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Oman, Carola
Elizabeth of Bohemia
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is edgeworn with a couple of creases and small tears. Signatures of previous owners' penned to FEP, penned annotation and bookshop sticker to rear pastedown. Boards are bumped and worn along lower edges and corners, spine twisted slightly, light mark to page block. Main contents clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Wheatley, William
Isaac Le Gooch: The King's Jeweller and Latymer Benefactor
Staple-bound paperback in good condition, 30pp. Covers are lightly tanned and lightly worn at edges, plus marks to rear cover. Light wear to leading corners all the way through. Contents clean. AD Used
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Fornasetti: Conversation with Philippe Starck
Fornasetti, Barnaba; Starck, Philippe
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Sticker to front inner flap and also to rear pastedown. Minor edgewear to jacket and slight bumps to board corners. Contents clean and spine tight. AD Used
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Chapman, Hester W.
Queen Anne's Son: A Memoir of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1689-1700
Hardcover in very good condition with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is sunned at spine and has a number of taped repairs to edges, plus general shelfwear. Boards are rubbed at edges and bumped at spine head. Foxing to endpapers and page block; hinge break at front paste down. Text is clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
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Bevan, Bryan
King William III: Prince of Orange, the First European
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is lightly worn at edges and lightly sunned at spine; board upper leading corners and spine foot bumped; previous owner's signature and date penned to FEP, small crease to lower leading corner of the same. No other notable flaws; contents clean and spine tight. AD Used
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Wheeler, Bonnie; Parsons, John Carmi (eds.)
Eleanor of Aquitaine: Lord and Lady (The New Middle Ages Series)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light edgewear to jacket and small closed tear to rear hinge; faint pen marks to front inner flap. Minor bumps to board corners and faint marks to page block. No other notable flaws; contents clean and spine tight. AD Used
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Buchan, John
Augustus
Hardcover - 1941 reprint. Relevant newspaper clipping laid in. Considerably worn jacket (unclipped) with marks (mostly on the rear) and several small tears and chips to the edges, corners and spine ends. Minor wear and a few small marks on the hardcover; bumped lower leading corners. Foxing and tanning on the page block and some pages. The binding is sound and all content is clear. CM Used
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Morton, Andrew
Theirs is the Kingdom
Hardcover and jacket - price-clipped; otherwise fine. Used
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Gallier, James; Wilson, Samuel (intro.)
Autobiography of James Gallier: Architect (Architecture and Decorative Art Series)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light tanning to jacket spine and light wear to jacket edges. Foxing to page block and to jacket inside. No other notable flaws; spine tight and contents clean. AD Used
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Gallier, James; Wilson, Samuel (intro.)
Autobiography of James Gallier, Architect (Architecture and Decorative Arts Series)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket has minor shelf and edgewear and a lightly tanned spine. Foxing to page block and to jacket inside. A couple of small tears to jacket rear upper edge. Contents are clean and spine is tight. AD Used
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Piers, Harry
Robert Field: Portrait Painter in Oils, Miniature and Water-colours and Engraver
Hardcover without dust jacket. From a limited run of 325 copies as printed at rear of book, contains tissue protected frontispiece and 52 further illustrations. Foxing to the rough-cut page block, faint marks to spine and light score to front board. Contents are clean and spine is tight. AD Used
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O'Connor, Ulick
Brendan Behan
Hardcover first edition with unclipped dust jacket. Light shelf and edgewear to jacket, a few faint marks to page block and small tears to leading edges of pages 285 & 287. Contents clean and binding sound. AD Used
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Somerset, Anne
Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion
Hardcover, first impression of the first edition, with unclipped dust jacket. Slightest of edgewear to jacket, bump to front board at lower leading corner and signature of previous owner (Jean Tsushima) to half-title page. No other notable flaws, contents clean and crisp and spine tight. AD Used
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KUNG, Hans; Bowden, John (trans.)
My Struggle for Freedom: Memoirs
Paperback in good condition. Creases to spine and to rear cover, light wear to edges. Internally clean and unmarked, binding sound. AD Used
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KUNG, Hans; Bowden John (trans.)
Disputed Truth: Memoirs II
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Taped repair to front flap hinge of jacket and small mark to FEP. No other notable flaws, very good condition throughout. AD Used
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Bryant, Arthur (intro.); Sells, Lytton (trans.&ed.)
