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

Concrete Publications, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Blackie & Son Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No edition remarks. 134 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are faintly tanned with mild foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to endpapers. Notable annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and faint marking to boards. Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean.

Her Majesty'S Stationery Office, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1969. Third Impression. 270 pages. Green dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Moderate scuffing to boards. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Brown staining to surfaces. Staining and scuffing to spine.

A. & C. Black, 1911. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1911. No Edition Remarks. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains colour plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is slightly shaky.

University of London Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. 256 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.

Rothamsted Experimental Station, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1970. No Edition Remarks. 179 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning 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. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Edinburgh House Press, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. First Published. 96 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic frontispiece. 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 tanning.

Published for the British Association for American, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. 667 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are in good condition with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Princeton U.P.; Oxford U.P, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 327 pages. Illustrated dustjacket over brown cloth. Includes black & white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Jacket has moderate tanning. Spine is heavily tanned.

Victory Press, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1967. First Edition Thus. 89 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper covered boards. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning and water staining to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

National Society of Operative Printers & Assistant, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. No Edition Remarks. 151 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Wells, gardner, Darton and Co, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. 118 pages. Brown pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Lomas de Zamora, 1957. Paperback. Acceptable. 1957. No Edition Stated. 190 pages. Grey paperback. Includes photographic plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. A few dog-eared corners. Slight hinge cracking. Paper cover has substantial wear with marks, creases, sunning, some edge and joint tears, and minor spine splits. Patchy tanning and marking.

George G.Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1930. Hardcover. Good. 1930. First Edition. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. 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. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Duckworth & Co., 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Minor crinkling and cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Jarrold & Sons Ltd Norwich, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1952. First Edition. 126 pages. Yellow dust jacket with black lettering over blue cloth. Front endpaper missing. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine and board edges. Minor insect damage, staining and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Moderate staining and soiling to DJ.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition. 208 pages. Yellow pictorial dust jacket over beige 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 unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. Reprinted. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning. Scribbled pen marking to front board.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. 510 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. 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.

Faber & Faber, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. First Edition. 210 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.