Search Results: Authors starting with J from Washburn Books

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Comprehensive and authoritative history of Middle English literature, largely written by Professor Bennett and completed after his death by Douglas Gray. 496pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Minor bumping to spine and corners and light marking to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edgewear and fading to spine, otherwise very good..

London: Orbis Publishing Ltd for Marks & Spencer PLC, 1983 Book. Good. Soft cover. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Comprehensive history describing the development of clothing for both men and women from the Mediterranean civilizations up to the 1980s. 208pp with index, illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs, mainly in colour. Creasing to front panel, fore-edges and corners, otherweise good copy with no inscriptions..

Northern Mine Research Society, 1979 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Monograph of the Northern Mine Research Society regarding the copper deposits at Llandudno, known and worked by the Romans and probably mined in prehistoric times. 54pp A4 booklet, bound with black tape, illustrated with black and white photographs. Creasing, wear and some marking to cover, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1976 Book. Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. Reprint of Revised and Reset 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Classic introduction to the culture of Ancient Greece, first published in 1911 and much revised. 265pp with index, illustrated with 105 black and white plates with notes and three plans and drawings to the text. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and some foxing to edges and endpapers, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ is edgeworn, with faded spine, otherwise fair..

New York: Copernicus, 1998 Book. Near Fine. Quarter Bound in Black Cloth. Corrected 2nd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Simple explanation of modern cosmology. 181pp. Black cloth spine over red paper covered boards, silver lettering to spine. Very slight lean to spine, otherwise fine unmarked copy. Unclipped DJ has minor creasing to front panel, otherwise near fine..

London: S W Partridge & Co Ltd Book. Fair. Illustrated Cloth Boards. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Undated collection of classic Old Testament stories. Salvation Army attendance label dated 1915. 90pp illustrated in colour and black and white. Contemporary advertisements to endpapers. Colour drawing 'Abraham & Isaac' to front board. Hinges open, spine and corners bumped, top 1/2" of backstrip missing, edges soiled and marking to some margins, otherwise fair reading copy..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Exploration of the religious and theological thought of the Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). 248pp with index. Slight creasing and marking to cover and one tiny turned corner, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books, 1997 Book. Illus. by Charles R Lynch (Photographs). Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Introductory guide to collecting buttons. 167pp illustrated throughout with colour photographs. All illustrated items are priced in $US and a note on the cover states that the values were updated in 2007. Minimal finger-marking to cover, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

London: Aurum Press Ltd, 1988 Book. Illus. by Elsa Wilson (drawings), Belinda Banks (photograph). Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Guide to making dolls using simple techniques and materials. Covers rag dolls as well as dolls made from stockings, paper, papier mache, clay and wax. 107pp illustrated with black and white drawings and colour photographs. slight foxing to edges and remains of label to front panel, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd, 1978 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Guide to separating the two processes of curing the disease and healing the patient, leading to a more humane form of medicine. 208pp with index. Minor efge and surface wear, with age-toning to edges, otherwise good plus copy with no inscriptions,.

London: Longmans Green & Co, 1959 Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Geographies for Advanced Study Series. 726pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, maps and diagrams. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners, minor marking to edges and former owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise very good unannotated copy. Unclipped DJ edgeworn, with several small tears to edges and slightly darkened spine. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage may be requested..

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1947 Book. Good. Quarter Bound in Cream Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vintage guide to photography, cameras, developing and framing. 212pp with index, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Green boards with cream spine. Gilt drawing and lettering to spine, top edges tinted. Spine slightly slanted and some spotting to edges, otherwise good copy with no incriptions. Unclipped DJ marked, with old sellotape repairs and 1" loss to base of spine..

London & Calcutta: W Thacker & Co, 1899 Ex-Library. Illus. by Bernard Partridge. Good. Red Cloth Boards. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Works of G J Whyte-Melville, edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell, Vol V. This edition limited to 1,050 copies. 365pp, illustrated with 11 black and white drawings plus tissue-guarded colour drawing to frontis. Gilt saddle and whip design to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Top edges gilt, rest untrimmed. Library stamps and label to early pages, spine fadede, corners bumped, otherwise good..

Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd, 2001 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fully updated second edition written for advanced undergraduates studying paleopedology as part of a degree in geology, environmental science or physical geography. 404pp with index, illustrated with black and white diagrams and photographs. Minimal edge and surface wear, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1926 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Golden Treasury Series. Portrait of George Wither to frontis with tissue guard. Bright gilt emblem to front board and lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners and marking to page edges. Former owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise good copy..

London: Faber & Faber, 1973 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. New & Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Revised edition of the first book to deal with this subject in a comprehensive way for the commercial user and the beginner. 172pp with index, illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Silver lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine, boards a little bowed, some foxing to page edges, and owner's initials to front pastedown, otherwise good. DJ clipped and edgeworn, otherwise good..

Oxford: Monarch Books, 2005 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First volume of an eight-volume series by world-renowned historians and theologians, covering the period AD 30-312. 400pp with index. Remains of sticker to front panel. otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions and spine uncreased..

East Ardsley, Wakefield: S R Publishers Ltd, 1968 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. Expanded & Updated Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Facsimile reprint of the 2nd Edition of this title, first published in 1927, issued in the County History Reprints series. 64pp illustrated with black and white maps. Black lettering to top board and spine. Scrap of paper glued to inside cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ slightly edgeworn and darkened, otherwise very good. Scarce in cloth boards with dustwrapper..

Southampton: Adlard Coles Ltd, 1959 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bosun Books Series No. 10. Introductory volume on coastal navigation for small ships. 61pp, illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Some rubbing to spine and corners and slight surface scuffing to cover, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Star, 1977 Book. Good. Soft cover. TV Tie-in Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Novel based on the BBC TV Serial, cover features stills from the series. Spine slanted and slightly creased, cover has minor marking and creasing and page edges lightly sunned, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..