A Batsford century: A record of a hundred years of publishing and bookselling 1843-1943 de Bolitho, Hector - 1943-01-01

B.T. Batsford Ltd. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Publishers, publishing, Great Britain)

London: B. T. Batford Ltd, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on front and spine,gilt on top edge of pages, foxing on pages, unclipped dust jacket, chip at top of spine, wear to extremities. Illustrations throughout. 148pp.

B. T. Batsford, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. First Published. 147 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates throughout. Rough cut textblock edges. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Notable brown staining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Marks overall.

London : B T Batsford Ltd , 1944(1943) . Second Impression, with corrections . VG . 8VO . A lovingly produced history of the famous London publisher. Printed on high quality rag paper and illustrated with black and white drawing and photos as well as reproductions of colour plates from Batsford publications. Stamp of the Victoria League London Overseas Libraries on FFEP and glue remnants on rear pastedown from removal of pocket (?). Otherwise an attractive copy of an attractive book.

London: Batsford. viii, 148 pages, illustrated, index, top page edges gilt, some light foxing. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1943.

London: B. T. Batsford Limited, 1944. Age toned textblock, else clean and very tight. Top edge gilt. Blue cloth, bumped with light fraying at the foot of the spine, bumped head of the spine and corners, toned top and bottom edges. Price-clipped dust jacket, very large chip to front top outside corner, chipping at head of spine, couple top edge chips at the back, hand-soiled sides, mylar sleeved for safe-keeping; 148p., including index.. Second Impression. Cloth. Very Good/Fair (in mylar). Illus. by Photographs/Engravings. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Hardcover.

London.: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1943. viii, 148pp, colour frontispiece, illustrations. Original blue cloth. Light shelf wear.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: B.T. Batsford, Ltd, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bumping to spine head and foot, slight tear to the latter. Sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Attractive if waffled bookplate inside front flap from the library of Herbert Samuel Mingard, leading to offsetting opposite, a major donor to The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund. Second bookplate pasted in, from H.S. Upjohn, atop the first. viii, [1] leaf, 147 [1] pp. Single color frontispiece and plentiful black- and-white illustrations.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Batsford, 1944. Hardcover. Good.

Batsford, 1943. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, G. viii+148pp, colour frontis, 1 colkour plates, 22pp b/w plates, b/w illustrations, index, cloth worn to the head of the spine, and a little faed & grubby, internally fine. Well produced history of the publishers & booksellers B T Batsford, noted for their books on the English countryside & architectural history.