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Hardback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.5.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. First edition. An anthology of 50 stories by divers hands. Pp 767 with frontis and 16 full-page line illustrations. Black percaline boards stamped in gilr on the spine and upper panel. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy without dust jacket v.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Catalogue to an exhibition. 4to (232 x 2016m). Unpaginated 10pp text + 12 colour plates and 9 b&w plates. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers. All text is in French.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Octavo. Green cloth binding. Stained covers. Gilt lettering on backstrip and front cover. Black decorative stamping on front cover. Bumped corners and scuffed edges. Age-toned pages. Slight foxing on first and last few pages. Frontispiece of a plate depicting a pilgrim and an angel. Normal binding. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of the letters of French writer Marcel Proust, with the original glassine wrapper. First edition. With the vanishingly scarce original price-clipped dust wrapper as well as the original glassine wrapper. Illustrated with sixteen plates. Collated complete. A collection of the letters of Valentin Louis Georges Eugene Marcel Proust, a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century. Exposing the brilliance of this author as a letter writer, providing an array of his fascinating thoughts from various correspondents. Translated and edited with notes by Mina Curtiss, an American scholar and author. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear and fading to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. With light sunning to the spine. Original glassine wrapper is also very smart with minor wear to the extremities and light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of poetry on Spring. First edition. Illustrated with a tipped in frontispiece and eight tipped in plates. Collated complete. A collection of poems exploring the glory of Springtime, with titles including: Cheddar Pinks, Where the Fairies Play, The Blue Hill, The Birth of Eve, and A Faun in February. From authors such as Robert Bridges, John Galsworthy, E. J. Detmold, Walter de la Mare, Edmund J. Sullivan, and Sheila Kaye-Smith. Edited by N. Graham Sullivan. In the original quarter green cloth binding with green paper covered boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Small splits to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not stated (illustrator). First edition. The romantic side of William Pitt the Elder is brought to life in this uncommon volume. A first edition, with a portrait and two facsimiles of his letters. A first edition of this uncommon volume containing the love-letters of the late mid-eighteenth century Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder. With three plates, collated and complete. This collection of letters throw light upon the mind and heart of the British statesman, and upon the woman who became his wife Lady Hester Grenville. The British Whig statesman served as Prime Minister between 1766 and 1768, and is best remembered for his oratory skills and strong wartime leadership in the Seven Years War. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very lightly rubbed to the boards. Lightly bumped to the head and tail of the spine, which is a little discoloured. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart volume of the Wisden Cricketer's Almanack for the year 1949, with special features. Illustrated with twelve plates to the front of the text, with numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. The official Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, an annual publication known as the "Bible of Cricket." The text is a reference book with details of awards, records, laws and administrations in the sport for the past year, with details of English cricket and overseas cricket. This volume was issued for the year 1949 and contains articles such as: Australians at Balmoral, the England team at Lord's, Five Cricketers of the Year, Cricket Records, and India in Australia, amongst others. Edited by Hubert Preston, an English journalist and writer who was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for eight years. He contributed to fifty-one editions of the Almanack, and was the oldest editor of the publication. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Minor fading to the spine. Hinges tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A scarce copy of The Rainbow Annual from 1931, a collection of stories and illustrations for children. Scarce edition. Illustrated throughout with colour images. The Rainbow Annual for the year 1937, published yearly with stories and illustrations for children. A collection of stories for young children, with titles such as: Pirate Gold, Mischief in the Air, Timpy Toot's New House, The Secret of the Old School, The Brave Cavaliers, and many others. Edited by Mrs Bruin. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd pencil mark. Previous owner's has neatly completed the "This Book Belongs To:" section to the front endpaper in ink. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. None Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition collection of 100 authentic 18th-century Virginian recipes, featuring dishes like "Fairy Butter," "Princess Amelia Biscuits," and "Moon-Shine." In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper boards.This volume is a first edition.This volume assembles 100 eighteenth-century recipes, "receipts", for authentic colonial-style refreshments suitable for social gatherings or hostessing, drawn from historic cookbooks, with commentary on traditional Virginian hospitality practices.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraving and one other full page engraving on the verso of the first page.Recipes include: "Olive Royals", "Fried Patties", "Beef Olives", "Fairy Butter", "Scarlet Beef", "Bath Cakes", "Cannellons", "Cinnamon Cakes", "Princess Amelia Biscuits", "Fish in Jelly", and "Moon-Shine", to name a few. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper boards. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. one or two very slight handling marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). An illustrated collection of the poetical works of Scottish poet and playwright James Thomson. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, title vignette, and five chromolithograph plates by Kronheim & Co. Collated complete. The poetical works of James Thomson, a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, both of which appear in this work, and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!" Edited by Charles Cowden Clarke, an English author who was best known for his books on Shakespeare. In the original full cloth binding with gilt. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with light loss to the head and tail. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper with ink staining to the page 372. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of the correspondence of English Romantic painter John Constable. First edition. Scarce work. From the Historical Manuscripts Commission. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. Collated complete. A collection of the correspondence of John Constable, an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition, between the years 1807 and 1837. Containing family letters, as well as references to the Constable family, the Watts family, the Gubbins family, the Archer-Burton family, and the Allen family. Edited with an introduction and notes by R. B. Beckett, an English art historian. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear and sunning to the extremities. The odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart second impression of the illustrated memoirs of English actor Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey. Second impression, published the same year as the first. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-five images across thirty-one plates. Collated complete. The memoirs of Sir Charles Henry Hawtrey, an English actor, director, producer and manager who was generally associated with new works by writers such as Oscar Wilde and Somerset Maugham. Edited by William Somerset Maugham, an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of children's toys from English art historian Charles Geoffrey Holme. First edition. Illustrated with twelve colour plates and hundreds of black-and-white images. Collated complete. A charming historical work on toys for children, with chapters on primitive toys, dolls, doll's houses, scenes and models, shops, soldiers and vehicles, animals, wooden toys, and mechanical toys from across the world. Edited by Charles Geoffrey Holme, an English art historian, author, and the son of Charles and Clare Holme who founded The Studio: an illustrated magazine of fine and applied art, a magazine dedicated to fine arts and decorative arts. In the original pictorial paper binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small handling mark. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated anthology of the writings of Gertrude Jekyll. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous images throughout, many of which are in colour. An anthology of selected writings from Gertrude Jekyll, a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. With specific reference to the making and management of gardens, and the pleasures along the way. Compiled by Cherry Lewis, a British botanist and professor. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with pencil notes to the front endpaper. Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart later edition of Murray's Small Classical Atlas, with colour maps. Later edition first published 1904. With fourteen double-paged colour maps. Collated complete. A smaller atlas, intended to be inexpensive for educational purposes, with maps detailing the Roman Empire, Britannia, Gallia, Egypt, Asia Minor, Palestine, and more. Edited by George Beardoe Grundy, an English historian specialised in the military history of ancient Greece and Rome. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1936. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A very scarce fourth edition of this illustrated collection of wonders of the world. Fourth edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with twelve colour plates and nearly three hundred illustrations. Collated complete. A detailed guide to many of the wonders of the world with chapters on: mountains, insects, planets, trees, birds, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, seeds, nature, cathedrals, x-rays, temples, technology, flying, and much more. Edited by Harry Golding, a British writer and editor. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.

Features the creative work of Elioth Gruner, Harold Herbert, Arthur Streeton, Sir John Longstaff, Blamire Young, Frederick McCubbin and numerous striking black & white photo-plates by Harold Cazneaux. Staple bound quarto in original colour illustrated wrappers, plates in colour and black & white throughout; some chipping of the spine, a few scattered stains affect the rear cover, a very good copy nonetheless.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart volume of the Wisden Cricketer's Almanack for the year 1949, with special features. Illustrated with twelve plates to the front of the text, with numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. The official Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, an annual publication known as the "Bible of Cricket." The text is a reference book with details of awards, records, laws and administrations in the sport for the past year, with details of English cricket and overseas cricket. This volume was issued for the year 1949 and contains articles such as: Australians at Balmoral, the England team at Lord's, Five Cricketers of the Year, Cricket Records, and India in Australia, amongst others. Edited by Hubert Preston, an English journalist and writer who was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for eight years. He contributed to fifty-one editions of the Almanack, and was the oldest editor of the publication. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Hinges tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart volume of the Wisden Cricketer's Almanack for the year 1950, with special features. Illustrated with twelve plates to the front of the text, with numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. The official Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, an annual publication known as the "Bible of Cricket." The text is a reference book with details of awards, records, laws and administrations in the sport for the past year, with details of English cricket and overseas cricket. This volume was issued for the year 1950 and contains articles such as: A Notable First Ball, England Team at the Oval, A Remarkable Catch, Coaching the Schoolboy, and The Minor Counties, amongst others. Edited by Hubert Preston, an English journalist and writer who was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for eight years. He contributed to fifty-one editions of the Almanack, and was the oldest editor of the publication. