Search Results: Titles starting with L from Church Street Books

London: Studio Books, 1961. Twenty of Lowry's pictures, in colour, with 19pp of text. Small landscape, illustrated, laminated covers with cream cloth spine and gilt. Covers have very little wear, but cloth spine discoloured (smoker owner?). Pagde egdes a little yellowed, three previous owners' names on endpapers, otherwise internally clean and tight. No DJ. Ref:104538. First Edition. Laminated Boards/cloth Spine. VG/N/a. Illus. by L. S. Lowry. 21.5x19.5cm.

Club Des Libraires De France Illustrated facsimile of the 1838 Paris edition, in French. Vignette on title page, and b/w illustrations throughout, with 16 contemporary pull-out (double-page) illustrations at rear, 402pp, plus illustrations, and afterword by D'Albert Beguin. Black covers with white lettering to spine and decoration to front and rear. Silk bookmark. Rear cover shows water damage, which has affected endpapers and edges of last quarter of book, but has not damaged illustrations or text. Spine is sunned, but majority of text bloc is clean and bright. Ref:082091. Reprint. Cloth. G+/N/a. 14cmx20cm.

London: Sampson, Low, Marston Moral tale for young women making their way in the world. Blue covers with black lettering and rukles to spine and front, 316pp. ND. Mild foxing to early pages and page edges and modest bumping to extremities, but book is basically in VG condition. Non-price-clipped DJ (illustrated by Isobel Lucas) has some small losses. Ref:071194. First Edition (?). Cloth. VG/G-. 13x19cm.

London: Seeley Service & Co, 1955. Experiences of angling in lochs and lakes of Britain. Blue covers with gilt, 256pp inc index, with b/w illustrations. Covers have very little wear, light bumping to head and foot of spine. Light foxing to dusty page edges and prelims with previous owner's name and address on front pastedown, otherwise book is internally very clean and tight. Unclipped DJ has light edge wear, particularly at head and foot of spine with a few small nicks and closed tears. Overall a VG copy. Ref:104561. First Edition. Cloth. VG/VG-. 14.5x22cm.

London: Constable, 1992. Fairly scarce first edition of award-winning Stainforth's wonderful Lakeland photographs. Book is in very nice condition. DJ basically very sound, no tears, but 1.5cm mildly sunned strip at head of front cover and a couple of minor scratches to rear. Internally in beautiful condition except for previous owner's neat sticker on ffep. Ref:06557. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/VG++. Illus. by Gordon Stainforth. 24x29cm.

London: John Hamilton Novel of the American colony in Biarritz. 247pp plus a page of adverts for the "Ace Series". ND but looks early 20th Century. Red covers with black lettering to front and spine. Head and foot of spine faded, corresponding to losses on DJ, which has a lovely art deco illustration by E Luchesi. Mild foxing to early pages and page edges. Colourful DJ has small losses and scuffing at all edges. Spine carries 7/6d price with neat sticker "Offered at 1/- net ex-libris". No other library symptoms. Overall a very reasonable copy. Ref:071102. Cloth. G+/G-. 13x19cm.

Newport, Pembrokeshire: Greencroft Books, 1992. Second book of a planned trilogy on the Welsh county's folk tales. 114 tales with illustrations taken from 19th Century annuals like "The Boy's Own Paper" and "The Girl's Own Paper". First edition signed by the author on ffep "with best wishes" and dated May 1993. Blue covers with gilt lettering on spine, 144pp with b/w illustrations. Book has just very light bumps to lower fore corners. Intact DJ has light wear to extremities and a couple of small closed (repaired) tears. Ovwerall a VG signed copy. Ref:093121. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG-. 15.5cmx21.5cm.

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 2005. Account of a single-handed crossing of the Atlantic by the broadcaster and writer. Blue covers with silver lettering to spine, 237pp inc index with one bloc of colour illustrations. Mildly yellowing page edges, otherwise book has no obvious faults. In similar, intact DJ. A VG copy indeed. Ref:092930. First Edition. Cloth. Almost as New/Almost as New. 16cmx24cm.

London: Collins Cooper's famous tale in Collins' "Library of Classics". Leather-bound in slipcase. Maroon leather with gilt and blind-stamped rules on upper board, TEG, 380pp inc appendix, with maroon endpapers. Front hinge slightly cracked but holding very well, otherwise book has no obvious faults. Maroon slipcase has mild wear to extrems. Overall a VG copy. Ref:104277. Reprint. Leather. VG+/VG. 10.5x15.5cm.

