Search Results: Authors starting with H from Quagga Books

Olympic Sports Club, 1968. This copy No. 70 of a Limited de luxe Edition. Includes a number of b&w photographs and illustrations. Silver device and the letters J.D.L. on front cover. Gilt lettering on red leather inlay on spine. Ghosting to end papers with foxing to prelims. Foxing to top, fore- and lower page edges.

T Maskew Miller, 1909. Pamphlet illustrated with 16 half-tone plates. Much of these notes were made by the writer while travelling through various districts in the Cape Colony and then elaborated on from the various agricultural Journals published by the Governments of the South African colonies as well as farmers, many of whom kindly forwarded specimens of plants. Includes notes on poisoning and the treatments which can help. A spot of mild foxing to a few pages. 54 Pages. Condition: Good. Binding: Softcover. Staple-bound. Mild edge-wear. Some age-toning. A few spots of foxing.

Von Dietrich Reimer, 1881. Contributions to the Discovery of Africa: Fourth Book: Journeys into the south western catchment areas of the Congo. Includes 3 fold-out maps. Maps are age-toned with bent edges and some foxing otherwise in good condition. One map has a 7cm tear in the corner. Blistering to paste-downs. Boards are shelf-worn, scuffed and bumped with some loss to the front edges. Owner inscription on front paste-down with a small white label on the free end page. Binding intact.

University of Cape Town Libraries., 1962. A bio-bibliograhical sketch. Some discolouration to top edges of pages. Light scuffing to board edges. Title label pasted on front board. Quarter covered cloth over marbled paper.

Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd. Designs of flowers, birds and animals suitable for a variety of crafts such as stencilling, leather-work, woodwork and embroidery. Some topics covered are: Petals, borders, in laying of wood and leather, friezes, etc.

G. Kolff & Co., 1894. A botanical dictionary, dealing specifically with the plants and trees of Java and their usefulness to man.Book condition: Good.

Svenska Slojdforeningen, 1948. 1st editon. Condition: Very good, light wear to the boards. Binding: Paper covered boards.

Robert Cadell (Edinburgh) and Whittaker, Treacher & Co.. 6 volumes: 3x volumes of the 1st series - complete; 2x volumes of 2nd series (Vols I & II); 1x volumes of 3rd series (Vol I)rubbing to boards and leather. Textblock of Vol II has been placed upside down in the boards. New end papers with some scribbling. Repaired crack across the lower spine of Volume III. Two labels "English Rooms, Funchal" and "May be kept six days" in 5 of the volumes. Toning and foxing throughout. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Marbled boards over leather. Some abrasions to boards and spines. Edge-wear to extremities. Lacks small pieces of header to 3 volumes.

Pall Mall Magazine, 1900. 570pp, illustrated with photographic plates and sketches. Top and bottom of spine worn, corners also worn.

Cambridge University Press. Vol 1: From early times to 1885. (467 Pages); Vol 2: 1885 to 1994. (724 Pages). Thumbing to both volumes. Contents clean and binding firm. 1st Paperback edition. Condition: Very good. Binding: Softcover. Some mild edge-wear.

Witwatersrand University Press. Previous owner's name on front free end paper. Small oblong label on front fixed end paper. 4 full colour plates. 32 b&w illustrations. 94 Pages. Contents clean and binding tight. 1st Edition. Very good. Good. Some light edge-wear. Foxing to the verso. Hardcover. Some edge-wear with bumping to spine edges.

Spektrum, 1971. German publication containing original poetry and 7 woodcuts. Includes original signed woodcut of title page as additional insert. Special numbered edition (109).

Imprimerie Nationale. Some age toning to the prelims and pervious owner's name.

Hall's Book Store (Pty) Ltd. Informative resource book for those interested in their Australian and New Zealand ancestory. Handwritten letter on the front free end page. some light age-toning around the edges of the end- and free end papers. 348 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Gilt lettering and device. Edge-wear to extremities. Small nicks in the top edge. Bumping to corners.

Fleetway Press. With an introductory note by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. An anthology of British Empire by E.V. Lucas. Illustrations by Frank Brangwyn, Spenser Pryse and Macdonald Gill. Edited by Martin Hardie, with a preface by The Rt. Hon. J.H. Thomas. The scarce limited edition with the extra plate and page. Large fold-out plate by Brangwyn. Many other full page colour plates by Frank Brangwyn, Spencer Pryse and Macdonald Gill. Some scattered foxing, mostly to page edges. Japanese tissue repair to the spine and front gutter. Light wear to the paper covered boards. First edition Good to very good Hardcover

Day and Son. Covers have some wear to edges and minor scuffing. Previous owner's inscription and bookplate to endpapers. Some pages are loose, and the binding has split. Sporadic foxing mostly to endpapers.. [caption id="attachment_24144" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="97 pp and 24 plates as well as illustrations in the text."] [/caption]

George Allen, Circa 1900 . 2 volumes bound in half leather over cloth boards by Sotherans for the Durban Club of South Africa. Some edge wear to the bindings and foxing, mostly to the prelims. Folding colour frontis of plan of Florence to volume I, towns of Florence, Siena, and other towns of Tuscany and Umbria. Volume II, in the Emilia and Marche, and some town in Umbria and the Campagna of Rome. Top edge gilt. Scattered foxing. Bookplate pasted on marbled fixed end paper. Binding sound. Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Half leather over cloth boards.

Tafelberg Publishers Ltd. From the flyleaf: " The author, in this penetrating study of early Victorian Society and the British military system, has been entirely concerned with an attempt to see Smith as he was, in the context of his time and not to laud his dash and vigour, to destroy his credibility or to make fun of his eccentric behavour. This biography reveals how Early Grey, responsible for the colonies in Russell's cabinet, dominated Sir Harry to such an extent that he failed as high commissioner and had consequently to be recalled." Includes 5 maps (2 of which are at the rear end-papers). 296 Pages. Contents clean and tightly bound. 1st Edition. Condition: Very good. Dust jacket: Good. Edge-wear to all extremities. Small closed tears to top edge. Binding: Hardcover. Light edge.wear.

Art and Technics Ltd. Contains a survey by Thomas Balston and almost 100 engravings reproduced in most cases from original wood blocks. Featuring work by Eric Gill, Eric Ravilious, Gordon Craig, Robert Gibbings, Blair Hughes-Stanton and other contemporary engravers. 99 Pages. Contents clean and firmly bound. Condition: Good+. Dust jacket: Good. Edge-wear mostly to top edge. 1cm closed tear to front fold. Crease to rear cover. Binding: Softcover. Thick card-wraps. Crease to rear cover.

Art and Technics Ltd. Articles: Drawings on Gischia, Houplain, Clave; Sculpture and architecture; Graphic work of Anthony Gross; wood-engravings of Buckland-Wright; Lecturing on art at Yale; Book reviews. 87 Pages. Contents clean and binding firm. Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Thin cardwraps with some edge-wear. Binding: Softcover. Some light toning to the verso of the front cover.