Search Results: Titles starting with W from Trumpington Fine Books Limited

Conway Maritime Press Ltd, 1985-12-31. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 10x8x1. 291pp. A charming copy of this classic childrens book, published for Jarrolds for boots the chemist. No date - c (1920); 1920. Gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spine with a gilt embossed picture to the front board of a horse and colt by a river under a tree. Beautifully illustrated with 18 full page colour plates by Cecil Aldin, including a frontispiece plate tipped onto pages with tissue guards, all as called for. Bump to the head of the spine and to one corner. Light rubbing to the corners of the spine and boards with light shelf wear to the rear board and a few light faded areas to the front edge of the front boad, though not affecting the illustration in anyway. Light foxing to the fore edges and periphery of the first few and last few pages of the book. One tissue guard has a couple of creases to the top corner. There is some slight foxing and light toning to the top third of the pages of pp 262… Read More

Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1868. Full-Leather. Very Good. Four vol set, 1867 -1868, pp.1078;1050;1108,1015. Contemporary dark green half leather with green cloth boards. 5 raised bands to spine with gilt decoration. B/W engraved vignette to each novel. Some light rubbing to bindings, with minor wear to top/tail of spine. Contents clean and tight without foxing. A handsome set. Please contact us prior to placing an order to confirm availability and postal charges. Please also note, in some instances we are able to offer a discount on the list price depending on payment method - please enquire. Enquiries are also welcome from the trade. If you would like a digital image of this book or further information, do not hesitate to… Read More

Spellmount Publishers Ltd. Very Good. 192pp. (blue spine) 4to. sized. 1997 reprint. A lovely, clean, tight very good plus copy in similar jacket. No inscriptions. Original publisher's blue boards - gilt embossed to the spine. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions in colour and b/w. Slight rubbing at the head and tail of the spine. Nevertheless, a very fresh, clean, tight, bright copy. The jacket has not been price-clipped.

Chelmsford, Essex: Ultimate Editions, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. N/a. 124pp. 1996. First edition. 8vo. sized. A near fine copy in very good jacket. Original publisher's blue boards - gilt embossed to the spine. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions in colour and b/w. No inscriptions. The jacket has not been price-clipped; it has a little creasing to the head and tail of the spine and some shelf wear. A lovely, fresh, clean, tight near fine copy in very good jacket.

London: British Museum Publications Ltd, 1981. First Edition. Card Covers. Near Fine/N/a. 4to. Illustrated. 96pp. Illustrated in both colour & b/w with objects bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Rothschild. Slight shelf wear to the card covers , with a light bump to the rear edge of the spine near the head. Clean, fresh & tight. A lovely, well preserved copy.

Scala Publishers Ltd, 2009-10-29. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 12x10x1. 320pp. (grey spine)2009. Folio sized. A lovely, fresh, clean, tight very good plus copy in a very good jacket. No inscriptions. Original publisher's grey cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. A slight rub mark to the extreme tail of page 80 and a corresponding mark to page 81 - no loss of text or image and something similar but even less to pages 74 and 75. The slightest of bumps to one corner at the tail of the spine. The jacket has not been price-clipped; it has some creasing to the head of the spine and is lifting a little to the tail of the front panel. A very good plus, clean, tight, bright copy in very good jacket.

Ohio: The Glass Press Inc , 1996. 1st Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. 160pp. Illustrated with numerous colour and b/w plates. Light shelf wear to the edges of the card covers with light rubbing along the edges of the spine strip. Clean and tight. A very good copy,

New York: Birch Brook Press, 1985. 1st Edition. Brown Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 78pp. A scarce limited edition being one of 550 copies, signed by the author with the inscription 'For Ailsa king fellow fisherperson and entertaining dinner companion fondly Dick Rossbach', to the reverse of the half title page. Bound in brown cloth with gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spine and no wrapper as issued. Slightest of bumps to the head and tail of the spine, to one corner and the tail of the front board. Fresh and clean. A well preserved, near fine copy.

Aylesbury: By the Authors, 1989. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - Large (over 7¾" - 9¾"). Turner, Al. 63pp. A super copy of this first edition. Fresh and clean. Illustrated with charming illustrations throughout. Very slight bump to the tail of the spine. Well preserved. The dust wrapper has not been price clipped. Slight writing impression to the front panel - barely noticeable. No niks or tears. Anear fine copy.

Tobermory: The Oban Times, 1988. First Edition. Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. N/a. 56pp. 1988. 8vo. sized. A very good clean, bright copy of this publication. A neat extra blue ink inscription to the centre-fold map. Slight shelf wear and slight edge wear to the card cover corners. A very good copy.

