Search Results: Authors starting with T from World of Rare Books

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. London, 1969. Hardcover. Good. 1969. 359 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Corners are dogeared in places. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed. With some tanning to spine and edges.

E. & F. N. Spon, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1950. 143 pages. Plain printed jacket over blue cloth with gold lettering to front and spine. Contains illustrations. Pages remain clear with light tanning and foxing throughout and some occasional marking. Heavier tanning to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards are moderately marked and have wear to edges, bumping to corners, some crushing and fraying to spine. Tanning to spine. Unclipped jacket is heavily marked and has some moderate edge wear, creases, chips and tears mainly to the edges, corners and spine, some small areas of loss.

BBC TV, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 79 pages. Good condition paperback; as expected for age. Cards, pages, and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues may exist such as shelf wear, inscriptions, light foxing and tanning.

British Broadcasting Compan, 1973. Hardcover. Good. 1973. 76 pages. No dust jacket. White pictorial boards. Tenth book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Helicon, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. First Edition. 64 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to reverse of front cover. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Thumb-marking present throughout. Paper cover has visible edge wear with creases. Corners are curled. Black marks overall.

Vinton, 1892. Hardcover. Good. 1892. Fifth Edition. 148 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with black lettering.(Morton's Handbooks of the Farm number III). Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some marking, soiling and tanning.

Lettres Modernes, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1964. 230 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. French text. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Occasional dog-eared corners. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Brown staining to rear board.

Constable, 1921. Hardcover. Good. 1921. First Edition. 263 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Constable, 1921. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1921. First Edition. 263 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards. Tanning, foxing and thumbing throughout. Mild cracking to guttering, pages remain tight. Former owner's name and bookseller's markings to front endpaper. Boards have rub wear and marking with sunning to spine. Bumping to corners, edges and spine ends.

T.& T. Clark, 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. Second Edition. 418 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately yellowed, with heavy tanning and marking to text block edges. Light foxing and marking throughout, with rubbing to pastedowns. Heavy tanning and foxing to endpapers, with small inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with sunning overall. Light spots of bleaching to bottom spine.

Putnam, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. 544 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with blind stamped decoration and gilt lettering to front, gilt lettering to spine. Contains monochrome illustrations and fold-out maps. Pages remain mostly clear with light tanning and foxing throughout and some occasional marking. Heavier tanning to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose. Boards are moderately marked and stained and have wear to edges, bumping to corners, crushing and fraying to spine. Mild sunning to spine.

Malaysia Publications, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. 198 pages. Signed by the author. Green pictorial dust jacket over cloth boards. Authors signature to fep. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Boards are mildly rub worn, with some light shelf wear to spine, edges and corners, corners are bumped. Slight crushing to spine ends. Sunning to spine and edges. Light wear to dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. With some sunning to spine and edges.

Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1925. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1925. 259 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt decoration to front and gilt lettering to spine. Pages remain mostly clear and bright with minimal tanning and foxing throughout, light occasional marking. Large area of loss to front free endpaper. Infrequent folding and creasing. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and stained and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners, light crushing and wear to spine. Mild sunning to spine.

Oliver and Boyd, 1968. Paperback. Acceptable. 1968. 168 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Neat, clean, with heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Occasional thumbing throughout and mild cracking to front hinge. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Kegan Paul, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. 199 pages. No dust jacket. Beige boards with a green cloth spine. Stamps to front endpaper Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Small area of loss to edges.

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. First Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with yellow lettering over green cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Minor soiling to DJ.

The Caxton Publishing Company, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 222 pages. Grey dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate foxing and tanning to text block edges. Light tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. First Edition. 238 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown library bound boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Ex-library with usual stamps and inserts. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.

Historical Association, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 26 pages. Pictorial black and white paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.