Search Results: Titles starting with U from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: Virgin Books 1995. 8vo. 210 pp. Black boards in pictorial dw. Dw very slightly edge-worn. Inscribed by Eric Sykes on fep to Johnny Speight: "To Johnnie, the best comedy writer in the world. Hope you enjoy the read. Cheers, Eric (2nd best comedy w. i. t world)." . Very Good. Hard Cover. First Edition. 1995.

Berlin Und Leipzig: Walter De Gruyter & Co/ S. Hirzel 1920 / 1921. 8vo. 120, 44 pp., 2 works bound together GERMAN TEXT. Half cloth with marbled boards, boards a little rubbed, small gouge to lower extremity of front board, 2nd work slightly tanned, prev owner's bookplate on front pastedown. . Good. Hardcover. 1920.

Halle: Carl Hermann Hemmerde 1772. 8vo. (xii), 269, (3) pp. Early brown cloth boards. Lacks spine but binding firm. Title page engraving. Vignettes. Internally clean. Text in German Fraktur with additional text in Latin and Hebrew. Copac records only : BL; OU. . Fair. Boards. 1772.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc 1986. Large 4to.Illustrated. 268 pp., White cloth binding with dustjacket. Minor marks to the jacket, original price sticket to the interior flap. Some staining to the rear board and minor discolouration to the edges. Binding firm and internally clean. Illustrated with 712 illustrations, including 14 plates in full colour. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 0810917076 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1986.

Kampala: The Uganda Society 1945. Large 8vo.Limited Edition. xv, 415 pp. Green cloth with gilt lettered spine. No. 522 of an edition limited to 750 copies. Minor rubbing to head and foot of spine, ink inscription to ffep. Two folding maps, one in pocket at rear. Photographic illustrations. Clean and firm copy. . Very Good. Cloth. 1945.

Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha Ltd. 1988. Folio. 272 pp + 8 pp. supp. The first of three volumes. This sumptious volume has picture captions in Japanese and English, and is illustrated throughout This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 0870118552 . Fine. Hard Cover. 1988.

Tokyo: The Ota Memorial Museum of Art 1988. 4to.Museum Catalogue. 159 pp. Paperback in cardboard slipcase. Short tear to foot of spine. Tear and crease to edge of back cover. Full-colour catalogue of collection of ukiyo-e paintings and prints in the Ota Memorial Museum. Text in English and Japanese. VG . Very Good. Paperback. 1988.

Kyiv: SSR 1961. 4to.Illustrated. xxxvi, 328 pp., Texts in Russian and Ukrainian. Decorative cloth binding with pictorial jacket. Some tears and edgewear to the jacket, with loss to the head of the spine and splits to the rear flap. Minor sunning and marks to the spine. Some creasing to the board and slight staining to the tail. Internally clean and illustrated with 248 colour and black and white plates. . Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1961.

Berlin: Verlag Ullstein 1920s. 4to.Magazine / Journal. 19 issues bound in one. N.d. [1920's]. 19 issues with 16 pp per issue. Cloth spine over paper-patterned boards. 'Ullstein's Kuche' in gilt letters to spine. Variety of topics in each issue, including mushrooms. tomatoes, cold main & sweet dishes, vegetables, baking. etc. Numerous illustrations. Text in German Fraktur. . Very Good. Hardback. 1920.

London: The Bodley Head 1960. 8vo. vii, 939 pp. This edition has been entirely reset. Bound in a recent half dark green morocco with cloth boards and top edge stained green. Internally clean. The classic Modernist novel. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. 1960.

London: The Bodley Head 1947. 8vo. [viii], 766 pp. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Rubbing along joints, edges and corners, and a few marks to boards. New endpapers. The toned paper within is usual in this post war edition. The 3rd impression of Bodley Head's first trade edition. . Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 1947.

London: The Bodley Head 1958. 8vo. [vii], 766 pp. Publisher's green cloth with Homeric bow in blind to front cover and gilt lettering to spine. A few marks to cloth, slight discolouration to board edges, one or two spots to fore-edge otherwise internally clean. . Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 1958.

London: Macmillan and Co. 1887. 8vo. 385 pp. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Damage to boards with discoloration. Foxing to endpapers. Internally clean. Binding firm. From the library of Claude Delaval Cobham, Commissioner of the District of Larnaca, Cyprus from 1879-1907. Good condition. . Good. Cloth. 1887.

Paris: Librairie Hachette 1964. Large 8vo.Illustrated. Presentation copy inscribed by the author. 73 pp. Publisher's wrappers in colour pictorial dust jacket. Dj edgeworn, but protected in clear acetate. Internally clean. Colour and b&w illustrations throughout by the author. Text in French language. . Very Good. Wraps. 1964.

Melbourne: Georgian House 1951. 8vo.Illustrated. xvi, 72 pp., Cream cloth binding with pictorial jacket. Jacket is edgeworn with creasing to the tail and small patches of loss to the extremities. Some tears to the edges and split to the front flap hinge, 9.5cm. Slight marks to the boards. Binding firm, internally clean with gift inscription to the front endpaper. Illustrated in black and white. Fly fishing in Tasmanian waters. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1951.

London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1897. 8vo. x, 300, (8) pp. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt decoration & lettering to front board & spine. Spine darkened with slight wear to spine ends and along spine joint. Hinges partially split. Internally clean. No ownership names. Eight-page publisher's adverts at rear. With twelve illustrations. . Good. Decorated Cloth. First Edition. 1897.

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited N.d. [1948]. 8vo. First Edition. 249, (2) pp. Publisher's orange cloth with black lettering to front boad & spine. Slight fading and slanting to spine, with boards marked. Internally clean, no ownership names . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1948.

London: Chatto & Windus 1927. Small 4to.Illustrated. xxxi, 288 pp. Green cloth with pictorial decoration of Brer Rabbit and The Tar-Baby on the front cover. Minor marks to the boards and some small scratches to the spine. Slight lean to the spine and generally internally clean but with two pencil and ink inscriptions on the front endpaper. Colour and b&w illustrations by J. A. Shepherd. . Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Reprint. 1927.

London: Ingram, Cooke & Co. 1852. 8vo. Frontis + iv + 355 + publishers advert. Brown leather with lighter brown boards. Green leather title label on spine with gilt lettering, split on base of spine and front board. Six engraved illustrations + frontis + vignette. Foxing on front endpapers and very minor foxing throughout. Previous owners name on rear board. A good copy. . Good. 1/4 Leather Binding. 2nd Edition. 1852.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press 1979. Large 8vo.Illustrated. xxi, 294pp., Dark blue, gilt decorated leather, with all edges gilt and silk endpapers. Boards clean and internally fresh and bright. Illustrated throughout with black and white lithographs by Miguel Covarrubias. Part of the series "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". A fine copy . Fine. Gilt Decorated Leather. 1979.