276 pages, plus eight plates of which six are folding. Spine cover is slightly faded, and there is very light wear at ends and corners. Light foxing on edges. One folding map plate with three inch closed tear. Leaves remain un-opened. View More...
16 pages, bound into paper covered boards. Covers are worn and separated some along spine. Text is loosely held in place by only a couple threads. Inked name stamp at bottom of title page, and a few inked/penciled notations elsewhere on title page. Light foxing. Contents are otherwise intact and complete. Scarce pamphlet with WorldCat showing only three copies (as of 9/26/2016) and no auction records being found. View More...
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London, J. Fuller, B. Dod, G. Woodfall J. Ward, R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, T. Field, S. Croder, and H. Woodgate, P. Davey and B. Law, and T. Lonman : 1757
Third edition for the year corrected to Feb. 16, 1757. Sold with and without the Almanack, and this copy was the economy one WITHOU the Almanack. Pp: viii, iv, 72, 162. Part 2 is paginated separately, and parts 3 and 4 are paginated together. Full leather covers are heavily worn, with significant loss of leather. Covers are detached, though the bottom cover is held by one cords. Inked institutional stamp and inked ownership note on the front paste down. Scattered marginalia, mostly on contents page and a little on title page. Paper is dried and a little brittle. Title page with chips al... View More...
248 pages, plus index and ads. Blue cloth covers and gilt lettering/decoration remain bright and clean, though show a little rubbing along edges, corners, and spine ends. Lightly age toned and light signs of use. Overall a tight and clean copy. View More...
391 pages, plus two folding plates. Covers are very lightly worn at spine ends and corners, and slightly faded over spine. Small book plate on front paste down. Scattered foxing, mostly light but at times moderate. Hinges cracked, but holding. View More...
204 pages, indexed. Small stains on top edge of text block. Small book plate on front paste down. End leaves are slightly darkened. Otherwise a tight and clean copy. View More...
Four volumes of Walter Besant's works on London, published in 1900, 1901, 1902, & 1903. Each volume in a deluxe binding with red polished leather over spine and corners, and marbled paper over boards. Slightly raised spine bands create six compartments on each spine, with a brown spine label and gilt stamped lettering. A gilt stamped floral device is seen in each of the other five compartments. Marbled edges of text and marbled end leaves. Numerous illustrations. Covers show light rubbing, and there is a little very light foxing seen on first and last few leaves. A small inked instituti... View More...
117 pages, plus folding map. Front free end page is heavily chipped. Cloth covers show very light wear at corners and spine ends. Otherwise a tight and clean copy. View More...
Copyright is 1969. Dust jacket shows light wear along edges, though remains bright and clean, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. View More...
208 pages. Map image on front paste down shows an ink stamped name, an inked name/date, and a red inked circle around Toynbee Hall. There is slight residue of a previously penciled price on the front end leaf. Ink stamped name is repeated on the title page. Volume is otherwise Fine. Dust jacket shows scattered light edge wear, though remains bright and clean, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. View More...
Number 319 of a limited edition of 400 copies initialed by the illustrator Thomas R. Way (TRW). Cloth cover are rubbed, and a little faded along edges and over spine. Top hinge is cracked, though remains tight. Paper is a bit aged, and there is a little foxing on first and last few leaves. Due to size and weight, additional charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping. View More...
76 pages. Cloth covers show light rubbing along edges. Small bookseller's tag and slight residue of old penciled price on blank front free end page. Price clipped dust jacket shows chipping and tears along edges. Several one to two inch closed tears with old tape repairs. Image and lettering on jacket is good, and the dust jacket is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Due to size and weight, additional charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping. View More...
300 pages. Top edges is gilded. Lettering on spine is a little faded. Hinges are broke, though holding. Inked name stamp on blank verso of frontispiece and title page. View More...
198 pages, plus folding map and ads. Covers show a few smudges. Crayon prince on front paste down. Foxing on edges and first few leaves. Very light foxing elsewhere. Otherwise a solid and intact copy. View More...
376 pages, plus 36 colored illustrations (including the frontispiece), and three folded leaves of music. Leather over spine is rubbed and chipped at head. Lighter wear is seen at foot of spine and corners. Gilt stamped lettering and decoration on spine is faded, though lettering remains clear. There is a small tear in the leather between the letters L and I in Life. Black cloth over boards is rubbed. The inked name of Richard Walton, and "King William IV Inn, Newcastle Under Lyme, 1884" is seen on the front paste down. Top hinge is broke, though ties remain strong and volume is tight. ... View More...
81 pages, bound in modern half leather with marbled paper over boards. Raised spine bands with red leather spine label and gilt stamped lettering and decoration. New end leaves. Covers show light scuffs and rubbing. Contents are darkened along edges and may have drawn some moisture prior to being bound, along lower edges and not affecting any text. There are two contemporary notations of marginalia in the contents. Volume remains tight and attractive, and contents are generally clean. View More...
Private library book plate on front paste down. Ink stamp of a masonic lodge is seen on the upper edge of the text block. Slight wear on spine where a small library sticker was removed. Both volumes are otherwise tight, bright, and clean. Due to the weight of this two volume set, additional charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping. View More...
Copyright is 1921. 133 pages, plus 16 green duo-tone plates, and color frontispiece. Corners are lightly bumped, and there is light wear at spine ends. Volume remains tight and clean, and otherwise intact. View More...