Search Results: Authors starting with A from World of Rare Books

Cambridge University Press 1954. (Studies in the N, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. 196 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Grey dust jacket with lettering over red cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Light tanning and marking to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Slight warping to front board. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. Small area of loss to spine.

University of Chicago Press, 1937. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1937. 319 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned with mild foxing throughout. Heavier tanning to endpapers and pastedowns. Library plate to front endpaper and pastedown. Library stamp throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have heavy edge wear with corner bumping. Visible sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to spine edges. Water drops to both boards. Book has a slight forward lean. Library label to spine.

Phoenix, 1961. Paperback. Good. 1961. First Edition Thus. 165 pages. White paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Pan Books, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. First edition thus. 190 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Includes photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1908. No Edition Remarks. 211 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Markings and stains to some pages throughout with some creasing. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have heavy shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Slight tanning to spine with crushing to ends. Mottling overall. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Insert to front pastedown. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn, with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Jarrold, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. 64 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial boards with a cloth spine. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Sampson Low, Marston &Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 252 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pink cloth. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Heavy cracking to rear hinge, causing board to be loose. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Heavy water staining and bleaching to all surfaces. Black marks overall. Slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket with water staining to insides. Panels have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Large area of loss to all surfaces. Black marks overall.

Galley Press, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1962. First Edition. 295 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns due to dust jacket flaps. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards. Clipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Price sticker to flap. Moderate tanning and wear marks to interior flaps, panels and spine.

Galley Press, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. First Edition. 305 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrated and photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to rear free endpaper. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Wear marks overall.

Edward Arnold & Co., 1931. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1931. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Contains black and white plates. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Noticeable tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Heavy sunning to spine.

Hatchards, 1869. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1869. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Ivory cloth with colour decoration ad lettering to front, gilt lettering to spine. Pages remain mostly clear and bright with minimal tanning and foxing throughout, moderate occasional marking. Previous owners inscription to title page which is partially detached. Rear hinge is cracked and webbing exposed hence text block is loose. Boards are heavily marked and stained and have moderate edge wear, heavy bumping and fraying to corners, heavy wear, crushing, fraying and splits to spine.

Methuen and Co, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1933. First Edition. 243 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions and mild tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean.

Corgi Books, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. Corgi Edition. 156 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Corgi, 1973. Paperback. Acceptable. 1973. Corgi Edition. 144 pages. Colour photographic paper cover. Major tanning to pages with visible water damage to inside of the front cover and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Distinctive tanning to text block edges. Covers have visible rubbing and edge wear with noticeable corner bending. Heavy creasing to spine as well.

Corgi, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Reissue. 175 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

James Pott and Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 60 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed binding thread. Cracking to front hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

Longmans, Green, 1904. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1904. Fourth Impression. 226 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Rough cut pages to text block edge. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Pen inscription to front endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends causing fraying to cloth. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean. White marking present.

Longmans, Green & Co., 1903. Hardcover. Good. 1903. 203 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Contains 24 advertising pages to rear. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout, with light cracking to front hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with heavy rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Heavy sunning overall.