Search Results: Authors starting with K from Loe Books

Bombay: The International Book House Ltd., 1943. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo. pp 70. Dust jacket very good, a little dust soiling, now protected in an archival sleeve, Contents clean and tight, name in ink to the front free endpaper. A very good copy in a near fine jacket..

London: T & A D Poyser Natural History, 1999. Book. Illus. by Priscilla Barrett. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. viii 184, colour and b/w photographs. Original dust jacket near fine, slight fading to the spine, not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, fine crease possibly printing error to the front half title, very faint dust soiling to the top of the text block only, no foxing. A near fine bright copy..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (16 x 24cm). Yale Classical Studies Vol 24. Pp. xv, 236. Black and white photographic portrait frontispiece. Original dust jacket very good, with slight general wear and a little rubbing to edges, previous owners has added "Studies in Greek History" to the spine, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Red cloth hard-back binding in very good condition. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good, clean copy..

London: Elliot Stock, 1880. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to [25 x 19 cm]. Quarter Vellum. Pp..viii, 115; b/w in-text illustrations. Original quater vellum over bleu paper-covered boards with paper title label pasted on to the front board. binding somewhat worn and marked with the signature of "Henry Kain's-Jackson" to the front board, presumably a relative of the author's, but binding remains strong. Contents good and tight, end papers browned, the front with a pasted on contemporary review of the book that appeared in the Daily Telegraph July 1 1880, and a review from the Daily News on the rear end paper. Top edge cut, other edges uncut, thick paper which is generally unmarked. A good to very good copy. "Early monuments in England, many dating from prehistoric times. An extensive review of stone circles, pillars, cairns, and earthworks.".

London: George G. Harrap, 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. 8vo. b/w frontispiece plate, further b/w plates. Original red cloth binding with black lettering, very good with a little general wear and rubbing, cloth slight marked/faded. Contents clean and tight, prize plate to the front paste-down otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

London: The Lyons Press, 2000. Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo. 305 pages + 32 plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket, fine. Original cloth binding, fine with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight. A fine tight copy..

Gera: F. von Zezschwitz, 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xii, 191, [1]. Original green cloth with white lettering, very good. Contents clean and tight, original patterned end papers, no inscriptions or other marks. A very good copy. [Original grünes Tuch mit weißer Schrift, sehr gut. Inhalt sauber und fest, original gemusterte Endpapiere, keine Inschriften oder andere Markierungen. Eine sehr gute Kopie.].

London: The Royal Entomological Society, 1950. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Large 8vo. 36 pages (pp. 389-434); 10 b/w plates. Original printed paper wrappers very good with slight wear only. Contents good and clean and tight. A very good copy..

Bombay: Thacker & Co. Ltd, 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. 8vo. Published in April 1941 one month after the first edition. Original coarse black cloth binding with pasted-on title label to front board, very slight edge-wear and a few marks. Contents clean and tight, neat signature to front end paper, and engraved bookplate to front paste-down, no foxing. A very good copy of this rare title..

Deventer-Boston: Springer-Verlag, 1990. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 315 pages. Covers good with light general wear and rubbing to edges, light crease to rear cover. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

USA: Hartford, State Geological and Natural History Survey, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 875 pages; numerous b/w illustrations. Original hardback binding, good with some general wear and rubbing, worn library stamp to front board. Contents clean and tight, contains library bookplates and stamps from the Goodell Library Massachusetts College, no inscriptions, otherwise unmarked. A very good ex -lib copy..

New Zealand: Kathleen Keene, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Second Edition. 150 pages. Original dust jacket very good with a little rubbing to edges, slight dust soiling, re-enforced on the reverse. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions, signed by the author to the half title. A very good copy in a very good jacket..

Graz: Jos. A. Kienreich, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 270 pages; b/w in-text illustrations. Original dust jacket good with some general wear and rubbing to edges, large tear to rear panel with old sellotape mark, now carefullly repaired with archival tape. dust jacket protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Hardback binding very good with light wear only, corners a little bumped. Contents clean and tight, contemporary inscription to the front end paper. A very good copy with the rare dust jacket..

Athens, Greece: Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 1996. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Folio (21 x 28cm). Signed and inscribed by the author to the front blank page "To Michael and Ms Majerus with compliments P. Katsoyannos" This copy from the library of the late Michael Majerus (renowned entomologist and geneticist and author of Melanism: Evolution in Action and the New Naturalist titles Ladybirds and Moths). 110 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Original card covers fine with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. A fine bright copy, signed by the author..

Wales: Gomer, 2000. Book. Illus. by Paul Kay. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo. colour illustrations throughout. Covers fine. Contents clean and tight, signed by the author to the title page. A fine copy, clean and bright..

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Book. Illus. by Hulme, Mark. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to (25 x 19cm). Complete in two volumes: vol 1: general chapters, species accounts; vol. 2: species acounts (Cairina to Mergus). 30 colour plates by Mark Hulme. Dust jackets fine, protected in clear removable archival sleeves; hardback binding fine; contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine set. [Part of the Oxford Bird Families Series of which 17 titles have been published.].

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1937. Book. Good. Hardback. Reprint. 8vo. With 46 b/w photos and a map. Covers edge-worn, some rubbing and fading to the spine, top/tail of spine just starting to fray, contents clean and tight..

London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1905. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo. pp. 96; 22 coloured plates by AFL (A. F. Lydon), all with original tissue guards. Privately bound polished calf prize binding by Relfe Brothers of London for Llandaff Cathedral School, gilt vignette to the front board of the cathedral, gilt decoration to the spine and boards, spine label missing, a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, prize plate dated 1908 signed by the head of the time on the front pastedown, ornate marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, hinges good and strong, light foxing to a few tissue guards and text pages, all plates uneffected and clean.. A very good copy..

London: Cassel and Company, Limited, 1898. Book. Illus. by Cherry Kearton. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo (approx. 15 x 22cm). pp. xvi, 368 [4], b/w frontispiece, further b/w photographic illustrations throughout. Superb original decorative green cloth binding, gilt lettering and gilt vignette to the front board , a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, signature dated 1899 to the front free endpaper along with another dated 1958, frontispiece plate somewhat foxed but the remaining contents very clean without foxing. A very good copy..

London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xii, 164 frontispieces numerus plates in photogravure. (Photographs by Cherry & Richard Kearton). Binding very good, bright gilt to spine and title in black to the front board. Contents clean and tight, a little fxing/ toning throughout but not effecting the plates, Bolton School bookplate to the front pastedown, prize inscription to the front free endpaper dated 1923 . A very good copy.