Search Results: the essays of elia by lamb charles

Grant Richards, 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. Reprint. 382 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are clear with mild tanning and foxing. Minor cracking to gutters, but binding remains firm. Water staining to text-block edge. Rear hinge is cracked and loose from the text-block with exposed binding. Previous owner's pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Water stains to all surfaces, and small pink stains to rear board and spine. Visible crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Book has a slight forward lean.

Gresham Publishing, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Stated. 336 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are rough cut. 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.

Cassell & Company Ltd, 1907. Hardcover. Good. 1907. No Edition Stated. 337 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pencil marking to pages on occasion, with notes to front endpapers. Notable tanning to pages throughout. Rear hinge cracked. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Moderate tanning to spine.

The Classics Book Club, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. First edition thus. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Pages are heavily marked with intense tanning and minor foxing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Slight cracking to gutters. A few dog-eared corners. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Several minor dents to board edges. Slight sunning and creasing. Gilt is dulled and worn.

The Amalgamated Press, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. No Edition Remarks. 397 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges. Brown and white marks overall.

London: Walter Scott, Ltd., 1900. Hardcover. No jacket. This book does not have a publication date. It was not published in 1900. Introduction is dated 1890. Boards are lightly marked. Leading corners, edges and spine are lightly bumped and worn. Page block and pages are lightly tanned and marked. Previous owner's name penned on FEP. Light crease and one centimetre tear on BEP. A few pages are rough-cut and chipped. Binding is visible at front and rear but remains intact. Text remains clear. HCW. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Used.

The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Strong tanning to spine and edges.

Walter Scott, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 334 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Slight cracking to gutters and hinges with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Oxford University Press, 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. Reprinted. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Visible pencil annotations throughout. Small sticker to front pastedown. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. Gilt lettering has darkened. Noticeable white staining. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends. Prominent ring mark to front board.

George Routledge and Sons Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Heavy foxing to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and heavy crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

Oxford University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. Reprinted. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, front board loose. Pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Annotations to some pages. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Water mark to top edge of rear free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges. Light wear marks overall.

Chatto & Windus, 1905. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1905. Fine-Paper Edition. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to endpapers and title page. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

The Home Library Book Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 327 pages. No dust jacket. Red and brown cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Henry Frowde Oxford University Press, 1906. Hardcover. Good. 1906. Reprinted. 382 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. 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 tanning.

London : Amalgamated Press, 1905-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1905 edition on blue cloth

Collins Clear Type Press, 1111-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. in x in x in. red leather covers

T. N. Foulis, 1904. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 298 pages. No dust jacket. Beige paper covered boards. Volume I. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing to boards. Tearing to corners and edges. Black marks all over. Water staining to boards and spine. Textblock is shaky.

J. M. Dent & Co, 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 258 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Light wear marks overall.

Oxford University Press, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. 1st Edition Reprint. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-libris stuck to front pastdown. Pages are slightly waved and tanned with foxing throughout. Occasional pencil underlining, pen marks, pencil marginalia and annotations. Pen inscription to note page. Noticeable tanning and pencil inscriptions to pastdowns and endpapers. Pencil marks to to text-block fore edge. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners with rubbing edges and surface. Minor to spine with crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is bright with subtle wear.

Oxford, 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. 234 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. 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 tanning.