Search Results: Authors starting with A from The Petersfield Bookshop

London: George Bell, 1897. First Edition. Good Condition. Decorative green cloth. Being a selection of upwards of 400 exercises set at open competitions and displays during the last twelve years , and voluntary exercises shown by prominent prize winners, with 100 illustrations Size: 16mo (very small). Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Britain/UK; 19th century; .

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. This copy has a slight bend to the boards. The jacket is rubbed and chipped and has a small loss at the top of the rear panel and another at the top of the spine. Perfectle readable, unassuming copy. Size: Octavo . Category: Biography & Autobiography; .

Barrie & Jenkins, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. New Hall, under the original partnership of Heath, Warburton& Company, was founded in 1781 as manufacturers of hard paste porcelain. Over 900 patterns are documented in the present book. Small tear to back of dust wrapper Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Antiques & Collectibles; .

Cambridge University Press, 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Laminated coloured boards. An almost "as new" copy. - Spanning a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond, this volume takes its readers into one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy. It includes not only the thinkers of the Latin West but also the profound contributions of Islamic and Jewish philosophers such as Avicenna and Maimonides. Leading specialists examine what it was like to study philosophy in the cultures and institutions of the Middle Ages. Supplementary material includes chronological charts and biographies of the major thinkers. Size: Octavo. 424 pages. Category: Philosophy; Philosophy; Society & culture; Cultural studies; History. ISBN: 0521806038. ISBN/EAN: 9780521806039. Dewey Code: 189. . 9780521806039

London: Printing-Craft, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. A slightly tired copy with a split to the cloth over the top two inches of the front spine. Book itself in no danger. A reading copy. Size: Octavo . Category: Games & Gaming; Sports & Pastimes. .

London: James Rimell & Son, c.1890. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition. `. Contains 15 architectural plates including elevations, plans and ornamentation. A presentation bookplate on the endpaper is signed by the author. The original white cloth is now soiled and rubbed and two pages are loose. No publication date given but c.1890 Size: Thin folio. Illustrator: `. Category: Architecture; 19th century; .

Hachette, 1876. Red Leather Backstrip, Marbled Boards. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated in Black and white, some slight foxing Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text is in French. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; France; 19th century; French Language; .

London: Sampson Low, Son and Marston. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. n.d. c.1880s. Brown cloth stamped with decorative gilt and black design, beveled boards. First few pages have some foxing but otherwise the interior is clean and bright. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; .

Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 1959. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. paperback binding. Shelf worn but contents clean and sound. Size: Octavo. Category: Science & Technology; .

London: Faber & Faber, 1965. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Slight creasing to cover Size: Octavo . Category: Crafts & Hobbies; .

MacMillan, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Category: Politics & Government; 1950s; .

Springwood Books, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Corners are slightly bumped. Category: Biography & Autobiography; .

Wells. Gardner Darton. Decorative Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. a little darkening to edges, binding is slightly loose front cover. Category: Children; .

Methuen, 1930. Second Cheaper Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. With notes by Edouard Cucuel, Illustrated by Edouard Cucuel,The binding is rubbed and worn and corners bumped, Fraying and fading to spine with some sporadic foxing Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Children; .

London: Methuen, 1945. Reprint. Brown boards with yellow back strip. Fair Condition. Music by H. Fraser -Simson, Decorations by E. H Shepard Size: Quarto. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Previous owner's signature in ink. marks to covers. Category: Children; Britain/UK; 1940s; .

Methuen, 1968. reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Dust wrapper is faded with small nicks, price lipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Category: Children; .

J,B Hayward & Son, 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Frontispiece of the Author.Small damp stains to front endapers Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Military & Warfare; .

London: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. The inside top edge of the jacket and the top edge of the pages, lightly spotted. Size: Quarto. Category: Architecture; .

Wordsworth, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. This book is a timely and fascinating reminder that lettering can be as beautiful as well as merely informative, combining nearly two thousand examples in all. Vastly illustrated Size: Quarto. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; 1990s; .

London: MacMillan, 1923. First Pocket Edition. leather. Good Condition. Black and white illustrations by Hugh Thomson Size: Small Octavo. Slight wear to spine. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Previous owner's inscription, lavish, in ink. Category: Travel & Places; Britain/UK; 1920s; .