Search Results: Authors starting with Y from Besleys Books

Gt. Yarmouth; Gorleston : Alfred Wm. Yallop , 1905. Original 12 separate parts in original title box file. Decorative wrappers, title and prelims in a separate plain wrapper with original signed receipt inserted, complete with folding prospect plate after Corbridge. Each part 26cm x 32cm. With 96 full-page plates with tissue guards. No. 224 of a limited edition of only 250 copies. Wrappers slightly worn to spines. A little occasional foxing. Original box is rubbed and worn so fragile. Scarce. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (r25). Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Good +.

Tokyo, 1964. Booklet, staple bound. 16 pages. Illus. Covers slightly marked and edge worn. Private ownership. (r5). Soft Cover. Good.

Modern Publishing, 1930. 254pp. nd. [circa 1930] Hardback, no dust-wrapper. Slight edgewear. Title page marked with a small 'R' in pen. Paper a little browned with age. (Q3). Hardcover . Good/No Jacket.

London: Arco Publications, 1957. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. xii, 433pp. Frontis. Illus. 2nd edition 1957. Some small losses to d/w. A little spotting to top and fore edge. Previous owner's name to front free end-paper. A good reading copy. (bs43). Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.

London: John Van Voorst , 1884. Hardback, half-leather, gilt titles to spine. Volume 4 only. 22cm x 15cm. 531pp. Numerous wood engravings. Fourth edition 1884-85. Binding is somewhat rubbed and worn, hinges tender. Previous owner's details blind-stamped to front free end-paper. Occasional spotting. A decent copy. (p13). Hard Cover. Good.

london, Faber, 1963. 8vo. 3rd Imp. Colour frontis, other illustrations. Dw discoloured and slightly frayed.. Hardcover .

London: Robert Culley , 1904. Hardback, decorative red cloth. 160pp, 16pp. Frontis. Illus. 1st edition 1904. Spine rubbed, binding slightly marked and frayed to extremities of boards. Front inner hinge split across end-papers, binding remains secure. Private ownership. (r37). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good.

London: J. Nichols and Son , 1805. Hardback, recent half-calf, marbled boards, gilt title to spine label. New end-papers. 30cm x 23.5cm. xv, 252pp, 32pp, 8pp. With 15 plates. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown and name to title page. Sporadic waterstaining to some lower margins. Scarce. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (h7). Hard Cover. Very Good.

Nottingham: Book Law Publications , 2003. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 28cm x 22cm. 94pp. Illus. 1st edition 2003. A few faint indentations to d/w. Clean inside. Private ownership. (ar16). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Mitchell and Hughes, 1882. Hardback, half-calf, gilt title to spine label. Boards detached. Folio. 39.5cm x 26cm. xii, 406pp, 4pp, 4pp. Frontispiece. Numbered 52, signed by John Pym Yeatman to contents page. A Rugby School Library label to front pastedown. Tear to page 195. Private ownership. A very heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (bsover). Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fair.

Dublin: The Cuala Press , 1970. Hardback with plain paper wrapper. 21.5cm x 15cm. 62pp. No. 311 of a limited edition of only 500 copies. Some pages unopened. Previous owner's label to front pastedown. A little wear to wrapper. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1971. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 1st US ed. thus. 23.0 x 15.0 cms. Many illustrations by the author, edited by Robin Skelton. Dust wrapper slightly faded in parts. (p19)

Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1972. Hardback with plain paper wrapper. 21.5cm x 15cm. 77pp. No. 295 of a limited edition of only 500 copies. Some pages unopened. Previous owner's label to front pastedown. A little wear to wrapper. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

A.H. Bullen at The Shakespeare Head Press, 1911. Hardback, linen spine, paper backed boards. 24 x 15.5cm. xv, 224pp. Four plates of designs by Gordon Craig. No tissue guard on frontis. Firm binding, slightest wear to extremities. Spare label on rear pastedown.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Gordon Craig.

Faber & Faber, 1929. Hardback, original paper covered boards. 22 x 14.5cm. [8]pp. 2 Illustrations by Gilbert Spencer, one in colour. Number 18 of the The Ariel Poems series. Number 425 of 500 copies of the large paper edition. Signed by W. B. Yeats. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. From the collection of Anthony Thwaite with his name on the free front end-paper. Spine worn with paper splitting, some to loss to section of the head. Contents clean and unmarked. . Limited. Hard Cover. Good.

London: Methuen & Co, 1944. Hardback with dust-wrapper. vii, 88pp. Illus. D/w slightly grubby and frayed to edges. Front end-papers a little crumbled from water damage. Private ownership. (bs128). Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 221pp. A little edge wear to d/w. Previous owner's details and tape marks to front free end-paper, with tape marks also to rear free end-paper. A sound copy. (q17). Hard Cover. Good/Good.

University of Cambridge, 1985. Booklet, staple bound. 17pp. Covers a little grubby. A very pleasing copy. (bs101). Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London.: Ladybird, 1998. No D/J. pictorial soft back. A wonderfully animated children's story, which is beautifully illustrated in colour. A good book for bed time. You will receive the book seen in the image.. Illus. by Michael Koelsch. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Good/No D/J.

London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1961. Paperback with dust-wrapper. 31cm x 24.5cm. 24pp. 10 colour tipped in plates. 1st edition 1961. D/w slightly grubby and edge worn. A pleasing copy. (bs45). 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/Good.