Search Results: Titles starting with S from Wykeham Books

Wadsworth Publishing Co., Belmont, second edition "International Student edition", 1993. Laminated wrappers, 4to,. xv, 283 pp. SPSS Made Simp!e, Second Edition, is a lifesaver for the SPSS novice and a valuable reference for more experienced users of this powerful progam. Rather than struggling through encyclopedic documentation. Users can how to take advantage of the capabilities of a complex program with a concise handbook." - from the blurb. Very Good.

British Library, London, first edition, 2007. Laminated illustrated wrappers with flaps, small 4to, 24 cm,. 224 pp, colour ills, maps. The catalogue of the exhibition 'Sacred' held at the British Library, 27 April-23 September 2007. Contents include: The idea of a sacred text, by Karen Armstrong; Living with sacred Jewish texts, by Everett Fox; The poet in performance : the composition of the Qur'an, by F.E. Peters; The sacred texts; Dissemination, division and difference; Establishing the sacred texts; Illuminating the word in colours and gold; Religious life : encountering the sacred; Judaism glossary; Christianity glossary; Islam glossary. Wrappers slightly scuffed, otherwise Very Good.

Tipografia di G.B.Merlo, Venezia, first editions 1847-1848. 2 vols in 1, leather-backed boards, marbled endpapers, tall 8vo,. xxxi, 942, [1] pp, portrait frontispiece. 5,861 entries. A classified bibliography of books on Venice's history and culture, including works by Venetian authors. In need of rebinding: spine detached and laid in, boards edge-worn, small tear to endpapers at head of front hinge, some foxing (generally mild, but a few pages extensively foxed), Fair.

Burt Franklin, New York, 1967 reprint of the first editions of 1847-1848 and 1885. 4 vols in 3, cloth, 8vo,. xxxi, 527 + 528 - 943 + 939 pp. In total, 16,444 entries. A classified bibliography of books on Venice's history and culture, including works by Venetian authors. Very Good, save for crayon mark on lower edge of each volume and light stain on top edge of the third volume.

Burt Franklin, New York, 1967 reprint of the first editions of 1847-1848 and 1885. 4 vols in 3, cloth, 8vo,. xxxi, 527 + 528 - 943 + 939 pp. In total, 16,444 entries. A classified bibliography of books on Venice's history and culture, including works by Venetian authors. Minor marks to covers, otherwise Very Good.

Viking, London, first edition, 1993. Cloth, 4to, 30 cm,. 192 pp, profusely illustrated. From the blurb: "The accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 heralded an age of unprecedented technological, economic and imperial expansion. Nowhere was this revolution more apparent than in the maritime world, which underwent a fundamental transition as it emerged into the twentieth century. The invention of photography in 1839 coincided with this great surge of material progress, and the new art was enthusiastically seized upon to bear witness. In the next hundred years the camera was to document every aspect, from great shipbuilding projects to obscure fishing villages. The second half of the nineteenth century saw the sailing vessel reach its most developed form before it was swiftly superseded by the steamship. The increasing importance of Britain's empire and the expansion of international trade placed greater emphasis than ever before on the protection of the world's sea lanes, as the 'wooden… Read More

The Blue Peter Pub. Co., Ltd. London, first impression of 1000 copies, 1927. 2 vols, cloth, gilt cover devices and titles, folio, 32 cm,. 151 + 152 pp, folding map, plates, ills. From the Editor's Note: "This book does not claim to be a history of the clipper ships, although Mr. Lubbock's illuminating text sets out the salient points of the history and performances of typical vessels of the clipper ship era. One chief purpose has been adequately and handily to present a selection from amongst Mr. Spurling's pictures, painted for 'The Blue Peter,' reproducing, by a special process, their original qualities of form, movement and colour. Appended are a subject index, an index of the names of ships which occur in the text, and a skeleton chart of the routes chiefly followed by the clippers in pursuit of their various trades. Boards somewhat scuffed and rear board of volume 2 heavily marked, otherwise Good.

