1826Best.-Nr. 26151826. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 385mm by 240mm sheet. Published by SW Fores circa 1826. Companion to 'Hyde Park'. Laid down at corners with some staining visible. Short tear at top of the sheet. unknown
1867Best.-Nr. 196906New York : George E. Woodward and F.W. Woodward 1867. First Edition. Paperback. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered.Rear cover detached but present and almost intact. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 1 pages; Description: 1 vol. continuous paging : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Horticulture --Agriculture --Periodicals. New York : George E. Woodward and F.W. Woodward paperback
1865Best.-Nr. 196905New York : George E. Woodward and F.W. Woodward 1865. First Edition. Paperback. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 1 pages; Description: 1 vol. continuous paging ; 25 cm. Subjects: Horticulture --Agriculture --Periodicals. New York : George E. Woodward and F.W. Woodward paperback
1886Best.-Nr. 016483London: J. P. Segg 1886. Book measures 27x19.cm. xxxviii189pp 14 double page coloured maps. Bound in original publishers green gilt cloth full gilt edges yellow endpapers. Cloth rubbed some abrasion wear section of back board stained. Generally binding in good condition. Internally previous owners name. Pages and illustrations in good clean condition. A good copy. Cloth. Good Plus. 8vo. J. P. Segg Hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 1299Boston: Harvard College Library 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near Fine black cloth embossed hardcover with beveled edges. 255 pages. Harvard College Library hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. 60769London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. N.d. c. 1920's. Oblong 4to. Unpaginated 20 pp. Original quarter red cloth over colour pictorial boards. Boards rubbed. Internally clean. With six full-page colour plates containing gummed cut-out pieces which have been carefully placed into each picture. Scarce. No OCLC. . Good. Pictorial Boards. 1920. Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. N.d. [c. 1920's] hardcover
1953Best.-Nr. 11799Joh.Enschedé en Zonen Haarlem 1953. Good/No Jacket. Hard bound printed title on front cover Slight edge wear. Owner's bookplate W.T. Stearn. Joh.Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem unknown
1871Best.-Nr. 35661John Tweed 1871. An excellent title of this standard work. 239 pages. Large fold-out Geanealogy of the Campbell Family Tree: house of Craignish. 48 x 63 cms in near perfect condition. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Octavo. John Tweed Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 31772Published By Frederick Warne & Co. London and New York no date given approximately 1900 Paperback. spine rubbed small red biro note on first page at head of illustration which says "published 1900" nice clean bright copy in good condition. 25 x 19 cm. 12 pages 6 full page colour illustrations printed by the Dalziel Brothers single stitched binding illustrated light card covers Published By Frederick Warne & Co., paperback
1817Best.-Nr. CAT000268London: Published by the editor and sold by all periodical publishers in Town and Country 1817. Early Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary leather backed marbled boards neatly rebacked boards rubbed. Modest scattered foxing and browning a bit heavier early on a few minor stains. 4 376pp with a frontispiece and nine plates. Cagle 760 1818 ed. Simon 865 1813 ed. Although there were editions in 1813 1815 1816 1817 and 1818 they are all curiously scarce. Tips on brewing flatulenceand 133 pages of cookery. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; Inventory No: CAT000268. Published by the editor and sold by all periodical publishers in Town and Country hardcover
1886Best.-Nr. 014654New York: International Bank Note Co 1886. Book measures 34x26.cm. Circa 816 pages 14 full page coloured plates 98 images of coaches 2 per plate. 12 issues from April 1st 1886 to March 1st 1887. Bound in cloth with flat gilt bands gilt lettering. Cloth rubbed faded staning. Generally in good condition. Internally a few pages plates working loose one plate torn. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. A good copy of a rare work. F. Cloth. Near Very Good. Folio. International Bank Note Co Hardcover
1877Best.-Nr. GEN20-C-10London : James Blackwood and Co 1877. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce collection of essays sketches and comic verse written by young author Hopkins. First Edition. Illustrated throughout including a frontispiece with tissue guard and engraved title page. Collected from manuscripts found in Hopkins' desk and published after his death. In original cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Externally sound with minor wear to extremities and spine. Both hinges are slightly strained. Internally generally firmly bound although slightly strained in places. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good James Blackwood and Co hardcover
1916Best.-Nr. 268625United Kingdom: Grant Richards Ltd 1916. Book. Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback rectangular format measuring 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" pictorial paper covered boards darkened lacking the backstrip the binding remains tight and the text is clean and unmarked illustrated . Grant Richards Ltd Hardcover
