Search Results: Titles starting with C from Stephen Rench

[ Cheltenham ]: [ John Lowe ], 1865 Book. Good. Disbound. iv pages only of what should be a 26 page pamphlet with additional title page. Here just the first 4 pages of text. Part of Holzenberg 322. Listed in the 1972 Kraus catalogue under reference 334 where only these 4 pages were available. There it states that only 30 copies were printed. Disbound, some light browning to page edges. Pages measure 33.5 x 21cm..

Parisiis - Paris: Typis J. Barbou, 1779 Book. Good. Full-Leather. 6 volume set. Vol 1 - xxxvi, 496 pages + frontispiece. Vol 2 - [iv], 512 pages. Vol 3 - [iv], 552 pages. Vol 4 - [iv], 532 pages. Vol 5 - [iv], 480 pages. Vol 6 - [iv], 502, [2] pages. Bound in more modern green/blue leather which has faded to brown long the spines. Some rubbing to the edges of the spines. Small bookseller's ticket to each volume of William Jackson Aberdeen. The modern end papers are also browned and this affects adjoining pages. Some staining and spotting throughout, heavier in places. The final pages of each volume are generally more spotted and browned. Vol 3 page 201 heavily stained. Staining to page edges throughout. A heavy set, extra postage may be required to send outside the UK..

London: Printed by Spottiswoode and Co, 1873 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 179 pages. Bound in paper covered boards with a vellum spine. Browned and some wear. Spine spotted. Pages measure approximately 34 x 21cm with large margins. Page edges are untrimmed and consequently a bit dusty. Some spotting and dust mainly along the upper edges of the pages. A heavy volume, extra postage will be required to send outside the UK.

Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1890 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Arrowsmith's Bristol Library Vol 1. Undated, circa 1890? Hugh Conway appears to be a pseudonym used by Frederick John Fargus. [iv], 194 pages. Bound in red cloth with a leather spine. The spine is scuffed at the edges. Small ink stamp of the binder to the foot of the front pastedown - Birdsall & Son Northampton. Bookplate to the front pastedown of Frank Algernon Hall. Stains to the title page.

London: Printed for J. J. and P. Knapton, W. Innys, in Ludgate Street; T. Longman in Pater Noster Row and S. Birt in Ave-Mary Lane, 1735 Book. Good. Disbound. [iv], 134, [2] pages. ESTC T19843. Disbound with no covers. Page edges are untrimmed and dusty. Stains to the lower outer corners of most pages, Original stab holes visible to the inner margins..

[Middle Hill]: [Charles Gilmour], 1840 Book. Good. Disbound. 4 pages. probably a trial printing for the more complete version, but listed separately as Holzenberg 156. It contains information on the following families - Adam of Tidd St Giles; Amy of Great Abbington; Arkinstall of Ely and Ayre of the Isle of Ely. The final page has the date misprinted as 1691. The paper is watermarked 1837. Lightly browned. From the Middle Hill Press of Sir Thomas Phillipps.

Sunbury, 1865 Book. Fair. Hardcover. 79, [1] pages. Bound in half leather which is very worn. Remains of a paper label to the spine. Ink name to the title page - G.M. Cardew 67th Regt, Sunbury February 12th 1866. Another ink number to the title page - 112. This number also written on an old paper label to the front pastedown. End papers are very spotted. Tears to the upper edge of the rear free end paper. Some minor ink and pencil corrections throughout..

[Middle Hill]: [Middle Hill Press], 1870 Book. Good. Unbound. Single sheet on grey paper. Measures 20 x 33 cm. Similar to Holzenberg 167 however this is a different edition and different drawing to 167, although all main features are the same, the title also has a slight variant Gloucr instead of Glouct..

[Middle Hill]: [Middle Hill Press], 1870 Book. Good. Unbound. Single sheet on thick white paper, a little browning at edges. Old mount at head on rear. Measures 22 x 28.5 cm. Holzenberg 167, who quotes Geoffrey Wakeman giving a print run of 100 copies..

London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly, 1864 Book. Good. Half leather. Vol 1 dated 1864 - Vol 2 is dated 1865. Volume 1 - [viii], 320 pages + 20 plates. Volume 2 - vi, [ii], 320 pages + 20 plates. In half leather bindings - ink stamp of Bayntun of Bath to the front free end papers. The spines are faded and scuffed. Pages are top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Bookplates of William Roughead to the front pastedowns. Some spotting and soiling to pages..

