William Lax (50 results)

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Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by Epworth Press
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Weeds of the North Central States
Lax, Loyd M.; Fawcett, Richard S.; Moshier, Loren J.; Meggitt, William F.; Wyse, Donald L.; et al.
Published by Agricultural Experiment Stations. Urbana, IL. 1981. 1981
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Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
Contact seller5-star seller303pp. 8vo Profusely illustrated in black & white. Paperback. Revised from the editions of 1954 & 1960. North Central Regional Research Publication No. 281. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Bulletin 772. Covers scuffed, text clean/tight: VG.

Published by The Epworth Press 1930
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Fair. 1930. Seventh Edition. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm.…Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.
More imagesPublished by The Epworth Press, London 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: True Oak Books, Highland, NY, U.S.A.True Oak Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Fourth Edition. B&W Illustrations; 240 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Markings on prelim pages. Rubbing (shelf wear) to covers, moderate. Stains to covers. No markings on text pages. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your or…der will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Published by Epworth Press J. Alfred Sharp 1927
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1927. 4th Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth with lettering. Illustrated by Alfred E. Bestall. Author's signature to fep. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubb…ing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Rubbing and water marks to surfaces.
Published by The Abingdon Press N.D.
- Hardcover
Seller: The Story Shop, Elwood, IN, U.S.A.The Story Shop
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good dust. Name on front endpaper. ; Small 8vo; 240 pages.
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Published by The Epworth Press/J. Alfred Sharp, London 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: GN Books and Prints, Inverness, United KingdomGN Books and Prints
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Hardback, cloth. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Edition. Let's Go to Poplar by William H. Lax, with pen an ink sketches by Alfred E. Bestall. Hardback, 1929, second edition, illustrated, published by The Epworth Press/J. Alfred Sharp, London, 240 pages. Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 1/8" by 1 1/8"…. Pictorial dust jacket displays some marking, scuffing, slight tearing and edge-wear, with some discolouration and a little chipping to spine. Pale blue cloth binding, red lettering to front board and spine. A little discolouration to spine and edges of boards. Some marking and scuffing. Signs of wear, a little rubbing at edges, slightly bumped corners. Binding quite firm. Page edges foxed, browned and a bit marked and scuffed. Some foxing to endpapers, odd patches of foxing throughout. Some pencil marking in margins, pencil notes to verso of rear endpaper. See pictures for further information. 240 pp. Alfred E. Bestall (illustrator).

Published by Epworth Press 1929
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Fair. 1929. Second Edition. 240 pages. Orange dust jacket with blue lettering over green cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to sp…ine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket in two pieces split down spine. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Notable sunning to spine, with soiling to DJ.

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More imagesPublished by Epworth Press, London 1934
- Softcover
Seller: True Oak Books, Highland, NY, U.S.A.True Oak Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. Second Edition. B&W Illustrations; 275 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Cocked spine, slightly. Foxing (very light) to exterior edge of pages. No markings on text pages or major defects. Yellowing to pages. Rubbing (shelf wear) to covers. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer f…ree returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.
Language: English
Published by Epworth Press, London 1930
- Hardcover
Seller: The Raven and the Writing Desk, Ruawai, NORTH, New ZealandThe Raven and the Writing Desk
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sixth Edition. 6th edition. Sequel to Lax of Poplar, An illustrated autobiography of a famous East End preacher. Pages are browned on the edges. Alfred E. Bestall (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by The Epworth Press, London 1935
- Hardcover
Seller: Little Owl Books, Norwich, NORFO, United KingdomLittle Owl Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds, bds discoloured in places and a little stained, spine age-darkened, Fair, no dust jacket, contents sound and tight, lovely colour frontis., pp256, a nice sound reading copy.

Published by New York: The New York Quarterly 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Philip Smith, Bookseller
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 144pp, printed wrappers. Impressive literary review from 1971 New York, includes an interview with Allen Ginsberg, a 25-page section on Black Poets in New York, and work by Robert Lax, Muriel Rukeyser, et al. Unmarked copy, lig…ht wear. Not Signed.

Published by New York: The New York Quarterly 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Philip Smith, Bookseller
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 120pp, printed wrappers. Impressive literary review from 1971 New York, includes an interview with Jerome Rothenberg and work by Robert Lax, Ron Padgett, et al. Unmarked copy, light wear. Not Signed.

Published by The Epworth Press 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1935. First Edition. 256 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing t…o ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Notable rubbing and marking all over.
More imagesPublished by The Epworth Press,, London 1927
- Hardcover
Seller: C L Hawley (PBFA), Skipton, YORKS, United KingdomC L Hawley (PBFA)
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Hardback. Condition: Good+, sound copy. Reprint. Hardback. 256pp. Autobiography of the Lancashire born Methodist minister of Poplar in London. Illustrated by Alfred E. Bestall, best known for drawing Rupert Bear, with a number of full page drawings. Also illustrated with photographs of local people and places. A very early repri…nt. Red cloth with black titles to front and spine has faint small splash marks across the front. A little rubbed. Otherwise clean and sound. Good+, sound copy.

