Search Results: Authors starting with F from Loe Books

Moscow: KOLOC PUBLISHING HOUSE, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 343 pages; b/w illustrations. Original hardback binding, good with some general wear and rubbing. Contents clean and tight, signed by the author, otherwise unmarked. A very good copy. .An interesting provenance: from the library of Colin G. Butler author of the New Naturalists no. 29 and 40. and inscribed by the author, Taranov who devised the Taranov board..

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1972. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 216 pages; b/w photographes and illustrations. Original dust jacket near fine, very light wear, not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A near fine copy..

Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 310 pages. Original dust jacket fine. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine copy, virtually as new. Blurb from dj reads "The most important figure of seventeenth-century Neapolitan music, Francesco Provenzale (1624 - 1704) spent his long life in the service of a number of Neapolitan conservatories and churches, culminating in his appointment as maestro of the Tesoro di S. Gennaro and the Real Cappella. Provenzale was successful in generating significant profit from a range of musical activities promoted by him with the participation of his pupils and trusted collaborators. Dinko Fabris draws on newly discovered archival documents to reconstruct the career of a musician who became the leader of his musical world, despite his relatively small musical output. The book examines Provenzale's surviving works alongside those of his most important Neapolitan contemporaries (Raimo Di Bartolo, Sabino,… Read More

Australia: Falcon Publishing Co., 1998. Book. Illus. by Damian Fagan. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 147 pages, numerous colour photographic images. Covers fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A near fine copy, clean and bright..

Leamington, 1835. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Third Edition. 12vo. pp viii 182 pages; one advertising b/w plates to the rear. Covers very good, with some rubbing and general handling wear. Contents clean and tight, back panel professionally re-enforced from the inside, no inscriptions, fine name to the top of the title page. A very good copy of this scarce title..

New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1966. Book. Illus. by Molly Falla. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Numerous colour plates and black and white images. Dust jacket very good, a little rubbed, not price clipped. Binding very good. Contents clean and tight, neat inscription dated 1966. A clean near fine copy in a very good jacket..

London: Spring Books, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Impression. Folio. Dust jacket a little edge-worn. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket..

Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. 192 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Dust jacket near fine with a single short tear to the upper corner (repaired with archival materials to the reverse), not price-clipped. Hardback binding fine, contents clean and tight, unmarked. A fine copy..

Norfolk: Not Appropriate, 1851. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. A 19th century album containing pressed flowers circa 1834 -1851 stated as thought to have been compiled by Henry Fanthorpe (1809-1851) Great Grandfather to Theodore Fanthorpe, containing 142 pressed wild flower species all collected in NORFOLK, on 80 plus leaves, each entry captioned and annotated. The first entry of 23rd June 1834 Mare's Tail gathered on meadow at Thorpe near Norwich, final entry was September 1837 - Water Mouse-ear Chickweed, Stowe, Norfolk plus 4 wrapped plant samples gathered from Syracuse and Palermo in Sicily during July and August 1843 plus 1 sample dated 1st February 1851 from - Detenhaugan? Contemporary green morocco spine with card boards, discreet stamp of Theo Fanthorpe Collection to top board and internally throughout. The binding is worn with chipping and cracking to the head/tail of the spine and some general wear, but remains firm. Specimens are well preserved and mounted, the… Read More

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - Landscape (32 x 45cm). 24 engraved plates (rare proof impressions), each with separate page of letterpress and original tissue guards. List of plates and front and rear blanks present, fore and lower edges mostly uncut. Original printed card wrappers bound in (seemingly a decorative front wrapper specially printed for proof copies); modern but tasteful cloth binding. Plates very good, a few with some dust soiling to edges and with corners a little worn, but not nearly affecting image, a couple with foxing spots, but not disfiguring; some tissue guards creased and a couple torn. Front wrapper and front blank with some wear to edges, the former with some older paper repairs to edges of the verso. Overall a very good copy. Very rare in this proof state..

London: Pelham Books, 1981. Book. Illus. by Maitland, Antony. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo. b/w illustrations throughout. Original dust jacket fine with minimal wear. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions, no foxing. A fine bright copy, virtually as new..

London: C. Farlow & Co. Ltd, 1966. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 21 x 13.5cm. Stapled booklet, self-wrappers, 21 numbered pages, b/w illustrations. very good condition with light wear only, no inscriptions, staples not rusty. A very good copy..

London: Chatto & Windus, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Original dust jacket very good, with a little general wear and a little rubbing to edges, price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, previous owner's neat bookplate to the front free end paper, otherwise unmarked, no foxing. A very good first edition copy..

London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Original dust jacket fine with minimal wear, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine bright copy..

Ledbury: Published by the Author., 1956. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Small Folio. Limited to 120 copies. Signed by Dorothea Farquharson to the introduction. Pp. iii,135. "This thesis was offered and accepted by the University of Wales in 1907 for the M. A. degree in History, Some of the chapters were published in 'History' the quarterly review, in 1914: but this is the first time that the volume has appeared as a whole. It was written before marriage under the name of Dorothea Thimbleby Price. March,1956. Le Play House. Ledbury.' A little gentle wear, the covers somewhat marked, contents clean and tight. A very good copy..

Bulawayo: Books of Rhodesia, 1974. Book. Illus. by Martin, Rose. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to. Signed by the author to the half-title page "To Ethel with all good wishes June Farquhar", b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, with some general wear and rubbing to edges, a little scuffing to edges with a couple of short tears, now protected in a clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight. A very good tight clean copy, signed by the author..

Ledbury: Published by the Author., 1956. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Small Folio. Limited to 120 copies. Pp. iii,135. "This thesis was offered and accepted by the University of Wales in 1907 for the M. A. degree in History, Some of the chapters were published in 'History' the quarterly review, in 1914: but this is the first time that the volume has appeared as a whole. It was written before marriage under the name of Dorothea Thimbleby Price. March,1956. Le Play House. Ledbury.' This particular copy was to be presented to library of Manchester University but in the even it seems it was never sent it is number 103 of 120 copies. A little gentle wear, contents clean and tight. A very good copy..

London: Country Life Ltd., 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 152 pages. Original dust jacket very good, a little edge wear, rear panel slightly dust soiled, price-clipped by the publisher with reprinted revised price, now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, fine. Contents clean and tight, fore-edges lightly dust soiled, no inscriptions. A very good copy with a very good jacket. Scarce in the dust jacket..

London: Country Life Ltd., 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 152 pages. Original dust jacket good, with some wear and rubbing to edges, a few short edge tear little, price-clipped, now protected in a removable archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good. Contents clean and tight, previous owner's small neat signature to the front end paper. A very good copy with a good jacket. Scarce in the dust jacket..

YORK: Richard Burdekin, 1825. Book. Good. Full Leather. Second Edition. 8vo. A very scarce edition - according to Copac not in any British Libraries. Pp. viii, 156. Contemporary full sheep binding; leather cracked or partially cracked to joints, but boards remains firmly attached, chipped to head and tail of the spine, some rubbing. Contents good and tight, title page lightly marked to edges. A good copy..