Search Results: Titles starting with H from Bird's Books

Edward Lloyd Limited, 1897. Hardcover. Good +. Complete in 4 volumes. 8vo, paper covered boards with red cloth spine. Gilt titles on spine. Vol. I, xi + 340pp; vol II, xi + 308pp; vol. III, xii + 338pp; vol IV, xvii + 314pp. Illustrated with 124 coloured plates and other figures in the text. Detailed descriptions of male & female birds, range, nests, habits etc. Systematic index, list of plates at front of each volume and alphabetical index at rear. Beautiful plates of the birds and eggs, slightly bumped to corners, occasional chipping & marks, small tears to tissue guards, crack to inner binding in vol II, generally very good and an attractive matching set. ***Over 1kg and may require additional overseas postage***

The National Trade Press Ltd., London, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. The National Trade Press Ltd., London, 1952. 1st Edition . Good/Fair. First edition, 8vo, original brown cloth with dust jacket. Vii + 244pp with 10pp adverts & 2pp publisher's catalogue. Illustrated throughout with 150 figures. Ex reference library with some of the usual treatments.

London: Science Museum, 1929. First edition thus. Softcover. Good +. Pictorial card covers with an illustration of a plane flying over countryside. 115pp including index illustrated with 22 photographic plates. Contents include a historical survey of the development of flight from early experiments to post WWI, plus a catalogue of the exhibits in the museum and a bibliography. Some wear to the covers and occasional marks inside.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo, cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Damp staining to boards. Repairs to binding at front and rear. Xix + 272pp with frontispiece and 18 other plates in the text (2 are loose), including a folding plan of Newgate. A history of public executions and the hangmen of England during the 18th and 19th centuries. John Price, William Marvell, John Hooper, Thomas Turlis, John Langley, James Foxen, etc.

London: Dean & Son, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. 8vo, blue cloth boards with black titles on spine. Decorative presentation bookplate from a Sunday school on front pastedown. Pictorial dust jacket is in fair condition, with part of the front inner flap detached and old selotape repairs. 185pp with numerous black and white line drawings throughout the text. A few of these have been coloured in, please see pictures. Classic Enid Blyton short stories.

London: John Lehmann, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Vaughan. First English edition translated by Betty Asquith. 8vo, cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Pictorial dust jacket generally good with some old repairs and in protective cover. Jacket design by Keith Vaughan. 128pp. Nice and clean inside, slightly cocked. A novel set in the French port of Le Havre in the winter of 1916

Chatto & Windus, London, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Chatto & Windus, London, 1943. 1st Edition . Fair. First edition of this traditional story. Approx. 5.75'' by 7.75''. Yellow and black pictorial cloth binding, 39pp. Binding a bit grubby (see pictures), also signs of actual reading by a child inside, with accompanying marks. Still the silhouette pictures are lovely & the story's good too.

London, 1959. Softcover. Near fine. 8vo, card wraps. 64pp. A review of the needs of the arts and artists in Britain. This is a discussion of the various methods used to fund the performing and visual arts.

Fife: Stuart George Hall, 2004. First edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo, softcover, 244pp illustrated with photographs, maps and plates. Signed by the author on the title page. ‘This book celebrates the spiritual heritage of the Episcopal Church’. Slight shelf wear to lower front corner, otherwise in near fine condition.

London: Oxford University Press, 1930. Hardcover. Very good. Charles Kingsley. 8vo, green leather with gilt titles on spine, all edges gilt, coloured endpapers. 175pp illustrated by the author. Frontispiece and seven other black and white plates. Greek myths written for children. Occasional spotting, generally very clean inside. Presentation bookplate on front pastedown. A good tight copy.

London : Arthur H Stockwell, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo, red cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. 205pp. Undated presumed first, circa 1920. Scarce title.

Metro-Provincial publications Ltd, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Metro-Provincial publications Ltd, 1949. 1st Edition . Good. Approx 8 3/4'' decorated board with crest on front cover. Xvi + 152pp. Boards show some edge ware. Brief resume of each regiment headed by the regimental crest in colour. Many contemporary adverts. Ex reference library with bookplate to front pastedown & a couple of stamps within. Inner book clean in very nice condition.

