Leys Thomas (5 results)

PART III ONLY, quarto, illus light card covers, frontispiece, pgs 377-560 only, illus/photos, tatty, (v heavy chipping & loss to cover edges & spine, light tape repairs to spine, moderate fading, tanning & foxing to covers, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate sporadic foxing to pages throughout, heavy cracking to some gutters).

Quarto, red heavy boards, half bound in brown leather, gilt text, illus & borders to spine & boards, page edges speckled red, unpaginated prelims, + 728pp + xliii, extensive illus, VG- (frontispiece missing & large section of panoramic view of new plymouth missing [all others present], heavy soiling, scuffing & fading to boards & spine, spine lightly cocked, front& rear gutters fully cracked, heavy soiling to pastedowns & prelims/terminals, moderate to heavy foxing to pages, page 15-16 loose, previous owner's name in ink to fep).

Condition: Neuf.

Softcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Text block detached from covers. Staining and rubbing to margins of covers. Some clippings loosely included.; 55, [1 (blank)] pages + 26 lithograph plates (mostly colour) on 13 plate leaves. 3 wood engraved plates within the pagination. Red cloth covers with black decoration and lettering on front cover. Page dimensions: 248 x 183mm. Cover title: "Tarawera. Volcanic Eruption with a Description of the Lake District Before and After. Illustrated." [Reference: Bagnall 3148].

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). An abundantly illustrated eighteen volume set of works on the history, topography, boroughs, and society of England's capital city, London. A fantastic eighteen volume set of twentieth century works on London and its history, topography, boroughs, and society.An abundantly illustrated set of works. All collated, complete.All volumes in their original cloth bindings, in the original dust wrappers.Including:1951 London the CityThe first edition of the work, written by Claud Golding, illustrated with a frontispiece, 24 double sided plates, and a folding map to the rear.1969 Hell and HazardThe first edition of the work, written by Henry Blyth. Illustrated with four double sided plates.1940 The Streets of London Through the CenturiesThe first edition of the work, written by Thomas Burke. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, a coloured plate, 24 further double sided monochrome plates, and in text illustrations throughout.1970 Holborn; A Historical Portrait of a London BoroughThe first edition of the work, written by John Lehmann, with a foreword by C.V. Wedgood. Illustrated with 8 double sided plates, and a map to endpapers.1959 The Court of St. James'sThe first edition of the work, written by E.S. Turner. Illustrated throughout, with in text and full page illustrations.1969 Covent Garden; Mud-Salad MarketThe first edition of the work, written by Ronald Webber. Illustrated with 11 double sided plates.1949 Lincoln's Inn EssaysThe first edition of the work, written by Sir Gerald Hurst. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 5 plates.[1946] Son of LondonWritten by Thomas Burke. Undated, dated from the British Library.1988 Portrait of a Decade; London Life 1945-1955The first edition of the work, written by Douglas Sutherland. Illustrated with 12 double sided plates.1949 London For The Literary PilgrimThe first edition of the work, written by William Kent. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 7 double sided plates.1949 Mr. Gay's LondonThe first edition, second impression of the work. Written by A.P. Herbert. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 3 plates, and decorative endpapers.1967 The Two Pillars of Charing Cross; The Story of a Famous HospitalThe first edition of the work, written by R.J. Minney. Illustrated with 12 double sided plates.1958 A History of London LifeThe first edition of the work, written by R.J. Mitchell and M.D.R. Leys. Illustrated with 8 double sided plates.1954 ChelseaThe first edition of the work, written by William Gaunt. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 15 double sided plates.1971 The History of Deptford in the Counties of Kent and SurreyThe second edition, new impression of the work. Written by Nathan Dews. Illustrated with a folding chart, a folding map, and in text illustrations.1961 Bridge, Church and Palace in Old LondonThe first edition of the work, written by John E.N. Hearsay. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 6 double sided plates.1951 Fratres; Club Boys in UniformThe first edition of the work, compiled by Basil L.Q. Henriques.1947 The Lost Treasures of LondonThe first edition of the work, written by William Kent, with an introduction by Norman Brett-James. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 12 double sided plates. In the original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers. Externally, smart. General shelf wear to extremities. Small marks to boards of Son of London. Ink inscription to front free endpaper of Chelsea and The Two Pillars of Charing Cross. Offsetting to endpapers of The Court of St. James's, Son of London, London the City, and The Streets of London. Small marks to head and tail of rear board of Bridge, Church and Palace, with Norfolk County Library bookplate and stamp to front paste down. Front free endpaper disbound but present, with binding residue to half title page. Offsetting to rear endpapers. Dust wrappers are generally smart, with general shelf wear and occasional small closed tears and sunning to spines. Dust wrappers of The Lost Treasures of London, The Court of St. James's, and Son of London are price clipped. Archival tape repairs to wrap of The Lost Treasures of London and Son of London. Small loss to head of spine of The Two Pillars of Charing Cross and Mr. Gay's London. Offsetting to flap edges of Bridge, Church and Palace. Chipping to head and tail of spine of The Streets of London. Spotting to front of Lincoln's Inn Essayswrap. Spotting to rear of London the City and Son of London wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with occasional spotting. Bookplate to first blank of The Lost Treasures of London. Stamp to title page and rear of title page with an ink inscription to Bridge, Church and Palace. Very Good. book.