Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
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- FREDERICK MULLER, [1978-1979]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 2 vols., roy. 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with very numerous plates (several full-page) depicting hundreds of badges, neat inscription on front paste-down of first volume; blue cloth, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set in very lightly age-soiled dustwrapper, the wrapper to first volume with small loss at bottom edge of front panel. FIRST VOLUME SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. 'Kip & King' is the standard reference; this is a bright, clean set comprising: Volume One: 1978 (second and heavily revised version of the first edition of 1973); Volume Two: 1979 (first edition). ... continua a leggere
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- FOLIO SOCIETY, [2018]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured titles, 4 coloured illustrations (2 tipped-in), numerous black-and-white illustrations in silhouette and printed endpapers; ivory boards blocked and lettered in gilt, ivory cloth backs lettered in gilt, a near fine set in publisher's blocked board slip-case lettered in gilt. EDITION LIMITED TO 750 COPIES. High-quality facsimiles of the de luxe versions of the first editions (Cinderella, 1919; The Sleeping Beauty 1920). continua a leggere
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- CHANCELLOR PRESS, [1991]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., with very numerous wood-engraved illustrations and decorative head- and tail-pieces in the text, and coloured facsimiles on front and rear endpapers; original laminated boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The best reproduction of the original edition of 1861, the Chancellor Press facsimile (first published in 1982) is specially enlarged, retaining the original and evocative woodcuts and omitting only the (largely decorative) coloured plates. The original frontispiece and illustrated title are reproduced in colour as endpapers. Arguably the most famous of cookery writers... continua a leggere
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- HODDER & STOUGHTON, [1970-1983]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 4 vols., 8vo., First Edition, the last three volumes with endpaper maps; original cloth (black/green/brown/blue respectively), gilt backs, coloured tops, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The sequence comprises The Crystal Cave (1970), The Hollow Hills (1973), The Last Enchantment (1979) and The Wicked Day (1983). COMPLETE SETS ARE VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. continua a leggere
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- PENGUIN, [1951]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition, with double-page map as frontispiece, 98 plates on 64 and numerous illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. Buildings of England, BE2. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Cherry 2; PC1 continua a leggere
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- FOLIO SOCIETY, 1996
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 11 plates; pictorial blue cloth, upper board blocked in black and lettered in gilt, gilt back, primrose endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. continua a leggere
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- ANTHONY TREHERNE, 1907
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 26 fine photographic plates, endpapers lightly browned; original pictorial cloth blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, corners bruised, case a little shaken else a bright, clean copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS FADED (BUT ENTIRELY LEGIBLE) SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Uncommon standard reference. Designed and built by the Adam brothers in the late eighteenth century, London's elegant Adelphi quarter was popular with major literary figures including Johnson, Dickens, Voltaire ... continua a leggere
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- FOLIO SOCIETY, 2011-2009-2011
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 3 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with frontispieces, plates and maps in the text; pictorial cloth (green/grey/brown respectively), upper boards and backstrips blocked in gilt and colours, green endpapers, all near fine copies in publisher's board slip-cases. The set comprises: The Eagle of the Ninth (sixth impression 2011); The Silver Branch (second impression 2009); The Lantern Bearers (first impression 2011). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE. continua a leggere
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- GOLLANCZ, 1951
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, an elegant copy in custom-made slip-case ideal as a gift or for presentation. Collects ten of the author's inimitable short stories, including (in addition to the title tale) 'The Call of Cthulhu' and 'The Thing on the Doorstep'. Joshi I.26.a.1. continua a leggere
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- SMITH ELDER & CO., 1897-1902
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 7 vols., 8vo., elegantly bound in contemporary half vellum BY TRUSLOVE & HANSON, sides in rose cloth, backs with tan leather labels blocked and lettered in gilt, backstrips elaborately tooled, ruled and dated in gilt to an ornate art-nouveau design, gilt tops, marbled endpapers, a remarkably bright, crisp set in splendid, wholly unrestored art-nouveau binding. THE BINDINGS ARE SIGNED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER VERSOS. The set comprises (in chronological sequence): [Bronte, Charlotte.] Shirley. A Tale. New Edition 1897; [Bronte, Charlotte.] The Professor. To which are added the Poems of Currer, ... continua a leggere
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- [WOOLWORTH'S], [1970S]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 18 vols., 8vo., with illustrations throughout; pictorial glazed boards printed in colours, page-edges tanning slightly else a near fine set. The run comprises: 1: Rupert and the Magic Toy Man; 2: Rupert at the Seaside; 3: Rupert and the Enchanted Princess; 4: Rupert and Edward at the Circus; 5: Rupert and the Pirates; 6: Rupert and the Magician's Umbrella; 7: Rupert in the Wood of Mystery; 8: Rupert and Prince Humpty Dumpty; 9: Rupert and the Magic Whistle; 10: Rupert and Dapple; 11: Rupert and the Greedy Princess; 12: Rupert and the Wonderful Boots; 13: Rupert and Willy Wispe; 14: Rupert a... continua a leggere
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- BATSFORD, [1965]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, maps in the text and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. Arguably the most comprehensive study in Batsford's much sought-after British Battles series. The finest modern single-volume account of the ill-fated campaign and the first to access much previously unpublished (indeed unvisited) official material. Hugely researched, and including much important vernacular material from private archives and interviews, together with detailed surveys... continua a leggere
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- FABER, [1989]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition; handsomely bound in full burgundy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt edges, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Ishiguro's novel was awarded the Booker Prize in 1989. It forms the basis of James Ivory's Oscar-nominated feature film (1993) starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and James Fox. continua a leggere
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- CRESSET PRESS, [1960]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., Second Impression, with frontispiece and numerous illustrations (several full-page) in the text; original navy buckram, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with small loss (affecting lettering) at tail of backstrip. Bright copy of an attractive edition, first issued in 1947. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. continua a leggere
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- FOLIO SOCIETY, 2018
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 6 coloured illustrations (2 double-page) and double-page map; pictorial red cloth, boards and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, printed endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case. continua a leggere
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- [PRIVATELY PRINTED, CHICHESTER], [2010]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of RAF Westhampnett through the eyes of pilots based here during 1940 to 1946. Westhampnett began as an emergency landing ground growing to satellite status and ultimately an important wartime airfield in its own right. continua a leggere
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- CENTURY, [1991]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 4to., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, and numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, backstrip lightly sunned else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent modern edition of the original work of 1919. continua a leggere
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- SEELEY SERVICE & CO., [1956]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: Roy. 4to., First Edition, with 450 illustrations, plans and diagrams in the text, free endpapers lightly spotted; original navy buckram, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. Bright copy of a standard reference. SCARCE. Law 0998. continua a leggere
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- SEELEY SERVICE, [1966]
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: Roy. 4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, over 170 half-tone plates from photographs and around 100 detailed plans (the majority folding); original navy buckram, gilt back, a remarkably bright, clean, fresh copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter moderately rubbed at extremities. A NOTABLE ASSOCIATION COPY OF A STANDARD REFERENCE. A printed copy of the author's initial request for additional photographs, published in 'Naval Review', is mounted on a rear leaf of text. This followed by three lengthy T.L.s from the author regarding SCORPION and related 'S'-class vessels. SCARCE IN THI... continua a leggere
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- EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE, 1962
- Libreria: Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books (Regno Unito)
- Note Bibliografiche: 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, numerous plates, and many maps and plans in the text, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpsper; grey cloth, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one tiny nick at upper edge of rear panel. Collects abridged versions of four works in a single volume: The Malakand Field Force, The River War, London to Ladysmith, Ian Hamilton's March. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. See Woods, p.16. continua a leggere
