Search Results: Authors starting with V from Cox and Budge Books

Not stated, 1890. Hardcover. Good Plus. Hardback, large oblong bound in pebbled cloth. Upper board with gilt date of 1900 to upper left, and gilt initials and coronet (C.K.D.) to lower right. Page edges dyed red. 27.5 × 39cm. A wonderful album of 21 albumen prints of Milan, Verona and Venice, each full page and pasted in recto only (the verso being blank throughout the book), and a further 21 smaller images over five pages. It is undated but records suggest the dates of the images are between 1880 and 1900. Of the albumen prints, three are by Edizioni Brogi, four by V Florianello of Verona, and 14 by Fratelli Alinari (three brothers, Leopodo, Guiseppe, and Romualdo). There is no indication of the photographer of the smaller images but as they are bound in after each of the named photographers sections, perhaps they are also by them. The following is a list of images, the measurements given after the titles. They are a mixture of landscape and portrait. There are 39 images in total. 1. 3817a… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1937. First US Edition. . Hardback. Very Good/Fair. First US edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 21.5 × 14.5cm, 344pp. This copy has been signed and dedciated by John Van Druten in pencil to the ffep, "Vivian - for West Hampstead. John". Vivian was Vivian de Sola Pinta, a poet and literary critic, who was raised in Hampstead, as was John Van Druten (though specifically West Hampstead). A novel from the playwright John Van Druten. It is about two people, Blanche, a plump middle-age widow who loves the theatre and Glyn a self-centred young man with no money and pile of rejected plays. By chance they sit next to each other at the theatre, and at first he sees her as a threat to his freedom and independence but as he discovers her passion for theatre. Condition: The book itself is in very good condition with clean pages and secure binding. There are a few spots of foxing and a little dusting to the page edges but otherwise all is well.… Read More

London, Norwich etc: Various. Mixed Editions. . Soft cover. Fair to Very Good. Here are ten books, all companions to the Lectionary, book containing portions of the Bible appointed to be read on particular days of the year. All are paperbacks, in varying degrees of condition but all generally sound. 1. Companion to the Lectionary, Volume 1: Prefaces to the Lessons by David Calvert & John Stacey (Epworth Press, 1988). Faded to spine but contents very good. 2. Companion to the Lectionary, Volume 3: A New Collection of Prayers by Neil Dixon (Epworth Press, 1986). A reference copy, covers rubbed and with previous owner's annotations but still in good readable order. 3. Companion to the Lectionary, Volume 4: Prayers of Intercession by Christine Odell (Epworth Press, 1987). Slight rubbing to covers, otherwise good plus. 4. Companion to the Lectionary, Volume 5: All Together for Worship by Peter Sheasby (Epworth Press, 1994), Light wear to covers otherwise very good. 5. Companion to the Lectionary,… Read More

Connecticut: New Directions, 1942. First US Edition. . Hardback. Good. First US edition. Hardback, bound in the original buckram with paper title label to spine. 23.5 × 15.5cm, 494pp [6]. A collection of writings from New Directions, the American publishing house founded by James Laughlin in 1936. This book contains: Jackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka, poetry by Eve Merriam, Pierre Jean Jouve and Marcia Nardi, as well as a fifty-four page piece entitled Homage to Ford Madox Ford, A Symposium (The book is also dedicated to FMF). Condition: The covers are quite heavily sunned but the contents are in good plus condition and it remains in strong readable condition. **PLEASE NOTE: As this is a heavy book, postage may have to be increased for overseas (non-UK) buyers, or decreased where appropriate. Please see the COX AND BUDGE BOOKS website for full shipping details or drop us an email**

London: Various. First Editions. . Hardback. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. Here are six hardback books in dustwrapper on William Shakespeare, his life and times, work and criticism. 1. Martin Holmes, Shakespeare and his Players (John Murray, London, 1972). First edition. Very good condition. Studies Shakespeare's stagecraft and devices. 2. Louis Marder, His Exits and Entrances, The Story of Shakespeare's Reputation (John Murray, London, 1964). First UK edition. Very good, the wrapper with some tanning to the spine and edgewear. Shakespeare's ups and downs. 3. H N Gibson, The Shakespeare Claimant (Methuen, London, 1962). First edition. Very good condition, a little light surface wear to the wrapper. A critical survey of the four principal theories convcerning the authorship of the Shakespearean plays. 4. F E Halliday, The Cult of Shakespeare (Duckworth, London, 1952). First edition. Very good condition. The fortunes of Shakespeare from the time of his death to the (then) present… Read More

Coventry: Three Spires Publishing, 1942. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. First edition. Large paperback. 29 × 23cm, 48pp. A fascinating record of the Blitz in Coventry during the Second World War, and the indomitable spirit of its citizens. The first few pages are a history of Coventry and its notable buildings, and then comes November 14th, 1940, and the devastating raid by the Luftwaffe which destroyed vast swathes of the city, including the cathedral. There are narratives from the Fire Service, the utilities, and a good selection of photographs of the bomb damage before moving on to the plan for Coventry. Other writings include Civil Defence, WVS, and a record of antiquarian discoveries during the digging of bomb shelters. Condition: The covers are creased to the edges and there is a little creasing to the pages but it remains in strong readable condition.

London: Barrie & Rockliff, 1966. First Edition, Third Impression. . Hardback. Good Plus/Good. First UK edition, third impression. Hardback in dustwrapper. 21 × 14cm, 183pp. In a voice free of vanity and subterfuge, the writer tells a story of the worst of times, and the ever-shifting truths about girls and youths, men and women and their sexual connections - and mis-connections - in a way that is always luminous and enlightening. A modern classic. Condition: A good copy. The dustwrapper has some edgewear, and the pages are slightly tanned to the edges but otherwise in strong readable condition.

Bombay: People's Publishing House, 1951. First Edition. . Paperback. Fair. First edition. Paperback with stapled binding. 18.5 × 12.5cm, 58pp. A scarce book from Stalinist Russia on the production of films. The book comprises three essays from prominent members of the Russian film industry. 1. Film director Vsevolod Pudovkin contributes 'Principal Stages of Development of the Soviet Cinema', 2. Director Grigori Aleksandrov writes on 'Soviet Films on Foreign Screens', and 3. Director and screenwriter Ivan Piryev writes 'Our People's Art'. Condition: This book is in slightly delicate condition. The spine is scuffed and the pages tanned. There is some rusting to the staples but the book remains complete and well-bound, and in good readable condition but probably best to handle it carefully. **PLEASE NOTE Overseas shipping will be reduced on this book. Please see the COX AND BUDGE BOOKS website for full shipping details**