Search Results: Authors starting with A from Bristow and Garland

Frederick Warne, Lonsdon. 1936. Series 1 a 5th edition, Series 2 a 6th edition, Series 3 a 2nd edition reprinted 1924. 591 coloured illustrations 3 volumes 8vo (6 7/8 x 5 1/4 inches), pages: 412; 402; & 308:21 (General Index). Original brown grained cloth pictorially blocked in gilt. Excellent. Weight 1.948 kg thus extra postage will be requested.

A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte, Germany, 2016. Illustrated in colour throughout. Folio (12 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches), 223-pages. Original grey grained cloth lettered in silver; unevenly faded. With list of outlets loosely inserted. Weight 1.443 kg thus extra overses postage will be requested.

Millersford Press, Godshill, Hampshire, 2016. First edition. Coloured plates. 8vo (9 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches), 412-pages. Original cloth; excellent in like dust jacket and free from inscriptions.

Paris: Chez Florentin et Pierre Delaulne, 1700. Title continued : greque & des autres communions de la Chretienté ; la situation & distribution de toutes les Provinces ecclesiastiques, les noms des archeveschez & éveschez, leurs érections, unions, translations, suppressions, prérogatives, &c. Avec un Dictionnaire des noms latins ; l'explication de ce qu'il y a de plus necessaire & de plus curieux à sçavoir de chaque archevesché ou evêché, & une Table de leurs noms vulgaires, avec leurs revenus. Par Monsieur l'Abbé de Commanville. Two parts in one volume. 8vo, pp. (32): 378 :(6): 275 :(1 blank), contemmporary full tan speckled calf, spine gilt extra within raised bands with crimson lettering piece; a royal binding with three fleurs-de-lis beneath a crown blocked in gilt to centre of both covers. Two 1-inch splits to lower joint, headband and corners of boards rubbed, some marginal worming.… Read More

G.G.J. and J. Robinson, London, 1788 [title continued]: the state of its population, the natural history of its animals, vegetables and minerals. Together with the latest accounts that have reached Europe, of the government, religion, manners, customs, arts and sciences of the Chinese. Ilustrated by a new and correct map of China, and other copper plates. ... Tr. from the French of Abbe Grosier.First edition.Two volumes. 15 engraved plates, one folding, and folding engraved map coloured in outline with cartouche, 1 inch tear to margin without loss. 8vo (8 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches), pages: vii:582 & viii:524, contemporary full tan polished calf, spines gilt extra with crimson lettering piece and small black circular numbering piece. Old signature to head of titles, modern bookplate on front pastedown. With the half-titles. Some foxing to prelims. Joints cracked, upper board of volume 1 held on one cord only, corners rubbed.

Guide Printing and Publishing Co. Southampton, 1896. 125 photographic views and folding map. 4to (11 1/4 x 9 inches), 130-pages. Folding map torn without loss, front free endpaper removed. Name & address stamp on margin of title, sme soiling to title. Orignal brown cloth lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, very good.

Lebegur, Paris, 1815. Two volumes in one. Engraved frontispiece. Small 8vo (5 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches), pages: 165:186, contemporary calf; loss of surface adjacent to upper joint, upper joint split and held on cords. Half-tile to both volumes bound-in. Contemporary insciption on first half-title.

London: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1885. Folding table and 1 plate. 8vo, pp.73, original printed tan wrappers; wrappers slightly mottled and slightly holed but generally good, internally very good.

London: Methuen, 1937. 19 full-page portraits with tissue guards. 11 x 8 inches. Original cloth-backed boards, edges rubbed. Prelims. foxed.

Hachette, Paris, 1858. 8vo (7 x 4 1/2 inches). pages: 301:(1). Contemporary half green calf over marbled boards, spine gilt on bands and gilt lettered direct. Hedbands and corners scuffed but sound.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1908. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches), 627-pages. Original grained green cloth; a truly excellent sharp copy.

Heath Cranton, London, 1936. First edition. 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 inches), 190-pages. Original green cloth; a few very small white spots on binding otherwise good. Signature on front free endpaper.

Unpublished. Carbon copy thesis illustrated with maps and mounted photographic plates of Spindle Whorls, line drawings. Folio (12 x 8 inches), 27-pages of text. Card covers, spiral bound. With the stamp of the University of London Institute of Archaeology.

Rivingtons, London, 1857. First edition. 8vo, (6 3/4 x 4 inches), 338-pages. Contemporary full tan calf, sides ruled in gilt with corner ornaments. Spine git extra in 5 compartments with burgundy lettering piece, all edges marbled, inner gilt dentelles. Contemporary engraved prize label "Hyde House School. Winchester". Old signature on verso of front free endpaper offset on fly. Very rare, no copy cited on Jisc.

Blackie, [1941]. 5 thick board colour illustrated leaves. 4to (10 1/2 x 8 inches), original cloth-backed coloured pictorial thick boards. Corners rubbed else very good. Uncommon.

London: G. Kearsley, 1790 (& second volume 1792). Together with " A Second Volume of Curious Anecdotes, Bon-Mots, and Characteristic Traits" published by Kearsley in 1792. Two volumes. . Large 12mo, pp. xii:454:(2, advertisements) & xii:417:3, advertisements), contemporary full marbled calf with crimson lettering pieces; spine of volume 2 darkened and with lettering piece chipped, vertical crease to spine of volume 1. Crack to two joints but firm. Signature, R. Eden, and date, 1793, on front pastedown.

Shaftesbury: By T. Adams, [ c.1808]. [title continued]: Containing an Account of the Abbey, Churches, Nuns, Clergy, Representatives in Parliament, Recorders, Mayors, etc. Also of the eminent Persons who have resided in the Town and Neighbourhood. Engraved portrait of Alfred as frontispiece. 8vo (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches), pages: vii:219. Early full tan speckled calf, decorative gilt rule to sides, spine floral gilt in compartments with crimson and green lettering pieces. Chip out of base of spine and in 3rd compartment, slightly at headband. However an attractive binding in good condition and very clean internally. The list of subscribers to this work at front lists only 78 names who between them subscribed to only 86 copies. Very rare, only 1 copy cited on Copac.

Birmingham: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1852. 8 plates, 8vo, pp.189-222, original printed tan wrappers; very good, the wrappers very clean. The other papers being On the Arrangement of the Materials in the Blast Furnace by Samuel H. Blackwell;

for J. Tonson, London, 1729. Fifth edition of all 175 issues in two volumes. Engraved title vignettes. 8vo (6 3.4 x 4 inches), pages: 350 & 358, each volume with unpaginated index. Contemporary panelled tan calf, joints and headbands rubbed bur very sound. Engraved plate pasted to front pastedown of both volumes.

London: Printed for J. Wenman, No. 144 Fleet Street, 1777. Engraved portrait of Miss Pope in the Character of Abigail. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 inches), 20-pages, disbound. Some light foxing and dustmarking. Shaved by the binder rather close on fore-margin but without loss.