methuen pub ltd london (31 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st. First edition. Trade softcover. Published London: Methuen, 1999, first printing. 8vo. wrappers. Near fine.

Corners & ends of spine lightly bumped; sticker remnants top rear cover. Illus.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. vg+/very minute wrap. crease. Scrn.plays for films done for t.v. One of which starred Peggy Ashcroft. 14 stills. 1st British edition. Binding is wraps. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. fine/no dj. as issued. Coll. of 22 scripts from 1970-74. 28 b&w photos. 2nd print. edition. Binding is bds.no dj. Book.

FINE WITHOUT D.J. 1956 REPRINT NO MARKINGS OF ANY KIND TO THE BOOK. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY WITH GILT SPINE TITLES AND ORANGE CLOTH A TRACE DARKENED ON THE SPINE. Binding is HARDCOVER.

VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD D.J. BOOK HAS BEEN BUMPED AT THE HEEL OF THE SPINE BUT IS OTHERWISE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS SOME LIGHT EDGE WEAR, IS LIGHTLY TANNED, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

F/VG+. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF RUB TO THE CORNERS, SPINE-ENDS, AND VERTICAL FOLDS, AND IS PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

NF/VG+. EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HESKETH PEARSON BOOK IS FINE BUT FOR SOME BARELY VISIBLE DAMP(?) SPOTTING TO THE COVERS. D.J. HAS A BIT OF CORNER WEAR WITH SMALL CORNER CHIPS AT THE TOP OF THE LIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE PANEL, A FEW TINY TEARS AT THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL, AND PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. First Paperback Edition. 8vo. Paperback. Signed by the author on the title page. Flatsigned. ISBN: 0413769704 Pages: 82 Fine. Excellent condition. Signedes.

F/VG+. TRANSLATED BY VIOLET M. MACDONALD WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J.B. LEISHMAN D.J. HAS SOME LIGHT WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A SMALL CHIP AT THE SPINE TOP'S FRONT CORNER, A SHALLOW SURFACE CHIP AT THE SPINE HEEL, AND THE SPINE PANEL LIGHTLY SUNNED. A VERY NICE COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J. WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS LIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES AND DESIGN TO THE SPINE. LIGHT SOIL TO THE BOARDS WITH JUST A TOUCH OF RUB TO THE CORNERS. A VERY NICE CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J. FIRST EDITION. SATTY & SMITH A6.1.1.1 WITH "535" DATED ADDS VARIANT/ 1 OF 3096 COPIES PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL LIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH NAVY TITLES TO THE SPINE AND ADVERTS DATED 535 ON TERMINAL LEAF OF 8 PAGE CATALOGUE. THE BOOK IS QUITE SOILED TO AN EVEN BLUISH GRAY WITH LIGHTLY RUBBED CORNERS AND SPINE EDGES. THREE PAGES AFTER HALF-TITLE (TITLE, CONTENTS, AND PAGE 1) AND ONE TERMINAL PAGE (P281/282) HAVE BEEN CROPPED 1/8" AND TIPPED-IN. A ONE-OFF VARIANT? THERE IS SOME FUGITIVE STAINING TO TEXT AND TOO MUCH GLUE WAS USED TO INSERT THE 8 PAGE CATALOGUE, AND PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME TO FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.

F/VG. D.J. IS LIGHTLY WORN AT THE CORNERS WITH LIGHT SOILING TO THE PANEL'S, TANNING/FADING OF THE SPINE TITLES, A SMALL 1/8" DEEP CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL, AND A COUPLE OF SHORT EDGE TEARS. A VERY NICE CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. FIRST EDITION.

NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. SATTY AND SMITH A17.1.1 BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN SMALL FADED SPOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SLIGHT LOSS AT THE HEAD AND HEEL OF SPINE PANEL. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF LOSS AT THE FORE-EDGE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS WITH A 1/4" DEEP CHIP AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL, A COUPLE OF SHORT EDGE TEARS, SLIGHT TANNING OF THE REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

GOOD+. 50 FULL PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS / THE ILLUSTRATED POCKET LIBRARY OF PLAIN AND COLOURED BOOKS THIS EDITION IS BASED ON THE 1925 THOMAS M'LEAN EDITION AND IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM "THE NATIONAL SPORTS IN FOLIO" EDITION PUBLISHED BY M'LEAN IN 1823. RED CLOTH BOARDS WITH PAPER TITLE LABEL ON THE SPINE. BOOK HAS SUFFERED SOME DAMPING AT THE SPINE HEEL THAT HAS WICKED UPWARD AND MINIMUMLY AFFECTS THE INTERIOR EDGES OF THE TEXT ABOUT 1/3 THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE, DAMP ALSO TO EXTERIOR CLOTH AT THE HEEL OF SPINE AND MODEST EXTENSION TO ADJACENT AREA, PAPER SPINE LABEL TANNED WITH BACK-UP LABEL TIPPED IN AT REAR OF TEXT, FRONT SPINE EDGE CORNERS MODERATELY WORN, AND CORNERS MODESTLY RUBBED/WORN. PICTORIAL AREA OF PLATES NOT AFFECTED BY STAINING. THE BOOK IS QUITE NICE DESPITE THE FLAWS AND SCARCE. Binding is HARDCOVER.

NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J. 8 PAGE CATALOGUE DATED 9/32 INSERTED BEHIND THE TEXT NARRATIVE FIRST ISSUE (SATTY AND SMITH A4.1.1.1. ) VERY CLEAN LIGHT BULE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE WITH NO INDICATIONS PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP . OTHER THAN A CRIMP TO THE TOP OF THE REAR COVER AND A GENTLE TAP TO THE HEEL OF THE SPINE THAT RADIATES A BIT TO THE TEXT BLOCK, AN EXCELLENT BRIGHT AND CLEAN COPY WITH JUST A HINT OF FOXING TO THE FRONT ENDPAPER AND PRELIMINARY LEAFS AND THE EDGES OF THE TEXT BLOCK AND NO SUNNING OR FADING TO THE SPINE. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

F/VG. D.J. HAS A SMALL BIT OF WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS WITH A SHORT TEAR WITH ASSOCIATED CREASE AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT PANEL, AND SOME SCATTERED LIGHT RUBBING-MOSTLY AT THE VERTICAL FOLDS AND SPINE PANEL. A NICE COPY. FIRST EDITION.

PAPERBACK. Condizione: VERY GOOD IN PICTORIAL WRAPS. FIRST EDITION. SIXTH ISSUE OF FIRST EDITION / SATTY & SMITH A6.1.1.6 WITH PRICE "2/6" ON THE SPINE (ONE OF 3371 COPIES) BOOK HAS SOME CREASING TO THE SPINE, WORN AT THE CORNERS, SHORT TEAR AT THE TOP OF THE BLANK AND MODERATELY SOILED REAR COVER. A VERY NICE COPY THAT USES STAPLEDON'S OWN ARTISTIC RENDITION OF ODD JOHN ON THE FRONT PANEL.

PAPERBACK. Condizione: VERY GOOD+ IN PICTORIAL WRAPS. FIRST EDITION. FIFTH ISSUE OF FIRST EDITION / SATTY & SMITH A6.1.1.5 WITH PRICE "2/-" ON THE SPINE (ONE OF 2470 COPIES) BOOK HAS SOME MODEST CREASING TO THE SPINE, SLIGHT BEND TO THE FRONT COVER, SPINE AND ADJACENT AREA OF REAR COVER TONED, AND MODEST FOXING TO THE EDGES OF THE TEXT BLOCK AND THE PRELIMINARY AND TERMINAL LEAVES. A VERY NICE COPY THAT USES STAPLEDON'S OWN ARTISTIC RENDITION OF ODD JOHN ON THE FRONT PANEL.

FINE WITHOUT D.J. 8 PAGE CATALOGUE DATED 9/32 INSERTED BEHIND THE TEXT NARRATIVE FIRST ISSUE (SATTY AND SMITH A4.1.1.1. ) BRIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT SPINE TITLES WITH ATTRACTIVE BOOKPLATE TO THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER. OTHER THAN A TOUCH OF RUB TO THE SPINE CORNERS AND SOME DUST AT THE TOP EDGE OF THE TEXT BLOCK AN AMAZINGLY FRESH CLEAN AND BRIGHT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J. FIRST EDITION. SATTY & SMITH A6.1.1.1 WITH "535" DATED ADDS VARIANT/ 1 OF 3096 COPIES PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL LIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH NAVY TITLES TO THE SPINE AND ADVERTS DATED 535 ON TERMINAL LEAF OF 8 PAGE CATALOGUE. BOOK HAS A COUPLE OF AREAS OF LIGHT RUB TO THE CLOTH WITH SOME MODEST FOXING TO THE PRELIMINARY PAGES. A VERY NICE COPY OF THIS BOOK.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J. FIRST EDITION. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE AND TITLES IN BLIND TO THE UPPER COVER. BOOK HAS A TRACE OF RUB/WEAR AT A FEW OF THE CORNERS A TOUCH OF FAINT DARKENED SPOTS TO THE FRONT COVER, AND A TRACE OF MODEST FOXING MOSTLY TO THE PRELIMINARY ANE TERMINAL LEAVES. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND UNMARKED COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J. FIRST EDITION. COLONIAL EDITION / SATTY & SMITH A6.1.1.2 PUBLISHER'S TAN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BLUE-BLACK TITLES TO THE SPINE AND "COLONIAL EDITION" AT BASE OF REAR COVER. BOOK HAS SOME MODEST FOXING TO THE EDGES OF THE TEXT BLOCK AND THE PRELIMINARY AND TERMINAL LEAVES WITH VERY SLIGHTLY DARKENED SPINE PANEL, OTHERWISE A CLEAN AND UNMARKED COPY OF A BOOK THAT HAD A RIDICULOUSLY SMALL PRINTING OF 300 COPIES AND IS THUS VERY SCARCE.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J. FIRST EDITION. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE AND TITLES IN BLIND TO THE UPPER COVER. BOOK HAS A TRACE OF RUB/WEAR AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE, AND A TINY CHIP AT THE TOP REAR FORE-EDGE CORNER. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND UNMARKED COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J. FIRST EDITION. GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH RED TITLES TO THE SPINE. OTHER THAN A PREVIOUS OWNER'S DATED SIGNATURE ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER A FINE COPY. D.J. HAS A 5/8" X 3/8" PIECE MISSING AT THE TO OF THE SPINE PANEL PARTIALLY AFFECTING "DARKNESS" OF THE TITLE AND SOME LIGHT DUSTING TO THE REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN COPY OF THIS SCARCE WARTIME BOOK IN D.J.

