Search Results: Titles starting with J from Charles Vivian Art & Antiques

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. oblong 4to, pp. 56 pages of advertising, xxiii, 454, original blind stamped blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, some mild rubbing and a few marks but largely bright, corners mildly rubbed, interior without names or inscriptions, first and last pages with vertical creases, otherwise in good condition, a few pages towards the back with some discolouring, binding sound.

London: George Newnes Ltd, 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. oblong 8vo, pp. 159, original quarter white cloth over grey boards with red decoration, some fraying at spine and boards grubby and rubbed, corners bumped, interior with owner's name to ffep, end papers toned, some foxing particularly to the backs of the tinted illustrations, others largely clean and bright, binding sound.

Hardcover. Good. oblong folio, fifty hand-coloured albumen plates of Japanese scenes, each 8 x 10 1/4 inches, bound concertina style in lacquered boards, the front depicting quails on a black ground with gold grasses, one bird in overlaid, coloured, bone, the back board with butterflies and a grasshopper, these chipped around edges, scratched and rubbed, boards now detached, leaves with pale foxing on the mounts but photographs largely untouched, each with a tissue guard (that of the first plate missing), these also foxed, with tears and creases, most photographs with a printed label identifying the scene. These albums rarely have a photographer's or publisher's name to them and the few that are dated through inscriptions seem to be c.1890, a date that the scenes themselves would corroborate.

London: Spink & Son Limited, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. London: Spink & Son Limited, 1984. First edition. Near Fine/good. Spine and small part of front cover of unclipped d.j. faded, very small tear to top of spine, contents clean and crisp, a few spots to foredge

Diublin: The Talbot Press, Limited, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo, pp. 159, unclipped dust jacket a little grubby, spine lightly tanned, original red cloth bright, interior with lightly toned end papers, otherwise clean, crisp and bright, binding tight.

New York: The Society, 1915. Hardcover. Good +. New York : The Society, 1915. First edition. Good +. Original blue cloth, corners mildly bumped, end papers lightly tanned, some mild foxing to tissue guards, interior otherwise bright and clean, a tear to page 191/2. Uninscribed.

New York: The Society, 1914. Hardcover. Good +. New York : The Society, 1914. First edition. Good +. Original blue cloth, rubbed on the extremities, light tanning to end papers, mild foxing to tissue guards, otherwise bright and clean, binding sound. Uninscribed.

New York: The Society, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. New York : The Society, 1912. First edition. Very Good. Original blue cloth very slightly rubbed, endpapers mildly tanned, tissue guards lightly foxed, interior bright and clean, tight binding. Uninscribed.

New York: The Society, 1919. Hardcover. Good. New York : The Society, 1919. First edition. Good. Original blue cloth, rubbed at top and base of spine, corners mildly bumped, a knock to foredge, light tanning to title page opposite tissue guard of frontipiece, otherwise interior clean and tightly bound. Uninscribed.

New York: The Society, 1918. Hardcover. Good. New York : The Society, 1918. First edition. Good. Original blue cloth, wear to extremities, corners bumped, inked owner's name to title page, otherwise interior bright and clean, tight binding.

London: Cecil Palmer, 1922. Hardcover. Good. London: Cecil Palmer, 1922. First edition. Good. Original green cloth faded on spine, corners mildly bumped, spine ends rubbed and with minute tears, front cover bowed, owner's signatures to end papers, samll bookseller's label to fep, interior clean and crisp, edges dust-dulled. Scarce.

Oxford: At The Theater, 1714. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo, pp. 145, [7], 10, full leather, blind stamped, title to spine, front board reattached, boards much rubbed, corners bumped, ink presentation inscription on title page has been partially erased causing paper loss to top, thereafter pages are unevenly tanned, foxed or stained but perfectly readable, it would appear that all illustrations are present, including the seven fold-out views and plans of the Temple at Balbeck, drawn by Hawksmoor and etched by Burghers, these have some tanning to extremities but images are largely free from blemish, and the fold-out Prospect of Allepo and Solomon's Cisterns. Considered to be a minor travel classic and rare.

Limerick: University of Limerick Press, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. oblong 8vo, pp. x, 164, pictorial covers, bright and fresh, some very light scratches to back cover, interior with Paul Finucane's inscription and signature on half title, bright, clean and crisp throughout, binding tight.

London : Geoffrey Cumberledge, OUP, 1946. Reprint . Soft cover. Good. 8vo booklet, pp. 93, grey card covers with blue lettering, some light creasing to the cover and contentss, staples rusty, interior largely clean. Originally published for a performance of the play at the New Scala Theatre, London, W.1 in 1939.

Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1884. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, pp. xxxii, 795, original brick red cloth with gilt lettering, rubbed and marked, some minor splits along spine, corners bumped, bookseller's label and owner's signature to fep, interior largely clean but some dog-earred pages and the very occasional pencil annotation (especially pertaining to the laws on game and greyhound ownership/licensing, the sorts of things a country J.P. would handle with regularity), the binding to the text sound, however, the hinges to front and back covers are weak as often found with these well- used, heavy tomes.