Search Results: Authors starting with C from Church Street Books

Privately Published, 1938. Very scarce, privately-printed history of the Suffolk villages. First edition of 1936 limited to 54 copies, second edition (1938) limited to 325, although there is doubt they were ever all completed. Grey paper-covered boards with black buckram spine strip, 174pp plus 30pp (unpaginated) inc index and "briefs". Small octavo second edition has frontis of the Lady Jane Bacon Memorial, b/w photograoh of Oakley Parish Church and a map of the village, but does not have seven other illustrations which were in the larger format First Edition. Page edges are a little dusty, there is minor bumping and wear to extremities and a little wear in two places where the buckram spine covers stitching, but the book is vey solid and internally clean. Overall a nice copy of a rare book. Ref:082226. Second Edition. Buckram/paper-covered Boards. VG-/N/a. 13x18cm.

London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1917. Story of Bishop James Hannington retold "to entertain and stimulate" young readers. Hannington went to Uganda as a Christian Missionary and was killed in 1885 at 38. There is a church named after him in Hove, England, near where he was born. Green covers with pink and light-green floral decoration and lettering to front and spine, 190pp with numerous b/w illustrations from Hannington's own African sketches. Dated 1917, 31st thousand. Foxing to early pages and edges. Spine weakening in places and one plate loose between pp118-119, strange round marks where something has been left in the book pp138-143, mild bumping to extremities and spine lettering fading, but still an attractive copy. Ref:071195. Reprint. Cloth. VG/N/a. Illus. by James Hannington. 14cmx20cm.

London: The English Universities Press, 1968. In the "Teach Youself" series, blue covers with silver lettering on dark-blue spine panel, with blind-stamped insignia and decoration on front board, 168pp inc index, with four blocs of b/w illustrations and grey endpapers. Book has light sunning to tiny part of spine foot, otherwise no obvious faults. Black and yellow DJ is unclipped and shows just minor signs of use. Ref:093675. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG+. 11x18cm.

London: Lutterworth Press, 1950. Red covers with gilt lettering and rules on spine, 152pp with 15 colour illustrations inc frontis of Timothy. Mild bumping and wear to extremities, "Boots Library" sticker on lower front board and previous owner's small sticker on front patedown and embossed mark on ffep (both neat). Light foxing to page edges and small ink mark on lower edges, otherwise book is internally clean and tight. No DJ. Ref:093116. First Edition. Buckram. VG-/N/a. Illus. by Harold Copping. 14.5x22cm.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1958. Evaluation and interpretaion of Yeats' works through his philosophy. Blue covers with gilt lettering to spine, 286pp inc index. Cyril Connolly's newspaper review of the book is laid in. Book has lightly tanned page edges with mild foxing to top edges and light bumping to head and tail of spine. Small bookseller's sticker on front pastedown. Price-clipped DJ has mild foxing, sunning to spine, a few small, closed tears and general light wear to extremities. But overall a decent copy. Ref:081934. First Edition. Cloth. VG/G+. 15x22cm.

London: Methuen, 1969. Deep analysis of Yeats's symbolism. In the University Paperbacks series, card covers, 349pp inc index. Only very light wear and spine creasing. A VG copy. Ref:082149. Reprint. Card Covers. VG++/n/a. 13cmx20.5cm.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1968. Greek literature related to its environment using archeological research. Published in Library of Early Civilisations with 28 colour plates and 96 b/w illustrations. Blue covers with gilt lettering to spine and publisher's device on front cover. Book clean and tight with only minor signs of use. DJ bright with just minor wear at extremities. Ref:06781. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG+. 15cmx21.5cm.

New York: Mcgraw Hill, 1994. Social psychology - cultural differences and the way they influence psychological functioning and social behaviour. 330pp inc index, b/w illustrations. Neat previous owner's name inside cover, otherwise very little evidence of having been read. A very good copy. Ref:071048. First Edition. Card Covers. VG++/N/a. 16cmx23.5cm.

London: Evans Bothers Games for "Girl Guides, parties, the fireside, socials, outings and schools". No date but probably 30s. Orange covers with black lettering. Book very good but DJ worn with 7cm top section of spine missing. Ref:06242. Cloth. VG/Fair.

Birmingham: Combridge Three sections bound in one volume. "The Prodigal Son", 192pp (no publishing details). "The Christian", 215pp (no publishing details). "Son of Hagar" (Chatto and Windus 1909). Green covers with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front. Gilt page edges. Extremities rubbed and spine weakening in a couple of places, but overall a reasonable copy. Ref:071505. First Thus. Cloth. VG/N/a. 15cmx21cm.

