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

Ian Allan Ltd, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. First Edition. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth and silver lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Binding remains firm.Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears, and creasing.

Penguin, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. 223 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. 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.

J. M. Dent & Co., 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. Third Edition. 235 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pencil marking to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Small tears to edges of fold outs at rear. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Notable scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons,Ltd., 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. First Edition. 182 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages 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 clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Sentinel Press, 2002. Paperback. Acceptable. 2002. Limited Edition. 220 pages. Signed by the author. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Flat signed by author to first page. Limited edition of 700 copies. No.678. Black and white photographs throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and photographs are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front reverse cover. Water staining to rear reverse cover. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Creasing to spine with splits to spine edges. Wear marks overall.

Longmans, Green & Co, 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. First Edition. 482 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Ex-libris label. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

H M Stationery Office, 1947. Paperback. Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 18 pages. This is an ex-Library book. FIAT Final Report No. 617 Supplement No 1, The Electrical and Technical Ceramic Industry of Germany Supplementary Report. Paperback book with blue cover. Library stamp to front cover. Pages are mostly clean overall, with moderate tanning throughout. Staple binding is firm with noticeable rust. Text is unaffected. Paper covers have mild edge wear with creasing & scuffing. Visible sunning to spine. Rust marks to covers.

William Lewis & Son, 1892. Hardcover. Good. 1892. 196 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial 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.

Central Book Co, 1964. Hardcover. Good. 1964. 219 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. 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.

Paul Hamlyn, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1967. Revised Edition. 423 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Paper residue to rear board. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Water staining to edges. Light sunning to spine.

Bloch Publishing Company, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 263 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Royal Historical Society, 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1934. No Edition Remarks. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Volume I. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards.

Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1969. Reprint. 400 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Front free endpaper cut out. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Tears to paper to spine. Wear marks overall.

Blackie & son limited, 1936. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1936. Reprinted. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. 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. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall.

Blackie, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1943. Reprinted. 214 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with a photographic black and white frontis and plate to the rear. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Heavy foxing and tanning to text block edges and pen inscriptions to front pastedown. Boards have visible rubbing and heavier bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and moderate rubbing to spine. Clipped jacket with heavy edge wear and light rubbing. Moderate sunning to spine and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends. Splitting to joints and major foxing and sunning to interior.

Hugh Rees, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 1909. No Edition Remarks. 274 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white and colour illustrated map plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and noticeable tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

The Maritime Press, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. 353 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over red 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. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges. Crayon marks to front.

Penguin Books Ltd, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. First Edition Thus. 301 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. 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.

Penguin Puffin, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 190 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. 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.

Michael Joseph, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First Edition Thus. 597 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages 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 bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Moderate loss to spine and edges. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.