Search Results: ghosts of london by h v morton

Methuen & Co, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. 4th Edition. 167 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Methuen & Co, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. 4th Edition. 167 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining overall.

Methuen & Co, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. Third edition. 167 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1943. Fifth Edition. 167 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to board edges. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Visible rubbing and marking all over.

Methuen & Co, 1941. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1941. Fourth Edition. 167 pages. Green dust jacket with blue lettering over green cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Frontispiece partly detached. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Minor tanning and soiling to DJ.

Methuen & Co, 1939. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Some moderate foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

London: Methuen. Good with no dust jacket. 1939. Hard Cover. Reprinted 1952.168p, index, 12 gravure plates. No jacket. FFep darkened, light wear to base of book; 12mo .

London: Methuen, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hardcover, covers worn, spine faded, browning to eps, foxing on inside both covers, with photographs, otherwise Fair.

Methuen & Co, London 1939 . First edition. Attractive green boards. 167pp. Just one of the tales of London life in the 1930's from the author dubbed 'the modern Dickens'.

London, UK: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. viii, 168pp, twelve black and white plates (including frontispiece). Green cloth-covered boards, light blue titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends and front corners. Cocked. Tanning free endpapers. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has significant loss on spine and rear. Closed tears including on 5cm top outer edge. Price unclipped. 12mo. Describes the ancient customs and ceremonies which mark the historical continuity of life in the great capital - the bell ringers who have been ringing the bells of St. Paul's since the reign of Charles II ; the last night watchman who calls the hours ; the ancient Lambeth Dole ; the Hornblower of the Temple ; the Bank Guard, and many other ghosts of London's past.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1940. First American edition, 8vo, pp. vi, [4], 197, [1]; 12 plates (2 double-page); fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. "The hidden, unexploited treasures of the city."

London: Metheun & Company, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Smaller, sturdy book, fine blue cloth, light blue lettering very fine on spine, a small sticker for Foyle's Bookstore at Charing Cross Road at bottom inside front cover, a neat brief 1939 gift note at top first front end paper, 167 lightly browned pages plus several ads for Morton's many books, full-page photographs throughout. DJ beneath mylar with dark blue background, light blue and white lettering, a light-blue bar design at bottom front behind author's name. DJ has slight surface wear to tips, spine top and bottom edges, and very slight along both spine folds. Fair DJ/Fine book.

Methuen, 1939. 1st edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, VG/VG. viii+167pp+8pp publishers adverts, b/w frontis, 2 double page & 9 single page plates, index, cloth a little rubbed along the edges, slightly edge worn dustjacket with an archival tape repair to the top of the rear panel, a nice copy. Morton's guide to the ancient customs & ceremonies of London. Henry Vollam Morton [ 1892 - 1979 ] journalist and pioneering travel writer. He first achieved fame in 1923 when he covered the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/No dustjacket.. Green cloth boards. Mild shelf wear and sunning; binding is tight and pages are clean, gently tanned, not marked, and not bent. No foxing, etc. The twelve gravure plates are lovely (and, in particular, the image of the lamplighter is stunning!).

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. First Edition. 167 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth covered boards. Signed by the author with date to half title page. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Sunning to spine. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a moderate forward lean. Damp staining to spine.

US: Dodd, Mead, 1940. Dodd, Mead 1940 First Edition NAP Very Good/Good+ DJ Light blue cloth with embossed gold line and lettering. Dark blue illustrated end papers, Previous owner's stamp/seal on end paper. 4+x+197+3 pages. Includes 12 full page photographs plus other drawings. Bright gold and blue dust jacket with center circular illustration having light edgewear, scuffing to spine and tiny corner chips protected in clear dust jacket cover. HEAVY ITEM 1.5 Pounds. Size: 8 3/4 x 6 x 1 1/4 inches.. First Edition NAP. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+ DJ. No Exp.