Search Results: Authors starting with S from Keel Row Books

Cambridge; Cambridge University Press, 2007, 2007. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. xiv, 608. 7 maps, of which 1 double-page; 55 monochrome figures throughout text. Publishers' black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Clean and bright, with no annotation or inscriptions; dust-jacket very slightly surface scuffed to rear. The primary reference work on the subject. Second volume of the two-volume set, reflecting modern archaeological discoveries and fresh textual analysis; covers the period up to the sixth century empire of Justinian and his successors. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

Morpeth; Published on behalf of Morpeth Golf Club by Bridge Studios, 2006., 2006. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp. [6], iv, 156. Numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. Publishers' maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, and club emblem to upper board, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. A neat, attractive copy. Ex-library book with label removal marks to jacket at tail of spine and ffep and a single neat "Withdrawn" stamp facing title page; A hint of creasing to top edge of jacket. Centenary history of the Northumberland club, with lists of officials and trophy winners. Scarce.

London; Hogarth Press, 1956., 1956. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 255, [1]. Publishers' bright tangerine cloth with gilt titles to spine, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket designed by Charles Mozley. Corners and spine tips very slightly bruised and textblock edge lightly foxed, otherwise a clean bright copy, with no annotation or inscriptions, Jacket a little nicked & creased to edge with very minor loss at spine tips. A Very Good copy in like jacket. 15 short stories including the title tale, featuring "a middle-aged bachelor who finds himself saddled with six Beauty Queens" (from jacket front flap). Obviously a fate worse than death...

London; William Heinemann, 1920., 1920. Hard Cover. New Impression (just 3 months after the First Edition). 16mo, pp. 95, [1]. Publishers' scarlet cloth with printed paper title labels to spine and upper board in unclipped orange dust-jacket. Spine lightly sunned and rubbed at tips; cloth and labels clean and bright. Endpapers a little toned, with "To love is to understand 28.8.20" boldly inscribed in year of publication to ffep. Minor foxing to uncut foredge otherwise contents clean. Jacket sunned, particularly to spine, with a few small nicks & creases, and minor loss at spine tips and corners. A Very Good copy in like jacket. Ann edition of 1,000 copies only containing 64 of Sassoon's Great War poems, 12 of which published here for the first time and the others selected from two previous volumes. Scarce in this condition, particularly so in the rare dust-jacket. Sassoon's realistic and compassionate poems about the experience of war established his reputation as one of the foremost poets of his… Read More

London; Walter E Skinner, 1933., 1933. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 30 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Original limp red cloth with black titles, a little worn to corners. Minor rusting to staples otherwise a very clean copy. No inscriptions. Retains the more important folding Witwatersrand Goldfields property map drawn by A J Cleveley to rear pocket but lacks the geological sketch map. Very scarce publication of interest to historians of the Transvaal region.

London; Nicholas Saunders, 1975., 1975. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Softcover quarto, pp. 368. Illustrated throughout with line drawings. Publishers' pictorial card wraps. Supplements 1 and 2 loosely inserted. Spine lightly sunned and upper cover corner-creased. Contents toned, particularly to edges and final leaves; no annotation or inscriptions. A very good copy. A British counter-culture classic, the 'how-to' bible for alternative lifestyles in the mid-70s, with similarities to the American Whole Earth Catalog. Saunders (1938-98), the British activist and founder of Neal's Yard, aimed this work at people living on the fringes of society, young people, squatters, people living communally or pursuing spiritual development, and it aimed to help them deal with services, systems and problems they might encounter throughout England and Wales, while recommending shops, eating places and regional contacts. Topics covered range from food, money and work to therapy, sexuality, community projects… Read More

London; George Newnes Limited, 1951., 1951. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 248. Eight full page illustrations and vignette to title page by Bertram Prance. Publishers' grey cloth with maroon titles to spine and upper board and map endpapers by David Morton, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Cover cloth lightly surface soiled, with minor wear at head of spine and corners very slightly bruised. Red top edge lightly sunned otherwise contents clean and bright, with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket nicked and creased with loss at head of spine (approx 2cm x 1cm max) and minor loss at tail of spine. A very good copy in like jacket. Sixth title in the popular Lone Pine series. Scarce title, especially in the equally elusive jacket.

