Search Results: Authors starting with A from The Old Bookshelf

United Kingdom: T. Nelson and Sons. Good. 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. A Good undated (late 19th Century?) First Edition hardcover without dustjacket in aged brown boards, rubbed and bumped to corners. Edges are bevelled, with delicate gilt decorated panel and lettering. The faded spine is bumped and rubbed to the ends. Internally, the front free endpaper has been removed, no writing or stamps, bright, occasionally lightly foxed pages, all edges gilt - a nice copy. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

United Kingdom: Swan Hill Press. Near Fine. 2003. Reprint. Hardcover. 1853105015 . A Near Fine 2003 reprint hardcover, in Near Fine dustjacket. Book is in clean green cloth boards, with bright gilt titles. Spine head is bumped, else Fine. Price-clipped dustjacket is bumped to spine head. A very nice, tight copy. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 158 pages .

United Kingdom: Gollancz. Very Good. 2011. Paperback. 9780575097582 . Very Good paperback with uncreased spine, rubbed to ends. Corners very lightly bumped. Edges very lightly tanned. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; A Rivers Of London Novel; Vol. 1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages .

United Kingdom: Angry Robot. New. 2016. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 0857664743 . NEW - A Fine new 1st Edition paperback (numberline consists of '1'). Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 7.72 X 5.20 X 1.50 inches; 400 pages .

United Kingdom: Universities' Mission to Central Africa. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. READING COPY - A Good hardcover in a Fair price-clipped dustjacket. The book is in slightly foxed green boards, lightly bumped to corners, the spine is bumped to the ends, with damage to the head and some lean. Internally, previous owner's name inked to front pastedown, lightly toned pages, foxed to the text-block edges. The scarce, foxed and soiled dustjacket, with faint moisture stain to the spine, is creased to the edges, with small closed tears and moderate losses to the spine ends and adjacent panels and tips - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 60x40 .

Alexander Gardner. Good+. 1917. Second Edition. Hardcover. A good 1917 2nd Edition hardcover without dustwrapper in slightly soiled green boards, sunned spine with lightly rubbed /bumped ends, sharp corners, name on front endpaper, toned pages. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

United Kingdom: Penguin. Very Good. 1951. Paperback. A Very Good Plus paperback with uncreased, toned spine, bright, slightly creased and edge-worn covers. Internally, owner's stamp in Gaelic on reverse title page, unmarked tanned pages. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; Mass Market PB .

United Kingdom: Orbit. Very Good+. 2013. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 1841498904 . Near Fine 1st Paperback Edition with uncreased spine and single bumped corner. Edges lightly foxed. Internally, some light foxing to prelims, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Dagger and the Coin; Vol. 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 528 pages .

United Kingdom: Nelson Thornes Ltd. Near Fine. 1989. First Edition. Paperback. 0859509389 . A Near Fine paperback, with uncreased spine and some light shelf-wear, else Fine. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; Extending Science; Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages .

United Kingdom: Poetry Book Society. Good+. 1975. Paperback. A Good used trade paperback, with creasing to faded spine, slight creasing to edge- and shelf-worn covers. Internally, no writing or stamps, ivory pages with a small spot to the lower text-block edge. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

United Kingdom: Chatto & Windus. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1856197115 . Very Good 1st Edition hardcover (full numberline from 1) in Very Good dustjacket. Clean black cloth boards lightly bumped to spine ends. Corners sharp. Some very light foxing to edges. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Unclipped dustjacket bumped to spine ends. Some very light shelf-wear. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 448 pages .

Gollancz. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1958. First Edition (?). Hardcover. A very good 1958 presumed 1st edition Gollancz hardcover in a very good minus dustwrapper complete with advertising band. The book is in clean red boards lightly bumped to the spine ends, small bookshop plate inside the front cover, no writing or stamps, clean toned pages tanned/lightly foxed to the text-block edges. The aged unclipped dustwrapper is soiled to the edges and lightly creased to the edges supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. The original white paper advertising band with a quote from "A. N. Gilkes, The High Master of St. Paul's" has two closed tears (the spine and the front flap fold). Altogether a nice copy of a scarce title. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

United Kingdom: Triangle. Good+. 1987. Paperback. 0281042845 . A good paperback without creases to the spine, lightly creased and edge-worn covers. Internally a name written on the front endpaper, no writing or stamps, toned pages toned to the text-block edges. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages .

United Kingdom: Arbroath Herald. Very Good. 1997. Paperback. 0900454164 . A very good paperback without creases to the spine, slightly soiled lightly edge-worn covers, no writing or stamps, clean pages. A small anthology of poetry, mostly in Scots. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland; X X ; 54 pages .

United Kingdom: Claymore Press. Very Good+. 1981. Softcover. 0950749206 . SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - A very good paperback, signed and dedicated to Alastair Dunnett on front endpaper by author (Seamus) without creases to spine or slightly edgeworn covers which have several small spots, no writing or stamps, unmarked pages. A small label on the cover says "International Gathering Scotland - 1981 - The Year of the Scot". An interesting selection of poems many written in the Scottish vernacular. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Signed by Author .

United Kingdom: Pan Books. Very Good+. 1985. First Paperback Edition; Second Printing. Paperback. 0330287001 . About Near Fine 2nd Printing paperback (full numberline) with uncreased spine, lightly rubbed to ends. Edges lightly tanned. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Vol. 4; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 191 pages .

United States of America: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1989. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671625837 . Very Good 1st American Edition hardcover (full numberline from 1) in Good dustjacket. Clean quarter cloth boards bumped to spine ends. Corners very lightly bumped with a little rubbing. Edges tanned and lightly foxed. Internally, no writing or stamps. Clean, bright pages. Unclipped dustjacket bumped to extremities. Some light tanning to panels. Internally, lightly tanned. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages .

United Kingdom: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Good+. 1898. Hardcover. A Good 1898 hardcover without dustjacket. Book is in aged, decorative, red, cloth-covered boards with embossed illustration to the front board and bright gilt lettering, rubbed to the edges and bumped and rubbed to the corners. The decorative spine is faded, with mostly rubbed gilt lettering, bumped and rubbed to the ends. Internally, the inner paste-down shows signs of something attached and there is a faint book-plate shadow to the front endpaper, a childish name is inked on the frontispiece tissue (engraved frontispiece of Lady Jane Grey), clean pages, very lightly toned and lightly foxed to the text-block edges. A nice copy. One of the Nelson Girls' Select Library Series. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; Nelson Girls' Select Library .

United Kingdom: Constable. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. A good 1920 hardcover in an about good dustwrapper. The book is in slightly soiled grey quarter-bound paper covered boards bumped to the corners, the cloth backstrip is slightly foxed and bumped to the ends, internally no writing or stamps, unmarked ivoried pages with aged rought-cut text-block edges. The scarce fragile dustwrapper is foxed/soiled/sunned, creased to the edges with small losses to the spine ends/tips supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .

United Kingdom: Hutchinson. Very Good. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0091740630 . Very Good 1st Edition hardcover (full numberline from 1) in Very Good dustjacket. Clean black cloth boards lightly bumped to spine ends and lower corners. Small dents to upper board edges. Internally, small mark to front endpaper. Clean, bright pages. Unclipped dustjacket bumped to spine ends and lower corners. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 380 pages .