Search Results: Authors starting with N from Washburn Books

Oxford University Press, 1945 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. The Home University Library of Modern Knowledge edition, first published in 1935. Popular biography. 255pp with index. Blue title to top board and spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, top edges dusty and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise good copy..

London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1968 Book. Near Fine. Pale Blue Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Guide to the history of glass and manufacturing techniques in the Books for Collectors series. 200pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to spine, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. DJ is unclipped, with minor edgewear, otherwise very good in clear protective wrapper..

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1988 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Investigation of mysterious deaths in the North Yorks Moors area, recounted by a former police inspector who took part in England's largest manhunt in 1982. 192pp with index, illustrated with double-page black and white map. Slight creasing to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy. Signed by the author, without dedication, to the title page..

New York: Thomson Delmar Learning, 2006 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. College level text book for introductory courses in horticulture. 514pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and phootographs. Slight fingermarking to boards, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London: The Office of the Girls' Own Paper Book. Good. Green Decorated Boards. 8th Impression. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated story in a uniform series by the English writer Rosa Nouchette Carey (1840-1909), first published by The Religious Tract Society in 1891. Green boards decorated in black and yellow. 276pp illustrated with black and white drawing to frontis. Illustrated endpapers. School prize certificated dated 1914-15 to pastedown, hinges starting to pull, some fading to spine and some marking to page edges, otherwise good copy..

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Bloodaxe Books Ltd, 1998 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth collection of verse in English and Scots by the poet from Dundee. 160pp. Slight edge and surface wear, with two small nicks and minor marking to tope edges and small nick to spine, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, 1976 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Regents Restoration Drama Series. Text of the 'King Lear with a happy ending'. 111pp with chronology to rear. Minor creasing to corners and former owner's name to half-title page, otherwise very good copy..

London: Stanford Maritime Ltd, 1985 Book. Near Fine. Red Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. History of the landmarks of coasts and offshore waters developed as guides for seafarers. 192pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, maps and drawings. Near fine copy with no inscriptions in near fine DJ with clear protective cover..

Tokyo & Dusseldorf: P I E Books / Nippan, 1995 Book. Near Fine. White Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Comprehensive collection of the best 250 graphs, maps and illustrations by leading graphics designers worldwide. Text in Japanese, German and English. 216pp illustrated throughout with stunning colour graphics. Yellow endpapers. Black titles. A couple of small bumps to boards, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal edgewear, otherwise near fine. Clear protective cover is torn and missing backstrip section. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

Glasgow: Richard Drew Publishing Ltd, 1990 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of stories and poems by the prolific Scottish writer Naomi Mitchison (1897-1999). 253pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to spine and corners and light dent to top board, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear and scratch to front panel, otherwise very good..

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1943 Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. 2nd Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. True story of a dangerous journey of ten thousand miles across Oran, the Sahara, French Sudan and the West African jungle, by two men who wanted to join General de Gaulle's Free French Forces. Translated from the French. Foreword by General Charles de Gaulle. Map to frontis in black and white. Flyleaf has advert for the BBC World Service's broadcasts to the occupied countries of Europe. Dedication in pencil on endpaper, written in French. Slight bumping to spine and corners, otherwise good copy. DJ has several tears and is missing a small piece at the base of the spine, but is all in one piece..

London: Headline Book Publishing, 1998 Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Novel set in a Polish village at the end of the 19th century. 435pp.Silver lettering to spine. Slight bumping to base of spine and some marking to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edgewear, otherwise very good.

London: Miller's, 2005 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers With French Folds. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Practical guide for the new enthusiast, packed with essential information and tips. 64pp, illustrated with colour photographs of over 150 pieces. Minor edgewear and negligible surface marking, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Home Office, 1978 Book. Near Fine. Blue Leatherette Boards. Signed by Author(s). Presumed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 71pp. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some marking to rear endpaper, otherwise near fine copy. Signed by the author to the half-title verso..

London: British Museum Press for the Trustees of the British Museum , 1997 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Account of pioneering work in reconstructing the facial appearance of ancient people. 256pp with index, illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Minimal bumping to spine and slight marking to rear pastedown, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear and slight marking, otherwise good..

Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Landmark Publishing Ltd, 1999 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Guide to the spa town of Harrogate and th surrounding area. 94pp with index, illustrated with colour photographs. Slight marking to page edges and some indentations to cover, apparently from being used to draw a map (!) otherwise very good copy..

Paramount Hotels, 2000 Book. Illus. by Sally Clarke (cover illustration). Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. History of the Hotel Majestic in Harrogate, from its beginnings in the Victorian era to the present day, written by a local historian and published to celebrate the millennium. 62pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Colour photograph with gold border and title to top board, gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers. Yellow ribbon page marker. Minor bumping to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor shelfwear, otherwise very good. .

Stroud: The Chalford Publishing Company Ltd, 1995 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographic history of the Yorkshire spa town. 159pp illustrated profusely throughout in black and white. Minimal shelfwear and small marks inside back cover, otherwise near fine uninscribed copy..

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd / Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1966 Book. Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Authoritative study of the interaction between Christianity and all forms of art. 318pp with index, 219 illustrations with 17 colour plates. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight foxing to edges and endpapers, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ frayed and edgeworn with some small tears and marking to panels. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1972 Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. National Institute Social Services Library No. 24. Description of the attachment of a social worker to a group general practice in London and the kind of help they were able to offer. 189pp with index, illustrated with tables. Silver lettering to spine. Top edges dusty and slightly spotted, minor fading to base of spine and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise very good copy in unclipped wrapper..