Search Results: Authors starting with M from Washburn Books

Philadelphia & Toronto: The Blakiston Company, 1948 Book. Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. Reprint of 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book designed primarily for the beginning student of embryology. 228pp with index, illustrated with 87 black and white drawings plus colour drawing to frontis. Dulled gilt lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, slight foxing to page edges and original book seller's stamp to rear pastedown, otherwise good copy with no other inscriptions..

London: T Fisher Unwin, 1908 Book. Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The complete Shakespeare sonnets, with introduction and notes. 285pp. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Top edges dusty, other edges untrimmed. Slight foxing to early pages and pencil inscriptions to front endpaper, slight fraying to spine and blemish to front board, possibly from candlewax, otherwise good copy of this scarce edition..

London: Oxford University Press, 1961 Book. Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Comprehensive reference work. 971pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Left hinge weak, spine faded and usual library stamps to endpapers and title page, otherwise good copy. VERY HEAVY BOOK. Additional postage will be requested..

Heidelberg: Jules Groos, 1925 Book. Good. Decorated Red Boards. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spanish grammar tutor, main text in French. 429pp. Double-page colour map of Spain to front pastedown and endpaper and similar map of Central and South America to rear endpapers. Hinges cracked, edges and corners rubbed and page edges browned, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London & Wakefield: W Nicholson & Sons Ltd Book. Good. Maroon Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Christian-based novel first published in the USA in 1894 by the American Congregationalist minister, author of 'In His Steps - What Would Jesus Do?' Undated UK edition, circa 1898. Gilt lettering and blind stamped pattern to front board and spine. 294pp illusttrated with black and white drawing to first page. Bumping to spine and corners, 1/2" tear to top of backstrip and marking to page edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

Stevenage, Hertfordshire: Regency House Publishing Ltd, 2005 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition.. 6.5" Tall x 8.5" Wide. Survey of over 250 buildings generally recognised as great examples of the world's architectural treasures. 447pp with index, illustrated profusely throughout with colour photographs. Some creasing to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

E J Arnold & Son Ltd Book. Illus. by H C McBeath. Good. Decorated Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. History book for children with stories, scripts for plays and ideas for role-play. 152pp illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. Endpapers have drawings of a mediaeval village. Spine slanted and darkened, bumping to spine and corners, boards somewhat soiled and top edges dusty. Former owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise good copy..

London: Portman Books, 1989 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Comprehensive account of all the significant scientific works which appeared in English during three hundred years to 1900. Extended bibliographies to each chapter. 262pp illustrated in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine, corners and edges and ex libris book plate to endpaper, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has some rubbing to corners and surface scuffing, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class/overseas shipping..

Hertfordshire: South Herts Golf Club, 2016 Book. Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. History of the South Herts Golf Club, home to one of England's greatest golfers, Harry Vardon, published to celebrate 117 years of golf. Foreword by Peter Alliss. signed by the author with personal dedication on the endpaper. 176pp illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. Slight bump to top corner, otherwise near fine copy. Unclipped DJ has minor surface wear, otherwise near fine..

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1938 Book. Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Guide to the background to French politics after the First World War. Discussion Books series. 180pp with index. White drawing to front board and lettering to spine, top edges tinted. Some rubbing to spine and corners, nicks to fore-edges, foxing to edges and darkened panels to endpapers. From the private collection of publisher Guy Chapman, whose signature appears on the front endpaper..

Frankfurt Am Main: K+G Karto+Grafik, 1985 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Attractive little guide to Sri Lanka, illustrated with colour photographs and maps, and containing much information of interest to the traveller. Also enclosed, folding map of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The whole encased in a clear protective cover..

London: Methuen & Co, 1907 Book. Poor. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. One of a series "The Beginner's Books" for ages 7-12, in two sections:- Part I The Legends of Rome and Part II The True Stories of Rome. Binding split, pages still attached. Uncut edges dusty and tanned. Child has written notes on inside cover and endpapers, also within text. Spine and corners bumped, cover inkstained..

London: G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1924 Book. Illus. by Chas A Buchel. Fair. Decorated Blue Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated history of the period of France dominated by the story of Joan of Arc. 191pp. Illustrated with 13 colour drawings. Bound in blue buckram with glued on colour drawing in gilt border with gilt lettering to top board and spine. Top edges dust marked, foxing and marking to edges and margins, endpaper absent and sellotape repair to list of illustrations, otherwise fair reading copy..

London: Sands & Co, 1902 Book. Good. Burgundy Buckram. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Religious history of the 19th century, focusing on the religious concentrations of Christian women. 320pp with 25 black and white illustrations. Tissue guarded portrait to frontis. Gilt lettering to top board and spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, spine faded and some foxing to edges and endapers, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. .

London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd, 1968 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book designed for University and college students taking geology as an honours course or as a subsidiary subject or for students taking geology at A Level. 64pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings. Slight creasing to corners, some marking to back panel and pencil annotations to a few pages, otherwise very good copy..

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd, 1966 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Complete set in four volumes, illustrated throughout in black and white. Some rubbing to spines and corners and slight age-toning to pages, otherwise very good copies in good slipcase with no major defects. No inscriptions..

2003 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Short biography of John Wesley by the Headmaster of Kingswood School, which was founded by Wesley in 1748. No publication information enclosed, but presumed to have been published circa 2003 as it celebrated 300 years since Wesley's birth. 40pp illustrated in black and white. Minimal surface wear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Scarce copy..

Bridgwater, Somerset: Printed By Bigwood & Staple Lts, 1988 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Presumed First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1738-1988: 250th Conversion Anniversary. Short history of Kingswood School and its connection to its founder John Wesley, by the headmaster of the school. 20pp illustrated in black and white. No other publication history available. Slight surface wear and creasing to corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Scarce copy..

London & Toronto: Heinemann, 1940 Book. Good. Turquoise Cloth Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Novel set before the first World War and ending with a moving description of the sinking of the Titanic. Bumping to spine and one edge, creasing to the bottom edge of a few pages, foxing to edges, previous owner's name neatly inscribed on endpaper, also the date 1st March 1940, otherwise good copy. DJ grubby and worn to edges, with a few small nicks and tape repair..

Cambridge University Press, 1997 Book. Near Fine. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Examination of the beliefs and activities of 'therapeutic reformers', individuals who sought to use the science of controlled experiments to direct medical practice. 258pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Very slight bumping to spine, otherwise near fine unmarked copy..