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\t\t\t condition: binding copy - front board detached yet present and both boards show bumps to fore-corners and moderate wear\t a folio sized (304mm x 192mm) volume in contemporary full leather that is partially disbound with the front board detached, yet present\t as the block is very decent, this copy should prove highly rewarding after the attention of a competent binder who could easily perform the board re-attachmentspine a little more worn with wear to spine-ends, remnants of spine label, and rear outer hinge is split - despite this the rear board is still firmly attached and block is very sturdy\t this work consists of six main parts with their own separate pagination, three of which have their own title-page with the dateotherwise leaves are clean and clear with generous marginsthe last section includes a proposition for the advancement of experimental philosophy, a discourse by way of vision, concerning the government of oliver cromwell, and several discourses by way of essays in verse and proseleaves show light age-goldening, the occasional isolated spot here and there, and there are some 25 leaves with what appears to be a printing flaw [in the same position], which is a central patch of diluted ink[?] of varying intensity throughout [see photos] - from these a small number of words are affected with varying degrees of obliterationplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableengraved frontis portrait, head-pieces, and ornate initial lettersboards have tooled border and corner pieces, five raised bands, and red spine label with gilt letteringare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifor henry herringman, pp: [xviii]the works of mrour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeweight (with sturdy packaging): g approxthis copy includes the 24pp life of crowley by thomas sprat and thereare errata notes on last page in volumeconsisting of those which were formerly printed: and those which he design'd for the press, now published out of the authors original copies \t\t first edition published in london and printed by jend-papers appear to have been replaced more recentlythe remaining five main parts with sepatate pagination are: miscellanies, the mistress (with t-p), pindarique odes (with t-p), davideis (with t-p), and verses written on several occasions
(England)
109 €
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All spines are bumped at the tops and bases, the front board of vol ii is bumped at the top edge, the front board of vol v has a short yellowish line near the right edgethe fifth series (, first edition) has six platesthe green colour does vary with three volumes in a more olive-type green and three veering towards a more bottle-type greensome tanning to first and last endpapers particularly series sevenwith prefaces by the authorillustrated with tissue-protected plates many of which are photogravure, some from photographsthe first series (, sixth impression) has seven platesthe third series (, first edition) has six plates the protective tissues of which are foxed and which in turn has lightly affected some of the platesbinding is good on all volumesgreen cloth covers with gilt titles on the fronts and spinesowner name dated on first free endpaper of first seriesthe seventh series (, first edition) has five plates the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuesthe second series (, first edition) has five platesthe fourth series (, first edition) has six platessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe sixth series (, first edition) has five plates, the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuessir herbert eustace maxwell, 7th baronet of monreith, kt, pc, frs, frgs () was a scottish novelist, essayist, horticulturalist and conservative politician who sat in the house of commons from tomaxwell's memories of the months comprised seven series through tooxfam bookshop lymington a scarce seven volume set of 'memories of the months' by sir herbert maxwell, some of which are first editionall page edges are untrimmed, some still unseparated
70 €
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Apart from the front board the binding is firmboards are front board and fep is becoming detacheddecorated end papersthe boards are worn at the extremitis and grubby in placesoxfam bookshop st albans tan leather boards with ornate gilt embossed design to edgesthe spine is slightly faded and rubbedfive raised bands to spine with green title tileinscription from previous owner to ffep see oxfam website for delivery information read moreillustrated by numerous engravings on steel after jturner and with all his introductions, notes, various readings and notes by jg lockhart esqall page edges are giltinternally the book is mostly clean and unmarked with only occasional foxing to end papers
34 €
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The front endpaper has a neat inscriptionoxfam shop sherwood blue boards with, on the spine, brown lettering and a brown line drawing that overflows onto the front boardinside, the front and back have the same drawing of the boy discovering the borrowers under the floorthe book is very slightly cocked, the corners have a touch of rubbing and the blue has become mottled on both front and backdespite the defects, this is overall a good, solid, early (second impression) copy of the inventive children's classic that was awarded the carnegie medala2 see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe jacket is intact but is worn and has some loss, especially at the head and tail of the spine and on the back; the rear flap has a 5cm closed tearthe text remains in very good condition, enlivened by diana stanley's colour frontispiece and the truly evocative brown line drawings so appropriate to the story
17 €
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The globe image on the front of the dust jacket and the star on its spine have left ghost images on the cloth of the front board and spine of the bookunclipped dust jacket has some discolouration near the top edges and around the margins of the back; there is a tear at the top right corner of the front and a minor amount of chipping at the top of the spineno inscriptionsthe author, a librarian at the royal geographical society, compiled this comprehensive picture of the history of exploration which is a testimony to the courage and resilience of those willing to face the hazards of journeys into the unknowngreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsoxfam bookshop lymington first editionslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the light
9 €
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Charming, slightly raised, colour picture from the story stuck onto the centre of the front boardblack line drawings relating to the story inside front and backgood, used condition – light wear corners, top and bottom of spine and a small split at bottom front of spinemore photos available upon requestprinted in englandsome text pages have a wonderful little black line illustration of beaky with beautiful full page colour illustrations on the opposite pages throughoutfrom a pet and smoke-free homestory by noel barrvintage (first published ) series 497 ladybird book 'beaky the greedy duck'pages clean and crisptitle on spine running from bottom to topillustrations by p b hickling publishers wills and hepworth ltd, loughborough
8 €
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Title lettering and illustration to the front board and the spine, back board is plainthe endpapers are tannedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibound in taupe illustrated linen boardspublished around by ward, lock, bowden, and co of london - i have pinned the date down to as bowden joined ward lock in and the company was called that from to when it changed to a limited companyand boards beginning to pull and corners are bumpedsome of the plates are chipped around the edgesspine a little cockedthe book is in good condition, the majority of the pages are clean and bright, it is tightly bound with no loose pagesi have here a book entitled the three famous voyages of captain james cook round the world, narrating his discoveries and adventures in tierra del fuego, tahiti, new zealand, etc together with the account of his murder at hawaii and the subsequent voyage of captain king to kamtschatka, japan and china, with numerous full page illustrations and engravings in the text - including two large fold out maps the world and australia, both are torn and have been repaired with tapepp plus vocabulary listplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe boards are worncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
59 €
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The book is presented by the author to denham-smith and there is also frank hedges butler's business card red hardboards with gilt globe and lettering to the front boardsome marks to edges of boards, especially the rear board but firm and binding tightit features 79 b/w photographic platesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe 2nd part of the book covers red sea, aden, malaysia, java, bali, australia, new zealand, fiji, tonga, samoa, tahiti, vancouver and home to englandit is a first edition published inround the world by frank hedges butler, founder of the royal aero club and hon treasurer of the royal automobile clubgilt illustration and lettering to the spine alsoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe author's journey takes him from southampton to new york and then to hawaii, the pacific islands, japan, korea, china, hong kong, singapore, brazil, falkland islands, patagonia, chile, peru, panama, cuba, and florida
51 €
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However the front board with endpapers is detached and the rear board almost detachedthere is some foxing to pages and the spine is very crackedthe leather is scuffed and scraped, red label with gold lettering32, fleet street inoxfam bookshop sevenoaks the seasons by james thomson, a new edition adorned with a set of engravings from original designs, to which is added an essay on the plan and character of the poem, by j in reasonable condition for age, the block is intact, apart from a loose frontispiecefull leather bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
36 €
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' this is a hardbound book with some discolouration on the outer boards and spine, and the front board is beginning to come away from the spine at the bottomthere are also several inscriptions on the front page, seemingly the names of previous ownersthe title page is coming away from the binding, however the rest of the pages are in relatively good conditionthere is some foxing to the back pages and the top of the page edges are also discolouredthe book is subtitled as 'an introduction of languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, etc' this is an unusual book which is still valuable to students and scholars today, as it is still being reprintedthe edges along the bottom and sides are a faint redinside, there is also some discolouration to the edges of the first few pages see oxfam website for delivery information read morethis copy would appeal to those who value old books, and collectorsthe book contains some passages from 'famous poets and orators' with 'critical remarks on themthere are no pencil, pen, or highlighter marksit also states that it has been 'designed for students in the universities'oxfam bookshop lincoln published in , this is the fifth edition of the third volume of 'the method of teaching and studying the belles lettres'
35 €
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Brown cloth with gilt lettering to the front board and to the spinefront hinge is partially split and spine is a little fadedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit is published in by john murray and includes a large fold out of the entire area covered in this volumea handbook for travellers on the continent: being a guide to holland, belgium, prussia, northern germany and the rhine from holland to switzerland54 pages of adverts at the back and some of the cities mapsthe citymaps of hamburg, dresden and koln are loose but intact581 pages + 54 pages advertsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehowever boards are firm and the pages are clean and tightcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
46 €