Privately printed for Saint Andrew's Golf Club, by Rogers, Kellogg, Stillson, Inc., New York, first edition, 1938. Limited edition of500 copies. Two-tone cloth, gilt cover titles and flag device on front board, 8vo, 24 cm,. 146 pp, ills. From the text: "Standing majestically on a prominent eminence at Mt. Hope in Westchester County, New York, is the home of the Saint Andrew's Golf Club - a fitting monument to American golf. " Contents: Chapter I John Reid's Cowpasture; II The Old Apple Tree Gang; III St. Andrew's Moves to Grey Oaks; IV The First Tournament; V The First Year Book, and a Memorable Match; VI First Official U. S. G. A. Championship; VII St. Andrew's Promotes Competition; VIII St. Andrew's Moves Up the Valley; IX Early Events and Trophies; X The Honor Roll and Other Stories; XI St. Andrew's in Song and Story; XII Curling ; XIII Random Reminiscences; Golf Records ; Curling Records ; Complete Roster. Near Fine.

Martino Fine Books, Mansfield Centre, undated reprint [c. 1999] of 1919 first edition. Limited edition reprint. Cloth, 8vo, . [iv]. xvi.999 pp. The institute was founded on April 8, 1891. One of the first matters dealt with was the purchase of the library of master printer William Blades (1824-1890). Blades' library eventually became the foundation for the collections of the St. Bride Foundation. The Library of the Institute is entirely devoted to works on printing and related subjects and was founded with the object of collecting and preserving the literature that would instruct or interest printers, and provide a reliable source of information on all matters relating to that craft. The scope of the library includes all branches of typographical history; antecedents, the invention controversy, general histories and monographs on towns, presses and individual printers. Also specimens of their work, including the private presses are fully represented. Special attention was given to the practical… Read More

Martino Fine Books, Mansfield Centre, undated reprint [c. 1999] of 1919 first edition. Limited edition reprint. Cloth, 8vo, . [iv]. xvi.999 pp. The institute was founded on April 8, 1891. One of the first matters dealt with was the purchase of the library of master printer William Blades (1824-1890). Blades' library eventually became the foundation for the collections of the St. Bride Foundation. The Library of the Institute is entirely devoted to works on printing and related subjects and was founded with the object of collecting and preserving the literature that would instruct or interest printers, and provide a reliable source of information on all matters relating to that craft. The scope of the library includes all branches of typographical history; antecedents, the invention controversy, general histories and monographs on towns, presses and individual printers. Also specimens of their work, including the private presses are fully represented. Special attention was given to the practical… Read More

