Search Results: Titles starting with F from Loe Books

London: T. Fisher Unin, 1908. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to (18 x 22cm). pp.xii, 115, b/w illustrations throughout. Original green cloth binding with black lettering and silver-gilt decoration, fine and bright with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, paper birght. A very good copy..

London: The Crowood Press Ltd, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. 184 pages; colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Original dust jacket near fine with a little fading to the spine, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A near fine copy..

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. Book. Illus. by Detmold, E. J.. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). Limited Edition. Large 4to (26 x 31cm). This edition limted to seven hundred and fifty copies, numbered and signed by the artist of which this is No. 102. Unpaginated. 25 fine tipped-in colour illustrations by Detmold, all with captioned paper guards and all in very good condition. Original cream cloth binding with gilt lettering, and decoration. Binding very good and clean without soiling, light wear only, gilt slightly dulled. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Contents clean and tight, original end papers with scarab beetle motif to the centre, a little surface damage repaired to the edges of the front paste-down, previous owner's neat signature to the front free endpaper. A very good copy of the fine limited edition..

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (13 x 19cm). pp. 2, 191 + 4 adverts. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and black lettering and decoration to the front board, very good with a little rubbing only, cloth slightly marked. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy. Scarce in the original edition. An early book examing public wellfare issues.

Lerwick: Shetland Times Ltd, 1984. Book. Illus. by John Holloway. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 159 pages; colour and b/w illustrations by the author. Dust jacket very good, protected in clear non-removable film. Hardback binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. Black on white..

Lerwick: Shetland Times Ltd, 1984. Book. Illus. by John Holloway. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 159 pages; colour and b/w illustrations by the author. Dust jacket very good, protected in clear non-removable film. Hardback binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. Black on white..

Leamington, 1835. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Third Edition. 12vo. pp viii 182 pages; one advertising b/w plates to the rear. Covers very good, with some rubbing and general handling wear. Contents clean and tight, back panel professionally re-enforced from the inside, no inscriptions, fine name to the top of the title page. A very good copy of this scarce title..

London: Williams Gibbons & Sons, Limited, 1935. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to (19 x 25cm). No dated c. 1935? A scarce title - not on Copac. 80 pages; 4 colour plates, numerous b/w in-text illustrations. Original card covers very good with a little general wear and slight rubbing. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, paper a little toned. A very good copy..

Wyoming: Western Sporting, 2005. Book. Illus. by Henry, D. M. and Lodge, G.E.. Fine. Hardcover. Revised. Sm 4to. 157pp. ; 19 colour plates and numerous sketches/illustrations. Original dust jacket fine, not price-clipped. Hard-back binding, fine, no marks. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine copy of this scarce book..

London: Read Books Ltd., 2013. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. 30 pages. soft covers near fine, no creases or marks. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no foxing. A near fine copy..

London: Blandford Press, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised. 8vo. From the library of Eric Hosking. pp. 127 ; b/w photogrpahs throughout by Eric Hosking, tipped in colour frontispiece by Roland Green. Original dust jacket very good, light wear, closed tear and crease to rear panel, now protected in a clear removable sleeve, not price clipped. Contents clean and tight, Eric Hosking's plate to the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good association copy. Eric Hosking, OBE, Hon FRPS, FBIPP (1909-1991) was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers, "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" (Gemma Padley). He was pioneering and developed new techniques, especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology, which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously, when just 28 he lost an eye to a tawny owl while… Read More

London: Collins, 1982. Book. Illus. by R. David Digby. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 188 pages. 39 colour plates by David Digby and numerous b/w sketches throughout. Original dust jacket near fine, a hint of toning to the flaps, not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no foxing. A fine bright copy, virtually as new from the library of Eric Hoskings. No bookplate..

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xiv, 360, b/w photographic plates with tissue guards, folding athletics chart. Original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering, decorated in gilt and black with gilt vignette of the Academy building to the front board, bevelled edges to the boards. Binding very good with some general wear and a few marks, some rubbing to extremities, cloth to head/tail of the spine a little chipped, corners a little worn and bumped, gilt bright. Contents clean and tight, missing front free end paper, no inscriptions. A good to very good copy..

South Africa: Natal Branch of the Wildlife Society of Southern Africa, 1986. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 64 pages featuring 144 species, 10 colour plates with each species illustrated. Card covers very good, contents unmarked..

Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo. complete in two volumes, frontispiece and title pages present. Original hardback binding, very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, prelims. with some uneven tonning, some pages uncut, no inscriptions. A very good two volume set..

Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo. Complete in two volumes, frontispiece and title pages present, numbers I and II in the Family Classical Library. Original hardback binding, very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, prelims. with some uneven tonning and spotting, some pages uncut, no inscriptions. Very good set..

Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo. Complete in two volumes, frontispiece and title pages present, numbers III and IV in the Family Classical Library. Original hardback binding, very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, prelims. with some uneven tonning and spotting, some pages uncut, no inscriptions. A good set..

Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo. complete with frontispiece and title page. Original hardback binding, very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, prelims. with some uneven tonning, some pages uncut, no inscriptions. A very good two volume set..

London: W. M. Clark, 1845. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp.iv, 412; a few wood engravings in text; This is the complete first volume of the Framily Doctor containing 26 weekly parts starting with June 7, 1845 and ending with November 29, 1845, each with its own dated "title" page. Contemporary plain half black calf cloth binding, good with some general wear and rubbing to extremities, front joint with short splits at the head and tail, corners somewhat worn, but remains firmly bound. Contents good and tight, signature excised from the front free end paper, tape reinforcement to the front hinge, some general reading wear and finger soiling, more prevalent to the general title page and first few pages. The text also covers household receipts and various anecdotes as well as a reader's advice section. Bibliographical note: very scarce, seemingly with a small circulation; Copac lists just one copy and that at the Welcome Library. The Family Doctor barely lasted a year and… Read More

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 239 pp, illus w. map and b/w photos. clr dj, some wear to pages with "repairs" to front end papers, half titles - likely to have been a library book in a previous life. A good copy of this book which tells a 3rd party account of arabian explorers..