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Collins, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Papas. Introduction by author. The text is illustrated with black and white line drawings by Papas. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The intention of this book -- the author's own suggestion -- was to produce a systematic study of contemporary religious attitudes and practices, rather in the manner of William James's famous work, Varieties of Religious Experience. Instead, there was this rambling, introspective, egocentric, 20th century Pilgrim's Progress or rather, as one reviewer suggested, Pilgrim's Regress. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 176 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Papas. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Essays; Rubbing to the lower book edges with age toning of the text block edges with some spotting to the top text… Leer más

Everyman's Library / J. M. Dent & Co. and in New York E. P. Dutton & Co, London / Beverly Hills, California, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Introduction by G. M. Trevelyan, select bibliography. Light blue coloured end pages. Bright orange coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with brown and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb " ... (this book) presents this rich and varied selection from McCauley's prose and verse, which shows some of his more unsuspected facets of fantasy and humour. The literary themes of the essays take him as far you as Dante and Petrarch, from excellent portraits of Goldsmith and Johnson." Bumping of the book corners with softening of the back strip edges. Age toning of the text block edges with heavier age toning and some spotting to the top… Leer más

Delacorte Press, New York, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Mustard coloured endpapers. Black coloured boards with gilt and purple writing on the front panel and spine. Plain text dustwrapper, with pink background and black, white and yellow writing on the front panel and spine. Author photograph on the rear panel. A series of essays written about sex, race, education and new libersation. Dust marks to the cloth of the book and there is a little shelfwear to the lower book edges. The book has been printed on the slightly yellow coloured paper. Dust marks to the top paper edge. The dustwrapper is rubbed, faded and the fold over edges are slightly dull. Rubbing to the dustwrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. 182 pages last 3 blank.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education;… Leer más

William Heinemann, London, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. X, 286 pages, last page blank, note by author. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. A little bumping to the backstrip edges and top book corners. Light browning to the top book edges and browning and foxing to the text block edges. Very light age toning of the endpapers and internal text. Red pen mark? remainder mark to the lower text block edge. Plain text dustwrapper with yellow background and black, red and blue titles to the front panel and black and red titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Rubbing and chipping to the top right-hand corner of the front dustwrapper panel and rubbing to the other corners and dustwrapper edges. Rubbing and scoring to the dustwrapper panels and fading to the backstrip and to the top edge of the front dustwrapper panel. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. Slight… Leer más

Picador, London, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. acknowledgements, an introduction by author. Illustrated front cover with dark blue and light blue titles to the front panel and red, light blue and dark blue titles to the backstrip. A collection of essays by Clive James between the years 2001 and 2005. Ranging from the television program The Sopranos, Shakespeare, Primo Levi and Bing Cosby and other topics. Nice clean copy, no damage to describe Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVI, 368 pages, last page blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Essays; ISBN: 0330440292. ISBN/EAN: 9780330440295. Inventory No: 0281563. . 9780330440295

Picador, London, 2005. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. acknowledgements, an introduction by author. Illustrated front cover with dark blue and light blue titles to the front panel and red, light blue and dark blue titles to the backstrip. A collection of essays by Clive James between the years 2001 and 2005. Ranging from the television program The Sopranos, Shakespeare, Primo Levi and Bing Cosby and other topics. Light creasing to the book corners and a little bumping to the top book edge. Some creasing along the front spine edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVI, 368 pages, last page blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Essays; ISBN: 0330440292. ISBN/EAN: 9780330440295. Inventory No: 0107460. . 9780330440295

Everyman's Library / J. M. Dent & Co. and in New York E. P. Dutton & Co, London / Beverly Hills, California, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Introduction by K. M. Burton, chronology of Milton's life and index. Illustrated end pages, being a gold coloured (multi-reproduced) of the series initials. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip and orange coloured tint to the top text edge. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Selections from John Milton's prose works, including On Religious Liberty, On Civil Liberty, On Domestic Liberty and Autobiographical Extracts. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Blue coloured stain to the lower text edge. Previous owners details to the top edge of the half title page. The half title page and the penultimate page show offset tanning.… Leer más

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition (ex-library). Foreword By Mae Mills Link, Ph. D. Space Medicine Directorate, Office of Manned Space Flight, Introduction by author, bibliography of works in Russian on aviation medicine up to 1950s and author index. Plain text peach coloured paperback binding with black coloured illustration and titles to the front panel. First published in Russia in 1962, this book deals with Essays by various authors and various on aviation medicine, particularly Russian, prior to World War II. This is an ex-library copy, from the Defence Standards Laboratories Library, and has the faults of same: – library stamps to the title page, top right hand corner of the front panel, top left hand corner of the rear page and panel. Rubbing an creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Fading and some flecking to the back strip with a score mark to the front panel 4 inches… Leer más

Manchester University Press, Manchester, England, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. XVI, 328pp., last blank, editor's foreword, note, Thomas Walter Manson, 1893-1958, a list of the principal published writings of T.W. Manson, abbreviations, list of subscribers and libraries. Black and white photographic frontispiece of T.W. Manson. Dark red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Slight bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the top book corners. Shelfwear to the top and bottom book edges. The results of insect activity can be seen on the extreme edges of the book. Browning and foxing to the top paper edge and browning to the other paper edges. Browning to the endpapers and original bookseller's sticker to the lower right hand corner of the front paste down. Plain text dustwrapper, with bone coloured background and red and black writing on the front panel and spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded, and there are… Leer más

Patsey Pacific Publications, Belmont, Victoria, 2000. First Australian Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Signed by Author on Title Page. 151 pages, introduction by author. Photographic front cover, showing a newspaper headline against a blue background with black coloured titles on the front panel and spine. Author photograph to the back book panel. The author is a criminologist, who has for the last 35 years worked within the criminal justice system in Australia. This book is about how it feels to be a part of the system but not necessarily committed to a system. The book is signed on the title page by the author. A hint of rubbing to all edges of the book and corners and slight fading of the book panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Signed; True Crime; Essays; Australia; Signed by Author on Title Page. ISBN:… Leer más

Geoffrey Cumerlege / Oxford University Press, London, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, appendices and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece showing Frances Mary Buss. The text is illustrated with 21 black-and-white photographs / maps. Tan coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles. Plaintext dustwrapper with dark pink coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. "This collection of essays together tells the history of the North London Collegiate School through a hundred years from its foundation in 1850 by France's Mary Buss." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening to the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners. Light browning to the text block edges and pages. Offset tanning to the endpapers with gift inscription to the three front endpaper. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and back strip corners. There is a 1.5 "… Leer más

F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 335 g.; VI, 210 pages, last two pages blank. Tan coloured cloth boards with silver illustration to the front panel and silver titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Browning and faint foxing to the text block edges. Browning, offset tanning and a few marks to the endpapers and age toning of the internal text. Plain text dustwrapper with blue background and dark blue and white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges. There are five tears to the top dustwrapper edge, ranging in size from 0.2 5 -- 0 .75 ", with associated creasing. A little rubbing to the lower dustwrapper edge, fold over creases and either side of the backstrip. Heavy fading to the backstrip area. Rubbing to the other dustwrapper panels and handling marks are particularly noticeable to the rear dustwrapper… Leer más

Heinemann, Melbourne, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Alan Langoulant. preface by author and acknowledgements. Brown coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with drawings by Allan Langoulant. The text has been printed with a brown coloured ink. Cream coloured boards with red coloured illustration to the top left-hand corner of the front panel and red coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Allan Langoulant, with pink coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. A series of essays by one of the first women in Australian politics Dame Enid Lyons. For, as the front panel blurb states, with " ... a series of sparkling sketches and short essays and with a light hand and gentle wit, Dame Enid Lyons touches on most aspects of daily living." Top edge of rear panel of jacket has a short tear. No other damage to detail. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over… Leer más

Faber and Faber, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: C. F. Tunnicliffe. The text is illustrated with black and white drawings by C. F Tunnicliffe. Purple coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by C. F Tunnicliffe, with dark orange and green coloured titles to the front panel and green and black coloured titles to the back strip. Another recounting of the author's English childhood. . t. Softening and sunning of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Offset tanning to the end pages with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a little creasing of the top edge. The white coloured background has become a little dull and flecks of foxing can be seen and sunning to the rear panel. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Leer más

Oxford University Press, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Dark blue coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed publisher's logo and decoration to the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. Minor rubbing to the book panels and browning of the text block edges and internal text. The remains of original bookseller's sticker can be seen to the lower left-hand corner of the free front endpaper. Illustrated dustwrapper with cream coloured background and black coloured titles to the front panel and to the backstrip. Blue coloured tint to the top textblock edge. Rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Some chipping to the head of the backstrip and to the top book corners. A selection of theatre critiques by the author from January 1895 to May 1898. Part of the Oxford World's Classics series -- 535. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 16mo - up to 6 ¾" tall -… Leer más

Marshall Jones Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1926. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. introduction by George C. Nimmons, list of illustrations, at the end of each section there is a bibliography and a general index. the text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with tilt embossed decoration – The American Institute of Architecture seal, with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with navy blue coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. From the introduction page XV, "... The Committee on Education of the American Institute of Architects has produced this book for the use as a textbook in American colleges, and for general reading and study by the public, the purpose of arousing interest in the fine arts in creating a better understanding and appreciation of them." Each section / essay is penned by a… Leer más

Chatto & Windus, London, 1964. First Edition Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 450 g.; (6), 7-217, (7) pages, preface by James Strachey stop red coloured cloth covered boards with black insert to the backstrip, and within that insert gilt decoration and titles. A little bumping and rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges and internal text. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a pair of old-fashioned spectacles against a gray coloured background with ochre and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. There is a small erosion to the top left-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel, probably commencement with removal of a sticker stop fading to the backstrip. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. A series of 35 essays, from more than 80, that were written by Lytton Strachey between 1904 and 1914 for The Spectator… Leer más

Faber and Faber, London, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: C. F. Tunnicliffe. The text is illustrated with black and white drawings by C. F Tunnicliffe. Green coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by C. F Tunnicliffe, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Another recounting of the author's English childhood. . t. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with bumping and rubbing of the book corners. Light age toning of the text block edges and pages with scattered foxing to the end pages. The green coloured cloth has become a little dull. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a couple of small tears to the edges. The rear panel shows handling marks and stains. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7 - 139, [5] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture… Leer más

Archipelago Press, Singapore, 2000. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. VI, 7-226 pages, last two pages blank, introduction by author. Photographic front cover with white and yellow titles to the front panel and backstrip. Creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the book edges and book panels. Browning and handling marks to the text block edge and light age toning of the internal text. A series of 21 essays on Asia from an author who has been writing on this subject from more than 40 years. Size: Large Format Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Essays; Asia; ISBN: 9813018372. ISBN/EAN: 9789813018372. Inventory No: 0109093. . 9789813018372

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Introduction by Stephen Mullin and sources of papers stop illustrated paperback binding with light blue coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. 12 essays by this controversial American designer delving into such topics as geodesic domes for the Artic, recovery of used metals and 'world-around' telecommunication (internet anyone?); For, as the rear panel blurb states " ... Each essay eliminates basic conviction that Utopia can be attained, and ecological disaster forestalled, by imaginative and fearless use of our most modern technological discoveries." Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges, either side of the back strip and panels. Reading creases to the back strip with browning of the text block edges and pages. Some faint foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. first edition by this publisher.… Leer más