Search Results: England from Mainly Books

London: S. W. Partridge & Company. Very Good. 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, cloth binding with bright gold title on front cover and spine and an illustration of Aidan in black on the front cover, the former owner's name is present on the half-title page, the blank end-papers are tanned, a tiny amount of rubbing at the corners, and a small blemish on the rear cover, the flaws are minor, this is a clean, presentable copy, with a tight binding and fine contents; 96 pages .

New York: Macmillan. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1961. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing, book is in excellent condition with just a touch of rubbing to the corners of the cloth and helpful notes in pencil on the inside of the rear cover, binding is tight as if unread, contents are fine, the jacket is also in excellent condition, has very slight tanning on the spine, the original price (4.50) Is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, great gift copy, a close-up of these three important battles using eye-witness material, recorded by participants on both the parliamentarian and loyalist sides, illustrated throughout with maps, portraits, prints and paintings and includes the original errata slip .

New York: MacMillan Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1962. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, an excellent copy with mild tanning to the prelims and no other remarkable book flaws, the jacket is price-clipped and has moderate edge-wear at the spine-ends, clean and attractive otherwise with a professional (removable) mylar cover included, "The authors of this definitive account of the last battles to be fought on British soil have been students of the Forty-five for over 50 years," includes illustrations and maps .

Pioneer Publications Ltd. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0950278610 . Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, book has a mild lean to the spine, the binding is tight and clean, the contents are fine and there are no other remarkable book flaws, the jacket is clean and bright with no significant flaws and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "This is the first full-scale account of the history of Beaulieu abbey from its splendid foundation, thorough the checkered events of later centuries, until its surrender under Henry VIII," illustrated and includes a bibliography ; 251 pages .

New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. Reprint. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, quite an attractive copy of the author's second book which was originally published in 1956, this is an early good quality reprint, with 1956 being the only date present, this appears to be a mid to late 1960s publication with no ISBN present, bound in blue cloth, two minor book flaws: the former owner's discreet blind ownership stamp on the title page and mild edge-rubbing to the corners, the jacket has mild overall tanning which can only be verified by comparing the color to the flaps which are bright white, the jacket is clean and pleasing to the eye, the original price (6.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover. Hardcover, book has no significant flaws, dustjacket is price-clipped and slightly sunned on the spine, excellent condition overall, suitable for gift-giving, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "prepared by J.A.G. Barnes from the three-volume work by T.A. Coward (1867-1933), which has become one of the great classics of ornithological literature," 359 pages, many color plates .

New York: Octagon Books. Near Fine. 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 0374929319 . Hardcover, good quality reprint, issued without a jacket, full-cloth, excellent condition, a couple of corner-creased pages is the only remarkable flaw, "This study forms part of the documentation of an Inquiry organized by the Institute of Pacific Relations into the problems arising from the conflict in the Far East," includes a Selected Bibliography; 255 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+. 2000. 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. 0521785154 . Large paperback with one minor flaw: moderate rubbing to the glossy cover, the binding is tight, clean and attractive and the contents are fine, illustrated throughout and includes a Select Bibliography, "Dramatic narrative, arresting analysis and original research are combined in this history of one of the world's biggest oil businesses between 1950 and 1975"; ; 637 pages .

England: David & Charles Reprints. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, reprints the edition of 1914, "a succinct and lucid summary of the history of the British shipping trade up to 1914," includes six fold-out charts and a fold-out map, 632 pages, book has a mild edge-bump to the bottom of pages 373-383, book is clean and tight and the contents are fine, the jacket has scuffing at the spine-ends but is clean and presentable, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul Limited. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, "a complete introduction to the science and practice of caving in the British Isles, and contains a very extensive bibliography. This revised and much enlarged second edition contains the discoveries and researches which have taken place between 1952 and 1960," 592 pages, illustrated with numerous photos and diagrams, a very nice-looking copy with the following minor flaws: the last blank page and inside back cover have a small number of tiny dark spots that appears to be grit/soil, and there is a brief ink notation on the half-title page, the dustjacket has very slight tanning to the white portion of the spine and rear panel and a tiny amount of wear at the corners, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .

South Africa: The Brenthurst Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 090907951X . Hardcover with dustjacket, one of 850 copies bound in cloth with two ribbon bookmarks, "The majority of the illustrations appearing in this book have been drawn from the splendid Brenthurst collection of Africana, and they record, before the days of the camera, the Cape as it appeared during the years 1806 to 1872. The text imparts a flavour of the social life of the new order which, by precedent, convention and imitation, was to change the outlook and habits of the population for ever." Book is flawless except for a name written neatly on the second front end-paper, dustjacket is scuffed on the rear panel and has a couple of short edge-tears, the jacket is clean and presentable, the front panel, spine and flaps are quite attractive, and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, 236 pages, includes a Select Bibliography .

London & New York: Routledge. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0415002729 . Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has scuffing to the glossy surface, no other flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "the first biography based on comprehensive research" .

London: James Rivington & James Fletcher At the Oxford Theatre. Good. 1759. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Brown leather binding with gold border and five raised spine-bands, this is Volume 10, third edition, 463 pages, the cover has surface-wear, the front cover is in danger of detaching, the former owner's name is present on the blank front end-paper, there is some moderate foxing internally but the contents are in nice shape overall .

England: Dyllansow Truran. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 185022059X . Hardcover with dustjacket, "for the first time tells the story of their achievement and their remarkable contribution to the making of America," book has a stain on the bottom of the rear cover, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket has a blemish at the same location as the book and is also scuffed, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, a good reading copy; 451 pages .

Thames & Hudson. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2014. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0500252009 . Hardcover with dustjacket, a fine gift copy, book and jacket are in excellent condition, there are no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "The unforgettable account of how Richard III was discovered in a Leicester parking lot," illustrated throughout ; ; 208 pages .

England: Entertainments and Publicity Committee of the Deal Borough Council. Near Fine. 1969. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover, no dustjacket, red cloth binding with bright gold title, first printing as stated on copyright page, inscribed and signed by the author: "For Bruce with all good wishes from Barbara Collins." 95 pages, with photos and other illustrations and a bibliography, this copy is in excellent condition, a few tiny creases at the spine-ends and a short corner-crease a the top of the back cover are the only remarkable flaws; Signed by Author .

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0413269507 . Hardcover with dustjacket, "takes a more sympatheric view" of the king who "has usually been dismissed as a weak and despicable failure," illustrated throughout, book has fading to the cloth near the top edge of the rear cover and the former owner's name is present on the first blank end-paper, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine, the jacket is price-clipped, slightly sunned on the spine, and has one small edge-chip, the jacket is clean and presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; ; 180 pages .

The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0801821452 . Hardcover with dustjacket, the only remarkable flaw to this copy is a narrow stain on the fore-edge (please see our photo) the book looks new otherwise as does the jacket and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included; 467 pages .

Manchester University Press. Fine. 1992. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. 0719025052 . Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, "This highly original and lively study of the sexual attitudes of the men who ran the British Empire makes plain for the first time the pervasive importance of sexuality in Victorian empire-building," includes a bibliography .

England: Pryor Publications. Very Good+. 2001. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Large paperback in fine condition except for a small surface-bruise on the front cover, "If you have ever wondered what an Elf, the Banshee, Hobgoblins or the Phynnoderee (Hairy One) might look like, the illustrations in this book will probably be the closest you will be to finding out" .