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

George Newnes Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 344 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with blue lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. 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.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Edward Arnold Ltd, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1963. 351 pages. No dust jacket. Red boards. Binding is firm with light tanning and thumb marking throughout. Mild foxing to page edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking.

The Epworth Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 95 pages. No dust jacket. White pictorial boards. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some creased corners and foxing. Boards are mildly rub worn, with some light shelf wear to spine, edges and corners, corners are bumped. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges.

Country Life, 1937. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1937. First Edition. 150 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Illustrated by J H Dowd. Includes illustrated plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Plates are clean with minor thumbing and foxing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards are very heavily sunned. Apart from this, they have some moderate edge wear, with moderate bumping and fraying to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Spine is even more sunned than the rest.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. 238 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over black 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. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.Tanning to spine and edges.

Random House, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. 458 pages. Paperback book. 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.

Cresset Press, 1938. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1938. First Edition. 371 pages. Grey dust jacket with lettering over grey cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with heavy foxing to text block edges. Light marking to pastedowns and endpapers, with pencil inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. Water stain to front surface.

The Waverley Book Company Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Vol IV paginated from 1225 to 1608. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Light cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Boards are slightly bowed and moderately tanned. Book has noticeable backward lean.

Cassell & Company Ltd., 1915. Hardcover. Good. 1915. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial boards with cloth spine. Contains b&w illustrations. Pages remain bright with moderate foxing to text block edge and light thumbing inside. Binding is firm with light corner bumping and moderate soiling to boards. Spine is tanned with light shelf wear.

George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1963. Reprinted. 604 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. 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 moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. Small area of loss to top spine.

The Waverly Book Company, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Volume IV, pagination starts at 1225 and it ends at 1605. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to guttering, exposing netting. Pages are shaky. Illustrations are moderately tanned with some foxing. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Fraying to spine edges. White marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.

The Waverley Book Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Volume III, pagination starts at 825 and it ends at 1224. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing throughout. Cracks to guttering, causing page to become loose. Illustrations are moderately tanned with some foxing. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Heavy water staining and marks to all surfaces. Book is bowed and forward leaning.

The Stackpole Company, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. 353 pages. Cream dust jacket with red lettering over red cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front paste down. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Minor soiling to DJ.

Lutterworth Press, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. 232 pages. Pictorial jacket over blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Some internal hinge cracking. Neat clean pages with light tanning and foxing to endpapers and page edges. Scraps, small bumps and dog ears to text pages edges. Some rubbing to the board edges and wear to the spine ends. A few marks to front and rear boards. Light bleaching to spine, boards and edges. Fair wear to dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to the spine, edges and corners.

Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1906. Hardcover. Good. 1906. 78 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges and thumbing to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Slight warping to boards.

John F. Shaw, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 190 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth boards. 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 sunning.

J M Dent, 1943. Hardcover. Good. 1943. 191 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. 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 sunning.

Chatto and Windus, 1938. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1938. 383 pages. Red pictorial dust jacket over cloth boards. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are clean nad bright with a firm binding. End papers and pages edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed. With some tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. With some tanning to spine and edges.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 155 pages. No dust jacket. Beige pictorial cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some foxing. Binding has remained firm. A few detached plates. Boards have been moderately rub worn with some noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Splitting to spine joints and ends. With some tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.