Search Results: Titles starting with S from GN Books and Prints

The Saar Question: A Disease Spot in Europe by Sidney Osborne

Hardback, 1923, first edition, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 384 pages.

Dark blue cloth boards and spine. Ex-library book with typical markings, reference numbers, stamps, etc. Inscription on FFEP stating that the book was "Presented by Herr von Bulow to the L.N.V. Library, April 1925". (This might be a reference to Bernhard von Bulow, former German Foreign Minister, though does not appear to be written in his own hand.) Boards and spine show wear, with some marking and scuffing. Spine is particularly chipped and torn at top and bottom. Front board a little creased. Nevertheless, reasonably clean. Corners a little bumped and torn. Inner hinges a bit cracked and binding a bit slack at spine but textblock quite firm. Browning and scuffing to page edges. Some marking to endpapers. Aside from aforementioned library markings, page surfaces clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Saddles North by Wade Hamilton.
Hardback, 1985, first edition, published by Robert Hale, Limited, London, 155 pages.
Measures around 7 1/2" by 4 7/8" by 5/8". Paper on card boards, pictorial front board and spine. Some scuffing and a little marking but reasonably clean. Clear signs of shelf-wear, bumped and torn corners. Some slackness to spine but binding holding. Page edges a little browned and marked. Ex-library book with typical stamps, markings, numbering, etc., particularly to pastedowns, front free endpaper and title page. Otherwise page surfaces generally clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. A scarce copy. See pictures for further information.

Salman Rushdie and Translation by Dr Jenni Ramone.
Hardcover, 2013, first edition, published by Bloomsbury, London.
In good condition, close to very good. Scuffing and a little marking to boards and spine. Binding reasonably firm. Small signs of shelf-wear. Some marking and scuffing to page edges. Some creases to page corners. Pencil underlining on several pages but otherwise surfaces reasonably clean, no further deliberate marking, marginalia, etc. See pictures for more information.

The Scholar's Magazine 1892 Volume 2

An illustrated "reader" for use in the upper standards of elementary schools, consisting of extracts from standard authors, newspapers, and current literature.

Hardback, illustrated, 288 pages.












Measures around 8 1/8" by 5 3/8". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Scuffing and marking, signs of shelf-wear, bumped and slightly torn corners. Binding quite firm. Page edges browned and marked. Inscription to front pastedown, some child's pencil doodling to rear endpaper and pastedown. Page surfaces contain some marking, foxing, etc. throughout, together with some dog-eared corners and the odd tear, though there does not appear to be any underlining, marginalia, etc. to book contents. See pictures for further information.12.99

School Yarns for Boys








Hardback/annual format, year unstated but circa 1929-30, illustrated (including four colour plates), published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London, 96 pages.





Measures around 9 1/2" by 7 1/4" by 1". Paper on card boards, pictorial front board, paper on cloth spine. A little discolouration to spine. Scuffing and some marking to boards, a little discolouration. Signs of shelf-wear to board and spine edges with a little chipping at board edges, bumped and torn corners. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges a bit browned, foxed and scuffed. Some foxing throughout page surfaces. Sunday school prizegiving bookplate to front free endpaper, dated from 1930. Some pencil marking to verso of title page and recto of contents but otherwise page page surfaces clean, no further underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Schubert by Edmondstoune Duncan (part of The Master Musicians series, edited by Frederick J. Crowest). Hardback, 1905, with eight illustration plates, examples of musical notation and appendices, published by J. M. Dent & Co., London, 281 pages + x.Octavo/8vo. Measures around 7 3/8" by 5 5/8" by 1 1/8". Burgundy-red cloth binding, gilt lettering and pictorial detail to front board and spine. A little discolouration but colouring reasonably vivid. Scuffing and a little marking, some signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm, slight slackness but holding well and no cracking to hinges. Page edges deckled with browning, foxing, scuffing and marking. Upper edges gilt. A little foxing throughout page surfaces. Some marking to endpapers, previous owner inscription to front pastedown but otherwise page surfaces clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Scipion L'Africain, Captaine B. H. Liddell Hart, preface et traduction du Capitaine A. Lageix, avec sept croquis. [Scipio Africanus, by Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, preface and translation by Captain A. Lageix, with seven sketches.]

