Search Results: Titles starting with U from Washburn Books

Florence: Becocci/Scala, 1990 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Guide to the Uffizi with introduction by Luciano Berti. 191pp with index, printed on quality glossy paper and illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Some creasing to spine and corners and minor edgewear, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Kyiv, Ukraine: Baltia Druk, 2005 Book. Near Fine. Blue Cloth Boards. First UK Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Overview of the history, architecture, geography and culture of Ukraine. Translated into English by Viktor Kotolupov. 99pp, well illustrated with 150 colour photographs and colour map to inside dustwrapper. Minimal wear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped dustwrapper has minor edgewear and mark to rear left by label, otherwise very good. Scarce title..

London: Carlton Books Ltd, 1995 Book. Good. Pictorial Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Authoritative guide to composers, movements, forms and stytles, ensembles, instruments and more. 272pp with index, illstrated throughout in colour and black and white. Decorated endpapers. Bumping to spine, corners and edges and small school stamps to title page and back endpaper, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ has damp stain to inside, some nicks to edges and 2" closed tear to rear flyleaf, otherwise good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be requested..

Dorling Kindersley, 1998 Book. Good. Soft Cover with French Folds. First Thus. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Handy little back to back reference book, with atlas (192pp) at one end and factfile (240pp) at the other. Illustrated with colour maps and flags. Some creasing to cover, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Headline Book Publishing, 1995 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8.5" Tall x 10.5" Wide. Tribute to Britain's best loved cartoonist, Carl Giles, with all of his best work in one volume. 304pp illustrated throughout in black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Near fine copy with no inscriptions. very good plus .DJ is unclipped, with minimal edgewear, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Bantam Press, 1994 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Insider's account of the financial catastrophe suffered by Lloyd's of London. 334pp with index, illustrated with 12 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, sunning to page edges and owner's ex libris label to endpaper, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has minor creasing to edges, otherwise very good..

Cleveland, Ohio: Price World Enterprises, 2007 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Workout programs designed specifically for rugby, with exercises that target rugby specific muscles. 168pp, illustrated with black and white diagrams, charts and photographs. Minimal creasing to corners, otherwise near fine copy with no marks or inscriptions..

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1995 Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8" Tall x 11.9" Wide. Depiction of over 700 creatures, two of each type except for one. The puzzle is to find the one solitary animal. (Competition expired in 1995!) Also information on animals, folklore and mythology. Gilt lettering to spine. Unpageinated. Illustrated with 17 full-page colour drawings. 'Damaged' stamp to lower edges, otherwise very good copy. DJ is price-clipped with slight edgewear otherwise very good..

Aylesbury, Bucks: Rex Natura Ltd, 1998 Book. Illus. by Paul Bottriell. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 2nd Reprint. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Story about the African leopard and its relationship to the wild. 214pp illustrated with drawings and photographs in colour and black and white, printed on yellow paper. Gilt lettering to spine. signed by the author to the endpaper. Top board very slightly bowed and minor bumping to spine, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good.HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1997 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collection of the most memorable caricatures by the American satirical artist Edward Sorel. 173pp with 166 illustrations, 130 in full colour. Gilt lettering to spine, orange endpapers. Small mark to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, with small nick to top edge of rear panel, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

Liverpool and Llandudno: A H Bunney Book. Fair. Red Cloth Boards. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sub-titled 'A Picture of Slave Life in America'. Part of The Pantheon Library in a uniform series 'The Home Instructor Library'. Undated, but thought to be circa 1895-1900. Black and white illustration to frontispiece. Front board embossed with floral border design. Front title in black, gilt title to spine. Corners and spine bumped, edges tanned. Spine and board edges faded. Left hinge starting to crack but still sound copy..

London: George Bell & Sons, 1889 Book. Illus. by Havelock K Browne and John Leech. Good. Red Cloth Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Introductory remarks by The Rev.James Sherman. 483pp, illustrated with black and white drawings. Tissue guarded frontis illustration. Blind stamped ruled border and gilt illustration to front board, gilt design and lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Spine faded and frayed at top and bottom, front endpaper missing, left hinge showing and internal hinges slightly slack, light foxing to early pages, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: W Nicholson & Sons Ltd Book. Fair. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Undated British edition of the novel, first published in 1852, which had a profound effect on slavery in the US. 368pp illustrated with black and white drawing to frontis. Gilt lettering and black border to spine and top board. Some bumping to spine and corners, hinges pulling and edges and margins age-toned with some marking, otherwise fair reading copy with no inscriptions..

Geneva: Heron Books Book. Illus. by Harry Furniss. Very Good. Green Leatherette. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volume in the Heron Centennial edition of Dickens' complete works, describing Dickens' travels in the UK, with introduction by Malcolm Elwin. Gilt design to top boards and spines, patterned green endpapers, yellow ribbon page marker. 509pp, illustrated with black and white drawings. Minimal bumping to corners, top edges slightly dusty and spine a little dulled, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: J M Dent, Everyman, 1999 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Text of the play, plus critical introduction and explanatory notes. 104pp. Minimal creasing to cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1962 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Aldine Paperback edition. Preface by Daniel Jones. 86pp. Top edges dusty, minor rubbing to extremities, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London & Melbourne: Dent, Everyman, 1985 Book. Illus. by Paul Cox (Cover Illustration). Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Everyman Paperback No.1006 (Everyman Classics). Spine and edges of cover faded, minimal surface wear and page edges sunned, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Flamingo, 1999 Book. Fair. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Thus, First Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Account of the author's travels in Burma, ten years after the uprising which left over 5,000 people dead. 224pp with black and white photo to frontis and a map. Signed by the author, without dedication, to the title page. Minor creasing to corners, page edges sunned and somewhat marked, otherwise fair reading copy..

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1960 Book. Fair. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Penguin edition of the novel first published in 1954. 252pp. Pages age-toned, corner of half-title page missing and minor creasing to spine and corners, otherwise fair reading copy with no inscriptions..

London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998 Book. Near Fine. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Account of the author's return to Burma ten years after the uprising which left 5,000 people dead. Boards very slightly bowed, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal edge and surface wear, otherwise near fine..