Asprey: First Edition (53 results)
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.Twice Sold Tales
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition 1st printing - some staining to page edge - otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy.
Language: English
Published by Quartet Books, London 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Redruth Book Shop, Cornwall, , United KingdomRedruth Book Shop
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. frontispiece in colour of Eric A. Rolls Asprey 1901 Chairman 1973-9.
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- First Edition
Seller: Tilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd), Warrington, MER, United KingdomTilly's Bookshop (Eleven30 Group Ltd)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. dust jacket has bumping and rip repairs to edges, clean condition, price unclipped, 144pp, pages clean and VG condition.
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- First Edition
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, , United KingdomHay Cinema Bookshop Limited
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1st edition. 8vo. 144pp. Colour portrait frontispiece, b/w. illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial gold d/w. with black lettering to spine, slightly rubbed to edges. ISBN 0704323133 US$12.
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- First Edition
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, , United KingdomHay Cinema Bookshop Limited
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1st edition. Small folio. 92pp. Original pictorial beige wrapps. lettered in black, some minor wear. ISBN 0904112004 US$15.
Published by London : Asprey 1990
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Slight creasing. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 53p. : ill. ; 26cm. Notes; Catalogue of an exhibition held in London from 7-24th December 1990 at Asprey and Company. Subjects; Webster, Jane… Exhibitions. Denison-Pender, James Exhibitions. Whistler, Simon Exhibitions. Engraved glass Exhibitions. Glass engraving Exhibitions. Asprey and Company. 3 Kg.
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- First Edition
Seller: Black Cat Bookshop P.B.F.A, Leicester, , United KingdomBlack Cat Bookshop P.B.F.A
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Algernon Asprey's work in conjunction with architectural practice Whinney Son & Austen Hall. Presentation copy to Sir David Barran on the occasion of his visit to the South Yorkshire Computer Centre 1981.
Language: French
Published by C. A. T. l ' Espérance, Paris 1975. Tirage de 500 exemplaires , ici le no. 364. 1975
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Antiquariat Carl Wegner, Berlin, B, GermanyAntiquariat Carl Wegner
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Softcover. 29,8 x 21 cm. Cartonnage originale avec une couverture illustrée. 32 pages avec nombreuses illustrations en b/n. En bon état. -Originalheft zur Geschichte der bourbonischen Lilien, 32 Seiten mit zahlreichen Illustrationen in s/w. Gutes Exemplar, Nr. 364 von einer Auflage von 500 Expl. Histoire des Lys tirée de diverse…s textes avec illustrations de Jehan Bernard Cahours d'après des documents anciens. Tirage de 500 exemplaires , ici le no. 364. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Ob Sonnenschein oder warmer Regen: mit einem interessanten Buch kommen Sie immer gut durch den Tag. -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! K03398-315951.
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Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MPBookstore, New Ulm, MN, U.S.A.MPBookstore
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. At Belleau Wood by Robert Aspr…ey 1965 1st Edition Hardcover. There is some wear to the cover. The book has wear on the corners. There may be some marks in or on the book. Books are stored on a bookshelf in A/C. They are in a dark room and are well maintained. If you have any questions or concerns about this book please contact me. Special Attributes: 1st Edition. Modified Item: No. Subject: Literature & Fiction. Topic: Novels. Binding: Hardcover. Language: English. Author: Robert Asprey. Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Published by W.H.Allen
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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- First Edition
Seller: LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, United KingdomLONGLAND BOOKS
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Board with Cloth Spine. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy in like dj Size: Oblong Folio.
Published by ASPREY SERVICES,UK 1988
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: S.Carter, NEWPORT, , United KingdomS.Carter
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING,VG CHRISTAMS CATALOGUE -46 PAGES.ALL ORDER FORMS PRESENT AND NOT FILLED IN,FULL COLOUR DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEMS WITH PRICES. PLUS LOOSE ASPREY CRACKER DETAILS AND LOOSE EXPORT PRICE LIST. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Languag…e: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.
Published by London Quartet Books 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chaucer Head Bookshop, Stratford on Avon, Stratford-Upon-Avon, , United KingdomChaucer Head Bookshop, Stratford on Avon
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Hardback, 8vo brown cloth boards, gilt titles, first edition, 144pp. Black and white illustrations. Photographic illustrations. Very Good/Very Good. Some faint foxing/speckling to block edges. Dustrawpper has very slight bumping to top of spine. Published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Asprey's foundation, this is the ill…ustrated history of the famous London jeweller's store. Catalogue: London. Keywords: London, Asprey's, jewellery.
Published by CHRISTIE'S,UK 1998
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Periodical
Seller: S.Carter, NEWPORT, , United KingdomS.Carter
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. GLOSSY AUCTION CATALOGUE.118 PAGES.30.
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- First Edition
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.Rare Book Cellar
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Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner personalization inked on half title page. Small bump on spine crown. ; 144 pages.
Published by Quartet Books London 1981 1981
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine octavo. 141pp., b/w pls..
More imagesPublished by Christie's Auctioneers, London 1998
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Peter Rhodes, Southampton, United KingdomPeter Rhodes
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. First Paperback Edition. 270 x 215mm. pp. 114. English text. Catalogue for a sale entitled 'Asprey and Garrard: Objets De Luxe from the Vaults' held by Christie's Auctioneers in London on the 7th of October 1998. Lavish colour photographic illustrations. Bound in original white pictorial card o…cvers. Some bumping, nad light marking to covers. Binding strong. No marking to lots. Auction Catalogue.
Published by London: W.H.Allen. 1967. 1967
- First Edition
Seller: SUBUN-SO BOOK STORE, ABAJ-ILAB, Tokyo, , JapanSUBUN-SO BOOK STORE, ABAJ-ILAB
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First ed, 221pp. dust-jacket. stamped on endpaper.
Language: English
Published by London, The Architectural Press, 1980
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Books and Beaches, Anna Bechteler, Icking, , GermanyBooks and Beaches, Anna Bechteler
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Condition: Sehr gut. Original cloth binding with dust jacket, 95 pages, illustrated throughout, very good condition. From the library of naturalist and hunter Malcolm Lyell (1922-2011), who for several decades was managing director and owner of gunmaker Holland and Holland, with a signed dedication to him by Algernon Asprey on t…he half title. Also inserted is a note by Lyell drawing notice to pp 44/45 of the book showing a sumptous gun cabinet designed by Asprey for 4 guns, which had been designed by Lyell for the Queen`s Jubilee in 1977. Apart from this interior design i.a. for the Royal Palace at Kathmandu/Nepal, the Guest Palace at Riyadh/Saudi Arabia (and other palaces there), presents for the Queen of Thailand, but also some corporate offices. Curious. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.
Published by London: George Philip & Son, Ltd.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Poor copy in the original bound in the original leather ; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 145 pages. Notes; No clear date given. Subjects; Atlas of the World. Atlas. 3 Kg.
Published by Asprey, GB 1987
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Paperback. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 254 x 202 mm. 24 pages. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.
Published by Asprey, GB 1979
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. 254 x 202 mm. 24 pages. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.
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- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Bunnett Books, London, , United KingdomDavid Bunnett Books
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SOFTCOVER. Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: Issued without a dustjacket. 1st Edition. 4to in illustrated stiff card covers, 38pp on thick art paper, brief texts, mainly colour and monochrome plates of Corcoran's charcoal and pastel works of tigers, wild dogs and elephants, etc. Scarce . [CONDITION: A well preserved AS NEW…unmarked and unread copy ] . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.
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Published by Chatto and Windus, London: 1960
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- First Edition
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, , United KingdomLouis88Books (Members of the PBFA)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Chatto and Windus, 1960, FIRST Edition. Full blue morocco leather binding with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, faded spine, rubbed and marked, gilt page edges, gilt lined (inner) leather turn-ins, marbled end papers and paste downs, tightly bound, all page edges gilt. Wit…h 'Asprey & Co. Ltd' to the bottom of the front paste down in gilt. Inscription to the front end papers. Pagination: 192pp. Provenance: inscribed to Donald from Robin G-M. Approximately 9 ½ inches tall (24cm). Condition Report Externally Spine - good condition - faded, gilt titles, gently rubbed. Joints - very good condition - sound, gently rubbed and worn. Corners - very good condition - gently rubbed and worn. Boards - good condition - coarse grained morocco boards with a gilt filet, marked and worn. Page edges - very good condition - all edges gilt. Binding - very good condition - attractive, faded spine. See above and photos. Internally Hinges - very good condition - sound. Paste downs - good condition - gilt lined leather turn-ins, marbled paper covered. End papers - good condition - marbled paper. Title - good condition - gently tanned. Pages - good condition - tanned and minor marks. See photos.
