The Druid (83 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Saddle and Sirloin OR English Farm and Sporting Worthies. New Edition. First Edition was published in 1870. New edition in February 1895. Worn but complete with all pages and illustrations. Top text block is darker than the rest, pages have tanning due to age. Top of spine has a tear in the middle. Spine worn on top and bottom and is faded in color. Has shelf wear. Inner spine is split inside of front and back covers and binding is visible, but in tact. Previous owners names written on first page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cracked front inner hinge, but boards and all pages well-attached, solid red beveled boards decorated in gilt, bright gilt lettering to spine strip, gift inscription to previous owner to early blank page, small bookseller sticker affixed to rear paste down (Sydney Smith Sporting Books) otherwise clean, unmarked pages throughout. In mylar cover. Not dated by publisher but inscription is from May 15, 1881. 0.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. "Red Leather" edition [1912]. Boards rubbed, top half of spine is missing. Otherwise clean condition. B/W illustrations as called for. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Fair Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Sold As Is -- Fair Minus condition. -- Red cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated in b&w. -- Covers badly discolored in patches, with an overall somewhat mottled appearance -- rubbed, dulled and darkened; spine head worn with 1/2" closed tear. Signature from title page to page 2 of text is loose and laid in whole (holding together but loosening) -- inner hinge badly cracked there. Page block edges darkened/soiled. Small tear in paper at rear inner hinge. Large dampstain to plates between pages 262 and 263. Some other discolorations scattered inside, like at title page and frontispiece, also foxing in back matter. -- Overall in Fair Minus condition. 398 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 92 pages. Roy Kerridge "The Druid Madonna" / Roger Nash "Pretzels" / Christopher Purvis "The Divided Sensibility" / Daniel Barratt "Letter from Oxford to Anthony Fraser esq." / David Best "Objectivity and the Arts" / Ron Gray "Freud and the Conquest of Peru".

Reprint. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original red leather. 19 cm. 476 pages. Contains an illustrated frontispiece and one full-page engraved interior illustration of horses. In fair condition. Bookplate (Franklin Jones Willock) affixed to the front fixed end page. Light offsetting/spotting/staining to the front/back matter. Hinges tight. Entire spine panel missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. New Edition, viii, 476pp. 3 engraved illustrations Red cloth boards with gilt and black titles. Bookplate on fep.

Single Sheet Engraving. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVING. MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME. VERY GOOD CONDITION . SHOWS A PORTRAIT OF THE LATE CAPTAIN W.H. BLAKE OF H.M.S. DRUID, AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVED PORTRAIT, PRINTED IN 1874 AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Decorated red cloth, t.e.g., no DJ. Boards rehinged, piece of spine missing, Better than a reading copy but not much.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised & Re-Edited Edition. Decorated red cloth, t.e.g., no DJ. Boards rehinged, piece of spine missing, Lacking the promised engraving on page 344 of the Late Will Goodall and any pages after 368. Better than a reading copy but not much.

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, brown cloth faded, lettered gilt, loss at head and foot of spine, front hinge cracking but the stitching remains sound, bookplate of a previous owner to the front pastedown, the frontis portrait and vignette portrait title are water stained to the leading edge, text remains unmarked although with some mild scattered foxing, iv + 486 pp + advertisements.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. (Parks, Baltimore, Maryland) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Third Edition. 3rd edition 1912. Red leather boards with back strip missing, 374 pg text tight with fragile original ribbon marker sewn in. Occasional foxing on outer leaves including title page. Offered as a bookbinding candidate. One of seven volumes in the "Druid Sporting Library". Reminiscences of horse racing in England. Chapters include: Dick Christian Again/ Olden Times/ Silk/ Jockeys/ Trials/ The Foreign Market/ Scarlet. Illustrated with four engravings.

