Search Results: Authors starting with R from GN Books and Prints

The Immaculate Forest: An account of an Expedition to unexplored territories between the Andes and the Amazon by Dr. W. R. PhilipsonHardback, 1952, first edition, with 32 illustrations and 2 maps, published by Hutchinson, London, 223 pages. Scarce copy.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" by 7/8". No dust jacket. Green cloth binding, title detail to spine somewhat faded, slight discolouration. Some scuffing and marking, including cup marks. Signs of shelf-wear. Binding reasonably firm, a little slack to upper spine. Page edges a little browned, scuffed and marked. Page surfaces clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Manstein: His Campaigns and His Trial by R. T. Paget, K.C., M.P., with a foreword by Lord Hankey.
Hardback, 1951, first edition, published by Collins, London, xv + 239 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 1/2" by 5 7/8" by 7/8". Dust jacket displays marking, scuffing and tattering with several chips missing. Black cloth binding with a little marking and scuffing but quite clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and a little on hinges. Book has slight forward tilt. A little slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a little foxed. Lower edges deckled, opened and reasonably neatly cut, though not trimmed. A little marking to endpapers, otherwise page surfaces very clean apart from the odd mark, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Views and Opinions by OuidaHardback, 1895, first edition/first edition thus (all essays, except two, previously published in the Fortnightly Review and the North American Review), published by Metheun & Co., London, 399 pages and 32-page publisher catalogue at rear.Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 7/8" by 5 3/8" by 1 1/2". Maroon cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some discolouration, particularly to spine and upper edges of boards, but reasonably clean. Signs of shelf-wear, bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm though cracking to front inner hinge. Page edges neatly cut and deckled; browned and scuffed. Endpapers quite marked but otherwise, apart from the odd mark here and there, page surfaces clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.Information on the author, taken from Good Reads:Ouida was the pen name of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée).During her career, she wrote… Read More

A print of a Yellow Flag. Coloured engraving from Pierre-Joseph Redouté's Les Liliacées, 1808. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'Wild Flowers in Britain' by Geoffrey Grigson, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1944 by Collins, London. Very light marking, some light visibility/bleed-through of image on other side of plate.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) with a window size of a little under 6" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in flowers, nature, Britain, or art generally.

A print of a Yellow Flag. Coloured engraving from Pierre-Joseph Redouté's Les Liliacées, 1808. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'Wild Flowers in Britain' by Geoffrey Grigson, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1944 by Collins, London. Very light marking, some light visibility/bleed-through of image on other side of plate.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) with a window size of a little under 6" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in flowers, nature, Britain, or art generally.

Son of Apple: An Old Irish Folk Story Retold by Maurice Walsh, a Pretelling, from a Translation by Catriona MacLeod of an Old Irish Folk-Tale collected in Kerry by Sheumas O'Duilearga, M.A.

Hardcover, 1947, first edition thus/first UK edition (states 'first printed 1947 but a US edition from 1940 exists), with eight illustrations, published by W. & R. Chambers, Ltd., Edinburgh, 207 pages.
Octavo/8vo. Measures around 8 1/8" by 5 3/8" by 1". Dust jacket is a bit torn and tattered with several small chips out of it. It is also a bit marked and discoloured at spine area and edges. Light green cloth binding, a little discolouration at board and spine edges but quite clean. Signs of shelf-wear. Book has very slight forward tilt. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges a bit foxed and browned, with some marking and scuffing. A little marking and foxing to endpapers, previous owner signature to front pastedown and verso of title page for chapter one but otherwise page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining,… Read More

A Dictionary of the Church of England by Rev. Edward L. Cutts, B.A. Cantab.

















Hardback, 1889, second edition, illustrated, published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, viii + 670 pages + 10-page publisher catalogue at rear.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/8" by 1 3/8". Dark greyish-blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine. A little marking and some scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Some puckering to spine, a little tearing to head and tail. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slackness to binding, some cracking to inner hingers. Page edges have red hue, with some scuff and discolouration but reasonably clean. Some foxing to preliminaries and hindmost pages, occasional patches throughout, slight water staining to upper edges of a small number of rear pages. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise quite clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Israel's Settlement in Canaan: The Biblical Tradition and its Historical Background, by the Rev. C. F. Burney, D.Litt. The Schweich Lectures 1917, Second Edition.g
















Hardback, 1919, containing six colour maps (two that foldout) to rear of book, published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press for the British Academy, London, 104 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 9 7/8" by 6 3/8" by 1/2". Ex-library book with typical markings, stamps, etc. No dust jacket. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Some marking and scuffing to binding and tape marks. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumping to spine corners, a little tearing to corners and upper and lower spine edges. A little slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked but reasonably clean for age. Some marking to endpapers and pastedowns, library plate, stamps, etc. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia,… Read More

The Flemings in Oxford by J. R. Magrath, Three Volume SetHardback, ex-library, published by the Oxford Historical Society, first editions.Volume 1, 1650-1680, published 1904 (though 1903 stated on spine)Volume 2, 1680-1690, published 1913Volume 3, 1691-1700, published 1924The Flemings in Oxford : being documents selected from the Rydal papers in illustration of the lives and ways of Oxford men 1650-1700, edited by John Richard Magrath.Octavo/8vo. Each book measures around 8 7/8" by 5 7/8" (thicknesses vary). Blue cloth boards and spines. A little discolouration on spines but board colour still quite vivid and gilt detail very clear on spines. Library reference letters written on spines of volumes 1 and 2. Oxford Historical society emblem to front boards with gilt detail still clear on volumes 1 and 2 but rubbed off for volume 3. Signs of shelf-wear to edges of boards and spines, with corners a little bumped. Some marks and scuffs to boards but reasonably clean. Gilt upper edges to first and second… Read More