Printed for the Governors, London, first edition, 1919. Tape-backed printed wrappers, small 8vo,. xvi, 999 pp. Approximately 30,000 entries. A short title author catalogue. Includes many items from the libraries of Talbot Baines Reed, William Blades, and the London Society of Compositors. ".. [I]n the twenty-three years which have elapsed since the Library was opened a collection has been built up which is thoroughly representative of each side of the printing crafts. Nearly every known text-book in every language on printing, paper, engraving, process work, etc., is on the shelves, together with the majority of the works issued on the history of these subjects, as well as a large collection of trade catalogues and trade periodicals. Many articles in these trade periodicals have been catalogued and appear in this volume." - from the introduction. Endpapers soiled, markings to boards, slightly edgeworn, Good.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1971. Cloth, 4to,. vi, 465 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues for the following William Beckford sales: 24-26 May 1804; 9-11 June 1808; 6-8 May 1817; 9 September - 29 October 1823. Gemmett provides an introduction to each catalogue setting the sale in context, giving references to printed accounts of the library concerned and to surviving books from the collection, and to any special features of interest in the catalogue. A longer general introduction discusses Beckford himself. Some 5.000 books are listed in the sale catalogues. All the catalogues save the first are reproduced from annotated copies. Very Good in quite torn and used dustwrapper.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1973. Cloth, 4to,. 389 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues (in several cases annotated with prices realized and buyers' names) for the sales of the following libraries: Edmund Burke (7 November 1833), William Godwin (17 June 1836), Warren Hastings (22 August 1853), Thomas Hollis (22 April 1817), Daniel O'Connell (22 May 1849), John Wilkes (3 May 1764; 1 June 1799; 29 November 1802). There is also an introduction setting each sale in context, giving references to printed accounts of the libraries concerned and to surviving books from the collections, and to any special features of interest in the catalogues. Good in used and slightly edgeworn dustwrapper.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1972. Cloth, 4to,. v, 554 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues ( in most cases annotated with bidders' names and prices realized) for the sales of the following libraries: William Dodd, 13-17 March 1777; John Dunton, 23 April 1733; Elijah Fenton, 17 February 1730-1; Hester Lynch Piozzi, 8-12 May 1816 and 17-19 September 1823; Joseph Spence, 8 August 1769; Laurence Sterne, 25 August 1768. Parks provides an introduction to each catalogue indicating its significance and points of interest. Top edge slightly spotted, otherwise Very Good in used and slightly faded dustwrapper.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1972. Cloth, 4to,. v, 554 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues ( in most cases annotated with bidders' names and prices realized) for the sales of the following libraries: William Dodd, 13-17 March 1777; John Dunton, 23 April 1733; Elijah Fenton, 17 February 1730-1; Hester Lynch Piozzi, 8-12 May 1816 and 17-19 September 1823; Joseph Spence, 8 August 1769; Laurence Sterne, 25 August 1768. Parks provides an introduction to each catalogue indicating its significance and points of interest. Top edge duststained, otherwise Very Good in a slightly sunned and chipped dustwrapper.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1971. Cloth, 4to,. v, 457 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues ( in most cases annotated with prices realized and sometimes bidders' names) for the sales of the following libraries: Thomas Gray 27-29 November 1845, 12 August 1847, 28 August 1851, 4 August 1854; William Hayley 13-27 February 1821; Thomas Day 22-24 June 1793; Samuel Rogers 28 April, 6, 10, 12-16 and 19 May 1856; Lady Blessington 7-26 May 1849. Munby provides an introduction to each catalogue indicating its significance and points of interest. Very Good in faded, chipped and slightly worn dustwrapper.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1972. Cloth, 4to,. v, 554 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues ( in most cases annotated with bidders' names and prices realized) for the sales of the following libraries: William Dodd, 13-17 March 1777; John Dunton, 23 April 1733; Elijah Fenton, 17 February 1730-1; Hester Lynch Piozzi, 8-12 May 1816 and 17-19 September 1823; Joseph Spence, 8 August 1769; Laurence Sterne, 25 August 1768. Parks provides an introduction to each catalogue indicating its significance and points of interest. Very Good.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1974. Cloth, 4to,. 514 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues for the sales of the following libraries: Francis Grose (20 June 1791), Thomas Hearne (16 february 1736), William Stukeley (28 April 1766), Ralph Thoresby (27 February 1764 and 5 March [1764] ), George Vertue (18 March 1757). For each author there is also an introduction setting the sale in context, giving references to printed accounts of the library concerned and to surviving books from the collection, and to any special features of interest in the catalogue. Fine in a marked and torn dustwrapper.

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1973. Cloth, 4to,. vii, 246 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues ( in some cases annotated with prices realized) for the sales of the following libraries: Francis Atterbury ( 5 March 1732/3); Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (31 July 1928); David Mallet (10 March 1766); Henry Fielding (10 February 1755); Hugh Blair (13 April 1801 and 8 April 1816); Oliver Goldsmith (12 July 1774). For each author there is also an introduction setting the sale in context, giving references to printed accounts of the library concerned and to surviving books from the collection, and to any special features of interest in the catalogue. Amory's section on the Henry Fielding sale had already been prepared with a view to separate publication when he was approached to edit this volume and his 17 page introduction includes a great deal of valuable information. In conseequence the introductions to the other sale catalogues in this volume have "in some… Read More

Mansell Information / Publishing Ltd, London, first edition, 1973. Cloth, 4to,. 389 pp. Reproduces the auction sale catalogues (in several cases annotated with prices realized and buyers' names) for the sales of the following libraries: Edmund Burke (7 November 1833), William Godwin (17 June 1836), Warren Hastings (22 August 1853), Thomas Hollis (22 April 1817), Daniel O'Connell (22 May 1849), John Wilkes (3 May 1764; 1 June 1799; 29 November 1802). There is also an introduction setting each sale in context, giving references to printed accounts of the libraries concerned and to surviving books from the collections, and to any special features of interest in the catalogues. Bookplate and name and date on verso of front free endpaper, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper..