Search Results: Titles starting with B from Books-on-Sea

8vo HB. pp; vi, 184, iii. Brown endpapers. Good in blind-stamped green cloth, lettered gilt to spine. Bumping and rubbing to extremities. An interesting copy with a publisher's compliment slip from the author mounted to the title page. At the head of the title page is the name 'Harriet Wright'. I did discover that, several years ago, a first edition of 'The Idylls of The King' came up at auction, inscribed by Tennyson to a Harriet Wright - presumably the same woman. Under the first signature is inscribed 'Roland Wright Alston (British painter 1895-1958), from his mother (Presumably Harriet Wright), Sep 9th, 1920'. I've been unable to establish either the identity of Harriet, or the connections between her and Tennyson, but presumably, somewhere, is the relevant information for the right person to ferret out

Large 8vo HB. pp; xi, 785. Some discolouration to edges of text-block and endpapers. Lacking jacket. Good in burgundy cloth, lettered gilt to spine. Gilt faded with some bumping to corners and spine-ends, and some light marking to both boards. May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.

8vo PB. pp; 127. Toning to margins of pages, and discolouration to edges of text-block. Good (Equating to Very Good for a near-60 year old paperback), with moderate shelf-wear, and some rubbing to the spine-ends

Large 8vo HB. pp; x, 288. B&W illustrations. 2 small gift inscriptions to head of front pastedown. Good in maroon cloth, lettered gilt to spine. In a Fair jacket with some chipping and small closed tears to edges and spine-ends. May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.

8vo HB. pp; 71. Edges of text-block tinted blue. Brocade endpapers. German text. Near-Fine in rust cloth, blocked black and lettered gilt to upper board and spine. Some light discolouration to margins of upper board and spine-ends

Large 8vo HB. pp; 236. Illustrated throughout. Previous owner's name to ffep, otherwise Near-Fine in pictorial boards, with a slight fade to the spine. May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.

Large 8vo HB. pp; viii, 470. Engraved frontis, additional full and part-page engraved illustrations. Spotting to endpapers and edges of text-block, with overall toning to paper stock. Good in pebbled brown cloth, lettered gilt to spine. Some bumping to the extremities, and some marking to both boards. May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.

Large 8vo HB. pp; 271. B&W illustrations. Some light marking to top edge of text-block. Slightly musty from storage. Overall Good in black cloth, lettered white & gilt to spine, with old marking overall to both boards. In a Good jacket with wear to the top edge and head of spine, with splits at the heads of the folds. Creasing to both inner flaps (Top corner of front / vertically down outer edge of rear). May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.

2. Vols large 8vo HB. pp; xiv, 285, bibliography, index / prelims, 238, index. Light spotting to top edge of Vol. II. Publisher's labels to both front pastedowns. Previous owner's name crossed out to both pastedowns. Both Good in red cloth, lettered black to upper board and spine. Some light marking overall to boards. May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.

Large 8vo HB. pp; 371. Very Good in yellow cloth, lettered black to upper board and spine. In a Fair jacket, with moderate shelf-wear and some chipping to the spine-ends. An undated re-printing of the 1957 edition, lacking the final 2 appendices (Card laid over the contents page obscuring them).
May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.

Large 8vo HB. pp; 36. Section of B&W & plates to rear. Very Good in pale green mock-morocco boards, with card-covered spine over. In a Very Good jacket with light shelf-wear. Jacket stuck down at flaps

Large 8vo HB. pp; 57. Section of B&W & colour plates to rear. Very Good in grey mock-morocco boards, with card-covered spine over. In a Very Good jacket with light shelf-wear

8vo HB. pp; 314. Ex-library copy with ffep removed, marks from issue-sheet to front pastedown, stamp to recto of title page (With previous owner's name to verso), and small stamp to foot of title page. Some marking and spotting to endpapers and edges of text-block, otherwise Good with original jacket retained and covered in laminated library wraps. May require additional shipping costs, depending on destination.