London; Thames and Hudson, 1969., 1969. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 238. 49 monochrome photographs to plates, plus 17 figures within text. Publishers' red cloth with gilt titles to spine and publishers' gilt dolphin motif to upper board, in unclipped purple-and-white dust-jacket. Clean and crisp with no annotation or inscriptions. A Near Fine copy in like jacket. Aspects of Greek and Roman Life series. The first study of the subject to be published in English in nearly half a century, this study shows how the Romans adapted and used Greek knowledge, with chapters on practice in the Roman Army and the effectiveness of the cures.

Nuremberg; Anton Koberger, 1493., 1493. Original Nuremberg Chronicle leaf from the first (Latin) edition printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg, 1493. Folio (approx 15x12 inches) ; printed in 63 lines in gothic letter. Recto and verso decorated with several original woodcut illustrations of martyrs and saints. Minor worming to margin and light corner creasing, else fresh and clean. A very good example from the most noted book of the 15th century. The woodcut illustrations for this edition were executed by Michael Wolgemut, Willhelm Pleydemwurff and their workshop; Albrecht Durer, Koberger's godson, was apprenticed to Michael Wolgemut between 1486 and 1489 and it has been suggested by some scholars that he worked on the designs. The Latin edition appeared five months prior to a simultaneously planned edition in German.

London; Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1920., 1920. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Association copy. Quarto, pp. xiv, 376. Portrait frontispiece of the Author, and 28 plans, of which 2 fold-out. Original blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and titles with imperial eagle in black to upper board. Cover cloth rubbed to edge with very minor wear to corners and spine tips. From the library of Col Lancelot Robson of West Hartlepool, with his ownership inscription and address to front paste-down. Some toning to leaves, and foxing mainly to text-block edge and endpapers. A Very Good copy. Autobiographical work on the war at sea from the German perspective. Col Robson, the original owner of this volume, was the commander of the battery at Hartlepool during its bombardment by the German fleet on December 16th 1914; this was the first time that British civilians were in the line of enemy fire. The colonel was awarded the DSO for his actions, and made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George;… Read More

London; Constable, 1928., 1928. Hard Cover. FIRST BRITISH EDITION, limited to 1000 copies only. Vignette to title page, 8 plates and 14 illustrations within text by Donia Nachshen. White quarter paper parchment with paper-covered boards with an orange check design, repeated top edge of text-block. Spine lightly toned, scattered light foxing almost exclusively to text-block edge, otherwise contents clean with no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Also published as "Dream Story", "Rhapsody" was later adapted for film by Stanley Kubrick under the title "Eyes Wide Shut". Schnitzler, the Austrian author and dramatist (1862-1931), was a controversial writer whose frank depictions of sexuality and strong stance against anti-semitism led to his works often being consigned to the flames in later Nazi book burning episodes. Illustrator Donia Naschen was a Ukrainian-born British artist who designed posters for the British war effort in the 1940s. Scarce.

California; Flesk Publications, 2005., 2005. Hard Cover. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Quarto, pp. 47. Pencil & ink illustrations throughout. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and black motif to upper board in an unclipped, pictorial jacket; black endpapers. SIGNED and numbered 246 out of 500 copies. Very slight rubbing to corners and spine tips; dust-jacket shows areas of light sunning, mainly to spine, and unobtrusive scuffs to surface. Overall a very clean, neat copy with no annotations or inscriptions; Near Fine in a very good jacket. SIGNED and numbered, deluxe edition of Volume one of Schultz's collection of drawings which shows the evolution of his iconic illustrations, from conception to finished drawing.

Tubingen; Laupp'schen Buchhandlung, 1871., 1871. Hardcover. Octavo. Viii, 142 pp. 4 plates to rear. Book Condition: Very Good. Original textured cloth with gilt titles. Small repair to rear joint. Corners worn; remains of paper label to spine. Ex-library copy (Wellcome Institute) with the usual stamps but no pockets. Scarce.

California; Fullerton, 1977., 1977. Original Wrappers. Softcover quarto, pp. [4], 63, [1]. Numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout text. Stapled pictorial card wraps. Covers a little scuffed and creased, mainly at spine. Contents clean; no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Biography of American lightweight boxer Leach Cross (1886-1957), born Louis Charles E. Wallach, who had successful careers in pugilism and in dentistry, but who never took a world title. Scarce.

