Search Results: Titles starting with M from Michal Sawka Rare & Collectable

London: The Bodley Head, 1955. Book. Illus. by Pauline Baynes. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. First impression, 'First Published 1955" on the copyright page. Green cloth, silver title to the spine. With 15 full page mono illustrations and numerous in text. Cover slightly soiled by black marks (top and bottom) on the front and rear panel (in the same places), edges slightly tanned, minor foxing on the preliminary and final pages. Original dust jacket not price clipped, front and back flaps stained by sellotape, slightly soiled mostly to the rear panel, minor creased to the front wrap, minor wear along edges, foxing on inside. Nice and fresh copy, bright and firm throughout, with no inscriptions. .

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First published in 1965 on copyright page, first state dust jacket. Black cloth, gilt titles to spine, green endpapers. Price on jacket flap of 18s net. minor wear at spine edges. Fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. .

London: Macmillan & CO, 1893. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 20th-century burgundy calf by Bayntun, Bath, five raised bands to spine, titles to orange and green spine labels, gilt tooling in compartments, covers bordered with a double gilt fillet, elaborate floral decoration to board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Previously owner's small sticker on ffep. A fine copy..

John Lowndes, 1824. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. Quarter leather bound, marbled front cover, gilt titling to the spine. Corners chipped, small tear to the bottom spine edge. Some edgeworn, mostly on bottom. Spotting to front cover. Tear on title pages fixed. Slightly browned on block edges. Contents clean and firm. 46 pp..

München : Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Octavo (190 x 130mm). In original slipcase. Weeding edition, given to a married couple in the Third Reich. Together with a card, in German, ''Congratulations on Christmas and the end of the Year'', from Adolf Hitler, dated December, 1940. Quarter spine blue leather, two raised bands, gilt titling to the spine, creamy cloths with gilt motif of the lion to the front panel, gilt top edges, creamy endpapers. A book dedicated to a couple who got married in Goch Asperden on October 28, 1941. With a seal and an official signature. Spine slightly rubbed, slipcase with small crack, else very good copy. .

London: Macmillan & CO. Ltd., 1949. Book. Illus. by Stuart Tresilian. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. Signed and inscribed by author to ffep "Tim, love from Enid Blyton". Original pictorial creamy cloth. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations in b/w throughout the text. Remnants of a sticker/label to ffep. Light folding/creasing within; occasional small smudging/staining, however pages generally good/very good. Lean to spine. Covers faded to places; small stains and bumping to corners. Good overall. Binding tight..

New York: ROC , 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. First American book club edition. Signed and inscribed by author on the title page. Bookplate on ffep and stamp on title page belong to Carol L. Harris, ink annotations on endpaper. Slightly wear along edges, signs and marks on the rear panel of dust jacket. Else very good copy, clean and bright. .

London: Andrew Melrose, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Octavo. Original publishing cloth, gilt title to the spine. This book is dedicated and signed by author to Her Royal Highness Princess Mary, November 1922. Slightly bumped ends of spine, little foxing on edges, several pages are uncut. Includes frontispiece and 10 photographic illustrations in black and white. Interior is clean and bright. ix, 237 pp. .

London: The Bodley Head, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Folio (305 x 220mm). Inscribed by Chaplin to the title page:"To Prime Minister and Mrs Wilson - Charlie Chaplin". Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister who, encouraged by Louis Mountbatten, included Chaplin in the 1975 Queen's New Years honours list, conferring upon him the title Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). The book comes from the collection of Harold and Mary Wilson (included catalogue from the auction as provenance). The book is firmly bound in clean black cloth lettered in white to the spine, the extremities are a little bumped and rubbed. The text block is slightly toned and dusty. The dust jacket is the original, it is price clipped and slightly grubby with some minor nicks, closed tears and rubbing to the edges. With excellent provenance, and an important association with the British Prime Minister who granted Charlie Chaplin the establishment recognition he… Read More