1/2 leather. edition unstated. 369 p. Includes illustrations. Very good. no date but has neat previous owner name and date of 1888 so it is at least that old, red leather spine with some small rubs, titles bright, boards forest green, steel engravings, foldouts.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New Sporting Magazine Office, London, 1856. Paperback. Illustrated with two embellishments (black and white plates with tissue guard). Pages uncut. Covers slightly worn and slightly foxed. Overall, the magazine is in a good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New Sporting Magazine Office, London, 1856. Paperback. Illustrated with two embellishments (black and white plates with tissue guard). Pages uncut. Fore edge of front cover chipped. Contents page lightly foxed. Overall, the magazine is in a good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New Sporting Magazine Office, London, 1856. Paperback. Illustrated with two embellishments (black and white plates with tissue guard). Pages uncut. Fore edge of front cover chipped and lightly creased. Tissue guard and contents page lightly foxed. Overall, the magazine is in a good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New Sporting Magazine Office, London, 1856. Paperback. Illustrated with two embellishments (black and white plates with tissue guard). Pages uncut. Top edge of back cover chipped. 1 cm closed tear to bottom edge of back cover. Contents page lightly foxed. Overall, the magazine is in a good condition.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with slightly rubbed unmarked red leather boards, small indent to front, clear gilt lettering to rubbed spine with sound top and bottom edges and no bumping to corners. Top edge gilt, other edges slightly tanned/dusty. All pages slightly wavy. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. 296pp. Written by sporting journalist The Druid about farm flocks and herds and horse racing, the hunt and greyhounds as he traversed the country of Scotland. The 'Red Leather Edition.' We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.5 x 5 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book bound in half black leather boards over dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering and rules to spine.Illustrated with 8 steel portraits and woodcuts.The book has no previous owner inscriptions or names present.There is some spotting to the pre-lims and page edges.8vo 369pp Revised Edition Circa 1880's The book is One of just 7 volumes in the " Druid Sporting Library " or so called Reminiscences of horse racing in England.Decent copy for the collector.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Frederick Warne. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Fair. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

hardback, 8vo, xii, 418pp, frontispiece and title vignette, owner's name on endpaper and title page, slight browning, text clean and sound, inner hinges slightly cracked, red cloth pictorial, some soiling on board corners, Good condition.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Rather worn Frederick Warne edition on illusrated covers. Readable copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair condition hard cover, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, foxing to pages, staining to cover and pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Condition: New.

Red hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Missing part of fold-out plate at page 262. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). vii, 398pp, 8pp. 7 b/w plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A record of summer rambles in the UK with particular reference to horse, sheep and pig breeders. 471pp. Scuffing to spine which has gilt titles, small dent to inside edge of rear cover and minor foxing to outer edge of pages and to front and rear endpapers. The title-page states that this edition has been revised and re-edited with steel engravings; in practice there are only two engravings, one of Henry Handley to the frontispiece protected by a tissue-guard and a second of John Grey of Dilston to the page facing the frontispiece which in effect is a reproduction of the title-page to the original edition. A previous owner's name in pencil to the front endpaper which begins "Henri de.", the surname being possibly "Monbrison".

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Fair. Condition Notes: Frayed at the spine ends, more heavily to the head. The contents complete, clean and tight but with the hinges weak throughout making it somewhat fragile; Hardback. Quarter Red Leather on Red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 7¾" x 5¼" (1 kg); pp (x) 372; Index; In the Druid Sporting Library series; Number 1 in the series. Includes: Tissue-guarded Frontispiece; Title page vignette; Top edge gilt; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #205838 ||.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Red leather edition,330pp. Teg. Druid Sporting Library. Red leather spine is a little faded, bumping to corners and some fraying to head of spine. Gilt titling to spine. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. No Jacket. Hunt, J B (illustrator). No date. J. B. Hunt (illustrator). vii, 398pp plus one page of advertising and page showing subscribers to fund for Dick Christian. illustrated with 8 steel engravings, one missing. Publisher's red cloth with title on spine in gilt; and design and title on front board in gilt. Moderate wear to boards, a little bit of foxing to preliminaries.