Search Results: Titles starting with V from GN Books and Prints

Vaxxers by Professor Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green, written with Deborah Crewe.
Hardback, 2021, first edition, second print, flat-signed by both authors on title page, published by Hodder & Stoughton, 336 pages +.
Some damage to fore-edges of boards, with heavy dents to each, which have torn the boards and jacket. Otherwise, dust jacket and binding very clean, only a little marking and scuffing. Binding firm. Some scuffing and slight marking to page edges but very clean. Page surfaces reasonably clean, no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Victor Hugo: His Life and Work by G. Barnett Smith

Hardback, 1885, first edition, scarce, published by Ward and Downey, London, 324 pages + viii and 3-page publisher catalogue at rear.

Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/4" by 5 1/2" by 1 1/4". Dark blue cloth binding, gilt edging to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Slight discolouration to spine but colour largely retained and quite vivid on boards, though some scuffing and light marking, but quite clean. Book has forward tilt. Clear signs of shelf-wear, bumped and slightly torn corners. Cracking to inner hinges, especially front one, slackness to binding though textblock holding together reasonably firmly. Page edges cut reasonably neatly and deckled. Edges also browned and scuffed. Previous owner bookplate to front pastedown. Frontispiece of the subject. Page surfaces quite clean, the odd mark but no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

Victory Cavalcade by Joseph Fenston.
Hardback, 1950, first edition, illustrated, published by Heath Cranton Limited, London, 304 pages + xvi. Signed/undedicated inscription on author's thanks page: "Very sincerely from Joseph Fenston 20/12/50".
Octavo/8vo, measures around 8 3/4" by 5 5/8" by 1 1/4". No dust jacket. Dark blue cloth binding, yellow lettering to spine. Signs of shelf-wear, slightly bumped corners, a little denting to spine. Binding quite firm. Page edges a little browned, marked and scuffed but reasonably clean. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information

Views and Opinions by OuidaHardback, 1895, first edition/first edition thus (all essays, except two, previously published in the Fortnightly Review and the North American Review), published by Metheun & Co., London, 399 pages and 32-page publisher catalogue at rear.Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 7/8" by 5 3/8" by 1 1/2". Maroon cloth binding, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Some discolouration, particularly to spine and upper edges of boards, but reasonably clean. Signs of shelf-wear, bumped corners. Binding reasonably firm though cracking to front inner hinge. Page edges neatly cut and deckled; browned and scuffed. Endpapers quite marked but otherwise, apart from the odd mark here and there, page surfaces clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.Information on the author, taken from Good Reads:Ouida was the pen name of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé (although she preferred to be known as Marie Louise de la Ramée).During her career, she wrote… Read More

A print of a water colour called 'In the Lakes' by John Varley. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'English Diaries and Journals' by Kate O'Brien, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1943 by Collins, London. Very light marking and a small amount of foxing near edges but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in the British countryside, nature, the work of John Varley or art generally.

A print of a water colour called 'Chelsea Bridge from Millbank' by Joseph Farington. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'English Diaries and Journals' by Kate O'Brien, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1943 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in the British countryside, nature, the work of Joseph Farington or art generally.

A print of Harrow School, a coloured aquatint by J. C. Stadler after W. Westall, 1816. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'English Public Schools' by Rex Warner, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1946 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Harrow school, architecture, Britain, the work of J. C. Stadler or W. Westall, or art generally.

A print of a Honeysuckle. Drawn and engraved by William Kilburn 1745-1818 from Curtis's Flora Londinensis, 1777. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'Wild Flowers in Britain' by Geoffrey Grigson, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1944 by Collins, London. Very light marking with a more pronounced mark on right-hand side but otherwise clean. A little puckering to left-hand side.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) with a window size of a little under 6" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in flowers, nature, Britain, or art generally.

A print of Winchester College from Warden's Garden, a coloured aquatint by J. C. Stadler after W. Westall, 1816. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'English Public Schools' by Rex Warner, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1946 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Harrow school, architecture, Britain, the work of J. C. Stadler or W. Westall, or art generally.

A print of a group from the forget-me-not family, featuring the Evergreen Alkanet, Tuberous-Rooted Comfey Lungwort, Jacob's Ladder, Borage, Gromwell, Houndstongue and Bugloss. A coloured engraving from Loudon's British Wild Flowers, 1846. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'Wild Flowers in Britain' by Geoffrey Grigson, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1944 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) with a window size of a little under 6" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in flowers, nature, Britain, or art generally.

