Search Results: Authors starting with R from Clevedon Community Bookshop

New York: Hafner Press, 1975. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Brown cloth boards intact all round. Spine with gold writing intact. All joints inside and out intact. Endpapers have an inscription at the front and a suppliers label at the back. Prelims intact and clean. Hinges intact inside and out. Text block clean throughout with 554 photographs. Edges clean. Dust jacket has creases front and back and 4 small tears.

London: George Newnes Limited, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Blue cloth boards; some staining; bumped corners; slight wear round edges; small piece of top spine torn off; author, title & pbl in gilt on spine. Cut edges lightly tanned & grubby. Endpapers lightly tanned. Text block tight; pages clean; Contents Page & List of Plates at front; Index at end; book contains b/w photos and diagrams. Unclipped dust jacket is chipped & torn with a small piece missing at top of spine & a large piece missing from bottom of front; red cover & spine, white back; title in white & author, Series Title & diagram in black on front; author, title & pbl in black on spine; info about another book in the Series on back & back flap; intro to book on front flap. Protected by a plastic sleeve.

London: Griffith, Farran & Co, Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In 'The Newbery Classics' series. Not dated, believed to be late 1800s. In olive green cloth boards, black lettering, rondel on front of three men conferring, shelf-worn, corners bumped and frayed, otherwise good, tight, fairly clean copy. Spine tight, back strip decorated with floral design in gilt, ends frayed. Endpapers have small repeated design in apricot colour with initials 'F' and 'G', clean, yellow book plate on front paste down endpaper. Cut edges age toned. Text block slightly tanned, mostly around the edges. Pages 487 - 490 loose. Very scarce.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1960. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nan Fullarton. Red cloth boards; faded spine; author, title & pbl in silver on spine. Cut edges tanned & foxed. Endpapers lightly tanned; inscription in ink on ffep. Text block tight; some foxing round edges of some pages; otherwise clean; Contents & List of Illustrations at front; illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. No jacket.

Newton Abbott: The Raleigh Press, 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition and printing. In very good pictorial, stapled card with colour image of the bore on front with red titles. The covers are clean, tight and straight and excellent for age. The test block is tightly bound, lightly tanned around the edges and with b/w illustrations and 2 maps. Issued without jacket. Rare.

Melle, Germany: Mergus, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition and printing. In fine black textured cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. The boards are very flat, firm and clean; spine and edges strong. The end papers feature navy and white maps of the world and are unmarked. Very white cut edges. The text block is very tight, straight and clean, with bright glossy photos throughout. Fine condition. No dedications etc. Inside near fine pictorial dust jacket with colour photos of fish to front and yellow titles. The jacket is unmarked; top edge a little worn. Not clipped. Quality plastic jacket covers it. Heavy. Please contact us for cost of postage if shipping outside the UK.

London: Macmillan and the Book Society, 1947. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printing. In fairly good red cloth boards, dark red titles to back strip. The covers are quite firm, slightly marked, spine sunned; slightly shelf-cocked. Name on front free end paper; otherwise end papers unmarked. Tanned cut edges; light foxing to fore edge. The text block is very good; with firmly bound, clean pages. B/w frontispiece. Not annotated. Without jacket. Overall good condition.

London: Concrete Publications Ltd, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Webster Murray. 1st edition. In blue cloth boards, with black lettering and crest. Faded at top and bottom. Tightly bound. Text is clean and bright. Jacket is faded with many open and closed tears. Covered in clear removable plastic.

Lenz, Germany: T N Foulis, 1913. 1st Edition Ist Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Katharine Cameron. First edition and printing. In very good pale khaki boards with brown titles to front and back strip. The covers are tight, straight and clean - excellent for age - with two small nicks on front tail edge. Quite clean end papers,, very lightly foxed; 'Xmas 1923' in pencil on front free end paper. Tiny off-white bookseller's sticker from William George & Sons on rear paste down. Age-toned and slightly foxed cut edges; the fore and tail edges are deckled.The text block is in very good plus condition; not tanned and only very lightly foxed on prelims and towards end; tightly bound and square. With pretty tipped in colour illustrations by Katherine Cameron. No dust jacket

London: Longacre Press, 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition and printing. In very good pictorial glossy boards with b/w photos of airplanes and white titles. The boards are clean, tight and flat; spine ends bumped and frayed. Unmarked white end papers. Clean cut edges. The text block is firm, straight and not tanned, foxed or marked - very good condition - and with many b/s photos. Page with Foreword has approx. 1.5 inch tear from tail edge. No dedications etc. Not paginated. Without jacket.

