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

Mercury, 1987. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G, some scuffs/hairlines on surface (n.b. visual grading offered). Pic sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, G. MYTHX 3 Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Bridge Books, 1984. Hardcover. Good. 1984. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have mild shelf-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends.

Harrap, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. 187 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over cloth boards. 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. Jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Sticker to front.

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.

Hutchinson & Co Ltd, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1951. Reprint. 384 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear throughout with occasional thumb marking present. Light foxing to text block edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and crushing at spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking with hole to middle of spine.

Arrow, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. 383 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 sunning.

The Macmillan Company, 1942. Hardcover. Good. 1942. First Edition. 394 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with orange lettering. Clean pages. Moderate foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Mild scuffing and marking to boards.

Arrow, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. 1965 reprint. 383 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 sunning.

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.

Compact Books, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. First Edition. 189 pages. Beige pictorial card cover. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some foxing. Binding has remained firm.Corners are dogeared in places. Card is moderately rub worn and thumbed with some noticeable shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners. With some tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean.

George Newnes Limited, 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial card covers. Contains black and white diagrams. Mild tanning to pages throughout with occasional light foxing and thumb marking present. Diagrams remain clear. Boards have moderate shelf wear with rubbing and heavy corner bumping. Some light marking to surfaces and crushing with small rips at spine ends.

Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 1934. 560 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with faded gilt text. Pages are slightly tanned with light markings to text block edge and dog earing included. Moderate damp staining to endpapers and pastedowns, light foxing inside. Binding is firm with moderate corner bumping and light markings to boards. spine is sunned with light shelf wear.

Progress Publishers, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 374 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, light foxing, faint water marking, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and sunning with crushing at spine ends. Unclipped jacket has prominent edge wear with tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and ares of loss to spine ends. Front flap has separated from jacket.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1899. Hardcover. Good. 1899. 396 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decoration. Contains black and white illustrations, with colour plates. Pages are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Moderate tanning to text block edges, with marking to pastedowns and endpapers. Heavy thumbing and light cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed binding thread. Boards are slightly warped, with heavy rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Heavy sunning overall, with mottling to spine.

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.

Verlag von Friedrich Cohen, 1900. Acceptable. 1900. 809 pages. Red leather boards. Rough cut page are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with some creased corners and foxing. Boards are moderately rub worn, with some noticeable shelf wear to spine, edges and corners, corners are bumped. Crushing to spine ends. Sunning to spine and edges. Some damage to spine ends.

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.

Noiseanoise, 1985. Vinyl. Good/. This item is a 12" vinyl single and has been visually graded. G, some scuffs/hairline on surface. Sleeve has ring/edge wear, corner creasing, G. (n.b visual grading offered). NAN 1T Sleeve Condition:GOOD

Hodder & Stoughton, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. First Printing. 190 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Jacket has multiple losses. Mostly clean pages with light tanning and foxing to endpapers and page edges. Inscription on front endpaper, with water drops, rubbing and a few small nicks to text block edges. Some minor dog-eared corners. Occasional finger marking throughout. Tanning along spine and board edges. Boards are bowed. Mild rub wear to surfaces and edges with crushing to spine ends and bumps to corners. Faintly mottled with mould. Chipped dust jacket has a few moderate creases, scuffs and small tears. Light tanning. Rubbing with shelf wear. Flaps are unclipped.