Search Results: Titles starting with S from Berkshire Rare Books

Martin Secker, 1929. 1st Edition, 1st reprint. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/None. Spine and covers all fine, boards good but guttering on inside front cover exposed. Contents clean, no inscription, and endpapers tanning.

Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1966. Pages - 329. 1st Edition. Jacket - Good/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Contents very clean and no inscription. Spine, binding and cover all fine; blue, robust boards with silver gilt title on spine. Dustcover decent but with some wear and tear to edges.

Oxford University Press, 1947. 121. 1st, 5th reprint. None/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine though spine and boards are faded. Contents clean and no inscription.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Pages - 1005. 1st US Edition. Jacket - Very Good/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean, lightly tanning, no inscription. Dustcover very good, slight wear on edges but protected by plastic sleeve.

John Long Ltd. 206. 1st Edition. Poor/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Undated but estimate 1950's. Spine, binding and cover all fine; black boards, faded title on spine, contents clean and no inscription. Dustcover very worn and torn and should be considered a bonus.

Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Good/None. Inscription ""Aunt Bertha, with Denis's Love, Christmas 1918"", presumably gifted posthumously to the author's aunt, as the author was killed in Russia in 1918. Believed first edition in good condition, thumbwear on the boards and the corners turning in, contents otherwise clean though tanning slightly throughout. Spine and binding all fine. Preface written by Hugh Walpole.

Macmillan & Co., 1898. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Beautiful books. Three Volumes. Large Octavo's. cxxxv, 560pp. 561-1202pp. 1203-1906pp. Leather-bound by J. Low of Chancery Lane, London, for The Law Society, with prize certificate on inside cover of Vol. I. Wonderful gilt design on front and spine of each and gilt very bright on outer edges. Contents clean and no inscription, barely any sign of ageing on contents, other than very mild tanning to some endpapers. The third edition of Green's History is recognised by many as the best edition, with many illustrations and pictures. Superb.

Methuen & Co., 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Outstanding piece of history. The book is an atlas of First World War cemetries, with photographs, short descriptions and numbers of burials by nationality. Includes almost 1,000 illustrations and 31 maps. The fact that a book this size is required to catalogue the cemetries shows the scale of loss. The book itself is in very good condition, spine, binding and cover all fine and contents clean, without inscription. 407 pages.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Good. Chiang Yee. Spine, binding and boards all fine; grey boards with very little sign of wear. Contents very clean and no inscription, endpapers very mildly tanning. Dustcover good, mild wear on edges, thumbwear and mild fading, unclipped.

Oxford University Press, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents unmarked and no inscription. Dustcover fine, negligible wear. N

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. 470. Very Good/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents clean with small inscription on inside cover. Outer edges very slightly foxing. Dustcover very good - protected by plastic sleeve, unclipped.

George Allen & Unwin, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine. Contents very clean, though slight foxing on endpapers; no inscription. Spine slightly faded.

Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Superb book, very interesting. The sport referred to relates to sporting rights, game, trespass and poaching. Inscription and business card on inside cover. Contents clean, dustcover clean and very robust. Spine, binding and cover all fine. 115 pages.

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1941. 3rd Impression. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Acceptable. Authored by the future Sir Francis Chichester, adventurer, who flew the second flight from England to Australia, and authored various Observer's books, which this book is in the style of. The book is a guide to identification of war planes, friend or foe, for use by amateur roof-spotters. Spine, binding and boards fine, boards slightly faded. Contents very clean, no inscription. Dustcover present but significant wear and tear, especially on the edges.

Hutchinson & Co., 1924. Pages - 296. 1st Edition. Jacket - None/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents clean if tanning a little and foxing on outer edges. No inscription ; school certificate on inside cover.

Blackie and Son Limited. 296. Very Good/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Produced under War Economy Standard. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. Dustcover is very good; unclipped and with minimal wear on edges.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 351. None/Hardcover. 1. Used - Very Good. Excellent illustrations on boards and spine. Contents clean though endpapers foxing, beautifully written church prize inscription dated 1911. Spine, binding and cover all fine.

Arco Publications London, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Used - Very Good. Contents very clean, no inscription. Spine, binding and boards all fine. Dustcover very good, very little wear.

Longmans, Green and Co, 1922. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/None. Spine, binding and cover all fine. Beautiful gilt illustration on spine. Contents very clean, inscription on inside cover.

Oxford University Press, 1929. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/None. Boards robust though spine faded. Contents clean and no inscription with school prize certificate on inside cover.