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

Her Majesty'S Stationery Office, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1969. Third Impression. 270 pages. Green dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Moderate scuffing to boards. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Brown staining to surfaces. Staining and scuffing to spine.

A. & C. Black, 1911. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1911. No Edition Remarks. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains colour plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards. Textblock is slightly shaky.

University of London Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. 256 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue 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. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.

Rothamsted Experimental Station, 1970. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1970. No Edition Remarks. 179 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Edinburgh House Press, 1962. Paperback. Good. 1962. First Published. 96 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic frontispiece. 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.

Norman Price, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. 3rd Edition. 72 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue and white plain paperback. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is moderately rub worn and thumbed with noticeable shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners and spine. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

Published for the British Association for American, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. 667 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are in good condition 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. Water marks to boards and spine.

Victory Press, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1967. First Edition Thus. 89 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper covered boards. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. 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 edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning and water staining to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

Cultural Relations Committee of Ireland in Associa, 1957. Paperback. Good. 1957. 124 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.

Murray, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprinted. 250 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth covered boards. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Some additional mild marks and staining.

National Society of Operative Printers & Assistant, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. No Edition Remarks. 151 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Lomas de Zamora, 1957. Paperback. Acceptable. 1957. No Edition Stated. 190 pages. Grey paperback. Includes photographic plates. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. A few dog-eared corners. Slight hinge cracking. Paper cover has substantial wear with marks, creases, sunning, some edge and joint tears, and minor spine splits. Patchy tanning and marking.

Duckworth & Co., 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Minor crinkling and cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Jarrold & Sons Ltd Norwich, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1952. First Edition. 126 pages. Yellow dust jacket with black lettering over blue cloth. Front endpaper missing. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine and board edges. Minor insect damage, staining and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Moderate staining and soiling to DJ.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition. 208 pages. Yellow pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth. 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. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. 510 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-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.

Home Words Printing and Publishing Co Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Tippex marking to front endpaper. Black marking to front endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean. Black staining present.

John Murray, 1908. Hardcover. Good. 1908. No Edition Remarks. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed.

Edward Arnold, 1928. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1928. 332 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth with a signed ex libris plate to front pastedown. Book volume II. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and title page with pencil annotation throughout. Cracking to guttering and moderate tanning to text block edges. Boards have major rubbing and moderate edge wear. Visible bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends as well.

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1912. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1912. First Edition Thus. 297 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over pink cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creases. Minor loss to spine and panel. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.