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Published by Chatto & Windus, London 1928
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United KingdomOrlando Booksellers
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Six black and white plates including frontispiece, showing: Queen Elizabeth from the portrait in the National Portrait Gallery. This copy has been bound in a unique contemporary fine binding by Asprey & Co. Ltd. (a Birmingham f…ine bindery). ***Near fine in purple half-leather and white woven cloth binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles and decorations to the spine. All edges of the page block in fine gilt. Whilst there is some inevitable fading to the purple colour on the spine, the boards are clean and largely unmarked. There is a small abrasion to the cloth on the back board (please see scans). The heavy binding is perfectly straight and firm with no splitting or cracking. Spine tight. Boards bright and clean. Gilt titles bright. Internally the book is also near fine with no inscriptions, annotations or marks. Pages beautifully clean. No creases or tears. Marbled endpapers with the gilt binder's stamp to the lower edge of the front pastedown. A beautiful binding. ***220mm x 140mm. 288 pages including Bibliography and Index at the back of the book. ***'One of the most curious passages in history is the love-story of Queen Elizabeth and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex; the Queen well advanced in years and nearing the end of her reign, the Earl young, handsome and impetuous. This is the theme of Mr. Strachey's book, 'a tragic history,' yet a history which concerned not the protagonists only but had its effects also on the whole course of contemporary events. From the Court and London the scene changes to Spain and Ireland, and round Elizabeth and Essex are grouped the figures of the Cecils, the Bacons, Sir Walter Raleigh. The book is a study of the Elizabethan Age at one of its most critical times and in one of its most extraordinary aspects. ***There are six illustrations, two portraits of Queen Elizabeth, and portraits of Essex, Sir Walter Raleigh, Francis Bacon and Robert Cecil.' (Quote taken from the dustwrapper of another example of the book which we have listed on ABE Books) ***A founding member of the Bloomsbury Group and author of "Eminent Victorians", Strachey is best known for establishing a new form of biography in which psychological insight and sympathy are combined with irreverence and wit. His biography "Queen Victoria" (1921) was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. (Wiki) ***A first impression of the true first edition, with all six plates present as called for. This copy is in a unique signed fine binding and, as such, is a superior copy. An ideal gift for the Bloomsbury Group collector. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
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Published by Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chicago 1903
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1903, FIRST Chicago Edition (published the year after the NY edition). In full red coarse grained morocco leather stamped Asprey to the front paste down, marbled end papers, gilt page edges, gilt titles to the spine, gilt lined compartments, gilt file…t to the boards, pages gently tanned, fore edges of the boards faded. Pagination: [vi], 325, [2]pp. Provenance: no bookplates or inscriptions. Approximately 7 ¼ inches (18.5cm) tall. Condition Report Externally • Spine - very good condition - gilt titles, gilt lined compartments, five gilt raised bands. • Joints - very good condition - sound. • Corners - very good condition - faded. • Boards - very good condition - gilt limed leather, faded to the fore edges. • Page edges - very good condition - all edges gilt. • Binding - very good condition - attractive. • See above and photos. Internally • Hinges - very good condition - sound. • Paste downs - very good condition - marbled paper, gilt lined leather turn-ins, Asprey in gilt to the front, edges of the leather faded. • End papers - good condition - marbled paper. • Title - good condition - gently tanned. • Pages - good condition - gently tanned. • See photos.
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Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press., New York 1904
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- First Edition
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, , United KingdomLouis88Books (Members of the PBFA)
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Special Edition. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1904-5, The Federal Edition. Asprey half morocco leather binding with the stamp in gilt to the marbled paper, gilt titles to the spines, five gilt decorated raised bands, blue cloth and leather covered boards, fronti…spiece to each volume, with further illustrative plates, maps and folding facsimile handwriting plates throughout. This set, beautifully bound by Asprey, when compared to the original size in the publisher's cloth bindings (9 ½ or 24cm page size) was obviously trimmed down (8 ¼ or 21cm) for the binding and gilding of the page edges. As a consequence the folding map required at page 348 of Vol III was never bound in and we have supplied a copy here loosely inserted. Collated and complete. Pagination: Vol I - xxxiv, 487pp. Vol II - xxiii, [i], 502pp, 1 Facsimile Title page plate (p48), 4 folding facsimile hand written (printed) plates of the Declaration of Independence (p200, 202, 208 and 212). Vol III - xx, 498pp, 1 Facsimile Presentation Note (p318), 1 Facsimile of Title of "Notes on Virginia" (p347), 1 large folding map (loosely inserted to p348), Eye-Draught of Madison's Cave (p379 not 375 as called for in the Illustrations), Eye-Draught of Mammoth Cave (p376), Plan of Madison's and Amen's Caverns (p380), 1 folding table of Indian Tribes (p496), and 2 full page plans (p510, 512). Vol IV - xviii, 509pp, 3 folding facsimile handwritten plates (p252, 254 and 256), 1 large folding plate regarding the Western Territory (p276), and a list of Illustrations for Vol III bound in at page xiii as called for. Vol V - xvi, 495pp. Vol VI - xxii, 495pp. Vol VII - xix, [i], 508pp. Vol VIII - xxi, 483pp, 4 Facsimile full page 'Kentucky Legislature' (p459). Vol IX - xxi, [i], 478pp. Vol X - xxii, 532pp. Vol XI - xx, 541pp. Vol XII - xviii, 564pp. Provenance: no bookplates or signatures. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall (21.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine - fine condition - gilt titles, gilt raised bands. Joints - fine condition. Corners - fine condition. Boards - fine condition - half morocco and cloth covered boards with gilt tooled border to the leather, minor wear, marks and scratches. Page edges - fine condition - all marbled, top edge darkened. Binding - good condition - an attractive set. See above and photos. Internally Hinges - fine condition - sound. Paste downs - fine condition. End papers - fine condition. Title - very good condition - tanned. Pages - very good condition - tanned. See photos.
