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

London: The Folio Society, 2021. First Edition Thus Second Impression . Hardcover. New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. La Boca. A mint copy in the publisher's eco-friendly wrapping, as received directly from The Folio Society. Removed from wrapping only to check condition and photograph. This spectacular Folio Society edition of 'Ubik' features a new introduction by award-winning writer, Kim Stanley Robinson, and a frontispiece and 7 colour illustrations by independent design studio, La Boca. Bound in blocked vinyl-coated paper. Printed endpapers. Printed on Abbey Wove paper and set in Utopia with Helvetica Neua as display. 224 pages. 9'' x 6¼''. Housed in a die-cut slipcase with printed insides. First published in this Folio Society edition in 2019, this is the second printing. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O.S.p.A., Italy. In mint condition as received directly from the publisher. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders… Read More

London: P. S. King & Son, 1905. First Edition, Second Impression 2nd Printing. Printed Paper Wrappers. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second impression, the same year as first. A historically important book which is scarce in this original format. Green paper wrappers printed in black. Light rubbing to edges; a 6 x 4 cms stain to the back top edge; tanning and spotting to page edges and very occasional spotting to text. Contents o/w clean without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings. viii, 199 pp. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Percy Alden (1865-1944) was a British social worker, land reformer and radical Liberal Party politician, and a strong advocate for garden cities, land settlement and farm colonies. From 1892 to 1901, he was a member of the West Ham Borough Council, serving as deputy mayor in 1898. West Ham was then one of the most deprived areas in London with high unemployment. Alden's experiences in West Ham - in particular around the… Read More