Search Results: Titles starting with H from World of Rare Books

Zondervan Publishing House, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1946. No Edition Remarks. 276 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Black and white portrait frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces. Label on front flap.

Wilding and Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 39 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Pen inscription to spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks and foxing overall.

Grant Richards Ltd., 1922. Hardcover. Good. 1922. No Edition Remarks. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

H. Hagerups Forlag, 1954. Paperback. Acceptable. 1954. Second Edition. 186 pages. In Danish. Cream paperback with green lettering. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Pages are rough cut, but all remain uncut along top edge. Mild wear and tear to spine, cover edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine, with minor staining, soiling and creasing to covers and spine.

Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1931. Hardcover. Good. 1931. No edition remarks. 420 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrations throughout. In Danish. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy wear with bumped and abraded corners. Spine ends similarly worn and spine itself strongly scuffed. Gilt dulled. Board surfaces scratched and rubbed.

Foreningen Fremtiden, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. 178 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Printed in Danish. Pages are in good condition with a firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges.

Gyldendal, 1959. Paperback. Acceptable/Good. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 178 pages. Dust jacket over green paper covers. Danish text. Rough-cut and uncut pages. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning to text block edges. Hinges are lightly cracked but covers remain firmly attached; heavier cracking to gutters. Paper covers have light edge-wear and corner curling with minor tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning, rolling and creasing. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Bibliographisches Institut, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 466 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. German language text. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.

Grove Press Inc., 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1957. No Edition Remarks. 128 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Laminated boards. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Scuffing to rear pastedown. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Heinemann, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. First Published in GB. 234 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil mark to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Area of loss to top of spine. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. First Edition. 144 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth with brown lettering. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine.

St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1990. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1990. First Published. 224 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper. Pages are bright and clear with mild foxing and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

James Brodie, 1111. Paperback. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 61 pages. Green paper cover. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Pulling to covers. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with curling to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Stamp to front cover.

H. G. Wells Society, 1968. Hardcover. Good. 1968. 2nd Edition, Revised. 70 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

New English Library Ltd, 1978. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1978. First Edition. 144 pages. Brown dust jacket with white lettering over black cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear to edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Minor soiling to DJ.

The Folio Society, 1990. Hardcover. Good. 1990. No Edition Remarks. 262 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Brown illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains colour illustrations by Jonathan Hitchen. Slipcase. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding throughout remains firm. Boards have light edgewear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Lettering is bright and clear. Slipcase has light shelf wear with minor markings to panels.

Nisbet, 1915. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1915. First Edition. 125 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with a photographic black and white frontis. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper with heavy tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have visible tanning and noticeable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and major tanning to spine.

Penguin Books, 1972. Paperback. Acceptable. 1972. First Edition Thus. 381 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to gutters to first and last few pages, text remains unaffected. Paper cover has moderate edgewear with small tears and creasing. Slight curling to corners. Water staining to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Samuel French Limited, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 90 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable backward lean. Moderate tanning overall.

Nisbet, 1915. Hardcover. Good. 1915. First Edition. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to endpaper & pastedowns. Pen inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Book has forward lean. White staining present.