Search Results: Titles starting with J from World of Rare Books

Smith, Elder & Co, 1913. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1913. Presentation Copy. 362 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Embossed stamp to title page. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have visible edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. . Gilt lettering is darkened. White marks overall.

C.A. Pearson, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. 190 pages. Unclipped illustrated jacket over red cloth with black lettering to front and spine. Contains monochrome photographic plates and illustration. Pages remain mostly clear and bright with minimal tanning and foxing throughout, light occasional marking. Heavier tanning to endpapers. Pencil inscriptions and booksellers sticker to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners, light crushing and wear to spine. Jacket is moderately marked and has moderate edge wear, creases, chips and tears, some small areas of loss.

The Swarthmore Press, 1927. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1927. First Edition. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning to pages, with occasional thumbing throughout. Moderate tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Front free endpaper is missing. Heavy tanning and foxing, with inscriptions to fep. Light foxing to pastedowns and rear endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Heavy sunning overall.

His Master's Voice, 1972. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a vinyl record and has been visually graded. G, some scuffs/hairline on surface. Sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, G. (n.b visual grading offered). SEOM 10 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Faber & Faber, 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1944. First Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Noticeable tanning to rough-cut text block edges. Light tanning and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed, with sunning overall. Book has noticeable backward lean.

Augener Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 66 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains musical notation. Pages remain bright and clear throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Light foxing to text block edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning to spine with crushing at ends.

S.P.C.K., 1111. Paperback. Good. 32 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. Rusted staple binding.

Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, 1925. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1925. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Firm binding to clean, lightly tanned pages and plates with bright copy throughout. Previous owner's name to fep. Moderate foxing to endpapers and page edges. Infrequent crease to corners. Light rub wear and markings to boards with tanning and small water stains to spine. Slight forward lean. Light rub wear to edges and bumped corners. Minor fraying to corners and spine ends exposing boards and binding respectively.

Macmillan, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1963. 653 pages. Green dust jacket over black and green cloth. Minor tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and moderate tanning to text block edges. Boards have visible rubbing and visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and book is forward leaning. Clipped jacket with moderate edge wear and noticeable rubbing. Fair foxing to interior as well.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. 270 pages. Illustrated jacket over green cloth with gold lettering to spine. Pages remain clear and bright with minimal tanning and foxing throughout, light occasional marking. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners, light crushing and wear to spine. Unclipped Jacket is lightly marked with light edge wear, minor creases, chips and small tears. Booksellers sticker to back.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. 270 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges. Heavy foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable backward lean. Boards are slightly warped. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Heavy foxing and tanning, with rubbing and marking.

Francke Bern, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1957. 187 pages. White pictorial jacket covering light green cloth. Text is in German. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Binding is firm with light foxing to the boards and the spine ends. Unclipped jacket has very light tearing and tanning to the covers. Tanned spine has light water staining.

Frederick Muller, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First published in Great Britain. 303 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black & white photographic plates. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Light marking to pastedowns and endpapers, with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

W & R Chambers Limited, 1924. Hardcover. Good. 1924. First Edition. 179 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with red lettering. Inscription to front pastedown. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Boards are mildly rub worn, with some light shelf wear to spine, edges and corners, corners are bumped. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges.

London : Cassell & Co., 1921. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1921. First Edition. 387 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some foxing. Binding has remained firm. Hinges have been reinforced with tape. Boards have been moderately rub worn with some noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. With some tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

The Waverley Book Company, 1921. Hardcover. Good. 1921. First Edition. 387 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

JLS, 1111. Paperback. Acceptable. 86 pages. Pictorial paperback book. Contains black and white illustrations. Number three. Tanning, foxing and thumbing throughout with a few dog-eared pages. Inscription behind rear cover with some tearing to page edges. Cracks to hinges and guttering, pages remain tight. Paper cover has rub wear and marking with tanning to spine. Some creasing and tearing to corners, edges and spine with inscriptions to front and rusted staples to spine.Some surface drop marking.

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Mild tanning to pages throughout with occasional staining and thumb marking present. Light foxing to text block edges. Rear endpaper is missing. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning to spine with crushing at ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some prominent tears and chipping. Mild tanning and marking.

Horace Marshall & Son, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1900. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Contains black and white frontispiece. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout with Thumb-marking and pencil annotations throughout. Heavier foxing to frontispiece. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine with splitting to head.