Search Results: Authors starting with C from Tarrington Books

London: Academic Press, 1963. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Very Good. 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Dust jacket: Slight wear to head of spine, otherwise in exceptionally clean condition. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Blue cloth binding. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper, otherwise excellent. Scarce. Overall book condition is Near Fine. Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 163

London: Frank Sidgwick, 1908. 2nd Edition . Very Good. 7 x 9.75 inches (18 x 25 cm). Signed by Author. Grey buckram binding, illustrated and lettered in blue and gilt to front board and spine. Top page edge gilt, but dulled. Other edges untrimmed. Spine dulled and has slight wear to head. Light mark to rear board. Tanning to free endpapers. First few pages have short tears and slight creasing to lower margin. Good solid binding, clean text throughout. School prize from Oxford Preparatory School (The Dragon School) with gilt insignia to front board and prize bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. The author was headmaster of The Dragon School from 1886 to 1920, and has signed the bookplate. Two further volumes of voyages (Blue Dragon II) were published by Lynam, in 1911 and 1913. A rare signed copy. 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 £14.00; USA £27.60;… Read More

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, 1959. 1st Thus . Very Good Plus. 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18 cm). Light rubbing to spine, internally in very clean condition throughout. Overall condition is Very 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: 4.75 x 7.25 inches (12 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 202

London: The New Leader, 1926. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 10.25 x 14 inches (26 x 35 cm). Includes articles: Labour's University (C.E.M. Joad); My Literary Career (H.C. Clarke); The Government Says: Lower Wages (John Scurr, M.P.); An Important Parliament (Anthony Ponsonby, M.P.); Of Many a Sailor Dead - Civilisation and the Sea (R.G. Townsend); Between the Furrows - How Dossy Saw God (Winifred Holtby). Browning and light foxing, some chipping to edges. A few pencilled margin markings. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 10.25 x 14 inches (26 x 35 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 16

Tetbury, Gloucestershire: Published by the author, 1999. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Signed by Author. Light shelf wear to covers, no creasing to spine, a few light marks to top page edge. Inscribed and signed by the author to the half title page: 'To John Phillips, from Freddy Rodger. Historical novel based on Saul and the founding of the kingdom of Israel. Rare. Overall condition is Very 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. ISBN: 0952880814. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 261

London: Allied Publishers Private Limited, 1965. 1st Edition . Good Plus. 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Cloth binding with fading and discolouration. Light browning to pages, text is otherwise very clean throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Rare early work on the history and development of radio broadcasting in India. Also includes a chapter on television which at the time was in it's infancy. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: ix, 268

London: William Collins, 1925. 1st Edition . Very Good. 4.75 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm). Blue cloth binding with gilt decoration, darkening and slight marking to spine. Illustrated endpapers, top page edgew gilt, other edges untrimmed, clean text throughout. . Overall condition is Very Good. 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: 4.75 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 252

Oxford: Rivingtons, 1866. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Burgundy cloth binding with blind stamped panels to boards, gilt armorial to front boards. Page edges untrimmed. A few light marks to covers. Spine faded with slight wear to ends. Light foxing to page edges, very clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. viii, 285, [2], 16 (ads)

Dordrecht: A Bluesse & File, 1805. 1st Edition . Fine. 3 x 5 inches (8 x 13 cm). Extremely rare early 19th Century educator. French language (although published in the Netherlands), discussing the nine parts of speech in a question and answer format. Bound in the original card wraps with printed decoration in green and black ink. Remarkable condition, no wear whatsoever and completely clean. Not on World Cat and no copy in the Dutch or French National Libraries. Overall condition is Fine. 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: 3 x 5 inches (8 x 13 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 22

Bern: Phoenix Publishing Co. Ltd., 1947. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). First Scherz Phoenix edition. Green wraps, spine rubbed and has slight wear to ends. Light browning to pages. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. 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: 4.5 x 7.25 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 335

London: Fourth Estate, 2012. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Near Fine. 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Near Fine. Book: First Impression. Unread copy, bump to foot of spine, otherwise excellent. Signed by the author to bookplate on front free endpaper. Overall book condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 9780007288755. Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 468

London: Corgi Books, 1968. 1st UK Paperback Edition . Very Good Minus. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Rubbing and light creasing to spine, a few marks to covers, old price label to rear cover, browning to pages. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. 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: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 174

London: Magnum Books, 1977. 1st Thus . Good Plus. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Binding leaning, some creasing to covers and spine, light browning to page margins. 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. ISBN: 0417020201. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 191

London: Robert Hale , 1955. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 19 cm). First UK Edition. Also includes first UK printing and first hardback printing of Sinful Woman. Very light marking to covers, spine lettering slightly faded, very clean pages throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. 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: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 224

London: Paul Elek, 1977. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Very clean condition. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Red cloth binding. Light foxing to endpapers, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0236400738. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiii, 210

Leith: Archibald Allardice, 1809. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus. 4.5 x 7.5 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). Contemporary full sheep leather binding. Wear to head of spine, bump and short split to lower corner of front board. Rubbing to spine and edges of boards. Binding strained after the front free endpaper but solidly bound. A few occasional marks to text but otherwise a nice clean example. Lacking the frontispiece and plates 6 and 7, although these appear to have never been bound in. Plates 1-4 are on two fold-outs, plate 5 is a separate fold-out. Several woodcuts within the text. Lacking leaf Pp1 (pp445/446: Final page of appendix and forst page of Index.) A scarce early 19th century cookery title. Comprises of three parts: I. The Complete Confectionery pp1-175; II. Pastry, Baking, Pickling, Sauces etc. pp176-242; III. The Family Cook 243-423; followed by appendix and index. Scarce. Bitting p72. Oxford p137. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 4.5 x 7.5 inches (11 x 18.5 cm). Hardback. Printed… Read More

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1850. 7th Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Recent card wraps with title label to front cover, blue speckled page edges. Foxing to title page and final page of appendix, a few light spots to text. A rare Victorian farming title. 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: 5.25 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 34

Paris: A. Maloine, 1910. 3rd Edition . Good Plus. 7.25 x 9.25 inches (18 x 23.5 cm). Grey buckram binding with foxing to spine, light marking to boards. Foxing to page edges and first and last few pages, occasional spotting to text. Good solid binding. . 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 £16.05; USA £30.20; Oceania £32.85; Rest of World £27.05. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 7.25 x 9.25 inches (18 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 781

London: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd., 1950 (Circa). Reprint . Very Good/Very Good. 9.5 x 8 inches (24 x 20.5 cm). Dust jacket: Browning and light foxing. A few light marks to rear cover. Slight wear to ends of spine. Price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Mid 20th century reprint. Beige buckram binding, illustrated to front board and spine. Foxing to page edges and endpapers, a few occasional spots to text. Two gift inscriptions to front free endpaper. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 9.5 x 8 inches (24 x 20.5 cm). Hardback

London: Pan Books Ltd., 1961. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Card wraps. Light browning to pages, otherwise excellent. Overall condition is Very 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: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 192