Search Results: Authors starting with S from Clevedon Community Bookshop

London: Michael Joseph, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First 'Mermaid' edition and printing. In quite good green flexi covers with oval illustration to front of soldiers and canon, black decorative area around spine. The covers are tight, unmarked; corners slightly worn, spine side by front is chipped and a little torn. Clean end papers. Slightly tanned cut edges with some light foxing. The text block is tightly bound, straight with a few grubby marks, otherwise unmarked. No inscriptions etc. Good condition.

Harare, Zimbabwe: Penguin Books, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. First edition and printing from Penguin Books. In quite good orange and white card with b/w drawing to front. The covers are marked with foxing-like marks to front; a little edge-worn. The cut edges are tanned. The text block is very tight; straight and tanned, especially around the edges. Good minus condition. No dedications etc.

London: Michael Joseph, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First 'Mermaid' edition and printing. In quite good pale green flexi covers with oval illustration to front of soldiers with swords, black decorative area around spine. The covers are tight, unmarked; corners worn, creases to front tail corner, spine ends chipped and a little torn. Clean end papers. Slightly tanned cut edges with some light foxing. The text block is tightly bound, straight with a few foxed marks, otherwise unmarked. No inscriptions etc. Good condition.

London: Michael Joseph, 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First 'Mermaid' edition and printing. In very good pale green flexi covers with oval illustration to front of ship, black decorative area around spine. The covers are tight, unmarked; corners and spine ends slightly worn. Clean end papers. Slightly tanned cut edges with some light foxing; other marks to fore edge. The text block is tightly bound, straight with a few grubby marks, otherwise clean. No inscriptions etc. Very good condition.

London: Michael Joseph, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing of this edition. In fine navy cloth boards, gilt titles to back strip. The covers are very clean, tight and straight. Very white, unmarked end papers. Quite clean cut edges. The text block is in near fine condition, with firmly bound pages, without tanning or foxing. No dedications etc. In near fine plastic-covered pictorial dust jacket with colour images of ships. Not price clipped.

London: The Technical Press Ltd, 1949. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ex Library. Dark blue stained cloth boards; bumped corners; wear round edges; tears to top of spine; author, title, pbl & Lib Class on spine in silver. Cut edges tanned with Lib stamps. Front endpapers lightly tanned with Lib labels; ffep foxed; back endpapers clean bar a Lib stamp on bpdep.Text block tight; pages clean bar Lib stamp on reverse of Title Page; Contents Page & List of Illustrations at front; Index at end; List of related books at end; contains b/ drawings & photos incl frontispiece. No jacket

London: Batsford, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1963 reprint of 1959 1st edition. In dark green cloth covers, with gilt lettering on spine. Slight bumping to corners and top and bottom of spine a bit bent. Top edge discoloured, clean text inside.Owner's name on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is chipped with small open tears on spine. Covered in clear removable plastic.

London: Edward Arnold, 1955. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second edition and second printing. In very good dark green cloth boards, gilt titles to back strip. The covers are a little wobbly from slight cracking to hinge, but straight and clean. Pale horizontal tanned strip on free end papers. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is very good, clean, firm and straight, with many figures and tables. No inscriptions etc. In good beige dust jacket, black titles to front and spine, chipped edges with some tiny open tears. Not price clipped.

London: The Studio" Limited, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition and printing. In near fine russet coloured boards with tipped in paper title field and black titles to front. The boards are very flat, firm and clean; spine and edges strong. Lightly foxed cut edges; the rear free end paper has a tanned vertical strip. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block has eight tipped in colour illustrations with tissue guards. The pages are tightly bound, straight and end pages have tanned vertical strip; prelims lightly marked and foxed. The illustrations and their borders are clean. Very good condition and overall condition is very good. No dedications etc. Without jacket.

