LIFE IN ITALY AND FRANCE IN THE OLDEN TIME.
Wertheim, Macintosh and Hunt: London 1858. 7.5 x 5", cloth, 644pp, ink inscription, spine detached, disbound, edges browned. More
Wertheim, Macintosh and Hunt: London 1858. 7.5 x 5", cloth, 644pp, ink inscription, spine detached, disbound, edges browned. More
Jonathan Cape: London, 1943. 7.75 x 5, green cloth, 62 pp, covers rubbed a little, extremities bumped, hinges loose, scattered spots, white abrasion inside front cover else a decent copy in edge worn, darkened, rubbed, corner clipped dust jacket. FIRST ED, LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES, THIS ONE MARKED "PRESENTATION."..... More
John Lane/The Bodley Head: London, 1911. Hardcover. Photos, 9 x 6", gilt-lettered pict green cloth, 331pp with index + pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities bumped (especially spine ends), front inner hinge cracking, pp toned, former owner's bookplate on front fly, inside front cover is a bookplate from Colfe Grammar School;..... More
Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato E Agricoltura: Torino, nd (c 1980s). Mostly illustr, 12.5 x 9.5, cloth, 289 pp, covers with very light wear, dust jacket with toning and edge wear; top of spine creased and torn, in worn cardboard slipcase. Scarce. Ships from U.S. More
(PLM Railway: Paris), nd (1925). Paperback. Beautiful woodcut-like illus. and initials in orange and black, 9.5 x 5.5", stapled wraps, (39)pp, covers rubbed, soiled and lightly waterstained, contents have bumping to upper forecorners else nice. Nice- Barcelonnette- Briancon- Grenoble- Aix Les-Bains- Chamonix- Evian-Les-Bains. SCARCE. More
Archibald Constable: Westminster, 1895. Hardcover. "100 full-page illus. by A.D. M'Cormick", 9.5 x 6", two-tone cloth, 403pp with index, inner hinges and textblock cracked, corners bumped, covers very worn, soiled and discolored. FIRST EDITION. More
James Sheehy: NY, 1887. 9.5 x 6, cloth, 720 pp, 98 pp appendix, color and b/w plates, folding color map of Ireland, gilt decorated green cloth, all edges gilt, case heavily worn and separated from text block, text very sound and holding well. FIRST ED. More
Books of Rhodesia: Bulawayo, 1975. Hardcover. Photos, 9 x 5.5", silver dec blue-grey leather with red leather spine labels, 160pp + pp, spine ends a little bumped, former owner's bookplate on limitation page, in a lightly worn and spotted cloth slipcase. Facsimile reprint. "LEATHER BOUND DE LUXE EDITION, LIMITED TO..... More
Janus. 1990. 13 x 9.5, cloth, 159 pp, well illust in color, vg in vg jacket. FIRST ED. More
LIV'Editions: Lonrai, 1998. 8.5 x 8, softcover, 289 pp, illustr, glossary, bib, french-fold wrappers, 2910781682, fine, clean and sound. FIRST ED. [French Marine special forces]. More
Publ by author: London, 1955. Illustr, photos, 7 x 4.75, pict boards, 417 pp with index, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped, spine cocked a tad, hinges loose, contents good, in worn & soiled & edge chipped dust jacket. 22nd printing but SIGNED BY AUTHOR. More
T. Cadell: London, 1792. Hardcover. Volume V only of a 5 volume set. 8.5 x 5", full leather, x, 360 + index + errata. Disbound, covers well worn, scuffed/scraped, spine missing pieces, lacks front blank pages, bookplate (Thomas Baring, Member of Parliament, First Lord Of The Admiralty), ink name (..... More
T. Cadell: London, 1792. Hardcover. Volume II only of a five volume set. 6/6 plates. 8.5 x 5", full leather, (viii), 536. Disbound, covers well worn, scuffed/scraped, spine missing pieces, lacks ffep, bookplate (Thomas Baring, Member of Parliament, First Lord of the Admiralty), ink name ( ? Mughan), offsetting, spotting..... More
T. Cadell: London, 1792. Hardcover. Volume IV only (of a five volume set). 8/8 plates, 8.5 x 5", full leather, vi, 429. Disbound, covers well worn, scuffed, scraped, spine missing pieces, front blank pages detached, ink name ( ? Mughan), small edge tear to map plate, textblock cracked but still..... More
3 Vols. London 1803. 27 of 28 illus/maps, 13.5 x 10.5", half leather; marbled boards, 369, 359; 320+index, outer hinges cracked, covers extremely worn, rubbed, waterstained, leather scuffed, peeling, corners bumped, spine tips worn, lower spine covers missing on two vols, contents foxed & browned, edges chipped, some wavy pp..... More
James S. Virtue: London. nd (1842?). Engravings, 11 x 9, gilt ruled and dec 1/2 leather, all edges, bumped and worn, front cover detached, rear outer hinge cracked, spine tips torn, damp spotting on endpapers, soiling, staining, spotting, tears, torn tissue guard, corners creased, lacks engravings opp p 75 "Head..... More
T. Cadell and W. Davies: London, 1815. Hardcover. 7.5 x 4", near contemporary black calf over marbled boards, 130pp. The author of this book, Quintin Craufurd, 1743-1819, was the author of several books. He was very close with the French royal family, especially Queen Marie Antoinette and he aided in..... More
Andrew Reid: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1884. 9 x 7, hardcover, 124 pp, heavy deckled paper, woodcut illustr, half bound in vellum and gray papered boards, edge worn, rubbed gray paper age darkened and stained, good reprint ed. More
Richard Bentley: London, 1856. 8.5 x 5.5, hardcover, 548 pp, index, 2 folding maps, 1 plan, original full leather with raised bands, joints splitting at head of spine, volume 2 only, otherwise good. FIRST ED. More
JB Lippincott: Philadelphia. 1908. Photos, 9 x 5.5, gilt decorated blue cloth, teg, 275 pp, covers quite worn, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, minor scattered toning else a decent copy of the FIRST ED, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED "FROM . . . THE AUTHOR." More
JB Lippincott: Philadelphia. 1908. Photos, 9 x 5.5, gilt decorated blue cloth, teg, 275 pp, covers quite worn, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, minor scattered toning else an almost decent copy of the FIRST ED, INSCRIBED "from her friend" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More
J. Kriz Publishing: Quezon City, Philippines, 1999. Photos, 9 x 6, pict wraps, 432 pp with index, covers worn and soiled, some light staining, text block edges spotted, long ink inscription from former owner on front fly. Scarce title. He was removed from office in 2001. More
Paris, 1875. Hardcover. Frontis, folding map, black buckram with original front wrap attached to front cover, rear wrap bound in at back, 142pp. Ex-institutional library, soiled, creased and chipped, tiny ink note to title page, scattered foxing else very good condition. In addition to this book on ancient Cambodian monuments..... More
Vassall Neighbourhood Council: London, UK, (1980). Photos, 8 x 5.75", pict stapled wraps, 43pp, a very nice, clean, fresh copy of this SCARCE little book about life in Vassall, Lambeth, London. More
William Heinemann: London, 1929. Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", two-tone cloth, 19pp, covers with some extremity wear, some foxing to title page, former owner's (Stanley William Sykes) circular bookplate inside front cover. LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Story by the Scottish political figure. More