Search Results: Authors starting with E from AJ Scruffles

London: Thomas Nelson, 1920. Hardcover. Fair. Blue cloth, gilt to top edge. Gilt decoration to spine. Binding a little slack but contents clean. Good/fair.

London: Thomas Nelson, 1920. Hardcover. Good. Blue cloth, gilt to top edge. Gilt decoration to spine. Rubbing to edges. Sunning to spine. Contents clean and prim. Good condition.

London: James Brodie, 1952. Soft cover. Very Good. Early edition of Brodie's notes on Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. With chapter breakdown, analysis of style etc. and questions. Card covers slightly marked and bumped and page edges lightly tanned but otherwise tight and clean. Interesting collectible. Very good.

London: Seeley Service & Co. , 1930. Hardcover. Good. Hefty guide to ocean racing from the Lonsdale Library. With over 500 illustrations and plates. Previous owner's name to half-title. No date but c. 1930. Mild foxing to page edges. Mild wear to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good.

London: John Murray, 1870. Hardcover. Good. Second edition. Nicely produced edition,green cloth with blind-stamped and gilt decoration. 8vo. Close tear to tail of spine. Contents clean and tight. Good.

London: George Allen & Co., 1899. Hardcover. Good. Collection of poetry with b/w images of various places and artworks related to the verse. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to edges. Some fraying and splitting to joints. Toning to covers . Contents clean and binding sound. Good.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fascinating ruminative exploration of the art of translation that examines effective examples and those that miss the mark. Dust jacket has some minor shelf-wear and bumping and is price-clipped. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. But otherwise crisp and clean. Very good.

London: Alexander Moring; The De La More Press, 1903. Hardcover. Good. Quarter cloth edition of monk Jocelyn de Brakelond's 12th century history of the monastery of Bury St. Edmunds Abbey Top edge gilt. Fore-edge rough cut. Raised bands to spine. Some spotting within, otherwise clean and tight. Good.

Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. Authoritative edition of Harvey's writings on Anatomy. Containing Prelectiones Anatomie Universalis and De Muscculis (Lectures on the Whole Anatomy and Concerning the Muscles), complied in the early 17th century, during his tenure as Lumleian lecturer, With the Latin text and an english translation to recto. With b/w plates with images from the manuscripts and earlier editions. small but hefty 4to. DJ has toning and marking with bumping and rubbing to edges. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ *Due to size and weight, extra shipping fees apply to overseas orders*

London: Associated University Presses, 1986. Hardcover. Good/Good. A history of the career and relationship of Gilbert and Sullivan, with a special focus on how their personalities, histories and differences manifested in their operas. Dust jacket is price-clipped and has some bumping to edges and wear. Owner's inscription to front free endpaper with child's sketch. Rest of content crisp and clean. Good.

London: Methuen & Co., 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Fascinating sixteenth century dialogues. Originally written as conversation manuals to aid teachers of French, they now reveal the realties of Elizabethan life in a way no other histories or literature can. With DJ. and reproductions of contemporary woodcuts. DJ is price-clipped. A bit marked and rubbed on spine. Very light foxing to page edge but contents crisp and clean. Binding tight. Very good condition.

London: The Folio Society, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Engaging selection from Greville's controversial diaries. Light shelfwear and marking to rear cover. Complete with slipcase. Good condition overall.

London: The Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Handsome Folio Society edition of this selection of Lamb's engaging essays that appeared first in the London Magazine in the 1820s. Taken from the Essays and Last Essays of Elia, popular fallacies and other miscellaneous pieces. Black cloth with gilt decoration. Complete with slipcase. Spine is sunned. Slipcase has some mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Good+

London: George G. Harrap & Co. , 1940. Hardcover. Good. Charming collection of quotes by Dickens chosen for each day of the year. With a frontisportrait. Previous owner's inscription to front blank. Contents clean and binding tight. Good

London: The Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Handsome Folio Society edition of this selection of Lamb's engaging essays that appeared first in the London Magazine in the 1820s. Taken from the Essays and Last Essays of Elia, popular fallacies and other miscellaneous pieces. Black cloth with gilt decoration. Illustrated with wood engravings by Frank Martin. No Slipcase but with protective wrapper. Some mild tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight, in bright very good condition.

Indianapolis: Howard W. Sams & Co., 1987. Hardcover. Good. Ex-private library with tags and labels. Some mild bumping and wear to covers. Light marking to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good.

London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1895. Hardcover. Fair. Letters of the poet and translator of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to his friend, the actress Fanny Kemble. Spine is sunned. Label to cover. rubbing and wear to edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Fair+

London: The Folio Society, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Quarter cloth. A selection of colour plates and b/w images. 4to. Some mild shelf-wear. Sunning to spine. Contents clean and tight. Good.

London: Hutchinson, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Economic wartime edition of Edward Lear's nonsensical verse. With copious b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Bright and clean. Very good condition. A nice copy.

London: The Folio Press; J. M. Dent; Folio Society, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pleasant Folio Society edition of Robertson's account of the discovery of Tahiti, supplemented with additional extracts from the writings of his crew. Published under the Folio Press imprint. Complete with protective DJ with front and rear flaps. Engravings by Robert Gibbings. DJ is price-clipped. Volume is otherwise crisp and clean. Very good.