Search Results: Coventry from Stephen Rench

Coventry, 1927 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 371, [1] pages. In the original paper covered boards and cloth spine. Loosely inserted are a photograph of a older man and younger woman by a wooden grave marker for Charles Edwin Adkins together with a printed letter from the War Graves Commission in 1929 stating that permanent headstone have been erected in Isbergues Communal Cemetery. Charles Edwin Adkins is listed on page 11. Ink inscription to the front free end paper - To George, Bobby and Teddy from Granny in memory of Oct 8th 1927. Front free end paper creased..

Coventry: T. Burbidge, Standard Office, 1888 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 158 pages. There are 4 blank pages before page 1. Lacks the addenda listed on the contents page. An old ink note - not here. Rebound in modern cloth with the original printed cover pasted to the front board. A few ink notes to the margins. According to the preface 100 copies were printed. Ink owner's name to the head of page 1 - W.H. Greene, Newport, Mon, 1889..

London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co Limd, 1898 Book. Good. Hardcover. xxii, 391p + plates. Original green cloth, two small spots to front and lightly worn. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown - Sir Laurence Gomme. Then owned by local historian E.A.B. Barnard with his pencil signature to both bookplate and ffep. Tipped to ffep is an als from the author to EAB Barnard, 1924. Cutting tipped in on rear pastedown and obituary of MD Harris to front pastedown. Corner of one page of index has been folded over, otherwise a nice association copy..

Coventry: Printed by Taunton and Son, 1857 Book. Good. Hardcover. 85, [3]; 16 pages . The Unpolled voters list is bound in before page 75. Damage to some pages with paper repairs to the edges. Binding repaired with new spine, original cloth covered boards. Boards creased. New end papers. Interleaved but without any notes on the added pages. Browning to pages throughout..

London: Printed for William Ratten, bookseller in Coventry, and sold by J Osborn and T Longman in Pater Noster Row, 1733 Book. Good. Full leather. [2], vi, 242, [4] pages. ESTC T18794, but here the 4 unnumbered pages are bound at the end rather than after page 174 and also here without the final errata leaf. Printed by WIlliam Bowyer, 500 copies printed. Old leather boards with new spine and also a repaired patch to the rear board. New front end papers, with a window showing an old owner's inscription - Thos Dawson Felmonger in Coventry. Rear free end paper repaired. The volume is contained within a custom made book box..

Coventry: Merridew and son, 1825 Book. Illus. by Jee, D. Good. Hardcover. [vi], 226, [iv]p + 10 plates. 4 pages of engraved music included in the pagination. Some pages printed in black and red. Some light browning throughout, particularly to pages opposite the plates. In remains of original binding, spine torn and with large section missing, boards damp stained. Title page a little creased and frontis spotted..

Coventry: Merridew and son, 1825 Book. Illus. by Jee, D. Good. Hardcover. [vi], 226, [iv]p + 10 plates. 4 pages of engraved music included in the pagination. Pages 83-112 printed in black and red. The plates are marked proof and are printed on india paper. This is a Large Paper copy - as noted on the lettering label to the spine - Large Paper 75 copies and the price of six Guineas. In the original cloth covered boards, spine has been relaid, but retaining most of the original and the original lettering label. New end papers. Bookplate of John L Marks. Occasional spotting to pages. Plate 5 of Hell mouth is vividly hand coloured. There is an additional plate, a portrait of Thomas Sharp among the preliminary pages..