Search Results: Titles starting with T from Bath and West Books (PBFA)

Singapour: Les Editions du Pacifique / Times Editions, 1985. Softcover. Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover copy. Sewn binding. A clean, tight copy. Fading to spine, light rubbing and creasing to covers. A couple of translations in biro to photograph captions. 82 pp; b/w photographs throughout including many portraits of indigenous Tahitians - mostly semi-clothed, landscapes etc. Photographs taken between 1904 and 1921 by Lucien Gauthier. Introduction and photograph captions. French language. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1943. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by author to half-title page. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is in good shape with light edgewear, sunning and marking. Blue boards clean, square and sharp. Owner's inscription to front pastedown and author's signature to half-title/fep (War Economy Book Production) at the bottom of which is written 31.5.45. "At Home" in the owner's hand. She had a number of signed books and letters in her collection as she often wrote to her favourite authors. 139 pp. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Carrying on his interpretation of the world crisis from previous works, Kenneth Ingram here traces the influence of traditional Christianity and progressive secular thought, and outlines the probable development of the religious outlook of the immediate future. He analyses the part which the middle and… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2008. Limited Edition . Half Leather. As New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The Folio Society's limited letterpress edition of 'TheTempest''. In mint condition as received directly from the publisher, having been carefully stored in the original protective cardboard packaging. Limited to 3750 hand-numbered copies, this being #1030. Bound by hand at Real Lachenmaier in half green goatskin leather, blocked in gold to spine, with marbled paper boards by Jemma Lewis and top edge gilding. Dark green endleaves. Ribbon marker. Set in 16pt 'Monotype' Baskerville, printed by letterpress on Zerkall mould-made paper. Oxford University Press text under the General Editor Stanley Wells. Presented together with a commentary volume, bound in matching green buckram blocked in gold to spine, with a paper title label to upper board. The commentary includes the text of the play with full explanatory notes. Both books are housed in a green buckram-bound solander box… Read More

London: George Bell & Sons , 1899. First Edition Thus, First Impression . Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Shaw, Byam. Full green cloth with elaborate, gilt, Art Nouveau decoration to upper board and spine. Top edges gilt. Decorated endpapers. Ribbon marker. Frontispiece (tissue-guarded), title page and other attractive b/w illustrations by Byam Shaw. Title page design by Gerald Moira. Introduction and Notes by John Dennis. xiii, 103 pp. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In good condition. Light wear to binding which looks greener and brighter in real life than in photo. Spine gilt dulled but upper gilt bright. Ribbon marker present but unattached and lightly age-toned. Gilt edges lightly dust-soiled, others age-toned. Light offsetting to endpapers; owner's signature to front pastedown. Frontis. tissue-guard browned. Contents clean without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First Edition, Third Impression Third Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket which is clean and bright with a few light surface scratches and minor creasing to edges but no chips or tears. Boards clean, square and sharp except for minor bumping to one corner and slight pushing to spine tips. Spine not pulled. Page edges white. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. An almost fine copy. xiii, 399 pp; b/w plates and map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Folio Society, 2022. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ejaita, Diana. New copy in the publisher's wrapping, as received directly from The Folio Society. First printing of the first Folio Society edition. Bound in paper printed and blocked with a design by the artist. Set in Garamond with Nidex display. 232 pages. Frontispiece and 6 full-colour illustrations. Printed slipcase. 8¾'' x 5½''. One of the defining African-American novels of the 20th century, Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God' is beautifully illustrated by Diana Ejaita in this striking Folio Society edition. "Janie Mae Crawford's been gone a long while, so tongues start wagging when she casually strolls back into town one evening. Her third husband is nowhere to be seen, but there's more to Janie than first appearances imply. When her kissin-friend Phoeby arrives with a rice… Read More

London & Orpington: George Allen, 1893. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original green cloth with gilt titling to spine. A handsome copy with minor rubbing, and a small dent to fore edges. Dust-soiling to top page edges. Offsetting to endpapers; light age-toning to paper; previous owner's name prettily written in ink to front blank but no other inscriptions or markings. Slight smoky aroma on close inspection. 93 pp. + 4 pp publisher's catalogue of Ruskin's books. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" talll. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Bath: J. Hargood-Ash. First Edition . Printed Paper Wrappers. Fair/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition of this scarce title. No date but foreword dated 1948. Booklet with paper covers printed with drawing of 'Cross on Tomb Slab in Church'. Staple-bound. 32 pp. Fair copy with light wear and soiling. Staining to back cover and a few pages. Paper lightly toned with a few minor marks but no inscriptions or foxing. Long out-of-print and scarce. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: The Folio Society / Oxford University Press, 2008. Hardcover. New/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New copy as received direct from The Folio Society. Oxford University Press edition of the text of 'Titus Andronicus' with full explanatory notes. Published in this special binding by FS in 2008 to accompany the Letterpress Shakespeare limited edition; spare commentary volumes were then sold individually by The Folio Society and have become collectable in their own right. This title in now out of print. Bound in deep red buckram with a title label to upper board. The book is as new without any flaws. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

