Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Washburn Books

London: Phoenix Illustrated, 1997 Book. Very Good. Card Covers With French Folds. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dramatic account of the excavation of the site of the destruction of the Jewish zealots who killed themselves rather than submit to the Roman invaders. Translated from the Hebrew by Moshe Pearlman. 272pp with index, illustrated throughout with maps and photographs in colour and black and white. Slight creasing to corners, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions..

London: University Tutorial Press Ltd, 1965 Book. Good. Black Cloth Boards. Reprint of 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Standard text, illustrated with diagrams, drawings and photographs in black and white. 656pp with index. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Rubbing and bumping to spine and corners, edges browned and somewhat soiled and former owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise good copy..

London: Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1942 Book. Fair. Green Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early 20th century comic novel. Library Edition. 310pp. Black lettering to front board and spine. Bumping to spine and corners, boards bowed, marking to edges and margins, slight foxing, top edges dusty and former owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise fair reading copy. Unclipped DJ rubbed and darkened, repaired with sellotape and with 2" loss to top and 1/2" to bottom of spine..

London: Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1942 Book. Fair. Green Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early 20th century comic novel. Library Edition. 253pp. Black lettering to front board and spine. Bumping to spine and corners, boards bowed, foxing to edges, slight creasing and nicks to some fore-edges and top edges dusty, otherwise fair reading copy. Unclipped DJ rubbed and darkened, with 1/2" loss to top and bottom of spine..

London: Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1942 Book. Fair. Green Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early 20th century comic novel. Library Edition. 308pp plus publisher's list to rear. Black lettering to front board and spine. Bumping to spine and corners, marking to edges and margins, some foxing and top edges dusty, otherwise fair reading copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ stained and darkened, repaired with sellotape and with some loss to top and bottom of spine..

London: Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1942 Book. Fair. Green Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early 20th century comic novel. Library Edition. 320pp. Black lettering to front board and spine. Bumping to spine and corners, boards bowed, slight foxing to edges and top edges dusty, otherwise fair reading copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ rubbed and darkened, repaired with tape and with some loss to top and bottom of spine..

London: George Allen & Company Ltd, 1910 Book. Good. Cream Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collection of religious drawings executed by Daphne Allen before the age of 12, set alongside Christian texts. Undated, circa 1910. 78pp illustrated throughout in colour and blavck and white. Lacking the cover illustration and slight bumping to spine and corners, otherwise good copy.

London: The Folio Society, 1999 Book. Illus. by John Reynolds. Very Good. Hardcover. 8th Printing. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Humorous account of the history of England, first published in 1930. Introduction by Ned Sherrin. 116pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Paper covered boards illustrated as schoolbook with brown paper cover marked with ink blots. Enclosed in matching slipcase. Very good copy with no inscriptions. Slipcase slightly marked, otherwise very good..

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1955 Book. Very Good. Red Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Romance by the American novelist, set during the American Revolution. 196pp. Map to endpapers. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, boards slightly bowed, top edges a little dusty and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear and creasing, fading to spine and marking to rear panel, otherwise good..

Amsterdam: Margriet Bibliotheek, De Geuillustreerde Pers NV Book. Good. Red Cloth Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Novel, text in Dutch. 202pp. Gilt lettering to front board and spine, Binding a little slack, some bumping to spine and corners and pages age-toned, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Grant Richards Ltd, 1923 Book. Fair. Suede Binding. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Narrativesof Wagner's operas, translated by Eric Maclagen. 286pp plus chronology to rear. Green suede soft cover with yapped edges, gilt illustration to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, portrait to frontis, all edges gilt. Top edges marked, spine faded to brown, yapped edges worn, loss to top and bottom of spine, left hinge showing, slight foxing to edges and gift inscription to front endpaper..

London: The Victoria & Albert Museum, 1995 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 9.75" Tall x 8.75" Wide. Book published to accompany an exhibition marking the bicentenary of the death of Josiah Wedgwood, featuring more than 500 works. 239pp with index illustrated with 50 colour and 140 black and white photographs. Some creasing to front panel and top of spine, otherwise very good copy. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Headline Book Publishing PLC, 1990 Book. Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Memoir describing the ten years Lord Young spent at the heart of the Thatcher government. 338pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Sliughtly musty volume with sunning to edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edgewear and sunning to spine, otherwise good..

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Three stories set in 17th century Holland and 16th century Naples, originally published in French in 1982 under the title "Comme l'eau qui coule" and translated by Walter Kaiser. 245pp. Minor creasing to corners and some marking to top edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..