Search Results: Titles starting with B from Nikki Green Books

London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, 1920. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 1920. Hardcover, no dust jacket. 85pp Plates include 5 watercolours and Black white photographs, maps and plans. The blue cloth boards are marked with scuffs and frays around edges particularly at corners. There is a part of the spine missing which also is worn. Inside previous owners bookplate, a newspaper cutting about the unveiling of the Falkland islands battle memorial (circa 1927). Foxing throughout ( more prevalent at the beginning of book). the binding is cracked in several places but pages secure.

* Limited Edition*. London: Jonathan Cape and Harper Collins, 1991, Commemorative Limited Edition for the 75th anniversary of Roald Dahl's birth of 500 copies of which this is No. 467. 8vo, viii + pp230, illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. Hardcover in slipcase. Slipcase is in good condition with a small tear to top of back cover. Bound in quarto leather over decorative paper boards with gilt lettering to spine with top edged gilt. The binding is in very good condition except for the paper on both top corners has been ripped away. Inside near fine.

John Van Voorst, 1866. Hardcover. Fair. *1st Edition - Vols I + II only* 1866-1870, 8vos, lxxii + 445pp plus 2 plates With Errata Slips and x + 449 pp plus 2 plates, Hardcovers, no dust jackets., Green cloth bindings with gilt lettering, the binding is sound on both volumes but worn particularly around the spine. Inside previous owners book plate on paste down. with contemporary press reviews for volume 1 having been pasted on the FFE papers, intermittent foxing throughout both volumes though mostly on end papers. Previous owners notes neatly in pencil throughout volumes. Volume 2 hinge cracked on page viii but binding is sound.

New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1916. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Doubleday, Page and Co. 1916. 2nd Edition. Oblong 12mo. pp237 with several pages of advertisements at rear profusely illustrated throughout in colour. Limp green leather binding in good condition with a little wear to edges and tips. Inside a lovely clean copy

London: Marcus Ward & Co. Ltd, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo, pp232 complete with 8 illuminated illustrations most with tissue guards. Hardcover no dust jacket. Publishers Decorative cloth binding with red, gilt and black to front board and spine and bevelled boards in good condition with some old water damage to back board and front side and a little fading to gilt. Inside starting to title page but holding nicely with binding firm and tight, all pages and plates with full edge gilt in lovely clean and bright condition. Very Scarce.

Hirschfeld Brothers Ltd, 1945. Softcover. Good. 12mo, pp61. Previous owners name written on top of front cover. Inside previous owners name on title page and stamp from City Book shop Singapore. A little foxing to end papers otherwise a clean copy of this scarce little book.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. *1st Edition* . sm 8vo, vii+ pp96 and 8 pages of Methuen's publications. Hardcover no dust jacket. Original red cloth binding with black lettering in very good condition with some minor shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Inside some intermittent foxing on fore edge and throughout, otherwise a nice tight clean copy.

London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Complete 2 volume set, sm 8vos. Vol 1 comprising The Superfamilies Caraboidea ,Palpicornia, Staphylinoidea and Diversicornia, pp300 complete with 19 plates in colour and 20 in black & white. Vol 2 comprising The Superfamilies Clavicornia, heteromera, Lamellicornia, Phytophaga and Rhynchophora and including the Strepsiptera complete with 44 plates in colour and 43 in black & white. Hardcovers, no dust jackets. Volume 1- in protective glassine cover with textured maroon cloth with decorative gilt, binding is in very good condition with minimal signs of wear around edges and spine. Inside there is a stamp on ffe paper from St Mary's school with date, no other stamps within volume and contents are clean and in very good/near fine condition. Volume 2 , binding in same cloth in near fine condition . Inside volume 2 near fine. A lovely set.

Oxrord University: Oxford University Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oxford University Press. 1979, 1st Edition. 8vo, xi + 361pp with 5 maps. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clipped DJ in very good condition with a tiny bit of rubbing to edges. Dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition. Inside near fine with small marks on top and fore edges. A lovely copy.

London: Helm, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Helm . 2004. 1st edition. Small 4to. 272pp, illustrated throughout in colour. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is good condition with a little sunning around top edge. Blue Board binding with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition. Inside near fine. A very nice copy.

Stockbridge Hampshire: Bocaccio Books, 1970. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited Edition of 300. This copy is out of series having no number or signature of author/s and has also not been hand coloured by author/s. Slim 4to, pp103 plus limitation page. Hardcover no dust jacket. Rebound in Black cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition. Inside all rough cut pages are in near fine condition. An excellent copy of this out of series psychedelically inspired book. Or if you wish "a rather expensive colouring book"

Massachusetts: Holyoke, 1933. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, 210pp including b/w and colour illustrations throughout. 4to, 210pp. Soft cover issued without dust jacket. publishers wraps in good condition with some minor tears to top and bottom of spine and small amount of rubbing to front edge of cover. Inside spine cracked to flyleaf but binding holding nicely otherwise a near fine copy within.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo, pp199 complete with 15 pages b/w photographic plates. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clipped DJ in protective sleeve in very good condition with a little rubbing to edges. Black cloth binding with silver lettering to spine in very good condition with small bump to top of spine. Inside in near fine condition.

Európa Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1988. 1st Edition. 63 pages full colour plates + pp xlv. small 4to. Hardcover no dust jacket. Black leatherette binding with gilt lettering in near fine condition with protective sleeve. Inside near fine. A lovely copy.

Texas: Selva Publishing, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Selva Publishing, 1992, 1st Edition. 4to, ppxi + 467 with 17 colour plates to rear, illustrated in b/w throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ in very good condition with small creases to spine and a little wear to edges. Orange cloth binding with black lettering in very good condition. Inside in very good condition with a few pages creased and the for edge a little grubby. Oversize-extra postage may be requested for overseas orders

London: Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd, 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Sm 8vo, xii + pp113 plus 2 pages advertisements to rear, complete with colour frontispiece with tissue guard and 12 b/w plates with other illustrations throughout text. Hardcover no dust jacket. Original green cloth binding with black lettering to spine and front board with design in black of an Ibis in very good condition with a little discolouration to spine and a little wear to top and tail of spine and tips of boards. Inside all rough cut pages in very good clean condition with a little aging and foxing to end papers and title page. Plates are unaffected. A nice copy

London: William Collins, 2014. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Henry Richards. 8vo, xii + pp596 with maps, charts and colour photographs throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ in near fine condition. Green buckram binding with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition. Inside near fine. An excellent copy.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Rickman, Philip. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1933. 1st Edition. 4to, pp150 complete with 10 colour plates and 23 b/w plates. Hardcover with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ in good condition with some small tears and some tape repairs with a few small bits missing. Original beige cloth binding with paper label to front board in very good condition with a little discolouration to edges. Inside in near fine condition.

Cambridge University Press, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. *1st Edition* Cambridge University Press, 2003. 8vo, xi + pp371 with black & white maps, charts and illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ in very good condition with a tiny dent very bottom of spine. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering in near fine condition. Inside near fine. An excellent copy.

Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Small Folio, pp86 with full colour illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ in very good condition with some rubbing to top and bottom edges with small tear to top tip of front board. Inside gift inscription to ffe paper and bookplate to pastedown, all pages and plates in near fine condition.