London: The Folio Society, 2016. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Two-volume set. New copy sealed in publisher's shrink wrap as received direct from The Folio Society. One tear to the shrink wrap as can be seen in the first photo. Other photos are stock images from FS. Two volumes bound in printed and blocked buckram. 10" x 6¾". 784 pages in total. Frontispieces and 48 pages of b/w photogtaphs in total, and integrated illustrations. Printed endpapers. Blocked slipcase. The army that fought the First World War was perhaps the greatest collective endeavour that Britain has ever seen. Five million men were mobilised - regular army, volunteers and conscripts - from all walks of life. Bank clerks, tram drivers, mill workers and farmers were transformed into gunners, signallers, army cooks and tank drivers. Richard Holmes, celebrated military historian and ex-soldier, focuses this authoritative work on the ordinary soldier - the 'Tommy' - who fought on… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2022. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. New copy in the publisher's wrapping, as received directly from The Folio Society. First Folio edition, first impression. In The Tudor Age, historian Susan Brigden brings to life the world of Henry VIII; Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I in a beautiful Folio collector's edition, superbly illustrated with colour portraiture. From Henry Tudor to Elizabeth, the Tudors bestride British history like no other royal dynasty. Written by one of the period's most gifted chroniclers, 'The Tudor Age' has been hailed as the most authoritative and masterly account of their 118-year reign. Susan Brigden looks afresh at the familiar story of kings and queens, courtly intrigue and plot, foregrounding the religious turmoil of the English Reformation that 'shattered a world of shared belief'. She brings to life an age of old enmities and new horizons - of… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2022. Limited Edition . Fine Binding. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Benjaminsen, Audrey. A new copy in mint condition as received directly from The Folio Society. Limited edition of only 250 copies, this being #249. Bound at Ludlow Bookbinders (the home of Lyra's Books) in full goatskin leather; blocked in gilt, copper and silver with a design by the artist to both boards and spine. All edges gilt. A sumptuous Ludlow binding for one of the classics of 19th century Gothic horror fiction. Photographs do not do it justice. Newly introduced by novelist and essayist Colm Tóibín, and beautifully illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen, this superb Folio Society limited edition of Henry James's 'The Turn of the Screw' is signed by both contributors. Gilded edges. Set in Columbus. 168 pages. Frontispiece and 5 full-colour illustrations. Integrated black & white decorations, chapter headings and tailpieces. Double endpapers, one set… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2016. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Balbusso, Anna & Elena. A new copy as received directly from The Folio Society and still sealed in the publisher's shrink wrap. Published by The Folio Society in 2016, this is the first and only impression of this edition. This large-format gift edition of one of Shakespeare's best-loved romantic comedies features an exquisite new frontispiece by the Balbusso twins. Printed letterpress on Zerkall Mould Made paper at Memminger MedienCentrum AG, Germany, and bound by Lachenmaier, Reutlingen, Germany in blocked buckram, with a Natural Evolution paper label printed with a design by the artists. 92 pages. Oxford University Press text. Housed in a printed slipcase. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but oversea buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked… Read More

London: Spink-Leger Pictures, 1999. First Edition First Printing. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Epstein; Freud; Frink; Hepworth; Hockney; Minton; Paolozzi; Peploe; Riley et al. Catalogue published to accompany the exhibition held from 13 October - 5 November 1999 at Spink-Leger Pictures in London. 30 exhibits from stellar names such as Lucian Freud, David Hockney, Alan Minton,Barbara Hepworth, Jacob Epstein, William Roberts, Mark Gertler, Ivon Hitchens, John Tunnard, William Scott, Bridget Riley, Alan Davie, Peter Lanyon, John Minton and more. Each work of art has a full-page colour illustration opposite another page with a short essay about the artist and their work. Green/purple card wrappers with minor wear and marking. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Scarce. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London : Hartnoll & Eyre, 1973. First Edition . Printed Card Wrappers. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Catalogue published to accompany the exhibition 'Twenty-five Victorian Landscapes in Oils and Watercolours' held by Hartnoll & Eyre at their London gallery between March 19th and April 6th of an unstated year believed to be 1973. Printed card catalogue of 25 artworks by artists including Walter Crane, Sir Edward Poynter, Gertrude Martineau, Arthur Severn, Ellen Clacey, and Richard Doyle. Eleven of the works are illustrated. This copy and other Hartnoll publications that we hold were acquired as overstock from the publisher. Light storage wear and age-toning. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1926. First Edition, Second Impression Second Impression . Full Leather. Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Kipling, J. Lockwood; Drake, W. H.. Second impression (1926) of the first thin paper edition (1924). Publisher's deluxe binding of soft red leather over flexible boards, with gilt lettering and vignettes to upper board and spine. All edges gilt. Illustrated with colour frontispiece of Akela the Lone Wolf, and lots of b/w drawings by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake. vi, 576 pp. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Spine leather is less polished than boards but still bright with a few marks. A little fading and rubbing to the edges of the boards, and a small tear to the spine head. Minor scratching to gilt page edges with slight dust-soiling to top. Ribbon marker present but detached. Very light spotting to endpapers; contents clean without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. A very attractive copy.… Read More