Search Results: Authors starting with H from Bensons Antiquarian Books

London.: Wesley and Co., 1860. Decorative Cloth. Good. Bound in decorative blue cloth with gilt design on the front cover, gilt titling and gilt page edges. In good condition. Rubbing to the covers, inscription on front end paper, foxing to first and last few pages, a few spots of foxing elsewhere, otherwise clean internally. Binding is slightly shaky but secure. 120 pages. Over 120 poems carefully selected, adapted and designed as a lover's gift, simple and unpretending. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing / Pen and Sword Books Ltd., 2013. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise- very slight signs of use. Clean internally, no inscriptions. Pages; X, 550.

Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing / Pen and Sword Books Ltd., 2015. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise- with very minor signs of use. Clean internally, no inscriptions. 450 pages.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth binding in excellent condition, very slight signs of wear to the covers, the dust jacket with fading on the spine and toning to the rear. Outer page edges toned, light toning to the pages. Ink signature on the endpaper. Pages; XII, 603-1040. 1st edition.

London: George G, Harrap & Co., 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hard back in good condition, a decent reading copy. Covers are clean, light foxing to external page edges. Foxing to end papers, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. In good+ dust jacket with some light marking and minor wear to edges. 296 pages. A critical assessment of the problems of the United States following the assassination of President Kennedy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Bristol: Industrial Art Limited. Soft cover. Good. A staple-bound booklet in good+ condition. Minor rubbing and creasing to covers, staples are a bit rusty but binding is very good and secure. Internally clean. 40 pages. No publishing date, circa 1970s. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1935. Cloth. Good. Bound in yellow cloth with black titling. In good condition, a decent reading copy. Darkening to spine, some marking and rubbing to covers. Browning to end papers, some foxing to title page, otherwise clean internally, binding is very good. 363 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Oxford University Press, 1947. Cloth. Good/Good. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt titling. In good+ condition. Covers are clean, some foxing to external page edges. Foxing and browning to first couple of pages, a very few spots of foxing elsewhere, generally clean internally. Binding is very good. In good dust jacket with browning and some wear to edges. 243 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Grub Street, 2014. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise- only very minor signs of use. Clean internally, no inscriptions. 192 pages, the life of the SEPECAT Jaguar, from its introduction in the '70s. A compilation of stories by pilots, engineer and ground crew telling of the aircraft's drawbacks and joys.

Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean (small minor rubbed mark at the top of the front cover), the jacket likewise- minor rubbing(crease to the front inner flap). Clean internally, no inscriptions. Pages; XII, 244.

London: George G, Harrap & Co., 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hard back in very good condition. Clean throughout, binding is very good. In good dust jacket with minor marking and some rubbing to edges. 102 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1827. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volumes 2 & 3 of 3. Ex Earl's of Meath collection, Countess of Meath signature on a front cover, and Meath signature at the top of page 1 in each volume. Grey paper covered boards, bindings worn, lacking a cover and the spine paper on one volume, paper chipped & loosening around the spine on the other volume, covers loosened. The text is complete, bright internally, stain to the top corner in vol 2 at the start, some marking to the half title in vol 2, otherwise mostly minor marking. Pages; (4), 384 / (4), 380, (4). Thomas Hamilton, Captain in the 29th reg, novelist and writer for Blackwood's publishers.

Printed in Edinburgh for A & C Black: A & C Black, 1928. Decorative Cloth. Good. Blue cloth with blindstamped decoration on the front cover and on the spine. Some fading to the cloth colour in places, the hinges are in good order. Browing to the endpapers, light toning and marking to the pages. Contains 32 sheets of colour plates + a black and white map (plates complete). Pages; VII, (1), 196, (2). Comes with a smart 1920's card advert for Norsk Vacuum Oil Company, (loosely contained within the book). Bookplate on the endpaper, still contains A & C Black's postal card for a catalogue list loosely inserted. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Ward Lock & Co., 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hard back in good+ condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges. Browning to page margins, otherwise clean internally, binding is very good. In good dust jacket with sunning to spine, some marking and minor wear to edges. 192 pages with fold-out map. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Great Britain: Michael Hardcastle Publications, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. Hard back in near very good condition. Boards are very slightly bowed, clean throughout, binding is very good. Signed 'To Alexandra Best Wishes from Michael Hardcastle Edinburgh, 1984' on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise- housed in protective sleeve. Clean internally, no inscriptions. Pages; XIX, 428. This volume 'completely overhauled in the wake of the avalanche of declassified Russian archival sources', since the first version published in the midst of the Cold War in 1982.

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1946. Cloth. Good/Fair. Bound in red cloth with gilt titling. In good+ condition. Light rubbing to cover edges, inscription on front end paper, a very few light markings internally, generally clean. Binding is good and secure. In fair dust jacket with browning, marking and some loss at edges. 239 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

United States: Greenwood Press., 1973. Cloth. Good. Bound in blue cloth with silver titling. In good+ condition. Light marking and rubbing to covers. Ex-library, with stamp on base of pages, a few stamps and labels internally, otherwise clean. Binding is very good. 159 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hamburg: Niemeyer, 1886. Soft cover. Good. Red engraved title page, 7 pages, in good condition, toning to the pages, mostly light marking. Op. 41. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: Cecil Palmer, 1923. Cloth. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Red cloth binding, lacking the cloth on the spine. Slight darkening on the rear cover next the spine, otherwise the covers are fairly tidy looking. The binding is loosening/pretty loose internally, the text is checked complete. Toning to the pages, minor marking, some browning to the endpapers, adhesive mark to the inner margin between 62-63, signature on the endpaper. Pages; (14), 266. With 48 illustrations + frontispiece. A detailed well illustrated description of the London- Portsmouth road. 2nd edition.