Search Results: Titles starting with A from Roger Middleton

London, Faber, 1990.. FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION 1990 (first published in 1990 and reprinted twice same year). Navy blue boards, lettered silver, illustrated endpapers, index, 553 pages. A few black and white illustrations in the text and 29 black and white photos. No inscriptions, paper faintly browned at edges, a Fine new unread copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, yellow title panel on spine slightly faded, spine lettering bright. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.

London, Faber, 1990.. FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION 1990 (first published in 1990 and reprinted twice same year). Navy blue boards, lettered silver, illustrated endpapers, index, 553 pages. A few black and white illustrations in the text and 29 black and white photos. No inscriptions, paper faintly browned at edges, a Fine new unread copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.

London, Faber, 1990.. FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION 1990 (first published in 1990 and reprinted twice same year). Navy blue boards, lettered silver, illustrated endpapers, index, 553 pages. A few black and white illustrations in the text and 29 black and white photos. No inscriptions, paper faintly browned at edges, a Fine new unread copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.

London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, (1926).. EARLY REPRINT, circa 1926. 8vo, 205 x 135 mm, 8 x 5¼ inches, bright blue cloth, cameo portrait in flesh, black and orange on upper cover, girl in blazer waving in same colours on spine, lettered black upper cover and spine, pages: 314 + 6. Coloured frontispiece and 2 black and white plates by Elsie Wood. Spine just very slightly faded, very slightly worn at head and tail of spine and corners, 3 mm (1/8") hole just below top of lower hinge, top corners very slightly bumped, edges and prelims including page 1 slightly foxed, occasional slight foxing to contents, prize plate dated 1927 on front endpaper. Very good plus tight clean copy. First published in 1922 with a different cover illustration. ZOOMABLE IMAGE ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Nurnberg, zu finden bey Christoph Weigeln, 1721.. 2 works bound together. No.2: ABBILDUNG UND BESCHREIBUNG derer samtlichen Schmeltz-Hutten-Beamten und Bedienten nach ihrem gewohnlichen Rang und Ordnung im behorigen Hutten-Habit. 1721, text mostly in German, small 4to, approximately 200 x 160 mm, 8 x 6¼ inches, title page to each work printed in red and black, 50 engraved plates including an engraved title page to each volume, with captions in Latin and German, pages: first work, [10], 1-16; 2nd work, [2], 1-23, bound in full contemporary leather (sheep), gilt lettered pale green label to spine, gilt decoration to spine, blind rule to edges of covers, marbled endpapers, edges red. Binding rubbed and scuffed, tiny hole to bottom of spine repaired, small repair to leather on upper cover, some loss of surface leather to lower cover, pale age-browning affecting margins and text, occasional light foxing and a few shallow creases due to page turning, old ink manuscript note to head of title page, small… Read More

London, Heinemann, 1993.. FIRST EDITION 1993, 4to, 275 x 285 mm, 10¾x 11¼ inches, colour illustrated shiny white boards, lettered gilt and black, 5 double page ingenious coloured pop-ups, some with tabs to move. No text other than captions. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp unused copy, issued without dustjacket. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Paris, Charavay Freres editeurs, 1883.. FIRST EDITION 1883, French text, 320 x 250 mm, 12¾ x 10 inches, silver/grey cloth with coloured floral decoration and black lettering to upper cover, spine plain, all edges red, endpapers pale green, 74 pages + colophon page. Beautiful coloured frontispiece and 7 colour plates by Carl Gehrts, red ruled frame to all text pages. Spine very slightly faded, neat English inscription dated January 1884 on front endpaper, contents clean, 2 inner joints cracked but binding tight and firm. A very good plus copy. A wonderful fairy tale about the love of two children brought up as brother and sister, the one captured by water sprites, the other by dwarves. After many years apart they are eventually reunited. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which will require extra postage.