Richard Bentley, London, 1860. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Richard Bentley, London, 1860. 1st Edition . Very Good/No Jacket. 10'' tall, library rebound in green cloth with gilt titles on spine & library name on front. Xvi + 437pp with frontispiece & 24 other plates. (3 coloured, 19 maps colour tinted). Ex reference library with bookplate to front pastedown, 2 stamps to front & rear endpapers, library number & stamp to reverse of title page. Minor foxing on plates. This copy is made more interesting by the contemporary dedication to the museum library by Major General Day Hort Macdowall of Garthland dated May 1860. ****** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

London: Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1904. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. xv + 192pp. 24 colour plates, 89 monochrome figures. Library rebound in red cloth with gilt lettering. Number to spine, bookplate on front pastedown and library stamp to endpaper. handwritten no. inside otherwise no obvious library markings. Nice and clean inside. ****** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

Smith Elder & Co, London], 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Smith Elder & Co, London], 1894. 1st Edition . Fair/No Jacket. x + 284pp , frontispiece, maps and illustrations.Original quarter leather, gilt titled red cloth boards, spine and corners rubbed with some surface loss. Rip from back top of spine to approx halfway down. Ex library book with bookplates to front & rear pastedowns. One handwritten number on back of contents page, otherwise no obvious library markings. Clean and tidy inside. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

London : John Murray, 1863. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, half calf binding with marbled paper on boards, matching marbled endpapers, with gilt titles and decoration on spine. All edges red. A very attractive set. Vol. I xliii + 464pp, one page has a professionally repaired tear; vol. II vii + 490pp; vol. III vii + 479pp including index. Occasional marks, generally very nice and clean. This covers the period from the Life of Abraham to the early 19th century. Contents include chapters on early Jewish history, life in Egypt, during the Roman period, siege of Jerusalem, the lives of Jews under the influence of other religions, conflicts with other religions, Jewish life in Europe, Jews in China, Jews in Italy, England, Turkey, Germany, Poland, various persecutions in Europe, expulsion from Spain, Survey of influence of the Jews on Philosophy, Poetry, History etc,. From the collection of George Gilbert Ramsay of Glasgow University with his personal bookplate on the front pastedowns.***Heavy… Read More

278pp, illustrated with maps and photographs. Contents include: Origins, medieval burgh, the 16th century, the charter of 1600, the 17th century, the 18th century, the early 19th century, mid 19th century, the late 19th century, the early 20th century, between the wars, the second world war, the mid 20th century, the end of the burgh, the late 20th century, sources of information, lists of provosts, lists of events, index, street plan. 'This book will interest serious students of Scottish history since it explores all aspects of social life in successive centuries.'

Chichester: Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt titles. Xii + 179pp., copiously illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and with bibliography and index. As it says in the title, the history of a planned city from its inception to the early 1980's, when it was 64 years old.

London: Robert Baldwin, 1812. First edition. Good. London: Robert Baldwin, 1812 First edition Hardcover Good First edition Approx 11'' by 85'', dark blue cloth boards with half leather binding, gilt titles on spine Viii + 552 + xci pp Spine & corners have some edge wear, 2'' scuff to rear binding (see picture) Occasional foxing/marks, mostly at front & rear Rebound at some point in the past Contents include the history of the Society & summaries of the sciences themselves as well as the papers, appendices of fellows of the society, the charter The mathematics section is particularly good, ranging from the Egyptians & ancient Greeks to Descartes theory, Newton etc 'Mathematics constitute the most splendid monument of the human intellect' Ex reference library with name/old sticker on spine, pictorial bookplate on front pastedown & library rules pasted on rear pastedown, single stamp on first page No other library markings Generally the inner book is clean & in very good + condition***Over 1kg & may… Read More

Edinburgh: Printed for the translator, 1873. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Edinburgh: Printed for the translator, 1873. First edition. Fair. First edition, complete in 2 volumes. Approx. 12'' by 9'', original brown cloth with gilt titling on spine & emblem on cover. Vol. I binding is torn at the rear cover/spine & inner binding cracked at front pastedown. Wear also to corners & edges. Inner books generally in very good condition with occasional marking. Vol. I portrait frontispiece, 349pp, ink stain to one page. Vol. II portrait frontispiece, 284pp plus a list of subscribers. Ex reference library with number on front pastedown & reverse of title page, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, single stamp on upper edge.***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***.