Dictionaries And Reference from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1985. 8vo. [iv], 910 pp. Blue hardback with gold lettering and publisher's device to spine; A few very small marks to boards, gift inscription to endpapers, internally clean and fresh. Binding firm, a sturdy reference volume. . Very Good. Hardcover. 7th Edition. 1985.

Roma: Per Luigi Vescovi e Filippo Neri 1786. Small 4to. xxxii, 392 pp. Full vellum with handwritten ink title to spine and bright red patterned edges. Boards slightly warped and marked, binding firm. Occasional light foxing and damage to the edges of the last few pagesbut generally clean. Small closed tear to FFEP. Italian text. Scarce work on the Ottoman… Read more about this item

London: Keith Prowse 1939. Small Folio. A scarce copy of Keith Prowse's book on London theatre plans, 108 pp. Illustrated paper covers. Contains fantastic full-page illustrations of the layouts of around 100 well-known theatres such as the Old Vic, Palladium, Globe, Lyceum, Lyric, Sadler's Wells and many more, complete with decorative borders advertising Keith Prowse. Small tears to joints, and… Read more about this item

London: James Walton; John Murray 1870. Tall 8vo. xii, 1293 pp. Gilt-decorated brown calf; gilt and blind borders to front board; raised bands, morocco title label and ornate gilt decoration to spine. Split at head to front joint and some small patches of wear along joints, minor cracking to spine. Marbled endpapers, edges; gilt dentelles and blind decorated turn-ins. 1871… Read more about this item

London and Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers circa 1869. 4to. Two volumes. [vi], 832; [v], 840 pp. Full morocco with gilt decoration to boards and spine bound by Andrew Grieve of Edinburgh; gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers and a.e.g. Slight rubbing to extremities. Occasional light foxing and ink inscription to a Mr John Willis from the office bearers of the Presbyterian… Read more about this item

Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1930 / 1927. 16mo. xx, 1084 pp; xxii, 1092 pp. Half blue calf over blue cloth with raised bands, gilt stamped emblem to front boards; all edges gilt. Attractive blue and gold marbled endpapers. Slight wear to raised bands, and some general sunning to the calf spine and edges of boards. Offsetting to front and rear… Read more about this item

London: Driffield 1984. 24mo. 178 pp., the little blue one, and the first of Driff's Guides. Minor curling, creasing and rubbing. Internally clean. . Very Good. Softcover. First Edition. 1984.

London: Published for The English Dialect Society by Trubner & Co. 1889. 8vo. 2 volumes in 1, complete. xvi, 636 pp. Half morocco over marbled boards; raised bands and gilt lettering at spine; t.e.g.Original wraps bound at rear. Rubbing to extremities, with slight splits at bottom joints. Light foxing along edges and largely internally clean, with only very occasional spotting.… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press 2000. 8vo. 411 pp. Black hardback in pictorial jacket. Small scuff to front board. Creasing to panel extremities. Internally fresh and bright. From the blurb: 'This new dictionary shows the variety and distinctive features of tradtiions and beliefs throughout England, as well as indicating links with British and European patterns... It ranges from the bizarre to… Read more about this item

Oxford: Phaidon 1979. 4to. 264 pp. Blue hardcover in pictorial jacket. Internally clean. This book catalogues biographical information, and details of the works by Caravaggio and around 140 his followers, from the lesser known to the masters such as Georges de la Tour, Hendrik Terbrugghen, Giovan Battista Caracciolo. Includes 244 black-and-white illustrations, and indexes sorted by iconography, location of works… Read more about this item

London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co. 1831. 16mo. 6 volumes in 1. 72, 72, 72, 71, 66, 72 pp. Half dark green morocco over marbled boards with red title label, gilt borders and lettering to spine; all edges speckled red. A few minor marks to boards and spine, a few dents to edges. Occasional light spotting and offsetting throughout. A collected… Read more about this item

London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press 1911. 8vo. First Edition. lxxxiii, 215 pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Internally clean, with a loose subscriber's list at front. Furnivall was educated partly in Turnham Green and founded Hammersmith Sculling Club for working class girls in 1896 - Furnivall Gardens is named for him. An advocate for vegetarianism, sculling, spelling… Read more about this item

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd. 1947. Small 4to. Third Impression. viii, 1539 pp. Red hardback; all edges speckled red. Slight fading to spine, marks to boards. Spots to prelims otherwise internally clean. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Hardcover. Third Impression. 1947.

Carmarthen: John Ross and Richard Rhydero 1771. 8vo. Unpaginated, (circa 200 pp). Full brown sheepskin with raised bands to spine and blind-stamped decoration around edges; with brass clasps. Boards very marked with wear to extremities and edges of boards. Splits to inner hinges and binding slightly delicate but alls till together. Some worm damage to the inner margin of the… Read more about this item

[London]: The Temple Press [J. M. Dent] [1911]. 12mo. 328 pp. Full vellum with decorative gilt borders, raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration to spine; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. All in near fine condition. Ink inscription to ffep 'From one co-director to another, with so many hopes & good wishes for the future of Home & Van Thal'.… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1957. 4to. xx, 972 pp. Blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Fading to spine and sections of boards; minor scratches and marks to boards. Internally clean. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1957.

London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers 1883. Large 8vo.Prize Binding. 2 volumes. [8], 832; [6], 840 pp. Full maroon calf with raised bands, green morocco title labels, gilt decoration to spine and boards; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Prize binding for Albert Memorial College, Framlingham, Suffolk, with gilt crest to front board and prize bookplate to front pastedown. Rubbing… Read more about this item

Princeton: Princeton University Press 1977. 4to. 2 volumes. Black cloth hardcover with lettering to the spine, in black dustjacket. Text in the first volume and plates in the second. Some markings to dustjackets. Bindings firm and internally clean and bright. 03916X . Very Good. Hardcover. 1977.

London: Izomar [1998]. Square 4to. xvi, 372 pp. Red hardcover in pictorial dustjacket. With 350 plates - over 300 of which are in colour. 'The Dictionary is the first work of reference in any language to rovide a comprehensive guide to the huge range of painters who worked in the Russian Empire and its successor.' 0953206106 . Near Fine. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert 1994. 4to. 2 volumes. xxiii, 1156, [3]; [viii], 1157-2383, [7] pp. Green hardbacks in dark green jackets, within a dark green slipcase. Minor creases to jackets spines and a few marks and scratches to slipcase; otherwise all in near fine condition, clean and bright. Authoritative French historical dictionary from one of is premier linguists, Alain Rey.… Read more about this item