Search Results: Titles starting with A from World of Rare Books

Music For Pleasure, 1978. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a vinyl record and has been visually graded. G+, light hairlines on surface. Sleeve has light ring/edge wear, writing and sticker on back panel, G.MFP 50413 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Association of British Aero Clubs and Centres Ltd, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. Reprint. 251 pages. Grey dust jacket over grey cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 382 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Some uncut pages throughout. Paper worn away to rear pastedown. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Dean & Son Ltd., 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Fully illustrated throughout. Very light marking to pages and mild cracking to hinges. Light foxing and rubbing to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with heavy sunning to spine. Slight warping to front board.

Ian Allan Ltd, 1957. Paperback. Good. 1957. No Edition Remarks. 72 pages. Illustrated paper cover with photographic black and white in text images throughout. 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 sunning.

Medici Society, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue and white pictorial boards with a cloth spine. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. 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. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. With some tanning to spine and edges.

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1955. First Printing. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with black lettering. Colour frontispiece with B&W illustrations throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and board edges. Moderate scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Sweet & Maxwell, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. 37th Edition. 395 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering and crest. Pages are moderately tanned with light foxing throughout and staining to text block top. Inscription to the front pastedown, Ex Libris insert to ffep. Binding is firm with light corner bumping and ring staining to the warped boards. Spine is tanned with light shelf wear and splitting to edge.

Collins, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. Third Impression. 192 pages. Illustrated paper cover. 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 sunning.

The New Era Publishing Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Red 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 tanning.

James Munro & Co Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 314 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are clean, with moderate tanning and marking to text block edges. Previous owner's inscriptions to ffep. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Boards are slightly bowed with sunning and water marks.

Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 534 pages. No dust jacket. Brown pictorial cloth. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose. 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, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean.

Frederick Muller Ltd., 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. 96 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. 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. Tanning along spine and board edges. Forward leaning. Mild rub wear to surfaces and edges with crushing to spine ends and bumps to corners. Mildly chipped dust jacket has a few creases, scuffs and small tears. Light tanning. Rubbing with shelf wear. Price clipped.

English Universities Press, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. Third Impression. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Colour illustrative dust jacket over green cloth with colour and black and white photographic plates throughout. Dust jacket has a laminated cover folded over the boards. 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 and book is forward leaning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Stanley Paul & Co, 1913. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1913. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white plates. Light tanning and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Light cracking to front hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Binding remains firm, with tanning overall.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1949. Reprinted. 291 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor loss to spine and panel. Moderate tape repairs to flaps. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Oxford University Press, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Decorated red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations, with colour illustrated plates. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Some illustrations have been coloured in with pencil. Occasional thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to front hinge. Some dark rubbed marking to pages. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Dark rubbed marking to all surfaces. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Notable scuffing and dark scuffed marks overall.

L. Martinet, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. 72 pages. No dust jacket. In French. Pictorial boards with grey lettering. Colour and B&W illustrations throughout. Heavy tanning throughout. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Heavy tanning to spine and board edges. Mild staining and marking to boards.

Juvenile Productions, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Unpaginated. Black and white photographic dust jacket over red cloth with photographic black and white plates throughout. Light tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Slight dog-eared pages throughout as well. Boards have light rubbing and visible water damage to the front top corner. Soft crushing to spine ends as well. Unclipped jacket with pen inscriptions to the front inside flap and moderate edge wear. Noticeable rubbing and tears to the edges, corners and spine as well.

Faber & Faber, 1931. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1931. 90 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers, with small inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning, with rubbing and marking.