London: Arthur Barker Limited, 1955. 1st Edition. Blue Boards. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. IInscribed By Author. Inscribed By Author Type: Presentation Copy 190pp. A very clean, fresh copy of this first edition Museum Street thriller. Authors inscription to the front end paper 'For Reginald Spooner; dated 1955. Reginald Spooner was a Deputy Commander detective who went on to become one of the Chief Detective Inspectors of Scotland Yard. Light shelf wear to the edges of the boards. Slight soiling to the boards. Faded 'F' in red ink to the front end paper. A few page corners have been turned, leaving neat creases. A very good copy of this book.

London: Collins, 1988. 1st UK Edition. Cream Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 247pp. The text supported by numerous col. plates. Dust wrapper not price clipped but with slight 5mm tear to one corner of wrapper. Slight bump to one board. Nevertheless a very good or near fine, well preserved hardback copy.

Sussex: The Book Guild Ltd, 1991. 1st Edition. Blue Boards. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 301pp. Numerous illustrations throughout support the text. Dust wrapper not price clipped. Light shelf wear to the edges of the wrapper. Slightest of bumps to the head of the spine, hidden under the wrapper. Internally clean and tight. A very good copy of this hardback book.

Newcastle Upon Tyne: Listers (Printers) Ltd, 1949. Reprinted & Revised. Green Cloth. Near Fine/N/a. 24mo. Illustrated. A super near fine copy. 60pp with a fold out Panoramic Sketch taken from the summit cairn of Crig Y LLan at the rear of the book. Gilt embossed lettering to the front board. Light bumps to the head and tail of the spine. No inscriptions. Fresh, clean and tight. A near fine copy.

Imprint unknown, 1977-03-01. Paperback. Very Good Minus. Unpaginated (black spine) 8vo. landscape size. 1976. First edition. A very good minus, clean, tight copy. No inscriptions. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions. Some shelf wear to the card covers. A crease to the lower corner of the front card cover. A very good, clean, tight copy.

Fort Publishing Ltd, 2006-10-16. Paperback. Fair/Fair. 9x6x1. 244pp. (white spine). Probably bitten by a dog to the upper spine/joint so not a pretty copy. However pretty much all the damage is to the outside so an internally perfectly clean reading copy.

Skye: Skye Mountain Rescue Team, 1985. First Edition. Card Covers. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾. N/a. 16pp. 1985. First edition. 8vo. sized. A good plus only copy. No inscriptions. The text supported by a number of photographic reproductions. Some light stain marks to the margins of most pages. Also soil marking to the reverse of the card cover. Nonetheless a 'fun' and interesting publication that makes you want to go there, be there and do the walks...

London: Goupil & Co , 1904. 1st Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Type: Z 302pp. Numerous b/w plates from the Wallace Collection with supportive and explanatory text. Gilt embossed lettering and vignette to the front board and spine. Gilt upper fore edges. Light sunning to the periphery of the front board and spine. A light bump to the top edge of both the front and rear boards and to the head of the spine. Light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine with a slight nick to the cloth at the head of the spine. Slight soiling to the front fore edge and the front end paper. Slight foxing to the half title and title page. There is a small ink word 'catalogued' to the reverse of the front end paper. The book is clean and tight and is a very good copy.

London, United Kingdom: The Trustees of the Wallace Collection, 1985. 1st Edition. Card Covers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. N/a. Type: Z Three of the four volume catalogue on pictures in The Wallace Collection bound in card covers. Volumes I, III and IV - missing volume II. All in very good condition. Some general shelf wear to the volumes. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions of the pictures. Light bumps to the heads and tails of the spines Volume one has a very slight reading crease to the spine and volume four has several light reading creases to the spine. Two creases to the lower rear card cover corner. A lovely clean, tight three of four volume set.

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1982. 1st English Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good Plus/Good Minus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Type: Z 251pp. A super copy of this book with a good wrapper. Numerous colour and b/w illustations throughout support the text. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine witih the publishers embelm to the front board. Slightest of soil marks to the front board, under the wrapper. Small light soil spot to the front fore edge and a few to the upper fore edge. The pages are otherwise fresh and clean. No inscriptions. Dust wrapper has rubbing to the edges . Several tears of up to 5.5 cm to the head of the wrapper across the spine, repaired with clear sellotape to the outside of the wrapper and acid free archival tape to the underside of the wrapper. A little loss to the head of the spine of the wrapper. A few niks and short tears to the other edges of the wrapper, now also repaired to the underside. Despite the wrapper, the book remains tight and in a very good condition.