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

Motor Racing Publications Ltd, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 25 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Colour illustrated plastic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Binding is shaky. Occasional thumb-marking present. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbed mark to rear board.

Harrap, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1962. First Edition. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning and mild foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Small brown marks to top text block edge. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Book is bowed and forward leaning. Unclipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Brown marks to rear panel.

George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Green 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 moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with moderate tanning overall.

Arrow, 1961. Paperback. Acceptable. 1961. 1961 Reprint. 384 pages. Red and white pictorial card cover. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Corners are creased in places. Inscription to front endpaper. Paper cover is moderately rub worn and thumbed with noticeable shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners and spine. Tanning to spine and edges. Splitting to spine joints and ends.

Arrow, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. 384 pages. Pictorial paper cover. 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. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Heywood and Co, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 136 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.

Progress, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1969. 4th Revised Ed. 215 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Binding remains firm. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Progress Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1970. Second Printing. 293 pages. Black and white photographic dust jacket over blue boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. White ribbon bookmark attached. 1 Black and white photographic plate next to title page. Binding remains firm. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with tears and creasing. Light tanning all over.

Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. 864 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. 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.

Panther, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. First Edition Thus. 143 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking and moderate tanning. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning. Rolling to spine and small split to spine tail, front joint.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Red 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.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. No Edition Remarks. 396 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound black leather with purple cloth. contains a colour illustrated frontis and black and white illustrations throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Rear endpaper is also heavily creased. Boards have light rubbing and major bumping to corners. Distinctive crushing to spine ends and splitting to both joints with exposed binding. Heavy sunning to boards as well.

Harmsworth Brothers, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 395 pages. No dust jacket. Green half bound cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been heavily rub worn with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a noticeably frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Loss to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. No edition remarks. 396 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Many black and white illustrations and photographs as well as a small number of colour illustrative plates. Binding shaky. First few pages loose. Spine coming off papers. Severe split to title page gutter, exposing netting. Back hinge is cracked with netting exposed. Minor cracking to internal gutters. Pages, plates, photos and illustrations remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Heavy tanning to endpapers.Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Bumping to corners and severe crushing to spine with fraying to cloth. Heavy tanning to spine and edges causing discolouration and gilt lettering to darken. Scratches to back board. Book has a slight forward lean.

Arnold-Heinemann, 1982. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1982. First Edition. 136 pages. Illustrated dustjacket over red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing.

Joseph, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1973. Second Impression. 136 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Mild tanning to pages throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Photographic plates remain clear. Moderate foxing to text block edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning with crushing at spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild tanning and marking.

Michael Joseph, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. Second Impression. 250 pages. Colour photographic dust jacket over green cloth with colour photographic plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and visible tanning to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends as well. Clipped jacket with heavy edge wear and visible rubbing. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends and sunning to spine. Notable sunning to interior.

The Garden Book Club, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. 250 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over green 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. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Constable & Co Ltd, 1913. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1913. Second Impression. 508 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with white lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with some slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a little crushed. With some tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean.

Vivian, Younger & Bond, 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1959. First Edition. 103 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece with plates and illustrations throughout by Eric Manning. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Bright and clean pages, illustrations and plates with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier foxing to free endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.