Search Results: Authors starting with H from World of Rare Books

Cecil Palmer, 1925. Hardcover. Good. 1925. 109 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth with lettering. Light tanning to pages. Heavy cracking to gutter at page 48, with exposed biding thread. Thumb-markings throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to ffep. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Boards are slightly bowed.

Sweet & Maxwell, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1962. 706 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Green jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Dust jacket attached to boards and protected by plastic wrapper.

Seaby'S Numismatic Publications, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. Second Edition. 107 pages. Beige paper covers with coloured lettering to front & spine. Contains black & white illustrations. Pages & illustrations remain bright with minimal tanning. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. Reprinted. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Slight cracking to front hinge. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Bubbling to cloth along joints. Black scuffed marking to front board.

Oxford University Press, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. Reprinted. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Some white stained marking to surfaces, with slight discolouration to cloth.

Student Christian Movement, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. First Published. 342 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards.

Pitman Publishing, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. First Edition. 251 pages. Green dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Stamped mark to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light ring shaped stain to front board. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Stained marking to surfaces.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1955. Third, Revised Edition. 272 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Mild rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges. Mild sunning to spine and edges.

SCM Press, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. 152 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and moderate tanning.

Chess Ltd, 1979. Hardcover. Good. 1979. No Edition Remarks. 400 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Pelican, Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. No Edition Remarks. 286 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Herbert Jenkins, 1936. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1936. First Edition. 224 pages. Black and white photographic dust jacket over orange cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Lettering is darkened slightly. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

Robert Hale, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. Reprint. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over burgundy cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Pitman Publishing, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 251 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with light crushing to spine ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Light tanning and scuffing overall.

C. sutton coldfield, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 123 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with notable discolouration. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Binding remains firm. Torn loss to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine and boards, with heavy discolouration to cloth.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd, 1927. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1927. Reprinted. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Payot, Paris, 1927. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1927. No Edition Remarks. 762 pages. Quarter bound leather with marbled paper covered boards. French text. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Creasing to some pages. Sticker to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. First Edition. 205 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by Bay Robinson. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Book has slight forward lean.

Oxford - At the Clarendon Press, 1911. Hardcover. Good. 1911. 327 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

Cassell and Company, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. First Published in GB. 312 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean with dents to top edge. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.