London: The English Universities Press, 1960. Teach Yourself Book series. Book in excellent condition. DJ clean and bright with only minor rubbing at head and foot of spine. A very nice copy. Ref; 06632. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/VG++. 11cmx18cm.

Framlingham, Suffolk: Self-published, 1999. Life of a Glaswegian who rose through the political ranks to become Labour Party regional organiser in Suffolk. Self-published and inscribed by the author: "A few more chapters to add to the history of the Campbells. Things will never be the same again. Jack Campbell June 1999". Red covers with gilt, 191pp with b/w illustrations. Book has no obvious faults, in similar, unclipped DJ with the very lightest shelf wear. Ref:104164. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Almost as New/VG++. 16x24cm.

New York: A. S. Barnes, 1952. Covers the running events in the Barnes Sports Library, Track and Field series. Blue faux leather covers with red lettering to front and spine. Well illustrated with b/w line drawings, 96pp inc index. Book has very minor bumping to extremities and light wear in intact DJ which has modest edge wear and a couple of small nicks. Overall a nice copy. Ref:082184. First Edition. Faux Leather. VG/G+. Illus. by Tyler Micoleau. 16x23.5cm.

New York: A. S. Barnes, 1952. Covers the jumping and throwing events in the Barnes Sports Library, Track and Field series. Blue faux leather covers with red lettering to front and spine. Well illustrated with b/w line drawings, 96pp inc index. Book has very minor bumping to extremities and light wear in intact DJ which has modest edge wear and a couple of small nicks. Overall a nice copy. Ref:082184. First Edition. Faux Leather. VG/G+. Illus. by Tyler Micoleau. 16x23.5cm.

London: Frederick Muller, 1959. Story of battleships charted back to the birth of the 'Ironclads'. In Muller's "Famous.....of the world" series. Grey covers with gilt, 142pp with three blocs of b/w plates and numerous line drawings. Grey top edges. Only very light bumping to cover extrems, edges and spine slightly discoloured, page edges foxed and a bit yellowed. Small glue mark on ffep, otherwise internally clean and tight. No DJ, but a very solid copy. Ref:114971. First Edition. Cloth. VG-/N/a. Illus. by George Charlton and John Michael Barton. 12.5x19cm.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman In Pitman's "Simply Explained" series, priced 6d on cover and presumed first edition. Stapled 39pp booklet with blue covers and b/w illustrations. Adverts inside covers. Staples are rusty, a few light marks on covers and 1cm fore edges of covers neatly removed. Otherwise book is sound and internally clean and tight. Ref:093047. Presumed 1st Edition. Card Covers. VG-/N/a. 12.5x18.5cm.

London: Fontana, 1994. Fontana original in the "History of Science" series. P/back, 565pp inc index, plus adverts, with b/w illustrations. Page edges a little discoloured and very light crease on spine, otherwise very little sign of use. Ref:082428. First Edition. Card Covers. VG++/n/a. 13x19.5cm.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967. Brief but comprehensive history of the Norfolks (9th Regiment of Foot) from their founding in1685 to their amalgamation with the Suffolk Regiment in 1959. Maroon covers with gilt, 157pp with b/w illustrations. Apart from neat ex-libris sticker on ffep and lightly yellowing to top page edges, book has no obvious faults. Neatly-price-clipped DJ also has light yellowing to edges. Overall a very nice copy. Ref:125003. First Edition. Buckram. VG++/VG. 14.5x22.5cm.

London: James Nisbet, 1903. Carlyle's contribution to moral philosophy and clothing. Red Covers with gold publisher's device to front and gold lettering and decoration to spine. Portratit of Carlyle safeguarded by tissue opposite title page. 316pp. Minor foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Spine very slightly faded, but otherwise a tight, sound copy. Ref:06697. Reprint. Cloth. VG/N/a. 12cmx17cm.

London: Peter Davies, 1961. Very scarce first edition of Novel on poaching of red deer in Scotland. Green covers with gilt, 207pp. Covers have virtually no wear, light foxing to page edges, otherwise inrernally very clean and tight. Unclipped DJ has moderate wear to extrems, 2cm loss to head of spine, a few small nicks and a closed (repaired) 2cm tear. Overall a very decent copy. Ref:114978. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/G. 13.5x20.5cm.