Search Results: Authors starting with A from Tarrington Books

London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1934. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Lacking jacket. Blue cloth binding. Spine has rubbing to ends and a vertical crease. Binding strained in a couple of places but sound. Foxing to page edges, free endpapers and title page. A few occasional spots to text. Scarce. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 185

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1961. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.75 x 9.25 inches (17 x 23.5 cm). Lacking jacket. Green buckram binding. Bumping to lower edge of boards. A few small rust spots to rear board. Good solid binding. Small stain to outer margin of p313/314, text is otherwise very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £14.65; USA £27.60; Oceania £30.50; Rest of World £25.15. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 6.75 x 9.25 inches (17 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 544

Paris: Challamel Aine, 1885. 2nd Edition . Very Good Minus. 6.5 x 9.75 inches (16 x 24 cm). Revised and enlarged second edition. Volume I only but complete in itself, this volume covers Chochinchina (Southern Vietnam) and Cambodia. Quarter dark green morocco leather binding with marbled boards. Spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering and ornaments. A little marking to boards and slight chipping to edges, good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Marbled endpapers. Browning to page edges and margins. Foxing to leading and trailing blanks, occasional patches to text. Two pages have margin markings in blue pencil. Light tide mark to lower and outer margins throughout. Tear and crease to lower corner of final page of text. Complete with the 8 plates, 4 fold-outs charts and 2 fold-out maps. French language. A nice solid example. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs… Read More

Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1876. Reprint . Good Plus. 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18 cm). Two volumes (possibly of a larger set.) Quarter red morocco bindings with marbled boards. Spines have five raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration. Rubbing and wear to edges of spines, wear to board corners, browning to page margins, some foxing to text, good solid bindings. French language. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 544 + 523

London: Oxford University Press, 1966. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 9.75 inches (15 x 25 cm). Card wraps. Slight creasing and marking. Clean text throughout. Very scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 6 x 9.75 inches (15 x 25 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 497-503

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1979. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (15 x 23 cm). Light scratching to spine, light marking to page edges. Very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0046240020. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (15 x 23 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 310

Paris: Librairie Germer-Bailliere et Cie, 1882. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 7 x 11 inches (17 x 28 cm). Signed by Author. Original wraps with foxing and browning to front cover, heavy foxing and browning to rear cover. Spine worn with split to top 8cm. Short tear and slight foxing to upper edge of half title page. Clean text throughout. Complete with all 6 plates. Inscribed and signed by co-author Dubujadoux to half title page. French language. Rare. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 7 x 11 inches (17 x 28 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 39, 6 plates

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1949. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Very Good. 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Dust jacket: Slight chipping to edges. Short tear to upper edge of rear cover with old tape repair to reverse. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First printing of the first US edition. Quarter beige buckram with blue cloth boards. Paper title label to spine. Small bump to foot of spine, otherwise in excellent condition throughout. An early sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Scarce. Overall book condition is Near Fine. Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 317

London: Frank Hollings, 1914. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Red buckram binding. Slight fading to spine. Some small light marks to front board and spine. Text has a couple of small marks and a few pencilled notes. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper: 'D. Miller, 17 February 1914.' David Miller was a long-standing member of the Metropolitan Chess Club, he also served as Club President from 1950-1956. We have several other volumes from this collection, including prize volumes from the Metropolitan Club. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. viii, 290

Cleveland, Ohio: J.H. Jansen, 1931. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 11.5 x 15 inches (29 x 39 cm). Lacking jacket. Blue leatherette binding. Wear to spine and corners, slight markings to rear board. Browning to page edges and margins. Small tear to outer margin or frontis. Some light foxing, otherwise clean throughout. A good solid example of this sought after title. Overall condition is Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: Europe £18.85; USA £35.40; Oceania £37.55; Rest of World £30.85. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 11.5 x 15 inches (29 x 39 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 143

London: The Research Publishing Co., 1975. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 7.25 x 10 inches (18.5 x 25 cm). Dust jacket: Wear and slight loss to corners of front cover. Old tape repairs to reverse have stained the upper corner. Rear cover has light soiling and slight wear to lower edge. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Blue cloth binding. Slight tape residue to corners of front board. Light foxing and a few light marks to page edges, very clean text throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to half title page. . Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 7.25 x 10 inches (18.5 x 25 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 158

London: Seeley Service and Co., 1956. Reprint . Very Good/Good. 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Spine browned and has wear to ends. Slight edge wear. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Quarter brown buckram with beige cloth boards. Foxing to page edges. Good solid binding, a few patches of foxing to text. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15.5 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 352

London: Penguin Books, 1956. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). A few small spots to front cover, slight browning to page edges and margins, otherwise very clean throughout. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 256

London: William Brendon and Son, Limited, 1926. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 9.25 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm). Limited first edition. Full leather binding with gilt arms to front board. Top page edge gilt. Slight rubbing to ends of spine. Very slight wear to corners of boards. Marbled endpapers. Light foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. Light rippling to the last 20 pages. Last two plates and list of subscribers have slight damage to outer margin where they had previously stuck together. Tear to page 207. This limited first edition has over 100 more pages than the trade edition issued in the following year. The plates also have captioned tissue guards in this edition. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 9.25 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: [8], 213

London: The New Leader, 1925. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 10.25 x 15 inches (26 x 38 cm). Includes articles: Old Ivor Jones - A Short Story (A. Williams-Ellis); Red Flowers of Russia (H.C. Stevens); Mr. Belloc Goes A-Sailing (C.E.M. Joad); Leeches that Suck the Worker - Socialise Insurance! (A. Emil Davies and A. Russell Jones). Browning and foxing, some chipping to edges. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 10.25 x 15 inches (26 x 38 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 16

London: Academic Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23 cm). Signed by Author. No jacket - as issued. Grey cloth binding. A couple of light marks to boards. From the private collection of renowned British archaeologist Sinclair Hood. Signed by Hood to front free endpaper (as MSF Hood), with his pencilled margin markings throughout the book. Overall condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0123247608. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches (16 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 334

London: The New Leader, 1928. 1st Edition . Good. 10.25 x 14 inches (26 x 35 cm). Includes articles: The I.L.P. Burns Its Boats - Saturday's Decision (A. Fenner Brockway); X Equals (Ellen Wilkinson, M.P.); Boston - A Contemporary Historical Novel of Sacco and Vanzetti (Upton Sinclair). Horizontal tear to page 5/6. Browning and foxing, some chipping to edges. A few pencilled margin markings. Overall condition is Good. Size: 10.25 x 14 inches (26 x 35 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 16

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1881. 3rd Edition . Very Good. 9 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm). Olive cloth binding. Very clean covers, slight bumping to corners, front hinge cracked but sound, small piece of paper residue to front pastedown endpaper. Front free endpaper slightly creased and has a short tear. Some margin notes and markings in ink and pencil. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 9 x 11.5 inches (23 x 29 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 116, 31

Manchester: Harlequin Press Co Ltd, 1948. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Maroon cloth binding, fading to spine and rear board. Light foxing to page edges, very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 208

London: A. & C. Black, 1909. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 6.75 x 9 inches (17 x 22.5 cm). First printing. Blue buckram binding. Gilt lettering and decoration to front board and spine. Spine has slight browning and rubbing to ends. Top page edge gilt but dulled. Browning and foxing to page edges. Tanning to endpapers, hlf title page and last page of ads. Patches of foxing throughout the text. Gift inscription to front free endpaper dated 1912. Complete with the 24 colour plates and fold-out map. A solid example from A. & C. Black's 7s 6d series. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 6.75 x 9 inches (17 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 4to. viii, 181