Search Results: Authors starting with W from Richard Beaton

London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1884. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Second Edition in Three Volumes. Three volumes uniformly rebound in brown cloth with red leather spines. Spines gummed to text blocks with consequent longitudinal creasing. Corners rubbed, some marks on boards (removed labels). Small loss to leather and small split at head of spine on volume I only. This volume also lacks a front free endpaper. Condition: fair to good..

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1888. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Original red cloth, lettered and decoratively framed in black on front board, in gilt on spine. Spine lightly sunned, a little light pink staining on edges of endpapers, light speckling on boards, good..

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Original navy-blue cloth, lettered in gilt; yellow endpapers. Lightly rubbed on spine ends, signature (1896) on front free endpaper, otherwise very good. "Matilda Wilmot.still walked, rode, danced and skated with the best--was the star of the neighbourhood, the theme of every busy tongue, the envy of every jealous heart; and one abominable fact undid it all--Lady Matilda was, O heavens! a grandmother".

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1894. Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Frontispiece. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt, yellow endpapers. Small loss at head of spine, inscription (1896) on front free endpaper, good..

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1881. Book. Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition.. Original mustard yellow cloth, ruled and lettered in red on front board, lettered in gilt on spine, brown endpapers. Extremities scuffed, spine a little darkened, a few light marks, inscription (1882) on half-title, foxing (mainly on prelims), good. Set in Galloway in south-western Scotland..

London: Griffith Farran & Co., 1896. Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Undated, c1896. Frontispiece. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt, yellow endpapers. Small loss at head of spine, and small split just below title, inscription (1896) on front free endpaper, good..

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Original navy-blue cloth, lettered in gilt; yellow endpapers. Lightly rubbed on spine ends, signature (1896) on front free endpaper, otherwise very good. "Matilda Wilmot.still walked, rode, danced and skated with the best--was the star of the neighbourhood, the theme of every busy tongue, the envy of every jealous heart; and one abominable fact undid it all--Lady Matilda was, O heavens! a grandmother".

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1881. Book. Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition.. Original mustard yellow cloth, ruled and lettered in red on front board, lettered in gilt on spine, brown endpapers. Extremities scuffed, spine a little darkened, a few light marks, inscription (1882) on half-title, foxing (mainly on prelims), good. Set in Galloway in south-western Scotland..

London: Spencer Blackett, 1896. Book. Good. Hardcover. New Edition. Undated, c1896. Frontispiece. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt, yellow endpapers. Small loss at head of spine, inscription (1896) on front free endpaper, good..

London: Griffith Farran & Co., 1891. Book. Good. Hardcover. [Reprint]. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Small loss at head of spine, lightly marked on front board, good. A collection of short stories..

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. Original grey cloth, decorated in black and lettered in gilt. Spine tips scuffed, light foxing, pages lightly browned on edges, inscription (1902) on blank prelim, good. An uncommon late title by Walford..

London: Eveleigh Nash, 1911. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Original blue-black cloth, lettered in gilt on spine, blind on front board. Lettering oxidised/dulled, otherwise clean and tight, good. A collection of fourteen stories, previously unpublished. "The Law referred to is that which binds men and women together as husbands and wives." (Author's Foreword)..

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1870. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Contains: Charley Ashley or The Adventures of an Orphan Boy [by J. G. Walker]. Complete serialisation. Illustrated. Six monthly issues, each with a single monochrome plate, and other smaller illustrations in text. The coloured plates are not present. Original green cloth, decoratively blocked in gilt. Corners rubbed, free endpapers removed, good reading copy. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK..

Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Authorized Edition.. Two volumes bound as one in late C19th blue-black leather over blue marbled boards, ruled and lettered in gilt on spine, brown endpapers. Lightly scuffed, light foxing on prelims, very good. Todd [2501a/02a]. First issues. Series half title in Volume 1 only. One of the biggest selling American novels of the era..

Glasgow: William Hodge, 1893. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Original mauve cloth on bevelled boards, lettered in gilt. Spine a little darkened with small loss of cloth at head, front board sunned along edges, otherwise clean and tight: good.

London: Harper & Brothers, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Original blue cloth, illustrated with blossoming branches in black and white, lettered in gilt. Lightly scuffed and spine a trifle darkened, light foxing, very good. Walling became well-known as a writer of detective fiction in the 1920s & 30s. Flaunting Moll was his first book. the stories are: Flaunting Moll, A Ruined Foreground, The Real and the Ideal, The Return of Joe Burbury, The Disappearance of Prudence Jane, Monsieur Blois, Gaffer Gurdon, A Minuet of Corelli, The Silver Lamp of Sainte Croix, The Westward Mail, The Freight of Death, Dollie, The Red Saint-Malouin, The Cry at Passing..

Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1928. Book. Good. Soft cover. Copyright Edition.. First issue. Dated February 1928 on rear cover. Original card wrappers. A little darkened, with some foxing and light stains on covers, good..

London: W. & R. Chambers, 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. Contains: The Small Dark Man by Maurice Walsh. Complete serialisation. Original blindstamped green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. A few light marks, very good. Numerous stories including serials. A heavy volume which will require additional postage outside the UK..

London: Religious Tract Society/Leisure Hour Library, 1863. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.. First/early edition. Undated (1863?). 7 illustrations [by Sir John Gilbert]. Original green cloth, decoratively blocked and lettered in gilt; yellow endpapers. Lightly scuffed, rear inner joint paper lightly cracking (but joint tight), prize inscription (1879) on front free endpaper, good. Issued anonymously. A tale of Irish immigrants in Canada. Later editions appeared without the Leisure Hour imprint, have 15 illustrations and a different pagination..

London: G. Virtue, 1839. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. Frontispiece, vignette title and ten plates. Mid C19th black leather over marbled boards; raised bands and maroon leather title label on spine. Boards faded and rubbed, chip to leather on corner at head of spine, part of marbled paper on rear board missing, frontispiece stained and ragged on edges, small tear (without loss) to title page, some early pages have rough edges, thus only fair/good. Not in Wolff. A heavy volume which will require additional delivery costs outside the UK..