Search Results: Titles starting with E from Bird's Books

Edinburgh, David Douglas., 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Edinburgh, David Douglas., 1882. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. 8vo royal blue cloth with gilt titles. Vol I xlix + 457pp and 20 pp of bookseller cat. Vol II xlix, 509 pp. Ex reference book with bookplates to front pastedown and library stamp to rear. No other obvious library markings. Tightly bound. Some discolouration to endpapers. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1930. Hardcover. Good +. Howard V Brown.. Khaki cloth boards with dark green decoration on cover and dark green titles on spine. Some bumping / shelf wear to edges. 154pp with frontispiece, map and numerous other illustrations by Howard V Brown. Occasional marks, but generally clean. Part of the Industrial and Social History Series. Intended for a juvenile audience.

The Connoisseur, London, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The Connoisseur, London, 1957. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 10'' tall, black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, red upper edge. Dust jacket has a small tear on reverse. Sellotape marks on paste downs where dust jacket cover attached. X + 180pp with 96 plates & illustrations throughout the text. One of the Connoisseur Period Guides. A guide to the houses, decoration, furnishing, art, chattels etc of The Early Georgian Period. Ex reference library with book plate to front pastedown, stamps to endpapers & upper edge, library number on spine & reverse of title page. Stamp at beginning & end of book. Otherwise no library markings, the inner book is clean & in very good condition.

London : Frederick Warner & Co., 1875. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, original gilt-blocked pictorial green cloth. 620pp illustrated with black and white plates. 12 pages of publisher's catalogue at rear. A little edge wear on spine and corners, generally attractive binding and clean inside. Entertaining, yet educational tales for the young.

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1955. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo tan paper boards with red titles on front and spine. Some light shelfwear, inner book is in very good condition +. 114pp illustrated with 48 plates.

David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1877. 1st Edition . Fair. 11.5'' tall by 9.25''. Half bound in leather with marbled gilt tiles on spine, upper edge gilt. Binding shows shelf wear & a piece is missing from the top of the spine (see picture). Limited to 350 copies, of which this is no. 19. Lxv + 205pp with frontispiece. Small ink stain on frontispiece/tissue guard (see pictures). Ex reference library with decorative bookplate to rear pastedown, single stamp on front endpaper & upper edge, handwritten numbers on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings, inner book is clean & in very good condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage.***

The Connoisseur, London, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Connoisseur, London, 1958. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 10'' tall, black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine, red upper edge. Sellotape marks where dust jacket cover was attached. Xi+ 180pp with 96 plates & illustrations throughout the text. One of the Connoisseur Period Guides. A guide to the houses, decoration, furnishing, art, book binding, chattels etc of The Early Victorian Period. Ex reference library with book plate to front pastedown, stamps to endpapers & upper edge, library number on reverse of title page. Stamp at beginning & end of book. Otherwise no library markings, the inner book is clean & in very good condition.

London: John Lane, 1912. Hardcover. Good +. Aubrey Beardsley. 4to, blue cloth boards with white titles and decoration on front and spine. Boards with some marking and shelf wear. 18pp of biography and discussion of Aubrey’s work, illustrated with 157pp of plates. The plates are generally clean and in very good condition, very occasional marks and a couple have corner creases.

Edinburgh: Leith Academy, 2019. First edition. Softcover. New. Signed by Kirsty Wark, respected Scottish broadcaster. Pictorial card covers. 4to, 98pp illustrated throughout. A cookbook reflecting the diversity of Leith, the port of Edinburgh. Alongside traditional Scottish fare, there are Polish, Indian, Vietnamese etc covering starters, breakfast, deserts, baking, mains, sauces, preserves, drinks. All proceeds from this sale go to support Leith Academy’s HE Department.

Edinburgh: Leith Academy, 2019. First edition. Softcover. New. Signed on the contents page by Guy Henry of Harry Potter and Casualty fame. Pictorial card covers. 4to, 98pp illustrated throughout. A cookbook reflecting the diversity of Leith, the port of Edinburgh. Alongside traditional Scottish fare, there are Polish, Indian, Vietnamese etc covering starters, breakfast, deserts, baking, mains, sauces, preserves, drinks. All proceeds from this sale go to support Leith Academy’s HE Department.