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Yhe odd small mark to the cloth and light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). Three volumes of this profusely illustrated work on the highways, byways, and historical places of interest in Britain. Three volumes of four. A historical guide to the highways, byways, and places of interest across Britain. Volume one contains chapters such as: Windsor Castle and its Story, Shakespeare's England, Romantic Edinburgh, Historic Chester and Shrewsbury, and the Castles of Wales. Volume two contains chapters such as: The Ruined Abbeys of Scotland, London's Roman Remains, The Historic Lake District, Landmarks of the Normans, and The Storied Isles. Volume three contains chapters such as: Famous Scenes from Ireland's Story, Historic Mansions in England, Where the Rival Roses Warred, The Blue Coat Schools, and A Look Round Georgian Britain. Each volume is illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and over three hundred monochromatic photographs. Edited by Sir John Alexander Hammerton, an English writer known as the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference in Britain. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping resulting in light loss to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and marks to the boards. A split to the front joint of volumes one and three. Front hinge starting but firm to volume one. Rear joint starting but firm to volume three. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A scarce copy of this illustrated work on English woodlands and forestry. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Collated complete. A commentary on English woodlands and forests, with chapters on the beauty of trees, their character, spray and foliage, as well as celebrated trees, park scenery, and the forest itself. Originally written by William Gilpin, an English artist, Church of England cleric, schoolmaster and author best known as one of those who originated the idea of the picturesque. Edited with an introduction and notes by Francis George Heath, a British author and civil servant. Bound by Burn & Co. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the cloth with the odd small mark. Splits in the cloth to the joints, particularly at the head of the spine resulting in minor loss and the spine lighting slightly. Front hinge tender with pages i-xvi loosening slightly. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages, with the odd small handling mark. Bound by Burn & Co. Good. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A scarce copy of this issue of the political review and literary criticism magazine The Dial. Volume LXXXI, Number 6. Scarce issue. With a colour tipped in plate from Renoir and five black-and-white plates. Collated complete. The Dial was an American magazine published intermittently from 1840 to 1929. In its first form, it served as the chief publication of the Transcendentalists, before being revived as a political review and literary criticism magazine. From 1920 to 1929 it also became an influential outlet for modernist literature in English. This issue contains contributions from: Auguste Renoir, Maxwell Bodenheim, Pablo Picasso, Scofield Thayer, and Conrad Aiken, amongst others. Edited by Marianne Craig Moore, an American modernist poet, critic, translator, and editor. In the original paper wraps. Externally, smart with light wear and creasing to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small handling mark. Very Good. book.

206 pages, partly-colour photographically illustrated throughout. - Publisher's halfcloth with gilt titles spine in colour-illustr. publ. slipcase with orig.-bellybind in japanese typography; 4to.(ca. 28 x 20 x 2,5 mc; ca. 1,2 kg.). *** FIRST EDITION, largesize original hardcover with slipcase. - Slipcase minimally rubbed, else in best condition.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A scarce new edition of this fascinating history of London and its celebrated residents from English antiquarian John Thomas Smith. New edition. Scarce work. A historical compilation of stories and anecdotes of notable figures who lived on or were associated with some of the most famous streets in London. Being a guide to the city's past that provides insight into the rich tapestry of the social landscape through time. Referencing figures from the Duke of Wellington, Sir Richard Steele, and Miss Linwood, to Sir Thomas More and Anne Boleyn. Written by John Thomas Smith, also known as Antiquity Smith, an English painter, engraver and antiquarian. Edited by Charles Mackay, a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and board edges with spotting to the boards and the odd small mark. Splits in the cloth to the joints as well as the head and tail of the spine resulting in minor loss. Hinges starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front pastedown and front free endpaper. Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart volume of the Wisden Cricketer's Almanack for the year 1949, with special features. Illustrated with twelve plates to the front of the text, with numerous in-text figures. Collated complete. The official Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, an annual publication known as the "Bible of Cricket." The text is a reference book with details of awards, records, laws and administrations in the sport for the past year, with details of English cricket and overseas cricket. This volume was issued for the year 1949 and contains articles such as: Australians at Balmoral, the England team at Lord's, Five Cricketers of the Year, Cricket Records, and India in Australia, amongst others. Edited by Hubert Preston, an English journalist and writer who was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for eight years. He contributed to fifty-one editions of the Almanack, and was the oldest editor of the publication. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the cloth. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good. book.