Search Results: Titles starting with U from Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

New York: Coward - McCann, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth bound boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There are light foxing (brown) spots to the page fore-edges and light creasing/edge-wear to the dustjacket covers. The dustjacket is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Fine. There are NO inscriptions or other marks. 386 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates and diagrams. Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index. Overall, apart from the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is a Clean, Tight and Secure, 'Very Good Plus' copy. "This is the definitive guide to military and naval single-shot flintlock, percussion, and cartridge pistols by one of America's most eminent gun authorities." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1935. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 004928004X . In the original tan-brown cloth bound boards, with bright gilt titling to the spine. The base colour to the spine is very lightly faded but all lettering/titling is still very clear and bright. NO dustjacket. Very Slight rubbing to the tips of the corner o/e NO damage and Overall a Very Good, tight and bright copy. Stated First Edition. First printing. Page fore-edges lightly dust-ingrained, but no foxing or marks. Internally EXCELLENT but with the inscription of ' Alice J. Warren Hastings 1935 ' inside on the front free endpaper. No other Inscriptions or Marks. VERY clean, tight and bright inside. 444 pp + 4pp Publisher's catalogue at the end. With a Preface; an introduction by Dr. L. H. Dudley Buxton. Frontispiece and 4 b/w plates. 2 large folding maps. Illustration, charts. Folding Pedigree Chart at the end. Appendix. Index. "An Academic… Read More

PHAIDON PRESS 1950 1ST EDIT H/B. Hardcover. GOOD D/W POOR EXLIB LABEL & STAMPS CREASING TEARS & PIECE MISSING TO D/W BOX HQ; 8893 .

London: BOXTREE LTD. 1999. Paperback. 0752217879 . Paperback. Good+. 1st Edn. EX LIB MINIMAL MARKS. 4to - over 83/4" - 11" Tall. THE MOTLEY FOOL UK INVESTMENT WORKBOOK/GUIDE. In plastic protective case.; 60726 .

London: LORENZ. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1859673546 . Front hinge springing, o/w overall near fine copy in a near fine protected DJ. Ex Reference Library copy with a few labels and only a few small stamps. ; 7357; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall large .

GEORGE PHILIP 1991 1ST EDIT H/B. Hardcover. V GOOD D/W V GOOD FBF; 9058 .

COURIER PRESS 1949 1ST EDIT H/B. Hardcover. V GOOD D/W FAIR 73 PLATES 8 COLOUR 278 HALF-TONE EXLIB BLIND STAMPS & NUMBERS ON SPINE, SMALL LOSS TO TOP FRONT OF D/W, TEAR TO FOLD OF FRONT D/W FLAP & SMALL PEN MARKS, BACK OF D/W GRUBBY BOXKA; 9771 .

EDGAR BACKUS 1943 H/B. 1943. Hardcover. V GOOD LOVELY ILLUSTS, INSCRIPTION TO INNER FRONT COVER, FBLL; 9951 .

OXFORD: BASIL BLACKWELL. 1920. Hardcover. CLOTH BOUND BOARDS. Reprint. EX-LIB USUAL STAMPS AND MARKS. 8vo. LABEL ON INSIDE FRONT BOARD. LABEL BEEN PARTIALLY REMOVED FROM FFEP. FOXING. EDITED BY H F B BRETT-SMITH.; 60585 .

LANSTON MONOTYPE CORPORATION ND P/B. Paperback. GOOD MARKS TO FRONT COVER FEP GRUBBY SOME SMALL CREASES FBM; 9240 .

LONDON: CONSTABLE. 1932. Hardcover. CLOTH BOUND BOARDS with Gilt l. Good plus/very Good. First Edition. 8vo Thick. VOLUMES 1 AND 2. A few blind stamps. set. Includes certain letters republished from original sources.; 60199 .

Devon: A David & Charles Military Book. 1990. Hardcover. 0715392190 . Hardback. Good Plus/Very Good. First Edition. Ex-Lib Usual Stamps and Marks. 8vo Chunky.; 60126 .

