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

The Society of Automotive Engineers Inc, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. 548 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and photography. January 1939 Vol 44 No. 1 to Vol 45 No. 6 only. Mild tanning to pages throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Illustrations and photography remain clear. Water marking at guttering from page 500 to end of book with some mold at rear hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear with rubbing and heavy corner bumping. Some light marking to surfaces and tanning to spine. Water damage to top of front and rear boards and spine with crushing at ends.

J. Vrin, 1935. Paperback. Acceptable. 1935. No Edition Remarks. 170 pages. Brown paperback. Rough cut pages to text block edge. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to endpaper & pastedowns. Some pages are dog-earred. Covers have moderate tanning with creasing and reading lines. Book has forward lean. Water marking present.

Sands and Co, 1927. Hardcover. Good. 1927. No Edition Remarks. 124 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white plates throughout. 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 sunning.

Wells Gardner Darton & Co, 1888. Hardcover. Good. 1888. 86 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Neat clean pages with light tanning and foxing to endpapers and page edges. Scraps, small bumps and dog ears to text pages edges. Some rubbing to the board edges and wear to the spine ends. A few marks to front and rear boards. Slight lean to spine. Light water marks to boards and spine. Pencil annotations to boards. Small bumps to corners with bumps to boards edges. Sticker to rear board.

Ernesti Bredtii, 1870. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1870. No Edition Remarks. 252 pages. Brown half bound with red marble card. Rear board is detached. Pen annotations throughout. Latin text. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Some pages are dog-earred. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rubwear all over. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Spine strip is loose.

Catholic University of America, 1926. Hardcover. Good. 1926. 365 pages. No dust jacket. Full title, S. Avreli Avgvstini Hiponiensis Episcopi De Catechizandis Rvdibvs Liber Vnvs. Green cloth boards. Bright pages with light wear to text block edges. Plate stuck to front endpaper. Mild rub wear to board surfaces and edges with crushing to spine ends and minor bumps and tears to corners.

Society of British Aircraft Constructors, 1954. Paperback. Good. 1954. 32 pages. Illustrated paper covers. Contains photographic plates and a single loose leaf 'Order of Flying' leaflet. Staple binding. Pages remain clear and bright with some light occasional marking. Staple binding is secure. Paper covers have mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking.

Allen Figgis, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 126 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards with lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Foreword written by Archbishop of Dublin. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases.

Allen Figgis, 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. 126 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.

Methuen & Co, 1913. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1913. First Edition. 373 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering, contains photographic plates. Pages are slightly tanned with light cracking to hinges and moderate foxing throughout, noticeable inscription to front pastedown and rear endpaper. Light thumbing included. Binding is firm with light corner bumping and bleaching to marked boards. Spine is tanned with light shelf wear.

Usborne, 2017. Paperback. Good. 2017. No Edition Stated. 234 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Signed by the author to title page, with inscription "Don't be afraid of the dark!". Book is in better condition than most examples. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. Price stickers to front and rear.

E Typographeo Academico, 1840. Hardcover. Good. 1840. 260 pages. Marbled boards half-bound in leather with gold lettering to spine. Marbled edging to text block. Pages remain clear with light tanning and foxing throughout and some occasional marking. Previous owner's inscriptions to front endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards are heavily marked and have moderate edge wear, heavy bumping to corners, heavy wear, crushing, peeling and splits to spine.

Unknown, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. 19 pages. Pictorial paper cover. 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 tanning.

Blackie and Son, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. 147 pages. Illustrated jacket over red cloth with black lettering to front and spine. Pages remain clear and bright with minimal tanning throughout, some light occasional marking. Previous owners inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards are lightly marked and have mild edge wear, slight bumping to corners and spine. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket is moderately marked and has some moderate edge wear, creases, chips and tears mainly to the edges, corners and spine, some small areas of loss.

Hutchinson, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. 208 pages. Colour photographic dust jacket over black cloth with photographic black and white plates throughout. Minor tanning to pages with pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends as well. Clipped jacket with minor edge wear and light rubbing. Small tears to spine ends as well.

Dennis Dobson, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. First Edition. 189 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Black and white jacket over cloth boards. Ex-library copy with usual inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Tanning and foxing to endpapers and text block edge with thumbing throughout. Contains library stamps and inserts with surface tearing and pen marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Clear and bold text with firm binding. Boards have mild rub wear and marking with forward lean and sunning to spine. Bumping to corners, edges and spine ends. Dust jacket has rubbing and marking with tanning to spine. Tears, nicks and creases to spine, edges and corners. Jacket is protected by plastic wrapper.

Casa Editrice Francescana, 1926. Hardcover. Good. 1926. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with darkened gilt lettering. Contains illustrated plates. Mostly clean pages with light tanning and foxing to endpapers and page edges. Inscription on frontispiece, with rubbing and a few small nicks to text block edges. Some minor dog-eared corners. Occasional finger marking throughout. Cracked guttering with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Light tanning along spine and board edges. Mild rub wear to surfaces and edges with crushing to spine ends and bumps to corners. Forward leaning.

Longmans, Green, and Co., 1912. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1912. No Edition Remarks. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Dark green cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and moderate tanning to text block edges. There is also cracks to guttering with exposed netting and both hinges are cracked. Book is also shaky. Boards have visible rubbing and bumping to corners with fraying of cloth to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends as well as noticeable rubbing to spine.

Tempsky, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. No Edition Remarks. 275 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with Latin text. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning to pages with slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and visible bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends and heavy sunning to spine as well.

Telstar, 1987. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 2x vinyl record album and has been visually graded. G+, light scuffs/hairlines on surface. Sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, G.STAR 2307 Sleeve Condition:GOOD