Search Results: Authors starting with S from Miesque Books

"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. Published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton in 1951. First UK Edition. 253pp. The book and its dustjacket are in Good Plus condition for their age. The book stands straight and has no shelf lean or bowing present. The boards are clean. The page edge blocks are evenly tanned from age. The book is inscription and annotation free. The internal pages are very clean and without any creases or staining. The dustjacket is nearly complete although it has a few small nibbles to it, the most evident being that at the head of the spine and the bottom of the front panel (see scans). The rear panel of the dustjacket has a crease at the top, left corner plus some scuffing to note (see scans). The dustjacket is now protected by a removable see-through sleeve. Overall, a nice copy of this classic 20thC novel. Any questions, please just ask.

"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. 3rd UK Edition, 1957. Published in hardback by Hamish Hamilton. The book is in Very Good condition for its age. The binding is tight and there is no shelf lean or bowing present. The page edge blocks are clean although the top edge is a tad dusty. The boards are clean. Internally the book is in very clean condition and has clearly been well cared for over the years. It is inscription/annotation and foxing free. The dustjacket is in Good Plus condition. It is a 4th Impression jacket as opposed to the usually see 5th Impression one. They were essentially the same design and the only difference was in the numerical number. It has a short (approx. 20mm) semi-closed tear on the side of the spine at the head. The title of the book has faded completely on the spine of the dustjacket, as often seen with this title. The dustjacket is now protected by a removable see-through sleeve. The book does have some cosmetic depredations. 1. There is a dent on the top, right… Read More

"Chess and Chessmasters" by G. Ståhlberg. Published in hardback by Bell and Sons in 1955. First UK Edition. 128pp. Betts 28-17. The book is in Good+ overall condition for its age. The book is tightly bound and stands straight. There is light foxing and age discoloration to the page edge block (heaviest of the top edge, as usual). The internal pages are all clean and unmarked apart from the very occasional small blemish or speck (for example there is a brown coloured "shadow" on both the front and rear endpaper). Inscription free apart from a bookplate and three tiny penned annotations on the front pastedown (see scan). The dustjacket is also in Good+ condition (nearly VG, in fact). It has one miniscule area of loss to the top of the spine to note (see scan). As to be expected from a book of this age, the dustjacket also has some light discolouration/tanning on it. There is also a closed, repaired tear on the front cover. The dustjacket is now protected by a removable see-through sleeve. Games are in… Read More

"My Best Games of Chess" by L. Szabo. Published in hardback by Pergamon Press in 1986. First UK Edition. 209 larges pages. The book is in Very Good condition. There are very minor faults, commensurate with age such as very mild tanning to the pages and page edge blocks but this is hardly noticeable. The book is very clean, unmarked and inscription free. The binding is tight and the book stands straight. Published in a pictorial cover without a dustjacket. There is no foxing in the book. Games are in Algebraic notation. Further scanned images are available on request. Approx.unpacked weight: 630g. Any questions, please just ask.