Search Results: Authors starting with N from AJ Scruffles

London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Interesting, analytical biography of Beethoven. No DJ. Foxing to page edges but otherwise clean and tight. Good condition.

London: Aurum Press, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine. Some mild shelf-wear and bumping to DJ. Contents crisp and clean. Near fine.

Paris: Tresors de la Photographie, 1976. Hardcover. Good/Good. With numerous images of early photography of the nude, some in colour. Text in French. Sunning to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+ *Due to size and weight extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders*

New York: Dover Publications, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. Very faint foxing to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Very good.

Berlin: Springer, 2012. Soft cover. Very Good. Some mild shelf-wear to soft-covers. Contents crisp and clean. very good.

London: George Newnes, 1898. Hardcover. Good. Second but notable English edition of Nansen's account of his attempt to reach the north pole: the Fram expedition (1893-1896). The first edition to feature the Iconic decorative cloth covers. Bevelled edges, all edges gilt. Complete with numerous b/w plates including drawings and photographs by the author with one colour plates and a fold our colour map. 8vo. [xv+viii] 480 + 456 pp. Rubbing to edges with small nick to top of spine on vol. II. Mild fading and light marking to covers. Small mark to fore-edge on vol. I. Closed tear to one panel of fold out map. Some very light spotting to fly leaves, else a clean, sound set. Good. *Due to weight, extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders*

London: John Murray, 1885. Hardcover. Good. Impressive leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine and raised bands. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. small 8vo. 469pp. Rubbing to edges, toning to spine. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Contents clean and tight. Good.

London: John Murray, 1904. Hardcover. Fair. Nice leather binding of the abridged version of Napier's great history of the Napoleonic wars, focusing on the battles of the English Army. Full leather with decorated spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edge. Outer dentelles. small 8vo. 469pp. Rubbing and cracking to hinges but binding holding. rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and prim. Fair+

London: The Folio Press; The Folio Society, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. The Fourth bibliographic account of the Folio Society's output, with succinct descriptions and details of each volume. With b/w illustrations adapted from the many books mentioned. With introductions and essays . Lacks slipcase. Some mild shelf-wear. Else clean and prim. Very good.

The Old House Foundation, 2013. Hardcover. Very Good. David Roberts. A selection of thirty-five high quality reproductions of the watercolour sketches done by Roberts during his travels in the near east that were subsequently reproduced as lithographs by Louis Haghe for Robert's great work: The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia that appeared between 1842 and 1849. Though still somewhat romanticized, Roberts' images presented the sites and topography of the Holy Land with a startling clarity for western audiences. Though the lithographs are faithful recreations, the watercolours possess an ethereal beauty and better reflect Roberts' awe of his surroundings. Complete with a short biography of the artist and his work with colour images and including maps, the original title page and frontisportrait of Roberts. oblong 4to. (285x380mm) Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some mild rubbing and shelf-wear. Volume has some very mild shelf-wear but contents are pristine.… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1985. Soft cover. Good. With b/w and colour images. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good+

Oxford: Leopard's Head Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Collection of fascinating essays about Essex. Including pieces on Colchester, Chelmsford cathedral, the prettiest village of Finchingford, Royal imposters and more. With numerous b/w images and maps. Mild bumping to edges of DJ. Contents clean and tight. Very good.

Munich: Prestel, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. Readable account of Vermeer's life and work with 92 illustrations, 76 in colour. Dust jacket has mild shelf-wear. Contents crisp and clean. Very good+

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Contrasting images of devastation of the blitz with the present day streets. Some bumping and small tear to DJ. Contents crisp and clean. Very good.

London: Northern Telecom, 1993. Soft cover. Good. Some mild shelf-wear. Published by Nortel. Clean and tight. Good+

London: John Murray, 1912. Hardcover. Good. Top edge gilt. Fore edge rough cut. Rubbing to edges. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Tanning to page edges. Contents clean and tight. Good

London: Pelican / Penguin, 1950. Soft cover. Good. Lively history of the United States of America. Tanning to spine and edges. Contents and clean and binding tight. Good.

London: Penguin, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. Neat Penguin edition of Nicholl's thorough biography of Da Vinci. Charting the artist and inventor's life and the evolution of his talent, it features numerous b/w and colour images. Some light shelfwear but clean and unread. very good overall.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. First paperback edition of Nicol's biography of Constantine Paleologus, last Roman/Byzantine emperor, who met his end fighting during the fall of the City in 1453. A significant portion of the book is given over to the circumstances of Constantine's death and the mythology that sprung up instantly around him. Some very light shelfwear, else crisp and clean. Very Good/near fine.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Soft cover. Near Fine. Some very light shelf-wear. Contents crisp and clean. Near fine. *Due to size and weight extra shipping fees may apply to overseas orders*