London: Collins, 1969. Reprint of early (1935) novel by the prolific Cumberland/East Anglian author. Mauve covers with gilt, 284pp. Covers have modest bumping to extrems but very little wear. Page edges dusty, grubby and discoloured with a few light marks. Ex-library book with usual stamps and covers carry some old tape marks. Unclipped DJ has general wear to edges, several small nicks and a 6cm closed (repaired) tear and a several small nicks. Ref:104411. Reprint. Cloth. VG-/G+. Illus. by Alan Burton (jacket). 13.5x20cm. Ex-Library.

London: Macmillan, 1900. Two-volume set in the "Library of English Classice" series. Red covers with gilt and blind-stamped leaf borders on upper boards. Rough-cut edges. Vol 1: 439pp inc index, plus 2pp adverts; Vol 2: 531pp inc index, plus 2pp adverts. Both volumes in similar condition with wear and bumping to head and foot of spines, which are dulled. Dusty page edges and prelims are foxed. Upper hinge of Vol 1 is cracked, burt holding well. Upper board of Vol 2 has some damp stains. Otherwise a solid set. Ref:104533. Reprint. Cloth. G+/N/a. 15x23cm.

London: Macdonald Orbis, 1987. Navy blue covers with red lettering to spine and embossed title on cover. Dusty cover edges, otherwise in very good condition. Neat gift inscription on ffep. DJ very clean but price-clipped. Ref:06333. First UK Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG+. 26x26cm.

London: Macdonald / Queen Anne Press, 1988. Signed first edition of the former England cricket captain's autobiography. Blue covers with gilt, 216pp inc index with four blocs of b/w illustrations. Inscribed on title page "To Mary Best Wishes Mike Gatting". Very light bumping to head and foot of spine, otherwise book has no obvious faults. Unclipped DJ has just lightest signs of use. A VG signed copy. Ref:104224. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. VG++/VG++. 15.5x24cm.

London: Longmana Green, 1959. Introductory textbook for students of education. Green covers with silver lettering. Book in very good, tight condition apart from some water stains, which have not seriously affected the book. They have also affected inside of DJ but are not visible on the outside. DJ has some minor signs of wear and a 1cm closed tear, otherwise it's sound. 484pp. Ref:06757. Third Edition. Cloth. VG/G++. 13cmx19cm.

London: John Lane / Bodley Head, 1943. Reprint of the modern edition with 130 illustrations after the original 1597 woodcuts. Published to wartime economy standards, green covers with red lettering to spine, 305pp inc index. Very modest wear and bumping to extremities, neat previous owner's name on ffep, light discolouration to page edges and very light stain on red top page edges. But basically a very sound copy. Ref:071535. Reprint. Cloth. VG-/N/a. 13cmx20cm.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1949. Angling exploits around Britain, by "Silver Demon". Red covers with gilt, 113pp with b/w frontis of The Kennet. Cover edges and spine very lightly sunned, previous owner's neat name on ffep, yellowed page edges, light foxing to prelims, otherwise internally very clean and tight. Overall a VG copy. No DJ. Ref:114916. First Edition. Cloth. VG/N/a. 14.5x22cm.

London: Cassell, 1955. Eighth book in a series to interest young people in nature and handicrafts (1st 1940). Blue covers with gilt on spine and upper cover, 128pp with line drawings by the author. Covers have light shelfwear and bumping to extrems. Spine sunned. Dusty page edges foxed, as are prelims, with mild foxing throughout. Otherwise internally clean and tight. No DJ. Ref:114732. Seventh Edition. Cloth. G+/N/a. Illus. by T. J. S. Rowland. 15x23cm.

London: Lawrence and Wishart, 1940. New, authorised translation. Red covers with black lettering. Covers a little grubby, but overall a very sound, tight copy, Ref:06654. First UK Edition. P/back. VG/N/a. 13.5cmx21cm.

London: John Lehmann, 1948. Five short stories published in the Chiltern Library series with a preface by James. First thus, blue covers with gilt lettering and rules on spine, 237pp. Covers have slightly dusty edges, otherwise very clean and bright with no bumps, marks or wear. Intact DJ has a sunned spine and a few little nicks and closeed tears (none more than 1cm). Overall a VG copy. Ref:093131. First Thus. Cloth. VG/VG-. 13x19cm.

Lodon: Victor Gollancz, 1940. First edition published by Gollancz in the Left Book Club series. Red covers with black lettering and motif to front and spine. Scuffed corners and signs of wear, but generally a reasonable, tight copy. Ref:06759. First Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. G++/N/a. 13cmx19cm.