Colonel John Davis (5 results)

Condition: Good. - Small quarto [approximately 8-3/4 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide], pictorial paper covered boards. The binding is rubbed, soiled & bumped. The joints are split & there is a piece out of the head of the spine. 104 pages plus 4 blanks headed "Memoranda". 12 plates illustrated or decorated in color by J. McNeill Whistler, Joseph Pennell and others. The pastedowns & endpapers are stained & foxed & there is light foxing to the fore-edge & bottom edges with occasional foxing or soiling elsewhere in the book. The plates are clean & bright. Good. First edition.A beautifully illustrated book of essays, most of them revolving around the Savoy Hotel and Claridges. In the rear are lists of the hotels' amenities and prices, with useful information for tourists on consulate, banks, etc. There is a brief, illustrated piece about the semi-feral cats that live in the Savoy's basement.

Illustrated cloth Hardcover. Condition: Good.

THIS VOLUME ONLY, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt regimental insignia to spine & front board, deckled page edges, frontispiece with tissue guard, xxiv + 307pp, illus, VG- (heavy bruising to board corners, moderate soiling & light discolouration to spine, light soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate chafing & soiling to eps, inscription in ink to fep, light water staining to base of feps, light cracking to gutters).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Complete with All Illustrations - Boards with edge and corner wear, rubbing, scratches, marks, bumped corners, Top, Tail and Fore edge with tanning, and rough cut edges. Few Pages with light marks/patches, A touch of age-tanning to pages, clean and tidy copy in tight binding, A Good personal copy. **1302g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE12374.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Complete with All Illustrations - Boards with with edge and corner wear, bumped corners, scratches, marks, rubbing. Usual issues with older books - inside covers and endpapers with a little discolouration, Top and Fore Edge with age related discolouration and rough cut edges, A touch of age-tanning to pages, tight binding, A Good personal copy. **1818g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE12375.