Search Results: Authors starting with K from Bird's Books

London: Hurst & Brackett, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Hurst & Brackett, 1898. First edition. Very Good. First Edition. 8vo, bound in green cloth with black titles on front & gilt titles on spine. A little edge wear & slightly cocked. 360pp + 16pp publisher's catalogue to rear. Satirical stories & possibly advice such as 'The Art of Making Up One's Mind' , 'On the Care and Management of Women', 'The Exceptional Merit Attaching to the Things We Meant to Do', 'The Inadvisability of Following Advice' etc. Generally in nice condition with a little minor foxing to the rear.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934. First edition. Good. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934 First edition Hardcover Good First edition, complete in 2 volumes Approx 975'' by 7'', large 8vo Original brown cloth binding with faded gilt titles on spine Vol I: The Old World, xi + 958pp Vol II: The New World, 753pp 'The history of the world by dates is a record from the earliest times through to the year 1930 arranged under countries, giving a digest of information contained in many books, encyclopaedias, and yearbooks It is an outline of events' To be noted this is written from an Old World point of view & so the history of the New World begins with the 'discovery' of America Nevertheless interesting to dip into Ex reference library with some of the usual markings The inner books are generally clean & in very good condition ***Heavy & may require extra overseas postage***

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854. Hardcover. Poor. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854. Poor. Approx. 7.25'' (18.5cm) tall. Half leather binding with cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Viii + 400pp, illustrated with frontis. Considerable wear to spine, edgewear to corners, reinforced inside at pastedowns, general text block still securely bound, inner book good. Ex reference library copy with name & number on spine, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, single stamp on front endpapers, frontis & title page. No other obvious library markings.

London: Penguin, 1947. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. R B Talbot Kelly. Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout with pictures of scenery and birds. Each bird has a picture facing a page of text about its habits etc. Part of the Puffin Picture Book series no. 65 (though this is not stated on this first edition) series editor Noel Carrington.

London: T. C & E. C Jack, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. W. B. Robinson. 12mo, green cloth boards with picture tipped in on front and gilt titles. Upper edge gilt. 120pp illustrated with coloured frontispiece, seven other plates and one map throughtout text. A little wear/marking to the boards, but generally very good. Nice and clean inside. Part of the Children's Heroes series. Undated circa 1906, presumed first. Handwritten gift inscription on front endpaper dated 1907.

Printed for the Author, and sold by J. Phillips, London, 1785. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Translated From the Latin of Thomas A Kempis by John Payne. 8vo, original full leather binding with gilt border on covers & edges. Xliv + 341pp. Outer binding in poor condition with front board loose, cracked at spine & wear to corners, marbled endpapers, Hardwicke Knight's bookplate on front pastedown. Inner book generally clean & in very good condition.

Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh & London, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh & London, 1957. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. 9'' tall, blue cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. 493pp. Ex reference library with bookplate to front pastedown & stamps to endpapers & upper edge, library number inside. No other obvious markings, the inner book is lovely & clean & in very good condition. A combined glossary of statistical terms in alphabetical order of the English language with equivalents in French, German, Spanish and Italian. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

George Bell & Sons, Cambridge, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. George Bell & Sons, Cambridge, 1877. 1st Edition . Fair. First edition bound in brown cloth with embossed patterned border in black on covers, gilt titles on spine. Spine rubbed & torn at top, chips to binding on front. Xix + 419pp of verses, sayings & proverbs in Greek, French, Scots, German and English, with their translations into Latin or Greek. Includes extracts from Shakespeare, Milton, Pope Gothe, Longfellow, Wolfe, Browning, Burns & many others. Ex reference library with handwritten dedication on front endpapers dated 1878, single stamp on front endpaper, number on spine & pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown. No other obvious library markings. Inner book is clean & in good + condition.

The British Museum, by order of thee Trustees, London, 1900. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The British Museum, by order of thee Trustees, London, 1900. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. Original blue cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Over 15'' tall by 11''. 25 plates with descriptions & translations. Binding bumped in parts & endpapers a little grubby. Ex library with one stamp to front endpaper & library number on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings, inner book is nice & clean in good to very good condition. Interesting collection of images from the 3rd century to the 15th. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

Polygon Books, Edinburgh, 1984. Hardcover. Good/Good. Polygon Books, Edinburgh, 1984. Good/Good. Hardcover with colour jacket with illustration of Edinburgh Castle hill on the front cover by Jessie M. King. Reproduced by Polygon books from the 1910 original by T. N. Foulis. Ex library with bookplate inside, 2 stamps & library number on spine (see picture). Nice & clean inside. Small tear to reverse of dust jacket. Unpaginated 25 monochrome illustrations of buildings & places in the fair city of Edinburgh (including Leith), each comes with a brief description/history on the facing page. A lovely little book for Edinburghers everywhere.

J. M. Dent, London, 1901. Hardcover. Good. J. M. Dent, London, 1901. Good. Small 8vo. Temple Classics Edition, edited by Gollancz. Dark green leather over thin boards with blind stamped owl motif in gilt to front. Gilt titles on spine, upper edge gilt. Vi + 310pp with tissue-guarded frontispiece. Binding worn on spine particularly at base & top (see pictures), binding fair condition only. Inner book lovely & clean. A nice little copy of this classic travelogue. See other listings for more Temple Classics.

London: Oxford University Press, 1930. Hardcover. Very good. Charles Kingsley. 8vo, green leather with gilt titles on spine, all edges gilt, coloured endpapers. 175pp illustrated by the author. Frontispiece and seven other black and white plates. Greek myths written for children. Occasional spotting, generally very clean inside. Presentation bookplate on front pastedown. A good tight copy.

New York: The Century Co., 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. William Henry Drake; J L Kipling. 8vo, Original olive green cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration on covers and spine. The front cover has an elephant and the rear, a tiger. Beautifully illustrated with frontis and plates, drawings and chapter headings throughout the text. Illustrated by William Henry Drake and J L Kipling, Kipling’s father. First American edition. Xvii + 303pp. Upper edge gilt. Slightly cocked, spine sunned, occasional marks, some age toning. A previous owner has tipped in a cutting of The Law for the Wolves opposite the list of illustrations. In good + / very good condition. Kipling’s classic tales of jungle animals, Mogwai, Shere Khan and so on.

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1955. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo tan paper boards with red titles on front and spine. Some light shelfwear, inner book is in very good condition +. 114pp illustrated with 48 plates.

London: Michael Joseph, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 8vo, terracotta cloth boards with silver gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket with some chipping and shelf wear. 212pp with frontis photograph of the author. The true story of a Land girl working as a farm labourer during the second World War written with wry observation and humour.

Virtue & Co.Ltd.(n.d. circa 1870), London. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Virtue & Co.Ltd.(n.d. circa 1870), London. 1st Edition . Very Good. Folio, original full leather binding, embossed with vinaigrette of Shakespeare with decorative border on boards & raised bands with gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. Binding rubbed at edges & spine (see pictures), marbled endpapers which have been taped. Undated circa 1870. Vol. I, Comedies and Histories, 810pp and 91pp of biography, frontispiece of Shakespeare with 25 other illustrations from pictures by C. W. Cope, W. P. Frith, C. R. Leslie, D. Maclise, E. M. Ward, C. Clint, H. S. Marks, W. Q. Orchardson and others. Vol. II, Histories, Tragedies, Poems, other plays ascribed to Shakspere, opinions & indexes. 778pp plus a continuation of the biography. Also with frontispiece & 14 other illustrations. An imposing & heavy set beautifully illustrated. Ex reference library with minimal markings, decorative bookplate to rear… Read More