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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: APA Publications
Date published: 1997
ISBN-13:9789624213553ISBN:9624213550
Description: Very Good. 1997 APA Publications. Small softcover. Color photographs and maps. 80 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear; spine is lightly sun-faded. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Insight Compact Guides series. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc
Date published: n. d
Description: Good+; Good Jacket. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc. No date in book. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black & white frontispiece and plates by Muirhead Bone. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Top edges and spine are sunned. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 173 pages. Printed in ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: L. C. Page & Company
Date published: 1904
Description: Good; No jacket. 1904 L. C. Page & Company. Copyright 1903. Hardcover has navy cloth-covered boards with red and gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Top edges are gilt. Black and white frontispiece with lettered tissue guard. Title page had red and black lettering. Black and white plates. 300 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Covers have light surface and edge ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The London Planetarium
Date published: 1980
Description: Very Good. 1980 The London Planetarium. Softcover, with stapled binding. Oversized. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 36 pages. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Date published: 1956
Description: Near Fine; Good Jacket. 1956 Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Third impression of 1936 edition, with amendments. Small hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Black and white photographs. Fold-out map. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. 81 pages. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Date published: 1947
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1947 Collins, London. Third impression of 1945 edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown paper-covered boards with white spine and cover lettering and decorations. 24 black and white illustrations. Eight color plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 47 pages. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation
Date published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780563172796ISBN:0563172797
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1978 British Broadcasting Corporation. First Edition. Hardcover has black cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Endpapers slightly yellowed. Pages clean and unmarked. Based on the BBC1 series of the same name. 208 pages. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Small nicks at front spine edge of jacket. Contents: ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pitkin Pictorials Ltd
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780853721659ISBN:0853721653
Description: Very Good. 1975 Pitkin Pictorials Ltd, London. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover, with stapled binding. Color photographs, one black & white portrait. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 32 pages. Pitkin Pride of Britain Series. Printed in Great Britain. Previously published in 1972 as "Silver Wedding Souvenir". Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Date published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780500273708ISBN:0500273707
Description: Very Good. 1985 Thames and Hudson. Softcover, with stapled binding. Oversized. Brown on sepia illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Soft crease on the back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. 32 pages. Selected and edited by Stuart D. Ludlum. Series: "Exploring Britain 100 Years Ago". Facsimile of an article by William H. Rideing, originally published in Harper's new monthly magazine: New York, ... Read More
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780306811050ISBN:0306811057
Description: Near Fine. 2002 Da Capo Press. Trade paperback. 274 pages. Map at front. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Introduction by Jan Morris. In Search of England was first published in 1927. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorne's University Bookshop
Date published: 1966
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1966 Thorne's University Bookshop. First Edition. Oblong hardcover has navy pebble-textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. 42 full-page color photographs, with descriptions opposite. Binding tight. Spine needs and corners lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. Foreword by W. Fisher Cassie. 89 pages. Good dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Price clipped. Title 'Northumbria' has been handwritten on ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780231078382ISBN:0231078382
Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1994 Columbia University Press. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has burgundy paper-covered boards with burgundy cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering. 732 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the top edge and a scratch on the back panel. Carefully packed, shipped in ... Read More
Edition: American edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Orchard Books
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780531058671ISBN:0531058670
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1990 Orchard Books. First American edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has black paper-covered boards with yellow cloth-covered spine and black spine lettering; front cover has blind-stamped title. 102 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Small chip on bottom inner edge of front cover. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Date published: 1926
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1926 Harcourt, Brace and Company. First Edition. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green paper-covered boards with black cloth-covered spine and paper spine label. Green and white map endpapers. Black and white frontispiece. Black and white illustrations by Julia McCune Flory. Deckle fore edges. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd
Date published: 1952
Description: Good; Good Jacket. 1952 George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., London. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Top page edges are blue. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Name in ink on front free endpaper. Top page edges have some staining to color. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Blue ink from top page edges has ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Ltd
Date published: 1950
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1950 B. T. Batsford. First Edition. First printing. "First Published 1950" on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Top page edges are red. Color frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Black and white plates. Photographs by Herbert Felton. Binding tight. Spine has just a slight lean. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company
Date published: 1966
Description: Good; Fair Jacket. 1966 The Macmillan Company. 10th edition with 45 maps and plans. Small hardcover with red plastic pebble-textured flexible covers and gold spine and cover lettering. Map endpapers. Many fold-out color maps. Two index ribbons, one red, one green. Page edges colored light blue. NOT ex-library. Book is in excellent condition except that the rear endpaper has partially pull away (about and inch) from the plastic cover at the spine. Name in ink on half-title page. Pages clean and ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: D J Hatter
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780954746308ISBN:0954746309
Description: Very Good. 2004 D J Hatter. Softcover, with stapled binding. 30 pages. High-quality glossy paper. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Small National Trust store sticker on back cover. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Date published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780393017472ISBN:0393017478
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1983 W.W. Norton & Company. Oversize hardcover, 8.75 x 12 inches, has brown paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Color photographs. 128 pages. Printed in Italy. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Small gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. & C. Black, Ltd
Date published: 1915
Description: Fair+; No jacket. 1915 A. & C. Black, Ltd. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Thin hardcover, 6.25 x 8.75 inches, has tan paper-covered boards with a color paste-on illustration and black lettering on the front cover. Color illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Book consists of 20 plates (including front cover plate). The only text is a list of locations in the paintings; each plate also has the same text below image. Binding tight. Spine covering has mostly flaked off. Covers ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date published: 2011
ISBN-13:9780300178203ISBN:0300178204
Description: Good+. 2011 Yale University Press. Softcover. Black and white plates. 395 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased, but there is light wrinkling. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers curled at corner tips. Page edges lightly tanned. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc
Date published: 1966
Description: Good+; No jacket. 1966 Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. Oversize hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering and cover decorations. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Includes laid-in errata slip. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers have a few small stains and a few light smudges. First 20 pages have a small ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: David & Charles
Date published: 1968
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1968 David & Charles. Reprint of 1959 edition. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Front cover cupped. One plate has several creases at bottom corner. Pages clean and unmarked. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: British Museum Press
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780714121659ISBN:0714121657
Description: Near Fine. 1999 British Museum Press, London. Fourth printing, 2000. Softcover. Black and white photographs and illustrations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 160 pages. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Friary Press, Longmans Ltd
Date published: no date
Description: Good. The Friary Press, Longmans Ltd. Softcover, with stapled binding. Glossy blue illustrated cardstock covers. Black & white photographs & illustrations, 101 plates. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Front cover has small stain from price sticker and a few scuffs. Pages clean and unmarked. 84 pages. No publication date. Read More