1901ref. 004955London: Sands & Co. 1901. Red cloth with white lettering on the spine and front board. 180 pages plus ads. 5.25 X 7.5 inches.very good with spine ends a little worn endpapers browned and the corner of front free endpaper torn off. Lettering rubbed away on the spine. First Edition. Sands & Co. hardcover
1911ref. 820551911. 1911. Second edition. Paperback. Illustrated throughout. Covers are quite worn with skilfull repairs to spine. Bookplate to title page hiding publisher information. Some foxing and browning to pages but contents are sound overall. paperback
1991ref. C105738Chelsea London: And So To Bed 1991. First Edition. Hardback. Paperback . Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Small 4to. 275 cm x 25 cm. 50 pages. With many colour illustrations throughout the book. Original softcover shop catalogue. Very good condition with crease at top front corner. Includes the following chapters: Golden Slumbers / Brush Stroke painted beds/ Goodwood /Jet Set lacqurered beds Touch of brass / Pillow Talk etc etc. A few interesting literary references à Maupassant Dekker Pepys and a short history of beds but basically an up market furniture catalogue of beds by this still extant chain of shops.Beds in many different styles beautifully photographed with some very smart bedroom furniture. And So To Bed paperback
1767ref. 278664United Kingdom: Hurst Chance & Co 1767. Book. Good. hardback. hardback fifth edition published in the year following the first octavo quarter calf with marbled boards upper joint wearing but cords remain strong. scuffed to the extremities. Bookplate trimmed and laid to the front pastedown. the text clean and unmarked. Frontis iv 173pp. Hurst, Chance & Co Hardcover
1920ref. 66006Christophers. Good with no dust jacket. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean hardback book with no inscriptions tightly bound in faded blue cloth with gilt titles and armorial crest tanning to endpapers and fox-spotting at closed page edges. Appears little used. viii 230 pages 10 tissue-guarded plates appendix foldout genealogy at rear . Christophers hardcover
ref. 355490725378London: Newnes. First Edition. Hard Cover. London: Newnes circa 1912. First UK Edition not published with a dustwrapper. Pp. 95 1 page of adverts. Publisher's blue boards lettered in light blue to the spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Small miniature book 9 x 6 cms. approx. 3 9/16 x 2 5/8 inches. Printed in red and black. Contains cost of each dush. Undated circa 1912. Text in red & black. A VG or better copy. No inscriptions. Boards bright and clean. Spine tips and spine edges have just a hint of rubbing but overall a very nice copy of a scarce book. Further photographs available upon request. Newnes hardcover
1910ref. 3554907242741910. First Edition. Hard Cover. Edinburgh: Ballantyne Press 1910. First UK Edition. Publisher's green cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Fading to the spine tips otherwise about VG possibly with replaced end-papers. No dustwrapper. Produced to raise money for the Peebleshire Nursing Association to provide "skilled home nursing at a price proportionate to their means for those in the County who are unable to pay the ordinary fees". Quite uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request hardcover
1826ref. 224858United Kingdom: J Harris 1826. Book. Good. hardback. 2nd Edition. hardback small octavo quarter burgundy calf lettered gilt paper covered boards upper board worn and scuffed spine showing signs of cracking although sewing remains tight folding map frontis frayed at leading edge 12 b&w plates the text remains unmarked a good only copy 312pp. J Harris Hardcover
1869ref. C284London: Seeley Jackson and Halliday 34 Fleet Street 1869. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Vg. 4to. 96pp 15 etching by Rudolf Geissler quarto orig. brown cloth gilt dec. blackdec. borders blind stamped rear boards binding and contents a little loose and soiled otherwise a v.g. copy. No fading to boards. Very attractive spine. A scarce Victorian childrens book in an attractive binding. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 34 Fleet Street hardcover
1826ref. 17874Paris: A and W Galignani 1826. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A three volume set in at least good condition. Plain boards with leather spine lettered in gilt. Small bookplate in each volume headed by Crown. A little end-paper foxing but otherwise a nice clean set with no inscriptions or markings. 234244 257 pages. A novel set in 17th century England. A and W Galignani hardcover
1841ref. V74754Wien Vienna: Mayer & Compagnie 3rd revised edition. 1841. Hardcover. Good. Frontisplate 59 other steel-engraved plates lacking pl.50 Sisyphus originally engraved on copper in 1815 by Franz St ber 1795-1858. Large octavo 24cm x 15.5cm newer linen-spined boards with old paper relaid on covers and spine has title but lacks original paper at spine head and foot. Unpaginated but each numbered plate has tissue guard and facing leaf of text in German to explain each myth. Lacks plate 50 maybe cut out by censor. Some foxing and light marginal damp marks at gutter not touching engraved part of plates. The steel-engraved images of gods nymphs and heroes are quite small 9.5cm x 6.5cm printed on strong paper at centre of each plate but of very fine quality and detail. They are closely based on similarly numbered copperplate engravings by Franz Xaver St ber first published Vienna 1815 in similar large octavo format but with completely different anonymous German text. The detail of these later steel engravings only differs from St ber's original 1815 copperplates by covering up some female breasts better to comply with 1840s more prudish moral code. They still retain the strongly erotic impression given by many of the originals thus helping to maintain their popularity over more than 25 years. Mayer & Compagnie 3rd revised edition. hardcover
