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.
Ullstein Fayencenbuch
Dust jacket has some tears at spine and corners, some marking, but otherwise in good condition. Text in German. Porcelain
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
Transactions of the Newbury District Field Club, Est 1870
Previous owner’s name on title page.
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 Smaller English House of the Later Renaissance 1660-1830
Fraying corners, tear to head of spine. A patch of bad fishmothing to tail of spine. Endpapers foxed
The Sick African
A clinical study book by Michael Gelfand, the consulting physician, Salisbury African hospital (Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland).Blue cloth cover, worn on edges.
The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of Consolation. a Poem. Second Volume
Pages are in good condition, but the book itself is falling apart. Beautiful colour plates (81).
The Rivers of France
Gilt decorations on front and back cover. Damage to the tail of spine. Various degrees of foxing throughout.
The Practical Decoration of Furniture 3 Volumes
Volume 3 is fishmothed on cover. Some pages with minor foxing. Lotsof black and white plates.
The Magic of Sport: Mainly Autobiographical
Cover is well worn and spine is sunned. Some foxing throughout. Previous owners inscription to free endpaper.
The Last of the Annapurnas
Dust jacket has some scuff marks and water staining to the bottom spine. Previous owners inscription to free endpaper in pen.
The History of the Early Turkish Carpet
Label on dust jacket spine reading: P.B. 11
The Cornish Miner
Fraying to spine and corners. Sunned spine.
The Comic Almanack
First series 1835-1843. Sunned spine. A bit loose. Bit soiled, scuffed. Inscription on endpaper. Foxed. Bottom of spine is missing, and tear on rest of spine.
The Comic Almanack
Second series 1844-1853. Sunned spine. A bit loose. Bit soiled, scuffed. Inscription on endpaper.
The Book of Carpets
Dj torn around edges with some patches missing from corners. Price-clipped. Previous owner’s name stamped in small letters on pastedown endpaper. Tear to dj spine mended with tape. Label on dj spine reads: P.B 1