Search Results: Authors starting with C from World of Rare Books

Butterworths, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 216 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light stained marking to boards. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Water staining to rear panel. Mild tanning to spine and edges.

Miller Freeman Publications, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1973. No Edition Remarks. 861 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Black marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.

Macmillan and Co, 1914. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1914. No Edition Remarks. 241 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Book is ex-library with expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Some pages are dog-earred. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends causing fraying to cloth. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean. White staining present.

Sheed and Ward, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. Reprinted. 230 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Minor water staining to top edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor loss to spine and edges. Price sticker to panel. Moderate tanning and wear marks to jacket.

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. First Published. 180 pages. Yellow dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Pen inscription to front flap. Mild rubbing and marking.

John Long, 1910. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1910. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Water staining to top edge of frontispiece. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining and wear marks overall.

Inter Varsity Fellowship, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. 2nd Edition, Revised. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Chips to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Heinemann, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. Reprinted. 288 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Pen annotations and marginalia to a few pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Amherst Publishing Ltd, 2005. Hardcover. Good/Good. 2005. First Edition. 255 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Flat signed by author to title page. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Front free endpaper is missing. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1962. Paperback. Acceptable. 1962. First Edition. 288 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with scuffing to edges and creasing. Scuffing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Mild rubbing to surfaces with curling to corners. Water staining to spine and edges of covers.

Sidney Appleton, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. 67 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Heavy tanning and foxing with marking to pages and text block edges. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges. Moderate tanning to pastedowns and endpapers, with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with heavy rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Heavy tanning overall, with split to spine joints.

John Long, Limited, 1910. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1910. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustration plates throughout and portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Fold out family tree at rear. Pages bright with some tanning and foxing, particularly to textblock edges and endpapers. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Minor pencil annotations to endpapers. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering is dulled.

MacMillan & Co, 1931. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1931. Reprinted. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.

ELLIOT RIGHT WAY BOOKS, 1975. Paperback. Acceptable. 1975. Reprinted. 189 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Covers have been laminated. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Slight cracking to front hinge. Paper cover has mild edge wear with scuffing to edges and creasing. Mild rubbing to surfaces with curling to corners.

W. & R. Chambers, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1960. Second Edition. 128 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial cloth covered boards with blue cloth to spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Minor marking to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Pen inscriptions to front board. Wear marks overall.

Philip Allan, 1933. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1897. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1897. 512 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Heinemann, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. 288 pages. Red pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

Skeffington & Son Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 206 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Signed by the author. Red cloth with a velum spine. Limited print run, No. 32 of 250, Signed by Author and illustrator. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Nicks and tears to page edges. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.

Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. 64 pages. Grey pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.