Art & Culture from The Mortuary Korps

139 p.; ill.; 20 cm. 1979 translation. Well-bound softcover with illustrations throughout, once owned by the Manitoba Genealogical Society. There are the expected library markings and shelfwear, including a small tear to bottom of cover, and a few dogears throughout, but otherwise quite Fine internally. From the rear: This diary is, at one and the same time, both a fascinating social history… Saber más sobre este artículo

Avon Books, 1984. Paperback. Paperback Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (auction)

HarperCollins UK, 2001. Hardcover. Hardcover Listing in progress, complete details and photos coming soon." (bus)

(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.) Presumably first edition. French language. [118] pages (unnumbered), [1] leaf inserted; ill. (colour); 25 x 28 cm. Includes Legend containing pertinent information about each photo. Blue cloth hardcover with white lettering to spine shows a few minor indentations, internally clean and clear with the exception of the ffep sporting a few unobtrusive library pencil markings… Saber más sobre este artículo

344 p.; ill. (some color); 26 cm Red cloth hardcover with gilt lion emblem and gilt lettering to spine, shows minor shelfwear and, being ex-library, it has the expected internal stamps, pocket, etc., but no external ones and is otherwise Near Fine, clean & crisp. Dust jacket shows some edgewear and is price-clipped, but otherwise Near Fine. Generously illustrated with facsimiles,… Saber más sobre este artículo

German, English, French, and Italian language. 80 p; ill. (some colour); 28 cm. Looks to be circa 1955. Gray hardcover with red crest of bird and red cloth spine with gilt lettering, shows minor shelfwear, dents, aging, small stain to rear. Library markings to ffep and title, otherwise clean and crisp, with pictorial endpapers (maps) and liberally illustrated, including some coloured… Saber más sobre este artículo

208 p. ; ill. ; 29 cm. Includes Index. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine shows minimal shelfwear and minor bumping to tip and heel of spine, otherwise Fine. The dust jacket has has some shelfwear and sales sticker residue, otherwise Very Good. Profusely illustrated throughout, with a list of illustrations and an index of topics. From the dust jacket:… Saber más sobre este artículo

Presumably first edition. Polyglot version (French, Flemish, English, German languages). 143 p. ; ill. (colour); 29 cm. Black hardcover with gilt lettering to front and spine, shows very minor edgewear and unobtrusive library markings to title page, otherwise crisp, clean, and tightly bound. The dust jacket has moderate wear, mainly around the edges, including but not limited to a large… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.) Presumably first edition. French language. xxiv, 344 p. ; ill. (some colour); 29 cm. Red cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and logo, shows moderate wear, including bumping, discolouration, etc. The binding is rather dry and will crack if overly stressed, pages are starting in a few places. The book is liberally illustrated, in black and… Saber más sobre este artículo

52 p. ; ill. (colour); 30 cm. Paperback book has some mild shelfwear as well as creasing to covers and throughout, but otherwise Very Good. Table of Contents: THE MAKING of THE TOWER Fortress and Palace Arsenal, Treasury and Mint State Prison Garrison and Showplace Tourism and Tradition THE BUILDINGS of THE TOWER… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Voir en bas pour la traduction en français.) French language. [16] p.; ill. (some colour); 31 cm. Softcover staple-bound with moderate wear to spine and edges, including small tears and worn areas, some page-curl, etc. Profusely illustrated with colour and black-and-white pictures, the interior bears only a few minor library markings and a taped bookplate stating that it was… Saber más sobre este artículo

English language. 87, [14] p.; ill. (colour); 31 cm. Includes 2 pieces of ephemera. Softcover magazine/journal with dust jacket, showing moderate edgewear and aging, but is internally clean and clear. The binding is cracked away from the textblock in the front, with the first page being partially unattached, but the textblock is still attached to cover at the rear,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Presumably complimentary first edition, having the author's business card attached with original paperclip to ffep. 24 p. ; ill.; 31 cm. Includes Bibliography. Handsome brown sort of burlap cloth hardcover with faux-leather spine and debossed title, shows minor shelfwear for its age. The textblock is comprised of thick paper with deckled bottom edge, it is somewhat aged in colour but that… Saber más sobre este artículo

256 p. ; ill., maps (colour) ; 31 cm. Includes indices. Pictorial hardcover with no obvious defects, pictorial endpapers, and profusely illustrated throughout in full colour, on crisp, clean and clear paper. Dust jacket shows minor wear, including scuffs and edgewear. From the DJ flaps: The history of Scotland is like its landscape—full of peaks and valleys, of ruggedness and… Saber más sobre este artículo

First edition, first printing, with bookplate from publisher stating it is a review copy. 229 p. : ill., 8 plates; 21 cm. Handsome blue hardcover with debossed title, black spine with gilt lettering, exhibits some edgewear and the textblock is completely cracked between 134-137, but is otherwise quite Fine. Please see pictures. Pictorial dust jacket is price-clipped and… Saber más sobre este artículo

xiv, 202 p.; ill.; 28 cm. Includes Appendices, Glossary, Bibliography (p. 192-199), and Index (p. 200-201). "A Jonathan-James book." The book has some minor shelfwear and a blacked-out name to half-title, which bleeds through to the other side of the page, otherwise Near Fine, clean, bright, and tightly bound. From the rear cover: The mysteries of the ancients—the builders of… Saber más sobre este artículo

640 p. ; ill.; 24 cm. Includes Index (pp. 617-640). Blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine is in Fine condition with the exception of minor bumping to tip and heel and very faint stain to pp. 3-6. Dust jacket has minor shelfwear and some small tears/chips to edges, but otherwise Fine. From the dust jacket: Since its publication in… Saber más sobre este artículo

xv, 71, [4] p. ; 21 cm. Vintage paperback in bright orange and deep blue pictorial cover, shows minor wear, some sunning to spine, a very faint dampstain accompanied with a slight wrinkling of textblock, but otherwise Very Good. Please see images. From the rear cover: The Elephant Man is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Presumably first edition. 160 p.; ill.; 24 cm. Includes Index (pp. 157-159). Softcover book shows minor shelfwear to covers, mainly edges, and cover curl, as well as expected aging (yellowing) of both covers and pages. The book has the occasional unobtrusive checkmark or underline in pen, but is otherwise internally in Near Fine condition. Profusely illustrated with both artwork and photography. From… Saber más sobre este artículo

Presumably first edition (UK). xiv, 814 p.; 25 cm. Contains Endnotes (pp. 691-771), Select Bibliography (pp. 773-781) and Index (pp. 783-809). Hefty white hardcover with gilt decoration to front cover and black cloth spine with gilt lettering, shows very minor edgwear, otherwise Fine. Glossy, pictorial dust jacket, shows some shelfwear, including, but not limited to, a small closed tear… Saber más sobre este artículo