Search Results: Authors starting with S from Bensons Antiquarian Books

Manchester: Carcanet New Press, 1980. Soft cover. Good. Soft cover in good condition, a decent reading copy. Minor rubbing and marking to covers. Browning to page margins, a few notes in pencil internally, otherwise clean. Binding is good and secure. 56 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Lutterworth Press, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Paperback in good condition. Some rubbing and creasing to cover edges, previous owner's signature on inside of cover, slight browning to page margins. 95 pages. Examining the bible's teaching on the experience of the holy spirit and comparing it with current views. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Aurum, 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise. Clean internally, no inscriptions. Only light signs of use. The Battle of Chosin Reservoir/ Hellfire Valley. Due to inept leadership US troops were instructed to push north and were consequently surrounded, this is the role that 41 Commando helped to play in covering the retreat. 469 pages.

London: A. C. Caton, 1912. Hardcover. Good. A slim hard back in good condition. Marking to covers, minor rubbing to edges. Browning to end papers, a few minor markings internally, generally clean. Binding is good and secure. 28 pages. This book is 'an attempt by an Austrian doctor to solve the troublesome question as to how children are to be taught the true story of life's beginnings.' Second edition. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1947. Cloth. Good/Good. Bound in green cloth with gilt titling. In good+ condition. Patchy fading to cloth colour on covers, a few minor markings internally, generally clean, binding is very good. In good dust jacket, a bit grubby with some wear to edges. 232 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Sir Issac Pitman & Sons, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in green cloth with gilt titling. In very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, ink signature on front end paper (hidden by dust jacket), otherwise internally clean, binding is very good. In good dust jacket, quite grubby with wear to edges. 205 pages. Sixth edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise- light rubbing to the jacket. Clean internally, no inscriptions. Pages; XII, 383.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover in very good condition, the covers are clean. Original price on the reverse, clean internally, no inscriptions. 192 pages.

Dijon.: Chamagne, 1897. Hardcover. Good. Hard back in good condition. Marking and rubbing to covers. Private library label on front end paper, browning to page margins, otherwise clean internally. Binding is shaky, last few pages are beginning to come loose but are still attached, otherwise secure. 448 pages. No publishing date, preface is dated 1897. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1926. Hardcover. Good. Hard back in good condition. Minor marking and rubbing to covers, some foxing to external page edges. Inscription on front end paper, some foxing internally, mainly affecting first few pages and page margins. Binding is good and secure. 130 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Glasgow: Joannes M. Duncan, 1824. Full-Leather. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original full leather binding, the rear cover is detached, the front cover is a bit loosened but secure. Gilt spine rubbed and faded. Tidy and bright internally, small minor hole on 529/530 affecting a couple of letters only, otherwise the text is complete, the frontispiece of Schleusner with some foxing, some toning and a few marks on the title. Bookplate of the Seminary of St. John's on the endpaper, 1820's name on the endpaper of Henry W. Sulivan, and an ex-libris label of the Reverend George Newton. Pages; (2), X, (2), 1154. Heavy 3.18kgs unpacked.

Lugduni Batavorum: E. J. Brill, 1977. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pale peach coloured softcover, a few marks to the covers, some wear and some paper loss at the bottom of the spine, cover corners slightly turned up. Clean internally, some pencil marginal markers. Pages; X, (2), 239. With 2 plates and numerous illustrations of title pages from old Petronius editions. With a 35 page essay on Petronius at the start, followed by the bibliography. A proof copy for review- with the words Ter recensie stamped on the title (for review in Dutch).

Krefeld, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, otherwise clean throughout, binding is tight. 330 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket likewise, very minor signs of use. Clean internally, no inscriptions. Pages; XVII, 158. A Description of the naval side of Overlord, described by Vice Admiral Schofield, Captain of HMS Dryad.

Paris: Dargaud Editeur, 1982. Soft cover. Good. Bound in card covers. In good+ condition. Covers are slightly marked, with minor rubbing to edges. Internally very clean. 78 pages of snoopy cartoons in french. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1980. Soft cover. Good. Charles M. Schulz. A large format soft cover in good+ condition. Minor rubbing to covers, fading to spine, some age-yellowing. Internally very clean, binding is very good. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

United States: Ian Sclater & Assocs., 1987. Soft cover. Good. A staple-bound booklet in good+ condition. Minor markings to covers, phone number on back cover. Internally clean, binding is very good. 32 pages of poetry. Signed by the author. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Edimbourg: Bell & Bradfute, 1842. Full-Leather. Good. Full leather binding with black leather title label. Cracking to the leather at the spine edges, slight loosening to the rear cover-still secure. All pages accounted for, no loss. Mostly light toning and marking. 1849 signature of JC Rattray on the endpaper and initials of the same on the title page, pencil inscription on the endpaper. Pages; VII, (1), 436, 4. Dimensions; 188 by 115mm. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Scotland: David Winter & Son.. Hardcover. Good. John W. Briggs. Hard back in good+ condition. Discolouration to spine and cover edges, but covers are still attractive, with colour illustration by John W. Briggs on front cover. Browning to first and last couple of pages, otherwise very clean internally, binding is very good. 168 pages with 16 illustrations. No publishing date, circa early/mid 20th century. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Stroud: Sutton , 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. The covers are clean, the jacket with only minor signs of use. Clean internally, no inscriptions. Pages; XII, 212. The exploits of 105 Squadron, the first squadron to take delivery of the de Havilland Mosquito, with foreward by Air Marshall Ivor Broom, who flew Mosquitos in 571 Squadron.