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

TV Dinners: In Search of Exciting Home Cooking by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Hardcover, 1996, first edition, first print, signed/inscribed on front free endpaper: "For Brenda, with all best wishes, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Merry Christmas 1999"; published by Boxtree, 160 pages.
In very good condition. Measures 10" by 7 3/4" by 5/8". Some scuffing and a little marking to dust jacket, which is price-clipped. A little slackness to binding but quite good. Signs of shelf-wear. Page edges and surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

The Tale of the Tub and Other Works by Jonathan Swift, edited by Henry Morley (Volume I of the Carisbrooke Library).
Hardback, 1889, published by George Routledge and Sons, London, 448 pages.
Measures around 8 1/4" by 5 7/8" by 1 1/8". Quarter brown leather binding with gilt trim and brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Some scuffing and a little marking, with signs of shelf-wear, some tearing at spine edges and slightly bumped corners. Binding firm. Page edges browned, a bit marked and scuffed, upper edges gilt. Some marking to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Tales of the Sea by Various Writers

Stories by authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Charles Kingsley and more.
Hardback, 1930, published by University of London Press, 157 pages.












Measures 6 3/4" x 4 3/4". Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. A little fading to spine. Raised emblem on front board. Binding firm. Signs of shelf-wear. A little scuffing and marking to boards. A little browning and marking to page edges but reasonably clean. Page surfaces clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Talks to Little Folks by John C. Carlile

















Hardback, 1903, first edition, published by James Clarke & Co., London, 125 pages + and 32-page publisher catalogue at rear.











Measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4". Pale green cloth binding, black lettering to front board and spine. Considerable discolouration and marking to binding. Scuffing, tears at top of spine, signs of shelf-wear, bumped and torn corners. Book has slight forward tilt. Split rear inner hinge, textblock detached from rear board, though still attached to front board, where front inner hinge is intact. Page edges very browned, heavily foxed and scuffed. Small tear to front free endpaper. Foxing throughout page surfaces, previous owner names written on front pastedown but no underlining, marginalia, etc. to pages. See pictures for further information.

Tape Recording by Michael Barsley.
Hardcover, 1967, first edition, published by Michael Joseph, London, 127 pages.
Measures around 8" by 5 1/2". Dust jacket, which is price-clipped, is a bit torn and tattered at edges, especially on spine area, with some wear, scuffing and creasing. Pale blue and white coarse cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine, very clean, with small signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges slightly browned and scuffed, upper edges a bit marked but edges generally clean. Page surfaces clean, previous owner name on front free endpaper but otherwise fine, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Thesaurus Librorum: 425 Jahre Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ausstellung, Munchen, 18. August - 1. Oktober 1983 / 425 Years of the Bavarian State Library, Exhibition, Munich, 18 August - 1 October 1983. Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden. Dual language, German and English.








Paperback, 1983, illustrated, 441 pages.





Measures around 11" by 7 7/8" by 1 1/8". Card binding pictorial front cover. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. No creasing. Minor marking to page edges but overall very clean. Page surfaces but generally clean, no inscriptions, underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

These African Copper Miners: A study of the Industrial Revolution in Northern Rhodesia, with principal reference to the Copper Mining Industry, by R. J. B. Moore, Revised, with Appendices, by A. Sandilands.
Hardback, 1948, first edition, published by Livingstone Press, London, 147 pages + xii.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/8" by 1/4". No dust jacket. Beige-grey cloth binding, brown lettering to front board and spine. Some marking and scuffing to binding, thought mostly quite clean. Signs of wear. Bumping to corners and board edges. Some slackness to spine but otherwise binding quite firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Stamp of previous owner or seller to front free endpaper but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Thomas Alva Edison: An Intimate Record by Francis Arthur Jones
Hardback, 1924, revised edition, illustrated, published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, xvi + 399 pages.
Measures around 8 1/4" by 5 3/4" by 1 1/2". Pictorial dust jacket with photo of subject, very tattered, with a number of tears and several large chips missing. The jacket has tape repairs to the interior and has been given a protective clearsleeve cover to prevent further degradation. Aside from this, some marking and scuffing. Red cloth binding, black edging to front board and black lettering and edging to spine. A little discolouration to spine and to board edges but quite clean and colouring reasonably vivid. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, with bumped corners. Some slackness to binding and cracking along front inner hinge with netting broken, but textblock otherwise reasonably firm. Page edges a little foxed, browned, marked and slightly scuffed. Page surfaces clean, the odd mark but no inscriptions, underlining,… Read More

