Search Results: Authors starting with W from World of Rare Books

WI Books Ltd, 1986. Paperback. Good. 1986. 122 pages. Red plain spiral bound paperback. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners. Cracks and chips to spiral binding.

A. & C. Black, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1965. Reprinted. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Full title: A General History of England 1832-1960. Contains black and white maps. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions and stamps to endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Dent to top edge of front board. Wear marks overall.

A.& C. Black, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. First Published. 86 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

A. & C. Black Ltd., 1963. Hardcover. Good. 1963. 3rd Edition. 329 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Full title: A General History of England 1688-1832. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Stamps to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks and mottling overall.

Odhams Press Ltd., 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1959. First Edition. 160 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Jacket is in plastic wrapper and has been taped to boards. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Tape remnants with brown staining to pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate dark rubbing to front free endpaper and pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Jacket is in plastic wrapper, with moderate dark rubbed marking overall.

Frederick Muller Ltd., 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. First Edition. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1893. Hardcover. Good. 1893. No Edition Remarks. 140 pages. No dust jacket. 'Early Independents : Six Tracts written to commemorate the Tercentenary of the Martyrdoms of Greenwood, Barrowe, and Penry in 1593'. Decorated green cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

Edward Arnold., 1905. Hardcover. Good. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pen inscription to front free endpaper.Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Slight tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1949. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1949. Third Edition. 125 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony, 1111. Paperback. Good. No Edition Remarks. 55 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Longmans, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. First Edition. 371 pages. Blue illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Further inscription to rear free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Small ring mark to front board. Gilt lettering is darkened. Further dust marking to both boards. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Jacket is loosely held around boards.

Sisley's Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 197 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Red photographic frontispiece. Binding is shaky, frontispiece detached but still present. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends with small splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Wear marks overall.

Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1968. 521 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Water marks to edges and corners.

Cambridge At The University Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. Reprinted. 187 pages. Light blue dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Water staining to spine. Light foxing overall.

The Macmillan Company, 1971. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1971. First Edition. 292 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Longmans, 1969. Hardcover. Good. 1969. 9th Impression. 371 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Tape marks to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Longmans, Green And Co., 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. No Edition Remarks. 94 pages. Blue cloth. Heavy cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions and stickers to pastedowns and front free endpaper. Annotations and underlining to some pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to front board. Wear marks overall.

Compact, 1965. Paperback. Good. 1965. Vol.49 No.154. 128 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Thynne& Co. Ltd, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 1945. 129 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Manchester University Press, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 193 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pencil markings to back pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor tape repairs to interior spine. Heavy wear marks to spine and panels.