1916Best.-Nr. 23257Grant Richards 1916. Oblong 4to. First Edition with cartoons throughout some light age-soiling as usual; original pictorial boards ivory cloth backstrip lettered in black very neatly recased with original front cover moderately age-marked laid down a good bright firm copy. Featuring 'Sergeant Tombs whose Passion for Experiment led him to Destruction'. A wonderful example of sardonic 'Tommy' humour from the trenches somewhere between Belloc's 'Cautionary Tales' and Graham's 'Ruthless Rhymes'. SCARCE. Grant Richards, hardcover
1916Oblong 4to., First Edition, with cartoons throughout, some light age-soiling as usual; original pictorial boards, ivory cloth backstrip lettered in black, very neatly recased with lower board reinforced, a very good, bright, firm copy. Featuring 'Sergeant Tombs, whose Passion for Experiment led him to Destruction'. A wonderful example of sardonic 'Tommy' humour from the trenches, somewhere between Belloc's 'Cautionary Tales' and Graham's 'Ruthless Rhymes'. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Best.-Nr. 1447421019.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1880Best.-Nr. 11096London: John Dicks 1880. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. DESCRIPTION: Two volumes bound as one in three quarter maroon leather binding with maroon boards containing a years editions of the Illustrated Carpenter and Builder between July 4th 1879 - June 25th 1880 inclusive. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Heavy wear to corners edges and spine ends with loss of some surface leather. Lightly rubbed boards. Tightly bound with toned intact endpapers and strong hinges. Very occasional minor mark to pages. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 416 418. Size: Folio 32.5cm by 22cm. POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you if additional charges are required. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information. John Dicks hardcover
1881Best.-Nr. 11095London: John Dicks 1881. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. DESCRIPTION: Two volumes bound as one in three quarter maroon leather binding with maroon boards containing a years editions of the Illustrated Carpenter and Builder between July 2th 1880 - June 24th 1881 inclusive. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Heavy wear and loss of surface leather to corners edges and spine ends. Rubbed cloth with minor marks. Tightly bound with intact endpapers and strong hinges. Spotted and foxed endpapers with crease to length of ffep. Lightly toned pages with very occasional minor mark. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 416 416. Size: Miniature 33cm by 22cm. POSTAGE: PLEASE NOTE - This is a heavy item and may require additional postage for overseas deliveries. We will contact you if additional charges are required. Please see our postage policy on our shop front for more information. John Dicks hardcover
1858Best.-Nr. 500047631THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1858. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Folio july - december tears to spine THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS hardcover
1873Best.-Nr. 123759London: George C Leighton 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. original half leather hardcover plates include Vienna International Exhibition Buildings Large Multi-Folding Loss of the Northfleet folding plus many many others binding rough sold as a collection of clean plates.We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Room B. George C Leighton hardcover
1914Best.-Nr. green127354. Acceptable. . no dustjacket 1/4 leather bound edges rubbed 1914 front hinge weak rear hinge broken light toning to pages pub Illustrated News . 1914. Hardcover. hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 098535Sydenham's Royal Marine Library 1880. Book measures 18 x 12 cm. Frontis viii 181pp 18pp adverts folding map illustrated. Bound in original cloth backed yellow illustrated boards. Binding rubbed minor abrasion wear light crease on front cover some age darkening. Generally binding in good firm condition. Internally page clean. A nice copy. . Fourteenth Edition. Small 8 Vo. Sydenham's Royal Marine Library hardcover
1848Best.-Nr. 57752Printed and Sold By James Drury. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. 137pp 9 plates other illustrations in text ex ref lib smartly rebound in red cloth; Small Octavo . 1848. Printed and Sold By James Drury hardcover
1852Best.-Nr. 59764John Cassell. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in a recent professional binding of brown half leather over marbled paper red leather spine label with gilt titles 5 raised spine bands with gilt tooling new endpapers contents exceptionally well-preserved apart from the first frontispiece plate being no longer present no inscriptions. Contains all 30 weekly parts. xliv 556 pages hundreds of illustrations in the text 10 of 11 foldout plates index. Heavy item . John Cassell hardcover
Best.-Nr. 10031London: A Fullarton & Co. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Two volumes in full dark brown leather binding. Gilt decorated spine. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners heavy to some edges and spine ends. Heavy wear to spine edges with small split to upper end of one. Rubbed boards and spine leather. Tightly bound strong hinges. Spotting to front and rear pages. Occasional mark or spot to other lightly toned pages. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 756 40 plates & 742 41-75. Size: 24cm by 16.5cm. A Fullarton & Co hardcover