11London, The Bodley Head, 1999.. FIRST EDITION 1999, 4to, 275 x 220 mm, 10¾ x 8¾ inches, colour illustrated shiny boards, (32) pages. Double page coloured illustrations throughout with text inset, a father's stories of his travels inspire his children to make up stories and adventures of their own. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, Little, Brown, 2001.. FIRST EDITION 2001, FINE IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER. No inscriptions, slightest tanning to pages as is usual with this title (see image). A Fine unread copy in Fine dustwrapper, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London, printed for the author, and sold by J. Bell, Bookseller To His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales, and J. Creech Edinburgh, MDCCLXXXVl, (1786).. TITLE CONTINUED: Secretary to the late Neapolitan Ambassador, First Aerial Traveller in England, an Honorary Member of the Hon. Artillery Company of the City of London, Royal Archer of Scotland, Citizen of Edinburgh, Cupar, St. Andrew's, Hawick. FIRST EDITION 1786. 8vo, approximately 205 x 120 mm, 8¼ x 4¾ inches, hand coloured engraved frontispiece and 2 engraved plates with dividing tissue guard, pages: [6] including half-title,1-114, plus [2] explanation of the plate on verso, bound in full contemporary sheep, stained to resemble tree calf, red morocco gilt lettered label and gilt rules to spine. Binding slighly rubbed, upper hinge cracked but firmly attached, slight cracking to lower hinge, small chip to head of spine on upper and lower hinges, slight wear to corners with board showing at tips, stabholes to inner margins, pale stain to edges of… Read More

London, printed for the Author and sold at the Pantheon; also by the Publisher, J Bell, at the British Library and at Mr Molinis, Woodstock-street,1784.. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE,1784. Slim 8vo, approximately 215 x 125 mm, 8½ x 5 inches, engraved portrait frontispiece of Lunardi, 2 folding engraved plates, pages: (4), 1-66 plus 1 page of explanation of the plates, adverts on verso, contemporary half calf, gilt lettered label to spine, gilt decoration to spine, marbled boards. Binding slightly rubbed, boards slightly faded at top edges, offset to plates and first page, neat old ink name at top of title page, his bookplate on first pastedown, another of Lord Stanely of Alderley on first free endpaper and a blind stamp, small neat repair to 1 top margin, not near text, endpapers slightly spotted, otherwise a very good copy. See: Gaston Tissandier, Bibliographie Aeronautique, page 58, listing a second edition; The Eagle Aloft by Crouch, pages 77-78; ESTC T18821. Three editions… Read More

London, printed for M. Jones, 1802-1803.. FIRST EDITIONS 2 volumes 1803 and 1802, by George Barrington Superintendent of the Convicts. TITLE CONTINUED: To which is prefixed a Detail of His Life, Trials, Speeches, &c. &c. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints. AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES 1803. 8vo, approximately 210 x 125 mm, 8¼ x 5 inches, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, engraved title page with hand coloured vignette of an aborigine fishing from a boat, a folding hand coloured map of NSW, 10 hand coloured plates including 4 views of Sidney, A Native Family, The Cape of Good Hope, The Peak of Teneriffe, Pinchgut Islands, Spotted Hyena and Camelopard, the last 2 on 1 plate, pages: (8), 1-467, (5 - index), lacking Directions to the Binder, not always included in this edition, bound in modern quarter burgundy morocco over marbled sides, raised bands, gilt rules and gilt ship motif in compartments, 2 dark brown gilt lettered labels. Pale age-browning to text,… Read More

London, printed for M. Jones, 1802-1803.. FIRST EDITIONS 2 volumes 1803 and 1802, by George Barrington Superintendent of the Convicts. To which is prefixed a Detail of His Life, Trials, Speeches, &c. &c. Enriched with beautiful Coloured Prints. AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES 1803. 8vo, approximately 210 x 125 mm, 8¼ x 5 inches, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, engraved title page with hand coloured vignette of an aborigine fishing from a boat, a folding hand coloured map of NSW, 10 hand coloured plates including 4 views of Sidney, A Native Family, The Cape of Good Hope, The Peak of Teneriffe, Pinchgut Islands, Spotted Hyena and Camelopard, the last 2 on 1 plate, pages: (8), 1-467, (5 - index), lacking Directions to the Binder, not always included in this edition, bound in modern quarter burgundy morocco over marbled sides, raised bands, gilt rules and gilt ship motif in compartments, 2 dark brown gilt lettered labels. Pale age-browning to text, occasional pale foxing to a… Read More

