Search Results: Authors starting with A from Truffle Books

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1954. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. The book is reasonably fairly bound, pages are rough-cut and browned. Light foxing on endpapers. Text block Is generally clean and free of markings. Dust jacket Is worn to the extremities, significant loss to top of the spine; price-clipped. ; Illustrated by nearly 800 designs; 647 pages .

234 illustrations in the text, 12 plates eight of which are coloured. The book is tightly bound, the blue boards and gilt text are clean and bright. The dust jacket is worn to the extremities with several small open tears and creasing, grubby. Internally the book is generally clean, free of markings and foxing.

Bristol: John Wright & Sons Ltd.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1928. Second Edition. Hardcover. The book is tightly bound, the blue boards and gilt text are clean and bright. The dust jacket is worn to the extremities with several small open tears and creasing, grubby. Internally the book is generally clean, free of markings and foxing. Second edition in a dust jacket. ; 234 illustrations in the text, 12 plates eight of which are coloured. ; 440 pages .

Lewes: The Gryphon Press. Very Good. 1991. First Edition. Paperback. The book is tightly bound; free from markings and foxing. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Included is a letter to Lodge from the author. ; 72 pages .

London: Allen Lane. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. The book appears to be unread, very good condition, tightly bound, clean and free of markings. Dust jacket very good; unclipped. ; Illustrated; 783 pages .

London: Picador. Very Good. 1999. 1st Thus. Paperback. The book is tightly bound; paper Is browned. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Inscribed to Lodge + a postcard from the author to Lodge. The front board has a quote from Lodge's review of the book. ; 165 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Harper Collins. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. The dust jacket has been protected with sellotape, one piece of tape front and back has been stuck on the dustjacket. Rather than remove it and potentially tear the jacket, I have left it which means I have been unable to photograph the jacket because of the glare. ; 372 pages .

London: Bloomsbury Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. The book Is in very good condition, tightly bound, clean edges and internally clean and bright. The dust jacket Is complete with only light shelf wear, unclipped; jacket illustration by Posy Simmonds. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Inscribed to Lodge on the half-title page. ; 229 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Penguin. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is in excellent condition, and is unread. ; A guide to England's legends, from Spring - Heeled-Jack to the Witches of Warboys. Numerous illustrations. ; 917 pages .

London: Free Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. The book appears to be unread and is in very good condition. The dust jacket Is complete with only minor shelf wear, internally the book is clean, free of markings and foxing. ; Colour plates; 316 pages .

London: Thames and Hudson. Very Good. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0500091781 . The book is in very good condition, tightly bound. Yellow cloth boards are clean, page edges clean. Internally the book is clean, free of markings and foxing; appears to be unread. The dust jacket is complete with only minor shelf wear. ; With 308 illustrations 65 in colour. ; 253 x 300; 256 pages .

London: Pan. Very Good. 1999. First Edition. Paperback. The book Is tightly bound, page edges browned; internally clean and free of markings and foxing. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Inscribed to Lodge on the half-title page. ; Monochrome; 264 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. The spine is slightly cocked; page edges are grubby. Internally generally clean and free of foxing. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Signed by Lodge; includes some scribbled notes on the rear of the compliment slip that was included when sent for review. ; 296 pages .

Dunedin: Otago University Press. Very Good. 2009. First Edition. Paperback. The book is reasonably firmly bound; light shelf wear to the edges. Internally clean and free of markings and foxing. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Signed by Lodge on half title page. ; Monochrome; 352 pages .

London: Allen Lane. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Light marks on top edge. ; The book is in very good condition and appears to be unread. ; Illustrations + maps; 611 pages .

In original protective cover which has not lasted totally intact. The date is an estimate; a reprint of the original of 1894. The book is tightly bound; the top edge greyed, other edges foxed. The tissue protecting the frontispiece is intact, foxed. The endpapers are toned and a little foxed. Scattered light foxing throughout the text block; dusty.

London: James Nisbet & Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. c1901. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is tightly bound; top edge greyed, other edges foxed. Tissue protecting the frontispiece is intact, foxed. The endpapers are toned and a little foxed. Scattered light foxing throughout the text block; dusty. ; In original protective cover which has not lasted totally intact. The date is an estimate; a reprint of the original of 1894. .

London: Cassell. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is tightly bound, oranges boards bruised to the extremities: page edges are browned. Dust jacket is worn to the extremities with some fading particularly the spine; unclipped. Internally the book is generally clean, free of markings and foxing. ; Monochrome; 561 pages .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1998. First Edition. Paperback. The book is tightly bound, edges browned; internally clean and free of markings and foxing. ; From the library of David Lodge. David Lodge is an English author and critic. A literature professor at the University of Birmingham until 1987, some of his novels satirise academic life, another theme is Roman Catholicism. Two of his novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize; he also served as the chairman on the Booker Prize jury in 1989. Lodge has also written television screenplays and three stage plays. After retiring, he continued to publish literary criticism. Inscribed to Lodge on the half-title page .