Search Results: Titles starting with F from Bath and West Books (PBFA)

Coalpit Heath: The Old Fairfieldians' Society, 1998. First Edition, First Impression . Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed on the title page by the author 'with every good wish' and dated 2/XII/98. Wrappers clean and bright except for slight fading to spine. Minor edge wear and crease to top front corner but no creasing to spine. Minor marking to page edges. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. viii, 308 pp + appendices; b/w illustrations, mainly photographic reproductions from the school's history. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Written by former history teacher, Ross Gilkes, to mark the centenary of Bristol's Fairfield School on 3rd November 1998. Gilkes tells the story of Fairfield from its founding in 1898, through the reign of nine Head Teachers, to its centenary in 1998. Drawing on the school magazine and the author's own quarter century of… Read More

Bath: David Beswick Lloyd, 2007. First Edition, First Impression . Softcover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover in fine condition without defects. 158 pp. Illustrated. David Lloyd - himself a family doctor in Newbridge for 31 years - tells the story of health care, of general practitioners, of nurses and of pharmacists in Lower Weston during the 50 years before and after the beginning of the National Health Service. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Puffin Books for The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, 2020. Limited Ed. . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blake, Quentin . No.298 of a Limited Edition of 1000. Bound in full turquoise cloth with a design in black and gold by Quentin Blake. This Limited Edition was produced to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of 'Fantastic Mr Fox' which was first published in 1970. Illustrated by Quentin Blake, this special edition also includes a section at the rear with Roald Dahl's initial sketches. A fine, unread, copy with very minor shelf/storage wear to black print at bottom of upper board, as received directly from the publisher. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: British Medical Journal, 1993. Second Impression . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket which is clean and bright with minimal rubbing/creasing to edges and slight fading to spine and upper edge. Boards clean, square and sharp. Contents clean and bright without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 343 pp; figures and tables. Are the ills of middle and later life rooted in our early development? Professor David Barker has selected 31 articles that he considers seminal and a comprehensive guide to the development of this important topic. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.

London: Hesperus Press Limited, 2012. Softcover. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Wrappers clean and bright with uncreased spine. Minor soiling to bottom page edges. Contents clean, tight and white without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. Appears unread. 217 pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "As a child in British Mandate Palestine, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra recalls daily life in Bethlehem and Jerusalem with pin-sharp observation and a vivid use of language. His writing is funny, moving and tender. His Christian family, his school friends and the eccentric characters of the surrounding streets all come to life, and Jabra's love of the Arabic language comes through, even in translation: 'Words glowed in my mind,' he writes. 'They glittered like gold and sparkled like jewels. I imagined myself walking on coloured silk carpets spread over the waves of a wondrous sea of dreams.' " All orders… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2020. Hardcover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Davidson, Andrew. A new copy in publisher's shrink wrap, as received directly from the Folio Society. Appears perfect except for one tiny dent to the slipcase opening, and one tiny split in the shrink wrap to the top edge. First Folio edition thus, impression unknown. Bound in blocked, dark blue, buckram. Set in Monotype Bell with Kabel Heavy as display. 224 pp. Frontispiece and 6 full page, colour illustrations by Andrew Davidson. Plain slipcase. 9'' x 5¾''. Agatha Christie is at the peak of her crime-writing powers in this cracking Hercule Poirot case. Published by the Folio Society in series, all vividly illustrated by series artist Andrew Davidson. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sold as sealed. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Vancouver & London: University of British Columbia Press, 1982. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket with minor edge wear, fading to spine and edge of front cover. Boards clean, bright, square and sharp. Spotting to top page edges. Contents clean and tight without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. xxvii, 229 pp; 27 b/w plates. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "The plight of educated single women without means was a major social issue in Britain at the turn of the 19th century. Since there were a million more women than men, the future of a genteel spinster was far from secure. Marriage was a financial matter - a business essential to her economic and social status, and the penalties for 'failure in business' were severe. Emigration to the colonies offered a way out, and no place advertised more energetically for these 'redundant' women than the… Read More

Bristol: John Wright and Sons Ltd., 1912. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first impression of 1912. Rebound in green cloth with gilt titling to spine, and new endpapers, all in near fine condition: clean and bright with slight bruising to spine head and a couple of minor marks. Three b/w plates and fold-out colour map as called for; viii, 722 pp. Age-toning and spotting to page edges. Contents clean except for minor spotting to preliminaries. Map is clean with a few marginal spots and a small tear to inner margin. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for a little extra. Orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

London: Folio Society, 2015. First Edition Thus, First Impression First Printing. Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete set of the Folio Collectables series published by The Folio Society in 2015 and 2016. All first printings and fine copies. The only minor flaw is with 'Huckleberry Finn'. A little too much glue was used at front and back, meaning the endpapers don't sit quite flat, and there is a little glue showing through the gutter of the white blank before the half-title page (see photo). All fine o/w and probably all unread. The Folio Society published these ten books in the Folio Collectables series in 2015 and 2016. They won best Brand/Series Identity at the #BBDP Awards in 2016. In Folio's words: "the series contains great works of fiction and non-fiction, elegantly designed and typeset, and presented in a pliable full-cloth binding which is as appealing to the touch as it is to the eye". Printed on Abbey Wove paper. Flexible… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 1996. Limited Ed. . Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hassall, Joan. Rare Folio Society leather-bound edition of Jane Austen's full works: 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Sense and Sensibility', 'Mansfield Park', 'Northanger Abbey', 'Persuasion', 'Emma', 'Shorter Works' including 'Sanditon'. Introduced by Richard Church and illustrated with wood-engravings by Joan Hassall. This is an elusive and desirable set, published by The Folio Society as part of a series of regular box sets offered in full morocco leather bindings, limited to 1000 sets but unnumbered. Stated thirteenth printing (1996) of the first Folio Society editions (1957-1963), reset in 1975 (i.e. second edition). Seven volumes housed in one slipcase. Fully bound in Georgian-style, teal morocco leather, with gilt titling and decoration to upper boards and spines. The leather is clean and bright, with rubbing to… Read More

Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by Linda Ambrose to half-title. From the estate of Professor Roy Parker, the inscription is to his wife Jo. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket which is clean and bright with very slight fading to spine and minor edgewear. Boards clean and square with minor bumping to spine tips and bottom corners. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or markings other than author's inscription. 256 pp; many b/w ills. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Landscape format. A lively account of the organizational life of the Women's Institutes of Ontario. First established in 1897 in Stoney Creek, Ontario, the WI set out to improve the conditions of life for rural women through the promotion of domestic science education. That mandate soon expanded to include self-improvement, government lobbying, and community betterment. At the same time the organization… Read More

London: John Murray, 1933. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A scarce title. No other copies for sale online at time of cataloging. Sir Frederick Pollock (1845-1937), the third baronet, was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1871. He published many influential books on law including 'Principles of Contract at Law and in Equity' (1876), 'The Law of Torts' (1887), and 'Introduction to the History of the Science of Politics' (1890). In 1883 he became Corpus Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford; he was Professor of Common Law in the Inns of Court from 1884 to 1890, and editor of the Law Quarterly Review from 1885 to 1919. He was involved with several Royal commissions, and had many Honorary degrees conferred upon him. In 1911 he was sworn of the Privy Council. Pollock's interests included philosophy, fencing, travelling, languages, art and music. In 1880 he wrote a life of… Read More

Buenos Aires: Centro Cultural Recoleta, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex libris John Julius Norwich. Banier's full-page, signed and dated inscription and drawing to half-title page - with light spotting to this page and to page edges. Printed boards clean and bright with light wear. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or other markings except for author's inscription. 214 pp with paintings and photographs throughout. Published to accompany the exhibition at the Centro Cultural Recoleta in Buenos Aires in 2000. Text in English, French and Spanish. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. From the library of John Julius Norwich. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers will be asked for extra. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

Croatia: Amaranthine Books, 2021. Limited Edition . Fine Binding. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Spectacular limited edition of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'. Published by the Croatian fine press, Amaranthine Books, in a limitation of only 300 copies, this being #109. Signed by Marko Matijasevic (creative concept) and Yana Adamovic (illustrations). Removed from publisher's shrink wrap but o/w as new and will be sent in publisher's protective packaging. This copy comes with the 'swag' that was only available with books purchased directly from Amaranthine: print, sticker and notebook (sealed in publisher's shrink wrap). The Doctor Edition of 'Frankenstein' attempts to incorporate the spirit of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his (mis)deeds. It is quarter-bound in finest black goatskin leather and aluminium. The use of aluminium was inspired by an operating table and therefore a real surgeon's needle was blocked onto the front cover. The… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2023. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Fine Binding. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Barrett, Angela. A new copy in Folio Society wrapping, as received directly from the publisher. First Folio edition, first impression. Relish the thrilling horror of 'Frankenstein' in this stunning illustrated edition from The Folio Society. Artist Angela Barrett has contributed eight ominously unsettling illustrations for this special collector's edition. Created in series with her remarkable illustrations for 'Dracula', each one is full of foreboding and set within an elaborate hand-drawn black-and-white border. Nine vignettes represent further aspects of the story, and Barrett's work is completed with a striking binding design. Award-winning biographer Richard Holmes has contributed an exclusive introduction focusing on the scientific influences and cultural repercussions of the novel. There can be few books as well-known as Mary… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2022. Limited Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Barrett, Angela. Limited to only 750 hand-numbered copies, this being #66. Sold out at publisher. Signed by the artist, Angela Barrett, this stunning Folio Society edition of Frankenstein is a fitting tribute to a gothic masterpiece and quickly sold out at The Folio Society. Limitation label signed by Angela Barrett. Bound in ice-blue leather blocked in silver and black foils with a striking design by Angela Barrett. Lavishly illustrated by Barrett with eight ominously unsettling colour plates, two elaborate hand-drawn borders, nine intricate black-and-white vignettes, and a pair of striking designs on the ice-blue leather binding and black cloth-covered slipcase. All edges silvered. Ribbon marker. 10'' x 6¾''. 232 pages. Printed on Abbey Pure Rough paper with colour plates on Arctic Volume Ivory paper. Printed and bound in Germany. This edition uses the… Read More

Hess Art Collection, 1999. Softcover. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Softcover. Introduction by Norberto Gramaccini and foreward by Donald M. Hess. Near fine copy with uncreased spine. Slight yellowing to edges but otherwise clean and bright without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 88 pp. Full-page colour plates including 2 folding. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Franz Gertsch (1930-) is one of the most significant contemporary artists in Switzerland. From the time of his international breakthrough at the documenta 5 in Kassel in 1972 until the present day, he has created a wide range of paintings and graphic works which attempt a very special approach to reality. For Franz Gertsch, reality means both a pictorial and a conceptual challenge. Although he uses photos or slide projections as his points of departure, the paintings follow a logic all of their own, which aims for a rightness among all the elements. Woodcuts assume… Read More

London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1906. First Edition Thus Second Printing. Leather. Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Full burgundy leather edition published by Dent in 1906. The Everyman's Library was conceived and brought to life by J. M. Dent (1849-1926), bookbinder and publisher, and Ernest Rhys (1859-1946), poet and editor, who both had the vision of a large collection of the great books of the world, in a handsome edition that would be affordable by the common man. Number 31 in the series, 'The French Revolution' was one of the first 50 titles to be published in February 1906. Demand was so great that it had to be reprinted in July of that year, and this copy comes from that second printing. This is the deluxe publisher's binding of full burgundy leather with elaborate gilt decoration to upper board and spine, and top edges gilt. It originally sold for 2/-, twice the price of the more common cloth edition. This is a very good copy. The binding is… Read More

London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1934. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Williams, Florence. No date or edition stated but 'From Far-Away Fuji' was first published in 1934. There is a Sunday School presentation inscription dated 1941 to ffep, along with a small bookseller's label to pastedown. Orange cloth with titling and decoration in black to spine and upper board. Boards grubby, corners and spine tips pushed. Hinge cracked at rear and webbing exposed but text block firm and holding well. Contents clean without annotations, foxing or other markings. 224 pp; b/w frontis and other b/w plates and illustrations in text. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The children's story opens in Tokyo where an old Japanese lady is saying goodbye to her granddaughters, Teruko and Katsuko, who are about to leave for England with their governess Miss Dacres. A scarce children's title. Orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed… Read More