kirkby arthur (8 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First paperback edition, 2003, in overall near fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - just a hint of rubbing to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread; no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in light purple cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to front and spine, no dustjacket. 195pp. B/w frontispiece 'St. Peter's Church, Humberstone', b/w photographs, illustrations and maps. Not library copy, neat ink inscription dated 1954 to ffep, small mark to margin of p.185. ().

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Mary Horner (illustratore). 1st Edition. A lovely bright, clean copy which is signed on the front fly leaf by the author thus: " To G.Dean Esq. With Best wishes, A.E. Kirkby Mar. 1960" The purple boards look very bright and fresh with crisp title lettering to the front board and spine. Internally the pages are lovely and clean throughout with just a touch toning to the end papers. Minor knocking to the corner tips which is hardly noticeable. The dust jacket is clean and not price clipped, although has some chipping, creasing and minor loss at the extremities with a repaired closed tear on the front cover at the top edge. (Repaired inside with acid free, "invisible" tape. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in purple cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to front and spine, no dustjacket. 196pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w illustrations and maps throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, 'Ex Libris' sticker to front pastedown. (14/1).

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Some light foxing to prelims. Related ephemera mounted to rear endpapers. Remains well-preserved overall. Notes; Signed and dated by the author. Physical description; 196 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, map, plans ; 22 cm. Notes; Compiled from printed, manuscript and oral sources by Arthur E. Kirkby. Illustrated by May Horner. With a foreword by K. C. Edwards. Subjects; Kirkby, Arthur E. Humberstone (England) History. Humberstone (England) Social life and customs. Villages England Lincolnshire History. Lincolnshire (England) History, Local. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Some light foxing to prelims. Related ephemera mounted to rear endpapers. Remains well-preserved overall. Notes; Signed and dated by the author. Physical description; 196 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, map, plans ; 22 cm. Notes; Compiled from printed, manuscript and oral sources by Arthur E. Kirkby. Illustrated by May Horner. With a foreword by K. C. Edwards. Subjects; Kirkby, Arthur E. Humberstone (England) History. Humberstone (England) Social life and customs. Villages England Lincolnshire History. Lincolnshire (England) History, Local. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Illustrated by Mary Horner (illustratore). First Edition; First Printing. "Compiled from Printed, Manuscript and Oral Sources". In Near Fine Royal Purple boards with bright Gilt titling to the spine and front cover. In the original publishers' silver-grey, black lettered dustjacket, with a coat of arms illustrated on the front of the d/j. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, but has some marks/tears with a little loss/chips and closed tears (a couple with traces of old repairs) all of which are now neatly repaired to the reverse of the d/j with clear archive tape, and the d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks quite good. Very light 'toning' to the page fore-edges, and a few very light spots to the plain endpapers, o/w internally Fine with NO Inscriptions or Marks. 196 pp. With a foreword by K. C. Edwards, Professor of Geography University of Nottingham. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations, mainly by Mary Horner, but also a few photos on glossy paper. Contents cover: - A Brief Glimpse ; Site of the Village. Layout of the Land. Origin of the Name ; The Manors and the Land ; St Peter's Church ; St Mary's Abbey ; Nonconformity ; Notable Families ; The Humberstone Foundation School and other Charities ; The Government of the Parish ; Local Lore ; The village Feast, Local Sports ; Village Crafts ; Field and Farm Names ; The Twentieth Century ; General Index and Subscribers List. Quite scarce and probably a limited print run, since the subscribers list only numbers around 200. See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.