Search Results: Authors starting with A from Richard Beaton

London: Hamilton, Adams and Co., 1838. Book. Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Mid C19th grey-green binder's cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; yellow endpapers. Lightly scuffed, school prize inscription (1839) on front free endpaper, light foxing, good++. A collection of religious stories for children, originally published in the USA. No copy of this edition on COPAC..

London: Ward & Lock, 1862. Book. Good. Disbound. 1st Edition.. Corners of final leaf torn (text not affected). The volume has lost its original binding and is now in a modern card wrapper. A good reading copy..

Edinburgh: Thomas Constable, 1856. Book. Good. Hardcover. Fourth Edition [Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature]. Mid C19th full tan calf with insignia ("Edinburgh Institution") blocked in gilt on front board; raised bands, elaborate gilt decorations and maroon leather title label on spines; all edges marbled. Lightly scuffed, trace of removed bookplate on front pastedown, light foxing, good..

London: Charles Kelly, 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Original black cloth on bevelled boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Endpapers lightly browned, otherwise very good. A sequel to Clog Shop Chronicles -- 9 tales of Lancashire life: The Student, Leah's Lover, Sally's Redemption, Lige's Legacy, The Memory of the Just, Isaac's Angel, Isaac's Fiddle, The Harmonium, The Haunted Man..

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1901. Book. Illus. by Will Owen. Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Original red cloth, blocked in gilt on front board: black endpapers. Cloth speckled, corners rubbed, light foxing, good..

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1901. Book. Illus. by Will Owen. Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Original green cloth, blocked in gilt on front board: black endpapers. Light scuffing, tiny nick in cloth on rear board, prelims foxed, signature, very good..

London: W. & R. Chambers, 1917. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Undated first edition [1917]. Original light blue cloth, framed and lettered in red. Lettering a little scuffed/dulled on spine, endpapers browned, good. A collection of eleven short stories, featuring Staff Surgeon O'Brien (the "Doc"); set on H. M. S. Alcibiades, and the O2 submarine, during the First World War (1915). The identity of the author remains unknown..

London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1900. Book. Illus. by Bertha Newcombe. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Undated first edition [1900]. Original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine faintly sunned, corners lightly rubbed, endpapers browned, undated signature and gift inscription on front free endpaper, light foxing, good. Agnus/Higginbotham was a follower of Thomas Hardy, writing novels set in "Wessex" (Dorset and the South West), but generally less pessimistic in outlook. "Mr Orme Agnus dares to tread in Mr Hardy's footsteps, but with this difference, that his work is lighter, more laughable, less subjective" (The Morning Leader). Jan Oxber contains the title novel and four shorter pieces, set in "Barleigh" in Wessex..

London: Published for the Proprietor, 1865. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [Reprint].Mid-C19th rebinding in brown cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Lightly sunned, light foxing, otherwise very good. Translated by Lascelles Wraxall. The book also contains two short stories: A Buffalo Hunt & A Mustang..

London: Ward & Lock, 1862. Book. Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Mid-C19th black leather over marbled boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Extremities lightly rubbed, light foxing, very good. The book also contains two short stories: A Buffalo Hunt & A Mustang..

London: Ward and Lock, 1863. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [Reprint]. Mid-C19th rebinding in beaded red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Spine lightly sunned, light foxing on prelims, otherwise very good. Wraxall's translation first appeared in 1861: there is a short preface (signed "F. W.").

London: Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1865. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [First One-Volume Edition. Undated [1865]. Mid-C19th red leather over red marbled boards; raised bands, gilt ruling, dark red and green leather labels on spine; green endpapers. Boards lightly grazed, otherwise very good..

London: Ward & Lock, 1860. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Mid-C19th black leather over marbled boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Extremities lightly rubbed, light foxing, very good. "Indian" here refers to North America, in particular Mexico..

London: For the Proprietor, 1865. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Mid C19th red beaded cloth, with blindstamped borders. Spine sunned, a little faint foxing, otherwise very good..

London: Ward & Lock, 1861. Book. Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Mid-C19th black leather over marbled boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Extremities lightly rubbed, light foxing, very good..

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1900. Book. Good. Hardcover. Undated reprint, c1900. Original bright red cloth with raised pattern of flowers on front board: gilt vignette of Windsor Castle and title in box in centre of front board. Laid in to front pastedown: hand drawn map of Charles II's flight from Worcester; to verso of dedication leaf a map of the battle of Worcester. Lying loose in book several newspaper cuttings relating to Charles II etc. Corners lightly rubbed, some foxing, good..

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1887. Book. Good. Hardcover. [Reprint]: undated (c1887). Original scarlet cloth on bevelled boards, framed and lettered in black on front board, lettered and ruled in gilt on spine; green-and-white patterned endpapers. Lightly sunned with rubbing at head of spine, signature (1887) on prelims, good..

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1879. Book. Illus. by Frederick Gilbert. Good. Hardcover. Late C19th red leather over red cloth-covered boards; raised bands, gilt lettering and decorations on spine; top edge gilt. Spine a little darkened, spine ends lightly rubbed, a couple of small scrapes to leather, small knock on bottom edge of front board, foxing, good..

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1880. Book. Illus. by George Cruikshank. Good. Hardcover. Octavo. "Original Illustrated Edition". Undated, c1880. Original red cloth, lettered and decorated in black on front board, in black and gilt on spine; green patterned endpapers. Spine lightly sunned, small chips on corners, a little foxing, good. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK..

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1880. Book. Illus. by Sir John Gilbert. Very Good. Hardcover. Octavo. "Original Illustrated Edition". Undated, c1880. Original red cloth, lettered and decorated in black on front board, in black and gilt on spine; pink and red patterned endpapers. Spine lightly sunned, a little foxing, very good. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK..