Search Results: Authors starting with W from Bird's Books

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good. Small 8vo, red cloth boards with gilt titles and motif on spine. Blind embossed motif on front. Undated circa 1905. 383pp + 1pp publisher’s catalogue illustrated with frontispiece in black and white. Very good and clean inside. Previous owner’s name handwritten on front free endpaper. The story of a rich orphan who marries unwisely and her life and decisions that follow.

London: Titan Books, 1986. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. London: Titan Books, 1986. First edition thus. Very Good. 4 to, 63pp. Nice clean condition. A vision of a dystopian future. Classic Judge Dredd stories. I have several others of this series available.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1910. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo, cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. 360pp plus 4pp + 2pp adverts, with 287 illustrations. Second edition. School stamp on front endpaper and single stamp inside. A practical manual for the instruction of the youth in woodworking and joinery skills.

Kansas City: Hallmark Childrens Editions, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Very good /Good + . Jackson, Lois. First edition, square 8vo, bright green cloth boards with picture on front and titles on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Pictorial dust jacket with some chipping and a couple of small tears. Unpaginated. 'a read aloud book with fanciful illustrations that children will enjoy' (and adults!) on every page. A birthday story with a fox, racoon, fawn , bunny, squirrel and owl. Generally very good and clean inside with bright colourful illustrations.

London : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1916. Hardcover. Good. London : Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1916. Good. Essays and Notes Selected and Set Forth With an Introduction By Walter Raleigh . Green cloth with gilt decoration on cover & gilt titles on spine, upper edge gilt. A bit of edge wear to corners & spine (see picures). Xxxi + 206pp. Occasional mark but generally inner book is in good plus condition.

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1911. Hardcover. Fair. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1911. Fair. 8vo, illustrated red cloth boards, bumped and worn. Xxvi + 1202pp. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and 19 other plates. With an introduction by F. W. Farrar. 'Being the history of Scotland from the earliest period to the close of the rebellion 1745-46'. Prize certicate pasted onto front endpaper. Occasional grubbiness inside, but generally clean and in good condition.

Printed By Order Of The Trustees Of The British Museum, London, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Printed By Order Of The Trustees Of The British Museum, London, 1897. 1st Edition . Very Good. Approx. 17.25'' tall, library rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles & library name on cover. 30pp & 30 facsimiles. Includes various monarchs, scientists, philosophers & writers. Edward IV, Henry VII & VIII, Katherine of Aragon, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey, Sir Walter Ralegh, Charles V Emperor, Sir Isaac Newton, Sir Walter Scott, David Hume, Dr Samuel Johnson etc. Ex reference library with single stamp on rear endpapers. ***Heavy & may require extra overseas postage***

Printed By Order Of The Trustees Of The British Museum, London, 1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. Approx. 17.5'' tall, quarter leather binding in poor condition, front & rear board separated. 30 facsimiles with accompanying description. Includes various monarchs, scientists, philosophers & writers. Henry VIII, John Knox, John Milton, Handel, Elizabeth Barrett Browning etc. Inner book is in good to very good condition. Ex reference library with some of the usual treatments. ***Heavy & will require extra overseas postage***

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1887. First edition. Good. Limited edition of 200 copies of which this is no. 122. Large folio approx. 19'' by 13.5'', original burgandy cloth binding with gilt decoration on front and gilt titles on spine. Spine is worn with parts missing, corners have some edgewear (please see pictures). Preface, list of plates, 15 pp introduction and 75 black and white plates, being a selection from architectural sketches done by G. Washington Browne whilst travelling as Pugin Scholar. Generally the inner book is in excellent condition with occasional marks. Ex reference library with few markings, faint stamp to upper edge, blind stamp and number on reverse of title page, single stamp and pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown. ***Well over 1kg when packaged & will require extra overses postage***

Glasgow: James Hedderwick & Sons, Glasgow, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. James Hedderwick & Sons, Glasgow, 1901. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. A rare 1st edition of this book. X + 188pp and 7 figures/fold out plans (3 in colour). 70 monochrome figures throughout text. Library rebound in blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and number. Bookplate and stamp to front endpapers. Handwritten number to inside, otherwise no obvious library markings. Nice and clean inside .***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

