Peter Simple

London : Constable , 1929 . First Thus . VG+ . 8VO . One of 750 copies. With a portrait frontis and 21 collotype plates of etchings and drawings by R W Buss and a biographical essay by Michael Sadleir. Based on the illustrated edition of 1837, using the same binding design and with eight previously unpublished plates… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1944. Everyman's. hardback. Very good, no d/j, red cloth boards clean (a little grubby edges), blind pressed decoration on front; gilt titling on spine; text block tight, pages crisp and unmarked; seems unread. Neat owner's inscription on ffep.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). In this seminal story of naval… Read more about this item

Milner and Company, Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Minor dog-eared corners. Visible creasing to gutter throughout. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to… Read more about this item

Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 567 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1842. 1st edition, thus. Leather. Very Good. 1st edition, thus, Copyright edition (1st Continental Edition). A Very Good copy. 12mo., 480 pp. Bound in quarter red leather and marbled paper boards, with title and volume on the five compartment spine in gilt. All edges marbled. Yellow end papers. Moderate shelf wear, mostly at the tips.… Read more about this item

London: Richard Bentley, 1838. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Early printing Octavo Hardback quarter leather binding gilt viii + 464 pp. Engraved frontispiece and title page vignette which are a bit foxed otherwise Very Good condition. No inscriptions.

J.M. Dent & Sons, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. Reprint. 522 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Stains and markings to some pages. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to… Read more about this item

London: Walter Scott, Ltd.. Good+. Hardcover. Hbk; 8vo; 383; 16pp catalogue; brown based cloth cover, with illustrated cover; gold gilt edges to pages; a little damp has got to the book at bottom edges of book and bottom of eps; name and date (1897) on fep; 6 b/w plates, all present, but were not put in the… Read more about this item

London: Constable & Co., 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo.. Limited edition of 750 copies. Two volumes. Red cloth boards with blind stamped ships on front and back. Gilt lettering on spine. Gilt on top edges. 735 pp. total,8vo 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1.3kg in total. Internally good with portrait of John Simpson included as a frontpiece as well… Read more about this item

Constable, 1929. Book. Fine. Cloth. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copies in like jackets.1/750 copies.Two Volumes.Excellent Set. Rare in this Condition..

J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1973. No Edition Remark. 427 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing… Read more about this item

George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No edition remarks. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners… Read more about this item

George Routledge and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 447 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Medium cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Pencil marking to rear pastedown. Water staining to text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1944. Hardcover. Good. 1944. Reprinted. 427 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping.… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan & Co, 1895. Book. Illus. by J. Ayton Symington. Good. Binding see description. 8vo. First illus. edition. Introduction by David Hannay XVpp. 493pp. Bds blindstamped with leafy "M" design. Faded, waterstained and worn. Interior near fine..

London: J M Dent, 1926. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. small octavo. pp XX, 522 + 15 advertisements. 4th printing. Spine sun faded, otherwise fine.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1969-05-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, Hardback/Hardcover, usual stamps and marking. Clean text, sound binding.

Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1984-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1.1811 6.6142 4.5669. Shows minor wear, tanned pages.

D. Appleton and Company, 1871. Hardcover. Good. 513 pages, p/o name label on front end paper, light shelf wear, yellow discoloration on back cover, small tear in frontispiece tissue, binding cracked at start of Chapter 1 and after page 513, tight binding, clean. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4 in - 7 3/4 in tall.… Read more about this item

Little Brown & Co, J. M. Dent, 1896. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Vol First of set edited by Brimley Johnson. Good with bright gilt to spine and front. Untrimmed edges, top edge gilt. Hinge beginning to be exposed at front but still very tight. Foxing thoughout & prev owner's bookplate. Nice illustration and tissue. Some light spotting to… Read more about this item