Hardback, 1934, first French edition, published by Payot, Paris, 239 pages.

Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" by 1". Deep red Moroccan half-leather binding and red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine and raised bands. Cracking along most of length of front outer hinge, with upper area having come unglued, although still attached at lower end and at rear hinge. Much rubbing to hinges generally, scuffing and chipping to leather and substantial chip missing from top of spine. Otherwise, some marking and scuffing to binding, signs of shelf-wear, rubbing at edges, a little bumping and tearing to corners. A little slackness to binding and some strain to textblock but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, tanned and a bit marked. Patterned… Read More

Scotland Farewell: The People of the Hector by Donald MacKayThis is the story of the Highland Scots who sailed to Pictou, Nova Scotia, in 1773 aboard the brig Hector. These intrepid emigrants came for many reasons: the famine of the previous spring, pressures of population growth, intolerable rent increases, trouble with the law, the hunger of landless men to own land of their own. Upon arrival at Pictou, after an appalling storm-tossed crossing, they found they had been deceived.
The promised prime farming land turned out to be virgin forest. Only the kindness of the Mi'kmaq and the few New Englanders already settled there enabled them to survive until they learned how to exploit the forests and clear land. But survive they did, and their prosperity encouraged shiploads of emigrants, many fellow clansmen, to join them, making northeastern Nova Scotia a true New Scotland.Hardback, 1980, first edition, appears to be first print, with black and white illustrations and maps, published by Paul Harris… Read More

Sir Walter Scott - Scott's Poetical Works; Illustrated - Chandos Poets edition

Hardback, no publisher information or title pages but believed to be 1868 (similar copy exists in the British Museum and can be viewed online), illustrated with 12 plates (opposite pages 34, 96, 148, 190, 225, 298, 334, 377, 443, 478, 499 and 533), original illustrations engraved by the Dalziel brothers; probably published by Frederick Warne & Co., London (again, going by British Museum copy) and printed by Savill Edwards and Co., 640 pages, no preliminaries.

Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 3/4" by 2". Dark green cloth binding, bevelled boards, faded red and gilt detail tooling and stamping to front board, faded gilt lettering to spine, rear board embossed. Binding very scuffed, worn and marked. Clear signs of shelf-wear, bumped and torn corners. Tearing to head and tail of spine, considerable fading where it reads 'Chandos Poets' at tail. Binding very strained in places, some cracks to textblock, some slackness.… Read More

The Sea Beggar's Son by F. N. Monjo, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.
Hardback, 1974, first edition, published by Chatto & Windus Ltd., London.
A little scuffing and wear to dust jacket, which is price-clipped. Pictorial boards with same design as dust jacket. Signs of shelf-wear to board edges. Slightly bumped corners. Binding firm. Page edges a little marked but generally clean and page surfaces clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Sea Warfare by Rudyard Kipling Hardback, 1916, first edition, first printing, published by MacMillan and Co., Limited, London, 222 pages.
Measures around 5.25" by 7.5". Blue cloth boards and spine, with gilt lettering to front board and spine. A little scuffed, marked and rubbed, with a little discolouration to spine. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear but quite clean and colour has mostly been retained in boards. Corners a little bumped and torn. Binding firm though slightly strained. Page edges very roughly cut, with a number of tears and jagged edges. A couple of pages have not been separated. Browning to page edges but quite clean. Previous owner name to front pastedown. Marking to endpapers. The odd bit of foxing throughout but otherwise page surfaces clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Sealy & Milman: Annotated Guide to the Insolvency Legislation 2021: Volumes 1 & 2.Paperback, 24th edition, published by Sweet & Maxwell: volume 1 - clxxxviii + 1548 pages; volume 2 - clxxxviii + 1568 pages.In very good condition. Minor creasing to covers, a fold to the rear cover of volume 2. Some scuffing and small signs of shelf-wear but quite clean. A little marking and scuffing to page edges but generally very clean. Page surfaces clean and there does not appear to be any highlighting, inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information

