Search Results: Authors starting with S from Bath and West Books (PBFA)

Macmillan Press Ltd, 2000. First Edition Thus First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean and bright with minimal rubbing to edges and no chips or tears. Black boards clean, square and sharp. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. ix, 226 pp; b/w ills. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Autobiography of Matheus Miller, a seventeenth century merchant in the German Imperial city of Augsbug. His story tells of his struggle to establish himself within a sharply critical family and a highly conservative community and in it he reveals his hopes and fears, his expectations and experiences, his values and actions. Miller created not only a window on early modern Europe but a mirror for the history of it. He exposed the workings of such global institutions as patriarchy, hierarchy, office, honour, community, friendship and confession in his own life and the… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1941. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover in price-clipped dust jacket which has some sunning, staining and spotting; with chips, tears and losses to edges, most notably to spine head. The book is bound in grey cloth with blue titling and decoration: all clean and bright except for fading to spine tips. There is also bumping to spine tail and the boards are slightly cocked. Firmly bound. A few spots to edges but contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. x, 223 pp; b/w photos. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Informative and entertaining account of the first evacuation of children from Britain to Australia during the Second World War. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Lerwick, Shetland: The Shetland Times Ltd., 1997. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket which is clean, bright and unfaded. Boards clean, square and sharp. Contents clean and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. xvi, 356 pp; 23 ills. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Christopher Sandison (1781-1870) lived in the Shetland community of Eshaness. During the last fifty years of his life he lived at Tangwick and his surviving diary covers 37½ years of that time. This diary forms the source material of Ronald Sandison's book. It is a unique day-to-day account of the life of a native Shetlander. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Effingham Wilson, 1908. Second Edition, Revised & Enlarged . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Scarce original edition of 'The Master Mariner's Legal Guide' by Albert Saunders. Ex-libris with stamps of the 'Bristol Ship-Lovers Society: The Captain Cockell Memorial Library' to endpapers. Bookseller's label for 'John Seager & Sons, Booksellers & Stationers of the East India Dock Road, London' to rear pastedown. xliv, 524 pp. 32 page 'Catalogue of Legal, Commercial and other Works Published and Sold by Effingham Wilson. . . To Which is Added a List of Telegraph Codes'. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. General wear including rubbed corners and spine tips, and a couple of small tears to spine cloth. Boards a little cocked. Age-toning and minor spotting to page edges. Endpapers and half-title paper browned. Gutters cracked in several places but this is a sewn binding and all is held firmly in place. 1910… Read More

London: Printed in England By Robert Stockwell Ltd., 1967. First Edition . Printed Card Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Schultze, Bernard. A clean, bright copy with light wear to wrappers. Staple-bound. Slight tanning to page edges but contents clean without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. Introduction by Dr. Ernst Scheyer. Comment by Peter Selz. 24 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations of paintings and sculptures by Bernard Schultze plus portrait photo and biography of the artist. List of Works and Illustration Index. List of Exhibitions from 1947 - 1967. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Irvine, California: Suntup Press, 2022. Limited Ed. . Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Kolesova, Juliana. Suntup Press's exclusive Numbered Edition, limited to only 350 numbered copies, signed by both author and artist. This is #314. Flatback Bradel binding with handmade marbled paper over the front board, and black European cloth covering the spine and back cover. Marbled papers custom made for this edition in France by Claire Guillot. Cover and spine labels foil stamped on Hahnemühle Bugra. 6" x 9" trim size. 272 pages. New exclusive afterword, 'My Deal with the Devil', by David Seltzer. Six full color illustrations by Juliana Kolesova. Signed by David Seltzer and Juliana Kolesova. Printed offset on archival Cougar Natural Vellum paper. Endsheets are black Bugra. Housed in a die-cut slipcase covered with an acrylic-coated embossed paper. Bookmark included. A terrifying thriller of supernatural evil, 'The Omen' by David Seltzer is the… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2018. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hamley-Jenkins, Annette. A new copy, as received directly from The Folio Society. The Folio Society edition of one of the best-selling and most widely read books of all time: Anna Sewell's 'Black Beauty'. This delightful collector's edition is introduced by Michael Morpurgo and embellished with nostalgic illustrations by Annette Hamley-Jenkins. Bound in black cloth blocked in blue and cream with a design by the artist. Set in Dante with Rumble Brave display and printed on Abbey Wove paper. 224 pages. Frontispiece and 5 colour illustrations. Running horse motif on text pages. 9'' x 6¼''. Blue slipcase also printed with the running horse motif. Printed and bound in Italy. A mint, unread copy, as received directly from The Folio Society. