Search Results: Authors starting with M from Ramblingsid's Books

George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1935 hb no d/w, blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine and blind stamped titles to the front cover, corners and head and foot of spine bumped and worn, covers clean, pages tanned with age, light spotting to the endpapers, there is a small ownership inscription on the front free endpaper, a good secure binding, [Box 47]

Alec Tiranti, 1971 Alec Tiranti, London, 1971, hb with d/w, reprint, pale olive green covers with red titles to spine, very few signs of wear, there is some light marking to the covers, pages are clean and bright, the pages with the photographic illustrations appear to be a little tanned, a good secure tight binding, in a good price-clipped d/w that is creased and rubbed at the edges and marked on the rear cover [Box 19]

Sampson Low Marston & Co Ltd nd, hb no d/w, red cloth boards with black titles to spine and decoration to front cover, corners and head and foot of spine bumped and rubbed, spine faded, pages tanned with age, a good secure binding, overall a good reading copy [Box 47]

Smith Elder & Co, 1887 hb no d/w, hard marbled boards with red cloth spine, spine tanned, edges of the covers rubbed and worn, marbled paper on front cover damaged where it meets the red cloth of the spine, pages tanned with age but with very little foxing, front and rear hinges cracked but the book remains intact, two previous owners signatures on front fep, reading copy only [Box 10]

Chatto & Windus, 1980 Chatto & Windus, London, 1980, hb with d/w, blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, few signs of wear, some mottling to top and front edge of pages, otherwise a near fine copy, in a near fine unclipped d/w. There seems to have been a slight manufacturing fault with this copy as four pages at the front of the book remain joined at the top right corner, the actual text of the novel is unaffected. [Box 12]

Editions Filipacchi, 2002 hb with d/w, A FRENCH LANGUAGE BOOK, pictorial paper covers, corners and head and foot of spine a little bumped and rubbed else few signs of wear, pages clean and bright, a good tight binding, in a very good d/w that has not been price clipped, shows few signs of wear and has no chips or tears, a near fine copy [Box 42]

London: Portman Books/B T Batsford Ltd, 1974 Portman Books (B T Batsford Ltd), London, 1974, hb with d/w, 1st ed, black cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, head and foot of spine lightly bumped else few signs of wear to the covers, pages clean and bright, a good tight secure binding, in a d/w that has been price clipped but has few signs of wear with no chips or tears [Box 27]

Instituto Geografico de Agostini, 1986 Instituto Geografico de Agostini, Novara, Italy, 1986, hb no d/w, AN ITALIAN LANGUAGE BOOK, photographic paper boards, spine and a portion of the front cover faded, the pages of the text are a little faded while the pages of illustrations are printed on higher quality paper and remain clean and bright, a good tight secure binding [Box 43]

Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1946 Macmillan & Co Ltd, London, 1946, hb no d/w, 1st ed, maroon cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, corners and head and foot of spine bumped and worn, top edge of covers are also badly bumped, pages tanned with age, spotting to the page edges, an extensive presentation inscription on the front endpaper, a good secure binding, reading copy only. Library cataloque number to spine but no marks or stamps inside the book. [Box 41]

George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1933 George G Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, 1933, hb no d/w, reprint June 1933, green cloth boards with gilt titles to spine and blind stamped titles to front cover, corners and head and foot of spine bumped and rubbed, some staining to the covers, front paste-down crinkled somewhat, pages tanned with age but remain clean and bright, a little spotting to the page edges, a good secure binding, a good reading copy [Box 41]

Little Brown and Company, 1999 Little Brown and Company, London, 1999, hb with d/w, 1st ed, black cloth boards with silver gilt titles to spine, few signs of wear, pages clean and bright, a nice tight secure binding, in a vg d/w that has been price-clipped. There is an extensive presentation inscription from the author Duncan McLaren which describes this book as " a journey through a land lost by war that is now on the Road to Recovery" [Box 42]

London: Phaidon Press/British Museum Publications, 1975 Phaidon Press/British Museum Publications, London, 1975, pb, no creasing to spine, only light wear to the edges of the covers, pages clean and bright, a good tight secure binding [Box 49]

Victor Gollancz Limited, 1985 Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1985, pb, no creasing to spine, little sign of wear to the edges, pages tanned with age, a nice tight secure binding, a very good copy [Box 36]

Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Sons Ltd, 1979 John Bartholomew & Son Ltd, Edinburgh, 1979, hb with d/w, 1st ed, blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, head and foot of spine lightly bumped else few if any signs of wear to the covers, pages clean and bright, a good tight secure binding, in a d/w that has not been price clipped and has few signs of wear with no chips or tears [Box 26]

Hollis & Carter, 1960 Hollis & Carter, London, 1960, hb no d/w, 1st ed, brown cloth boards with white titles to spine, corners and head and foot of spine a little bumped and rubbed, pages tanned with age, a good secure binding [Box 20]

Pimlico, 2002 pb, reprint, little creasing to spine, covers are a little grubby with handling, pages clean and bright, good secure binding [Box 13]

Reprint Society, 1954 Reprint Society, London, 1954, hb no d/w, 2 vols, book club edition, green cloth boards with gilt titles to spine partially in a maroon cartouche, corners and edges of covers and head and foot of spine a little bumped, pages tanned with age, good secure firm bindings, good reading copies [Box 47]

Pan Books, 1970 Pan Books, London, 1970, pb, no creasing to spine, little wear to the covers, pages tanned with age, a good tight secure binding, this copy appears to be unread {B2125}[Box 48]

George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1932 George G Harrap & Co Ltd, london, 1932, hb no d/w, 1st ed, blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, corners of covers and head and foot of spine bumped and worn, spine faded, ownership signature on the front endpaper, there is a black mark on the bottom edge of the pages, binding is a little loose, reading copy only [Box 47]

Vernon & Yates Ltd, 1967 Vernon & Yates Ltd, Wimbledon, 1967, hb with d/w, 1st ed, blue cloth boards with red titles to spine, edges of covers and head and foot of spine bumped and a little worn, ownership inscription on front endpaper, pages clean and bright, a nice tight binding, in a good unclipped d/w that is a little rubbed at the edges and in a protective plastic cover [Box 31]