Search Results: Authors starting with F from BookAddiction

London, UK: Macmillan, 2003. 1st UK Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First English Language Edition, translated from the original Dutch by Shaun Whiteside. Lightly illustrated. In maroon cloth boards with gilt titles on spine (boards are strong, square, smooth-edged and fresh). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, lightly shelf worn dust jacket. An introduction to the decadent flavours, exotic delicacies, excessive feeding and pagan orgies of the elite in Imperial Rome, exploding some common myths and providing a boarder than usual perspective, with over 150 recipes for recreating dishes of the Ancients.

Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first impression. 156pp, with striking colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Colour illustrated endpapers. In orange cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Boards very gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine tips. Top text block edge perhaps a tad dust-darkened. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Two programmes for the Orchestral Concert of the Royal Artillery Band on 20th April 1994 loosely laid in. In its original dust jacket, with just a little shelf wear and small, round purple sticker in upper corner. A very nice, presentable and clean copy with associated material laid in.

London, UK: Hodder and Stoughton. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 288pp. Green cloth-covered boards; black titles on spine; bottom text block edge untrimmed. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends; cloth wearing. Top text block edge dusty, all edges starting to tan and fox. Endpapers tanning. Some foxing throughout; intensity varies greatly. Otherwise, internally neat, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some areas of loss at top, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. Translated by J. E. Michell.

Paris, FR: Nelson Editeurs, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 286pp, with occasional black and white illustrations. In decorated cream cloth-covered boards with titles front and spine. Top edge sprayed green. 16mo. Boards are crisp and clean barring a little light rubbing at corners and spine ends. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original chipped and faded dust jacket, with minor loss around spine ends and joints. A really lovely little volume revealing of the life of insects. Text in French.

New York, NY, USA: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1971. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 165pp, plus four colour plates, numerous in text black and white photographs. Orange cloth-covered boards, light orange design on front, light orange titles on spine. 4to. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed/bumped spine ends. Top text block edge starting to tan and fox, remaining edges starting to tan; page margins tanning. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Pages wavy. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket sun-faded, has shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.

New York, NY, USA: Cadogan Books, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 128pp. Pictorial laminated light card covers. 8vo. Light chipping to edges and wear to covers. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. Comprehensive guide to travelling and exploring the depths of these states, including an introduction to the history and cuisine of each state, details of the individual specialities and festivities etc.

London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2016. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 168pp. Orange paper covered boards in immaculate condition. Dust jacket too is flawless. Catalogue for London's Royal Academy of Arts exhibition from 12 March to 5 June 2016. Excellent insight into Giorgione's oil paintings. Each painting is extensively discussed. A large & heavy volume which will require an additional charge for delivery outside the UK. 4to

Truro, UK: Bradford Barton, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 112pp. Grey printed cloth over light card covers. 8vo. Lightly chipped edges. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

Italy: Palumbo, 1962. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 156pp, 2pp of index. Tan light card covers; red titles on front and spine, errata slip. 8vo. Covers have some light creasing and soiling. Spine heavily sun-faded (affecting titles) with some crumbling and small closed tears at spine ends. Edges and corners worn. Text block edges tanning and bottom edge lightly soiled. Blind embossed stamp on title page. Tanning around page margins. Internally neat, clean and tight. Foreword by Vittoria Sanna.

New York, NY, USA: Dover Publications, 1959. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 252pp, [16]pp publisher's catalogue. Pictorial laminated light card covers. 8vo. Rear a little sun-faded, light chipping to edges and wear to covers. Previous owner's name on title page. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight.

London, UK: Elek Books, 1969. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. x, 110pp. Light blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Spine ends very lightly rubbed, head lightly bumped. Bottom corners very lightly rubbed and rounded. Text block edges foxing. Light foxing on endpapers. Internally very neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some wear around edges and folds, light creasing at top of rear cover, some staining along fore edge of front cover, not price clipped. Dust jacket interior lightly tanned.

Milan, IT: Silvana Editoriale D'arte, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 138pp. Light grey cloth-covered boards; blind embossed design and green titles on front. Decorative endpapers. Gutters stretched in places. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. Small Folio. Deals with the neglected aspects of artisan production in Italy. With an introduction by Umberto Eco.

London, UK: World Books, 1971. Reissue . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 380pp. In red cloth boards with gilt titles (boards very gently rounded at corners and spine ends). Internally some moderate page tanning, else neat, clean and tight. An mystery story based on the story of Austria's Dreyfus case, when in 1914 a young army officer, passed over for promotion, was accused of mailing poisoned aphrodisiac capsules to ten members of the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Army's General Staff. The agonising death of one officer who swallowed a capsule scandalised a Vienna already nervous of an approaching war and set off one of the most extraordinary investigations on record.

New York, NY, USA: Universe Publishing, 1998. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Costigan, Amelia (design). 144, black and white photographs throughout. Illustrated light card covers. 4to. Shelf wear to covers, sticker residue on rear. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Foreword by David Leddick. Portfolio of male photography by Hans Fahrmeyer.

London, UK: Pickering & Inglis, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Oliver, John. 160pp, colour frontispiece. Yellow cloth-covered boards with black titles on spine. 12mo. There are two circular cup/mug stains on the front board and one on the rear board, the lower right edge of the front board has some small dents and loss (possible pet damage), corners and spine ends lightly rubbed and rounded. Text block edges tanned; affecting page margins. Front free endpaper removed.

London, UK: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Soft cover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Undated but circa 1910. 18pp stapled booklet with numerous black and white photographic illustrations. In thin card covers. 32mo. Card covers lightly rubbed at edges and a little toned, staple a little oxidized, else neat, clean, bright and tight. A lovely little vintage booklet with historical notes about Ripon Cathedral with numerous illustrations, providing a visual record of Ripon Cathedral as it was at the beginning of the 20th century.

London, UK: Collins, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First British edition. 432pp, three sections of black and white photographic plates. Quarter bound in black cloth over black paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Top and outer text block edges starting to fox. Light green endpapers. Pages just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has very minor shelf wear, price unclipped. 8vo. The first volume of Douglas Fairbanks Jr's - raconteur, bon vivant, actor and diplomat - autobiography, spanning the 1920s and 30s, ending in 1941, when Franklin D Roosevelt sent him and his new wife on a fact-finding tour of South America just before the United States entered the Second World War

London, UK: Collins, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First British edition. 432pp, three sections of black and white photographic plates. Quarter bound in black cloth over black paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Light green endpapers. Pages starting to tan. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. The first part of Douglas Fairbanks Jr's - raconteur, bon vivant, actor and diplomat - autobiography, spanning the 1920s and 30s, ending in 1941, when Franklin D Roosevelt sent him and his new wife on a fact-finding tour of South America just before the United States entered the Second World War

Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 590pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt publisher's logo on front, gilt titles on spine. 16mo. Very lightly rubbed spine ends, very lightly bumped bottom edge. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage.

Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. x, 598pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt publisher's logo on front, gilt titles on spine. 16mo. Very lightly rubbed spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage.