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

E. & S. Livingstone, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 438 pages. Beige dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be slightly loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Tape remnants with brown staining to pastedowns and endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light sunning to spine and edges. Foxed marking to spine. Some rubbed brown marking to panels.

The Folio Society, 1997. Hardcover. Good. 1997. 151 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Red pictorial cloth. Beige slipcase. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. 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. Slipcase is scuffed in places with minor shelf wear to edges and corners.

The Bodley Head, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1962. First Edition. 232 pages. Grey pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographs. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. 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. Light tanning to spine and edges. The clipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Ferni,, 1978. Hardcover. Good. 1978. 187 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. 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.

Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. No edition remarks. 399 pages. Orange dust jacket over green cloth. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pencil inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with mild markings overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate sunning to spine and panel edges.

The Donnington Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good. Sixteenth edition. 900 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering is slightly dulled. Some additional mild marks and staining.

The Donnington Press, Cassell & Company, Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1963. 17th Edition. 906 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 1934. first published. 147 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages & illustrations remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable.Strong tanning to spine and edges. Slight fraying to corners.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1945. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1945. Reprint. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Colour illustration to page 154. Binding is shaky, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. 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.

Prentice Hall Press, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. First Published. 172 pages. Pink illustrated paperback. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Covers have mild edge-wear with curling to corners. Visible tanning to spine and edges with scuffing to spine ends.

Central News Agency Ltd., 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. No Edition Remarks. 164 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Cambridge at the University Press, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 330 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

Blackie and Son, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Contains black and white plates. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with plate and inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Binding remains firm. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. small area of loss to rear with stickers to front.

John Murray, 1933. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1933. Cheap Edition. 47 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over beige illustrated paper covered boards with green cloth spine. Contains colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Liverpool University Press, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1961. No Edition Remarks. 136 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Top textblock edge dyed red. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor wear marks to spine and panels. Jacket is in removable plastic cover.

Collins, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1946. Second Impression. 64 pages. Yellow dust jacket over brown 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. Mild rubbing and marking.

The British Museum (Natural History), 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 325 pages. Blue paper cover. Full title: Certain Palaeoniscoid Fishes and the Evolution of the Snout in Actinopterygians. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Vol.8. No.6. Two black and white photographic plates to rear of book. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front reverse cover. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners.

Cork University Press, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound blue cloth with grey cloth covered boards. Black lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Lettering is darkened. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.

Associated Newspapers Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean. Minor splits to spine and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Batchworth Press, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1951. 416 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. 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. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.