1968Best.-Nr. mon0000437355Evangelical Movement of Wales 1968T. pamphlet. Acceptable. in x in x in. NOT an ex-library book. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Some underlining of text. Crease in front cover. Small stain on front cover. Evangelical Movement of Wales unknown
Best.-Nr. 209095New York: D. Mallory C19th. Hardcover. Good. pocket volume with tan boards and decorated leather spine; owner name on 2nd blank page; some foxing; final blank page torn out D. Mallory hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1446042308.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1875Best.-Nr. 4577090G. Bell & Sons 1875. Volumes 20 & 21. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Published in 1875 and 1875 respectively. In original cloth bindings with gilt lettering on the backstrip and a large gilt stamped title on the front covers with gilt decoration. Blind stamped pattern on the back covers all edges coloured red. Pages are clean apart from some foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1000grams ISBN: G. Bell & Sons hardcover
1825Best.-Nr. R10GLTBRN249London: Oliver and Boyd 1825. Hardback full calf new spine with gilt title to spine label. 15cm x 10cm. Marbled end-papers. iv 362pp. Complete with folding map and 3 plates. 1st edition 1825. Boards slightly rubbed and worn. Pencil annotations to page 1. Light water staining to lower half of pages. Scarce. r10. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Oliver and Boyd Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1447439007.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1866Best.-Nr. 55097New York: Historical Publishing Company 1866. First edition 8vo pp. 19 3; printed self-wrappers; light soiling to wrappers old creases good and sound. A satirical poem about the war correspondent Will Russell describing him as a gluttonous and overcultured coward who goes to Bull Run to observe the battle and immediately flees straight back to Washingto DC as soon as he senses danger. Sabin 49807. Historical Publishing Company unknown
1835Best.-Nr. 050903London: William Pickering. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. vi 342ppportrait frontis 6th edition with notes critical and biographical ex Working Mans College library bound in dark red cloth/gilt lettering and lining chamfered edges. Nice looking book; Octavo . 1835. William Pickering hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. 49410London Paris & New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin c. 1880. 4to. In six volumes. 160 pp each volume. Original publisher's blue cloth with decorative gilt design to front boards and spines. All edges gilt. Yellow endpapers. Wear to spines at head & foot. Each volume contains 20 short biographies and a colour tissue-guarded chromolithograph of a Victorian worthy. Internally very clean. Gilt bindings bright. A VG set. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Decorated Cloth. 1880. Cassell, Petter & Galpin c. 1880 hardcover
1866Best.-Nr. 55097New York: Historical Publishing Company 1866. First edition 8vo pp. 19 3; printed self-wrappers; light soiling to wrappers old creases good and sound. A satirical poem about the war correspondent Will Russell describing him as a gluttonous and overcultured coward who goes to Bull Run to observe the battle and immediately flees straight back to Washingto DC as soon as he senses danger. Sabin 49807. Historical Publishing Company unknown books
1894Best.-Nr. GEN26-D-15London : Harrison and Sons 1894. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce edition of The Monthly Army List for April 1894. Listing the officers of the active list of the army as well as the Royal Marines Militia Yeomanry and volunteers the book makes for a very interesting insight into the organisation of the British Military in the Nineteenth Century. Rebound in cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart indeed there is only some very minor marking to the extremities. Internally the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout aside from some foxing to the endpages. Contiains a bookplate to pastedown. Very Good Indeed Harrison and Sons hardcover
1844Best.-Nr. 4550John William Parker London 1844. Presumed First Edition Thus. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. The Morning Service For the Sundays And Other Holy-Days Throughout The Year Arranged From The Book Of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland together with the Psalter or Psalms of David. Bound in textured brown leather with five raised bands to spine; blind-stamped double outer border line to covers with brass protected outer edges & brass clasp; brown end-papers; title page & book printed in red & black. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 526 pages. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear end-papers but body of book clean and unfoxed. no Dust Jacket as published. Previous owner's small address label inside front cover & his name in ink to fep. All edges gilt - bright rich condition. Gilt titles spine. top outer corner of title page clipped & date 1856 in ink at bottom of page. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Prayer Books; Christianity; Religious Services; Religion & Theology. Inventory No: 4550. . John William Parker hardcover
1814Best.-Nr. 602618 96 pages & publisher's catalogue at rear 4 with engraved frontispiece Published by Darton, Harvey, and Darton hardcover
1801Best.-Nr. 65894Crosby and Letterman London 1801. Second Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Fair Condition. Size: 18mo 5 1/2 - 6 1/2". 144 pp. Front board detached held in place with tape to spine. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Covers slightly worn. Corners bumped. Contains frontispiece. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Poetry; Humour. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 65894. . Crosby and Letterman hardcover
1679Best.-Nr. 784R24London: Richard Royston 1679 . Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A scarce early English translation of Blaise Pascal's 'Les Provinciales' bound in smart nineteenth century leather. Pascal penned his 'lettre pronvinciales' defending the Jansenist Antione Arnauld. The letters are a rhetoric against casuistry a means used by Jesuit theologians. The book was banned by Louis XIV in 1660. It was first translated into English in 1657.Written by Blaise Pascal 1623-1662 the French writer philosopher mathematician and theologian. Lacking the frontispiece illustration.Bound by Webb & Hunt of Liverpool. An early English translation of this influential work. In a half calf binding. Externally generally smart with some rubbing to the extremities and a little wear to the boards. Front joint is starting a touch. Internally front joint is strained but firm. Pages are a little age-toned with the odd mark. Very Good Richard Royston hardcover
1848Best.-Nr. 66362Longman Brown Green and Co London 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition ex-library. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 260 8pp. Rebacked with original spine laid over new cloth. Board cloth retained. New end papers fitted. Title page loose. Slight foxing front/rear pages. Pages browned. Some uncut pages. Ex-library with minimal stamps and markings Corpus Christi College Shadworth Hodgson Collection. Covers slightly marked. "An anonymous macroeconomic treatise capturing the intersection of Victorian monetary theory and the rapid growth of industrial infrastructure." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Economics; Britain/UK; 19th century; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66362. . Longman, Brown, Green and Co hardcover
1890Best.-Nr. 205830London: National Temperance Publication Depot 1890. Hardback No Dust Wrapper. Good. Condition Notes: Gently bruised at the spine ends and corners of the binding which is sunned at the spine. Wrinkling to the front lining papers which may be later replacements or repairs. Previous owners' name and date to the head of the title page; Hardback. Illustrated Red boards with gilt titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 8½ x 6¾ 1 kg; pp 284; Index; Includes: Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; Musical scores; Decorated initials; Frontispiece; All edges gilt; 2-column text; The book is on the shelf ready to be appropriately packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John Bath by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #205830 London: National Temperance Publication Depot hardcover
Best.-Nr. 64916Cassell Petter & Galpin. London. 1875-1877. 3 vols. of 4. 4to. pp. 160. 20 chromolithographs; 160. 20 chromo plates; 160. 20 chromo plates. All in uniform binder's cloth lower corners worn plates and text excellent. Mostly the aristocracy clergy and politicians but does include RUSKIN : HOLMAN HUNT : MILLAIS : HUXLEY : TYNDALL : DULEEP SINGH. Cassell, Petter & Galpin. London. [1875-1877]. 3 vols. of 4. 4to. hardcover
1827Best.-Nr. LTH11-B-25Edinburgh: James Kay 1827. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 3". None. A collection of Scottish songs Pocket sized in a nice full calf binding. Scarce with no editions of this work on Copac. With the signature and stamp of Arthur Swinbourn of Twickenham to the recto of front endpaper. The editor of this collection is not stated to the title page. The majority of songs to this anthology is in a Scots dialect titles include 'Tipitywitchet' 'The Rose of Last Summer' 'Smalilou' and 'Oh Sing Zelinda Sing to Me'. In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally generally smart with small patches of rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. A few handling marks to boards. Small amount of rubbing to the head and tail of spine. Prior owner's stamp and ink inscription to the recto of front endpaper Mr A Swinsbourn of Twickenham. Internally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed James Kay hardcover
1880Best.-Nr. LTH1-A-4London: John Eadie c1880. Leather. Good Only. 13" by 10" . None. A beautifully illustrated copy of this leather-bound family Bible. Including the commentaries of Scott and Henry and notes and explanations by numerous European scholars With coloured title page and frontispiece and twenty-five plates throughout. Also containing a partially-filled family register of the Dunstan family. In a full morocco binding with brass clasps and embossed logo to front board. Externally a trifle rubbed with wear to the head of the spine. Both joints starting. Internally firmly bound. Ink signature to recto of front free-endpaper. Pages have some scattered spotting throughout. Good Only John Eadie hardcover
Best.-Nr. 280469Santa Fe: Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce. Map. 8 3/4" x 12". Included in pamphlet entitled "The City Different. Descriptive Guide to Santa Fe and Vicinity Road Maps." This detailed map of the national park to park highway was published in a Santa Fe travel pamphlet from around the 1920s. It depicts all the city stops on the highway as well as the nearby national parks on the route. In a time when the west was still relatively new and cars weren't owned by everyone yet this map is a unique demonstration of the luxury of car travel during that time. Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce unknown
1868Best.-Nr. 22643Published by Virtue & Co London 1868 First Edition. Hardback. externally leather to covers is rubbed and a little worn with scuffing at head and tail of spine and corners cloth a little marked front of vol.3 faded by water vol.3 has some water staining of title pages and some preliminaries vols.1 & 2 have previous owner's name to first blanks otherwise internally clean and sound a solid useful set with attactive maps and a wealth of information. Quarto over 10 - 12 inches tall. 3 substantial volumes each of over 900 pages illustrated with engraved vignette title page and with maps of all the counties of England Wales Scotland and Ireland the maps are double page guard mounted and coloured volume 3 has a 131 page abstract of the 1861 census half brown calf with toned cloth to sides five raised bands and gilt title to spine all edges and endpapers marbled Published by Virtue & Co hardcover
Best.-Nr. 280469Santa Fe: Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce. Map. 8 3/4" x 12". Included in pamphlet entitled "The City Different. Descriptive Guide to Santa Fe and Vicinity Road Maps." This detailed map of the national park to park highway was published in a Santa Fe travel pamphlet from around the 1920s. It depicts all the city stops on the highway as well as the nearby national parks on the route. In a time when the west was still relatively new and cars weren't owned by everyone yet this map is a unique demonstration of the luxury of car travel during that time. Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce unknown books
1830Best.-Nr. 717692 volumes both volumes contain numerous black and white illustrations embedded in the text throughout volume 1 is number VII in 'The Family Library' Series volume 2 is number LI previously owned by Paul Sokoloff director of the Edexcel Foundation Published by John Murray hardcover
1845Best.-Nr. 190740London: Hugh Cunningham 1845. Hardback No Dust Wrapper. Good. E. Landells. Condition Notes: Rebound at some point with the spine strip and board papers reaffixed. Private book plates to the pastedown. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout; Hardback. BLind-stamped Red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9 x 5¾ 1.1 kg; pp viii 448; No publishing date stated estimated from references. Includes: Black & white plates; Frontispiece; The book is on the shelf ready to be appropriately packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John Bath by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #190740 London: Hugh Cunningham hardcover
