Search Results: Authors starting with F from Andrew James Books

Oxford University Press, 2006. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing. Almost as new other than slight bump to top of spine, very clean throughout.

Oxford University Press, 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition 1920. In good condition, green buckram boards with gilt titles to spine, slightly bumped and rubbed to corners and spine ends, Front and rear hinges partially cracked but binding secure if a little shaky. Owners stamp to front paste down and very occasional pencil line to margins. Newman & Co bookseller of Calcutta label to rear end paper. Part of the 'Religious Quest of India' also edited by Farquhar and Griswold.

Optomen Press, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With unclipped dust jacket. With very slight nick to lower rear spine edge and two small indentations to front of jacket. These have not pierced the jacket but have left very light indentations on the boards. Internally very clean throughout

George Harrap, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing in good to very good condition. Unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears with slight fade to jacket spine. Internally clean. Set in Nashville Tennessee, during and immediately after the First World War, this unusual historical novel brings to life the dramatic final chapter of the long, bitter fight for Women's suffrage in the United States of America.

New York: The World Publishing Co, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Forum Book Edition, 1st thus, with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is chipped to head and base of spine with shelf wear to edges, rear cover slightly soiled and flaps taped to boards. No inscription and clean throughout. Novel set during the Reconstruction Period in the Southern States of America, which had acclaimed reviews when first published.

Very good clean throughout, lacks dust jacket. Minor handling wear only to boards, titles to spine slightly rubbed. Internally clean with no ownership details etc. Without advertisements to rear.Pylon is the story of a group of barnstormers whose lives are thoroughly unconventional. They live hand-to-mouth, always just a step or two ahead of destitution, and their interpersonal relationships are unorthodox and shocking by the standards of their society and times. They meet an overwrought and extremely emotional newspaperman in New Valois, who gets deeply involved with them, with tragic consequences. - wiki

1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2nd edition. In very good condition with good unclipped dust jacket. A couple of largish chips to top front edge and rubbed to spine and fore edges which also have a couple of smaller chips. Gift inscription to front paste down otherwise clean throughout. A collection of verse inspired by the Sespe Country of California.

Pen & Sword, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing with unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears. Very clean throughout and virtually as new. Children of the Camps tells the heart rending stories of the Caucasian and Eurasian children who were imprisoned in the Japanese internment camps during the Second World War.

Routledge - Open University, 2004. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Genuinely unused (authors copy) immaculate throughout

London: The Falcon Press, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Without dust jacket, yellow cloth covers with gilt titles to spine. No inscription end papers partially tanned and with a small amount of foxing to prelims and p 1. Biography of the Italian Restaurateur Ferraro, who left Italy as a young boy to have a successful career in London's hotels and restaurants including The Savoy and New Berkeley

The Crime Club, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Without dust jacket. Red cloth with black titles to spine. Cloth to rear edge of spine has split for approx 2" (5cm) upwards from the base though board is fully intact and binding is not affected. Residual label mark to front board. Neat inscription to front paste down and endpapers slightly tanned. Very occasional marks to text and edges of text block soiled. Overall a good 1st edition. An Inspector Crankshaw case

Oxford Paperbacks, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Covers and spine crease free with minor handling wear only, clean throughout. Revised edition with a new introduction by Kathryn Kirkpatrick

Planet, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Covers and spine crease free and very clean throughout.

Little Brown, 1991. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Covers and spine crease free, no inscription or markings very clean throughout. Please note due to weight additional postal charges will apply. (UK + £1.50)

Hodder & Stoughton, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing. With unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears, lightly creased to head of spine. No inscription or markings very clean throughout. The definitive biography of the great British Explorer, written with the full cooperation of the Scott Estate. Please note additional postal charges will apply (UK + £1.80)

1st thus, Good to very good Full leather binding with gilt decoration to boards and spine. Boards and binding secure. Externally in only good condition with some loss to top of spine, rubbing to edges and spine and front board in particular. Corners bumped and leather worn. Internally very good with marbled end papers, neat original ownership details to first blank end paper. Some foxing to end papers otherwise only the occasional blemish. All edges of text block gilt. Please note additional postage and shipping charges will be required due to weight for both UK and non UK buyers.illustrated with over 250 engravings both full page and to the text. This edition is founded upon Figuier's original french text but has been edited and enlarged to adapt it more suitable to a British readership and to bring it up to the then present standard of geographical knowledge. The work is a comprehensive survey of the configuration of the earth and the seas viewed from the standpoint of Physical Geography.

Frank Cass, 1994. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. (In Stock) Spine crease free, light handling wear to covers , clean throughout. No. 1 of Volume 1 of the Journal of Far Eastern Business. A collection of essays on the competitive advantage of far eastern business.

Collins, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Robert Stewart Sherrifs. Fine in near fine card slip case, lightly rubbed to edges otherwise fine. 'Faux' leather binding with inlaid gilt and red titles to front and spine, gilt edges to text block and internally very clean and bright. Edited by George F Maine and an introduction by Laurence Housman. With 12 superb offset colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherrifs. Contains the original version of 1859 along with the second edition of 1868 and fifth edition of 1889. With an index of the variations in texts and notes to the second edition to the rear. A truly superb edition of this classic work. Approx 7" x 9.5

1st printing, Good to very good rubbed to corners and some repaired damage to top of spine, a few external marks and spine faded. Internally, front end paper missing, previous owners name to reverse of frontispiece otherwise clean. A fascinating and comprehensive study of the science and practice of operating a Dairy in the late 19th century, Fleischmann was recognised as one of the World's leading authorities on the subject. The book is packed with illustrations and diagrams to the text. Chapters include Secretion, Properties and Composition of Milk, Extraction of Milk, Milk in relation to micro organisms, Dairying and Bacteriology, Manufacture of Butter, Cheese and Chees Making, Keeping Milk, Fermented Milk, Milk Bye Products, Economic Aspects, Margarine and Margarine Cheese

Michael Joseph, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. With unclipped dust jacket free from nicks and tears, no inscription very clean throughout. Keith Floyd's guide to South East Asian Food