Search Results: Self Help & Personal Development from Tarrington Books

London: Duckworth and Co., 1902. 1st Edition Thus . Good. 8.5 x 11.25 inches (21 x 28.5 cm). Full vellum binding with limp boards and yapp fore edge. Wear to head of spine with crude glue repair. Darkening to spine. Soiling to covers, crease to upper corner of rear cover. Page edges untrimmed. Bump to upper corner of page block causing slight creasing to upper corner of roughly a third of the pages. Foxing to page edges and endpapers, clean text throughout. Illustrated. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper, Harry Maxwell Dalston (with address crossed out). Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £18.85; USA £35.40; Oceania £37.55; Rest of World £30.85. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 8.5 x 11.25 inches (21 x 28.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiv, 439

London: Privately Published, 2013. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Signed by Author. Unread copy. Tiny bump to upper corners, otherwise excellent. Signed by the author to title page. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 9781482621754. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 185

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1958. 1st Edition . Very Good. 7.5 x 10 inches (19 x 25 cm). No jacket, as issued. Illustrated cloth binding. Bumps to ends of spine, a couple of small marks to rear cover. Good solid binding, very clean text throughout. Wonderful vintage guide for newlyweds. Would make a nice wedding or engagement gift. . Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 7.5 x 10 inches (19 x 25 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 336

Australia: Hay House, 2007. 1st Edition . Near Fine. 5.25 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm). Signed by Author. Slight shelf wear to covers, small bump to head of spine, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. Inscribed and signed by the author to the half title page 'To Merrilyn. Love from David'. Overall condition is Near Fine. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 9781401915698. Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 198

London: John Murray, 1889. New Edition . Very Good. 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18 cm). Full calf leather prize binding. Spine richly decorated in gilt, with five raised bands and black morocco title label. Gilt and blind border to boards, Gilt decorated board edges, blind tooled turn-ins. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Gilt lettering to front board (All Saints' School, Bloxham) and prize bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (dated 1890). Light marking to boards. Very slight splaying to boards. Excellent solid binding with no cracking to joints. Foxing to half title page, a few occasional spots and light marks to text. Ink stain to title page. The last volume in Smiles' series of self help books. A very attractive example. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5 x 7.25 inches (12.5 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xv, 430

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Spine faded, gilt lettering to front cover rubbed, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Small marks to front board. Light foxing to page edges. Inscribed (with dedication) and signed by author to page facing title page. Overall book condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0340356847. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 216

London: John Murray, 1860. 1st Edition, 25th Thousand . Very Good Minus. 5.25 x 7.25 inches (13.5 x 19 cm). Early printing of the first edition, with ads at rear dated January 1860. Brown blind stamped cloth binding with gilt title to spine. Page edges untrimmed. Spine has slight wear to ends, rubbing to edges, and light creasing. Slight splitting to cloth on rear joint. Bumping and slight wear to corners of boards. Brown endpapers with slight cracking to joints. Good solid binding. Browning and slight foxing to page edges. Occasional spots of foxing and a few small marks to text, mostly to margins. Corner folded to page 267/268. The original self-help book, first issued in late 1859. Hugely influential it became an immediate bestseller and by the time of Smiles' death in 1904 had sold over 250 thousand copies. A scarce very early impression, issued just a few months after the first printing. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.25 x 7.25 inches (13.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages:… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz, 1949. 2nd Impression . Very Good Plus/Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Dust jacket: Spine faded, with loss to ends, light rubbing and creasing to covers, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Green cloth binding. Slight fading to ends of spine, browning to pages but otherwise very clean throughout. Uncommon. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 325