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

Stone Trough Books, 1991. Paperback. Good. 1991. No Edition Remarks. 44 pages. Light brown 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.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1958. Fifth Printing. 153 pages. Cream dust jacket with red lettering over blue cloth. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Minor scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine and edges, with staining and soiling to DJ.

Miegandt, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 1909. No edition remarks. 576 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound brown leather with marbled cloth covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Black & white plate at title page. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Yellow ribbon bookmark. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Minor dog eared corners towards back. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is severely darkened. Scratch across spine center.

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.

Lutterworth Press, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1955. First Edition. 265 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor wear marks to boards.

Independent Press Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Good. 1943. Second Impression. 340 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Contains black and white photographic plates. Ex-Libris sticker to front pastedown. 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. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild rubbing to surfaces, with slight tanning to spine and edges. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Independent Press, 1942. Hardcover. Good. 1942. First Edition. 340 pages. No dust jacket. Blue 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.

Rand Daily Mail, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. No Edition remarks within. Front endpaper has been removed. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Jeffrey Fredrick Kingaby, 2009. Paperback. Good. 2009. No Edition Remarks. 96 pages. Signed by the author. Colour photographic paper cover with photographic black and white in text images throughout. Authors signature to inside of the front 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.

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.

Reuther & Reichard, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with German text. Moderate tanning to pages with tape residue to front endpaper. Visible foxing and dog-eared pages throughout with heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and sunning with minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavy sunning to spine as well.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. 270 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.

Verlag von Felix Meiner, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. No Edition Remarks. 366 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Splits and fraying to cloth at spine head. Tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine.

Y Lolfa Cyf, 2015. Hardcover. Good/Good. 2015. First Edition. 248 pages. Signed by the author. Dedicated "To Ross" on front endpaper. Photographic dust jacket with red lettering over red cloth. Colour photographs. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Minor marking and scratching to DJ.

The Waverley Book Company Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 387 pages. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Pages 107-110 are detached. Stamps to front endpaper. Hinges have been reinforced with tape. Boards have been moderately rub worn, with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

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.

William Heinemann, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. First Edition. 215 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with a photographic black and white frontis and plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Notable tanning to text block edges and rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Binding is also loose. Boards have visible rubbing and moderate bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends as well.

White, 1922. Hardcover. Good. 1922. First Edition. 189 pages. Brown decorated cloth boards. Bright pages with light wear to text block edges. Staining to spine edges and text block. Front endpaper missing. Mild rub wear to surfaces and edges with some bubbling to cloth cover, Crushing to spine ends and minor bumps to corners.