Robert Rendall (28 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Condition: Good. 1954. First Edition. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Lettering is clear.

Condition: Good. 1954. First Edition. 127 pages. Green jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ink underlining throughout. Boards are edge worn and scuffed; faded to spine. 127 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with minor age tone. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Blue Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Postage reduced within the UK.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Previous owner name to ffep. Good DJ with some edge wear and tears.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

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Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Very Fine original grey cloth, in Very Fine DW.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine condition in fine slipcase. Beautiful Folio Society illustrated binding. ; 274 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second impression. Poems from Orkney, his first collection. VG, no inscriptions, in edge-worn, marked, sunned, good DJ.

New York / London: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002. First edition. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket. 22 cm. 184 pp. Contains black-and-white illustrations. In near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, pages bright. Light shelf wear.

Near fine first edition hardback in a worn and clipped dustjacket. There is some light edge foxing, the text is otherwise clean and crisp. Illustrated, 223.

No binding. Condition: Fair. No Description.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 1, No. 1. Only issue produced. Pulp magazine. Edited by Alexander Samalman. Cover art reprinted from various Standard Magazines pulps. Includes Three Detective Stories: "Partner's Payoff" by Roger Dee; "The Murder Tap" (novelet) by M. E. Chaber; "Vengeance Is Not Enough" by Bruce Elliott. Three Western Stories: "Time for Violence" by Hascal Giles; "Hawk in the Sunlight" by Robert Stephens; "Brandy on Their Minds" by Paul Rendall Morrison. Three Storts Stories: "Cheese Champ" (novelet) by Bill Erin; "Diamond Outcast" by T. W. Ford; "They're Dead at Cooperstown" by Fletcher Flora. Three Science Fiction Stories: "Earth Person Singular" by Charles A. Stearns; "King Lode Revisited" by Herbert D. Kastle; "Bannion's Cave" by Margaret St. Clair. Twine dents; minor losses; minor soiling; tanning; a little bent at lower end from poor stacking. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 200p. The first edition in d/w. "A personal record of the Orkney shore in which it is portrayed as having a dominant influence on the Orcadian way of life. A chapter discusses Orkney's tradition in natural science, and 5 appendices describe records of local marine life". The book is clean, tight and unmarked apart from "With the Author's Compliments & kindest regards 29-11-60 on the fep; the protected unpriceclipped d/w is very good, though the spine is darkened. See Scans.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine.The illustrated dust jacket is unclipped, with moderate shelf wear and a minor 1cm loss at the bottom of the spine. Very clean and tidy, and firm, throughout. A scarce on the wild shore-life of the Orkney Islands.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Publisher - The Kirkwall Press, Kirkwall, 1951. 1st ed. Very good condition, slight foxing to page edges. Unclipped jacket with tears to corners and creasing to upper edge, staining to upper right corner and areas of spine, also mild edge wear. 'A Second Book of Orkney Poems by the author of "Country Sonnets"' - front flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp 48.Originalcloth. The slightly over-sized d/w creased to top edge. Foxing to endpapers. Very nice. Seldom seen . The author's first book.

2nd Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 200 pages illus. 23 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 176-178. Subjects: Marine biology Scotland Orkney History. Seashore biology Scotland Orkney. Seashore ecology Scotland Orkney. Seashore life Orkney. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

2nd Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 200 pages illus. 23 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 176-178. Subjects: Marine biology Scotland Orkney History. Seashore biology Scotland Orkney. Seashore ecology Scotland Orkney. Seashore life Orkney. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Green cloth. A smattering of speckles top edge, but internally clean and tight though pages toned. Jacket faded with some foxing with a chip lower spine. A very good, rare copy.

First edition. 200pp. Original green boards with gilt lettering to spine. No inscriptions. VG in a slightly discoloured unclipped dustwrapper. [a personal record of the Orkney shore in which it is portrayed as having a dominant influence on the Orcadian way of life. A chapter discusses Orkney's tradition in natural science, and 5 appendices describe records of local marine life].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. "A personal record of the Orkney shore, including observations on its marine fauna and biographical notes on early Orkney naturalists. It also presents the shore as having a dominant influence on the way of life in the isalnds. The five Appendices preserve records (many of them hitherto unpublished) of Orkney marine life." Orkney Shore, by Robert Rendall. Published by W. R. Mackintosh, The Kirkwall Press, Kirkwall, Orkney, November 1960. First edition. A scarce publication - particularly with its original dustjacket. Worldcat identifies just 13 copies in libraries worldwide of the first edition. A very good teal cloth hardback with very minor bumping. Small area of sunfading to the tail of the spine - around 4mm high. The dustjacket is intact with some wear and nibbles along the top edge. Age toned to spine and fold areas. The jacket is covered with removable plastic. All soundly bound. Light offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner's signature and date to first blank. Text is clean and bright throughout. The edge of the text block is age spotted. A nice example of an uncommon first edition. Text in English. x + 11-200pp. Approximate dimensions: 224mm high x 150mm wide x 27mm deep. Weighs approximately 406g (unpacked). More photos on request.