Search Results: Authors starting with B from JimsOldBooks

London: Collins, 1990. Some creasing to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, small ink stamp on lower edge of pages, a previous owner's initials inside back cover, minor bumping to lower spine of white boards. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover crime novel, originally published in 1977, but reprinted as part of the publisher's ''Diamond Jubilee Collection''. 177pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1950. Unclipped dustwrapper has creasing and small tears to the edges, with a one-inch piece missing at top edge of front panel of same. Minor bumping to spine ends of red boards and some wear to top corner of front board, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. NOT one of the "Red Guide" series, but one of the "Ward Lock's Tourist Guides", this one for the Lake District, with emphasis on walking routes. No publication date given, but this is a twenty-first edition, probably early 1950s? 320pp, 15 maps and plans, 11 of which folding.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Persephone Books, 2013. Persephone paperback edition, book number 103, with original bookmark. A very good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper, of this soft-cover book. The story is set over a period of a few days before and after the birth of the main character's fifth baby. Preface by Anne Sebba. 178pp.. Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1979. Some creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, an old bookseller's label inside front board and previous owner's name (blacked out) on facing page. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book aimed at those studying for the DoT Radar Observer and First Mate (FG) exams (as of the early 1980s anyway). 91pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Andre Deutch, 1960. Unclipped dustwrapper has creasing and tears to the edges, some bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, two previous owners' names on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's memories of his time as a doctor in a small English country town. 191pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Bloomsbury, 1993. Lower corner of front board has some water-damage resulting in the loss of part of the dustwrapper (about 1.5" by 0.5") and a little bit of the blue covering of front board. Otherwise, apart from some creasing to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, a good tight copy of this hard-cover novel. Signed by the author on title page. 227pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Part of the publisher's "Cambridge Studies in Romanticism", this one looks at the influence of Napoleon both as a symbolic and a real figure on the English Romantic writers, particularly on the Lake poets Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey; and on Byron and Hazlitt. 259pp, 10 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2003. Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, also a small tear to top end of spine of same, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Lists all the known wrecks in the north of Scotland from Stonehaven north to Orkney and Shetland and west to Cape Wrath. A heavy book, packaged weight is over 1 kilo, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. 381pp, numerous b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: George Ronald, 1953. Creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spune ends of brown boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1942, this is a later "Revised Edition" from 1953. The author's account of his time in Africa (Kenya mostly, but also West Africa) where he worked in forestry. Quite a lot on Native customs. 159pp, 48 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1869. Two Volumes. No dustwrappers, some bumping to spine ends and corners of brown cloth-covered boards, some foxing to outer pages, a small bit clipped out from f/ep of volume 2, a few small pencil marks in the text, but otherwise a good clean tight pair of hard-cover books, with gilt titles on spine still bright. A history of St John's College Cambridge from the thirteenth to the early eighteenth centuries by Thomas Baker (1657-1740) with continuation by other authors up to the 1840s. Please Note: this pair of books weighs around 2.3kg, so will be posted in two separate packages in the UK. .554pp plus xxvi pp Index of Registers (volume 1), 680pp (Vol 2).. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Reprint Society, 1954. Reprint Society edition from 1954. Some creasing to the top edge of dustwrapper, some shelf-wear to bottom end of spine and to lower corners of yellow boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover novel. The story is set among the workers and management of a British factory in the early 1950s. 285pp.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, 1948. Unclipped dustwrapper has creasing and small tears to the edges, a large (1.5'') tear at the bottom end of the spine, some tea-stains to the back. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of green cloth-covered boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover light romantic novel. Originally published in 1938, this is a ''new impresssion'' from 1948. 282pp.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Brighton: Autopress Ltd, 1973. Ninth edition, fully revised from 1973. Black boards with plastic cover wipe-clean covers have some old black oil-marks, also to the edges of some of the pages, but this is to be expected with this kind of book. A workshop manual for the Mini 1 and 2 (1959-69), the Mini Traveller 1 & 2 and the Countryman and Clubman (1960-73), the Mini 850, 1000, and 1275 GT (1967-73), Riley Elf 1, 2 & 3 (1961-69), and the Wolseley Hornet 1 2 & 3 (1961-69). 184pp, b&w diagrams throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: James Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1904. Minor wear to spine ends and corners of green decorated cloth boards, some water-staining to the back, spine has faded from green to a khaki colour, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this lesser-known book by Ballantyne. Not a story, but an account of the author's travels in Cape Colony, South Africa in the 1870s. No publication date given, but Sabbath School prize label inside front board dated 1904. Green boards have illustration of a sailing ship on front and spine. 256pp, 12 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Waller, S E. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Krakow: Universitas, 1991. A small crease to the spine and minor wear to the edges of the cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this Polish-language book. Written in Polish. Title translates as ''The Art of Crakow and Galicia in the Nineteenth Century''. A collection of ten essays by different authors. 160pp plus 64pp b&w illustrations.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Macmillan, 1996. Some creasing and a small tear to the top edge of the unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of black boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover crime story. The author's fourth novel featuring the characters Frank Shapiro, Liz Graham and Cal Donovan of Castlemere CID. 297pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newhaven: Yale University Press, 1988. A crease to top corner of back cover, also minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Looks at the folkore of Vampirism in Europe, and accounts of Vampire activity, and offers a scientific explanation for Vampires. 236pp.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2019. A very good clean tight copy in similar, unclipped dustwrapper, of this hard-cover book. Deals with the life and works of Caroline Oliphant (1766-1845), better-known as Lady Nairne, who wrote over ninety Scottish songs, including , "Will ye no' come back again?", "Charlie is my Darling" , "The Rowan Tree", "Wi' a Hundred Pipers", and "Caller Herrin". 181pp, colour and b&w illustrations, some of the songs given with staff notation. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1923. No dustwrapper, minor creasing to spine ends and corners of green cloth-covered boards, original owner's gift message in pencil on f/ep, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with the balck titles on spine and front board still clear, of this hard-cover novel. The author also wrote as ''Oliver Sandys'' and was married to the Welsh writer Caradoc Evans. No publication date given, but the book was first published in 1922, and this is the third edition, so probably the year after. 283pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press, 2002. A very good copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this book dealing with the Lay Missionaries of the Church of Scotland. These missionaries filled the role (more-or-less) of the regular parish minister in remote areas of Scotland from the nineteenth century until 1988. 365pp, 20 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.