Search Results: Titles starting with G from Besleys Books

London: William Heinemann, 1941. No D/J. The book is in good used condition.John Edward Masefield, OM, (1 June 1878 - 12 May 1967) was a very good, English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, nineteen other novels (including Captain Margaret, Multitude and Solitude and Sard Harker), and many memorable poems, including "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever", from his anthology Saltwater Ballads. You will receive the book seen in the image. Alway a pleasure to help.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No D/J.

London: Heinemann, 1979. D/J is good, but has signs and shelf wear/tear. The book is in good used condition. With 35 years in the English Theatre already behind her, Gladys Cooper went to hollywood with Hitchcock to make 'Rebecca' and stayed on a long-term contract with MGM. This is the biography of one of the great ladies of the British stage written by the eldest of her five grandchildren, who has drawn upon his own knowledge of the theatre to give this entertaining account of her life. You will receive the book seen in the image.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul., 1962. D/J is good (minor shelf wear) The book is in good used condition (usual ex-library stamps, paste ons) The street tramway was a harbinger of social change. It continued and developed the work begun by the suburban railway services in enabling workers to move easily and cheaply between industrialized areas and their homes in more pleasant surroundings. The book takes an in-depth look at the full history of the tram, easy to read and fully illustrated. You will receive the book seen in the image.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second Impression. Cloth Bound. Good/Good.

Great Britain: The Automoble Association, 1955. D/J is good ( with signs of shelf wear) The book is in good used condition. From a band of rebels to an organization almost as important as the Post Office; from weekend patrols to full scale actions as colourful and as exciting as those carried out by the services; from a handful of conspirators to a force almost as public and as familiar as the police. You will receive the book seen in the image.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Cloth Bound. Good/Fair to Good..

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 646pp. Illus. 1st edition 1991. Slightest wear. A nice, clean copy. Privately owned. (bs134). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Wien: Ed. Strache Verlag, 1926. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. Text in German. 93pp. Frontis. Illus. Boards slightly grubby. Private ownership. (r44). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Paris: D'Alexis Eymery, 1814. Half-calf binding. Text in French. 256pp. 6 engraved plates. Binding slightly rubbed and worn. Front board loose, inner hinge repaired. Occasional pencil annotations and foxing to contents. Private ownership. (bs7). Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

London: Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., 1946. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 2 volume set. 104pp ; 160pp. Illus. 1st edition 1946. Slight edge wear to d/w's. Private ownership. (r14). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Ascona, 1970. Booklet, staple bound. Exhibition catalogue. Text in German, Italian, French and English. 24 unpaginated pages. Illustrated. Corners a little scuffed. A few spots to covers. A very pleasing copy. (q5). Soft Cover. Very Good.

1969. Booklet, staple bound. Text in Italian, German and French. Illus. Bottom corners slightly scuffed. A pleasing copy. (al25). Soft Cover. Good.

London: Arthur Barker Limited , 1972. Hardback with protected dust-wrapper. 160pp. A little chipping to edges of price-clipped d/w. Foxing to top edge. A pleasing copy. (bs48). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

London: Charles Knight, 1833. Hardbacks, later spines. Marbled end-papers. Edges gilt. 7 volume set. Pp. 198; 192; 192; 211; 196; 184; 203. With 24 portraits in each volume - 168 in all. Bindings slightly rubbed and worn. A rather splendid set. A very heavy set, weighing 8.3kg before being packed, extra postage will be required for orders outside the UK. (r45). Hard Cover. Good +.

London, 1830. Booklet, stitched. 12cm x 15.5cm. 7 of 8 plates (lacking plate 8). Small losses to spine. Private ownership. (ar26) [AB]. Soft Cover. Good.

Oxford: Previous Parrot Press, 1997. Hardback, illustrative boards. 43pp. Woodcuts by Stan Dobbin. No. 86 of a limited edition of only 214 copies, signed by William Neill and Stan Dobbin. A splendid copy. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Dobbin, Stan.

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1931. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. Frontis. 7 other illustrations. Boards a little marked and worn. Slight foxing to edges. A decent copy. (bs44). Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Saint Dominic's Press, 1921. Hardback, quarter cloth with paper covered boards. 20.5 x 13.5cm. 152pp. 12 monthly numbers each with a wood engraving to the front cover, one of which is in colour. 4 of the wood cuts by Eric Gill,. 2 by David Jones. A few marks to covers and spine discoloured. End-papers a little discoloured and a slightly musty aroma. However contents generally clean and free of foxing.. Hard Cover. Good.

Pawson and Brailsford, 1900. 27.5 x 21.5 cm. Pp. xxviii, 476, 41 colour plates. Original pictorial cloth. Extremities rubbed, two small repaired closed tears to frontis. front inner hinge reglued, back inner hinge splitting.. 2nd Revised Ed. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Whymper.

Longman, 1923. 38cm x 29cm. Pp. vii, 78. Complete with 30 colour plates by A. Thorburn. Contemporary 1/2 morocco by Sotheran, gilt decoration and lettering, top edge gilt. Spine faded, outer hinges and spine ends rubbed, sporadic foxing, but a pleasing copy.. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1923. Hardback, gilt titles to spine. vii, 78pp. Complete with 30 colour plates by A. Thorburn. Plates tissue guarded. 38cm x 29cm. Binding slightly marked and worn. Previous owner's name stamped to front end-papers. Gift message to front pastedown. Slight occasional foxing to contents. A pleasing copy. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (p14). Illus. by Thorburn, A.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society, 1932. Paperback. 66pp. 19 plates, 14 of which are coloured. Crease down centre of pages. Previous owner's details to front cover. Corners a little scuffed. A decent copy. (bs40). Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket.