Search Results: Authors starting with V from Hessay Books

Nelson, ND Probably 1920s. Pocket sized book of 281pp. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title and ornament to spine. Sepia frontispiece illustration. Previous owner's name to inner board otherwise very clean.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Nelson, ND Probably 1920s. Pocket sized book of 288p. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title and ornament to spine. B + w frontispiece illustration. Previous owner's name to inner board otherwise clean. Adventure in California.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Nelson, ND Probably 1920s. Pocket sized book of 379pp. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title and ornament to spine. B + w frontispiece illustration. Previous owner's name to inner board otherwise clean.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Book Club, 1958. 248pp, priceclipped dustjacket by David Knight with a little wear to edges. Gift inscription on flyleaf, a few spots of light foxing on foredge, otherwise internally clean. The winner of the 1957 Prix Goncourt.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

The Book Club, 1958. Translated by Peter Wiles. 248 pp, illustrated dustjacket has edges protected with sellotape. Small spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Penguin Pelican, 1960. 333pp, illustrated blue and white soft covers with one light crease. B + w illustrations. A couple of small, light spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally very clean and tight. An authoritative account of the people of Mexico before Columbus, with a Postcript by C A Burland.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Sphere, 1983. 312pp, the edges browninga very little with age, illustrated softback covers. A clean, tight copy. Which sister will Lud choose?. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine.

John Calder, 1957. 283 pp, brown boards. Neat stamp to title page and ticket holder inside front board, white painted number to spine, otherwise clean and VG... Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library.

Fearon Pitman, 1980. 321pp, blue cloth covered boards. A very clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket.

Werner Laurie, 1953. 324 pp, blue boards. Colour frontispiece and b + w illustrations. Previous owner's name rubbed out to flyleaf, otherwise clean.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Reprint Society, 1965. 319pp, dustjacket with a little edgewear. Internally very clean. Travels in Russia in the Communist era.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

Reprint Society, 1953. 254 pp, green cloth boards with brown leather label. Complete dustjacket. Frontispiece portrait. A very clean copy. Classic travel across Africa from the Nile to Lake Nyasa.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Reprint Society, 1953. 254 pp, green cloth covered boards, slightly faded to spine, with brown leather label. Frontispiece portrait. Maps. Internally clean. A classic journey across Africa from the Nile to Lake Nyasa. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Hogarth Press, 1955. Ninth impression of thw first edition. 241pp. Blue boards, faded to the spine. Frontispiece author portrait. Maps. A clean copy. A classic of travel in Africa. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Reprint Society, 1965. 319 pp, complete dustjacket rubbed to spine. Internally clean. An account of the author's extensive travels in Russia.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Chatto & Windus, 1986. 2nd impression. 326pp, priceclipped dustjacket is otherwise complete. A very clean copy. People and places - conversations with the great traveller.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

Reprint Society, 1965. 319pp, dustjacket with wear to edges. Spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise internally clean. Travels in Russia in the Communist era.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Harrap, 1937. A large book of 506 pp. Blue decorated cloth boards. Numerous b + w and colour illustrations by the author. The story of the world we live in. Previous owner's neat signature on flyleaf, otherwise VG.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Odhams Press, 1111. Probably mid 1930s. A large book of 506pp. Blue cloth covered boards with impressed art deco design to the front. Many b + w illustrations by the author. A clean copy. The geography of the countries of the world (as they were in the 1930s) and how their history has been shaped by the environment on which they depend. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hendrik Van Loon.

Thames and Hudson, 1960. First English edition. 319pp, the edges browning a very little withage, cloth covered boards with gilt illustration. Many colour and b + w illustrations. A clean copy. The history of the Dutch museums, and detailed descriptions of some of the best paintings.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.