The Memoirs of James II: His Campaigns as Duke of York 1652-1660
Hardcover in very good condition with unclipped jacket in good condition. Jacket is edgeworn with pieces missing and spine is scuffed and chipped. Board edges and corners lightly rubbed, minor foxing to page block. Internally clean. AD Used
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Faber, Richard
The Brave Courtier: Sir William Temple
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Minor edge and shelfwear to jacket and previous owner's name (Jean Tsushima) penned to FEP. No other notable flaws. AD Used
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Vannak, Huy
Bou Meng: A Survivor from Khmer Rouge Prison S-21, Justice for the Future Not Just for the Victims
Paperback in very good condition. Signed on title page in Cambodian characters, not sure if it is subject or author's signature. Like new condition. AD Used
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Maddison, R.E.W.
The Life of the Honourable Robert Boyle
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. From the private library of the late Hans Eyseck, with the original invoice from H.K Lewis laid-in. Jacket is edge and shelfworn with a few small tears to rear spine hinge. Spine is sunned and scuffed at spine ends. Light foxing to page block. Spine is tight and contents are clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
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Barman, Roderick J.
Princess Isabel of Brazil: Gender and Power in the Nineteenth Century
Paperback in very good condition. Very minor wear to cover corners and faint marks to page block. No other notable flaws, spine is tight and uncreased, pages are clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Wilson, Margaret
Ninth Astronomer Royal: The Life of Frank Watson Dyson
Hardcover without dust jacket. Boards are worn at edges, bumped at corners and chipped at spine ends, plus a 5cm tear to cloth at rear spine hinge. Bookshop sticker to front paste down and small creases to a few leading corners internally. Pages are clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
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Poynter, William; Phillips, Peter (ed.)
The Diaries of Bishop William Poynter, V.A. (1815-1824)
Hardcover without dust jacket. Slight lean to spine, otherwise like new condition. AD Used
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Sinclair, Upton
Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox
Hardcover, first edition with typed letter from Mary Craig Sinclair to Eve Fox laid-in at rear of book. Very good condition with good condition dust jacket in plastic sleeve. Jacket is worn at edges, creased at lower leading corner and is missing a 4x4cm piece from spine foot. Signature of previous owner to front pastedown and bookplate to FEP. Light marks to page block. Internal contents clean and binding sound. AD Used
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Van Der Meulen, D.
The Wells of Ibn Sa'ud
Hardcover without dust jacket. Boards are sunned at spine and at edges, bumps to corners and edges. Foxing to page block, pastedowns and endpapers. Pen mark to FEP, otherwise contents clean throughout. AD Used
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MEGROZ, R.L.; Sitwell, Osbert (preface)
Ronald Ross: Discoverer and Creator
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Errata slip bound in. Jacket is tanned at spine, quite edge and shelfworn, with tears to edges and to front cover, plus missing piece from spine foot. Foxing to cover boards, endpapers, prelims, a few internal pages and to page block. Spine is tight and text clean. AD Used
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Whitteridge, Gweneth
William Harvey and the Circulation of the Blood (History of science library)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Minor shelfwear to jacket. Foxing to jacket edges and page block. Spine is tight and contents clean. AD Used
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Qvist, George
John Hunter 1728-1793
Hardcover without dust jacket. Slight bumps to spine ends and rear upper leading corner. Light foxing to page block and faint mark to FEP. Binding is sound and contents clean. AD Used
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Mann, Golo; Winston, Krishna (trans.)
Reminiscences and Reflections: Growing Up in Germany
Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket. Watermark to lower edges of jacket inside, minor wear to jacket edges. Rubbing of board edges and sticker to rear pastedown. Spine is tight and contents clean. AD Used
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Timmons, Stuart
The Trouble with Harry Hay: Founder of the Modern Gay Movement
Hardcover, first impression of the first edition, with unclipped dust jacket in plastic sleeve. Faint marks to page block head and sticker to rear pastedown. No other notable flaws. AD Used
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Valera, Luis
Juan Pablo Viscardo y GUZMAN, 1748-1798: El Hombre y su Tiempo, Volume II
Paperback in very good condition. Text in Spanish. Volume II only. Faint marks to page block and light wear to cover edges. No other notable flaws, clean throughout. AD Used
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Le Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel
Saint-Simon, ou, Le SYSTEM de la cour (Divers Histoire)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Text in French. Wear to jacket edges and faint marks to page block head. No other notable flaws. AD Used
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Gibson, Robert
The Quest of Alain-Fournier
Hardcover in good condition, first edition. Tanning and foxing to jacket interior and exterior. Wear and a few small tears to edges of jacket. Spine ends are bumped, foxing to page block, endpapers and pastedowns. Score to page block foot and light foxing to a few pages internally. Pages are sound and text is clear throughout. TA Used
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Hooper, Meredith
The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes
Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Light edgewear and minor shelfmarks to jacket. Faint bumps to spine ends and leading corners; faint mark to page block face. Binding is sound, contents are clean and clear. TA Used
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Sabri-Tabrizi, Gholam-Reza
Iran: A Child's Story, A Man's Experience
Hardcover in good condition. Dust jacket is lightly marked and scored. Jacket spine head and upper edges are slightly creased. Hardcover spine ends are a little bumped. Spine is slightly cocked. Binding remains intact, contents are clean and clear. AM Used
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HochdOrfer, Achim; SchrOder, Barbara (eds.)
Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties
Hardcover with jacket. Very good condition. CM Used
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Kusmin, MICHAIL; Eliasberg, Alexander (trans.)
Die Reisen Des Sir John Fairfax Durch Die TURKEI Und Andere Bemerkenswerte LANDER
Hardcover without dust jacket. Text in German. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts by Karl Rossing. Boards are edgeworn and corners are frayed, foxing to both front and rear and also to page block. Light foxing to a couple of internal pages. 5cm closed tear to spine at rear side. Text and illustrations are all bright and clear. AD Used
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Collinson, Patrick
The History of a History Man: Or, the Twentieth Century from a Safe Distance
Paperback in very good condition. Signed and dedicated by author in pen on title page and with his private letter laid in. Self-published before Boydell Press posthumous edition. Faint crease to spine and light edgewear to covers. Faint marks to page block. Pages are sound and internally clean and clear throughout. TA Used
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Shaw, Stephen; Shaw, Margaret
Where Do All the Flies Go...? The Journal of Isabel and Samuel Haigh as they Emigrated to New Zealand in 1920
Paperback in good condition. Ex-library with stamps/stickers to front cover, inside front cover and title page. Light edge and shelfwear to covers, crease to upper leading corner affecting most of book. Contents clean. AD Used
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Durgnat, Raymond
The Strange Case of Alfred Hitchcock, or The Plain Man's Hitchcock
Hardcover, first edition, with unclipped dust jacket in plastic sleeve. Minor edgewear to jacket and marks to page block head. No other notable flaws. AD Used
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Chitty, Susan (ed.)
Antonia White: Diaries 1958-1979, Volume II
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Minor wear to jacket edges and slight bump to rear board upper leading corner. No other notable flaws, very good condition throughout. AD Used
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Willig, Rasmus
Palmer's Pilgrimage: The Life of William Palmer of Magdalen
Paperback in like new condition. New shopstock with minor shelf-wear, no faults. TA Used
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King Peters, Arthur
Jean Cocteau & Andre Gide
Hardcover. Acceptable condition. First edition. Rather foxed dust jacket with some fading and rubbing. Jacket spine ends are worn, bumped and nicked. Minor wear on jacket leading corners. Upper leading corner of front flap is clipped. Small tear on lower leading corner of rear flap. Some foxing and a few marks on boards and hardcover spine. Hardcover spine ends are faded and bumped. Upper leading corners of boards are bumped. Page block is heavily foxed. Binding is sound, and the text is clear. AF Used
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Steegmuller, Francis
Cocteau: A Biography
Hardcover. Jacket slightly marked; price-clipped, with creased inner flaps; worn at edges and corners; scored on rear; nicked at spine ends. Hardcover's spine ends are lightly bumped. A few minor marks on page block. Content is clear, and pages are clean and sound. TS Used
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Bergan, Ronald
Jean Renoir: Projections of Paradise
Hardcover in very good condition. Minor shelfwear to the jacket. Pages are clean; text and images are clear. CM Used
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Cassady, Carolyn
Off the Road: Twenty Years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg
Hardcover. Jacket is scored and lightly creased. Hardcover spine ends are lightly bumped. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean. HCW Used
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Francis, Philip
Horace
Hardcover without dust jacket. With notes by H.J. Pye. Very good condition for its age, appears to be rebound, endpapers are different to main body of text. Board edges lightly worn, mark to rough-cut page block and previous owners' names penned to FEP and to title page. Some light foxing throughout the text and tears to side edges of 2 or 3 pages. Text is clear throughout. AD Used
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Dwyer, Benjamin
Constellations: The Life and Music of Jeff Buckley
Paperback. Unused shop stock with minor shelf-wear and crease to lower leading corner of rear cover. Like new. AD Used
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Wright, Barbara
EUGENE Fromentin: A Life in Art and Letters (Romanticism and After in France, Volume 5)
Hardcover with printed boards; no dust jacket as issued. Unused shop stock with minor shelf wear. Like new. AD Used
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Ghibellino, Ettore; Farrelly, Dan (trans.)
Goethe and Anna Amelia: A Forbidden Love?
Paperback. Unused shop stock with minor shelf wear. Like new. AD Used
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Ghibellino, Ettore; Farrelly, Dan (trans.)
Goethe and Anna Amelia: A Forbidden Love?
Paperback. Unused shop stock with minor shelf wear and slight crease to rear cover at upper leading corner. Otherwise, like new. AD Used
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