Bernard Darwin Introduction (34 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is the reference book that is relied on throughout the literary world. Originally published in 1941, this 1979 third edition is described on the front flap as ". . .the first substantial revision since the original publicatio…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Tanning on inside cover and scored out previous owner's name and year (1930). Very minor tear on title page. Minor foxing. As the Labour Party (2022-24) seek to remove tax advantages from public schools, this 1929 description shows one author's contemporary thinking on the subject. Quo…

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++/Fine. Centennial Edition. 477 pages. B&W illustrations. No date but later 20th century. Very attractive green mock-leather binding with intricate gilt decoration to front and spine. Boards lightly flexible. Boards' corners slightly curled o/w a fine, unmarked copy. Illustrations By S…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Third Edition1979, reprinted with corrections 1980. First Ed 1941 substantially revised. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Comprehensive reference work of quotations by literary, historical, political persons. 907 pages. 7 x 9.5 inches. Oxford University Press, 1980, London and New York, U…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First thus. x, 50pp, copiously illustrated. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 4to. Cloth very lightly rubbed at corners and spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, a little bumped along upper edge…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Small quarto, hardcover, VG in good, edgeworn and lightly soiled, white dj. First published in 1953, this is 2nd edition, Revised and Reset) 1966. 1003 pp. Interior clean and unmarked. quotes from the Bible, great writers and thinkers. pp. 589 to 1003 is all index. Bo…

Black Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD (AVERAGE). Reprint of 1923 Edition. Slight staining on front and back covers. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE. Heath Robinson (i…

Condition: Good. Facsimile of the 1923 edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 22cm), x, 50pp. Illustrated throughout in black & white. Original black cloth, dustwrapper. Foxing to the endpapers and the edges of the text block; overall, the book is in good condition. The dustwrapper is in very good condition (price-clipped). ISBN 07156…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Pocket-sized hardcover in very good condition, with clipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is marked and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Slight fading to the boards and page block is lightly blemished. Endpapers are tanned. Binding is sound and pages are…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is an attractive bookplate to the front paste down. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condit…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Used-Acceptable. 2nd Edition/Reprinted with Revisions. 1003 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Solidly bound copy and dust jacket with moderate external wear, cri…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition. Blue Cloth Boards With Gilt Spine Titles. Signed On Front Endpapers By Many Members Of Wyggeston School, Leicester (July 1960). Tightly Bound 4th Printing. 1003 pages. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Category: Reference; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or f…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1978. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Jacket has a little edge wear. Front flap is price-clipped. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref m34. W.G.Grace by Bernard Darwin. Publ…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original aqua green cloth covers, silver lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 55 printed pages of text with eight monochrome illustrations throughout. Former message to the front free end paper dated 1946 and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Me…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 37pp, with 35 small, tipped in, fully coloured illustrations, three mounted on fold out leaf. Quarter bound in red linen over pale blue paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Housed in its original card slipcase with printed title label on front and rear. Elephant fol…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, London, 1955. Hardcover grey cloth with gilt? titles on spine. Condition: very good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition 1955. 1003 pp. slight wear to tips of corners, wrinkle to spine gutters of endpapers browned, occasional acid burns from paper placemarkers,…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. A 1950 British cookbook compiled for Whitbread & Co. Ltd. It features traditional regional recipes, such as Devonshire roast cygnets and Fife broth, organized by county and illustrated with twenty colour maps [see image 2 for a typical map]. . .It serves as a guide for the epicure, offering insight in…

Condition: Very Good. First illustrated edition hard back binding in publisher's original moss green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, pea green end papers. Quarto 10½'' x 8¼''. Contains 128 printed pages of text with monochrome portrait frontispiece, illustrations and photographs throughout. Fi…

Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Used-Acceptable. No Jacket. 2nd Edition 1955. 1003 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy. Spine has been damage and rebound with adhesive tape. Previous owner's name inscribed on first front-end page. Slightly bumped cover board corners. No dj. Over-Sized/Over Weight Book. Please note that large or…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt, fore and lower page edges untrimmed. Quarto 10½'' x 8''. Contains [xvi] 319 printed pages of text on good quality paper with elaborate two-page frontispiece. Of…