Search Results: Titles starting with B from Roz Hulse

Scammell. William,. Barnacle Bill. Dedalus Editions 6, Manchester. Limited 1st Edition 250 copies. 8vo. Soft cover. Pp22. Inscribed by author on title page "To Arnold[Rattenbury], with ALL/GOOD WISHES - Bill/ 2xii 94". Pages a little light age tone to edges, other wise in excellent clean, tight and bright order.

Boydell J. Beeston Castle in Cheshire. J Boydell.engraved 1747 from an old drawing in the possession of Wm Cowper Esqr one of the Antiquarian Society. Sheet size 51cm x 35.5cm, plate size 49cm x 34cm. Copper engraving on heavy paper. Strong print of the Castle rising from the Cheshire Plain in the background, with people enjoying leisure time and shepherds tending to sheep. An attractive Boydell print in near fine condition.

Beeton. S. O., Beeton's Boy's Book of History and Adventure. The Annual for 1869.Ward, Lock, and Tyler, Warwick House, London. 1869. 1st Edition. 8vo. Red cloth boards, decorative gilt titles to front and spine. Bound by W Bone and Son. PP656 all edges gilt. Full colour frontis and title page, 31 full page black and white engravings as called for. Covers are bumped and marked, erased signature on front pastedown. All pages and illustrations are in excellent clean and bright condition. The binding is tight. The book includes stories, such as The Finger of Fate and of the Beggars. Nature's Hints to Inventors include contributions about Insects, Birds and Spiders. Miscellaneous items include The Syrian War, Indian Blowpipes and Time and Time Keepers. Poetry from around the world is included and "How to Make" instructions with supporting diagrams for Locomotives, Steam Boat and Beam Engine. There are many puzzle pages too. An interesting book, a snapshot of 1869.

Bewick, Thomas. Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others. In Three Parts. I. Fables Extracted from Dodsley"s. II. Fables with Reflections in Prose and Verse. III. Fables in Verse. To which are prefixed The Life of Aesop, and An Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Faithfully reprinted from the Rare Newcastle Edition published by T. Saint in 1784. London, Bickers and Son. 1871. 4to. Red morroco. Gilt decoration with black inlays. 5 raised bands, gilt decoration with black inlays, black and gilt title piece. Silk tricolour headbands. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentils, marbled end papers. Frontis portrait, half title, title, preface vii-xxix, Life of Aesop xxx -xxxvi, Essay Upon Fable xxxvii -xl. Pp312. 142 fables most with at least one illustration by Bewick, within a red printed border. Skillful reback retaining original spine, inner hinges strengthened. All pages and illustrations in excellent order throughout. The skillful beauty of Bewick illustrations with the fables from nature including… Read More

Geddie. John. Beyond the Himalayas. Stories of Adventure, Travel and Discovery. T Nelson and Sons, Edinburgh. 1889. 8vo. Decorated cloth boards, gilt titles to front and spine. Full page illustrated Frontis, PP 256. Neat presentation inscription on front free endpaper. Shelf wear to edges of binding and some tanning to spine. Staining to blank edges of frontis and 7 full page line illustrations indicating occurrence before binding as all printed pages clean and bright. A neat well loved book.

Frazier. E. Franklin. Black Bourgeoisie. Collier Books, USA. 1962, 1st Edition. 8vo. Softcover. Pp222. Covers rubbed and age toned with some corner fold marks. All pages age toned to edges are tight, bright and clean. A notable work of it's time.

Sherry, Gordon. Black Limelight. London, Nelson and Sons, 1939. Ist Ed. Soft cover illustrating stage curtains and priced at 2/-net. A little dust soiled. Pp103 including play script and production notes. Pages have a little age tone to edges,otherwise clean, bright and unmarked throughout. Play first performed in 1937 at the St James Theatre, London.

Moynihan. Danny. Design Hurst. Damien. Boogie Woogie. 2000. London, Duck Editions. 1st Edition Limited No 6 of 500. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt titles to spine. Pp254. Signed on title page by author Danny Moynihan, together with limitations stamp and number. Fine unclipped dust wrapper designed and lightly signed, with good indent, on rear side dust wrapper by Damien Hurst. In mint Condition. Note: Duck Edition 1st Trade Edition also available. See 93150

Moynihan. Danny. Design Hurst. Damien. Boogie Woogie. 2000. London, Duck Editions. 1st Trade Edition. 8vo. Dark purple cloth, gilt titles to spine. Pp254. Fine unclipped dust wrapper designed by Damien Hurst. In mint Condition. Note: Limited Edition Copy Signed by both Moynihan and Damien Hurst also available. See 93149

Beckwith. Reginald,. Boys in Brown. Percival Marshall, no date Circa 1948. 8vo. Card Covers, balck titles to front. Pp 81. Some small loss to cover spine and back cover. Tight, bright and clean. Scarce soft cover edition.

Le Queux. William,. The Breath of Suspicion. John Long, Haymarket. 1917. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brown boards, quarter cloth, gilt title to spine. Pp314. Shelf wear to edges of binding. Some light foxing to pages, with some marks to blank margin. Cancelled Library stamp of the Railway Clearing House Literary Society on front pastedown, title page and page 7. A well read scarce book.

Lucas. John, A Brief Bestiary. The Pecten press, Paignton, Devon, 1972. 1st edition. 8vo. Soft Cover. PP8. Limited to 250, of which 25 are signed by author. This is number 5, signed by author and also a gift inscription from the author to Arnold [Rattenbury]. Light discolouration to card covers, light bumping. Pages fine order.

Mackeson. John F,. Bristol Transported. Redcliffe, Bristol. 1987, 1st Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Card Covers. Pp 182. Inscribed by auther on front inside cover to Arnold and Sim [Rattenbury] dated 29.2.88. Fold marks to corners of back covers, otherwise in tight, bright and clean condition.

Tallis, John: British Possessions in the Mediterranean, London. [ca.1851]. From the Montgomery Martin Illustrated Atlas. Map engraved by Rapkin. Size approx 360 x 260mm. Original steel engraved map with original outline hand colouring. 6 vignettes include Valetta, Corfu, Vathi Ithac and Gibraltar. Decorative border. Single page unfolded map in excellent, clean condition. Associated text page of the Montgomery Martin Atlas included. A good Tallis Map.

Dostoevsky. Thedor Mikhailovitch. The Brothers Karamazov, Translated by Constance Garnett. London, J M Dent and Sons, Everyman Library No 802, 803. 1927. 1st edition. 2 Volumes. Hardbacks in library reinforced cloth, blind stamp publishers device to front covers, titles to spine. Decorative endpapers. Vol 1 pp377, ads 17. Vol 2. pp440. Cloth boards a little frayed spine edges, spine darkened. All pages tight, bright and clean, some age tone to edges. Neat ownership mark of HBR and EMR dated Feb 15th 1928. These books from the library of Arnold Rattenbury and the ownership marks are that of his father and mother Harold and Emily who were missionaries in China at the time of inscribing these books. Scarce first edition 2 volume set with an interestimg provenance.

Dostoevsky. Thedor Mikhailovitch. The Brothers Karamazov, Translated by Constance Garnett. London, J M Dent and Sons, Everyman Library No 802, 803. 1927. 1st edition. 2 Volumes. Hardbacks in library reinforced cloth, blind stamp publishers device to front covers, titles to spine. Decorative endpapers. Vol 1 pp377, ads 17. Vol 2. pp440. Cloth boards a little frayed spine edges, spine darkened. All pages tight, bright and clean, some age tone to edges. Neat ownership mark of HBR and EMR dated Feb 15th 1928. These books from the library of Arnold Rattenbury and the ownership marks are that of his father and mother Harold and Emily who were missionaries in China at the time of inscribing these books. Scarce first edition 2 volume set with an interestimg provenance.

Kitchin, Thomas : A New Map of Buckinghamshire drawn from the latest Authorities. The London Magazine, ca.1780. A copper engraved, hand coloured map of the county with a pictorial title cartouche, county shield, compass pointer, scale (approx 10 miles to the inch) and explanation. Shows the roads, parks and the towns of Maidenhead, Uxbridge, Leighton Buzzard, Bicester, and Stratford. Image size approx. 195mm x 170mm. Minor smudge above crest. An attractive, detailed genuine antique map in very good clean and bright condition.

Aistrop. Jack., and Moore. Reginald,. Bugle Blast. An Anthology from the Services. George Allen and Unwin, London. 1943. 8vo. 1st Ed. Printed boards, cloth spine with black title. Pp159. covers and page edges age toned. Neat ownership mark of Arnold Rattenbury 7/43 on front free end paper. An interesting book with interesting provenance.