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

Epic Comics, 1991. Paperback. Good. 1991. Unpaginated. Pictorial paper cover. Pages are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Universal, 1998. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. Not original sleeve; plain card replacement provided. G++ a few scuffs and fine scratches. UK promo press; WUNT56230 Sleeve Condition:ACCEPTABLE 1st pressing

1956, Electric and Musical Industries Limited., 1956. Paperback. Acceptable. 1956. 727 pages. Pictorial cover. Binding is firm. Heavy tanning and thumb marking throughout. Mild foxing, mainly affecting the endpapers and page edges. Heavy page scuffing with some dog-eared corners. Paper cover has heavy edge wear with heavy scuffing, rubbing and creasing. Some light marking, staining and sunning.

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.

Garden City Press Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Title page is missing, prefatory note states 1948. Heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Light foxing to endpapers, with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean.

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.

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.

Transworld, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. 189 pages. Fair, 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 tanning.

Corgi, 1964. Paperback. Acceptable. 1964. 1964 reprint. 173 pages. Grey pictorial card cover. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with a few creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is moderately rub worn and thumbed with noticeable shelf wear to edges and corners, lightly creases to corners and spine. Light tanning to spine and edges.

William Heinemann Ltd., 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. 241 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth with darkened gilt lettering. Boots library copy with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Mostly clean pages with light tanning and foxing to endpapers and page edges. Cracked guttering with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Some minor dog-eared corners, with rubbing and a few small nicks to text block edges. Tanning along spine and board edges. Forward leaning and bowed. Mild rub wear to surfaces and edges with crushing to spine ends and bumps to corners. Split to spine end.

William Heinemann, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. First Edition. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate foxing and 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. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly warped.

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.

Methuen & Co, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 1945. 238 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean.

Wells Gardner Darton, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 125 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Fraying to spine edges.

A. & C. Black, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. 248 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering. Moderate tanning and thumbing to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Moderate tanning and marking to text block edges. Heavy tanning to endpapers, with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with light sunning to spine and edges. Binding remains firm, wih heavy sunning to spine.

George Allen, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. First Edition. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with blue lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges.

Chatto & Windrus, 1934. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1934. 266 pages. Red dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have mild shelf-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine. Unclipped jacket with moderate tanning to panels. Jacket has small tears, areas of wear and marking. Light tanning to spine.

Methuen, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. First Edition. 228 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. 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. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.