Arthur walburgh ward (5 Ergebnisse)

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. hardback, quarto, measuring 11" x 8 5/8", a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved dust jacket which has a pictorial mount to the front panel. Bookplate of a previous owner to the verso of the front free endpaper. Double page map, b&w illustrations and b&w photographic images mounted to card. Loosely inserted press cutting of the 1941 floods and a mss typed poem. Published in an edition limited to 500 copies of which this example is numbered 245.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Fawn cloth with dark-brown lettering to front and spine. 221 x 280 x 18mm. 68pp. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is No. 350. Numerous b/w photos laid on to beige-coloured leaves, plus a further section of b/w photos to rear; with list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, and index of illustrations. Cover lightly soiled; pages a little discoloured on edges, but virtually as new internally. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Published in London in 1928 by The Institution of Civil Engineers, this is a very scarce small slim hardback paper on the Reconstruction of the English Bridge over The River Severn in the Shropshire County town of Shrewsbury. The book was originally the property of Basil E. Lewis who served as the Assistant Resident Engineer for the reconstruction of the bridge, with his ownership signature to the front endpaper The book is 8.5 inches tall approx., runs to 14 pages plus a large folding plan of the bridge. A later owner has tipped in an old newspaper clipping of an article about the reconstruction. CONDITION The covers have light marking, mild edge rubbing wear, internally there is a brown stain to the edge of the printed area of the folding plate and final page (both pictured) and few other small marks else in good general condition. A VERY SCARCE PUBLICATION OWNED AND SIGNED BY ONE OF THE ENGINEERS WHO WORKED ON THE PROJECT.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. A lovely limited edition of this illustrated history of Shrewsbury in the original dust wrapper. Limited edition of Shrewsbury: A Rich Heritage by Arthur Walburgh Ward in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper.Limited to five hundred copies of which this is issue number 449.A lovely illustrated history of the heritage of Shrewsbury.Illustrated with forty monochrome plates from photographs. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. There is some wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper including some loss to the head and tail of the spine. The spine is faded and there are some small tears and creases to the extremities. To the binding, there is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st. First limited edition hardback (441/500), 1946, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a good dust jacket with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed and lightly tanned to spine and edges with a couple small chips at spine head and tail (now protected); cloth boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; text, tipped-in plates and maps to end-papers bright and clear throughout - plate opposite page 3 is creased to lower edge. Also includes a press clipping on Shrewsburyâs fortified bridges, a photograph of the Shrewsbury Railway Disaster funeral parade and a pamphlet on Pride Hill and Castle Street. Not an old library book.…