Holiday by Middleton, Stanley [Ref: hsm1] Genre:
SIGNED 1ST ED., 1ST PRINTING: JACKET: minimal rubbing at edges, other wear near invisible. BOARDS: 0.5cm x 0.25cm mark on front board, faint hint of rubbing at base. SPINE: firm, near tight, titles bright. ENDPAPERS: Fr. pastedown has barcode from a school library crossed through in 2 straight pen lines, a 0.5cm fluorescent pink felt-tip spot, and DISCARDED underneath. The ffep has the back of a borrowing record envelope, 6.5cm deep, 5.5cm wide. The back endpaper has the ghost of a tape mark on the bottom edge. TITLE PAGE: a neat, small characteristic signature, 'Stanley Middleton/ with '22. iii. 77' beneath. TEXT PAGES: an almost invisible smudge above the text on page 1, and the 3 pages 73-78 had the top corner turned (1cm down, 1.5cm across). The pages immediately adjacent are slightly curved to match. The page edges are lightly dustmarked.

£477.50

THE HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789-1800: VOLS. I - V. [Hardcover] [Ref: 1110030] Genre:
Hardback, Bentley 1881, 5 volumes, no d/js: SPINE and BOARDS ? light edge rubbing & other very minor wear but generally bright, clean; PAGES - eps starting to crack at hinges on some volumes, but all sound, blocks firm, short tear on ffep in Volume 5; some foxing, mostly in early pages and margins, water stains on top margins of some pages, text almost completely clean, unmarked and always clearly legible.

£152.50

The Coward [Unknown Binding] by Anne Meredith [Ref: 1004371] Genre:
Hardback, no d/j: SPINE & BOARDS - cloth a bit faded/rubbed, corners heavily rubbed; PAGES - sound, block firm; edges dustmarked/discoloured/speckled, other wear minimal, text clean, unmarked.

£132.50

Angels Weep [Hardcover] by Leslie, Desmond [Ref: 1104088] Genre:
Hardback, Laurie 1948, no d/j: SPINE and BOARDS ? slight curve to boards, gilt titles a little discoured, minimal real wear; PAGES ? sound, block firm; edges lightly dustmarked, text clean, unmarked.

£132.50

LIFE OF HENRY, LORD BROUGHAM. [Hardcover] by Buchanan, G. T. [Ref: 1012100] Genre:
Hardback, Pratt 1841, no d/j: SPINE and BOARDS ? discoloured, edge rubbing on spine cloth (exposing backing paper for about 2cm), corners bumped, but sound; PAGES ? bfep missing, otherwise sound, block firm, small pen marks and erasure on fep, edges grubby and light marking on some pages, but text always clearly legible and generally unmarked.

£127.50

The Manor House [Unknown Binding] by Netta Syrett [Ref: 1007141] Genre:
Undated Hardback, no d/j: SPINE and BOARDS ? very light edge wear, slight discolour, no serious wear; PAGES ? mull exposed between half-title and title pages but all sound, block firm; a few faint marks in non-text areas, discoloured edges, text clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Praha by Sudek, Josef [Ref: 1009195] Genre:
Hardback Svoboda 1948: JACKET - edges heavily rubbed, light creasing and faint surface rubbing, light smudging/discolour; SPINE - backstrip torn down front fols and part of back fold, but holding (common with this book); BOARDS ? slight fading/discolour and a little edge rubbing; PAGES ? sound, block tight; eps a bit discoloured/marked, edges dustmarked/discoloured, text and photos clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Dans l'exil: Po�mes du temps pass� [Hardcover] by Eug�ne Jo�l [Ref: 1107063] Genre:
Hardback, Librarie des Bibliophiles 1881: Leather lightly rubbed but no serious wear; all page edges bright gilt; pricing (?) under ffep, personalisation (1910) on flyleaf, pencil ref. under bfep; some smudging/foxing, mostly in prelims and a few scattered margins, 2 adjacent pages have toned patches (flower pressing, by the look of it) but text otherwise and almost completely unmarked, and always clearly legible.

£102.50

The Puppydog Footrot Flats Volume 2 [Paperback] by Murray Ball [Ref: 1107066] Genre:
Paperback, Diogenes Designs 1995: SPINE - staples tight; COVERS - minimal edge wear, bright, clean - inscription inside front; PAGES - sound, clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Athenaei Deipnosophistae Libri XV, cum Rerum et Scriptorum Indicibus, Vols I ... [Ref: 1110006] Genre:
Two Volumes, half-bound in leather with Marbled boards; coreners bumped, edges very lightly rubbed, title plate on Vol II has a 5p-size chip, page top edges dustmarked, light toning/foxing on some pages. mostly in margins, text always clearly legiblw and otherwise clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Romantic Slievenamon in History, Folklore and Song: �A Tipperary Anthology [Ref: 1110022] Genre:
Hardback, First edition 1954, no d/j: SPINE & BOARDS - cloth minimally discoloured/faded, edges rubbed in a few spots, but sound, titles clear; PAGES - sound, 2cm tear on ffep, 50p-size chip from bfep, eps & edges lightly toned, text and plates clean, unmarked.

£102.50

The Four Pillars of Health: a Contribution to Post-War Planning [Ref: 120128] Genre:
Hardback, Heath Cranton 1945, no d/j: Spine and boards have light rubbing, slight discolour, but no serious wear; page edges are very lightly marked, and one page wrinkled; text clean, unmarked.