Edinburgh: Leith Academy, 2019. First edition. Softcover. New. Signed by Roger McGough, well known English poet, playwright and musician. Pictorial card covers. 4to, 98pp illustrated throughout. A cookbook reflecting the diversity of Leith, the port of Edinburgh. Alongside traditional Scottish fare, there are Polish, Indian, Vietnamese etc covering starters, breakfast, deserts, baking, mains, sauces, preserves, drinks. All proceeds from this sale go to support Leith Academy’s HE Department.

Edinburgh: Leith Academy, 2019. First edition. Softcover. New. Signed by the Proclaimers, Leith’s finest band. Both Charlie and Craig signed the front cover at the last night of their SSE concert in Glasgow pre covid. Pictorial card covers. 4to, 98pp illustrated throughout. A cookbook reflecting the diversity of Leith, the port of Edinburgh. Alongside traditional Scottish fare, there are Polish, Indian, Vietnamese etc covering starters, breakfast, deserts, baking, mains, sauces, preserves, drinks. All proceeds from this sale go to support Leith Academy’s HE Department.

Leicester: Edmund Ward, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. John Keney. First Edition, first impression.No. 12 in the Railway Series. 12mo oblong format. Light blue cloth boards with gilt titles and silhouettes of the engines on front. 64pp illustrated by John Keney. Nice and clean inside with stories of Percy, Henry, Toby, Gordon, James, Thomas, Edward, Duck and the Fat Controller. Classic British fiction.

Edinburgh: Bell and Creech, 1788. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Edinburgh: Bell and Creech, 1788. Seventh Edition. Very Good. Complete in 2 matching volumes. Elements of Criticism with the author's last corrections and additions. 8vo, full leather binding which has been rebacked at some point, using the original boards. 518pp + 573pp, including index. Ink stain to the base of vol. I., shelfwear commensurate with age. Contemporary previous owner's name on front endpaper. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on front & rear pastedown, marks on spines where stickers have been removed. Inner books are in very good clean condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

John Mortimer, London, 1844. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. John Mortimer, London, 1844. 1st Edition . Very Good. 8vo, library rebound in green cloth with gilt tiles on spine & library name on cover. Rolph emigrated to Canada himself & was the emigration agent for the Canadian government. This covers a period when he was trying to encourage emigration to the colonies with some success. Ex reference library with minimal markings, bookplate to front pastedown, single stamp & number on front endpapers, single stamp on rear endpapers & upper edge, no other obvious library markings. There is a tear to the title page & some underlining also, very small tear to the base of the last few pages (see pictures). Other than this, the book is in incredible condition for it's age. A scarce original volume.

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 76pp. Red cloth boards with black titles and illustration on front, decorative endpapers. Coloured frontispiece and seven other coloured plates. Monchrome illustrations throughout the text. The story of a guinea-pig who likes to travel and the creations that she meets on her way. She also likes to go home.

London : Staples Press, 1950. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good /Fair. 8vo, sky blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Unclipped dust jacket with chipping and tears to edges. 295pp with portrait frontis and 5 other illustrations.

Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio, cloth covered boards with gilt titles on front and spine. This is the plates volume only. 778 black and white photographs. Front end paper has a some crossed out text and wear to top corner (see picture). Inner book nice and clean and in lovely condition. ***Over 1kg & may require additional overseas postage***

London: Thomas Agnew, 1973. First edition. Softcover. Very good. A Loan Exhibition of Bolognese Paintings from British Collections. Pictorial card covers, introduction and illustrated catalogue. Foreword by A Hornby.

London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1884. Hardcover. Good +. Complete in 3 volumes, 8vo, cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Blind embossed motif on boards. Coloured endpapers. Spines sunned, with a little edge wear. Vol. I, xviii + 704pp; vol. II, xii + 568pp; vol. III, xiii + 608pp + 12pp publisher's catalogue, spine cracked at rear pastedown. Occasional pencil marks in margins. Contents include a brief history of Ireland and its relations with England, the Norman conquest, rebellions, hostility to Catholics, various rebellions and insurrections, smuggling, Act of Settlement, land issues, various persecutions, administration, progress of Anarchy, revival of the Celts, the United Irishmen, the Fitzwilliam Crisis, the French at Bantry, the Rebellion, Lord Cornwallis and the Union etc, concluding with the state of Ireland in 1880. From the collection of George Gilbert Ramsay with his personal bookplate on the front pastedowns. **Over 1kg and may require extra overseas postage.**