storage - not offensive but worthy of mention. Glue to back strip is beginning to fail with consequential creaking on opening and a few signatures strained but mull and sewing holding and no cracks to end papers. No other notable defects).

LONDON: DULAU & CO, 1902 Limp Red cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and front and blind blocked decorative frame. 165 x 115 mm approx. Maps to end papers, xx + 229 nos. pp 7 for notes + 80 pp commercial advertisement section. 22 maps and plans by Bartholomew as called for. Sixth Edition , Revised 1902. VG ( Book- spine a little sunned, no significant shelf wear or soiling, no previous owner name or insc. 1 map has additional creases where not folded correctly in use and 1 other has a 1 cm approx tear. All others appear in good order. Notes pages to rear clean and binding sound).Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

OXFORD: BASIL BLACKWELL , for The Girl Guides Association, 1930 Good H/b.c.1930's. illustrated b/w in line. Frontis;- Colour-plate. The Girl Guides Association.282pp.240x165mm.16 chpts include;- Sally in Our Alley , The Clothes Line , The Grampus's Dinner Party , Vendetta , A Gentleman of Burgundy , The Cat etc. [ book 2-tone blue cloth, navy titles, no inscsp, clean throughout however 4 pages neatly painted pictures [ see our image]and P276-7 remnants of a square glitter card face that has been used as a book-mark ] outer boards edge-wear col/rub/loss mainly top & tail spine. Pease see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

U.K.: FONTANA / COLLINS, 1976 VG P/b.1st thus-Fontanna/Collins.Fiction thriller by this Master Story-teller. no inscsp., pages browned , slight spine lean , bright clean covers, no tears, no loss. Fontana 4319. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.