Waite Harold E (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Offprint from the Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 19. 4to. Pp. 369-75. Wrappers (bruised).

1st Edition. Hb original maroon cloth ,Black title label xvi,359pp A Vg copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rust cloth gilt on a black field, DW, 8vo., xvi, 357 pages. A very good copy with spotting to the end-papers and outer edge of the text block, in a very good DW with minor edge-wear, in archival mylar.

8vo hardcover (VG) lacking d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hb original green cloth binding 111pp A Vg copy.

Condition: Very Good. 1948. Hardcover. Ex-libris with usual markings. In original cloth without dustwrapper. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1948. Hardcover. Ex-libris with usual markings. In original cloth without dustwrapper. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear. . . . .

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. NrF/VG. First edition in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY ROBERT WILLIS, Secretary of the London Society of Compositors, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'Kindest regards/Robert Willis'. A well-researched and authoritative history of the London Society of Compositors, including a history of the London printing trade from 1476 to 1810. With Appendices and Indexes. D/w has few short edge tears (longest 18mm); some age tanning to d/w spine; else a near fine copy, in a very good d/w, of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY ROBERT WILLIS.

xvi+359pp. 8vo. Original cloth, slightly worn and faded at spine. A very good copy.

8vo, (216x135mm), xvi,359p. An ex-library copy in original cloth. Printed at the Curwen Press. The first third of the book traces the development of the printing trade in London from 1476 including trade regulations, journeymen, the Chapel and the scale of prices; before tracing the growth of the trades unions up to 1848.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A very clean and tidy hardback copy, but no dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Boards marked and hinge very tender - webbing visible and contents almost separate from boards. Never-the-less a rare first edition. Internally very good.

Hardback. (Re-established 1848). A Centenary History. 375pp 1948. Very good in dust jacket.

First Edition. Spine a little faded and label scuffed, end-papers somewhat spotted, otherwise a nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Frise, Jimmy; Waite, Alex E.; MacKenzie, K.R.; Brett,Harold F. (illustrator). First Edition. [8], 315, [13] pages. Black and white photographic plates. Eight maps on seven fold-outs. Roll of Honor. Nominal Roll. "A candid presentation of the human side of our experiences - highlighting the humorous incidents and skipping over, for the most part, the darker side of the war. We hope that those who read the book may recapture some of that wonderful spirit which then existed among us; and we use soldier language in order to stimulate the rousing of that spirit." - Introduction. Heavy wear to publisher's gilt-adorned navy blue cloth. Hinges open. Openings along backstrip. Undated but two of our three references suggest a 1937 printing date. A worthy reference copy of this informative World War I history. Dornbusch 329, Enser p.89, Cooke [3] p.201.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Fifth Canadian Field Ambulance, World War - 1914-1918, Canadian Army, Colonel George Devey Farmer, Ancaster, The Somme, Vimy Ridge, Lens, Passchendaele, Bienvillers-Au-Bois, Wailly, Amiens, Roll of Honor, Nominal Roll.