Search Results: Authors starting with B from Stephen Rench

Birmingham: Cornish Brothers, 1895 Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). [viii], 66 pages. In the original paper covered boards with vellum spine, some browning and with wear to the edges. Printed paper label to the front board. Free end papers browned. Numbered 85 of the 100 copies printed. Signed under the limitation by the author. Binding splitting internally and several sections are coming loose. Some pages heavily spotted. Underlining etc to page 17..

London: National Society's Depository, 1895 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 216 pages + 3 plates. 16 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. In the original decorated cloth binding, light wear to teh spine and edges. Previous owner's book label to the front pastedown and his date of acquisition in ink to the front free end paper. Front and rear free end papers are rather browned..

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1891 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. xxxiv, 519, viii p. Folding map in pocket at rear. Original green cloth, gilt lettered, minor wear. A few spots of foxing to prelims. Here without the usual printed limitation leaf..

The Whittington Press & William Heinemann, 1978 Book. Good. Hardcover. [28] unnumbered pages. Illustration of the author tipped in as the frontispiece. Colophon states that 150 copies were printed, 140 in this format. This copy numbered 19. Signed by Edith Bagnold beneath the colophon. In the original paper covered boards with cloth spine. Some light spotting..

Lyon: Benoit Bonyn, 1544 Book. Fair. Full leather. [24], ccviii leaves. Title printed in red and black. The final leaf of the prelims is blank which matches a digitised version of the 1542 edition available online. Damp staining and browning throughout. Leaves towards the rear are slightly softer towards the centre of the outer edge, having been affected by damp at some point in the past. Final leaf more heavily affected. Tissue repairs to tears to the final leaf. Dated 1542 to the colophon. Rebound in modern full leather by Temple Bindery - light creasing to the lettering label. A couple of worm holes to the title page. Some other occasional worming to the margins. Ink owner's name to the foot of the title page. Titled Balbus in old ink to the lower edge of the text block. Deals with property laws. Text in Latin throughout..

Orestes-Cymru, 1983 Book. Good. Soft cover. 175, [5] pages. Card covers, unevenly faded, some creasing. Inscription in Greek to the front inner cover. Some light creasing to page corners..

London: The Architectural Press, 1962 Book. Good. Hardcover. 159, [1] pages. Hardback with the dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is lightly worn and faded, some creasing also. Bookplate of a previous owner to the front pastedown..

London: The architectural press, 1960 Book. Good. Hardcover. 338 pages. Hardback with the dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is worn and torn to the edges and there is a scratch to the spine. The dustwrapper is rather browned on the rear. Previous owner's bookplate and ink name and date to the front pastedown.

Lugduni - Lyon: Sumptibus Anisson & Posuel, 1718 Book. Good. Full-Leather. [xvi], 684, [90] pages. In old full leather, some wear and scuffs. Pages lightly browned and spotted throughout. Some pages more heavily browned. A few pages misnumbered. Pages 679/680 bound in after pages 681/682. Worming from front and rear boards, but only affecting the end papers and a few adjoining pages. A few small tears to page edges. One repaired tear or paper fault to the foot of pages 163/164. A large and very heavy volume, extra postage will be required to send it outside the UK.

London: Duckworth & Co, 1901 Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 61, [1] pages + 17 pages of publisher's list at the rear. In the original cloth binding which is soiled, browned and darkened. Wear to the head of the spine. Free end papers are browned. Light browning, spotting and some soiling to pages throughout..

Cambridge: University Press, 1936 Book. Good. Original Cloth. xi, [i], 138, [2] pages + 10 plates. In the original red cloth. Unusually here with the dustwrapper which has some wear and tape repairs. Just some light browning to the page edges..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936 Book. Good. Original Cloth. xi, [i], 138, [2] pages + 10 plates. In the original red cloth. Just some light browning to the page edges. Previous owner's pencil name to the front free end paper..

Society of Antiquaries of London, 1928 Book. Good. Disbound. pages [255] - 314 + 24 pages of plates. Extracted from a volume of Archaeologia which was published by the Society of Antiquaries of London..

London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock and Joy,, 1815 Book. Good. Hardcover. iv, [iv], 240 pages. Bound in modern half leather. The leather is browning the edges of the pages. Modern bookplate to the end papers of Denis Grey. Old owner's ink name at the foot of the final page. Some spotting to the pages and a few old pencil notes..

London: John Russell Smith, 1863 Book. Good. Hardcover. viii, 133, [1] pages + illustrated title page and frontispiece. 2 pages of author's adverts at the rear followed by 16 pages of publisher's adverts. In the original embossed cloth, spine faded and worn at head and foot. Modern ink owner's name and date to the front free end paper and his book label to the front pastedown..

British Academy, 1993 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. cxvii, [i], 361, [1] pages + 4 pages of plates. Complete as listed. In the original cloth covered boards. Another volume covering 1234-1275 was published later, not present here. 13.33.

Stow: Clift & Ryland, 1911 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. [ii], 67, [1] pages + 5 plates and a small list - addendum and errata - tipped in at the rear. Bound in the original green printed cloth, lightly faded. Some light browning to pages..

Stow: Clift & Ryland, 1911 Book. Poor. Hardcover. [ii], 67 pages + 5 plates and a small list of addendum and errata tipped in at the rear. Bound in the original green printed cloth, worn and faded.Bookplate of John Thomas Evans, Rector of Stow on the Wold, to the front pastedown. A few cuttings and notes loosely inserted. The book has been mutilated, presumably by the Rector, several sections and images have been cut out towards the rear and they are pasted onto a sheet of paper, they refer to St Edward's Hall, loosely iserted is a small flyer advertising a meeting in 1925 chaired by Evans on the future of the hall, so presumably cut out for notes for that meeting. When cutting them out, he also went through several pages on either side. Mutilated, but interesting..

Paris: Libreria de Garnier Hermanos, 1880 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. viii, 271, [1] pages. frontispiece and 19 other plates. Damp staining to pages throughout, more obvious towards the rear. Some spotting. Paper covered boards and leather spine. Bookplate to front pastedown of Victor de Guinzbourg. Ink bookseller's stamp to the half title page..

Dover: printed and published by W. Batcheller, King's Arms Library, 1845 Book. Good. Hardcover. 206 pages + 6 plates. 24 pages of publisher's and other adverts at the rear. The plates are all plans, other smaller illustrations of buildings etc appear in the text. In the original red cloth which is dulled, darkened and worn. Ink owner's name to the front free end paper - Walter Crouch Junior [ ]. Spotting to pages at the rear..