Archive for January, 2009
Victorian Life at the Cape, 1870-1900
Previous onwer’s details inscribed on front endpaper. Double sided map in back pocket.
Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys: a Midsummer Ramble in the Dolomites
Inscribed on back of endpaper. Some minor foxing to endpapers.
Ullstein Fayencenbuch
Dust jacket has some tears at spine and corners, some marking, but otherwise in good condition. Text in German. Porcelain
Twice Captured: A Record of Adventure During the Boer War
Cloth cover is worn. First Edition. Navy blue boards, gilt on front & spine. Previous owners inscription in pencil. Minor foxing to endpapers. Some discolouration to edges of pages
Turner’s Birds
Phaidon 1988. Dust jacket in very good condition. Text and illustrations in good condition.
Tribal Animal Covers from Iran
An exhibition held at the Iran America Society Tehran April 15 - May 13. Some discolouartion to cover. Previous owner’s name stamped in very small letters on the front free endpaper
Transvaalse Gister
No dust jacket. Tan cloth covers in firm condition displaying edge wear and staining, with a sunned edge worn spine. Page stitching has loosened in extreme front part of book. Previous owner’s name inscribed on page 101, with another ownership stamp on verso of title page. Ex-library copy with stamps on front endpapers. A description in Afrikaans of the old Boer South African Republic.
Transhimalaja. Entdeckungen Und Abenteuer in Tibet VOLUME ONE ONLY
With 397 photographs and 10 charts. Previous owner’s name and date on half-title page. Some minor and sporadic browning. In german
Transactions of the Newbury District Field Club, Est 1870
Previous owner’s name on title page.
Thunder on the Blaauwberg
Dust jacket in excellent condition. Good firm copy
Three Years with Lobengula: And Experiences in South Africa
Rhodesia reprint library volume 1. Dust jacket is worn with losses at spine.Water staining to botton of pages. Minor foxing and staining to endpapers. With fold out maps.
The Way to Divine Knowledge
Cover is missing spine and leather is marked with some creasing and staining. Endpapers loose and browned with slight insect damage. Owners inscription in ink. Page 9 of grounds and reasons has a huge chip affecting the text
The Water Supply of Cities and Towns
Leather binding, with gilt title. Cover is worn , especially on edges and has a small tear on the spine. Marginalia in pencil. Wonderful illustrations of waterworks.
The Visitation of Berkshire in 1566 By William Harvey
Inscribed by previous owner on cover. Fraying around edges