Search Results: Authors starting with S from Washburn Books

Oxford: Blackwell Science Ltd, 2001 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 6th Edition. 9.5" Tall x 7.5" Wide. Introduction to genetic engineering of plants, animals and microbes for advanced level undergraduates with a basic understanding of genetics. Updated and revised edition. 390pp with index, illustrated throughout with diagrams. Minimal surface wear and former owner's name to half title, otherwise very good plus copy. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class/Air Mail shipping..

London: HarperCollins, 1998 Book. Illus. by Pauline Baynes. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third in The Chronicles of Narnia series, as the author intended them to be read. First edition containing the original Pauline Baynes drawings in colour. 236pp. Minimal shelf-wear to corners, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions..

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Frank Graham, 1972 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Presumed First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first biography of the lesser known of the two wood-engravers from Newcastle, the other being Thomas Bewick. Joseph Crawhall was also a ropemaker, writer and watercolour painter, who produced hand-coloured wood engravings for many books. 144pp with index illustrated in black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Some foxing to page edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ slightly darkened around the edges, otherwise good..

London: The Harvill Press, 1995 Book. Illus. by Rex Nicholls. Very Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. First Edition. 9" Tall x 9.5" Wide. Highly informative work which answers questions about the physical remains of British history in town and country. 624pp with index, illustrated throughout in black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Half-title page has a turned corner due to a binding error, otherwise this is a very good plus copy with no marks or inscriptions. Unclipped DJ faded to spine, with slight edgewear and one 1/4" tear to top edges, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage needed for 1st class/overseas post..

London: Macdonald & Evans Ltd, 1963 Book. Good. Illustrated Cloth Boards. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Geography text book for schools covering all parts of the Americas. 272pp with index, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Some bumping to spine and corners and marking to boards and page edges, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..

London & New York: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1900 Book. Good. Beige Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Novel by the critic, author and journalist George Slythe Street (1867-1936). 183pp. Top board illustrated with two drawings, black lettering to top board and spine. Top edges tinted, fore-edges rough-cut. Some bumping to spine and corners, slight foxing to edges and brief gift inscription to endpaper, otherwise good copy..

London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1977 Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The Critical Idiom series. Outline of the principles of rhythm in English verse and prose. 83pp. Slight rubbing and creasing to cover and former owner's name to half-title page, otherwise good reading copy..

London: The Poetry League Book. Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Undated anthology, possibly circa 1929. Some poems published previously in 'The Christian Science Monitor'. 53pp. Gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some bumping to spine and corners, fading to edges of boards, front endpaper missing, foxing to edges, early and late pages and top edges dusty, otherwise good copy of this very scarce title..

London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1949 Book. Very Good. Red Cloth Boards. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Everyman's Library No.988. Novel, first published in 1867. Introduction by Natalie Duddington. 242pp. Blind stamp to front board, gilt letteirng to spine, top edges tinted, patterned endpapers. Slight bumping to spine and corners and minor marking to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Geneva: Heron Books by arrangement with The New English Library Ltd, 1969 Book. Illus. by Marek Rudnicky (frontispiece), Jocelyne Pache (illustrations). Very Good. Red Leatherette Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Greatest Masterpieces of Russian Literature series. Translated from the Russian by Bernard Guilbert Guerney and with an introduction by A B McMillin. 398pp illustrated with black and white drawings and frontis. Bound in red faux leather with yellow ribbon page marker and gilt decoration to top board. Gilt on spine has rubbed away and minor marking to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1989 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The World's Classics paperback edition. Translated and with an introduction by Richard Freeborn. Six largely autobiographical stories by the author best known for his novel "Fathers and Sons". 298pp. Minor creasing to spine and corners and edges lightly sunned, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

Geneva: Heron Books by arrangement with J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1969 Book. Illus. by Marek Rudnicky (frontispiece), Sandra Archibald (illustrations). Very Good. Red Leatherette Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Greatest Masterpieces of Russian Literature series. Translated from the Russian by Rochelle S Townsend and with an introduction by Nicolay Andreyev. 292pp illustrated with black and white drawings and frontis. Bound in red faux leather with yellow ribbon page marker and gilt decoration to top board. Gilt on spine has rubbed away and minimal marking to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hawkes Pocket Scores No.104. Undated. 36pp. Loosely enclosed, leaflet in English and French. Some creasing to edges and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1954 Book. Illus. by Winifred Walker, et al. Good. Green Cloth Boards. Seventh Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Information for amateur and professional growers about growing plants in a greenhouse. 257pp with index, profusely illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs, with a colour drawing by Winifred Walker to the frontis. Gilt lettering to spine. Rubbing to spine and corners, slight fraying to head of backstrip, minor marking to boards and some neat notes to back endpaper, otherwise good..

London: SPCK, 1957 Ex-Library. Fair. Turquoise Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Revised version of the Mystery Plays which includes the complete cycle of 48 plays. 384pp. gilt lettering to spine. Library stamps to title page and endpapers, top edges dusty, forward lean to spine and some bumping to spine and corners, otherwise fair/good reading copy. Unclipped DJ has some edgewear and fraying with slight loss and slight marking both internally and extrenally, otherwise fair..

London: Novello & Company Ltd Book. Good. Soft cover. 8.5" Tall x 11.75" Wide. The Organ Works of J S Bach, Book XVI. The Six 'Schubler' Chorale Preludes and The 'Clavierubung' Part III, with an introduction by Ernest Newman. 88pp. Slight creasing and marking to cover, 2" closed tear to spine and some marking to top edges, otherwise good copy..

London: Novello & Company Ltd Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8.5" Tall x 11.75" Wide. The Organ Works of J S Bach Book IX, edited by Sir Frederick Bridge and James Higgs. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 539; Prelude & Fugue in C maor (Great), BWV 547; Fantasia in G major, BWV 572; Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV 540. 195pp with preface. Slight creasing to corners and small note to one page otherwise very good copy..

London: Headley Brothers, 1902 Book. Good. Red Cloth Boards. 3rd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Short history of the Society of Friends from the 16th Century, with notes on the practices and beliefs and a chronology to the rear. 96pp. White lettering to front board. Lettering on spine faded, top edges dusty, some bumping to spine and corners, boards a little bowed, foxing to edges and margins and former owner's name and stamp to endpapers, otherwise good copy..

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1989 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Architectural guide to the mid-Atlantic states of North America. 494pp with index, profusely illustrated with 195 colour photographs, 35 historical paintings, engravings and photographs and 13 colour maps. Minimal creasing to corners, glue residue to hinges and publisher's price label to rear, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London & Edinburgh: McDougall's Educational Co Ltd Book. Good. Limp Blue Cloth. Presumed First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Collection of 76 songs for use in schools. 76pp. Minor creasing to corners, former owners' names to title page, remains of label inside cover, ticks in ink to contents page and slight foxing to edges, otherwise good copy..