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

George Philip & Son Ltd., 1111. Paperback. Acceptable. Unpaginated. Pictorial paper cover. Map is fairly clear, although lightly tanned overall, and foxed at edges. Curled corners and mild wear across seams. Occasional handling marks. Slight tearing and creasing to edges. Light tanning along spine and cover edges. Noticeable rub wear to surfaces and edges with crushing to spine ends and curls to scuffed corners. Marginalia on front panel. Rusted staple binding. Bowed Overall.

John Player & Sons, 1111. Paperback. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 19 pages. Blue paper cover with blue outline illustrations and cigarette cards stuck in throughout. Binding remains firm with rusted staples to centre of book. Pages, illustrations and cards have light tanning and foxing throughout. Paper cover has curled corners. Moderate tanning and foxing with some staining overall, heavier to front cover. Creasing to both cover edges.

Putnam, 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. 288 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black pictorial cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. 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.

Cresset, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. No Edition Remarks. 301 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with red lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. 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. Tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed. Water marks to boards and spine.

R. A. Gekoski, 1111. Paperback. Good. 28 pages. Red paper covers. Pages remain bright and clear throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Very light marking to bottom text block edge. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and scuffing at spine ends.

R. A. Gekoski, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. 1994. 17 pages. White card cover with green and red lettering. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

R. A. Gekoski, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. 1996. 90 pages. Grey card cover. Catalogue 21. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Card is lightly rub worn and thumbed with some light shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners.

R. A. Gekoski, 1111. Paperback. Very Good. 32 pages. Blue card cover. Catalogue 20. Good clean pages with bright copy and firm binding. Light tanning to endpapers and page edges. Card is lightly rub worn and thumbed with some light shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners.

Hutchinson, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 116 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Moderate rub-marking and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm with sunning overall.

Hutchinson, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. 292 pages. Grey jacket over cloth boards. 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. Light wear to dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. With some tanning to spine and edges.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. No Edition Stated. 87 pages. No 4. Pictorial dust jacket with black lettering over matching boards. B&W and colour illustrations throughout. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to joint ends. Minor tanning to spine and board edges, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Clipped dust jacket in protective plastic cover. Mild wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Moderate tanning, staining and soiling to DJ.

George Routledge and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 24 pages. No dust jacket. Greyish-orange cloth with detailed illustrative decoration. Includes black and white engravings and full-page colour engravings by R C, and E Evans. All text block edges red. Pages moderately marked with pronounced tanning and foxing, plus thumbing. Heavier blotchy tanning and foxing towards start and end of book. Owner's inscription to front endpaper and pastedown. Front hinge starting to crack, but text block remains firm. A few pages have red in margins from text block colouring. Text block edges slightly uneven. Boards have moderate edge wear, with bumping and fraying to corners and medium crushing to spine ends. Small scratches and faintest water staining in a few places. Book has a slight forward lean.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed 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.

Robert Hale, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1956. First Edition. 316 pages. Red dust jacket over green cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis and photographic black and white plates throughout. Minor foxing and tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and moderate foxing and tanning to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and mild bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends as well. Unclipped jacket with visible foxing to interior as well.

Robert Hale, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. 316 pages. Brown jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. 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. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed. Tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges.

R.E.D. Publishing, 1995. Paperback. Good. 1995. First Edition. 334 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages remain bright and clear with faint tanning throughout. Occasional dog-eared corners. Thumb-marking present throughout. Some black marks to text block edges, text is not affected. Paper cover has mild edge wear, with some creases. Minimal tanning to spine.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1935. No Edition Stated. 618 pages. Volume IV. Grey dust jacket with white lettering over red cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. 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. Moderate wear, large tears and loss to edges and corners. Minor foxing, tanning, staining and soiling to DJ.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. 559 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration. Contains black and white plates. Well bound and clean pages, with heavy tanning to text block edges. Heavy tanning to pastedowns and endpapers, with Ex Libris plate to front and water stains to front joint. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly warped and tanned.

Sweet & Maxwell, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1959. 118 pages. Green & white dust jacket over brown 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning, with rubbing and marking.

S. W. Partridge & Co, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Some dark scuffed marking to surfaces. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and dark marking overall. Dark stained marking to front board.