Search Results: Authors starting with V from Lazarus Books Limited

London: Johnathan Cape, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Size 7.5" x 5", 247 pages, issued by The Book Club, red hardcover in good condition with slight edgewear to spine. Pastedown has slight tear, book pages clean and clear. Illustrated dustjacket by Daved Knight chipped at spine ends . Not price clipped. translated from the French by Peter Wiles

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1966. First Edition, First Impression. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1966 First edition, first impression. Signed by Author. Size octavo, 156 pages. Blue hard cover with gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition very good, corners and edges slightly rubbed, pages slightly toned otherwise clean throughout. Dust jacket condition very good, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, edges very slightly curled, slightly age toned, not price clipped. Inscribed by John Vaizey to Wilfred and Nicola Beckerman; "Wilfred & Nicola with love from John" From the collection of Jonathan Gili (1943-2004), film-maker, director and collector of many things including books. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne & Co.. Full calf. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown Full calf. School binding, Verbum Dei Lucerna. Five raised bands and is decorated in gilt. Spine ends slightly rubbed, corners slightly bumped. Price label on pastedown. Some light spotting to endpapers, else fine. 648pp all in fine condition. The chandos classics,

London: Published at 57 & 59 Ludgate Hill, London, E. C., 1901. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Not dated, c.1901, a number of the signed illustrations are dated 1901. Size quarto, continuously paginated, 475 pages. Orange brown buckram cloth covered boards with illustration of mountain climbers and sports equipment in black, highlighted with gilt, and large gilt titles to the front cover, gilt titles and black illustration of sports equipment to the spine, brown floral patterned end-papers and paste-downs. Condition good, hinges cracked and loose, corners and spine ends rubbed, covers a little darkened around the outer edge, front floral end-paper missing, title contents page and pages 1/2 are detached but present, a little creased around the edges, other than this the pages and illustrations are very clean throughout

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1934. First Edition, First Impression . Cloth Bound Boards. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1934 First edition first impression. Size 12mo, 144 pages. Beige cloth covered boards with yellow titles to the spine, no dust jacket. Condition good, an ex-library copy with label to front paste-down and stamps to paste-down and end-paper, no other library markings, corners and spine ends rubbed, spine sunned, handling marks to covers, pages slightly toned else clean throughout. A selection of poetry released in 1934. Contributions from numerous poets, e.g: W.B. Yeats, Masefield, Muir, Dylan Thomas, Gascoyne and more.

London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin & Co., 1880. First Edition, First Impression . Cloth Bound Boards. Fair. 1880 First edition, first impression. Size thick quarto, pages are numbered 129-760 and 1-128. Black cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition fair, front hinge is cracked and hanging on by a couple of threads, cloth at hinges is split, corners and spine ends heavily rubbed, covers marked, better condition internally, light foxing to end-papers, a few light handling marks else contents very clean throughout, well illustrated Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" tall

London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1920. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paper Back. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. April 1920. Size quarto, 9.75" tall, 78 pages. Blue red and white illustrated paper covers. Condition good, rubbing at folds and edges, paper on spine is brittle and cracked, slight toning in the margins of the first and last few pages other than this the contents are very clean. Includes "Archie and the Sausage Chappie" by P. G. Wodehouse and "The Man Who Came Back" by Edgar Wallace.

London: T. Hurst, 1841. Third Edition . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Not dated, dated from gift inscription which is dated 1841. Size 16mo, 324 pages. Burgundy textures cloth covered boards with vignette to front cover and gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, pale yellow end-papers. Condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, spine very faded, gift inscription on front end-paper else contents very clean throughout. With fifteen tissue-protected engravings

London: Stanley Rivers And Co.. 1st Edition . Buckram Bound Boards. Good. Not Dated, C. . Size Octavo, 7.75" X 5", 347 Pages. Burgundy Cbuckram Cloth Covered Boards With Gilt Titles To The Front Cover And Spine, Bevelled Edges, Very Dark Green End-Papers. Condition Good, Corners And Edges Rubbed, Inner Hinges Cracked, Owner's Name To Half-Title, Light Spots To First And Lasr Few Pages, Including Title And Frontis, The Odd Spot Here And There To Occasional Pages, Else The Contents Are Pretty Clean. 0

London: Printed by H. Teape Published & Sold By W. Kent, No.6 High Holborn. & T. Hamilton, Paternoster Row, 1818. Half Calf - Marbled Boards. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Various. Size 12mo, 7" x 4", 432 pages plus index. Half Brown Tree Calf over marbled boards. Double gilt bands to the spine, with gilt titles on red morocco label in the second, and gilt date in the fourth compartment. Condition very good, edges a little rubbed, calf slightly cracked at hinges and spine ends, calf corners tips were never put on when the binding was done. Very faint water stain to lower margin of title and frontis and a few early pages, a few faint spots to prelims and ends, and to a few occasional pages inside, else the contents are pretty clean throughout. Previous owner's name to front endpaper "Isaac Haines 1821" The Youth's Magazine for January to December 1818. A magazine for young people containing Short Stories, Bible Passages, Poems,… Read More

