Search Results: Titles starting with I from AJ Scruffles

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Study of the term 'Failed State' and how it shaped geopolitics. Some very light shelf-wear. Contents crisp and clean. Near Fine.

London: Verso, 2010. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Some very mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and prim. Very good.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1948. Soft cover. Good. Lord Derby's verse translation. Lacks dust-jacket. Previous owner's name to ffep. Some rubbing and bumping to edges but otherwise tight and clean. Good condition.

London: William [Gulielmus] Pickering, 1831. Hardcover. Good. Pickering's Diamond Classics edition of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. In the original ancient greek, printed in 'diamond type' - 'the smallest ever printed'. A pioneering series that produced classic texts in a compact form with a tiny yet still legible (to those with good eyesight) typeface and bound in cloth, another innovation of William Pickering's. With frontisportrait of Homer and Pickering'd Dolphin/Anchor device to title page (which Pickering copied from Aldus Manutius's renaissance Aldine Press). 64mo. (90x55mm) 351 & 272pp. Spine labels are toned with loss to volume one. Mild discoloration to cloth. Bumping to edges of boards. Mild spotting to front-matter. But otherwise clean and sound. Good.

London: W. Mack, 1890. Hardcover. Good. Charming compact volume with a calender to record birthdays. With numerous b/w illustrations by Kate Greenaway, Kate Crauford, Robert Barnes and others. Decorated end-papers. With verse and songs by Frederic Weatherly. Some bumping to edges. Slight fading to spine. Occasional light spotting within. Previous owner's birthday notes within. Binding sound. Good overall.

London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1840. Hardcover. Good. 'with the Self-Interpreting and Explanatory Notes, and Marginal References, of the Late John Brown to which is Appended, A Complete Concordance of the Old and New Testaments'. Impressive full leather Bible. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine, raised bands. All edges gilt. With ornate illustrated title pages to each book with decorated initials. Printed in double columns with notes. large 4to. (305x210mm) Expertly done unobtrusive repairs to joints. Repaired tears to end-papers. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastdown and ffep. Family register filled out from 1866 to 1926. Some light toning and occasional spotting within. Binding tight. Good+ *Due to size and weight, extra shipping may apply to overseas orders*

Bucharest: Editura Sport-Turism, 1981. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hefty, readable history of Romania and its people from prehistoric time to the present day. Profusely illustrated with b/w and colour images plus maps. With bibliographies for each section. 4to. (265x210mm) 640pp. No DJ. Fading and wear to spine. unobtrusive church library stamps to title page and half-title. Mild foxing to top edge. Contents clean and binding sound. Fair/Good. *Due to size and weight, extra postage fees may apply to overseas orders*

London: Penguin, 1949. Soft cover. Good. First penguin paperback edition. Some mild creasing to spine. Rubbing to edges. Tanning to page edges. Contents otherwise clean and tight. Good.

London: Stationery Office Books; HMSO, 1993. Soft cover. Near Fine. Features 63 high quality colour full page images of the posters with an introductory essay. Some infinitesimal shelf-wear. Contents crisp and clean. Near fine.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. First paperback edition of Nicol's biography of Constantine Paleologus, last Roman/Byzantine emperor, who met his end fighting during the fall of the City in 1453. A significant portion of the book is given over to the circumstances of Constantine's death and the mythology that sprung up instantly around him. Some very light shelfwear, else crisp and clean. Very Good/near fine.

Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., 1872. Hardcover. Fair. Second volume of Wilson hefty topographical dictionary that began in 1870, 'forming a complete description of the country'. Quarter leather with marbled end-papers and matching marbling to page edges. 4to. Rubbing to edges. Cracking to front joint. Contents clean and binding sound. Fair+ *Due to size and weight, extra shipping fees apply to overseas orders*

London: The Folio Society, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Cecil Beaton. Splendid Folio Society edition Wilde's enduring 1895 comedy. With colour illustrations by Cecil Beaton plus numerous two drawings within the text. Bound in green silk moire cloth. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has toning and rubbing to edges. Sunning to spine. Contents bright and clean. Good/very good.

London: Heron, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Attractive brown leatherette Heron edition of Capote's 'non-fiction novel' on the murders of the Clutter family in 1959. Lavish gilt design and titling. Foxing to top and fore edge. Small marks to free-endpapers (tape residue from a previous owner's protective jacket). Contents clean and tight. A particularly bright example. Very good.

London: Pen & Sword Military, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. With b/w images throughout. DJ has some light shelfwear. Otherwise crisp and clean. Very good/near fine.

London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1900. Hardcover. Good. With b/w illustrations . No date but c. 1900. Sunning to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Mild tanning to page edges. Previous owner's name and prize plate to front pastedown. Binding Sound, contents clean. Good.

London : Smith, Elder & Co.; Longmans, Green & Co., 1911. Hardcover. Good. Handsome edition of Weyman's 1901 collection of short stories. Red cloth with gilt decoration, Top edge gilt Some light bumping and rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good.

London: Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co., 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. First Kegan, Paul vellum edition of Tennyson's acclaimed verse requiem for a deceased friend. Containing of course, the line: 'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all'. Top edge gilt. Other edges uncut. Toning and mild creasing to spine. Soiling to covers as is common. But binding tight and pages bright and clean. Very Good condition.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. Collection of short stories. Uniform edition. Dust jacket has toning and some small tears, tanning and rubbing to edges. Bookseller's small sticker to front pastedown. Very light foxing to fore-edge. Good.

London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Early, perhaps first, edition of Henty's popular tale of a young Dutch sailor contending with Malaysian pirates during the period of Dutch rule in the region. With b/w illustrations by J. Jellicoe. Pictorial green cloth. Some mild bumping and rubbing to edges. Foxing to page edges with occasional spotting within. Binding tight and square. A nice copy overall. Very good.

London: Samuel French, 1941. Soft cover. Fair. Acting edition of this one act comedy. Soft covers. owner's/actors notes. Used but still usable. fair/ Good.