Search Results: Titles starting with F from Church Street Books

Paris: Houdaille Beautifully illustrated Fables of Florian, text in French. Quarter leather with marbled boards, four raised bands with gilt titling and spine decoration, 288pp inc index. ND, but looks 1860s. Silk bookmark, marbled endpapers. Covers have very modest wear at extrems. Some foxing throughout, dusty page edges, neat sticker/coat-of-arms on front pastedown. Otherwise internally very solid and VG for its age. Heavy book may require extra postage. Ref:103900.. Quarter Leather. VG+/N/a. Illus. by Victor Adam. 15x24cm.

London: Folio Society, 1998. Beige covers with gilt, red and green lettering and decoration, 152pp with 23 full-page colour illustrations by Edward Detmold. Book is unmarked, in similar green slipcase. A superb set - looks unused. Ref:093136. First Thus. Cloth. As New/As New. Illus. by E J Detmold. 20x26cm.

London: Faber and Faber, 1993. Scarce First edition of first book by Booker Prize-winning author of "Life of Pi". Ex-library with usual stamps. Yellowing pafe edges, but otherwise a clean, tight copy. VG DJ in protective sleeve. Ref: 06474. First Edition. Cloth. G++/VG. 14x22cm. Ex-Library.

London: Frederick Muller, 1947. More than 130 delightful sepia photographs of river scenes in southern England, unpaginated with 15pp of text and map endpapers. Green covers with black lettering to spine. Covers sunned at extremities. Price-clipped DJ has several small losses and several closed tears (some carefully repaired). Ref:071504. Fouth Edition. Cloth. G/Fair. Illus. by J. Dixon Scott (photographs). 14.5x22cm.

Turvey, Bedfordshire: John Crawley, 1983. More than 260 photographs of showmen's engines in their working days. Red covers with gilt lettering to spine. Book's only obvious fault is small, light mark on front cover. DJ barely shows any signs of use. A very nice copy. Ref:071117. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG+. 19x25cm.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. History of the events which led to the largest corporate reorganisation in history - the break-up of AT&T. First p/back edition in virtually unread condition. Ref:06646. First P/back Edition. P/back. Near Fine/N/a. 15cmx23cm.

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. Tusitala edition of Stevenson essays previously published in magazines. Blue covers with gilt lettering and tree motif to spine and Stevenson autograph blind-stamped on front. Blue page top edges, 244pp. Spine sunned, front endpapers neatly removed, some discolouration to remaining endpapers and pastedowns, mild rubbing to extremities, but otherwise internally very clean and tight and overall a nice little copy. Ref:071157. Second Impression. Cloth. G+/N/a. 11cmx17cm.

London: Methuen, 1997. Collection of three Hegley books: "Can I come down now dad", "These were your father's" and "The brother-in-law and other animals". SIGNED by author ". Book (226pp), illustrated by Hegley's Milliganesque cartoons, has no obvious faults. Ref:061000. Signed by Author. P/back Reprint. P/back. VG++/N/a. Illus. by John Hegley. 12cmx18.5cm.

Cromford, Derbyshire: Scarthin Books, 1993. Descriptions of some of the walks along Suffolk's 300 miles of footpaths. Illustrated card covers, 80pp inc 1pp adverts, many b/w maps and illustrations. Book shows only the lighhtest signs of use. A VG copy. Ref:082364. First Edition. Card Covers. VG+/N/a. 15x21cm.

London: Frederick Muller, 1959. Story of battleships charted back to the birth of the 'Ironclads'. In Muller's "Famous.....of the world" series. Grey covers with gilt, 142pp with three blocs of b/w plates and numerous line drawings. Grey top edges. Only very light bumping to cover extrems, edges and spine slightly discoloured, page edges foxed and a bit yellowed. Small glue mark on ffep, otherwise internally clean and tight. No DJ, but a very solid copy. Ref:114971. First Edition. Cloth. VG-/N/a. Illus. by George Charlton and John Michael Barton. 12.5x19cm.

London: Macdonald Orbis, 1962. Some foxing, particularly to ffep and title page, otherwise tight copy bumped corners.Ref:06338. First Edition. Cloth. Good/N/a. Illus. by Peter Endsleigh Castle. 19x25cm.

London: Methuen, 1935. "An imaginary reconstruction of the past based upon the relations of an old man, an old woman and a young boy.attempt to recreate the spirit of a society which has now disappeared." 173pp with delightful b/w illustrations. Second edition published the same year as the first. Brown covers with green lettering to spine and front. Green page top edges. Minor marks and rubbing to extremities and ffep removed (which has started to weaken the front hinge), otherwise a sound copy. Ref:071054. Second Edition. Cloth. G+/N/a. Illus. by Douglas Percy Bliss. 15x20cm.

London: Evergreen Books, 1941. Gosse's 1907 non-fiction classic reprinted in the Evergreen series (No.35). Decorated card covers, 251pp. Covers have moderate wear and rubbing to extrems. Pages yellowing and page edges dusty and foxed. Binding starting to weaken at pp30-31 and previous owner's neat name (dated 1942) on ffep. Otherwise a decent copy. Ref:093577. Reprint. Card Covers. G+/N/a. 11x17.5cm.

London: Flamingo, 1997. Psychological thriller based round 22-year-old college dropout Tracey Evans, her promiscuity and Irish connections. First edition, first printing, signed by the author on title page. Brown covers with gilt, 388pp. Covers have just mild bumping to head and foot of spine, but virtually no wear. Lightly tanned top and fore edges. Unclipped DJ has modest shelfwear to top extrems. Overall a very decent copy. Ref:125060. By Author. First Edition. Card Covers. VG/VG-. 14x22.5cm.

Newton Abbot: David and Charles, 1995. How to get feeding right - and how to put it right when it goes wrong, 160pp inc index with numerous b/w and colour photographs. Green covers with gilt lettering to spine. Book has mild bumping to lower fore corners of covers, reflected in DJ. Otherwise a very nice copy. Ref:071576. Fifth Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG+. 20cmx27cm.

London: Hutchinson, 1984. Covers have just lightest signs of use, no creases. Internally very clean and tight. Ref:104318. First UK Edition. Card Covers. VG+/N/a. 13.5x21.5cm.

New York: A. S. Barnes, 1952. Covers the jumping and throwing events in the Barnes Sports Library, Track and Field series. Blue faux leather covers with red lettering to front and spine. Well illustrated with b/w line drawings, 96pp inc index. Book has very minor bumping to extremities and light wear in intact DJ which has modest edge wear and a couple of small nicks. Overall a nice copy. Ref:082184. First Edition. Faux Leather. VG/G+. Illus. by Tyler Micoleau. 16x23.5cm.

New York: A. S. Barnes, 1952. Covers the running events in the Barnes Sports Library, Track and Field series. Blue faux leather covers with red lettering to front and spine. Well illustrated with b/w line drawings, 96pp inc index. Book has very minor bumping to extremities and light wear in intact DJ which has modest edge wear and a couple of small nicks. Overall a nice copy. Ref:082184. First Edition. Faux Leather. VG/G+. Illus. by Tyler Micoleau. 16x23.5cm.

London: Macmillan, 1909. Brown half leather with gilt and five raised bands, on blue boards with marbled edges and endpapers, 407pp with b/w illustrations inc tissue-guarded frontis of Wellington. Covers have rubbing at extrems, and 4cm at foot of spine is missing. Charming pencilled personal note on page 189, school presentation plate on front pastedown, otherwise internally very clean and tight. Overall a VG copy. Ref:103998. Third Edition Reprint. Half Leather. VG/N/a. 12x18cm.

London: Allen Lane / Penguin, 1998. New theories on one of the great unsolved mysteries of science. Black covers with gilt lettering to spine, 260pp inc index. Apart from very light bump to foot of spine, book has no obvous faults, in similar, intact, DJ. Ref:982426. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 16x24cm.