Search Results: Authors starting with B from Cornell Books Limited

Alresford: Laurence Oxley, 1977. Facsimile of the 1860 edition (hardback). 4to, 317pp. Frontispiece, plates. Original brown cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine, laminate dustwrapper. Bookplate to the front pastedown, else the book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0950134759

Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1971. First edition (hardback). Oblong 4to, 24pp. 34pp plates. Original textured grey cloth, no dustwrapper. Endpapers foxed, else the book is in very good condition.

Birmingham: Cornsih Brothers, 1914. First edition (softcover). 12mo (17cm by 11cm), [ix], 118pp. 8 plates. Original limp red cloth wrappers. Some scuffing of the backstrip; light thumbing of the leading edge. Overall, this copy is in good condition.

New York: Quadrangle, 1975. First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), x, 214pp. Text illustrations. Original brown cloth, dustwrapper. Minor spotting of the endpapers, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in near-VG condition (small chip to the rear panel). ISBN 0812905393

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), 240pp. Frontispiece, plates. Original brown cloth, dustwrapper. There is some minor tanning and spotting of the contents, else the book is in very good condition; overall, the book is in good to very good condition. The dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (light sunning of the spine panel, price-clipped). ISBN 0715352482

Stafford: Architectural Maps, no date [c. 1960]. First edition (softcover). A folding map, measuring 75cm by 55cm, folding to 18cm by 12cm. This copy is in good to very good condition ((a little rubbing and spotting of the covers).

Lausanne: Edita Lausanne, 1968. First edition (hardback). Oblong 8vo (18cm by 25cm), 9pp introduction, 32 colour plates, 6pp description of the plates. Original marbled boards, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition.

London: The Western Book Club, 1972. Hardback edition. 12mo (19cm by 13cm), 158pp. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. Minor spotting to the edges of the text block, else the book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition.

Pretoria: Botanical Research Institute, 1979. Volume 10, part 1, first edition (softcover). 8vo (24cm by 18cm), vii, 59pp. Text illustrations. Original grey card wrappers. This book is in very good condition. ISBN 0621047260

Pretoria: Botanical Research Institute, 1978. Volume 9, first edition (softcover). 8vo (24cm by 18cm), vii, 56pp. Text illustrations. Original grey card wrappers. This book is in very good condition. ISBN 0621040037

Indianapolis: International Sports Inc, 1939. First edition (softcover). Oblong 16mo (10cm by 15cm), 130pp. Over 300 b&w illustrations. Original black card wrappers. There are a couple of small indentations to the covers, and the contents are a little thumbed; overall, this book is in good to very good condition. This book is designed to be flipped from end to end, giving the impression of moving pictures illustrating correct athletic technique.

Toronto & London: University of Toronto Press, 1987. First Canadian edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), xix, 372pp. 32 illustrations. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. Light foxing to the edges of the text block, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (some rubbing of the edges). ISBN 0802057551

London: Hutchinson & co, 1939. First edition in English (hardback). 8vo (23cm by 15cm), 248pp. Illustrated throughout in b&w, plus a colour frontispiece. Original blue cloth. There is some staining of the binding, and the endpapers are foxed; overall, this book is in good condition.

Heathfield: Postal History Publications, 1994. First edition (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 17cm), 661pp. 8pp colour plates, text illustrations. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. Ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, else the book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 1872465153

London: Alexander Moring at the De La More Press, no date [1933]. No edition stated, but presumed first edition (hardback). 12mo (20cm by 13cm), 64pp. Text illustrations throughout. Bound in full brown calf, blindstamped design to the front board and the spine. Light rubbing of the boards, ligth spotting of the endpapers, else this book is in very good condition.

Worcester: Phillips & Probert, 1931. Second edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), 261pp. With illustrations by Percy Home and others. Original blue cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. Titling a little dulled on the spine (as usual), endpapers foxed, inscription to the front pastedown. Overall, this copy is in good to very good condition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper.

Weston Underwood: published by the author, 1980. First edition (softcover). 8vo (21cm by 15cm), ii, 38pp. Text illustrations. Original printed blue card wrappers. Short ownership inscription, else this book is in very good condition.

London: Witherby & co, 1911. Third edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 19cm), 45pp. 32 photographic plates, all mounted on art card. Original green cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. Light rubbing of the boards, scattered foxing of the contents, gift inscription; overall, this book is in good plus condition.

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 1962. Second edition (softcover). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), viii, 228pp. Illustrated throughout in b&w. Original laminated card wrappers. There is a stain to the leading edge of the text block, and the covers are a little rubbed. Only a good minus copy overall, but suitable as a reading, working or reference copy.

London: A Brown & sons, 1912. First edition (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 12cm), xvi, 352pp, 16pp adverts. With 170 illustrations. Original blue cloth. Light rubbing to the extremities of the binding, endpapers browned; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.