The Seasons by James Thomson with Engraved Illustrations from Designs Drawn on Wood by Various and with the Life of the Author by Patrick Murdoch, D.D. F.R.S.
Hardback, 1842, published by Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, xlviii + 320 pages and two 16-page publisher catalogues at rear.
Quarto/4to, measures around 8 5/8" by 6 1/8" by 1 1/4". Blue cloth binding, gilt pictorial detail to front board, gilt detail and lettering to spine. Considerable marking and scuffing to binding, discolouration in particular to spine. Clear signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, tearing to head and tail of spine, bumped and torn corners. Slackness to binding, cracking to inner hinges and a little strain to textblock elsewhere. Page edges browned, scuffed, marked and slightly tanned. Label to front pastedown, previous owner inscription to verso of front free endpaper. The odd mark to page surfaces but reasonably clean for age, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, 1st Series Vol VI: Saint Augustin, edited by Philip Schaff.
Hardback, 1956, published by Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 224 pages.
Measures around 9 3/4" by 6 7/8" by 1 3/8". No dust jacket. Grey cloth binding, green label and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Some slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, a little marked and scuffed to lower and fore-edges though reasonably clean; more pronounced marking to upper edges. Inked name of previous owner to front pastedown, a little pencil marking to front free endpaper but page surfaces otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, 1st Series Vol I: The Confessions and Letters of Saint Augustin, with a Sketch of His Life and Work, Edited by Philip Schaff, D.D., LL.D.

















Hardback, 1956, published by Wm. B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 619 pages.











Measures around 9 3/4" by 6 3/4" by 1 5/8". No dust jacket. Grey cloth binding, green label and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean. Spine is particularly scuffed and worn. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. A little tearing to head and tail of spine. Slackness to binding, front inner hinge cracked with netting visible but book contents reasonably firm and textblock intact. Page edges browned, foxed, marked and scuffed. A little lettering and numbering to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Rear free endpaper has been largely removed with only the gutter a strip a little more… Read More

Selected Essays of Thomas Carlyle with an introduction by Prof. A. Seth Pringle-Pattison, LL.D.
Containing Carlyle's essays on biography, Boswell's Life of Johnson, Burns and Sir Walter Scott.
Hardback, 1909, first edition, published by Andrew Melrose, London, 278 pages.
Measures around 4.75" by 7.25". Greenish cloth boards and spine, a little scuffed, marked and discoloured at edges. Crest to front board. Signs of rubbing and shelf-wear but quite clean and colour has mostly been retained in boards. Spine faded but gilt lettering still very visible. Signs of shelf-wear, small tearing at top of spine. Corners bumped. Binding firm. A little browning to page edges but quite clean. Marking to endpapers. The odd mark throughout but otherwise page surfaces clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Sermons and Discourses (1825-39) by John Henry Cardinal Newman, new edition, edited with a preface and introduction by Charles Frederick Harrold.








Hardback, 1949, published by Longmans, Green and Co., New York, xviii + 348 pages.





Measures around 8 1/4" by 5 5/8" by 1". Ex-library book with typical markings, stamps, etc. No dust jacket. Navy blue cloth binding, gilt crest to front board, mostly faded gilt lettering to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding, discolouration to spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Slight tearing to spine edges and corners. Slackness to binding but textblock reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a little marked. Aside from library markings or writing, page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice

Hardback, 1996, first UK edition, first print, published by Chatto & Windus, London, 388 pages.
In good condition. Some scuffing to dust jacket but very clean, with slight edge-wear. Black cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, slight marking but quite clean and firm, small signs of shelf-wear. Marking and tanning to page edges. Page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather
Hardback, 1932, first edition, published by Cassell and Company, Limited, London, 278 pages.












Measures 7 3/4" x 5 3/8". Grey cloth binding. A little fading to spine, some marking and scuffing to boards. Signs of shelf-wear. Very small tear to base of spine. Bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm though a bit strained in a few places. A little browning and scuffing to page edges but quite clean. Page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Shelagh of Eskdale or The Stone of Shame by Nicholas Size Hardback, 1932, first edition, with 10 illustrations, published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London, 82 pages + xiv.
Measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/4". No dust jacket. Green coarse cloth binding, embossed edging detail, letting and emblem to front board, lettering to spine. Small signs of scuffing and signs of shelf-wear but generally very good and binding has retained colouring. Slightly bumped corners. Binding firm. Lower page edges deckled, outer edges deckled and cut, a little jagged. Some browning and a little foxing to page edges. Some marking to endpapers but apart from the odd mark the page surfaces are quite clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.