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

Chapman & Hall, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. First Edition. 245 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Minor pencil inscription to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning.

Edward Arnold, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. 325 pages. This is an ex-Library book. White pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Tape marks to endpapers and pastedowns. 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. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Tape marks to flaps. Large tear to rear.

Oxford University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Some water stained marking to spine.

Penguin Books, 1939. Paperback. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1939. First Published. 248 pages. Orange and cream dust jacket over orange and cream paperback. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Pulling to covers. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with curling to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Some tearing to spine ends. Light scuffing to edges. Book has a visible forward lean. Book has a rolled spine. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Some tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Penguin Books, 1939. Paperback. Acceptable. 1939. First Published. 248 pages. Orange and cream paperback. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Pulling to covers. Paper covers have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

Country Life Limited, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. 4th impression. 125 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth and gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has light edge-wear with closed tears and creasing.

Ernest Benn, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. First Edition. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. 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.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1950. Reprinted. 205 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. 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 heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Tape to edges. Wear marks and foxing overall.

Haynes, 1973. Paperback. Acceptable. 1973. No Edition Remarks. 94 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to front hinge. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Paper cover has moderate edge wear with scuffing to edges and heavy creasing. Small splits to joints. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Mild rubbing to surfaces with curling to corners.

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1942. Hardcover. Good. 1942. Last Reprinted. 356 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Missing front free endpaper. 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.

Victor Gollancz, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. No edition remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping and rubbing to corners and crushing, fraying and tearing to spine ends and edges. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Boards are slightly bowed.

Edgar Backus, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 40 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and maps and frontispiece. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages, illustrations and maps with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to half title page and last page textblock. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. Fourth Edition. 659 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1961. 280 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Beige cloth with gilt lettering.Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. 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. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Titus Wilson & Son, Ltd, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1946. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and edges causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hutchinson & Co, 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. 17th Edition. 355 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Slight cracking to gutters and hinges with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout.Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd., 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. Reprinted. 575 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

The Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1970. Paperback. Good. 1970. Paperback Edition. 39 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains colour and black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout.Pencil markings to half title page. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Paperback. Good. 2017. First Edition. 111 pages. Signed by the author. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Signed by the author with dedication to first page. Binding remains firm. Staining to edge of some pages, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Marking to both boards.

Condor, 1978. Paperback. Good. 1978. 297 pages. Pictorial paper cover. 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. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.