Search Results: Authors starting with S from Nigel Sustins Books

London: Printed for the Author by R. Carpenter and Son. Published and Sold by Sherwood, Jones, 1823. Fits description of the 5th edition 1823 (Preface has that date). Original boards very worn and stained, spine replaced with a piece of coarse linen, hinges cracked and the book falls open in two equal parts which are nonetheless still secured by the linen spine, inked name to front free endpaper (address has been erased with abrasion to the paper). Two black and white shaded aquatints: 'The Crown at Broxbourn Bridge' and the 'Rye House Fishery', vignette of barbel, tench and roach to title page, 4 plates of Angling Apparatus, other full page plates are: 'Perch', 'Sniggling Apparatus', 'Trolling with the gorge', 'Dipping or Dapping for Chub', 'Punt Fishing' and 'Mackerel'. The only river map is that of the River Lea at the back. Numerous text illustrations ('cuts'). 373 pages. Rough-cut edges dusty and browned. Text is generally… Read More

USA: Gold n Honey Books, 1993. Good in pictorial boards, some wear to board edges, wear/chipping to base of spine, scratch marks to covers, but predominantly good plus. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Graci Evans.

UK: Cresset, 1931. First edition in worn boards (titles faded from spine), contents sound, small section of the index detached and loosely laid in, black and white plates, fold-out map to rear; inscribed and signed ('GBS') by author to front free endpaper.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Folio Society, 1974 Very good with some browning to spine in slipcase. . Hard Back. Very Good. Illus. by Lynton Lamb.

UK: Collins, 1972. Scarce revised edition (1972) of this 'Lone Pine' adventure set in Shropshire. Pictorial boards with some wear to spine ends and corners, but predominantly very good. Pages tanned but clean.. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good.

Paperback in very good used condition. Third printing 2007.

UK: Phoenix House, 1993. Second printing 1993, signed by author to title page, some wear to board edges and dust marks to page blocks, but substantially very good; dust-wrapper is rubbed, soiled and scratched in places, faded to spine, good only.. Signed by Author. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

UK: Archibald Constable, 1905. 1905 edition, line drawings, 8 full page black and white plates, coloured title page, blue cloth with wear and rubbing, dust and browning to edges, some strain to stitching but binding secure, internally generally good.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

UK: William Orr, 1855. Three solidly-bound volumes in red cloth which is worn and stained in places, all spines discoloured, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, spine of vol. 1 has a 1.5 inch tear to the cloth, inexpertly repaired, dust and soiling to edges, flourishing ink signatures to the yellow-sided prelim of each volume (Charles B Jago or Iago!?), vol. 1 has an ink inscription to verso of frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare, and shows through at the front; delightful plates by Kenny Meadows, some dated 1845, must have been originally published separately before being bound in, and all have a rounded waterstain to top or bottom margin, and are browned to the edges; many equally delightful black and white illustrations in the text; pages generally in good plus condition, with some browning, particularly those opposite the plates which have offset marginal discolouring; text in double-columns. Heavy items which will require extra postage/insurance.. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by Kenny Meadows… Read More

London: Arthur Barker, 1938. Second printing (1938) of a rare novel, cloth is worn and pushed to spine ends but clean, book is cocked, dust and foxing to edges, browning to endpapers, text is very good; protected dust-wrapper is browned and chipped, with losses to top of spine, top and bottom of front panel near the flap ('arp' of Sharp, and 'ree' of Tree missing), and the upper part of the rear flap, but most of the attractive cover artwork is present.. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable.

UK: Cambridge, 1994. First UK hardback edition, book is virtually as new, (small previous owner name to front free endpaper), dust-wrapper has some rubbing to the top edge, and fading of colour to the spine, but is predominantly very good. Extra postage required outside the UK.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

UK: Methuen, 1965. Inscribed and signed to title page by author/artist: a rare and important signature for all Grahame and 'Pooh' enthusiastists; near fine in brown cloth with cover illustration of a badger in orange; internally fine - many black and white illustrations of badgers; dust-wrapper is price-clipped, and has some rubbing/darkening to edges, slight lifting of lamination to rear panel and top of spine, substantially good plus.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by The Author.

UK/USA: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1996. A very good copy in like dust-wrapper with inserted sheet signed 'Ned Sherrin 1999'.. Inserted Signature. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

A first hardback printing of this updated edition in virtually mint condition with dust-wrapper. Extra postage required for despatch outside the UK.

USA: Little, Brown, 2009. Scarce signed first printing of the standard trade edition (the true first edition), signed by author to title page and dated 19th Feb. 09. Dust-wrapper is near fine with minimal rubbing to edges and a small abrasion to the paper of the rear panel at the bottom. Extra postage required outside Europe.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. New/Very Good.

USA: Yale University Press, 1997. Near fine book in a slightly rubbed and marked dust-wrapper.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Edinburgh: Polygon, 2008 First printing, some wear to spine, book slightly cocked but internally is tight and fine, dust-wrapper slightly rubbed to the edges. . First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good.

USA: Bruccoli-Clark, 1972. Illustrated catalogue (650 copies printed) to the exhibition at the Bibliotheque Benjamin Franklin in conjunction with a conference at the Institut d'Etudes Americaines, 1972. Very good in stapled card covers.. Paperback. Very Good.

UK: John Murray, 1839. 19th edition of a collection of addresses for the new Drury Lane Theatre, purported to be by famous poets/writers, contains the new preface by the true writers from 1833, heavily soiled grey boards with a brown cloth spine strip, some fraying, splits and wear to spine ends, paper title panel chipped and largely illegible, previous owner has written his name on front and back boards, title page, and both pastedowns (!); dust to edges, strain to stitching, foxing to endpapers, frontispiece of the Smith brothers, contents generally good with some foxing.. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Illus. by George Cruikshank.

London: Longman Brown, 1850. Attractive one-volume collection in brown leather, rubbed and worn to the edges, five raised bands to spine with floral designs in gilt, some rubbing/fraying to spine ends, frontispiece portrait with (browned) tissue guard, browning to edges of frontispiece and title page illustration, otherwise internally good, printed in double columns.. Reprint. Hardcover. Good.