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19518vo., First Edition, with double-page map as frontispiece, 91 plates on 64 and numerous illustrations in the text,neat signature on front free endpaper; original printed wrappers, a remarkably bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST WORK IN PEVSNER'S MONUMENTAL SERIES. Published as Penguin BE1, this unassuming volume marked the beginning of the most popular architectural survey of the twentieth century. VERY SCARCE IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE DUSTWRAPPER (not issued until 1954). Buildings of England 1; Cherry PC1, PJ1.
19548vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates; blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip faded else a very good, bright, clean copy. HK33, better known as PINGUIN, was the most successful of the German raiders until she waas caught by HMS CORNWALL in the Indian Ocean. An early Kimber. SCARCE. Enser, p.188; Law 1692.
19794to., First Edition, with numerous photographs throughout, small signature on front paste-down; blue faux-morocco cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
18352 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with engraved portrait frontispiece (mildly age-soiled), some very light and inoffensive age-staining to text, neat pencilled nineteenth-century inscription of half-title of second volume; attractively bound in contemporary half calf, coarse-grain cloth sides ruled in gilt, backs with five raised bands, second and third compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments framed and tooled in gilt, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, a very good, bright, crisp copy in wholly unrestored period binding. The UK edition is much scarcer than its US counterpart published in the same year, particularly as two volumes as originally issued. Kean died in 1833.
19638vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 'A well-researched and useful little book' (Blythman). Blythman 195.
19688vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19888vo., First Edition, neat inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19938vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and pictorial endpapers; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The author of 'Rebecca' and many other novels and short stories was a complex and often deeply troubled character. Forster's new biography is surely set to become the standard 'life'.
19718vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. SCARCE.
19728vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
19668vo., First Edition, with numerous maps (a number full-page); green regimental cloth, upper board blocked with crest in silver and red, backstrip lettered in silver, small tear in backstrip else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Neat 'File Copy' stamp on front free endpaper. Includes ROH, awards and decorations, glossary. Sutcliffe, p.200.
18792 vols., 8vo., Second Edition, with engraved title-vignettes and numerous engraved illustrations and plans in the text, neat uniform signature on front free endpapers, neat contemporary signature on titles; original brown cloth, bevelled boards, upper boards framed in black and blocked in gilt (repeating title-vignettes), primrose endpapers, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrips laid down, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Bray's classic account was first published as three volumes in 1836. Urged by Southey to report 'everything about a parish that can be made interesting; all of its history, traditions and manners that can be saved from oblivion', she produced a classic and important work combining natural history, topography and folklore in a series of delightful letters. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Brockett, 6260.
19418vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartment tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of Du Maurier's Cornish classic. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
19918vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs, and line illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Collects favourite passages from sixteen volumes of the immensely popular Minack Chronicles, published between 1961 and 1990.
196119 vols., 8vo., First Edition, variously with frontispieces, plates, illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers, two or three volumes with small inscriptions, first volume with front free endpaper clipped; cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper, two or three wrappers chipped at head and tail. THIRD AND FIFTEENTH VOLUMES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The Chronicles comprise: A Gull on the Roof (1961); A Cat in the Window (1962); A Drake at the Door (1963); A Donkey in the Meadow (1965); Lama (1966); The Way to Minack (1968); A Cornish Summer (1970); Cottage on a Cliff (1972); A Cat Affair (1974); Sun on the Lintel (1976); The Winding Lane (1978); When the Winds Blow (1980); The Ambrose Rock (1982); A Quiet Year (1984); The Cherry Tree (1986); Jeannie (1988); The Evening Gull (1990); Monty's Leap (1993); The Confusion Room (1996). When Derek and Jean Tangye relocated from the bustle of the West End of London to the clifftop solitude of Minack in Cornwall, they began an idyllic lifestyle entwining romance, rural enterprise, much-loved pets and a variety of other creatures. Derek's evocative retelling of the story, enlivened by Jeannie's illustrations, led to the 'Chronicles', a unique, thirty-five year sequence of narratives followed eagerly by readers throughout the world. Unsurprisingly, the Tangye's Minack became, and remains, a popular focus of pilgrimage to this day. COMPLETE SETS ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE.
19498vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 116 monochrome plates on 64, 5 illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. Published in Batsford's notable 'British Heritage' series.
19568vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartment tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first omnibus edition of Du Maurier's classic Cornish trilogy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
19518vo., First Edition, with double-page map as frontispiece, 91 plates on 64 and numerous illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, backstrip lightly sunned else a very good, unusually clean copy. THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST WORK IN PEVSNER'S MONUMENTAL SERIES. Published as Penguin BE1, this unassuming volume marked the beginning of the most important architectural survey of the twentieth century. The work was originally published without a dustwrapper which first appeared with later issues of 1952-3. BE1; Cherry PC1. PJ1.
1926Sm. 8vo., Ninth Edition, with coloured map as frontispiece, plates, and maps and plans (a number folding); original series binding of red cloth, covers and backstrip printed in black, radial corners, a near fine copy. With front and rear endpaper trade advertisements. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
19368vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, old backstrip mounted on new leaf at front, custom-made slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of Du Maurier's Cornish classic.
19548vo, 24.6cm. Pp. viii,330, several pls., maps, tabs. and figs., refs. Orig. wrs. Little rubbing to covers but a good copy yet.
PARIS, W. Coquebert - Non daté (vers 1850) - In-8 - Reliure 1/2 chagrin - Dos à nerfs, à caissons ornés (1mors cassé) - rousseurs - Gravures NB en frontispice et HT - Illustré de nombreuses gravures NB en texte - 238 pages.
ST-BRIEUC, Les Presses Bretonnes -1932 - in-8 - broché - Couverture factice - Illustrations en texte - XL-283 pages - Propre
Vitré : E. Lécuyer , 1917 - In-8 - broché - couverture tachée - 47 pages + 1 de corrections - Bon exemplaire - envoi rapide et soigné