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Published by Secker and Warburg, London 1949
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- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Secker and Warburg, 1949, First Edition; First Impression. Asprey bound (most likely by Sangorski and Sutcliffe or Zaehnsdorf) in a green full morocco leather binding with gilt titles to the spine, gilt lined compartments, gilt filet to the boards, gilt page edges, marbled en…d papers, 'Asprey' in gilt to the front paste down, the outer edged of the leather to both paste downs, faded lighter, pages tanned, a fourth impression wrapper bound in at the rear. Internally tanned throughout, pages trimmed short to allow for the gilt and uniform page size (the printer originally printed pages of varying size). New end marbled papers. With the First Impression points of "First Published 1949" to the reverse of the title page and "Printed in Great Britain by The Alcuin Press" to the base of the reverse of the title page. First edition of Orwell's masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four (also stylised as 1984), a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society. Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the totalitarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated. Pagination: 312pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 7 ¼ inches (18.5cm) tall (book). Condition Report Externally Spine - very good condition - gilt titles, five raised gilt lined bands, gilt lined compartments. Joints - very good condition. Corners - very good condition - gently bumped and worn. Boards - very good condition - recoloured green with a pleasing patina. Page edges - good condition - all edges gilt, with what looks like a damp stain to the edges when viewed at an angle, no evidence of this internally. Binding - very good condition - attractive. See above and photos. Internally Hinges - very good condition. Paste downs - very good condition - marbled paper, faded gilt lined leather turn-ins. End papers - very good condition - marbled paper, tanned subsequently. Title - good condition - tanned, half title present (foxed). Pages - good condition - tanned throughout. See photos.
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Published by London: Thornton Butterworth Limited 1932
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- First Edition
Seller: MFR RARE BOOKS, Edinburgh, United KingdomMFR RARE BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (22 x 13.5 x 4 cm); pp. 320. English text. Stunningly bound in full crimson crushed morocco gilt by Asprey; all page edges gilt; marbled endpapers; half-title; portrait frontispiece with tissue guard; cartoon illustrations… in the text. Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd. Condition: FINE. An immaculate copy. Without previous ownership markings. Scarce thus. Notes: First edition, first impression, a finely bound copy of the second volume of Churchill's famous memoirs, covering his early political career, the battle of Sidney Street, a near silence on Gallipoli, service on the Western Front, the negotiation of the Irish settlement, and thoughts on the "Mass effects of modern life" and life "Fifty years hence". The success of Thoughts and Adventures, a collection of Churchill's magazine and newspaper journalism written in the same lighter, informal style as My Early Life, came as a huge surprise to the publisher Thornton Butterworth. It was published on 10th November 1932 in a print run of 4,000 copies, and three additional printings (of 1,000 each) were required in the same month, two of them before publication. Butterworth wrote to Churchill: "We are truly delighted at this success which confounds the Jonahs of the Bookselling trade. To keep pace with the increasing demand, we had to get both printers and binders to work overtime. The sheets were delivered by passenger train, and the cases were made by the binders in advance" (Cohen). Cohen A95; Woods A39(a). An exceptional example.
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Published by London: George Newnes 1902
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MFR RARE BOOKS, Edinburgh, United KingdomMFR RARE BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic work, with ''you'' for ''your'' on page 13, line 3. Leather-bound, hardcover, octavo (18.5 x 12 x 4 cm), pp. [10], 359. English text, with illustrated plates throughout. Beautifully bound full red morocco gilt by Asprey after the…original cover design by Alfred Garth Jones, with the hound stamped in black on upper cover, gilt spine with raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, all page edges gilt, watered silk endpapers, half-title, 16 illustrations by Sidney Paget (including frontispiece). Condition: FINE. An immaculate copy. Notes: First British edition in book-form, first impression, presented in a wonderful leather binding by Asprey. The Hound of the Baskervilles was Sherlock Holmes's comeback after his shocking demise on the Reichenbach Falls stunned his loyal Victorian readership. When first serialized in the Strand Magazine in 1901 it was a great success, with queues at the publisher's office and throughout the country. Green & Gibson A26.
