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

A. & C. Black Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. 3rd Edition. 329 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Full title: A General History of England 1688-1832. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Stamps to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks and mottling overall.

A.& C. Black, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. First Published. 86 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth 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 moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

A. & C. Black, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1965. Reprinted. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Full title: A General History of England 1832-1960. Contains black and white maps. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions and stamps to endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Dent to top edge of front board. Wear marks overall.

Odhams Press Ltd., 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1959. First Edition. 160 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Jacket is in plastic wrapper and has been taped to boards. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Tape remnants with brown staining to pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate dark rubbing to front free endpaper and pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Jacket is in plastic wrapper, with moderate dark rubbed marking overall.

Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1893. Hardcover. Good. 1893. No Edition Remarks. 140 pages. No dust jacket. 'Early Independents : Six Tracts written to commemorate the Tercentenary of the Martyrdoms of Greenwood, Barrowe, and Penry in 1593'. Decorated green cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

Penguin Books, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. Reprint. 235 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.

Edward Arnold., 1905. Hardcover. Good. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pen inscription to front free endpaper.Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Slight tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1949. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1949. Third Edition. 125 pages. Illustrated jacket over 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 sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Temple Press Books, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. 7th edition, revised. 383 pages. Illustrated jacket over green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Photos embedded in text. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Tape marks to pastedowns and endpapers. some pages slightly loose. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Spine is noticeably sunned. Gilt is bright.Dust jacket is taped to boards, so board condition hard to assess. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear: some loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Rather rubbed and marked overall. Spine very sunned. Jacket taped to boards. Tape marks and repairs. Spine very sunned.

Edward Arnold, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprinted. 120 pages. No dust jacket. Green boards with black lettering to spine and front. Black and white photographic, illustrative plates and illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, occasional foxing, mild crinkling and mild tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. Lettering is darkened.

A R Mowbray, 1916. Hardcover. Good. 1916. 88 pages. No dust jacket. Pink cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. 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.

Basil Blackwell, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1960. No Edition Stated. 109 pages. Pictorial jacket over cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Edward Arnold, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1948. Reprint. 120 pages. Pictorial jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates are mildly tanned and foxed, but text and images remain clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is slightly sunned, with visible crushing and noticeable splitting to ends. Fraying to tail also. Unclipped jacket. Light tanning and foxing to all surfaces. A few faint water marks to panels. Moderate edgewear, with noticeable chipping, tearing and creasing, and slight loss to spine ends.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 89 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Front free endpaper appears to have been removed. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Small plate to front pastedown. Minor dog-eared corners. Light pencil underlining to pages. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Scuffed white paper remnants to rear board. Light staining to boards.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. First Edition. 122 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Substantial creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Heavy sunning to spine and edges. Visible scratches to rear board. Book has a noticeable forward lean.

James Nisbet & Co., Limited, 1904. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1904. 214 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Longmans Green and Co, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. 369 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over blue 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. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

Longmans, Green And Co., 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. No Edition Remarks. 94 pages. Blue cloth. Heavy cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions and stickers to pastedowns and front free endpaper. Annotations and underlining to some pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to front board. Wear marks overall.

Compact, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Vol.49 No.154. 128 pages. Pictorial paper 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 sunning.

Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. 521 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. 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. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Water marks to edges and corners.