Published by Epworth Press 1932
- Softcover
Seller: Zardoz Books, Westbury, WILTS, United KingdomZardoz Books
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Condition: vg+. vg+ in wraps Epworth Press 1932 edition paperback illus by Alfred Bester In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

- Softcover
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Language: English
Published by The Epworth Press, London 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, , United KingdomSarah Zaluckyj
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. Inscription to flyleaf 'With our best regards Milliee Lax October 5 1936' - author is W.H. Lax, is this inscription by his wife ? 256 pages. No dustjacket. Light blue Hardback binding is lighter to spine, light wear/small creases to spine-ends, light wear to boards' corne…rs.
Published by London: The Epworth Press 1937
- Hardcover
Seller: Books On The Green, Lydd, KENT, United KingdomBooks On The Green
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2nd impression. Hardback, no dustwrapper. Blue boards, gilt titles. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Decorative endpapers. Contents: some light scattered spotting. Endpapers lightly browned. Otherwise pages generally good+ and clean. Previous owner's inscription front endpaper. Boards: very good and bright. Light shelf-wear to extremi…ties. Binding tight. 332 pp.
- Hardcover
Seller: Christian Value Books, Papanui, New ZealandChristian Value Books
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Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.
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Published by The Epworth Press, London 1933
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: The Book Lords, Windsor, United KingdomThe Book Lords
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1933. Blue cloth hardcover with red lettering and ruled borders to front board. An attractive and increasingly uncommon work relating to Poplar and East London social history. This copy is warmly inscribed and signed by the author, William H. Lax, dated 21 Januar…y 1955: To my friend Mr. John Hines, as a souvenir of a happy visit to Poplar and the high personal regard of William H. Lax. Includes colour frontispiece illustration. Interior pages are generally clean with some age toning and scattered light foxing consistent with age. Binding remains sound and firm. Condition notes: Moderate shelf and edge wear to boards Minor fraying/rubbing at spine ends and corners Small mark to front cover Page edges toned with age No loose pages No dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).

Published by Kater Murr's Press 2002
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Test Centre Books, Norwich, United KingdomTest Centre Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Single sheet folded once into 4pp., 8vo. Cover by Louise Victor. From the press's Piraeus Series. Cut slightly roughly (in production), but Fine.
Published by London; Epworth Press 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Rainy Day Books (Australia), The Basin, VIC, AustraliaRainy Day Books (Australia)
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2nd edition good blue cloth hardcover. No dj. 275p. with 1 col. plate. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Set in the East End of London where William Lax worked as a minister with the underpriviledged cockneys in the 1930s.

Published by The Epworth Press 1935
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United KingdomWeBuyBooks
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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. Good condition. No dust jacket…. A few marks to boards. Binding firm.
Published by The Epworth Press London 1929 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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5th edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy small octavo 240pp., frontis., b/w ills., Small ownership inscription from 1930 o/w nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.
Published by Lexington 1983
- Hardcover
Seller: Hook's Book Nook, Pottstown, PA, U.S.A.Hook's Book Nook
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. very nice book.

Language: English
Published by The Epworth Press, London 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Lost and Found Treasures, Wolverhampton, United KingdomLost and Found Treasures
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Author Lax, William H.; Bestall, Alfred E. (illustrator) Title Let's Go to Polar Publication Details London: The Epworth Press, 1929 Condition Very Good Description An engaging early 20th-century work, Let's Go to Polar by William H. Lax, illustrated with pen and ink sketches by Alfred E. Bestall…. Published in London in 1929 by The Epworth Press, this volume combines narrative with charming period illustrations, typical of Bestall's distinctive style. The book is in very good condition for its age. There is sunning to the spine and an ink ownership inscription on the front endpaper, both noted for accuracy. The text block remains clean, and the volume is complete with 239 pages. A well-preserved and attractive vintage copy, appealing to collectors of illustrated books and early 20th-century publications.
Published by The Epworth Press 1927
- Hardcover
Seller: Gareth Roberts, Rhydcymerau, Llandeilo, CARMS, United KingdomGareth Roberts
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. ex library book, hardback in blue cloth, usual date stamps inside, 1927 3rd edition published by the Epworth Press, London with 256pp & 11 illustrations - all intact. Boards are worn with corner bumping, page edges little grubby & slight lean to spine otherwise a clean, sound c…opy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-6B*.