Search Results: Titles starting with U from The Antique Map & Bookshop

London. Wiliam Kimber. 1952 3rd ed.. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. In red cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. Plan of U-boat to front endpapers. Map to rear endpapers. In very good condition with good dustwrapper. (d/w. Pice missing from top of spine and back. Corners slightly rubbed with small tear. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Slight fading to top end of spine. Mild foxing to edges. Else a clean and tight copy. 207 pp. With b/w photographs. The war experiences of the German U-Boat commander who, after the surrender, got his ship to Argentina, creating the rumour that he had taken Hitler there. The author describes the armaments of U-Boats and the strategies used to sink enemy ships, as well as those used to hide and stalk.

London. Frances Lincoln. 2000 1st.. 5.5 x 8.0 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with near fine dustwrappwr. (d/w. Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. 256 pp. Following the battles in the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna prepares to return to Heaven. Here is his loving farewell to an old friend. Each chapter has a brief introduction help the reader appreciate the message of the text. A spiritual guide to help the life of the body better reflect the life of the spirit.

London Herbert Jenkins Second Printing. Hardback, approx 7.5 x 5 ins. In green cloth with dark green lettering to spine illustrated design to front. In very good condition. Some rubbing to corners and edges. Neat inscription to front endpaper. Some mild foxing to pages and edges throughout. Else clean and tight. 256pp.

T.Fisher Unwin Ltd. n.d. ca 1920.. 7.25 x 5.0 inches. In green hard card covers with black lettering to spine and front. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Owner’s label to front endpaper. Neat inscription to front endpaper, dated 1932. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 62 pp. Poems.

Smith, Elder & Co. 1897 (1st.). Original red cloth lettered in gilt. In good condition. Some minor rubbing on edges, corners lightly bumped. Spine a trifle sunned. A few small faint marks. Name inscription on second blank page. Lacks one plt. Two pages top edge uncut. Some light foxing, else generally clean & tight. 300pp.Cat.8pp. 11 illustrations by Robert Sauber Printed note by the author: "This novel has been re-written and lengthened by one third since its appearance in serial form."

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1896. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. In bright green cloth covers with black title to spine and black illustration to front. Patterned endpapers. In very good condition. Two small faint marks on spine, some minor rubbing to corners and edges. Inscription on first blank page. Inside pages with some tanning to outer edges else very clean and tight throughout. 248pp. 8pp ads. With b&w illustrations throughout by A.T. Elwes

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1937 1st edition.. Hardback, 7 x 4.5 inches. In red cloth with blind embossed decoration to front and black lettering to spine. Top page edges red. In very good condition. A couple of small water spots/marks to cloth. Some rubbing to edges and corners of spine and boards, corners on boards slightly bumped. Slight lean to spine. Endpapers clean. Author’s inscription on main title page, “To Miss K.M. Brown, with thanks for year of very efficient appointment making. Eric Ambler, August 1935”. A couple of dark foxing spots to outer page edges and page margins. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 314pp. Very rare signed first edition copy of a novel set in Eastern Europe; a British journalist teams up with some Russian agents to defeat Nazi plans.

Chapman & Hall 1961 (1st.).. (7.5 x 5.0 ins.) In navy blue with gilt to spine. In original dustwrapper. Top edges blued. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (d/w Spine slightly faded. Small marks and stains. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 311 pp. Explains the mysterious origins of Ludovic, and completes the disillusionment of Guy Crouchback.

Faber and Faber Limited. 1951 1st.. 5.5 x 8.0 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. With decorated dustwrapper. In very good condition with good dustwrapper. (d/w. spine slightly darkened with small holes and pieces missing at top. Part faded. Corners slightly rubbed. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Slight marks to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 217 pp. Part of a trilogy of books in which the author explores the nature of the Universe, the Divine and the Human Spirit.

London, Independent Publishing Network. 2018 1st.. 8.5 x 10.0 inches. In green cloth covers with silver gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with near fine dustwrapper. Author’s neat inscription to main title page. A very clean and tight copy. 156 pp. Illustrated with many colour photographs. The artist Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams 1977-1934, is noted for her work on memorials, especially in Scotland.

Dorset Books. 1995 1st edition.. 9.25 x 5.75 inches. In black cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In near fine condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; slightly creased along top edge. Not price clipped). A very clean and tight copy. 64 pp. With b/w illustrations. Fictionalised autobiography of Mary Anning who discovered fossils at Lyme Regis.