LONDON: FABER & FABER LTD. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. CLOTH BOUND BOARDS with Gilt Very Good. 8vo. Owners neat inscription on ffep. Clean bright tight copy. ; 60161 .

Paris: Haguette Beres. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1977. Paperback. catalogue of an exhibition held in March / April 1977. Text in French. Illustrated card covers, slight foxing. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. With accompanying booklet, foxed, - addenda to the cataluge of the exhibition. English text.; 105790; 4to .

London: Jonathan Cape. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224047396 . In the original publisher's FINE glossy pictorial laminated boards. Crisp cornered, Tight, Clean and Bright. In the identically illustrated original publisher's pictorial dust jacket. NOT price-clipped, but with a few small marks/spots to the INSIDE of the dust jacket which do NOT show through = negligible. The dust jacket is now in a new protective clear - removable - book film plastic cover and looks as NEW. FIRST Edition, First Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. NO Inscriptions or other marks. Looks Unread. Charmingly illustrated in the usual cartoon/graphic-style by award-winning illustrator Raymond Briggs. Unpaginated. This story telling of a cave-boy's search for something comfortable to wear...! See Images. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Carlton. Fine in As New dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1858683734 . FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing with the Correct Printers Key - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Laminated pictorial boards with matching pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There is a gift note addressed to the former owner, on the rear side of the front free endpaper. There are NO other inscriptions or marks. Foreword by Terry Pratchett. 256 pp. Illustrated with colour and b/w plates. Index. Overall, apart from the gift note, as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'As New' copy. "Fantasy is one of the oldest and most enduring forms of fiction and today has a huge following. From Alice in Wonderland to Dungeons and Dragons, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy surveys the whole genre. With a wide range of informative and entertaining sections covering every aspect of fantasy, this book provides an invaluable glimpse into other realms.… Read More

London: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670848379 . Black boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. There are very light smudge marks to the page fore-edges and the former owner has written their name in pen on the front paste-down. There are NO other inscriptions or marks. (18) + 430 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps. Gazetteer; Further Reading; Index. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'Fine' copy. "This work is a cultural history of the Italian state of Umbria; featuring its people, its art and geography. " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Bucks: Questech Productions. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0952187108 . SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. 214pp. 'A compelling story about nature in the raw - its fierce beauty and hidden dangers, its poetry, humour and wisdom.' 'The story follows the panther on its meanderings through the African bush.' 'A story for all lovers of nature and adventure.' Illustrated in colour and black/white. THE JUNGLE BOOK FROM THE HEART OF AFRICA.; 003065; 4to .

Virginia: Time Life Books. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. 0809439522 . From the prestigiously-bound Time-Life series "Classics of The Old West". A 1980 Facsimile reprint of the First edition of 1890, it preserves the historical authenticity including typographical errors and printing irregularities. Hardback in brown leather boards (Time-Life actually state that these bindings are Leather, but they look more like 'leatherette' to me - but presumably the publishers know what they are talking about? ) with Bright Gilt titling to the front cover and spine. The front cover has a blind-stamped illustration to the lower third of the cover, which is a uniform illustration on all these 'Classics of the Old West' series and has the Title 'Classics of the Old West' picked out in gilt. 3 raised bands on the spine with gilt titling and a blind stamped decoration of a Wagon to the lower half of the spine. (With a small scratch to the rear cover and… Read More

Bristol: Bristol Times and Mirror, St Stephen Street, Bristol.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1943. Second Edition. Paperback. Small wartime booklet published by a member of the Council of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce - Mr. Samuel J. King. A previous booklet was published withthe third language being German - but in this one "...the happy idea of the substitution of Italian for German...will ensure for it a greater sphere of usefulness now the language of our Italian Ally has been included". No date but mentioon of our Italian ally = 1943 or later. Blue card covers printed in black - stapled - staples rusting and bleeding inside but holding firm - fading to the spine. On the reverse of the front cover are little pictures of Semaphore Signals and on the rear cover Flashing signals in Morse = The Morse Alphabet and Numerals. 16 pp. Inside a very small dictionary selection of English to French to Italian phrases - including the Military ones at the end with phrases in French like… Read More