Thomas Jackson of Whitechapel: A Record of Fifty Years of Social and Evangelic Enterprise by William Potter.

















Hardback, 1929, first edition, illustrated, published by C. Tinling & Co. Ltd., Liverpool, 170 pages + xx.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 1/2" by 5 1/4" by 1". Dust jacket very tattered and torn with some missing chips and tape repairs. It is also quite marked and scuffed. A removable protective clearsleeve plastic cover has been applied to prevent further degradation. Royal blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, very clean, only some signs of wear to edges. Some slackness to binding but contents of textblock intact and reasonably tight. Page edges browned, foxed and scuffed. Marking to endpapers but otherwise page surfaces quite clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

A Three-Legged Tour in Greece by Ethel Smyth Hardback, 1927, first edition, illustrated, published by William Heinemann Ltd, London, 149 pages + x.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 3/8" by 5 3/4" by 1". No dust jacket. Orange cloth binding, gilt crest to front board, gilt lettering to spine. A little discolouration to spine and fading to lettering. Some scuffing and marking. Clear signs of rubbing, shelf-wear, especially at head and tail of spine where there is minor tearing. Slightly bumped corners. Book has forward tilt. Binding a little strained here and there but contents mostly firm and intact. Lower page edges deckled. Page edges browned, foxed, scuffed and a little marked. Previous owner name to front free endpaper. A little marking to preliminaries and hindmost pages, the odd bit of foxing elsewhere but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Thrilling Stories for Girls Hardback, pictorial card boards and spine, circa 1925, illustrated, published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. Boards and spine have slight marking, scuffing and wear but in very good condition for age. Slightly bumped corners, one of which is a little torn. Binding quite firm. A little foxing and browning to page edges and occasionally on page surfaces but pages generally clean. Prizegiving bookplate from 1926 on FFEP but otherwise no writing, underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Through the Year with Browning: A Day Book of Choice Passages [Robert Browning].
Hardback, undated but circa 1900, published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd., London, 148 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 5 7/8" by 4 5/8" by 3/4". Red cloth binding, gilt lettering and decoration to front board and spine. Some discolouration to areas of board and to spine, though colouring still reasonably vivid. A little marking and scuffing. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, some tearing at head and tail of spine. Bumped and slightly torn corners. Binding quite firm, though cracking to front inner hinge. Page lower and fore-edges deckled and uncut. Upper page edges gilt. Some browning, marking and scuffing to page edges but reasonably clean. Some foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Through the Iron-Laced Curtain: A Record of a journey through the Balkans in 1946 by M. Philips Price Hardback, 1949, first edition, published by Sampson Low, London, viii + 133 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8" by 5 1/4" by 1/2". No dust jacket. Black cloth binding, yellow lettering to spine. Scuffing and some marking to binding. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges. Bumped corners. Binding firm. Page edges lightly browned, scuffed and a little marked. The odd mark to page surfaces and extensive pencil scribbling to page 43 but otherwise reasonably clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Thurber Album: a new collection of pieces about people by James Thurber.

Except for "Conversation Piece", all the articles in this book appeared originally in The New Yorker in somewhat different form.

Hardback, 1952, US first edition, published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 346 pages.












Dust jacket is scuffed, rubbed, a little marked and has a few slight tears. Paper and cloth boards and spine which are very clean, though with small signs of shelf-wear and slight creasing to spine. Binding quite firm. Page edges deckled, a little tanned and scuffed but quite clean. Upper edge has deliberate black hue. A little marking to endpapers and front free endpaper contains lengthy gift inscription. Otherwise page surfaces very clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

Tidewater to Timberline by Dan McCowan Hardcover, 1951, first edition, published by The Macmillan Company of Canada, 285 pages + xiv.
Measures 8 5/8" by 5 5/8". Scuffing, some marking, creasing and a bit of tearing and chipping to dust jacket, which has been price-clipped. Light green cloth binding, black lettering to spine, a little discolouration at edges but otherwise fine and quite clean. Binding firm. Slight signs of shelf-wear. Page edges very clean, only a little marking and scuffing, though upper edge has light stain mark. Gift inscription on FFEP but otherwise page surfaces clean, no writing, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Toadstools and Mushrooms of the Countryside: A Pocket guide to Larger Fungi by Edward Step F.L.S. With eight coloured plates and 132 illustrations from photographs by the author printed on art paper. Hardback, circa 1910, published by Hutchinson and Co., London, 143 pages + 6-page publisher catalogue at rear.
Quarto/4to, measures around 6 3/8" by 4 1/2" by 1". No dust jacket. Green cloth binding, black lettering and pictorial detail to front board, black lettering to spine. Scuffing and some patches of discolouration to binding, a little marking but reasonably clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumped corners. Some slackness to binding but contents reasonably tight. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. Slight marking to endpapers, creasing to rear free endpaper, the odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Toiling of Felix by Henry van Dyke, with illustrations by Herbert Moore and decorations by Edward B. Edwards.

Hardback, 1913, first illustrated edition, with tipped in colour plates and golden floral decoration edging, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 70 pages.

Measures 8 3/4" x 5 3/4". Indigo cloth binding with gilt edging detail and lettering to front board and spine. Discolouration to spine. Some signs of shelf wear, a little tearing at top of spine and corners of boards, which are bumped. Binding reasonably firm, a little straining throughout but otherwise good, hinges intact. Upper page edge gilt, outer and lower edges deckled and outer edges a little jagged from having been cut. Some scuffing to upper edge and browning to outer and lower edges but quite clean. Previous owner stamp tp FFEP, the odd mark throughout but page surfaces clean, with no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Trespasser by D. H. Lawrence.
Hardback, 1927, third reprint (first published 1912), published by Martin Secker, London, 292 pages.
Sextodecimo/16mo, measures around 7 1/8" by 4 3/4" by 3/4". No dust jacket. Orange-red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Some marking and scuffing, sticker residue to rear board, discolouration to spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Book has slight forward tilt. Some slackness to binding but textblock quite firm. Page edges a little browned, scuffed and marked but reasonably clean. Slight marking to endpapers, previous owner pencil inscription on front free endpaper. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information..

Trigonometry by G. W. Brewster, M.A.

















Hardback, publisher and date unstated but preface dated 1933 and printed by Butler and Tanner Ltd, Frome and London, viii + 304 pages.











Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" by 3/4". No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but quite clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumped corners. Book has very slight forward tilt. Binding slack, cracking to inner hinges but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and a bit marked. Previous owner name and scribbled out name to front free endpaper. The odd mark to page surfaces and occasional pencil marking but otherwise clean. See pictures for further information.

The Trolltooth Wars: A Fighting Fantasy Novel by Steve Jackson, illustrated by Russ Nicholson

Hardback, 1989, first edition, second print, published by Puffin Books, London, 294 pages+.
In acceptable condition. Scuffing and considerable creasing to covers but quite clean. Wear to edges and bumped corners. Creasing to spine and slight tear at base of front outer hinge. Tanning and browning to page edges with some scuffing and marking. Rear free endpaper contains a little writing but otherwise page surfaces generally clean, no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. Some puckering to pages. See pictures for more information.