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Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering surrounded by a gilt illustration and black border lines on the front boardfront hinge partially cracked but all pages are firm and the book is in very good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii have a book entitled the complete angler or the contemplative man's recreation being a discourse of rivers fish-ponds fish and fishing written by izaak walton and instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream by charles cotton with original memoirs and notes by sir harris nicolas and sixty illustrations from designs by stothard and inskipp published by chatto and windus, london, inthe popularity of the complete angler continues unabated and in this edition the text is that of the fifth edition, published in and here the dialogue naturally forms five divisions marked "the first day", "the second day"corners slightly rubbed"the third day", "the fourth day" and "the fifth day"the scenic illustrations were painted on the spot by thomas stothard and the fishes were painted from nature by james inskippplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store320 pages plus catalogue 32 pagesgilt lettering and decoration on the spine which is showing some wear with fraying at the top and bottom, and part rippedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
50 €
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The green cloth binding is in a poor condition overall: the spine is discoloured and worn where it joins the front board and the corners are heavily bumped, bent and discolouredthe gilt decoration on the front cover has almost been obliterated due to damage, although the small gilt lettering to the right of the cover remains legibleoxfam bookshop hexham this hardback edition was published by williams & norgate, london in , second impressionthe gilt lettering on the spine is similarly damagedhowever, the binding is holding and the contents appear to be complete and include a fold-out map of the 'flower border' and pages of advertsthere are numerous black and white photographs and coloured frontispiece (unfortunately damaged in the top right hand corner, as is the tissue guard) showing 'a mixed border in the garden of honmrs edward lyttleton at overstrand'the endpapers are sunned and foxed; details of a previous owner are written on the first pastedownsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is no dustjacket
8 €
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Oxfam bookshop keynsham the book is in good condition though the front board is bowedthe front paste down end paper has a book plate glued to it"a christian theological bookthe top and bottom of the spine show signs of wearthe back free end paper show slight marksthe top edge is marked with a small stain, all edges are browned" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe corners are bumpedit uses the experience sayers had of literary creativity to illuminate christian doctrine about the nature of the doctrine of the trinitythe binding is sound
(England)
29 €
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Internally there is a prize plate to the back of the front board but otherwise the book is impeccableblue-grey boards with black lettering and simple design on both front and spineoxfam shop sherwood this a volume from the series 'the dawn of european literature'the title is in gilt with two decorated capitalsthe fold-out map 'to illustrate the catalogue of the ships' is present and in perfect conditiona2 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreafter an historical preface there is an introductory survey of the iliad and odysseyin his introduction the author explains that this is aimed at those who wish to study the topic in earnestthe two poems are then presented in a continuous summary, accompanied by detailed explanationsthe hesiodic poems are then treated in the same wayjust slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the bottom corners
19 €
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45 caliber bullet) in diameter that has been drilled through the front board and the first 190 pages of text, which does not effect any of the printed text as it is placed in the lower margin of each pageoxfam bookshop cardiff the classic story of lost youth in the horror of the american civil war in black cloth with blindstamped american eagle on front cover, the lettering is giltthere is a circular hole 7/16" (the same as athis hole along with splashes of red was deliberately produced to give the book a dramatic appearance see oxfam website for delivery information read more
24 €
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The front board is separating from the pages but is still attached, otherwise the binding is firm and the hinge is tight see oxfam website for delivery information read moreinternally the pages are bright and clean with no rips, tears or folds, the front free end-paper has been cut and there is a small dated inscription at the top of one of the pages (photo 4)oxfam books & music hythe this book was published by frederick warne and co of london in and has dark green boards with a decorative impressed design which is gold, black and redthe boards show some signs of wear from use these include but are not restricted to shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to the corners and top and bottom of the spinethe edges of the pages are gilt but the top edge is dull, the right hand edge and bottom are still bright
14 €
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Some of the pages are rough-cut at the front edgeboards are in fair condition, worn at spine sides and spine has faded, the front board is bright with gilt title and decoration - see photowith frontispiece - 31 photographs - 48 full-page drawings - 28 line drawings in the text -19 plans and sections and one mapoxfam shop malvern hardcover in very good condition internallysee oxfam website for delivery information read morefoxing on the endpapers, and at the fore-edge of some of the pages, just along the very tip of some of the pages, otherwise the pages are very clean and brightfully illustrated with plans, drawings and photographs taken specially for this workxv,420pp, including index
25 €
