Search Results: LITERATURE from Richard Thornton Books

London: Sidgwick & Jackson. This is a Good Copy of this book in Publisher's black cloth with paper title label to spine lettered in black.No Dust-Jacket.Nice copy with NO previous ownership inscriptions present.Firm binding with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine.Some spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Small 8vo 63pp Reprint . Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1930.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in brown coloured boards with green title lettering to spine and the upper cover in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has some modest rubbing and wear along the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not price Clipped.The book has one previous owner's address stamp to the front pastedown and front endpaper plus one inscription to the front pastedown.The binding remains firm with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Contents remain lovely and clean internally and the dust-wrapper comes well protected in a cover sleeve,8vo 304pp Early Edition Circa 1940's . Very Good+. Hardcover.

London: Typis Lichfieldianis Prostant Apud Ricardum Davis Oxon . This book translated into Latin hexameters by William Coward First Edition in Latin.With Corrigenda and blank at end of volume,and there is some identification of characters written in ink by contemporary hand to page edge margins.Nicely bound in a 19th Century half roan binding over marbled boards with gilt titles to spine.Light wear to the head and tail of spine.There is some foxing to the endpapers,pre-lims and sporadically internally.Scarce title (iv) 34pp [2) corrigenda and blank leaf Dated 1682. NB: John Dryden and Absalon Et Actitopel: Absalom and Achitophel is a celebrated satirical poem by John Dryden, written in heroic couplets.John Dryden was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and also a playwright.He was made England's first ever Poet Laureate in 1668. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. .… Read More

Shaftesbury: Printed and Published By J Rutter. Ex Libris Copy from the University of Bristol reference Library.Bookplates to the front inside board,and a few other stamps,but nothing too intrusive.The pages have a little foxing and darkening,mainly clean and tidy though.Contemporary unsigned binding with some rubbing to the spine edges,but overall a sound copy 219pp Early Edition (revised) . Good. Hardcover. Early Inprint. 1823.

Melton Mowbray: Wymondham. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in brown cloth boards with blue title lettering to the spine and upper cover.Illustrated by Juliet Standing.There are NO previous ownership names present.The book is a Limited Edition of just 80 copies and published for private distribution..The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.The contents remain clean internally,8vo First Edition 1st Impression . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1977.

Oslo Norway: H. Aschehoug & Co . This is a Very Good Copy of this book in a red type of faux leather binding with gilt title lettering to spine.Patterned endpapers.The book has NO previous names or inscriptions present.Illustrated title page (see pic) Limited Edition one of 300 Copies only this being numbered 35 and stated on the Limitations Page is that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth was presented with Copy no 1 on her State Visit to Oslo in June 1955.The book has 5 written pieces by British and Norwegian students of Anglo-Norse relations and is a celebration of the cooperative spirit that has existed between our two Nations,8vo 152pp (Ltd Edition) 1955 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1955.

London: Smith,Elder & Co . This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in publisher's original red cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and front cover.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.There are NO loose leaves.The outer boards are a little rubbed and worn to extremities with a few small surface marks to covers.The contents of the book remain relatively clean with a few thumbing marks and odd foxing spot internally mostly to the page margins of the text.Slight bleeding of the red dye of the cloth to the first 15 pages along text block edge.There are a total of 12 adventures by Sherlock Holmes contained within.Illustrated in black and white by Sidney Paget.A decent addition to any collector of Sherlock Holmes,8vo 341pp + 2 pages of advertisements at rear of the book.New Edition Dated [1907] . Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition.. 1907.

London: J.M. Dent & Co. This is a Good Copy of this book in brown cloth with gilt title lettering to both spine and upper cover.No dust-jacket.This copy has a coloured frontispiece by Chas Robinson and a further 17 full page attractive black and white plates by Robinson.Top edge of the book is in gilt with other page edges untrimmed.This copy has one erased name to the ffep.There is some spotting to the endpapers and to the fore-edge of the book with spine now slightly dulled in tone.The book is undated but is circa 1900.A decent copy of an uncommon title with the Chas Robinson engravings present.8vo 227pp . Good. Hardcover. 1900.

London: George G Harrap & Company . This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in red cloth with black title lettering to spine and upper cover in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has just a couple of tiny closed tears to the extremities of the wrapper.HNot Price clipped,and the book has one previous inscription present to the front endpaper.Clean bright copy internally.The book has a firm binding with NO hinge weakness.8vo 255pp Reprint [1943] . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1943.