London: A and C Black Ltd, 1920 Book. Illus. by Painted by Inglis Sheldon-Williams. Good. Hardcover. xiv, 208 pages + 32 plates. In the original cloth binding but this is worn and stained, the spine is faded. Ink presentation inscription to the front free end paper - D Jobson Scott from Inglis + Ina Sheldon Williams 1911 + after. Abrasion to the Inglis part of the name. A later ink owner's name below. Some staining to the end papers. Pages near the plates are browned and spotted. Paper split over the rear inner hinges..

London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, Pater Noster Row, 1814 Book. Good. Hardcover. [xvi], 263, [1] pages, The title page has been backed with linen. Underlining to some passages throughout. In half leather binding but the leather spine is a more modern replacement. Soiling to some pages. Pencil number to the head of the title page.

Canterbury: William Davey, 1865 Book. Poor. Hardcover. The Canterbury Cricket Week. An authentic narrative of the origin and career of the institution; Including the programme of The Old Stagers' performances with the original prologues, epilogues, &c spoken at each season. Dedicated by permission to the Old Stagers, I Zingari and the Wandering Minstrels. Volume First Canterbury: Printed and published by William Davey; 1865 [ii], ix, [i], 86 pages + 4 plates on each of which four photographic portraits are pasted. Poor condition. Page v is also a photograph, just of text, and this is very badly faded. In the remains of the original cloth binding, but this is very worn and presumably affected by damp. Although it states Volume first - this is all that was ever published. An early cricket volume with photographic illustrations, but in poor condition..

Otley: Yorkshire: J.S. Publishing & Stationery Co Limited, 1840 Book. Fair. Soft cover. Undated, circa 1840? 8 pages with the original printed paper covers. Pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 have coloured illustrations. Covers are a bit soiled and dulled. Paper is lightly browned. Some show through of ink from one side of the page to the other. Old rusty paper clip marks to the upper outer corners of pages throughout. List of chapbooks to the rear cover, this is number 11 on the list..

Sheffield: Stephenson Blake, 1952 Book. Fair. Soft cover. Undated, but an additional slip pasted on to page 3 is dated Aug 1952. 84 pages. In the original printed card covers, but these are badly torn, worn, creased and soiled. With strong to a hole punched to the upper inner corner. 2 more slips pasted in to page 78. Pages 41-44 are detached from the staples, but held in by the strong. Small tears to some page edges..

London: Elliot Stock, 1895 Book. Good. Hardcover. 75, [3] pages. Pagination seems to include the frontispiece. 250 copies only printed. In later paper covered boards retaining part of the original cover pasted to the front board. Modern ink owner's name to the rear of the frontispiece. Staining to the frontispiece. Dusty to page edges throughout, more soiled to pages at the end of the volume..

[ Paris ]: Chez Pillet Aine, 1819 Book. Good. Soft cover. [vi], 119, [1] pages + 3 coloured plates. There is also a 2 page publisher's list at the front. in plain paper covers which are creased and worn. Pages are spotted and stained through to about page 45, heavily in places. The paper on the plates is browned. Some pages also browned. Page edges untrimmed and uneven in size..

London: Alexander Moring Limited - the De La More Press, 1925 Book. Illus. by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale. Good. Hardcover. [ii], 42, [2] pages + 6 double page plates, other illustrations form part of the pagination. In the original blue cloth which has some wear and browning, mainly to the edges. Colour printed image pasted on to the front board has some wear to it. Undated, but the copy at the British Library is dated by them as [1925]..

[Middle Hill]: [Middle Hill Press], 1861 Book. Good. Disbound. 3 pages + 1 blank. John Caley had been Secretary of the first Records Commission and at the sale of his library after his death in 1834 Sir Thomas Phillipps bought many of the indexes he had compiled. Holzenberg 70. Disbound, some soiling and light browning..

[ Middle Hill ]: Typis Mediomontanis, impressit C. Gilmour [ Middle Hill Press ], 1841 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 30, [2] pages. 2 final pages are blank. WIthout the additional title page mentioned in Holzenberg 330. In the original Middle Hill boards with printed paper label. Spine torn in several places. Title page browned and spotted. Described by Fenwick in 1886 as "very rare"..