Search Results: Literary Classics from BookLovers of Bath

Insel, 1908. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. A pleasant enough reading copy. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with fading at the spine. Edges of the text block lightly spotted, plages lightly tanned with some spotting. Heavier spotting to the pastedowns and blanks.. Hardback. Physically 7½” x 5” (0.5 kg); 261pp; Index; German language text. 2pp. Publishers advertisements to the rear. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #167030|| Condition:

Nonesuch Press, 1967. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good+ - in Good DJ. ½" open tear to head of upper panel, further light edgewear. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners.. Hardback in dust wrapper ). Physically 7¾” x 4¾” (0.7 kg); 818pp; From the introduction: “THE PRAISE that has been accorded to Donne’s writings by three centuries of his admirers is not more remarkable than the contempt in which they have been held by his detractors. No English writer has provoked such passionate like and dislike, for Donne more than any of his contemporaries has suffered from the vagaries of that changeable and elusive spirit, Taste.” 10th Impression. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack… Read More

Religious Tract Society. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Browned at spine. Mildly bumped at head & tail of spine and corners. Inscription to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Occasional spotting. Text bright and clean.. Ferrier. Hardback. Physically 7¼” x 4¾” (0.3 kg); 160pp; Illustrated by Ferrier; Blue cloth with white titling and decorations to spine and front cover. Illustrated frontispiece and other illustrations throughout. 16pp. Publishers advertisements to the rear. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #108020|| Condition:

Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1924. Hardback [¼ Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with slight fraying at the corners. Gently faded at the spine. Both boards are slightly faded with white spotting to the upper. Price plate to the pastedown.. Hardback [¼ Leather]. Physically 7¼” x 4¾” (0.8 kg); (xix) 490pp; Portraiture frontispiece with further illustrations within the text. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #169204|| Condition:

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989. Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. . Paperback. Physically 10” x 6¾” (1 kg); (xiv) 304pp; Index; Bibliography; Includes: Black & white photographs (within the text); Black & white drawings; List of sources; Frontispiece; ISBN: 0-8032-7570-6 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #194203|| Condition:

London: Printed for J. Jones, 1822. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with rubbing to the leather. Spine starting to separate from the upper board on volume II. Hinges weak in both. Pages lightly age-tanned, more heavily in places. . Hardback. Physically 8½” x 5¼” (1.5 kg); (iv/viii) 492/482pp; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188484|| Condition:

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1935. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with heavier toning to the spine, now wrapped in a removable protective sleeve. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block and the lining papers. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (yellow boards with black titling to the spine & upper board) Physically 8” x 5¼” (0.9 kg); 277pp; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #104551|| Condition:

London: Walter Scott. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. Slightly rubbed at head, tail and tips. Edges of the text block somewhat dull. Leans slightly. Spotting to the end papers. Last gather, the ads, heavily tanned toward the margins but overall an pleasant copy.. Hardback. Physically 7½” x 5” (0.8 kg); 366pp; In the Emerald Library series; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #146656|| Condition:

London: Frederick Muller, 1938. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with heavier tanning to the spine, a little loss, now wrapped in a removable protective sleeve. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with dark blue titling to the spine) Physically 7¼” x 4¾” (0.6 kg); 147pp; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #118203|| Condition:

London: Williams & Norgate, 1950. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper generally worn, some tears and a little loss at edges. Gift inscription to the first blank. Cover rubbed slightly near spine.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (blue boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8” x 5¼” (0.5 kg); 320pp; Edited by John Galsworthy; Preface by Thomas Hardy; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #111319|| Condition:

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little age-toned at the top edge of the text block. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (grey boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (1.6 kg); (xxiv) 432pp; Index; Includes: Further reading list; Black & white plates; List of sources; Appendix; ISBN: 0-2142-0403-0 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #187344|| Condition:

London: The Cresset Press, 1968. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with heavier tanning to the spine which is nicked at the head. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. One gather more heavily tanned. . Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8” x 5¼” (0.7 kg); (xix) 274pp; Index; In the Introductions to German Literature series; Edited by August Close; Number 2 in the series. Contains: Appendix; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #180483|| Condition:

London: Oswald Wolff, 1968. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dustwrapper a little edgeworn and faded with a little soiling to both panels. Edges of the textblock lightly spotted. Previous owners inscription to the first blank. Text complete, clean and tight.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (orange boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.7 kg); 224pp; Preface by J. C. Alldridge; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #122867|| Condition:

Flamingo, 1999. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Top edge of the dust wrapper slightly ruffled.. First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.7 kg); 266pp; A selection of lectures and essays contributed to newspapers, magazines and books over recent years, revised for this volume. ISBN: 000225851X || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #169936|| Condition:

John Lane, 1896. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Gently bruised at head & tail of spine and corners with some fraying at the head of the spine. Boards tanned and soiled, heavily faded at the spine. Foredges wavy. Discreet stamp to the ffep.. Hardback. Physically 8” x 5” (0.4 kg); 16pp. Publishers advertisements to the rear. First Published assumed — no previous publishing details within the book or indication of later impression. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #108343|| Condition:

W. P. Spalding. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. Boards slightly dulled and very lightly soiled. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Pages very gently age-tanned.. ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.8kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Signed copy. Hardback. Physically 11¼” x 8¾” (2.8 kg); 516pp; Index; Contains Volume XLI. No. 916 Friday, October, 1931 to Volume XLI. No. 938 Friday, June 3, 1932. Signed by the W. N. Odell, contributor on the first blank — unverified and reflected as such in the lack of premium. Much contribution from Alistair Cooke who edits. Original covers contained, bound in, at the rear. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real… Read More

W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1899. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Boards a little rubbed at extremities, more heavily so to the corners. Leans. Gently bruised at head & tail of spine and corners. Previous owners inscription to first blank. Frontispiece nearly loose. Edges of the textblock lightly spotted. Slightly shaken.. Hardback. Physically 7½” x 5” (0.6 kg); 255pp; Illustrated with B&W plates. 16pp. Publishers advertisements to the rear. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #108379|| Condition:

London: Longmans, 1966. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Stamp to the first blank. Text complete, clean and tight otherwise. . Hardback in dust wrapper (green boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.8 kg); (xii) 260pp; Index; 2nd impression, first published 1965. Contains: List of abbreviations; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #184753|| Condition:

London: Frederick Warne, 1885. Hardback [½ Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding of both volumes with rubbing to the leather at the same. Hinge weak to volume II. Prize inscription to the first blank of volume I dated 1899. . William Harvey. ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback [½ Leather]. Physically 7¼” x 5” (2.2 kg); (vii/vii/vii) 576/557/565/543pp; Index; Illustrated by William Harvey; Publishing date unstated, dated from references. 4 volumes bound as 2. Contains: All edges marbled; Marlbed end-papers; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal… Read More

George Allen & Unwin, 1928. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. A pleasant enough reading copy. Heavily faded at the spine and onto the margins of the boards. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. Tanning to the blanks. Text complete, clean and tight.. First edition (first printing). Hardback. Physically 7¾” x 5¼” (0.5 kg); 186pp; From the preface: “THE lectures contained in this volume were delivered at St. Botolph’s Church, Bishopsgate, in the City of London, in the autumn of last year under the auspices of the Halley Stewart Trust. I have to express my gratitude to the trustees for their generous treatment of their lecturer and to the Rector of St. Botolph’s for his zeal in procuring an audience to listen to them. Their object will be apparent to anyone who reads the first part of the Introductory Lecture, and I do not conceive that any further explanation is necessary.” || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted… Read More