Search Results: Authors starting with H from AJ Scruffles

London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd., 1915. Hardcover. Fair. The First volume of Hammerton's profusely illustrated account of the first world war. With numerous b/w maps, photographs and drawings of the conflict and its effects, 4to. Rubbing bumping, toning and wear to covers. Front hinge split, one gathering coming lose. Contents clean. Fair. *Due to size and weight, extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders*

London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd., 1915. Hardcover. Fair. Second volume of Hammerton's profusely illustrated account of the first world war. With numerous b/w maps, photographs and drawings of the conflict and its effects, 4to. Rubbing bumping, toning and wear to covers. Front hinge split, one gathering coming lose. Contents clean. Fair. *Due to size and weight, extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders*

Oxford: Focal Press, 2008. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Third edition. Includes a description of the development and theory of optical fibres by Anagnostis Hadjifotiou. Crisp, clean, fine condition.

London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Tanning to page edges. Previous owner's name to ffep. Previous owner's numbering to tail of spine. Contents clean and tight. Good.

London: Sampson, Low, Son & Marston , 1866. Hardcover. Fair. Curious volume of literary essays that seeks to describe books and authors that are well known but seldom read. Subjects include Nostradamus, George Psalmanazar, Paracelsus, Quevedo and others. Publisher's decorative cloth. Tissue guarded frontisportrait of Thomas Browne, another subject. Beveled edges, 12mo. Cloth tear to top of spine. Spine cocked. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Contents clean. Fair+

London: A. & C. Black, 1931. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. From the Peeps at Nature series. An accessable introduction to the study and appreciation of wild flowers. With 5 attractive colour plates plus a further 11 in B/W. Pictorial cloth covers. Owner's inscription to frontis. Moderate foxing throughout but binding is strong. Fair.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1945. Hardcover. Good/Good. Thrilling account of the adventurer's exploration of america, following in the footsteps of the earliest european explorers to the continent. With b/w images. Foxing to page edges. Toning and marking to DJ. Wear to edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good.

London: Sutton, 2001. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Light shelfwear. Sunning to spine of dust-jacket. Contents crisp and clean. Very good overall.

London: The Faith Press, 1922. Hardcover. Good. Accessible account of the most important Churches of Brighton and the key periods of their histories. With numerous b/w images. Gilt faded from spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents sound. Good.

London: John Murray, 1912. Hardcover. Fair. Generously illustrated topographical, architectural and anthropological travelogue. With numerous b/w images and photographic plates. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Top edge gilt. 4to. [xii] 419pp. inc. Index. Tear to top of spine. Marking to spine. Fore-edge a little grubby. Very very light occasional foxing. Otherwise contents clean. Binding sound. If not for the torn spine a v. good copy. Fair/Good.

London: Hatchards and Son; Bentham & Co.; Millikin, Dublin, 1829. Hardcover. Fair. 'With Anecdotes, documents and cases interesting to Christian Moralist who decline the combat; to experienced duellists; and to benevolent legislators.' Scarce volume containing Hamilton's collected writings on Duelling including The Royal Code of Honour and his first work: Some Short and Useful Reflections upon Duelling, which should be in the Hands of Every Person who is Liable to Receive a Challenge or an Offence (1823). From rural ireland, 'The land of duel', Hamilton was moved to issue his reflections on duelling, condemning the practice and seeking its abolition. However, realizing the futility of this, he endeavoured to regulate it, lobbying government and the military to adopt and propagate his 'Royal Code', 60 commandments to minimize the number and severity of duels. Hamilton also includes a thorough explanation of the practice, from weapons and seconds; the… Read More

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. , 1910. Hardcover. Good. No date but c. 1910. Decorative cloth. Top edge gilt. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Foxing to page edges. Mild foxing to front matter, contents otherwise clean and sound. Good.

Paris: Editions Jean-Claude Lattes, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. English translation of this lavishly illustrated history of Saint-Gobain, who started as glass and mirror manufacturers in the 17th century, expanding into a international materials company. With a presentational card to front pastdown, made out to Robert Thomas by the economist Albert Merlin, who worked for Saint Gobain. 4to. Dust jacket has some light shelfwear and small nick to spine. But contents crisp and clean. Very good overall.

London: Country Life, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. Interesting illustrated history, tracing London's development from a Roman Garrison to a sprawling metropolis. With numerous b/w images and maps. 4to. Dust jacket is price clipped, with slight markings and shelfwear. Minor foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding tight. Good overall.

London: Macmillan & Co., 1915. Hardcover. Good. Biography of Washington with b/w images. Quarter cloth binding. EX-Library from the American College of Paris with stamps and bookplate, with ref number to spine. Contents otherwise clean and binidng sound. Good.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Fascinating introduction to the history of Japan. Commissioned by the Yamato society to promote a more nuanced appreciation of Japan beyond its military prowess. Intended for european and american readers it tells the political and social history of the country from the era before the introduction of Buddhism and Chinese culture, through the various shogunates of the medieval period, to the Tokagawa shogunate and then the Meiji restoration and their policies of modernization. Quarter cloth with patterned paper boards. 8vo. [xvi] 411pp. Top edge gilt. Fore edge rough cut. Bumping to corners. Light rubbing to extremities. Some offsetting and marking to end-papers. Previous owner's note to ffep. Otherwise contents are clean and prim. Binding tight. A nice example of this very rare and historically interesting volume. Very good overall.

London: S. W. Patridge & Co., 1890. Hardcover. Good. Neat illustrated adventure novel. With six b/w illustrations. No date but c. 1890. Pictorial covers. Tanning to edges. General wear to covers but contents otherwise clean and binding sound. Good.

London: The Folio Society, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Peter Reddick. Handsome first Folio Society edition of Hardy's controversial novel. With woodcut illustrations by Peter Reddick. Leather label. Lacks slipcase. Slight wear to label, sunning to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean and tight, Good.

London: Juvenile productions, 1930. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Charming Children's story with colour illustrations by E. H. Davie. Dust jacket has a large tear to front with no loss and general shelf-wear, rubbing and nibbling to edges. Quarter cloth pictorial boards are clean and bright. Previous owner's name to front paste-down. Contents tight and clean. Good condition overall.

New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 'The first pictures of America made by John White and Jacques LeMoyne and engraved by Theodore de Bry. With contemporary narratives of the Huguenot settlement in Florida 1562-1565 and the Virginia colony 1585-1590.' A collection of the earliest images of America that were made available to europe. Featuring the original watercolours of John White done in 1585 of the Roanoke island colony plus the engravings of those images by de Bry for his 1590 account of the virginia colony. Also included are de Bry's engravings of LeMoyne's pictures; Thomas Hariot's report of 'The new found land of Virginia; plus a series of eyewitness accounts. With numerous b/w and colour images. With Dust jacket and glassine wrapper. Complete with slipcase. 4to. Slipcase is split along various edges with rubbing and wear. Some mild toning to DJ. Contents are clean and tight. A terrific example. Very good. *Due to… Read More