London; Alston Rivers Ltd, [1929]., 1929. Original Wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Softcover octavo, pp. 80. Frontispiece of the author, plus 6 numbered photographic plates, with diagrams in Appendix to rear. Stapled inside pictorial card wraps. Covers lightly soiled; scattered light foxing, a little heavier to prelims and textblock edge. No annotation or inscriptions. A very good copy. Guide to the art of boxing, co-written by English champion heavyweight Philip Scott Suffling (1900-1983), who used the abbreviated name of Phil Scott in the ring.

North Shields; W. J. Potts, 1894., 1894. Original Wrappers. SECOND EDITION. Softcover octavo, pp. v, [3], 58, 12 catalogue. Publishers' printed thin card wraps. Covers surface soiled with numerous nicks & creases, small loss to edge and 4 cm loss at tail of spine. Prelims a little soiled with upper corners creased and scattered minor foxing. A good copy, with small ownership inscription to title page but no annotation. Comprehensive work on the little town of Rothbury in Northumberland and its significant neighbouring villages, archaeological remains and buildings, by the resident vicar.

London; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814, 1814. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes (complete). Quarto. Vol I cxxvii, [1], 92 pp; Vol II [4], pp 93- 209, [1], [2] Plate Index, ci Index, [1], [11] General Index, [1]. 94 engraved plates plus 2 engraved title pages by Greig, as called for. Book Condition: Good. Full bottle green polished calf with four raised bands, gilt titles to spine; heavy gilt foliate border to boards surrounding blind border, gilt decoration to compartments; gilt dentelles, aeg. Mottled brown endpapers. Wear to corners and spine tips; Vol I split approx 1/2-an-inch to spine next to lower joint. Scattered foxing, mainly to margins and prelims and frontis & title page Vol I. Small damp-stain to lower corner prelims and up to p 101 Vol II, and worm damage up to p 128 (minor, and very slight from p 93 onwards). Armorial bookplate of George Cunningham to each pastedown. No annotation or inscriptions. Classic account of the history of the Borders told through descriptions… Read More

Edinburgh; Adam and Charles Black, 1882., 1882. Hard Cover. Prize Binding. Royal octavo, pp [6], iv, 823. Frontispiece portrait of Scott, engraved title page and 24 engraved plates, each with tissue guard, plus facsimile letter. Midnight blue full calf by Bickers & Son of Leicester, with 5 raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to compartments, gilt ruled and foliate borders to boards and school crest to upper board; tooled dentelles. Aeg; marbled endpapers. Spine and portion of upper board lightly sunned; edges rubbed. Royal Grammar School printed prize plate dated 1909 to front pastedown, completed in ink. A little scattered light foxing mainly to prelims, and a little offsetting otherwise contents clean and tight. A Very Good copy indeed. The most complete collection of Scott's Poetry to date, which includes Songs and Fragments and various specimens from the Memoirs as well as the Metrical Romances and Miscellaneous Pieces, the former of which were not printed in earlier editions of Scott's… Read More

London; Oxford University Press, 1897., 1897. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. xiii, [1], 473. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Full polished royal blue calf, with 5 raised bands, scarlet label with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to compartments; gilt border to boards and board edges with gilt armorial of The Harrobden School, Middlesex to upper board. All edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Small area of surface loss 1.3 cm x 4 mm approx.) to joint; prize bookplate to front paste-down. A neat, bright copy; Very Good condition. Fanciful novel blending historical fact and fiction, creating intrigue in the court of Elizabeth I, in a handsome prize binding.

London; Oxford University Press, 1910., 1910. Hard Cover. Octavo, pp. xv, [1], 847. Frontispiece with tissue guard and 46 further plates. Prize binding of full polished dark blue calf, with 5 raised bands, scarlet label with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to compartments; gilt border to boards and board edges with gilt armorial of Brighouse Technical & Evening Schools to upper board and in blind border to dentelles. All edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Spine is lightly rubbed with minor loss to spine tips; prize bookplate to pdep and light foxing to prelims. A clean, neat copy; Very Good condition. Fanciful novel blending historical fact and fiction, creating intrigue in the court of Elizabeth I, in a handsome prize binding.