ref. 39769London Chatto & Windus 1879 Hardcover book first edition 325 pages with publishers catalogue dated February 1879 at rear. the reasons and results of the War in Afghanistan as investigated by a Parliamentry sub-committee appointed by Lord Lawrence in 1878. A Very Good copy in red buckram covers lightly rubbed with darkened spine. Previous owners inscription to half-title page along with the stamp of Samuel Wimpenny auctioneer Holmfirth. This stamp is repeated in Page 1. Some underlining and short notes. Pictures available. London, Chatto & Windus, 1879 hardcover
ref. 19867Aberdeen Journal July 1936 1st edition . 4to 26x19cm 45 pages photographs portrait frontispiece : summary of Mackay's life order of service addresses by Revs. Hetherwick & Ashe Dr Tocher Lord Forbes lists of subscribers & attendees; thin card covers string ties almost vg SCARCE jun25af east Aberdeen Journal, July 1936, 1st edition unknown
ref. 202016-page history 5-page detailed list of Arch Priests and Rectors notes from other sources and a few pieces letters etc loosely inserted. 4to 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches old calf-backed marbled boards with manuscript label; upper joint split but firm. ca 1900 hardcover
ref. 21736Pan Africanist Congress of Azania nd c1960 1st edition . 22 page booklet : a statement of the P.A.C.s beliefs tactics and plan of action they broke away from the A.N.C. in April 1959; thin card covers stapled an IMORTANT political document vg condition RARE 2610 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania nd c1960, 1st edition unknown
ref. 355490722309First Edition. Nottingham: Thos Forman & Sons Ltd nd 1950's. First UK Edition. A softback. A VG copy. that provides details of the considerable number of St Ivel Dairy products and ready-for-eating foods. St Ivel is a brand of dairy products in the United Kingdom introduced in 1901 by the Yeovil-based dairy company Aplin & Barrett for use on a range of their products. The company was taken over by Unigate Dairy Company in 1960. The front cover invites the user to pull the little tab changing the products for sale and where they can be found inside the catalogue. Uncommon. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
ref. 355490722299London: The General Electric Co. Ltd. nd circa 1935 First Edition. A softback printed booklet. 12 pages. "A tiny booklet 12cm x 7cm but well printed and showing the range of 'Pyramid Brand' aluminium ware and utensils for the kitchen especially with electric cookers. It this brings together two 'new' technologies - the introduction of aluminium and the more widespread use of electricity for cooking that was being promoted in the 1930s. The very period cover is unusually attributable - signed C or G R Day" Mikey Ashworth -Flickr. A VG copy. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
ref. 60975London R.T.S. 1838 Folding frontis Map and plan of Jerusalem Woodcuts to text. Hb. Good London, R.T.S. 1838 unknown
ref. 8748London R.T.S. 1838 Folding frontis Map and plan of Jerusalem Woodcuts to text. Hb. Good London, R.T.S. 1838 unknown
ref. 20758The Times nd c1900 1st edition . large folding coloured map approx. unfolded size 72x94 cms folded 12x22 cms : main map scale = 40 miles to the inch inset maps much more detailed they are Natal Frontier Witwatersrand Kimberley District Mafeking District detailed maps linen backed cased in red boards ex Malta Garrison Library with neat label & a couple of stamps to verso of map a few neat holes to margins where map was pinned to wall map surface not affected backstrip sl chipped & lifting map in vg condition afap24 The Times nd c1900 1st edition hardcover
1946ref. 3554907223041946. London: The Wine and Food Society 1946. A Softback. Laid in is a pre-printed Application Form from Marjorie Fletcher Secretary regarding attendance at the 96th Meeting to be held on 16th October 1936. A handy reference guide. VG indeed. Photographs/scans available upon request. unknown
ref. 21722H Doidge Pietermaritzburg nd c 1890 . oblong 4to 18x26 cms 12 pages of art paper 12 full-page photographs : Pietermaritzburg views buildings & natives; hardback title page somewhat browned ow vg SCARCE 2610 H Doidge, Pietermaritzburg nd c 1890 hardcover
1873ref. C98718London: S. P. C. K. 1873. First Edition. Hardback. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 12 mo. pp 63 193 to 256 5 inches by 4. 4 short stories with Christian themes-- all set in New Zealand. Illustrations and illustrated title page. In the SPCK's 'All True' series. Curiously numbered pages 64 with each story numbered from at top of page 1 to 16 but numbered again at foot of page from 193 to 256 as if extracted by the publisher from a longer work. Title page states 'All True No 4' - possibly part of a series. 3 engravings: ' Death of Maori Chief' 'The Game of Draughts' 'Death of Manihera.' Worldcat show 3 copies only and date it 1873. Original red blind stamped limp cloth with gilt title device on cover. Very good indeed with very faint wear. S. P. C. K. hardcover
ref. 1447435583.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 8161127like new. unknown