The Folio Society. 2018. Hardback. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. In black pictorial cloth covers. Illustrated endpapers. In hard light brown card slipcase. In near fine condition with very good slipcase. 356pp. With illustrations. Translated by Robin Buss; Introduced by Hew Strachan

London, Chatto & Windus, 1878. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. Green cloth with embossed black decorations to front and spine, gilt lettering to spine, in black on front. Light green floral endpapers. In very good condition. Crease to middle of spine with some rubbing and small nicks to cloth at ends, corners slightly bumped, some minor rubbing and marks to boards. Bookseller label to endpaper “H. Wheeler, Weymouth.” Handwritten passage to front prelim “On the prairie he knows the tips of the grass always incline towards the south, and that they are less green on the northward side...” Inscribed on halftitle page “M.H. Robens, from M. Hazel, Feb. 1885.” Some light mild foxing to title page and frontis plate, some occasional spots to inside pages, mostly around and adjacent plates, which have some minor darkening and spots to edges. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 342 pp. + 32pp adverts (ads. dated December 1883.) Illustrated with 15 b&w plates by R.… Read More

London, Macmillan & Co. 1925 repr. Hardback. Size 7 x 4.5 inches. In dark maroon calf-leather covers with elaborate gold decoration and lettering to spine and gilt decorative lettering to front. Top edges gilt. In very good condition. Corners lightly bumped. Lightly sunned spine. Inside generally a clean and tight copy. 273pp. (thin paper). With map of Wessex at rear.

London, Macmillan & Co. 1929 repr. Hardback. Size 7 x 4.5 inches. In dark maroon calf-leather covers with elaborate gold decoration and lettering to spine and gilt decorative lettering to front. Top edges gilt. In very good condition. Spine a little faded and slightly chipped at head. Some minor foxing to endpapers else a good clean and tight copy. 273pp. (thin paper). With map of Wessex at rear.

London, George Routledge and Sons, ca1878 1st. Hardback, 9.5 x 7.5 inches. In dark green illustrated paper covered boards with dark green cloth binding to spine. Black endpapers. In very good condition. Some minor handling marks to boards, corners bumped and slightly chipped/rubbed. No previous owners inscriptions. Some minor light foxing to halftitle and prelims, some occasional minor handling marks and some light foxing to inside pages. Binding all tight and sound. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 64pp. With colour illustrations throughout by Kate Greenaway. Charmingly illustrated children’s book by Kate Greenaway.

Macmillan & Co. 1925 Deluxe Edition. Hardback, 7 x 4.5 inches. Light brown tan ecosse leather with ornate gilding to front cover and spine. Top edges gilt. Brown endpapers. In good condition. Some minor rubbing on edges, spine slightly sunned and a little top edge of front cover. Gilt School Crest on rear board (Malvern College) Prize bookplate on front endpaper. Inside pages lightly tanned, Else generally a clean and tight copy. 273pp. Map of Wessex.

London, Macmillan & Co. 1927 repr. Hardback. Size 7 x 4.5 inches. In dark maroon calf-leather covers with elaborate gold decoration and lettering to spine and gilt decorative lettering to front. Top edges gilt. In good condition. Spine a little faded and a few small white dots on front board. Some minor foxing to endpapers else a good clean and tight copy. 273pp. (thin paper). With map of Wessex at rear.

London, Macmillan & Co. 1935 repr. 7.0 x 4.5 inches. In green cloth covers with gilt to spine and blind embossed logo to front. In very good condition. One corner slightly bumped. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 281 pp. With map of Wessex at front. The Scholar’s edition has Questions on the Text and Essay Questions at the back.

London, George Newnes Ltd., 1899-1900 1st.. Two Volumes. Tall hardbacks, 11.5 x 9 inches. Light brown/tan cloth with black lettering and coloured solider illustrations to fronts and spines. Speckled page edging. In very good conditions. Edges and ends of spines rubbed, some heavier general rubbing to cover on vol.1, with some small nicks to ends of spine. Some tanning to endpapers, bookplate to front “W.E. Armstrong.” (Vol.2.) Some tanning to pages, mostly around page edges. Else very good clean and tight copies. 2 vols. (viii + viii) + 432pp to 856pp. Profusely illustrated with B&W photographs and illustrations throughout.