A print of a Himalayan Balsam, Impatiens Glandulifera. A coloured engraving after a drawing by Miss Drake from Lindley's Botanical Register. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'Wild Flowers in Britain' by Geoffrey Grigson, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1944 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) with a window size of a little under 6" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in flowers, nature, Britain, or art generally.

A print of a Yellow Flag. Coloured engraving from Pierre-Joseph Redouté's Les Liliacées, 1808. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'Wild Flowers in Britain' by Geoffrey Grigson, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1944 by Collins, London. Very light marking, some light visibility/bleed-through of image on other side of plate.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) with a window size of a little under 6" x 8" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in flowers, nature, Britain, or art generally.

The Violins of Saint-Jacques by Patrick Leigh Fermor

Hardback, 1953, first edition, first print, published by John Murray/Derek Verschoyle, London, 139 pages.

Measures 8 7/8" by 5 3/4 by 3/4". Dust jacket has upper sections of front cover area and spine torn and missing, with some chipping to rear and tearing at edges. Also marking and scuffing to jacket with disclouration to spine area. A removable clearsleeve dust jacket cover has been applied to prevent further degradation. Green cloth binding with faded gilt lettering to spine, considerable discolouration towards upper edge of front board (with a little foxing) and to extremities generally and spine. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, a little foxed and otherwise marked. Some marking and a little foxing to endpapers, occasional light foxing throughout and some library signs, markings, but pages contain no marginalia, underlining, etc. See pictures for more information.

Volunteers for the Gallows: Anatomy of a Show Trial by Béla Szász

















Hardback, 1971, first UK edition (originally published in French and German 1963), published by Chatto & Windus, London, viii + 244 pages.











Measures around 8 3/4" by 5 5/8" by 1". No dust jacket. Red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding, a round dark mark to front board, but otherwise reasonably clean. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and a little on hinges, a couple of small tears to bottom edge of rear board. Corners a little bumped. Binding quite firm. Page edges browned, scuffed and marked. Some staining to rear endpapers and pastedown, previous owner name written on title page. Page surfaces clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

The Voyages of Captain Scott: Retold from 'The Voyage of the "Discovery"' and 'Scott's Last Expedition'; by Charles Turley with an introduction by Sir J. M. Barrie.

Hardback, 1914, first edition, published by John Murray, London, with tipped in note of errata. Illustrated, with portrait frontispiece, 4 coloured plates, 28 pages of half-tone illustrations (mostly from photographs taken by members of the 'Terra Nova' expedition) facsimile and map showing the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 track chart of main southern journey.

Considerable signs of wear. Pictorial front board and spine, with much fading, scuffing, tearing and edge-wear. Corners bumped and a little torn. Binding holding but outer and inner hinges cracked. Map has a tear. Page edges browned. A number and scribble on front pastedown. The odd creased page corner. A little foxing to endpapers. Apart from the odd mark page surfaces are clean, with no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.

A print of a water colour of an 1821 painting of an English village by John Constable. A vintage print, many decades old. This print was taken from the book 'English Villages' by Edmund Blunden, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1947 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean. Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag. This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in English villages, nature, the work of John Constable or art generally.

A print of Winchester College from Warden's Garden, a coloured aquatint by J. C. Stadler after W. Westall, 1816. A vintage print, many decades old.
This print was taken from the book 'English Public Schools' by Rex Warner, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1946 by Collins, London. Very light marking but otherwise clean.
Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag.
This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in Harrow school, architecture, Britain, the work of J. C. Stadler or W. Westall, or art generally.

A print of an oil painting of Queen Elizabeth I dancing with the Earl of Leicester by an unknown artist. A vintage print, many decades old. This print was taken from the book 'English Music' by W. J. Turner, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1942 by Collins, London. Some marking around edges but otherwise clean. Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag. This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in music, history, monarchy, the Tudors or art generally

A print of a water colour of Hurstmonceux Castle by James Mallord William Turner. A vintage print, many decades old. This print was taken from the book 'English Country Houses' by Vita Sackville West, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1941 by Collins, London. Very light marking and a small amount of foxing near edges but otherwise clean. Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag. This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in country houses, nature, the work of J. M. W. Turner or art generally.

A print of a water colour called 'In the Lakes' by John Varley. A vintage print, many decades old. This print was taken from the book 'English Diaries and Journals' by Kate O'Brien, part of the Britain in Pictures series. This particular edition was published in 1943 by Collins, London. Very light marking and a small amount of foxing near edges but otherwise clean. Mounted and matted with white and antique-white acid-free card, measuring 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) with a window size of a little under 8" x 6" and comes in a cellophane bag. This would make for a lovely gift and may appeal to those interested in the British countryside, nature, the work of John Varley or art generally.