brian cook jacket (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1951; London; yellow illustrated glossy paper dust jacket with black titles; covers contain rubbing and wear; covers contain light dirt markings; spine contains minimal sun damage; Interior is clean and unmarked; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall, 94 pages.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 4th Reprint. Dust jacket: Original jacket by Brian Cook. Fading and foxing to spine, light foxing to covers. Wear to ends of spine and corners. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Blue buckram binding. Fading to spine. Light foxing to spine and page edges. Clean text throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 120, plates.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Brian Cook (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, published Winter 1947-48. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece showing 'Windley, Derbyshire, from the painting by Douglas Percy Bliss' and black and white photographic illustrations throughout. With a beautiful jacket designed by Brian Cook. Published in "The Face of Britain" series. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with black titles to the spine and front board. The cloth is slightly marked and faded in patches at the fore-edge of the front board. No creasing. Corners sharp. Top edge of text-block stained blue by the publisher to match the boards. Light foxing to the page block edges, but interior pages clean. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Pictorial map endpapers. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which is corner price-clipped at the top corner of the front flap. The dustwrapper is virtually complete, with just very slight loss at the head of the spine. Some light edge-wear and creasing, but no chips or tears. Edges slightly darkened with some foxing affecting the back panel. ***216mm x 145mm. xii prelim pages plus 116 pages including an Index at the back of the book. ***Contents: Preface, Acknowledgment, Foreword, Chapter I. General Survey - The Land and the People, Hill Farms, Cheshire Folk, Black Country, The Shires, The Future. Chapter II. Towns and Industries - The Danish Boroughs, Black Country, Pottery Towns, Salt Towns. Chapter III. North Midland Countryside - High Peak to Sherwood, From Mersey to the Trent, Lowland and Wold. Index. ***'North Midland Country covers the five counties, of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire. It deals with the famous men and women who have lived in them, including Lord Byron, Samuel Johnson, George Eliot, Izaak Walton and D. H. Lawrence; with the historic country houses such as Kedleston Hall, Chatsworth, Bolsover Castle and Hardwick Hall; with Chester, Lichfield, Derby, Chesterfield, Ashbourne and all the other historic old towns; and with the landscape itself, the people who live in it, and the delectable byways of local history, archaeology and folklore. From all these points of view the author shows that his chosen district is one of the most richly endowed in England. The volume is no less lavishly illustrated than its predecessors in the "Face of Britain" Series. There is a colour frontispiece, a variety of drawings in the text, endpaper maps, and more than 100 other photographs, engravings and old prints. Text and pictures together should win many new friends for a part of England which is less visited or appreciated than its riches, both of landscape and architecture, deserve.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***First impression of the true first edition, now quite hard to find in its original 1948 dustwrapper. One of the wonderfully produced Batsford books, with the beautifully designed wraparound dustwrapper by Brian Cook. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Brian Cook [Jacket design] (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece showing 'The west front of the Minster. The Towers attributed to William Hyndley (1466-1505)' and monochrome photographic illustrations throughout. With a beautiful jacket illustration by Brian Cook. Published in "The British Cities and Towns" series. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and rules to the spine [the book is also found with red cloth-covered boards with black titles and rules to the spine]. The boards are nice and clean and unmarked. No bumps or creasing. Corners sharp. The page block edges are foxed, and there is some internal foxing also, mainly to the first and last few pages. No inscriptions. No internal creasing. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of 8s. 6d. net at the top corner of the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, with just the very lightest edge-wear and rubbing. There is some discolouration and light marks to the dustwrapper, especially to the spine. No tears. No chips. With a beautiful illustration by Brian Cook to the front panel. ***190 mm x 130 mm. vi prelim pages plus 94 pages including an Index at the back of the book. ***Contents: Preface, Acknowledgment, Plan of York, Bibliography, Chapter I. York, the Capital City, II. York and the Invaders, III. Mediaeval York: the Capital of the North, IV. Mediaeval York: the Church Triumphant, V. Tudor York, VI. Stuart York, VII. York in the Eighteenth Century, VIII. York in the Nineteenth Century and To-day, Index. ***'Ever since the time of the Romans York has remained one of the most important cities in Britain. As a Capital and as an ecclesiastical centre the City has had a long and varied history whose richness has at every period been reflected in the quality and profusion of its buildings. In this book, John Rodgers, author, administrator and Member of Parliament, who was born and bred in and around York, has written a lively introduction to its history and architecture. Like the other books in the same series "York" is magnificently illustrated. There is a map of the town, a plan of the Minster, and a collection of more than 50 photographs and prints of York's matchless streets and buildings. It is the hope of the author and of his publishers that the book will appeal particularly to visitors, and that the citizens of York also may find in it a not unworthy record of their city." (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***First impression of the true first edition. One of the wonderfully produced Batsford books, this in the "British Cities and Towns" series, with the beautiful Brian Cook designed dustwrapper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Zustand: Very Good Minus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Original jacket by Brian Cook. Browning and rubbing to spine. Wear to ends of spine and corners. Slight creasing to top edge. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. . Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: First printing. Green buckram binding. Slight browning to ends of spine. Browning and foxing to page edges, light foxing throughout text. Illustrated. Overall book condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: vi, 250.