George Routledge & Sons Ltd, London, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. George Routledge & Sons Ltd, London, 1911. 1st Edition . Good. Over 10'' tall, bound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Xi + 682pp. This contains figures on everything considered important from accidents, bees, birth & mortalities, diet , disease, drunkeness, housing, illiteracy, cost of living , occupations, rainfall, shipwrecks, women's suffrage, suicide, taxes to zinc & cocoa, with many things in-between. Countries covered include the UK, france, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Germany, Russia, the Netherlands, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Caucasia, Roumania (Romania), Canada, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Italy, India, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Bulgaria, Servia (Serbia), Finland, Jamaica, Japan, etc. basically any country the author could find information on. Fascinating comparison of the differences in countries during 1880's to the early 1900's. Germany had 2007… Read More

London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1966. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Slim 8vo, illustrated card covers. 32pp with coloured frontis and a further 16 full page monochrome plates. Card covers are slightly discoloured, inner book is in excellent condition. A study what is commonly believed to be the earliest cast medal of the Italian Renaissance and its role and impact upon contemporary art.

Smith Elder & Co, London], 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Smith Elder & Co, London], 1894. 1st Edition . Fair/No Jacket. x + 284pp , frontispiece, maps and illustrations.Original quarter leather, gilt titled red cloth boards, spine and corners rubbed with some surface loss. Rip from back top of spine to approx halfway down. Ex library book with bookplates to front & rear pastedowns. One handwritten number on back of contents page, otherwise no obvious library markings. Clean and tidy inside. ***** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

Search Press Ltd, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. Folio, 128pp well illustrated throughout in colour. A craft book dedicated to portraying our furry and not so furry friends on rocks. Full of useful techniques applicable not just to rock painting, but drawing and painting animals in general. Step by step guides make this a perfect book for children, parents, artists and animal lovers.

London : Herbert Jenkins, 1920. First edition. Hardcover. Poor. The Story of Robert Sinclair: Miner. 8vo, pale blue cloth boards. Titles & border on front in dark blue. Certified first edition February 1920. 256pp. Spine partially detached, front free endpaper detached. A fictional story about a miner’s life, his work and his family, written by a miner who started down the pits at age 12. Poverty, injury and companionship within the mining community.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. Hardcover. Very good +. 8vo, burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. 223pp. Binding in very good condition, inner book near fine. Part of the ‘Miss Silver’ series, another country house mystery for Miss Silver.

London: Thomas Agnew, 1973. First edition. Softcover. Very good. A Loan Exhibition of Bolognese Paintings from British Collections. Pictorial card covers, introduction and illustrated catalogue. Foreword by A Hornby.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo, original brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. 313pp. Obviously a well read book, wear to spine, inner book still in very good condition and well bound. ***Over 1kg when packaged & may required extra overseas postage.***

Verlagshandlung, Leipzig, 1869. Poor. Verlagshandlung, Leipzig, 1869 Hardcover Poor Folio, 44cm by 35cm Original full red leather embossed binding with centre green panel with gilt titles & decoration All edges gilt Binding is worn, particularly at edges & corners Front board & endpapers detached (see pictures) 317pp with 20 full page plates & other illustrations (Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max and Gustav Clots) throughout text Tears to pages 1-4 Some foxing, mostly to plates, & creasing to tissue guards Ex reference library with minimal markings, decorative bookplate to rear pastedown, blind stamp on title page, first & last page No other obvious library markings, the inner book is generally in good condition ***Heavy & may require extra overseas postage***Folio, 44cm von 35cm Original-Voll roten Ledereinband mit Prägung Zentrum grünen Platte mit vergoldeter Titel & Dekoration Alle Kanten vergoldet Binding getragen wird, insbesondere an Kanten und Ecken Frontplatte und Vorsatzblätter… Read More

New York: Wildenstein, 1948. Paperback. Good +. Gazette Des Beaux-Arts, April 1948: Year 90, Series 6, Volume 36, Issue 974Light blue illustrated wrappers. 4to. Some edge wear and discoloration to wrappers. Nice and clean inside with numerous pictures and illustrations. Text in French and English