London, Gollancz, 1990.. FIRST EDITION 1990, 8vo, blue boards gilt, 126 pages. Line drawings by Liz Graham-Yooll. A comical story about Ace the farmer's favourite piglet who is not sent to market and lives in the farmhouse, loves television and eventually becomes famous. No inscriptions, minute bump at top of upper hinge, otherwise a Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, a touch of fading to spine, not affecting spine lettering. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Austin, Jenkins Publishing Company, The Pemberton Press, 1976.. FIRST EDITION 1976, 4to, approximately 285 x 220 mm, 11¼ x 8¾ inches, pages: 91 including index. Brief notes on the books with dates but without bibliographical detail. Bound in original publisher's pale grey boards, vignette and black lettering to upper cover and spine, grey endpapers. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp copy. Issued without dustwrapper. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.

Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth, Ladybird series 417, (1941).. FIRST EDITION (1941) dated from catalogue at rear, IN DUSTWRAPPER with both flaps plain, no printed price. 180 x 115 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, 25 full page coloured illustrations, a few blue vignettes in the text, no pagination, (55) pages plus 2 page catalogue, pale blue boards with blue lettering and illustration to upper cover, pictorial patterned endpapers showing Wonk the little Koala. No inscriptions, a touch of wear to tail of spine, tiny slightly darkened area at head of spine and on lower corners of boards corresponding to chips on dustwrapper, contents bright and clean. A very good plus copy in fair DUSTWRAPPER chipped on top of spine and along top edge of lower panel, short closed tear to upper panel next to top of spine, tiny chip to foot of upper fold (see images). See Rudge, Ladybird Index, page 7 and 9. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth 'Ladybird series 417', 1942.. SECOND EDITION 1942, dated on reverse of front endpaper, IN DUSTWRAPPER, Ladybird series 417, small 8vo, 178 x 115 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, smooth green boards, dark green illustration and lettering to upper cover, blue pictorial patterned endpapers showing the little koala, (57) pages including 2 page catalogue of other series. 25 full page coloured illustrations all featuring Wonk, blue title vignette and tiny blue vignettes on text pages. Tiny bump at head of spine, no inscriptions, small crease to lower corner of 1 text page. A near Fine clean copy in VG DUSTWRAPPER with blank flaps (dw: head and tail of spine and corners slightly worn, 15 mm (¾") split at top of lower hinge, another larger split to top of lower fold, both mended on reverse with transparent tape, minute chip to lower edge of upper panel, 4 mm (¼") chip to lower edge of lower panel, slight creasing near top of lower panel). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE.… Read More

London, Cape, 1977.. FIRST EDITION 1977, 4to, 285 x 220 mm, 11 x 8¾ inches, colour illustrated glazed boards, blue patterned endpapers, (32) pages. 13 excellent full page dark dramatic coloured illustrations for Adams' 26 octavos of violence on the Spanish Main, based on a couple of lines about a ship's cat in Hakluyt. The shiny navy blue boards show slightest rubbing to surface as usual, no inscriptions. A Fine crisp clean copy (issued without dustwrapper). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth, Ladybird series 417, (1941).. FIRST EDITION (1941) dated from catalogue at rear, IN DUSTWRAPPER with both flaps plain, no printed price. 180 x 115 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, 25 full page coloured illustrations, a few blue vignettes in the text, no pagination, (55) pages plus 2 page catalogue, pale blue boards with blue lettering and illustration to upper cover, pictorial patterned endpapers showing Wonk the little Koala. No inscriptions, minute bump to lower corners of boards, 60 mm (2½") closed tear to foot of centre fold of 1 page, contents bright and clean. A very good plus copy in G+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: slightly worn at head and tail of spine and corners with small chips, maximum 5 mm (¼"), 30 mm (1¼") closed tear at foot of upper hinge). See Rudge, Ladybird Index, page 7 and 9. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth, Ladybird series 417, 1946.. SIXTH EDITION 1946 (first published in 1941), 180 x 115 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, 25 full page coloured illustrations, a few blue vignettes in the text, no pagination (55) pages plus 2 page catalogue, pale grey textured boards with blue lettering and illustration to upper cover, pictorial patterned endpapers showing Wonk the little koala. A touch of rubbing to tail of spine, very faint name and date on front endpaper (barely noticeable). Near Fine crisp clean copy in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER, (dw: price clipped, faintly spotted and dusty looking on upper panel, no tears or chips). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.