Gavin Press (35 results)

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Trade paperback. 176 pages. Glossary. First edition. Contains: The Miller's Tale; The Pardoner's Tale; The Wife of Bath Tale; The Nun's Priest Tale; in addition to the General Prologue. All presented in original Middle English made reader friendly with modern spelling and every possible aid right on the page. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, fresh and as new copy. Fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good condition hard cover, with very good condition jacket, internally clean and tidy, in a good readable condition.

Condition: Good. Little wear to boards. Content is clean. Complete DJ with toning and fading, sticker to rear.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued. written by the Swanherd of Abbotsbury Swanery, Dorset; beautifully illustrated with colour photographs and paintings by the author; no inscriptions; no creases to pictorial card covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. pp.53. DW has tiny nick to front and is price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition (stated). 345 pages. Map illustrated endpapers. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. BX33.

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: Book Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good +. First Edition. xiii + 178 pages. Dustjacket has tiny creases to spine-ends, slight colour shifting/fading to spine (titles absolutely clear) very light wear to corners, slight wear to edges, unclipped. Book has very slight wear with tiny creases to spine-ends, minimal/no other wear. Ink name/date to flyleaf. Text is spotless & in excellent condition. Forrester, Harriet (Illustrator) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st printing; dj w/unclipped price in mylar; 202 clan, unmaked pages/bibliography/index.There are 110 livery companies, comprising London's ancient and modern trade associations and guilds, almost all of which are styled the 'Worshipful Company of.' their respective craft, trade or profession.[1][2] These livery companies play a significant part in the life of the City of London (i.e. the financial district and historic heart of the capital), not least by providing charitable-giving and networking opportunities. Liverymen retain voting rights for the senior civic offices, such as the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs and Corporation, its ancient municipal authority with extensive local government powers. B/W Reproducton from Punch (illustrator).…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi,232p,[8]p of plates ill 23cm. Subjects: Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1533-1603 ; Fiction. English fiction. Fiction in English.Fiction in English, 1900 Texts 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi,232p,[8]p of plates ill 23cm. Subjects: Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1533-1603 ; Fiction. English fiction. Fiction in English.Fiction in English, 1900 Texts 1 Kg. …

First Edition. 345 S., Guter Zustand (good condition). In englischer Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 950 24 cm, gebunden Opp.(hardcover), mit goldgeprägtem rücken und Deckel, SU (dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. xviii, 332pp+index. Very good hardback in a jacket that is sunned on the spine and has a small nick to the bottom of the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Hardback with D/J in good condition, D/J some small scuffing to edges. 1979 first edition. ISBN 0-905868-04-8 0905868048.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. 8vo. 345 pages. With dust jacket. Blue cloth boards; gilt titles on front and spine; gilt coat of arms on front. Maps on endpapers. 8 colour and monochrome plates. Dust jacket faded on spine and along upper margins of front and rear panels; lightly worn. Boards with a little edgewear; tail of spine crushed. Pages clean; 3 leaves with small creases at lower corners. Binding firm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine book in clean fresh brown cloth covers with bright gilt titles to spine. Internally near mint without inscriptions or dedications. The dust jacket is very fine; original price crossed out with biro. A superb copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

258 pages, maps, photographs : a revision and updating of his earlier book (Rise to Power)with comments on Nkrumah's legacy, "a hard hitting and vitriolic style"; hardback vg vg dw - this edition is hard to find isbn 0905868064 west africa nkrumah ghanaian politics gold coast independence ghana Ghana accra politics Nkrumah west africa.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xiii + 178pp, with illustrations bound in original green cloth, with VG dustwrapper; Octavo.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Octavo, 72 pages. A Fine clean copy.

Original publisher's blue paper-covered boards, gilt lettering spine & frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: maps on endpapers, 346pp. illustrations, maps, comparatibe table Scottish & English Kings, chronological table Scottish & word events at the start of each chapter, appendices, glossary, acknowledgements, index. …

Hardback. Constance Pratt, Gavin Press. Author: Constance PrattBinding: HardbackPublished: Gavin Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light tanning and foxing to some pages, Bess chronicles the tumultuous life of Bess Throckmorton, a spirited lady-in-waiting within the intricate court of Queen Elizabeth I. This historical novel vividly portrays the clandestine romance between Bess and the ambitious Sir Walter Raleigh, a relationship fraught with peril and royal disapproval. The narrative illustrates the challenges and triumphs of a woman navigating the rigid social structures and political intrigues of 16th-century England. It presents a compelling account of love, loyalty, and resilience against a backdrop of historical grandeur and personal sacrifice. Pratt masterfully details the emotional landscape of her characters, drawing readers into a world of passion and power. Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1979, First Edition. Octavo. 6" x 9" approx. 345pp. Illustrated, including sketch-map end papers. Small former owner signature to corner of half-title. Publisher's binding, square and firm. In the printed dust jacket, minor shelf-wear, small repaired nick to upper edge of jacket rear. Otherwise a 'Very Good' copy. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp viii, 258, [8] plates. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. ISBN: 0905868064 Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In this book, titled," The Mute Swan " the boards and text block are square and tight . there is no dust jacket. The corners of the boards are very slightly turned. Illustrated This book is photographed in the box its packed in as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback book in very good condition. Some foxing to front cover. Minor bumps to corners. 8vo. 178pp.

Hardcover. 8vo. Pp: viii, 201. First edition. Red dust jacket with white text. Red buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine. With black and white illustrations. Signed insert to Patrick Cormack MP (later Lord Cormack).ISBN: 0905868110 Near fine copy with some dust to top edge. Very good dust jacket with toning to spine and creases to spine ends.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Soft cover 1985. Flat spine. Flat covers. Signed by the author. No other inscriptions. Clean & tight book. Flat pages. Dispatched with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref B34. The Mute Swan by John Fair. Published by Gavin Press, UK. Author Signed. …

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 8vo pp.178. Signed by the author on the FFEP. Signed by Author. book.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Quarto wrappers. ix, 53pp. Fine. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Laid in is a sixteen-page stapled pamphlet titled *Abbotsbury Swannery and the Fleet*, additionally, laid in are two unused postcards from the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Signed.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Ex library in good condition.