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

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. First Edition. 147 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black & white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to endpaper & pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean.

The Artemis Press, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1958. 63 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate 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. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Oliver and Boyd, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. First Edition. 136 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper 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 sunning.

Daily Mirror, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 125 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. 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.

T.C & E.C JACK, LTD, 1924. Hardcover. Good. 1924. 428 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

C.S.S.M., 1111. Paperback. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 72 pages. Illustrated paper cover with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pen and ink stamp inscription to title page. Minor dog-eared corners. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to covers.

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. First Published. 498 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Small marks to boards.

The Homeland Association, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 112 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Creasing to rear board.

Syracuse University Press, 1967. Hardcover. Good. 1967. First Edition. 791 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographic and illustrated plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Panther, 1960. Paperback. Acceptable. 1960. First Edition Thus. 156 pages. Illustrated paperback. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Some pages are dog-earred. Severe foxing to text block edge. Covers have heavy tanning with severe creasing, tears and reading lines. Book has forward lean.

Kosmos, 1111. Paperback. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Textblock is in Dutch. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is darkened. Moderate scuffing to edges and corners. Visible wear marks to covers.

Darton, Longman & Todd, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1973. Second Edition. 405 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. Much more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is noticeably loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate foxing, tanning and scuffing overall.

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, 1966. Paperback. Good. 1966. 52 pages. Pictorial paper 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.

William Heinemann, London, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. 380 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Maps and Sketches by Major A.F.Becke. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. 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. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

Mcdougall's Educational Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with decorations. Colour plates and black and white illustrations throughout. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Markings to some pages. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate crushing to spine ends causing fraying to cloth. Heavy water staining to rear board with visible black marks overall. Book has a slight forward lean.

Odhams Press Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible sunning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

Barrie and Rockliff, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. First Edition. 176 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light stained marking to front panel.

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1949. First Edition. 240 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with lettering. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Pen and pencil inscription and markings to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Minor wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Heavy tape repairs to interior dust jacket.

Harley Publishing Co., 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 64 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is weak. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Heavy sunning present.

W.W.Morgan, 1893. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1893. Second Edition. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers, pastedowns, half title page and last page textblock. Pen inscriptions to front pastedown and free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.