£102.50

The Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated Edition) in Six Volumes [Hardcover] [Ref: 1203020] Genre:
Hardbacks (6 Volumes), undated (late C19th): Spines and boards sound with light rubbing on surface, a little heavier on spine ends and board corners, but generally bright, clean; Blocks tight, pages sound, some foxing (mostly on first/last few pages and on tissue over plates), a few pages wrinkled in Vol. I, other wear minimal and text/illustrations otherwise clean, unmarked.

£102.50

The Deadly Streets by Ellison, Harlan [Ref: 706358] Genre:
Digit D.230 p/b, 1st UK edition: spine uncreased, tight, minimal cover wear; pages sound, yellow spotting, mostly on first/last few pages and page edges, but scattered throughout. Strong, sound copy.

£102.50

Convicting the Innocent: Errors of Criminal Justice (Civil Liberties in Ameri... [Ref: 803320] Genre:
1970 Da Capo h/b, no Jacket, EX-LIBRARY: boards somewhat faded/rubbed, Dewey ref on spine; spine firm, pages sound, eps & page edges very lightly marked, fewer than usual lib. remnants, other wear minimal, text clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Hockey (British Sports Library.) [Unknown Binding] by S. H. Shoveller [Ref: 807062] Genre:
Hardback, 1922 GA&U, no d/j, INSCRIBED 'To C. Thompson Walker from Shov' on front pastedown, with newspaper clipping obituary of SHS. Pasted onto the ffep is a letter asking about delivery of the 'M.S.S. of Mr Shoveller's Hockey Book', dated 29th November 1921: SPINE- discoloured, rubbed at edges; BOARDS - slightly faded/discoloured; PAGES - sound, eps toned, page edges/margins foxed, edges dustmarked; other wear minimal, text clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Lord Jim [Hardcover] by Conrad, Joseph [Ref: 807064] Genre:
Hardback, 1900 Blackwood, no d/j First edition, Second Impression: SPINE- discoloured, heavily rubbed/torn at edges, spine itself fairly firm; BOARDS - slightly faded/discoloured/marked, edge rubbing, corners bumped; PAGES - section from ffep to page 1/2 loose, back ep torn at hinge but it & other pages sound, eps toned, pages foxed, edges dustmarked; other wear minimal, text clean, unmarked. Please enquire for scans, etc.

£102.50

Broom. A novel [Unknown Binding] by John Mills Whitham [Ref: 901169] Genre:
Hardback, no d/j, Stephe Swift - INSCRIBED by author, 'To Will + May From a would-be artist to the ''real thing'' J. Mills Whitham Oct (?) 2nd 1912': SPINE - a little faded/marked, edges & ends rubbed; BOARDS - slight surface wear, edges rubbed, corners bumped; PAGES - fep hinge torn but all pages sound, block firm; light foxing throughout, heavier in first/last few pages, edges toned, text pages otherwise clean, unmarked; aforementioned inscription & erased pencil pricing on ffep.

£102.50

Deep River: The story of a man and his family during the American Revolution [Ref: 905188] Genre:
Hardback, INSCRIBED, SIGNED and DATED by AUTHOR ON FFEP: JACKET - protected by loose Cellophane sleeve; light edge rubbing, very slight discolour/marking; SPINE & BOARDS - bright, clean: PAGES - sound, block tight; top edges lightly dustmarked, other wear minimal, text clean, unmarked throughout.

£102.50

The Trial [Unknown Binding] by Franz Kafka [Ref: 907126] Genre:
Hardback, no d/j: SPINE - cloth discoloured, ends and edges rubbed but sound: BOARDS - a bit grubby/marked, edges bumped/rubbed; PAGES - sound, block firm, name in pen and other faint marking on ffep, bfep has a few smudges, edges toned/discoloured, light foxing on half-title, title and final flyeaf, text clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Greenmantle, by John Buchan: [Ref: SAL007] Genre: Novel
H&S 1916, no d/j: cloth partly cracked at hinges with other minor wear/discolour, but sound; name and small label remnant on fep; foxing/toning, heavy in first/last few pages and scattered throughout, but block sound, pages firm, and otherwise clean, unmarked.

£102.50

Mr Ramshaw, My Eagle [Hardcover] by Captain C W R Knight [Ref: 1006319] Genre:
Hardback, no d/j, INSCRIBED ''Eagally yours C.W.R.Knight + Mr. Ramshaw' on ffep: SPINE - backstrip slightly faded but titles clear, ends/edges minimally rubbed, block firm: BOARDS - edges dented, other wear minimal; PAGES - sound, edges very lightly dustmarked/speckled, text clean, unmarked.

£99.50

Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture (Encyclopedias of Contemporary C... [Ref: 908172] Genre:
EX-LIBRARY Hardback, no d/j: SPINE & BOARDS - Lib. labels on spine minimal wear: PAGES - sound, block tight, usual lib. remnants, edges stamped, other wear minimal, text clean, unmarked.

£97.50

A Guide Through Construction Quality Standards by Atkinson, George [Ref: 706007] Genre:
Glazed pictorial boards bright, clean; spine tight, pages sound; a few tiny spots on eps, otherwise clean, unmarked.

£94.75

William Tell Told Again. With Illustrations in Colour By Philip Dadd Describe... [Ref: 1108017] Genre:
Hardback, undated A&C Black (looks early 1900s - green cloth with black titles and illustration of W.T. heading home, carrying a single bird and crossbow), no d/j: SPINE & BOARDS ? edges lightly rubbed, slightly faded in a few spots but sound; PAGES - ffep removed, other pages sound, block firm, edges/margins toned/dustmarked, one plate has a short tear in the margin area, text and illustrations themselves clean, unmarked.

£92.50