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2021. First Edition Thus, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A new set in the publisher's wrapping as received directly from The Folio Society. Carefully unwrapped to check for flaws, of which none have been noted. Commemorating the centenary of Ernest Shackleton's death, The Folio Society brings together 'The Heart of the Antarctic' and 'South' - thrilling accounts of his greatest polar expeditions in his own words. Published together for the first time, Ernest Shackleton's two polar memoirs are gripping accounts of adventure at the very limit of human endurance. 'The Heart of the Antarctic' (1909) and 'South' (1919) tell the story of the Nimrod and Endurance expeditions - both of which fell short of their goal, but saw Shackleton defy overwhelming odds to save his men from catastrophe and bring them home. This commemorative three-volume set includes the complete texts from… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2008. Limited Edition . Half Leather. As New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The Folio Society's limited letterpress edition of 'TheTempest''. In mint condition as received directly from the publisher, having been carefully stored in the original protective cardboard packaging. Limited to 3750 hand-numbered copies, this being #1030. Bound by hand at Real Lachenmaier in half green goatskin leather, blocked in gold to spine, with marbled paper boards by Jemma Lewis and top edge gilding. Dark green endleaves. Ribbon marker. Set in 16pt 'Monotype' Baskerville, printed by letterpress on Zerkall mould-made paper. Oxford University Press text under the General Editor Stanley Wells. Presented together with a commentary volume, bound in matching green buckram blocked in gold to spine, with a paper title label to upper board. The commentary includes the text of the play with full explanatory notes. Both books are housed in a green buckram-bound solander box… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2008. Limited Edition . Half Leather. As New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The Folio Society's limited letterpress edition of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. In mint condition as received directly from the publisher, having been carefully stored in the original protective cardboard packaging. Limited to 3750 hand-numbered copies, this being #1201. Bound by hand at Real Lachenmaier in half green goatskin leather, blocked in gold to spine, with marbled paper boards by Jemma Lewis and top edge gilding. Dark green endleaves. Ribbon marker. Set in 16pt 'Monotype' Baskerville, printed by letterpress on Zerkall mould-made paper. Oxford University Press text under the General Editor Stanley Wells. Presented together with a commentary volume, bound in matching green buckram blocked in gold to spine, with a paper title label to upper board. The commentary includes the text of the play with full explanatory notes. Both books are housed in a green… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2016. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Balbusso, Anna & Elena. A new copy as received directly from The Folio Society and still sealed in the publisher's shrink wrap. Published by The Folio Society in 2016, this is the first and only impression of this edition. This large-format gift edition of one of Shakespeare's best-loved romantic comedies features an exquisite new frontispiece by the Balbusso twins. Printed letterpress on Zerkall Mould Made paper at Memminger MedienCentrum AG, Germany, and bound by Lachenmaier, Reutlingen, Germany in blocked buckram, with a Natural Evolution paper label printed with a design by the artists. 92 pages. Oxford University Press text. Housed in a printed slipcase. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but oversea buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked… Read More

London: The Folio Society / Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. New/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New copy as received direct from The Folio Society. Oxford University Press edition of the text of 'Anthony and Cleopatra' with full explanatory notes. Published in this special binding by FS in 2008 to accompany the Letterpress Shakespeare limited edition; spare commentary volumes were then sold individually by The Folio Society and have become collectable in their own right. This title in now out of print. Bound in deep red buckram with a title label to upper board. The book is as new without any flaws. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: The Folio Society / Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. New/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New copy as received direct from The Folio Society. Oxford University Press edition of the text of 'As You Like It' with full explanatory notes. Published in this special binding by FS in 2008 to accompany the Letterpress Shakespeare limited edition; spare commentary volumes were then sold individually by The Folio Society and have become collectable in their own right. This title is now out of print. Bound in deep green buckram with a title label to upper board. The book is as new without any flaws. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: George Bell & Sons , 1900. First Edition Thus, First Impression . Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Shaw, Byam. Full green cloth with elaborate, gilt, Art Nouveau decoration to upper board and spine. Top edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Ribbon marker. Frontispiece (tissue-guarded), title page and other attractive b/w illustrations by Byam Shaw. Title page design by Gerald Moira. Introduction and Notes by John Dennis. xii, 115 pp. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In good condition. Light wear to binding which looks greener and brighter in real life than in photo. Spine gilt dulled but upper gilt bright. Part of ribbon marker present but unattached. Gilt edges lightly dust-soiled, others age-toned. Light offsetting to endpapers; owner's signature to front pastedown. Frontis. tissue-guard browned. Contents clean without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: George Bell & Sons , 1899. First Edition Thus, First Impression . Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Shaw, Byam. Full green cloth with elaborate, gilt, Art Nouveau decoration to upper board and spine. Top edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Ribbon marker. Frontispiece (tissue-guarded), title page and other attractive b/w illustrations by Byam Shaw. Title page design by Gerald Moira. Introduction and Notes by John Dennis. xiii, 103 pp. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In good condition. Light wear to binding which looks greener and brighter in real life than in photo. Spine gilt dulled but upper gilt bright. Ribbon marker present but unattached and lightly age-toned. Gilt edges lightly dust-soiled, others age-toned. Light offsetting to endpapers; owner's signature to front pastedown. Frontis. tissue-guard browned. Contents clean without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: The Folio Society / Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. New/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New copy as received direct from The Folio Society. Oxford University Press edition of the text of 'Titus Andronicus' with full explanatory notes. Published in this special binding by FS in 2008 to accompany the Letterpress Shakespeare limited edition; spare commentary volumes were then sold individually by The Folio Society and have become collectable in their own right. This title in now out of print. Bound in deep red buckram with a title label to upper board. The book is as new without any flaws. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Croatia: Amaranthine Books, 2021. Limited Edition . Fine Binding. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Spectacular limited edition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'. Published by the Croatian fine press, Amaranthine Books, in a limitation of only 300 copies, this being #109. Signed by Marko Matijasevic (creative concept) and Yana Adamovic (illustrations). Removed from publisher's shrink wrap but o/w as new and will be sent in publisher's protective packaging. This copy comes with the 'swag' that was only available with books purchased directly from Amaranthine: print, sticker and notebook (sealed in publisher's shrink wrap). The Doctor Edition of 'Frankenstein' attempts to incorporate the spirit of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his (mis)deeds. It is quarter-bound in finest black goatskin leather and aluminium. The use of aluminium was inspired by an operating table and therefore a real surgeon's needle was blocked onto the front cover. The… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2023. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Fine Binding. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Barrett, Angela. A new copy in Folio Society wrapping, as received directly from the publisher. First Folio edition, first impression. Relish the thrilling horror of 'Frankenstein' in this stunning illustrated edition from The Folio Society. Artist Angela Barrett has contributed eight ominously unsettling illustrations for this special collector's edition. Created in series with her remarkable illustrations for 'Dracula', each one is full of foreboding and set within an elaborate hand-drawn black-and-white border. Nine vignettes represent further aspects of the story, and Barrett's work is completed with a striking binding design. Award-winning biographer Richard Holmes has contributed an exclusive introduction focusing on the scientific influences and cultural repercussions of the novel. There can be few books as well-known as Mary… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2022. Limited Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Barrett, Angela. Limited to only 750 hand-numbered copies, this being #66. Sold out at publisher. Signed by the artist, Angela Barrett, this stunning Folio Society edition of Frankenstein is a fitting tribute to a gothic masterpiece and quickly sold out at The Folio Society. Limitation label signed by Angela Barrett. Bound in ice-blue leather blocked in silver and black foils with a striking design by Angela Barrett. Lavishly illustrated by Barrett with eight ominously unsettling colour plates, two elaborate hand-drawn borders, nine intricate black-and-white vignettes, and a pair of striking designs on the ice-blue leather binding and black cloth-covered slipcase. All edges silvered. Ribbon marker. 10'' x 6¾''. 232 pages. Printed on Abbey Pure Rough paper with colour plates on Arctic Volume Ivory paper. Printed and bound in Germany. This edition uses the… Read More

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. Reprint . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket which is clean and bright, without chips or tears. Green cloth gilt: all in fine condition. Contents clean and white without bookplates, inscriptions or markings. A fine example of this beautiful book which is scarce in hardcover. 264 pp. The resurgence of interest in botanical art around the world has been in no small measure due to Shirley Sherwood who has travelled the globe seeking out new artists, and exhorting, cajoling and influencing them to produce work of stunning vitality and originality. Through her series of constantly travelling exhibitions, this work has reached a wide audience and as a result, a host of new clubs, societies and classes have sprung up, devoted to botanical art. 'A Passion for Plants' is the author's homage to the renaissance of this art form. The best of contemporary botanical art has been assembled from her own… Read More