Short History of the English People by John Richard Green Hardback, 1898, with maps and tables, published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, xlviii + 872 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4" by 1 5/8". Brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little light marking and scuffing to binding but very clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumped corners. Slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. Some marking to endpapers, previous owner name inscribed to front free endpaper. A little marking, thuming to page surfaces here and there but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Gentlemen of Property and Standing: Anti-Abolition Mobs in Jacksonian America by Leonard L. Richards
Hardback, 1970, Oxford University Press, first edition, review copy with slip. In good condition. Some scuffing and marking to dust jacket and some marking to boards. Signs of shelf-wear. Some marking to page edges, surfaces very clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc

People, Politics and Community in the Later Middle Ages by Joel Rosenthal and Colin Richmond

Hardback, 1987, first UK edition (first published in the US in 1984), published by Alan Sutton, Gloucester, xv + 198 pages.
In good condition. Some scuffing to dust jacket but quite clean, a little marking and edge-wear, fading to spine. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, slight marking but quite clean and reasonably firm, small signs of shelf-wear. A little marking to page edges, a little staining to upper edges but mostly clean. Page surfaces clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Regeneration: Being an Account of the Social Work of Salvation Army in Great Britain by H. Ridger Haggard

















Hardback, 1910, first edition, illustrated, published by Longmans, Green & Co., London, 264 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 7/8" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/8". No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth binding, embossed lettering to front board, gilt lettering and detail to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid, though a little discolouration to spine. Some signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slight slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm, apart from a loose plate between pages 80 and 81. Page edges a little browned, scuffed, foxed and a bit marked. Some marking to endpapers, slight staining to edges of pastedowns and endpapers. The odd mark and bit of light foxing to some page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Essence of Plato's Philosophy by Constantin Ritter, translated by Adam Alles.Hardback, 1933, first English language edition (originally published in German 1931) published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 413+ pages.Octavo/8vo. Measures 8 3/4" by 5 7/8" by 1 3/8". Dust jacket shows signs of wear, marking, discolouration to spine and slight chips. Orange/rust-coloured cloth boards and spine, with gilt lettering to spine which has partially rubbed off but is still visible. Heavy denting/scoring to spine and front board. Bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm. Some browning, scuffing and a little marking to page edges. A little foxing to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Jewish Thinkers: Heine by Ritchie Robinson








Paperback, 1988, published by Peter Halban, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 117 pages + x. Contains publisher's review copy compliments slip.





Measures around 7 3/4" by 5" by 1/4". No creasing, some scuffing to covers but quite clean. Binding firm. Page edges very clean, only the slightest of marking. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Parliament and Politics in Late Medieval England by J.S. Roskell in three volumes.Hardback, first edition, 1981-3, published by Hambledon Press, London.Each volume has its dust jacket. Some discolouration to jacket spines and wear at edges. The first two volumes are ex-library books and have typical stamps, markings, label remnants, etc. Boards and spines show a little shelf-wear but generally very clean - the first volume's spine has a small library sticker but otherwise there are only a few small marks to the boards of each volume. Bindings firm. Page edges a little marked and the first two volumes contain library stamps. Page edges tanned, especially third volume. Page surfaces are very clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. A nice set.

All on the Irish Shore: Irish Sketches by E OE Somerville and Martin Ross.
Hardback, 1903, third impression, published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London.
Cloth boards and spine, pictorial front board. Gilt lettering and detail to front board and spine. Some fading to spine with a tear at top. Boards are scuffed and a little marked but have retained much of their colouring. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Binding reasonably firm, hinges intact. Page edges browned and foxed. Previous owner name in pencil to FFEP and title page. Foxing to endpapers and a little throughout the book but otherwise page surfaces are quite clean, odd marks here and there but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Benjamin Holt's Boys and What They Did for Him, by the author of A Candle Lighted by the Lord (Mrs Ross).
Hardback, second edition, year uncertain but appears to be either 1888 or 1889 (FFEP has inscription from Christmas 1889) published by S. W. Partridge & Co., London, 94 pages with a 16-page catalogue of other releases from the same publisher at the end of the book.
In good condition for age. Some fading to spine but patterning and lettering still quite clear. Attractive pictorial boards, which do have scuffs, marks and some discolouration but have retained much of their colour, patterning and gilt detail. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear. Corners bumped. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges a little marked but very clean for age. Gift inscription to FFEP and endpapers are a bit marked but otherwise page surfaces are very clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information. A nice copy.

The Poetical Works of William Cowper, with illustrations by Hugh Cameron and containing a short life of Cowper by J. M Ross.

Hardback, 1891, published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, Edinburgh, 483 pages + xxviii.

Octavo/8vo. Measures around 7 1/4" by 5" by 1 3/8". Red cloth binding, flexible padded boards. Gilt lettering and gilt and silver pictorial detail to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Discolouration to spine. Scuffing and a little marking, signs of shelf-wear, particularly to upper and lower spine edges. Slightly bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm, slight slackness, some cracking to front inner hinge, some strain further in; crack between pages 304 and 305 and pages 305-18 jut out a little further than the rest of the textblock, though still attached. Page edges gilt, some scuffing and marking but gilt detail still vivid, particularly to outer and lower page edges. Gift inscription to one of front endpapers. Some foxing to page surfaces, mainly in endpapers and pages with or… Read More

The Discovery of Chocolate by James Runcie.
Hardcover, 2001, first edition, first print, published by Harper Collins Publishers, London, 250 pages +. Flat-signed by author on title page. Includes bookmark designed for the book.
In very good condition. Dust jacket very clean, some sunning/fading to spine. Binding firm and clean. Some tanning, light marking and scuffing to page edges but quite clean. Page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.