London: Macmillan And Co, 1926. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. First edition and fifth printing. In good red cloth boards, black titles and rondel to front with head of the Roman god, Janus to front. The boards are quite firm and clean; flat and with wear to spine ends and corners. Slightly tanned free end papers; cut edges a little tanned. The text block is in very good condition, with tight, straight and unmarked pages, illustrated with b/w drawings and plans. No dedications etc. Overall condition is good plus. Without jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition and printing. Ex library book. In good dark turquoise cloth boards and paper title field with red and black titles to spine. The covers are tight, slightly shelf-cocked, a little marked. "The Clevedon Community Bookshop Co-operative Bindery Team" have cleaned and restored the colour with inks. The end papers are tanned, mostly around the edges; with blue 'Reading Room' sticker on front paste down. Dark tinted top cut edge; the fore and tail edges are a little tanned. Good plus text block with tightly bound pages, unmarked and bright."The Bindery Team have repaired part of the text block. Attractive frontispiece of author with 'Ipswich Institute stamp above with tissue guard. this stamp is also on copyright page and page 3. No dedications etc. Without jacket. Volume 2 - in very good condition - available from same seller. Without jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Walpole and the First Parliament of George the Second. 1727-1735". First edition and printing. In very good dark turquoise cloth boards and paper title field with red and black titles to spine. The covers are tight, clean and straight. Unmarked end papers. Quite clean cut edges. Very good plus text block with tightly bound pages, unmarked and bright. Attractive frontispiece of Queen Caroline with tissue guard and six others in the text. No dedications etc. Without jacket. Volume 3 available from same seller.

London: Cassell And Company, 1111. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Not dated. Edition and printing not known - a reprint. In very good plus tan card with black images of various tools to front with black titles. The covers are stapled and tight, flat and with slight pale mark to front; vertical crease to back cover. The page block is mainly pictorial with instructions underneath. Fine condition and looks unused. Not annotated etc. Overall condition is near fine. No jacket.

London: Mills & Boon, 1922. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Third edition and first printing. In quite good blue cloth boards, black titles to front and back strip. The covers are very tight; slightly edge-worn, very sunned around the edges and on spine and surrounding area. Slightly tanned end papers. Tiny navy bookseller's stamp from C.D. Mucklow, Ryde, I.O.W.on front paste down/ Fairly clean cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, square and not tanned, foxed or marked and very white. With b/w photos and diagrams. Some pages are a little warped. No dedications etc. Very good condition. Without jacket.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1964. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. First edition and second printing. In very good plus off-white boards with green decorated borders and green and black titles. The boards are very firm, flat and clean; spine ends a little bumped. Unmarked white end papers; small piece missing from top corner of front paste down. Lightly tanned cut edges. The text block is in very good plus condition, with tight, straight and unmarked pages. No dedications etc. In fair dust jacket that replicates the boards; top edges and side flaps are very worn and piece at top front corner is missing. Grubby. Not price clipped.

London: Cassell & Company, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Enlarged edition of 1901 first edition. In blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and motifs on spine, gilt lettering and illustration on front. Both worn in places. Gilt top cut edge. Motif-illustrated endpapers. Text mostly clean, with a few brown marks in places. Prelim pages a little chipped in places. Tightly bound. Four coloured plates, including frontispiece, and numerous B&W illustrations. No dust jacket.

London: Asia Publishing House, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition and printing. In very good mid blue cloth boards, black titles to back strip. The covers are clean and firms; front and rear a little wrinkled; slightly bumped spine ends. Unmarked, white end paper; name on front free end paper. Quite clean cut edges. The text block is in near fine condition, tightly bound, straight and clean. In good blue dust jacket with black title field and white titles. The jacket is fairly clean, edges chipped, with a few tiny closed tears. Not price clipped. Rare.

London: Asia Publishing House, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition and printing. In very good light grey cloth boards, lightly stained red from the dust jacket to front and very little to rear, with black titles to back strip. The covers are very tight, straight and other than the slight dye not marked. Clean end papers; name of previous owner on front free end paper. Very lightly tanned cut edges. The text block is tightly bound, square and very clean - near fine condition. No annotations etc. Overall grading very good due to condition of boards. In very good plus dark red dust jacket, with black title field and white titles. The front of covers are not marked; the rear, white side is a little grubby. Top edge has two small closed tears and is a little chipped. Not price clipped.

London: Faber & Faber, 1965. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition and second printing. In very good mid blue cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine. The boards are firm and flat; slightly marked around edges. Very white and clean end papers. Very lightly tanned cut edges. The text block is tight, straight and clean - very good condition - especially for age. Under 'Prufrock and Other Observations 1917' a long quote is written in pencil. No dedications. In good yellow dust jacket with red and blue pattern and black titles. The jacket is quite clean; edges worn, with a few small open and closed tears. Not price clipped.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. In grey cloth boards with blue lettering on spine. Boards in very good condition. Some tanning/foxing to cut edges. Foxing to endpapers and pencil marks on front free ep. Foxing to prelims. Main text is reasonably clean and bright, though there is some tanning near the tops of some pages. Tightly bound. Thirteen photographs and 29 drawings. Frontispiece included. Pink illustrated dustjacket has some scuffing to the top edge. Spine is faded. Some tanning to the inside.