Search Results: Authors starting with S from Besleys Books

London: Country Life Ltd, 1948. No D/J. The book is in good used condition, Previous owners inscription on front free end paper. The Scott Country; Galloway; The National Forest Park, Argyll; The Firth of Clyde Hinterland; The Forth and the Clyde; The Seventeen Lochs; Western Highlands to the Firth of Forth; Skye and the Western Highlands; The Dee and the Don; The Grampians and the Mounth Tracks; The Cairngorms; The Grey Mountains. 33 illustrations. 12 Maps. You will receive the book seen in the image.. Illus. by Leo Vernon ( Maps ). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Second Edition Revised. Cloth. Good/No D/J.

London: Macmillan, 1930. No D/J. The book is in good used condition (with previous owners inscription on front free end-paper) With 350 illustrations by Gillbert.The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert developed his unique "topsy-turvy" style, where the humour was derived by setting up a ridiculous premise and working out its logical consequences, however absurd. The Ballads also reveal Gilbert`s cynical and satirical approach to humour. They became famous on their own, as well as being a source for plot elements, characters and songs that Gilbert would recycle in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The Bab Ballads take their name from Gilbert's childhood nickname, and he later began to sign his illustrations "Bab". Nothing else quite like the Ballads has ever been produced in… Read More

Switzerland: Breitling SA, 2009. Paperback. Trade catalogue. 38pp. Colour photographic plates. A little edge wear to covers. A very pleasing copy. (bs131). Soft Cover. Very Good.

Switzerland: Hublot SA, 2009. Paperback. 135pp. Numerous colour photographic plates. nd. [circa2009]. Top margins of pages a little crumpled. A very pleasing copy. (r24). Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket.

Beirut: Imprimerie Catholique, 1979. Hardback, with dust-wrapper. French text. 219pp, illus. Edges of d/w slightly chipped and creased. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. A decent copy. (bs116). Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Paris: Editions Claude Aveline , 1927. Paperback. 24.5cm x 18cm. Text in French. 210pp. Illustrated throughout by Andre Desligneres. No. 81 of a limited edition of only 450 copies. Translated from Persian by Franz Toussaint. Covers are a little marked/foxed, with small losses/fraying to spine ends. Minor foxing to contents. Some pages unopened to top edges. . Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

Brussels: L. J. Kryn, 1926. Paperback with paper wraps. 113pp. Frontis. Illus. Period advertisements to rear. Head and tail of spine worn. Slight edgewear to covers. Page edges rough cut. Private ownership. (r26). Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Hollym, USA, 1994. Hardback with price-clipped dust-wrapper. Slight edgewear only. Private ownership. (Q15). 1st Edition. Hardcover . Very Good/Good.

London: Duckworth, 1927. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. 25 x 17cm. Number 49 of a limited edition of 165 copies signed by the author. Printed on handmade paper, uncut and unopened. A little wear and a closed tear without loss to d/w. Exterior top edge spotted but contents clean. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

London, Joseph, 1976. 8vo. 6th imp. 214mm x 135mm. A collection from the author's earlier gardening books. Illustrated. Dust wrapper price-clipped.. Hardcover .

London, Joseph, 1968. 2nd imp. 21.0 x 13.5 cms. A collection from the author's earlier gardening books. Illustrated. Dust wrapper price-clipped, slightly frayed and soiled.. Hardcover .

Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1978. Paperback. 144pp. With 200 illustrations. Covers a little marked and creased, with previous price label to rear cover. Private ownership. (al12). Soft Cover. Very Good.

Alphen aan den Rijn: Canaletto-Reprodukties, 1974. Paperback. Text in Dutch. 92pp. Illus. Covers a little grubby. A sound copy. (bs117). Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1955. Hardback with dust-wrapper. xiv, 570pp. Price-clipped d/w is slightly chipped to edges with a couple of small losses. Private ownership. (bs60). Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Paris: Michel Levy Freres, 1855. Hardbacks, no dust-wrappers. Half-calf bindings. 2 volume set. Text in French. xxvi, 572pp ; 606pp. Frontis to vol. 1 and facsimile letter to vol. 2. Gilt titles to spines. Marbled boards, edges and end-papers. Extremities worn. A few small surface abrasions to boards. A slight crease to folding facsimile letter. A very decent set. (bs51). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Londres: Cox, Fils, & Balis, 1802. Hardback. Text in French. 24pp. Complete with 24 aquatint views with tissue guards. Binding is somewhat marked and rubbed. Corners of end-papers marked. A scarce book. (q32). Hard Cover. Good.

Mayence: Joseph Halenza, 1878. Hardback. Text in French. 304pp. Frontis and 5 engraved plates. nd. [circa1878]. Gilt illustration and decoration to front board. Spine darkened, ends frayed. Paper and end-papers age-discoloured. Private ownership. (p10). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Macmillan, 1923. Hardback, coth spine, paper covered boards. xii, 371pp. Signed by George Saintsbury. One of a limited edition of 300 large paper copies. Boards grubby and worn to edges. Contents clean.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-.

London: The Society of English Bibliophilists , 1894. Hardbacks, half-morocco, gilt titles to spines. 5 volume set. cxxxvii, 124pp; 225pp; 216pp; 244pp; 263pp. The original 73 full-page engravings designed by S. Freudenberg and 150 head and tail pieces by Dunker. Outer hinges of spines slightly rubbed, but bindings remain secure. A few marks to blue cloth part of bindings. A rather pleasing set. A heavy set, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (a7). Hard Cover. Very Good.

London: The Studio Ltd., 1923. Hardback, gilt title to front board. 28.5 x 21cm. Probably a paperback edition bound up as not in publisher's standard binding. viii, 175pp. Numerous plates, including 16 in colour. 1st edition 1923. Binding is slightly marked and worn, with some fraying to spine ends. Previous owner's details written to the front free end-paper. A little spotting to end-papers.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good.