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Box has a slight tear to frontthe logo board game mini game travel version
1 €
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The green board game - egyptians board game - age 7the green board game - egyptians board game - age 7+ educational gameeducational board game with over 200 questions about this period of historyinstructions, cards and game board are in 3 different languages - english, french and germannew and unused, no outer cellophane on main box but game is new and unused - packs of cards inside still sealedthe object of the game is to become supreme pharaoh by collecting a full set of pharaoh cards and safely entombing them in a pyramid! for 2 to 4 players
5 €
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There are a few white marks on the front board and signs of wear to the edges and corners and to the top and tail of the spinesome light tanning and some foxing to the textthis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boardssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundee
19 €
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The surface covering to the front board has torn away to reveal the underlying cardthe same is true of the paste downcondition: the boards are beginning to part company with the spinesome foxing to the first and last few pages, and occasionally elsewheresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop exeter a collection of articles fromfairly heavy wear to the covers in the form of small tears, rubbing and stainingthe textblock is annotation-free
50 €
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Volume 1 has a split by the front board gutter as shown in the last photoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin very good condition for its agepart of the lloyd's natural history collectiona hand-book to the birds of great britain volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 by r124 coloured plates altogetherthe covers are good, with only slight wearall the plates are complete, i have taken photos of all the platesslight rubbing on the book corners and spine ends*buyer please pay within 3 days* read moreall first editions, published by edward lloyd, limitedthe first 3 volumes were published in and the 4th volume was published inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall in uniform size, hardback, 1st editionsthe plates are bright and cleanplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredthe pages are clean, no foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
(England)
62 €
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The front board is detachedno inscriptionsgilt top page edges, fore edge and lower edge are untrimmedhalf bound with red leather corners and spine with raised bands, and marbled boardsfour other black & white illustrationsundated, possibly late 19th centurythe text block binding is tightshe gained literary and historical importance primarily through her correspondence, which is of cultural and historical value due to her sometimes very blunt descriptions of french court lifesaid to be the correspondence of elizabeth-charlotte, duchesse d'orleans, mother of the regent philippe ii, duke of orléans, france's ruler during the regencythe spine is discoloured and the top third is missing, the remaining part is decorated with giltmarbled endpaperssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished in the usa by the grolier societyoccasional light foxing spotsoxfam bookshop lymington limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 36colour frontispiece photo-etching of madame de la valliere with protective tissue sheet
14 €
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The front board carries a lovely miniature portraitthis is a souvenir of the maid of the mountains (a musical play in three acts) anniversary february 11th , as performed at daly's theatrethis souvenir edition was strictly limited and this is copy nocondition is very good with some wear to the boards and spinesigned by harold fraser-simson who is the composeralso inscribed by the ownersigned by author(s)see oxfam website for delivery information read morecondition: very goodoxfam bookshop clifton harold fraser-simson - the maid of the mountains ()Â ascherberg, hopwood & crew ltd
(England)
64 €
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Volume i is slightly water speckled on the front board and both are somewhat foxed throughoutvol i: (vii) 293 pp, with tissue-guarded, frontispiece photogravure portrait of pasteur; vol ii: (vii) 336 pp, inc indexoxfam books & music romsey bound in dark blue cloth with title on spine in gilt; teg, other edges untrimmd; 8vo originally published in , this edition was translated from the french by mrsex-library; both volumes have a name in ink, dated , and a library label on ffep, together with dewey classification number on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read moredevonshire, and published in
20 €
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The logo board game is all about those logos and the things wrapped up in themthe logo board game - of things you know and love! item is collection only or postage (4£) brand new - never actually been usedjust answer the questions about i leap around the board the first player to answer correctly in the winning zone wins! our life is full of things! from chocolate to cereal, football to flowers - and they all have logosit taps into the knowledge we’ve piled up over our lives and adds a few astonishing facts and surprises to entertain the whole family! rrp: £ no refunds no returns no swapsfor 2-6 playersages 12+ recommendedit’s easy to learn and fun to playbrilliant family game
20 €
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Some foxing at ends; small stains to the front board and spine) see oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorated endpapers; pages slightly foxed; top edge gilt; decorated cloth binding12 colour platesoxfam shop nether edge jcondition: fine
15 €
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Have i got news for you board game, the best board game ever-allegedly, complete
4 €
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A line in the sand board gamethe battle of iraq (the first gulf war) vintage board game
8 €