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G. & W. B. Whittaker. London. 1821. THIRD EDITION. 12mo. (7.8 x 4.7 inches). xii, 395pp. A very good, clean copy in the original publishers paper covered boards. Pages untrimmed. Chipping to the edges of the original printed paper label on spine. Previous owner has covered the spine and board..... More
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1935. TWO VOLUMES. Early reprints. Both are third impression reprints of the original 1930 edition. Previous owners name written neatly on the front free endpapers. A fine, bright pair, the pages crisp and clean. Original publishers blue cloth with gilt lettering and ruling to spines..... More
Macmillan and co. Limited. London. 1930. FIRST EDITION. Two Volumes. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.7 inches). Ex Library set, withdrawn from University Library (Exeter). Circular perforated library stamp to each title page and ink number written on the verso of both title pages but no other library markings. There are several..... More
Macmillan and co. Limited. London. 1930. FIRST EDITION. Two Volumes. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.7 inches). A small brown stain to the very edge of about a dozen leaves at the beginning of volume one, but well away from the text block, otherwise a clean, bright and tight set in the..... More
macmillan and Co.Limited.London.,1933. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper with one small (0.5 inch) closed tear to the top of front panel and small area of loss (0.1 inch) to top of spine. --- "There is a sense in which, paradoxical as it may seem..... More
Verlag von Otto Meissner. Hamburg. 1872, 1872. SECOND EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.7 inches). Title page, 830pp. A fine clean copy throughout, in a fine leather binding with chemise and clamshell box, by Karl-Heinz Neumann, created circa 1970. Full dark brown Buffalo binding with 5 raised bands to the spine..... More
John Murray. London. 1853. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 8vo. (6.8 x 4.4 inches). vii, 112pp. A very good clean copy in a fine late nineteenth or early twentieth century arts and crafts style leather binding of full red morocco. Spine with decorative floral design in gilt and two curved-edged brown onlay..... More
Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth and Son. London.,1814. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. Vol.1. xlviii,566pp,8pp ads; Vol.2.xxiv,622pp; Vol.3.xvi,374pp. Minor hole to prelim pages of volume one otherwise a clean tight set in contemporary brown calf bindings with ruled lines & numbering, and red title labels, all in gilt, to the..... More
P. S. King & Son, Ltd. London.,1931. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Publishers burgundy cloth with gilt ruling and lettering to spine. Front board with blind double ruled border and lettering. Small amount of rubbing to the very bottom of the spine, which shows some minor and uiniform fading. Overall a very..... More
Garden City Publishing Company. Star Books. New York. Circa 1931, 1931. EARLY U. S. EDITION. Inscribed by Shaw. 8vo.(8.4 x 5.7 inches). Shaw has inscribed the half title page; " Inscribed to Mr. Robert F. de Graaf. G. Bernard Shaw. 14th November 1931. I vehemently repudiate the portrait on the..... More
Constable & Company Limited. London. 1934, 1934. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.1 inches). Illustrated title page with a fine wood engraving by John Farleigh. Inscribed by Shaw to the film and stage Actress Joyce Bland. There is a presentation inscription, not in Shaw's hand, on the front free..... More
Cecil Palmer and Hayward. London.,1910. FIRST EDITION. Contains Shaw's 6 page 'A Forword to the Clerks'. (8.2 x 5.4 inches). Original white paper wraps, lettered in black. Edges a little bumped but overall in very good condition. Laurence B109. :. More
The Fabian Society. London.,1909. FIRST EDITION. (8.7 x 5.5 inches). 4pp leaflet, lettered in black. Issued by the Fabian Society. A scarce item. Very good condition. Laurence A91. :. More
The Fabian Society. London.,1894. FIRST EDITION. (8.2 x 5.3 inches). 36pp. Original paper wraps, lettered in black. Issued by the Fabian Society. Very good condition. Laurence A22. :. More
The Six Point Group. London. No date. Circa 1923.,1923. FIRST EDITION. (7.5 x 5.5 inches). 8pp leaflet in grey paper wraps, lettered in black. A scarce item. A near fine copy with only very minor rubbing to the edges. Laurence A167. :. More
Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. USA. 1979, 1979. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo. (9.1 x 6.2 inches). Illustrated with 58 mono photos. A fine and clean copy in a fine leather binding of full dark blue morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, including a previous owner's..... More
Printed by W. Bulmer & Co. for G. Nicol. London. 1797, 1797. FIRST EDITION. Three volumes. - 2 quarto text volumes (12 x 9.4 inches), and a folio atlas of plates (16.6 x 12.3 inches). Complete. ---- Text volumes in contemporary full brown calf boards with decorative gilt borders. Re-spined..... More
John W. Amerman. New York. 1864, 1864. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.9 x 5.8 inches). 80pp. Large fold out map of the main steam ship lines of the world with the proposed American lines, at the rear. Tan paper wraps, printed in black. Circular blind stamp of Bibliotheque de Deep sea..... More
London, printed in the year, 1763. 1763. FOURTH EDITION. 8vo. (7.3 x 4.7 inches). iv, 178pp, 1 page "A list of the thirty one elder brethren appointed by the charter of King James the Second". Index is leaf iii/iv after the title page. Some offsetting to the edges, from the..... More
Rodwell and Martin, London. 1818. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (12.7 x 10.1 inches). iv, 259pp. Tear to the top outer corner margin of the note page, after the title page, and well away from the text, otherwise a very good uncut copy in publishers original paper covered boards. Some gatherings still..... More
Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York.,1974, 1974. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 inches). Inscribed by the author, and with tipped-in typed letter, signed. The book is warmly inscribed by Eisenhower to Mrs Charles (Jane) Englehard, a prominent donor to White House restoration projects and a close friend of Lyndon..... More
Cambridge University Press. 1950. THREE VOLUMES. Large 8vo. (9.7 x 7.1 inches). Reprint of the second Edition, originally published in 1925 (Volume 1) and 1927 (volumes 2 and 3). ---- Volume 1. xlvi, 674pp. - Volume 2. xxxi, 742pp. - Volume 3. viii, 491pp. Some foxing to the first and..... More
Cambridge University Press. 1950. THREE VOLUMES. Large 8vo. (9.8 x 7 inches). Reprint of the second Edition, originally published in 1925 (Volume 1) and 1927 (volumes 2 and 3). ---- Volume 1. xlvi, 674pp. - Volume 2. xxxi, 742pp. - Volume 3. viii, 491pp. A very clean and fresh set..... More