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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 sturdyleaves 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 obliterationthis copy includes the 24pp life of crowley by thomas sprat and thereare errata notes on last page in volumeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiweight (with sturdy packaging): g approxplease note: fully insured delivery in sturdy packaging that does actually protect the contentsboards have tooled border and corner pieces, five raised bands, and red spine label with gilt letteringfor henry herringman, pp: [xviii]the 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 prosecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available\t this work consists of six main parts with their own separate pagination, three of which have their own title-page with the dateconsisting 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 jthe 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 occasionsthe works of mrengraved frontis portrait, head-pieces, and ornate initial lettersour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeotherwise leaves are clean and clear with generous marginsend-papers appear to have been replaced more recently
(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 fourth 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 greengreen cloth covers with gilt titles on the fronts and spinesbinding is good on all volumesoxfam bookshop lymington a scarce seven volume set of 'memories of the months' by sir herbert maxwell, some of which are first editionthe sixth series (, first edition) has five plates, the tissue guard of the frontispiece is tanned, no other protective tissuesthe 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 platesillustrated with tissue-protected plates many of which are photogravure, some from photographsthe first series (, sixth impression) has seven platesowner name dated on first free endpaper of first seriesthe fifth series (, first edition) has six 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 plateswith prefaces by the authorsee oxfam website for delivery information read moresome tanning to first and last endpapers particularly series sevenmaxwell's memories of the months comprised seven series through tosir 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 toall page edges are untrimmed, some still unseparated
70 €
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boards are front board and fep is becoming detachedapart from the front board the binding is firmall page edges are giltfive raised bands to spine with green title tileillustrated by numerous engravings on steel after jthe spine is slightly faded and rubbedinscription from previous owner to ffep see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe boards are worn at the extremitis and grubby in placesturner and with all his introductions, notes, various readings and notes by jg lockhart esqdecorated end papersinternally the book is mostly clean and unmarked with only occasional foxing to end papersoxfam bookshop st albans tan leather boards with ornate gilt embossed design to edges
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 backthe 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 teardespite 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 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 spineoxfam bookshop lymington first editionslight fading at the very tops of the boards and spine where exposed to the lightthe continents are dealt with in turn and a wide range of explorers are included from a variety of nationsno inscriptionsgreen cloth hard covers with gilt titles on the spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 unknown
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 spinevintage (first published ) series 497 ladybird book 'beaky the greedy duck'pages clean and crispstory by noel barrprinted in englandfrom a pet and smoke-free hometitle on spine running from bottom to topmore photos available upon requestillustrations by p b hickling publishers wills and hepworth ltd, loughboroughsome text pages have a wonderful little black line illustration of beaky with beautiful full page colour illustrations on the opposite pages throughout
8 €
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Title lettering and illustration to the front board and the spine, back board is plainthe boards are wornpp plus vocabulary listthe endpapers are tannedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepublished 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 companycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableand boards beginning to pull and corners are bumpedbound in taupe illustrated linen boardsi 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 tapeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesome of the plates are chipped around the edgesthe book is in good condition, the majority of the pages are clean and bright, it is tightly bound with no loose pagesspine a little cockedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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 tightgilt illustration and lettering to the spine alsoit is a first edition published inour 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 floridaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 2nd part of the book covers red sea, aden, malaysia, java, bali, australia, new zealand, fiji, tonga, samoa, tahiti, vancouver and home to englandround the world by frank hedges butler, founder of the royal aero club and hon treasurer of the royal automobile clubit features 79 b/w photographic platesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
51 €
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However the front board with endpapers is detached and the rear board almost detachedoxfam 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 jfull leather bindingthere is some foxing to pages and the spine is very cracked in reasonable condition for age, the block is intact, apart from a loose frontispiecesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe leather is scuffed and scraped, red label with gold lettering32, fleet street in
36 €
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There are also several inscriptions on the front page, seemingly the names of previous owners' 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 bottom 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 marksinside, there is also some discolouration to the edges of the first few pagesthe book is subtitled as 'an introduction of languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, etc'there is some foxing to the back pages and the top of the page edges are also discoloured this is an unusual book which is still valuable to students and scholars today, as it is still being reprintedit also states that it has been 'designed for students in the universities'the edges along the bottom and sides are a faint redoxfam bookshop lincoln published in , this is the fifth edition of the third volume of 'the method of teaching and studying the belles lettres'the title page is coming away from the binding, however the rest of the pages are in relatively good condition
