Search Results: Titles starting with C from Church Street Books

London: Chatto and Windus, 1967. In Chatto's "The Queen's Classics - Certificate Books" series. Light-blue covers with gilt, 88pp inc notes. Covers have virtually no wear or bumping, a couple of tiny marks on top edges. Dusty page edges slightly foxed, otherwise internally very clean and tight. A VG copy. No DJ. Ref:114939. First Edition. Cloth. VG+/N/a. 12.5x19cm.

London: Jane's Publishing, 1987. Neat, unmarked copy. Ref:06330. Revised Edition. Cloth. VG+/VG+. 14cmx22cm.

London: Farmers Weekly Panel of experts give serious advice on all aspects of the subject, 144pp inc index. Front fore corners of cover slightly curled and minor knocks to head and foot of spine, but internally very clean and overall a solid copy. Ref:071693. First Edition (?). P/back. G+/N/a. 12cmx18.5cm.

London: Guild Publishing, 1988. Wide-ranging and readable account of language variety, history, structure and behaviour. Black covers with silver and orange lettering to spine, 472pp inc index. Modest signs of wear to book and DJ, but a very nice copy. Heavy book which will require extra postage. Ref:07948. Reprint. Cloth. VG/VG-. 22.5x28cm.

London: Cassell, 1901. Reprint in Sept 1901, of First edition November 1900, written by a special correspondent of the "Daily News". Signed by author below frontis portrait, but this may be printed. Village library copy with one attractive stamp at start of first chapter, accompanied by pencilled name, dated 1912. Red covers with black lettering on spine and upper cover, both covers have black illustrations, 303pp, grey endpapers. "Pictures" in title refers to word pictures as the only illustration is frontis. Covers have modest wear and bumping to head and foot of spine, with a couple of light marks. Spine is slightly sunned. Hinges cracking, but holding well. Light foxing to dusty page edges and prelims. Book is very slightly cocked, but clean and solid for its 110 years. Ref:114814. Reprint. Buckram. G+/N/a. 13x19.5cm.

London: Macmillan, 1978. Examination of the reasons behind increasing unemployment. Book in excellent condition. Only real fault is sunning and fading to spine. Ref: 06627. First Edition. P/back. VG++/N/a. 13.5cmx21.5cm.

Lodon: Bloomsbury, 2000. A serious journey through the uses and abuses of 'the weed'. Cery nice copy of the first p/back edition. Ref:06597. First P/back Edition. P/back. VG/N/a. 13cmx20cm.

London: Dent, 1948. Tight, clean copy with neat owner's name on ffep. Ref:06265. Revised Edition (second). Cloth. VG/N/a. 18cmx13cm.

London: Macmillan, 1934. Covers generally worn and corners bumped with odd light stain. Text block generally tight and sound apart from light foxing to page edges. Ref:06463. First Edition. Cloth. Good/N/a. 13cmx19cm.

London: George G Harrap, 1959. Children's story involving travel, camels and magic and the author as "Captain Bill". Book is very clean and tight with very minor foxing. Very colourful DJ is bright with minimal wear to edges. Previous owner's name and address on ffep. Ref: 06409. First Edition. Cloth. VG/VG-. Illus. by W R Lohse. 15cmx23cm.

London: Collins, 1944. Novel by the prolific Cumberland/East Anglian author. Green covers with green lettering on white spine panels, 192pp. Covers have bumping to extrems, but little wear. Page edges dusty and yellowed. Canadian YMCA stamp on front pastedown and upper hinge cracked but solid, otherwise internally clean and tight. No DJ. Ref:104397. First Edition. Cloth. VG/n/a. 13.5x20cm.

London: Sceptre, 2001. Debut novel by the American author. Uncorrected bound manuscript. Card covers, 620pp. Minor creasing to corners of lower cover, otherwise only light shelf wear. Ref:114711. Uncorrected Bound Proof. Card Covers. VG+/N/a. 15.5x23.5cm.

London: Evelyb, Adams & Mackay, 1968. Thirty-two cartoons charting progress of the 1926 strike and published to coincide with centenary of the TUC. White covers with gilt, 72pp with red top edges and endpapers. White covers have virtually no wear, but slightly grubby at head and foot of spine. Internally very clean and tight. Unclipped DJ has moderate general edge wear with a couple of small nicks and tiny losses. Overall a decent copy. Ref:114862. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. VG/G. 16x20.5cm.

London: B T Batsford, 1982. How to carve in anything from salt and soap to wood and stone. 142pp inc index, with numerous b/w illustrations. Book has no obvious faults. A very nice copy. Ref:071460. First P/back Edition. Card Covers. VG++/n/a. Illus. by Edwin Beecroft. 18.5cmx24.5cm.

London: Cassell, 1921. Green covers with gilt on spine and black lettering on upper board, 653pp inc index. Covers have modest wear to extrems and bumping to head and foot of spine. Foxing to prelims and dusty page edges, otherwise internally very clean and tight. Cryptic note pencilled lightly on ffep. Overall in VG condition. Ref:104107. Cloth. VG/N/a. 14x22cm.

London: Book Club Associates, 1977. Authoritative work on the subject, from Iron Age hill forts to 19th Century Martello towers. Profusely illustrated (b/w) with 105 photographs and 30 line drawings. Black covers with gilt lettering to spine, blue endpapers, 192pp inc index. Apart from dusty and very lightly foxed top page edges, book has no obvious faults. Intact DJ has very light curl to front top and bottom, a tiny rub and hole on lower, rear spine, otherwise in VG condition. Internally very clean, bright and tight with no marks or inscriptions and overall a VG copy. Ref:082783. Reprint. Cloth. VG+/VG. 19x24.5cm.

London: The British Museum, 1851. Green covers with small gilt emblem and black title on paper spine panel, 372pp plus 8pp of drawings and markings. Ex-Fulham Public Library copy with sticker on front pastedown, otherwise a minimum of library markings. Prelims removed up to title page,leaving upper hinge cracked, but holding well. foxing to endpapers, dusty, discoloured page edges and spine panelled discoloured. Otherwise internally clean and tight and overall a decent copy.Ref:104507. First Edition. Cloth. VG-/N/a. 15x23cm. Ex-Library.

London: British Printing Machinery Association, 1980. Catalogue of IPEX 80, the13th international exhibition of the Printing Machinery and Allied Trades in Birmingham, Sept 1980. Card covers, 139pp inc index, plus adverts, with numerous full-page colour illustrations. Book has just light signs of use in DJ which has modest wear at extrems, some light foxing and 2cm closed tear, lower rear fore corner. Ref:093548. First Edition. Card Covers. VG/VG-. 16.5x25.5cm.

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1948. Spine sunned and foxing to page edges, but sound copy. Ref:06259. Seventh Edition. Cloth. G+/N/a. Illus. by Brian Cook. 14cmx22cm.

London: George Bell, 1898. In Bell's Cathedral Series. Green covers with black lettering to spine and upper board with black decoration on spine and both boards, 152pp, plus 2pp adverts with 46 b/w illustrations. Covers have light bumping to head and foot of spine, but minimal wear to extrems. Page edges dusty and foxed, as are prelims. Previous owner's name and address on ffep. Binding weak near rear, but holding well. Ref:104331. First Edition. Buckram. VG/N/a. 13x19cm.