Search Results: Titles starting with R from Missing Books

Published by Patrick Stephens Ltd, Yeovil, 1995, 1st edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated, priceclipped dustwrapper. 9.75ins x 7ins, 256pp. Illustrations within the text. VG / VG.

Published by Kinfisher Railway Productions, Southampton, 1987, 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated card covers, stapled. 10.75ins x 8.5ins, 48pp plus illustrations to inside of front and rear covers. Good number of illustrations including a colour double page painting of the Titanic by Harley Crossley. VG.

Published by Time Warner Books, London, 2006, reprint. Black cloth boards, silver lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, endpapers as maps, xi, (i), 306pp plus 16pp colour plates.Dw creased to top of spine. VG / G+.

Published by Macmillan, London, 1997, 1st edition. Blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spin eunder illustrated, priceclipped dustwrapper. 11.25ins x 9.5ins, 216pp. Illustrated throughout. VG / VG.

Published by Ernest Benn Ltd, London, 1971, 1st edition. Brown cloth boards, gilt letering on black patch to spine, under pictorial dustwrapper. 9ins x 6.25ins, endpapers as maps, 192pp plus 8pp colour plates. Also many b&w illustrations within the text. The story of the establishment of St Anne's on the Sea, next to Lytham in Lancashire. Dw has minor creasing to top of spine otherwise VG / VG..

Published by Wrens Park, 1998, reprint of the 2nd edition. Pictorial laminated boards under identically illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, x, 325pp. VG / VG.

Published by Country Life, London, 1937, 1st edition. Brown cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, under illustrated dustwrapper. 10ins x 7.5ins, xi, (i), 145pp plus colour frontis and 47pp b&w plates (82 images). Also many line drawing illustrations within the text. Dw has piece cut out of the spine - approx 1.5ins in depth. Also several nicks and short tears. VG / G.

Published by Ian Henry Publications, Romford, 1987, 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated, laminated card covers. 11.5ins x 8.25ins, [ii], 62pp, Illustrations and maps within the text. Text printed in two column format. VG.

Published by Collins, London, 1991, 1st edition. Cream coloured cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 9.5ins x 6.25ins, xii, 260pp. A selection of some 300 comments or articles about British railways. Previous owners name and date to top of front free endpaper. VG / VG.

Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1949, 2nd edition. red cloth boards, black lettering to spine, under pictorial, priceclipped dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, viii, 120pp plus 68pp plates (117 images). Four plates in colour. Dw chipped to top of spine and rubbed to corners. VG / G+ nr VG..

Published by De Monfort Press, Leicester, 1976, 1st edition. Blue, rexine type, boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and illustration of bible and knight on horse to front board. Protected in thick transparent wrapper. 11.5ins x 8ins, pictorial endpapers, 90pp. The history of this Leicester printing firm with many illustrations of their work over the years, the premises and the workers. VG near F.

Published by Book Club Associates, London, 1977, reprint. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 10.25ins x 8.25ins, endpapers feature old advertisements, 142pp, illustrated throughout. Slight sunning to the spine. VG / G+ nr VG.

Published by The Folio Society, London, 1977, 1st thus. Light green cloth boards with a design in brown superimposed. Gilt lettering to spine, contained in plain brown slipcase. 9ins x 6ins, endpapers as maps, 342pp including 16pp illustrations drawn by Nigel Lambourne. Introduced and edited by Colin Roderick who was the person who identified James Tucker as the author of this work on life in the early days of Australia. F in F s/case

Published by James A. Brimble, Chingford, nd[early 1950's]. Softcover. Red card covers, stapled. Black lettering to boards. 9.5ins x 3.75ins,16pp. The pages fold out to twice the folded size to make it convenient to carry in a poclet. The content comprises three pages of text followed by a map index, a general map and 10 further maps and a page of book advertisements. The text and maps first appeared in Brimble's ""London's Epping Forest"" which was published in 1950. Light foxing to first page.Ink notes concerning origin of some roads in the area to inside front cover. Wear to edges of boards. G+

Published by James A. Brimble, Chingford, nd[early 1950's]. Softcover. Red card covers, stapled. Black lettering to boards. 9.5ins x 3.75ins,16pp. The pages fold out to twice the folded size to make it convenient to carry in a poclet. The content comprises three pages of text followed by a map index, a general map and 10 further maps and a page of book advertisements. The text and maps first appeared in Brimble's ""London's Epping Forest"" which was published in 1950. Light foxing to first page. Browning to crease of final page. Overall VG.

Published by Methuen & Co, London, 1910, 1st edition. Green cloth boards with pictorial design to spine and front cover. White lettering to spine and front cover, no dustwrapper. 7.75ins x 5.25ins, front endpapers as maps, xvi, 315pp, 32pp book adverts plus frontis and 23pp plates. Scattered light foxing. Spine darkened. G.

Published by Thomas Fraser, Dalbeattie, 1896, second (revised and enlarged) edition. This copy is one of 250 copies published in demy quarto format which contain additional illustrations. There were also 1000 copies published in demy octavo format. Fawn coloured buckram cloth boards, gilt lettering and patterns embossed to spine, large gilt lion to front cover, no dustwrapper. Bevelled edges. Teg. 11.5ins x 9.5ins, xvi, 380pp, iii (index) plus map, frontis portrait and 45 tisue guarded plates. Also 84 other illustrations within the text. In total therefore there are the 85 illustrations of the regular edition and a further 45 new ones. Boards rather grubby and finger stained. Contents VG. A little rubbed to the corners, overall VG. Nb very heavy book (3.7k pre packing), extra postage will be required, please e-mail for quote.

Published by London and North Eastern Railway, nd (1920's?). Fawn card covers, black lettering with colour illustration to front board. 7.25ins x 4.75ins, 60pp, 4 blank ""memoranda"" pages plus 6 folding maps of the forest area and a folding map of LNER suburban train routes. Staples rusting. Covers grubby but generally VG.

Published by James G. Commin, Exeter, 1927, 1st edition. Olive green cloth boards, black lettering to spine under white dustwrapper with reproduction of old map of city to front cover. 7.5ins x 5ins, 120pp plus frontis & 7pp plates. Previous owners name, date and place of purchase to front free endpaper. Light browning to many of the text pages. Dw is browned to the spine, also has slight loss to head of spine and top corners, G+ / G+.

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1882, limited edition de luxe of 250 copies with the plates printed on China paper. This no 55. Later full, highly polished, morocco binding. A one-off unique design. Gilt lettering to spine and to front board. Coloured leather inlays depicting a tower and a spire to front board. The inlays produce an almost 3D effect. There is a pencil note on the first blank page that the binding was executed by Frank Broomhead. 10.75ins x 7.25ins, marbled endpapers, limitation page, xi, (i), 290pp plus 16pp plates. Also 36 illustrations within the text producing the total of 52 illustrations referred to on the title page. Occasional light foxing to text pages. Minor rubbing to top of spine. Overall a VG+ copy. NB apart from the pencilled note I have been unable to find any binders ticket or proof that the Broomhead was the binder. He was a bookbinding historian and wrote many articles plus books on The Zaehensdorfs and Orlando Jewitt.