Search Results: History / General from Hall of Books

Diamond Books, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback edition, 1994, in overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - covers a touch rubbed to edges. Binding tight and appears almost unread. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

New York: Crowell-Collier Press, 1968. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First US printing hardback adapted from 'A History of Domesticated Animals' by F. E. Zeuner, 1968, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj rubbed to edges and spine a touch faded; red cloth boards generally clean and crisp with light bump to front lower rh corner. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Allen Lane, 2009. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first impression hardback, 2009, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Geoffrey Bles, 1933. Hardback. Good/Poor. Seventh edition hardback, 1933, with unclipped jacket. In overall good used condition in a poor dust jacket with some signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket tanned, worn and repaired (now protected); boards slightly tanned and rubbed to spine and edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation - Christmas gift inscription small and neat to front endpaper dated 1933 and associated signature to front pastedown; tanning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Victor Gollancz, 1938. 1st. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. J. F. Horrabin (maps). First edition Left Book Club hardback, 1938, with no jacket. In overall good used condition - original red boards tanned to spine, edges rubbed with corners slightly worns. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; light tanning to page-ends and end-papers but text and maps clean and clear throughout. Includes original Left Book Club flyer for recruiting new members. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Faber and Faber, 2004. 1st. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first impression hardback, 2004, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine, unread condition in a near fine dust jacket with faint crease to spine (now protected). Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small set of initials to front endpaper upper rh corner; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Bickers & Son Ltd, 1918. Hardback. Very Good. First UK edition hardback, 1918, with no jacket as issued. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - brown cloth boards, half bound in brown leather with gilt school crest to front, are clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unopened - hinges sound. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - school prize plate to front pastedown dated 1930; toning to page-ends but text, marbled endpapers and illustrations bright and clear throughout. A particularly handsome copy. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, Inc., 1968. Hardback. Very Good. American edition hardback reprint translated by D. C. Dunning, 1968, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards generally clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - ownership signature to front endpaper dated 1977; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Book Club Associates, 1971. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Book Club edition hardback, 1971, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a good dust jacket with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges and tanned to spine (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Constable, 1999. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. First UK edition hardback, 1999, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine condition in a near-fine, slightly rubbed, dust jacket. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears unopened; no annotation or inscriptions; text, illustrations and code tables bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Victor Gollancz, 1938. 1st. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. First edition Left Book Club hardback, 1938, with no jacket. In overall good used condition - original red boards lightly soiled and tanned to spine, lowers corners worn . Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text clean and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Book Club Associates, 1972. Hardback. Very Good/Good. First BCA edition hardback, 1972, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a good dust jacket with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed to edges (now in protective sleeve); boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions - previous owners name and address label to front endpaper; slight toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Jonathan Cape, 2000. 1st. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First edition first printing hardback, 2000, with unclipped jacket. In overall fine, unread condition (dust jacket now in protective wrapper). Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Dennis Dobson Limited, 1951. Hardback. Good/Fair. William Steig. First UK edition hardback, 1951, with unclipped jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dj tanned to spine, rubbed and chipped to edges and a little soiled; red cloth boards, slightly tanned at spine head where dj is chipped, remain generally clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback reprint, 1990, with unclipped jacket. In overall good to very good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj slightly faded to spine with short closed tear at spine head. Internally clean. Binding tight, with slight roll, and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; page-ends slightly dust-marked but text bright and clear throughout. This book weighs over 1kg. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Sidgwick & Jackson, 1979. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1979, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - dj slightly shelfworn. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. INCLUDES both 'floppy vinyl' singles. From a private collection, not an old library book. Photograph available.

Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1945. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Fair. First edition hardback, 1945, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition in a fair dust jacket with some minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket worn to edges, spine faded with large chip to spine tail (now protected); blue cloth boards lightly rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1967. Hardback. Good/Good. First edition eighth printing hardback, 1967, with unclipped jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket edge-worn (now protected); black boards bumped to spine tail. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Undated hardback edition, c. 1920s, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - original red cloth boards slightly soiled and rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding overall tight and appears little read - front hinge becoming soft, no annotations or inscriptions - name to ffep; tanning to end-papers and page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

Constable And Company Ltd, 1960. 1st. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First edition hardback, 1960, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed and slightly tanned to spine and edges with faint cup-ring to front cover (now protected); blue cloth boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; slight toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.