Search Results: Authors starting with S from Virginia Bank Books

Henry G. Bohn. 1847. Two volumes in One. (10537) HEAVY Hardback. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. 507 pages. Illustrated with b.w. engravings throughout. Pages of text divided into two columns. V.g. in navy cloth with gilt lettering to sunned spine and ageing to edges of textblock. A litle scattered foxing and browning to edges of ilustrations. Faint blind stamp of previous owner on first two blank pages. Still a sound tight clean copy.

Richmond. The National Archives. 2008. (9106) Hardback. Fine in navy boards with silver lettering to spine, in a fine unclipped d.w. No markings or inscriptions. Unread book.

John Murray. 1867. (10225) HEAVY Hardback. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. 530 pages. Good in maroon cloth with blind tooled lining and fleur-de-lis on front and rear boards and gilt lettering to spine. Previous owners signature at top of title page. This book has been rebacked with the original spinepiece reaffixed and with matching black front and rear pastedowns and flyleaves. Now a sound tight copy.

London. John Murray. 1891. Volumes 1 and 2. (9725) HEAVY hardbacks which will require extra postage. Good in navy cloth with blind tooled lines on front and rear boards and gilt lettering to spines. Ageing to edges of textblocks. Previous owners attractive old printed bookplate (Douglas Scott) on front pastedowns. Tiny blind stamp of W. H. Smith 186 Strand Library at top of front fly-leaf of Vol. 1 only. Browning to front and rear fly-leaves of both volumes. Both sound tight copies. No d.w's.

Canada. Harper Collins. 1992. (2312) Large format paperback. 552 pages. B.w. illustrations. Fine in fine papercover. Faint yellowing to edge of textblock due to age and acidic paper used. Unread book from new stock. ISBN: 0-00-638034-4.

Guild of Master Craftsman. Reprinted 2014. (10744) Square paperback. 128 pages. Colour illustrations. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions. Appears unread. 15 designs including lion, tiger, monkey, hippo, koala, elephant....

Lloyds of London Press. 1990. 2nd edn. (790) HEAVY hardback. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. 504 pages. B.w. illustrations. Fine in red boards with gilt lettering to spine, in a fine d.w. Ex shop stock. Unread book. A Record of British-built and acquired Merchant Ships during the Second World War. Details given for each ship include the yard number, gross tonnage, overall length, length between perpendiculars and the breadth. Engines are shown as triple expansion, compound, turbine, or oil. Historical details include changes of name and/or ownership, from building to present disposition or final disposal and launching and completion dates and yard numbers. ISBN: 1850442754.

Libraries Unlimited Inc. USA. 1999. (10098) Large format paperback. 102 pages. B.w. illustrations by the author. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions.

Nexus Special Interests. Reprinted 1996. (10404) Large format paperback. 149 pages. Colour photographs, b.w. photographs and diagrams. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions. Appears unread. The author shows how you can build model ships using low-cost materials and a minimum of tools - from 'scratch' in fact. Packed with useful hints and tips.

Moreton in Marsh. Arris Publishing. 2004. (8391) Hardback. 390 pages. B.w. photographs. Fine in maroon boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine, in a v.g. unclipped d.w. No markings or inscriptions. ISBN: 1844370380.

USA. Presidio. Originally published 1971. This edition 1990. (4862) HEAVY hardback. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. Before ordering please contact us direct for a postage quote. 628 pages. Maps. Fine in black boards with gilt lettering to spine, in a fine d.w. with faded spine due to shelf exposure. Ex shop stock uread book. This is the first full-length analytical study of the Russo-German War of 1941-45 to cover the whole course of the war as seen from both the Soviet and the German side. Albert Seaton sets out the causes of the war, the political developments leading to its outbreak, and the roles played by Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt. ISBN: 0-89141-392-8.

McGraw-Hill. USA. 1976. (9901) Hardback. Near fine in dark green rexine with gilt lettering to spine, in a good unclipped d.w. showing a little wear to edges. No markings or inscriptions.

Ernest Benn. London. Tenth imp. 1928. (9878) HEAVY HARDBACK. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. 791 pages. Portrait at frontispiece. Good in green cloth with gilt lettering to faded spine. Approx. 2" split in gutter of green cloth - not affecting binding. Top edge of textblock grubby. Complete with all illustrations and fold-out map of Persia at rear. No inscriptions. No d.w. Still a tight sound clean copy.

Royal Academy of Arts, London. 1989. (10832) VERY HEAVY large format paperback. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. 440 pages. Numerous colour and b.w. illustrations, mostly portraits. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions. Published to accompany exhibitions in Washington, London and Haarlem.

USA. Alpine. 1987. (8646) HEAVY hardback. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. Before ordering please contact us direct for a postage quote. 334 pages. B.w. illustrations. Fine in near-fine slightly scuffed illustrated boards. No markings or inscriptions. No d.w. ISBN: 0931866278.

Fox Chapel Publishing. 2009. (10403) Large format glossy paperback. 159 pages. Colour photographs and b.w. patterns. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions. Appears unread.

Derby. Breedon Books. 2003. (9518) Paperback. 191 pages. B.w. illustrations. Memories of a farming life in Wales in the forties and fifties. B.w. illustrations. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions. Appears unread.

By author. 2010. (10650) Paperback. 150 pages. B.w. photographs. Near fine in a v.g. white papercover with creasing to top front corner. Signed by author on title page.

Published privately by the author. 2004. (10670) Paperback. 124 pages. B.w. and colour illustrations. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions. Appears unread. An interesting record of an old Suffolk village.

Larks Press. 2010. (10269) Paperback. 137 pages. B.w. illustrations. Fine in a fine papercover. No markings or inscriptions. Norwich in the 1930's and 40's.