Search Results: Authors starting with K from Truffle Books

London: Thomas Kelly. Very Good. 1825 &1829. Leather. Two volumes. Containing 13 folding maps, 75 additional plates and maps and a frontispiece to each volume. Despite the bold claims of the title, the first volume deals in quite summary fashion with Asia, Africa and America and the entire second volume is devoted to Europe, with excessive focus upon France and recent events involving a Mr Bonaparte, scant attention is paid to the polar regions, although we do get a section on Astronomy at the start in order to give us a sense of our place in the wider cosmos. The books are firmly bound in contemporary calf with marbled endpapers and page ends, re-backed at some point preserving most of the spines and the original endpapers and pastedowns, the boards are somewhat bumped, rubbed and stained. The text blocks are toned, slightly foxed and with some staining. ; Maps & illustrations .

London: Paul Elek. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is tightly bound. The dust jacket is complete, worn to the extremities, the spine is faded/sunned; original price over-laid with a label showing new price of £3.50. Endpapers are browned; occasional pencil marks in the text block. ; 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 a letter from the publisher sending the book for review. ; 167 pages .

London: Peter Jackson, Late Fisher Son & Co. Very Good. c1860. Leather. The books are in very good condition: tightly bound with some wear to the extremities. The gilt edges are a little worn and the top edges are greyed. Foxing on the endpapers; the text blocks are generally clean; sporadic foxing but free of markings. ; 3 volumes In fine leather bindings. Gilt text and decorations on boards and spine, 5 rings on spine. Each book contains 64 engravings of religious paintings by well known artists; the illustrations are accompanied by text giving the religious context. All plates are present, most still have protective tissue. .

University of Georgia Press. Very Good. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is clean and bright and appears to be unread. ; 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 David Best wishes" and a name I cannot read".; 359 pages .