Search Results: Authors starting with S from Ken Spelman Books Ltd

Chile, 2000. Hard Cover. Very Good. A very good hardback copy. Signatures on the title-page and end-paper.

1858. Unbound. Very Good. Saint Mary's Sutton, Lincolnshire.Stone lithograph after a drawing by John Johnson, published in Reliques of Ancient English Architecture, 1858. Very good condition, colour wash. Window mounted. Slight scuff. Size 15.5 x 32.5 cms including inscription.

1858. Unbound. Very Good. Saint Nicholas Walcot, Lincolnshire. Stone lithograph after a drawing by John Johnson, published in Reliques of Ancient English Architecture, 1858. Some scuffs, but good condition, colour wash. Window mounted. Size 15.5 x 32.5 cms including inscription.

Sanderson, 1934. Soft Cover. Very Good. SANDERSON Lining Papers, 1934. [4], 28 pages of sample tinted papers, [6]pp adverts. A very good copy in original card covers. Some pen strokes to the inner covers, otherwise very clean. 92mm x 142mm. Sanderson. 1934.

Sotheby & Co, 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A very good clean copy in original soft covers. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations Price list inserted.

Cambridge University Press, 2002. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good hardback copy in dust-wrapper.

1852. Unbound. Very Good. [DERBYSHIRE] Church Broughton School - An Archive of Letters and Documents 1852 - 1947. A fascinating collection of letters and papers concerning Church Broughton School in Derbyshire, in all about 140 items. The earliest item is a letter dated December 18th 1852 from John Barber in Derby addressed to Francis Bradshaw at "Barton Park Derby" (Barton Hall was owned by the Bradshaw family and Francis had been High Sheriff of Derbyshire between 1851-52. The estate is situated one mile from Church Broughton and Francis was likely to have been a supporter and sponsor for the school). The letter has a copy of a recent report by a Rev. Blandford upon inspecting Church Broughton School. To say he was not happy would be an understatement: "...good supply of maps towards which a grant had been made about two years since, ten had been purchased, of these eight were in the Master's House & two in the school room: none of them had the appearance of ever having been used; supply of books… Read More

Macmillan & Co, 1917. Hard Cover. Very Good. A very good clean copy in very good original dark red limp leather , with gilt decorated spine and top-edge gilt.

Macmillan & Co, 1927. Hard Cover. Very Good. A very good clean copy in very good original dark red limp leather , with gilt decorated spine and top-edge gilt.

Macmillan & Co, 1905. Hard Cover. Very Good. A very good clean copy in very good original dark red limp leather , with gilt decorated spine and top-edge gilt.

Macmillan & Co, 1905. Hard Cover. Very Good. A very good clean copy in very good original dark red limp leather , with gilt decorated spine and top-edge gilt.

Macmillan, 1895. Hard Cover. Good. J R Seeley. Natural Religion. Macmillan. 1895. 305pp., half title. A good sound copy in slightly rubbed original cloth.

William Sessions Limited, 1965. Trade Paperback. Very Good. William Sessions. The Story of a Printing House. 1965.

1935. Unbound. Very Good. CANNING TOWN WOMEN'S SETTLEMENT. The Warden & Committee request the pleasure of the company of.... at a Garden Party at Aubrey House, Aubrey Walk, Holland Park (By the kind permission of Miss Alexander) on Tuesday, July 3rd, 1934. If wet, indoors. RSVP to: The Hon. Mrs Home Peel, Settlement House, Plaistow, E13. Original invite card, in very good condition. 100mm x 125mm. 1935. £44.00 The Canning Town women's settlement, Cumberland Road, was founded in 1892 by F. W. Newland, pastor of Canning Town Congregational church. It was a health clinic for poor women and children, staffed entirely by women doctors and nurses. It also had a workroom for needlewomen, and provided education and literacy lessons. Aubrey House was bought in 1873 by William Cleverley Alexander, art collector and patron of Whistler.

Johns Hopkins, 1995. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A very good clean paperback copy.

C Taylor, 1788. Unbound. Good. Hassan. What if the Lion in his Rage I meet. Hassan', an oriental youth in a turban, leading a camel, the head of which is partly seen left and carrying a fan of feathers, within an oval. 1788. Published Feb 1st 1788, by C. Taylor, no 10 near Castle Street, Holborn. BM has original watercolour by Samuel Shelley, but not this engraving. Rather dusty. 180mm x 128mm. Plate mark.

Glasgow: David Bryce, 1895. Hard Cover. Very Good. SHERRY, Christopher. The Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Its conservatories, greenhouses, etc. First edition. 96pp., title-page vignette and numerous monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. A very good copy in original decorative gilt maroon cloth. Some slight age toning to the title-page and final leaf. 8vo. Glasgow. David Bryce and Son. c.1895.

Brill, 2020. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Scholarly Book Collecting in Restoration Scotland. The Library of the Revd James Nairn (1629-1678). Library of the Written Word, Volume: 82. By Murray C.T. Simpson. 2020. Published price c£120. The wide scholarly interests of Scots in the Restoration period are analysed by Murray Simpson through this in-depth study of the library of James Nairn (1629-1678), a Scottish parish minister. Nairn's collection demonstrates a remarkable receptivity to new intellectual ideas. At some two thousand titles Nairn's is the biggest library formed in this period for which we have detailed and accurate records. The collection is analysed by subject. In addition, there is a biographical study and chapters investigating aspects of the Scottish book market and comparing other contemporary Scottish clerical libraries. A short-title catalogue of the collection, giving references to relevant online bibliographies and catalogues, a select provenance index and a subject index… Read More

1930. Unbound. Very Good. Original Stencil pattern design, card frame and folder, with paper label. Des [ign] No 336. 130mm x 260mm design, in much large card folder. / Original Stencil pattern design, card frame and folder, with paper label. Des [ign] No 343. 170mm x 170mm design, in much large card folder./ Original Stencil pattern design, card frame and folder, with paper label. Des [ign] No 338 170mm x 170mm design, in much large card folder. / Original Stencil pattern design, card frame and folder, with paper label. 170mm x 170mm design, in much large card folder. / Original Stencil pattern design, card frame and folder, with paper label. Des [ign] No 379. 130mm x 255mm design, in much large card folder.

Oswestry: Woodall, 1878. Original Wraps. Very Good. SNOWDONIAN SKETCHES. Views of Llanberis, Beddgelert, Capel Curig, Conway, Bettws-y-Coed, &c. A concertina of 8 lithograph views, with adverts on the inner covers. A very good copy in original linen backed red printed covers. One of the adverts is dated 1878. Scarce, unrecorded in WorldCat. small oblong 4to. Oswestry, Woodall & Venables. c1878.