London: Burke, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 64mo - up to 3" tall. First edition and printing. In very good plus bright red cloth boards, black titles to back strip. The covers are very straight, tight and clean - excellent for age. The rear free end paper has large vertical strip that is very lightly tanned; the other end papers are white and unmarked. Tiny gold bookseller's sticker from W. Heffer, Cambridge on front paste down. Dedication on front free end paper. Slightly tanned cut edges. Very good plus text block, with firm, straight pages, unmarked and bright. With b/w diagrams and b/w photos.In good pictorial dust jacket with operating theatre scene. The edges are a little worn with small open tear on top edge and small taped tear on front tail edge. Price clipped. The jacket is in quality plastic cover. Rare.

Routledge, 2018. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs

Halsgrove, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a good condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is extremely heavy, we will need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. In "Miniature Reference Library" series. Not dated. Believed to be circa 1910. Edition and printing not known. In very good brown cloth boards, with black titles and decoration to front. The covers are straight, tight and unmarked; spine ends and corners a little frayed. Tanned free end papers and cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, square and clean - very good - especially for age. No annotations, inscriptions etc. No jacket.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition and printing. In near fine tan cloth boards, gilt logo to front, gilt titles to back strip. The covers are very tight and clean; spine ends have slight wear. Unmarked end papers. Lightly tanned cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, straight and clean. No dedications etc. Near fine condition. In good tan and light beige dust jacket; fairly clean; chipped edges with a few small open and closed tears. Not price clopped.

London: Edward Arnold, 1967. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition, first printing.In very good plus blue cloth boards, gilt tree logo on front, gilt titles to spine. The covers are very tight and clean; spine ends slightly bumped. Name of previous owner on front free end paper; these pages are otherwise very clean and white. Lightly tanned cut edges. The text block is very tightly bound and clean - near fine condition. With many figures and some b/w photos, plus maps at rear. In very good turquoise dust jacket, red titles and logo; fairly clean and with edges a little chipped. Not price clipped.

USA: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Printing Unknown. Audio Book (CD). Fine/No Jacket. ISBN 1929494157. 6 audio CDs and a booklet in a slipcase. 5 hrs. 17 min. running time. Shelf wear to slipcase.

Truro, Cornwall: D. Bradford Barton Ltd, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With 1966 signed letter from the author included. The recipient had helped with the preparation of the book and the letter thanks him. On front free end paper is an inscription with his name and 'with the author's compliments December 1966'. In near fine black cloth boards, gilt titles to back strip. The covers are very straight, clean and tight. Apart from the dedication from the author the end papers are unmarked. Top cut edge is tinted dark blue; the fore and tail edges are clean. The test block is in near fine condition, with tightly bound, square and bright, clean pages without any markings or annotations. A few b/w photos. Excellent for age. In dark blue glossy dust jacket with white illustration to front and black titles. The jacket is in near fine condition, bright and without any tears or wear. Not price clipped.

Plateway Press, 1999. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. All of our books without an ISBN number (normally pre-1970 in date) are described individually in detail. Books with an ISBN number (this one included) are all offered for sale in a reasonable condition or better: some may be in very good, near fine, or fine condition. If the condition is critical to your decision to purchase, then please contact us and we will let you know our view of its condition. If the book is very heavy, we will may need to contact you before completion of purchase to advise you of extra postage costs.

London: Edward Arnold, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. In green cloth covers with gold lettering on spine. Spine is a little faded; front corners slightly bumped. Top cut edge has brown marks. A little foxing to rear endpapers. Text is clean and bright. Tightly bound. No dust jacket.