Ayes by Herbert (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Stated First Edition. Fading, soils, scuffs, edge wear, etc. A readable copy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. General wear to boards with faded spine. Pages toned with some spotting.

Condition: Good. 1937. 239 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

Condition: Fair. 1937. First Edition. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Orange cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Notable cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Mild thumb-marking present. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable mottling and marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean.

Condition: Good. 1937. No edition remarks. 239 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. ex-library copy with stamps and a few inscriptions. edge wear on the boards. foxing and markings. repairs to the binding. fair copy. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Orange hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 240pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a couple of very tiny tears. A superlative copy with the topstain bright. Scarce thus.

HERBERT, A.P. The Ayes Have It. The Story of the Marriage Bill. Orig. cloth, dust jacket (a few small tears, spine darkened). London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., (1937). First edition. Very good copy.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1937 first edition on orange cloth.

Disbound. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The scarce first edition, first impression of law reformist and writer A. P. Herbert's account of 'one of the most dramatic legislative efforts that has ever been made by a private Member of the House of Commons'. In the 1930s, Herbert aided in the passing of the Matrimonial Law Causes Act 1937, which allowed divorce to be given without requiring proof of adultery. Herbert made a speech in its favour and the bill passed its second reading 78 votes to 12.In this scarce work, Herbert details the process of getting this act regarding divorce law passed.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Light discolouration to back strip, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip, with small marks to back strip head. Chipping to back strip head and head of front wrap, with minor loss to tail of rear wrap. Internally, generally firmly bound, though a touch strained to centre of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. book.