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 fadeda handbook for travellers on the continent: being a guide to holland, belgium, prussia, northern germany and the rhine from holland to switzerlandit is published in by john murray and includes a large fold out of the entire area covered in this volumeour 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 available54 pages of adverts at the back and some of the cities mapshowever boards are firm and the pages are clean and tightthe citymaps of hamburg, dresden and koln are loose but intactplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website581 pages + 54 pages advertsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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 conditionthe scenic illustrations were painted on the spot by thomas stothard and the fishes were painted from nature by james inskipp"the third day", "the fourth day" and "the fifth day"320 pages plus catalogue 32 pagesour 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 availablegilt lettering and decoration on the spine which is showing some wear with fraying at the top and bottom, and part rippedthe 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"please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitei 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, inare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicorners slightly rubbed
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 legiblethere 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 honoxfam bookshop hexham this hardback edition was published by williams & norgate, london in , second impressionthe endpapers are sunned and foxed; details of a previous owner are written on the first pastedownthe 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 advertsmrs edward lyttleton at overstrand'there is no dustjacketsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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" see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe binding is soundthe corners are bumped"a christian theological bookthe top and bottom of the spine show signs of wearthe back free end paper show slight marksit uses the experience sayers had of literary creativity to illuminate christian doctrine about the nature of the doctrine of the trinitythe top edge is marked with a small stain, all edges are browned
(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 spinejust slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the bottom cornersin his introduction the author explains that this is aimed at those who wish to study the topic in earnestafter an historical preface there is an introductory survey of the iliad and odysseythe title is in gilt with two decorated capitalsthe two poems are then presented in a continuous summary, accompanied by detailed explanationsthe hesiodic poems are then treated in the same waya2 see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop sherwood this a volume from the series 'the dawn of european literature'the fold-out map 'to illustrate the catalogue of the ships' is present and in perfect condition
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 edges of the pages are gilt but the top edge is dull, the right hand edge and bottom are still brightthe 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 spine
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 photooxfam shop malvern hardcover in very good condition internallyfully illustrated with plans, drawings and photographs taken specially for this workwith frontispiece - 31 photographs - 48 full-page drawings - 28 line drawings in the text -19 plans and sections and one mapfoxing 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 brightxv,420pp, including indexsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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 germanthe 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 playersnew and unused, no outer cellophane on main box but game is new and unused - packs of cards inside still sealed
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 spineoxfam bookshop hexham covers the career of claverhouse from the accession of king james to the battle of killicrankie, and the death of dundeesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the third volume, published in , bound in blue boardssome light tanning and some foxing to the text
19 €
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The surface covering to the front board has torn away to reveal the underlying cardsome foxing to the first and last few pages, and occasionally elsewherethe textblock is annotation-freecondition: the boards are beginning to part company with the spinefairly heavy wear to the covers in the form of small tears, rubbing and stainingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe same is true of the paste downoxfam bookshop exeter a collection of articles from
50 €
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Volume 1 has a split by the front board gutter as shown in the last photo124 coloured plates altogetherour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store*buyer please pay within 3 days* read morethe plates are bright and cleanthe pages are clean, no foxingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall the plates are complete, i have taken photos of all the platespart of the lloyd's natural history collectionthe covers are good, with only slight wearthe first 3 volumes were published in and the 4th volume was published inplease view the photos for further details! shipped tracked and insuredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteall first editions, published by edward lloyd, limitedall in uniform size, hardback, 1st editionsa hand-book to the birds of great britain volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 by rin very good condition for its ageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikislight rubbing on the book corners and spine ends
(England)
62 €
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The front board is detachedoxfam bookshop lymington limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 36four other black & white illustrationsundated, possibly late 19th centurythe text block binding is tightgilt top page edges, fore edge and lower edge are untrimmedhalf bound with red leather corners and spine with raised bands, and marbled boardscolour frontispiece photo-etching of madame de la valliere with protective tissue sheetno inscriptionssaid to be the correspondence of elizabeth-charlotte, duchesse d'orleans, mother of the regent philippe ii, duke of orléans, france's ruler during the regencyshe 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 lifesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoccasional light foxing spotsthe spine is discoloured and the top third is missing, the remaining part is decorated with giltpublished in the usa by the grolier societymarbled endpapers
14 €
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The front board carries a lovely miniature portraitalso inscribed by the ownerthis is a souvenir of the maid of the mountains (a musical play in three acts) anniversary february 11th , as performed at daly's theatrecondition is very good with some wear to the boards and spinesigned by author(s)condition: very goodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis souvenir edition was strictly limited and this is copy nosigned by harold fraser-simson who is the composeroxfam 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 index originally published in , this edition was translated from the french by mrsdevonshire, and published inex-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 moreoxfam books & music romsey bound in dark blue cloth with title on spine in gilt; teg, other edges untrimmd; 8vo
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 logosfor 2-6 playersages 12+ recommendedit 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 swapsbrilliant family gameit’s easy to learn and fun to play
20 €
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Some foxing at ends; small stains to the front board and spineoxfam shop nether edge jcondition: finedecorated endpapers; pages slightly foxed; top edge gilt; decorated cloth binding12 colour plates) see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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 €