Search Results: Titles starting with R from Truffle Books

Princeton: Princeton University Press. Very Good. 1980. First Edition. Paperback. The book is tightly bound, the covers are a little grubby, worn to the extremities. The text block is generally clean with some pencil markings by Lodge. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Inscribed to Lodge on the endpapers. ; 440 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: MacMillan. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is tightly bound. Page edges are a little grubby. The dust jacket is worn to the extremities, spine is faded and fading along the edges; generally grubby. Internally, the book is generally clean, free of markings and foxing. ; From the library of David Lodge. Lodge is an English author and critic. His literary career spans novels, plays, and insightful criticism. Lodge was a literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987. His novels often satirize academic life, notably the “Campus Trilogy”. Inscribed to Lodge on the endpapers. ; Signed by Author .

London: The National Gallery. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2014. 185709557X . The book is in very good condition, tightly bound. Black cloth boards are clean, page edges clean. Internally the book is clean, free of markings and foxing; appears to be unread. The dust jacket is complete with only minor shelf wear. ; Printed in association with The Rijksmuseum and distributed by Yale University Press. ; 235 x 290; 302 pages .

London: Smith Elder & Co. Very Good. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. The book has been re-backed. The black cloth is faded in parts, the corners are bumped, the text on the spine has faded. Original end papers, owners inscription on the pastedown. Endpapers are browned. The two maps and charts are intact . Slight foxing and light markings on the endpapers. The text block is generally clean and free of markings and foxing. ; First edition in the original black cloth, with the picture of the Dulcibella on the front board. ; 336 pages .

London: John Murray. Very Good. 1962. Paperback. The covers are grubby. The gap between the cover and the title page is cracking; the text block is clean, light foxing along the page edges. ; Selected for the young by Irene Slade, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Inscribed by Wynne Tyson to his daughter Tilly, giving his opinion on Betjeman and poetry more generally in October 1967. With a later humorous poem about Betjeman from April 1973. This exchange by father and daughter about John Betjeman is rather charming. Enclosed in the book are a number of newspaper cuttings on Betjeman. From the library of Jon Wynne-Tyson. Wynne-Tyson was an English author, publisher, Quaker, activist and pacifist, who founded Centaur Press in 1954. He ran Centaur Press from his home in Sussex and was a distinguished independent publisher. He authored books on animal rights and vegetarianism. [ref: 82514 ] ; Signed by Illustrator .

Selected for the young by Irene Slade, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.Inscribed by Wynne Tyson to his daughter Tilly, given his opinion on Betjeman and poetry more generally in October 1967. With a later humorous poem about Betjeman from April 1973. This exchange by father and daughter about John Betjeman is rather charming.Enclosed in the book are a number of newspaper cuttings on Betjeman. The covers are grubby. The gap between the cover and the title page is cracking; the text block is clean, with light foxing along the page edges.From the library of Jon Wynne-Tyson.Wynne-Tyson was an English author, publisher, Quaker, activist and pacifist, who founded Centaur Press in 1954. He ran Centaur Press from his home in Sussex and was a distinguished independent publisher. He authored books on animal rights and vegetarianism.

Groninger Museum + the National Gallery. Very Good. 2003. Hardcover. The book is in very good condition, tightly bound and appears to be unread. ; Colour & monochrome plates; 300 x 250; 169 pages .