London: Sidgewick & Jackson, 1922. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition,size 4.8" x 7.2" tall,brown hardcover with title to front,no author credited.A few black marks to cover. Spine ends rubbed, previous owners name on endpaper

Bath: Published by Members of Staff and the Research Unit, 1962. First Edition, First Impression . Cloth Bound Boards. Near Fine. 1962 First edition, first impression. Size octavo, 124 pages. Crimson cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition near fine, a very clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Padstow, Cornwall: Tabb House, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1980 first edition. Size octavo, 8.5" tall, 165 pages. Beige hard cover with silver gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition very good plus, corners and sine ends slightly bumped, some very light pencil notes written on the rear end-paper otherwise the contents are very clean. Dust jacket condition very good plus, fine apart from the fact that someone has clipped the price. With a portrait frontispiece drawing and eight photographs. Includes contributions by Brocard Sewell, David Hoyle and Diana Mosley, short memoirs by Alexandra Burgess and Kerstin Hegarty (two of Williamson's former secretaries), together with a reprint of the address given at Williamson's memorial service by Ted Hughes.

London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, 1926. First Edition . Pictorial Boards. Fair. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Various: Caroline Hall, Frank Hart, Helen Jacobs, C. Andrews, M. Morris, E. Aris, Warwick Reynolds, P.E.B. Bernard, Harry B. Neilson, Victoria Madge, R.H. Brock Sylvia I. Venus, Honor G. Appleton,. Not dated but owner's inscription on front end-paper is dated July 1926. Size quarto, unnumbered pages. Pictorial Boards with picture of a boy with a large scale toy sailing boat to front cover, illustration by Caroline Hall. A Young Child's compendium of short stories, rhymes, poems etc all with many lovely half page, vignette and full page illustrations throughout. Condition fair, cover edges rubbed, hinges gone, backstrip half gone, previous owner's inscription to front end-paper else contents quite clean throughout. Illustrators include Caroline Hall, Frank Hart, Helen Jacobs, C. Andrews, M. Morris, E. Aris, Warwick Reynolds, P.E.B. Bernard, Harry B.… Read More

London & Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1927. First Edition . Pictorial Boards. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Norman Sutcliffe, Rufus F. Mallinson, Miss Cicely Read, A. T. Meakins. 1927 for 1928, first thus. Size large octavo, pages not numbered. Cream pictorial boards with red titles and illustrations of girls sailing on a stormy sea to the front cover, cowgirl on horseback to rear cover. Condition very good, corners and edges slightly rubbed, slight shelf wear, head of spine chipped with loss of the first three letters of Bumper, gift inscription to front end-paper, a few light spots to end-papers else contents very clean. With some lovely black and white line illustrations and headpieces etc. With colour title page and colour frontispiece illustration of Bathing adventures in France by Norman Sutcliffe, and four half-tone plates.

London: Dean & Son, Ltd. Pictorial Boards. Fair. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Not dated, c.1930. Size quarto, 188 pages. Pictorial boards with illustration of a girl sitting in a bi-plane to the front and back covers, green cloth spine with black titles and girl and horse vignette. Condition fair, corners and spine ends rubbed, light foxing throughout, a previous owner called Sue has written on the contents page, drawn a portrait on the front end-paper, coloured in some of the line illustrations etc., still some great stories and nice full page colour plates.

London: The Hogarth Press, 1944. 1st Edition First Thus. Cloth Bound Boards. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1944 first edition. Size octavo, 8.5" tall, 168 pages. Red cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the front cover and spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition good, covers are grubby with agecorners bumped, spine ends and hinges rubbed, pages are rather toned otherwise clean. Dust jacket condition good, rubbing and chipping to corners and spine ends and slightly to the edges, spine a little sunned, not price clipped. Contributors include Edith Sitwell, Stephen Spender, John Lehmann, Noel Blackiston, Roy Fuller, Denton Welch, Peter Yates et al.

London: C. & J. Rivington, 1823. First Edition, First Impression . Full calf. Good. 1823 First edition. Volume III for 1823. Size 12mo, 570 pages plus index. Full brown calf binding with gilt titles on red morocco label and gilt bands to the spine. Condition good, corners and edges rubbed, calf on spine dry and brittle and starting to chip, spine sunned, 1.5" splits to the calf at the top and bottom of the hinges, a few minor spots to first and last few pages, pages slightly toned with a few dust/handling marks else the contents are pretty clean. Periodical magazine bound issues containing various articles stories etc on different subjects. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

London: Dean & Son, Ltd. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Not dated. Size 10.25" x 7.25", 188 pages. Pictorial hard cover with red titles and an illustration of a Canadian Mountie and men beside a lake, blue cloth spine. Condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, contents clean. With colour frontispiece illustration and further black and white illustrations throughout. Compendium of Stories and articles

Stroud: Nonsuch Publishing, 2007. First Edition, First Impression. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2007 first edition, first impression of this re-issue. Size 12mo, 192 pages. Black hard cover with gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition fine, not price clipped. Stories by Irving, Poe, Doyle, Bierce, Defoe, Hawthorne, James, Le Fanu, Baring-Gould and Kipling. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall