Search Results: Titles starting with C from Bird's Books

Columbia University Press, New York, 1962. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Columbia University Press, New York, 1962. Good/No Jacket. Original brown cloth binding with gilt titles and number on spine. x + 2148pp + 22pp supplement. Ex reference copy with bookplate to front pastedown, paste downs partially discoloured. One reference stamp and handwritten reference details on contents page & the reverse. A couple of other stamps within. Generally inner body of book nice and clean with no other obvious markings. A fascinating book to browse; giving an insight to little realised places as well as an idea of how much the world has changed. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

London: The Reprint Society, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. London: The Reprint Society, 1946. Very Good. 8vo, red cloth boards, title in gilt on leather spine label, upper edge coloured. 282pp. Sent against the backdrop of the war with Russia, Wellington and Napoleon, this tells the tale of Captain Hornblower.

London: W. Hay, 1775. Hardcover. Very Good +. Scarce. Complete in 3 volumes. 12mo. Full blue leather, 5 bands and gilt tiles on spine. All edges bright gilt. Marbled endpapers with gilt decoration on leather at pastedown. Vol. I , ii + 170pp plus index & one page of publisher’s catalogue, has a piece missing from the edge of the last page & small tear (no text effected). Vol. II, 230pp plus index & one page of publisher’s catalogue. Vol. III, 247pp plus index. Authors include, Langhorne, Russel, Macfarlane, Cunningham, Ogilvie, Scoto Britannus, Dunbar, Bellentyne, Pennycuick, Lindsay, Archibald Scott, Fergusson, Alexander Robertson, Murray, Graham, Drummond, etc. Particularly in the first volume many of the poems and songs are attributed to “a gentleman” or similar. The subjects range from parodies to eulogies, folk songs to love songs and all that life entails. Ex reference library, with pictorial bookplate on front pastedowns, single stamp on front & rear endpapers, first and last pages,… Read More

Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, 1987. Softcover. Very good +. An overview of the connections between Scotland and Russia. The essays illustrate the more important contributions made by Scots to the varied history of Russia. Published to coincide with the 1987 exhibition by the Scottish Library. 105pp illustrated throughout in black and white.

At The University Press, Cambridge, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. At The University Press, Cambridge, 1940. 1st Edition . Good. Approx 9.5'', bound in original brown cloth with gilt tiles & emblem on spine. 912 + 1003 + 1098 + 287pp. Later supplement volume (1969 reprint) 710pp. Ex reference library with some of the usual markings, inner books clean & in very good condition. ***Very heavy set & will require extra postage***

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Good. 8vo, pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards. 258pp including index & appendices, illustrated with 20 plates and 15 maps. Some edge wear/ rubbing to the dust jacket. Inner book lovely and clean in near fine condition. Contents include chapters on individual canals, including proposed ventures, followed by traffic statistics, financial history, engineering works etc.

London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1895. Hardcover. Good. London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1895. Good. Small 8vo, approx. 6.75''. Green boards with decoration of flowers & foliage in red & black on front with gilt & red titles. Black posy vignette on rear board, faded titles in black on spine. 72pp with 16pp publisher's catalogue of 'books for young people'. Illustrated with frontispiece & many other line drawings throughout the text. A moral tale of a boy's cruelty & a girl's kindness, which all comes out alright in the end. Contemporary prize inscription on front endpaper from Guthrie Public School dated 1899. Inner binding cracked at the front, also little bumped, marked etc. as you might expect for its age.

London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Very Good. 4to, rebound in red cloth with gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. 456pp of classic Punch cartoons. Featuring the most pressing issues of the time, poking fun at the various politians and their policies, royalty & anyone else in the public eye, from a British persceptive. Each cartoon has a footnote explainer. With index giving the year & title of the cartoon. Cartoons from 1858 to 1873. Occasional marks, but generally in very good clean condition. Ex reference library with minimal markings, number on spine, blind stamp on title page, single stamp on front endpaper. ****Heavy & will require extra overseas postage****

London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co. LD, 1906. First edition thus. Very Good. 4to, rebound in red cloth with gilt titles on spine. All edges gilt. 460pp of classic Punch cartoons. Featuring the most pressing issues of the time, poking fun at the various politians and their policies, royalty & anyone else in the public eye, from a British persceptive. Each cartoon has a footnote explainer. With index giving the year & title of the cartoon. Cartoons from 1874 to 1889. Ex reference library with minimal markings, number on spine, blind stamp on title page, single stamp on front endpaper. No other obvious markings. Occasional marks, but generally in very good clean condition. ****Heavy & will require extra overseas postage****

Country Life Ltd, London & The Anglo-Belgian Union, 1927. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/Poor. Country Life Ltd, London & The Anglo-Belgian Union, 1927. 1st Edition . Fair/Poor. Approx. 13.5'', cream paper over board in battered slipcase. Limited edition, number 121 of 1000 copies. 126 plates with coloured frontispiece, 260pp. Ex reference library with some of the usual markings. ***Heavy & may require extra overseas postage***

Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 10'' tall, chestnut brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Xiii + 253pp. This is organised alphabetically by society with information regarding each entry. Also with subject index. Ex reference library with stamps & sticker to endpapers. A couple of blind stamps & handwritten number to reverse of title page & front pastedown. No other obvious library markings, inner book is clean in very good condition & still tightly bound. A bit of foxing to front and rear.

Edinburgh: His Majesty's Stationery Office. HMSO., 1946. Paperback. Good. 50th Edition. Grey card covers, small 8vo. 413pp. Also the Illustrations, 8vo, 190pp of photographs of the art (1952).

London: British Museum of Natural History, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: British Museum of Natural History, 1886. First edition. Very Good. 'with an account of the Morphology and Systematic Position of the Group and a Revision of the Genera and Species'. First edition, 4to, approx. 11'' by 9''. Library rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine & library name on cover. Slight marks on cover (see pictures). Xv + 322pp, illustrated with 20 lithographic plates. Ex reference library with minimal markings, pictorial bookplate on front pastedown, single stamp on rear endpaper & upper edge. No other obvious library markings, the inner book is clean & in very good + condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1905. 1st Edition . Good. 8vo, original brown cloth with gilt titles & number on spine. 255pp illustrated with 51 figures throughout the text & 8 full page plates + 25pp of museum publications catalogue. This is a summary of the Glossopteris flora studied at the time. Ex reference library with presentation bookplate, number & stamp at front, blind stamp & handwritten number on reverse of title page, pictorial library bookplate on rear pastedown, single stamp on upper edge. No other obvious library markings, inner book is clean & in very good condition.

Printed By Order Of The Trustees, Longmans & Co., London, 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Printed By Order Of The Trustees, Longmans & Co., London, 1887. 1st Edition . Good. The British Museum originally published a catalogue of its collection of Greek coins in 29 volumes from 1873-1929. This is a scarce first edition of the volume dealing with Peloponnesus. 8vo, bound in the original blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Lxiv + 230pp with 37 full page photographic plates of the coins. Several pages are uncut. The binding is cracked at the spine (see pictures) & there is edge ware Ex reference library with minimal markings, a 'Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum' bookplate on front pastedown, single stamp on front endpapers, decorative bookplate on rear pastedown, handwritten library number on reverse of title page & spine, no other obvious markings. Inner book is in very good condition.

James MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. James MacLehose and Sons, Glasgow, 1905. 1st Edition . Good. Approx. 11.75'' tall by 9.25'', brown cloth with gilt titles on spine, top edge gilt. Vol. III. Further Asia, Northern Africa, Western Europe, Vi + 799pp with 39 full page photographic plates of the coins. This is the largest volume in the set of 3. A scarce original copy of this volume, which was presented to various reference libraries where a few copies still survive. Further Asia covers, Armenia, Syria, Phoenicia, Galilaea, Samaria, Judaea, Nabathaea, Mesopotamia, Parthia, Persia, India & more; Northern Africa covers, Egypt, Alexandria, Cyrenaica, Libya, Syrtica, Byzacene, Zeugitana, Islands between Africa & Sicily, Numidia, Mauretania; Western Europe covers Spain, Gaul & Britain & there's also uncertain coins. With 11 indexes to cover all eventualities. The binding has been repaired at some point & shows shelf wear,… Read More

London: T. Werner Laurie, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo, original blue cloth with gilt decoration and titles on front and spine. Upper edge gilt. Viii + 321pp + 6pp publisher’s catalogue. Coloured tissued guarded frontispiece and 3 other coloured plates from paintings by Stafford Leake accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress, other black and white plates throughout text. Map on front endpapers. Undated presumed first edition. Title page printed in green and black. Contents: The Journey; The Arts subsidiary to Architecture--I. Stained Glass and Painting; The Arts subsidiary to Architecture--II. Sculpture; The Romanesque: Genoa, Pisa, Lucca, Pistoja; The Gothic--I. Siena, Orvieto; The Gothic--II. Assisi, Arezzo; The Gothic--III. Florence, Pistoja, and Lucca. Includes bibliographical references and index. A little edge wear / chipping to spine, inside nice and clean and in very good condition.

1970. Softcover. Good +. Softcover pamphlet with pictorial card covers, 32pp illustrated in black and white. An account of subterranean exploration in Majorca covering caves, lakes and grottos. Some foxing to inside rear cover. Undated circa 1970

Glasgow: Corporation of Glasgow, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, pictorial paper boards with grey cloth spine. Some edge wear / grubbiness to boards. 128pp illustrated with photographs of engines, people, docks and steamers plus 4 fold-out maps. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner’s name on front pastedown. Some cracking to the binding inside; binding still sound.

First Edition, first Impression of Ian McEwan's first novel (preceded by two short story collections: First Love, Last Rites and In Between the Sheets). 8vo, green cloth with gilt titles on spine, grey end papers, illustrated dust jacket with author portrait on rear. Unclipped dust jacket priced £3.50 inside. 138pp. Foxing to page edges, hence the price and condition status. Still a nice book and otherwise clean. 'In the relentless summer heat, four abruptly orphaned children retreat into a shadowy, isolated world, and find their own strange and unsettling ways of fending for themselves.' A modern classic.