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.

Shakespeare Head, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. Reissue. 95 pages. No dust jacket. Brown boards with black lettering. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Pages are rough cut. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine and board edges. Minor scuffing and marking to boards.

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.

Beacon Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. 542 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. 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.

Victory Press, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1969. 1966 reprint. 88 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket and boards. 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 edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

Pickering & Inglis, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 64 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Scuffing and light marking overall. Mild tanning to spine and edges.

Cecil Palmer, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. First Edition. 132 pages. No dust jacket. Red boards with a beige cloth spine. Front endpaper has been clipped. Rough cut pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, creased corners and foxing. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have been moderately rub worn, with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Water marks to boards and spine.

Princeton U.P.; Oxford U.P, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 327 pages. Illustrated dustjacket over brown cloth. Includes black & white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Jacket has moderate tanning. Spine is heavily tanned.

Walter King, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 203 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrated and photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffed marking to boards.

Seeley Service & Co Ltd., 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 157 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, frontispiece detached but still present. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Tear to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Blue marking to rear panel. Wear marks overall.

North Holland Publishing, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1963. 184 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over burgundy cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning and foxing to text block edges. Light tanning and marking to endpapers, with small inscription to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly warped. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

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.

Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 118 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to front hinge. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Dark rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges. Light tanning to spine and edges.

George G Harrap, 1931. Hardcover. Good. 1931. First Edition. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with black lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges.

George G, Harrap & Co., 1930. Hardcover. Good. 1930. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 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 tanning. Binding remains firm.

Collins, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1969. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over decorated red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Tape to edges. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1960. First Edition. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated yellow cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light foxing to surfaces.

Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Reprinted. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over decorated red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Brown tape staining to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tape along edges. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. Reprinted. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning. Scribbled pen marking to front board.

Collins, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. First Edition. 208 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Jacket is in plastic wrapper with tape to edges. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be very loose. Pen scribbling to bottom of title page. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Tape to rear board edges. Brown rubbed marking overall. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tape staining to edges. Dark rubbing to surfaces.