Search Results: Authors starting with A from Washburn Books

London: Ecco, 2006 Book. Near Fine. Quarter Bound in Navy Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The best short stories, essays and poems of A A Milne, drawn from his own selection, originally published in 1921. 312pp. Gilt lettering to spine. Fore edges untrimmed, minor bumping to head and tail of spine, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions in near fine unclipped dustwrapper..

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1954 Book. Illus. by E H Shepard. Fair. Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Collection of children's verse first published in 1924, including 'Buckingham Palace' and 'Teddy Bear'. 99pp. illustrated with the original black and white drawings by E H Shepard. Gilt drawings of Christopher Robin and Pooh to top board and gilt lettering to spine. Slightly musty volume with some bumping to spine and corners, top edges soiled, endpaper missing corner and former owner's name and ink mark to half title page, otherwise fair copy..

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1956 Book. Illus. by E H Shepard. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Collection of children's verse first published in 1924, including 'Buckingham Palace' and 'Teddy Bear'. 99pp. illustrated with the original black and white drawings by E H Shepard. Gilt drawings of Christopher Robin and Pooh to top board and gilt lettering to spine. Slight forward lean to spine, some bumping to spine and corners, foxing to fore-edges and former owner's details to pastedown, otherwise good copy..

London: Methuen Children's Books, 1994 Book. Illus. by E H Shepard. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collection containing Winnie-The Pooh (1926), The House at Pooh Corner (1928), the poems from When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927). 432pp illustrated throughout with colour drawings. Gilt lettering to top board and spine. Minimal spotting to edges, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight shelfwear, otherwizse very good..

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1953 Book. Illus. by E H Shepard. Good. Red Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First collection of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends, first published in 1926. 158pp illustrated with the original black and white drawings by E H Shepard. Gilt drawings of Christopher Robin and Pooh to top board, gilt lettering to spine, maps to endpapers, top edges tinted. Slightly musty volume with forward lean to spine, gilt lettering dulled, minor foxing to edges, some bumping to spine and corners and former owner's name to half title page, otherwise good copy..

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1956 Book. Illus. by E H Shepard. Good. Green Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second collection of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends, first published in 1928. 178pp illustrated with the original black and white drawings by E H Shepard. Gilt drawings of Christopher Robin and Pooh to top board, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated endpapers, top edges tinted. Slightly musty volume with minimal marking to edges, slight bumping to spine and former owner's name to half title page, otherwise good copy..

London: Fitzhouse Books / B T Batsford Ltd, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Grey Cloth Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collection of photographs of Yorkshire people and places, from the beginning of outside photography until the years just before the First World War, collated by the former City Librarian of Leeds. Gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated with 160 black and white photographs. Near fine unmarked copy. Unclipped DJ slightly faded to spine, otherwise very good..

Moscow: Stroyizdat, 1976 Book. Very Good. Decorated Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated guide to the churches and historical wooden buildings on the island of Kizhi on lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia.Text in Russian. 156pp illustrated throughout with excellent photographs, mostly in colour. Gilt lettering to spine somewhat rubbed and boards slightly bowed, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: John Baker Publishers Ltd, 1966 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography of the ship, the Bellerophon. Preface by Prof.Christopher Lloyd. 303pp with index, illustrated with 22 black and white reproductions. Spine somewhat faded and minor foxing to edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Evans Brothers Ltd, 1967 Book. Very Good. Grey Cloth Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. History of the Inca people and their achievements over 600 years. 144pp illustrated with 16 full page colour plates and 66 black and white drawings and photographs to the text. Some spotting to the edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price clipped and has clear protective cover secured with sellotape..

Reading, Massachusetts: Helix Books, 1994 Book. Very Good. Quarter Bound Yellow Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Authoritative account of the relationships between humans and insects. 377pp with index. illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Bound in yellow cloth over black paper covered boards. Red lettering to spine. Top board slightly bowed, minor creasing to fore-edges of a couple of early pages and ex libris label to endpaper, otherwise very good copy in very good unclipped DJ..

The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1982 Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Fifth English Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Part of an epic philosophical and literary Indian classic. 460pp with index. Gilt lettering and border to spine and front cover. Spine a little slanted, slight bumping to spine and corners and top edges sunned, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear and some creasing to front flyleaf, otherwise very good..

Salerno: Matonti Editore, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers With French Folds. New Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Historical guide to the archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia in modern Italy. 126pp, lavishly illustrated throughout with maps, colour photographs and reconstruction drawings. Text in English. Minor surface scuffing to cover, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. 2nd Impression. 9.75" Tall x 10.5" Wide. Selection of pages from Charles Tunnicliffe's sketchbooks in which he recorded his observations of birds in the field, dating from 1934 to 1962. Introduction by Ian Niall, illustrated with 123 sketches, mainly in colour. Black lettering to spine. Slight forward lean to spine, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

London: Phoenix, 2007 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reissue. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collection of essays and reviews on the personal aspects of philosophy. 229pp. Slight creasing to spine and corners and minor surface scuffing, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Self Published, 1989 Book. Very Good. Card Covers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet containing the original typed manuscript of Norrington's research notes for the reference book which was professionally published in 1994 as a guide to words and phrases from literary sources which are still used today. 88pp. Minor fading and creasing to cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Loosely enclosed, press cutting of a review of the book, and an original book mark..

Dublin: Parish Renewal Resource, 1979 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Catholic booklet first published in the USA in December 1978. 37pp, stapled, with green card covers. Black lettering to cover. Crease, mark and small tear to front cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Self Published, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Card Covers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 'A companion booklet to Shakespeare, the Bible, Milton and Others, in our daily conversation, for those who do not have the complete works handy'. A personal selection from Shakespeare's plays, 78pp. Minimal shelfwear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Pitman Medical Publishing Co Ltd, 1960 Book. Good. Grey Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Practical account of human disease and its symptomology and the basic principles underlying clinical diagnosis, prevention and treatment. 425pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, darkened panels to endpapers and light foxing to top edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear and surface marking, otherwise good..

London: Smith Elder & Co, 1898 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. 2nd Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collection of verses with a military theme. 136pp. Gilt banner design to front board and lettering to spine. Pages uncut and edges grubby. Former owners' names to front endpaper, otherwise good copy..