London: Ward Lock & Co. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in brown tan coloured boards with black title lettering to spine in a Good Dust-Jacket which has some rubbing and creasing along the outer edges of the wrapper and with a few small closed tears to extremties.Price clipped.There are NO previous ownership names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with NO hinge weakness.There is some spotting showing to the page edges.The dust-jacket comes well protected in a cover sleeve.8vo 190pp Reprint Undated Circa 1950 . Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. 1950.

London: George G Harrap & Company . This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in red cloth with black title lettering to spine and upper cover in a Very Good Dust-Jacket that has just a couple of tiny closed tears to the extremities of the wrapper.Not Price clipped,and the book has one previous owner's name to the front endpaper and one to the inner flapof the dust-wrapper.Clean bright and tight copy internally.The book has a firm binding with NO hinge weakness.8vo 319pp Reprint [1943] . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1943.

Philadelphia and New York: J.B.Lippincott Company. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's hardcover cloth,in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,which has a little rubbing and wear to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Price clipped and this copy has been SIGNED with dedication by both Authors on the Front endpaper.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Clean copy internally.8vo 148pp Second Printing . Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 1968.

London: Francis Aldor. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's black cloth with gilt title lettering to spine,in a Good Dust-Jacket which appears to be that of The Saturn Press published in 1949 one year later than the Aldor publication.Still remains a scarce wrapper but it comes with the Aldor First Edition book.price clipped and the wrapper has three repaired closed tears and some general rubbing/creasing and wear to the extremities.Light spotting and crinkling to the blank front endpape.This copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning to spine.A rare title in dust-jacket of this highly popular novel and well described as a Wildly funny novel somewhat bizarre.It's an eccentric and strangely absorbing work.H. Hatterr is the son of a European merchant officer and a lady from Penang who has been raised and educated in missionary schools in Calcutta.His story is of his search for… Read More

Dublin: Daripress. This is a Fine Copy of this book in soft cover wraps.The book has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the Authorn on the dedication page.Lovely clean copy internally,stapled wrappers 24pp First Edition . Fine. Soft Covers. First Edition. 1992.

London: Sampson Low,Marston & Co. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in publisher's red cloth with black title lettering to spine and upper cover,In a Very Good Dust-Jacket with a couple of small closed tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not price clipped (5/- net) and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.There is a little foxing to the fore-edge of the book.The d/j comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.Undated circa 1930's 8vo 376pp . Very Good. Hardcover.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover.This copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions.The biinding remains firm with no hinge weakness and their is no leaning or rolling to spine.Their is some spotting to the fore-edge of the book and to it's endpapers.This copy was acquired from the impressive private collection of a former high ranking Mason and a senior figure in a London Law Firm,8vo 152pp First Edition . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1914.

Londonderry: Guildhall Press. This is a Fine Copy of this Paperback book that has NO previous names or inscriptions present.This copy was acquired from the private collection of Ursula Owen Co Founder of Virago Press in 1974 and who sat as one of the Judges on the Panel of The Orwell Prize for 2011.8vo 181pp First Edition 1st Impression . Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 2010.

New York: Harper & Row. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in red and blue cloth with gilt title ;lettering to spine.No dust-jacket.This copy has been SIGNED by the Writer and poet Cecil Day Lewis on the front endpaper.This copy has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The book was acquired from the private working library of Cecil Day Lewis from his House in Greenwich.Cecil Day-Lewis CBE was an Irish poet and the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake. He is the father of the double oscar winning Daniel Day-Lewis and documentary filmmaker and television chef Tamasin Day-Lewis.We have many more titles in stock from his working library.Thick 8vo 1273pp Size: 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1965.

London: Ward lock and Co. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine and upper cover.No dust-jacket.This copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has just a little stitching showing through at front gutter hinge.There is some slight rippling to cloth along spine.Undated But Circa 1900 8vo 166pp . Very Good. Hardcover.

Boston: Fields,Osgood and Co. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's original green coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover.This copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and the contents remain in nice clean and collectable condition.There are just a few marks to the lower cover of the book.8vo 100pp First US Edition 1st Impression . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1869.