Search Results: Authors starting with V from Besleys Books

V2_Organisatie: Art Data, 1997. Paperback. 367pp. Illustrated with distorted photographic images. Unusual content. Text in English and Dutch. Slight wear to extremities, slight creasing to corners. Contents clean and bright. A pleasing copy. (AR19). Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: H. R. Allenson, 1905. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. 55pp. Illus. Spine slightly rubbed. Remains of school library label to front free end-paper. A little occasional foxing to contents. A decent copy. (q27). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: George G. Harrap, 1943. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. 287pp. 1st edition 1943. Spine discoloured. A few slight dents to top edges of boards. A decent copy. (bs53). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Mallorca : The New Seizin Press , 1988. Hardback, blue cloth with the facsimile of a Graves' manuscript in silves on the front board, no slipcase. Bound by Carmen Garcia-Gutierrez. 76pp. Illustrations by Michael Kane. No. 138 of a limited edition of only 300 copies. Signed by the printer, binder and artist to colophon. 1st edition 1988. A collection of the poems that won the annual Hugarian poetry contest that Graves sponsored with royalties he received for the Hungarian translations of his work - funds which were non-converitble and as a consequence had to be spent in Hungary. The editor has supplied an introduction, giving a history of Graves' Hungarian prize. Handsomeley produced at the New Seizin Press, an effort by Tomas Graves, son of Robert Graves, to resurrect the Seizin Press that his father and Laura Riding founded in 1927. Foxing to edges and towards inner hinge of first and last few pages. Private ownership. (h12). Limited Edition.. Hard Cover. Good +. Illus. by Kane, Michael .

Lvgdvni Batavorvm, 1810. Hardback, gilt title to spine. Text in Latin. 414pp. Ex-library copy with usual library markings. Spine frayed to head of spine, extremities slightly worn, corners bumped. Front blanks somewhat discoloured. A rather pleasing copy. (bs66). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1960. Hardback with dust-wrapper. xv, 300pp. 4 maps and several illustrations. 1st edition 1960. Edges of price-clipped d/w slightly chipped. Foxing to edges. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper. A decent copy. (r44). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Porto: Imprensa Moderna, 1949. Hardback, decorative half-calf, with gilt titles to spine. Text in Portuguese. 111pp. 130 black and white photographic plates. Original covers and spine bound into contents. Slightest wear to attractive binding. Decorative end-papers, with previous owner's illustrative bookplate to front pastedown. Previous seller's clipping pasted to front blank. A little occasional foxing to contents. A rather splendid copy. (r6). Half-Calf. Good +.

Lugano: Giulio Topi, 1982. Hardback, folder inside a slipcase. 29cm x 24.5cm. Text in French. 23 tipped in plates in folder. No. 287 of a limited edition of only 500 copies. Very small mark to front of slpcase, otherwise an excellent copy. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (h1). Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

London, Academic Press, 1972. 1st ed. 23.0 x 15.0 cms. pp. xii + 431. Illustrations, maps, dust wrapper slightly frayed.. 1st Edition. Hardcover .

1997. Paperback. Text in Spanish and English. 127pp. Numerous colour photographic plates by Claudio Andres Almarza Valenzuela. 2nd edition 1997. Title page a little grubby. (bs117). Illus. by Valenzuela, Claudio Andres Almarza. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Finland: Tampere Art Museum, 1997. A4 booklet, staple bound. 20pp. Illus. Slightest wear. An excellent copy. (bs124). Soft Cover. Very Good.

Boston: The Gorham Press, 1916. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. 59pp. Frontis. Illus. Spine faded, a few marks to boards. Spotting to edges and end-papers. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper. A rather pleasing copy. (bs46). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London, printed for D.Brown etc, 1707. 1st English ed. 19.0 x 11.2 cms. Frontis and 12 engraved plates. Pp. [16], 352. Contemporary calf, red label with gilt lettering. Extremities rubbed, some leather torn off lower board, hinges beginning to split but stitching secure, section neatly cut off first blank, register on pp100-1 poor, small indentation of some pages, some foxing. [Henrey at 588 records 6 copies the one at Kew having an additional titlepage. She does not venture to attribute authorship of this translation but mentions that some authorities, including Macdonald, consider William Fleetwood to be the translator while other writers (Arber and Watt) give the credit to an Arthur Young (not the noted agriculturalist)].. 1st Edition. Hardcover .

Paris: Librairie De Firmin-Didot et Cie , 1893. Hardback, gilt titles to spine and front board. 34.5cm x 26cm. Text in French. xvi, 300pp. With 50 colour plates. Extremities slightly rubbed and worn. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few tears to first captioned tissue guard. A rather pleasing copy. (bs55). Hard Cover. Good.

Febbraio: Palumbo Editore, 1963. Paperback. Text in Italian. 187pp. Covers slightly creased and worn. 'Societa' Italiana.' details blindstamped to title page. A rather pleasing copy. (q7). Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Phillips International Auctioneers and Valuers, 1999. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. Part 1 only. 216pp. Numerous colour photographic plates. Spine very slightly skewed. A few annotations in pencil to text. A very decent copy. (bs61). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Phillips International Auctioneers and Valuers, 2000. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. Part 2 only. 170pp. Numerous colour photographic plates. Slightest wear. An excellent copy. (bs61). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Posiedon Books, Portsmouth, 1994. Paperback. Illus. Slight wear only. Signed by author. (Q16). Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover . Very Good/No Jacket.

Plenum Pub Corp, 1982. 247pp. Hardback with dust-wrapper. Ex-library with usual library markings. D/w with some wear and chipping to top-edge. Sound binding. Good useable copy. Rapid dispatch from the UK. (bs30). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair.

London, Hogarth Press, 1954. 8vo. 2nd imp. Patterned paper-covered boards, cloth spine, dw darkened and slightly frayed.. Hardcover .