FINE WITHOUT D.J. DARK BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH GILT TITLES TO THE SPINE WITHOUT CATALOG AT THE END OF TEXT. OTHER THAN A TOUCH OF RUB AT THE SPINE ENDS AND A TRACE OF FOXING TO THE EDGES OF THE TEXT BLOCK AND THE PRELIMINARY PAGES, A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS SEMINAL WORK OF SCIENCE FICTION. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. FIRST EDITION. Close to SATTY & SMITH A6.1.1.4 WITH "2s 6d net" printed at base of front flap adjacent to a price-clipped corner. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL LIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH NAVY TITLES TO THE SPINE AND ADVERTS DATED 835 ON TERMINAL CATALOGUE LEAVE. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS MODEST WEAR AT THE FORE-EDGE CORNERS A FEW TINY EDGE TEARS TO LIGHTLY SOILED REAR PANEL, A SHORT TEAR WITH ASSOCIATED CREASE AND SLIGHT LOSS AT THE BASE OF REAR PANEL, AND FRONT FLAP PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK.

NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J. IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST IMPRESSION AND FIRST ISSUE (SATTY & SMITH A7.1.1.1) WITHOUT PRICE OF "8s. 6d. net" ON FRONT FLAP LIGHT BLUE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH MAROON TITLES TO THE SPINE. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT WITH SPINE VERY SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED AND A TRACE OF CORNER RUB. D.J. IS VERY NICE SOME MODEST PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION TO THE CORNERS OF THE DARKENED SPINE PANEL AND CORNERS AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. (NOTE THAT FLAPS DO NOT HAVE THE "8s. 6d. net" PRICE BUT NONE ARE CLIPPED) I BELIEVE THAT THIS BOOK WAS INTENDED FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET AS IT TURNED UP THERE. SATTY AND SMITH DO NOT MENTION A CANADIAN ISSUE. AN EXCELLENT COPY OF A BOOK AND D.J. THAT ON THE RARE OCCASION IT DOES TURN UP IT DOES SO IN LESS THAN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

NEAR FINE IN NEAR FINE D.J. SECOND ISSUE D.J. WITH TRIDENT DESIGN IN LIGHT GREEN AND PURPLE AND WITH 8 PAGE CATALOGUE DATED 9/32 ON PAGE 8 BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT BUT THERE IS SOME FOXING TO THE FORE-EDGE OF THE TEXT BLOCK AND SOME MODEST FOXING TO THE PRELIMINARY AND TERMINAL LEAVES. D.J. HAS SOME VERY SHALLOW CHIPPING TO THE ENDS OF THE SUNNED SPINE PANEL WITH SOME OF THE USUAL TONEING/FOXING OF THE GREEN AREAS OF THE D.J., AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT VERY CLEAN, BRIGHT, COPY OF A SCARCE BOOK AND ESPECIALLY SO IN COLLECTIBLE D.J. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.

HARDCOVER. Condizione: NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J. FIRST EDITION. COLONIAL EDITION / CHESNEY'S EARLIER MYSTERY "ADVENTURES OF A SOLICITOR" IS A HIGHLY REGARDED DECTECTIVE FICTION TITLE BLUEISH GREEN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BRIGHT GILT SPINE TITLES AND TITLES IN BLIND TO THE FRONT COVER WITH "METHUEN'S COLONIAL LIBRARY" CATALOGUE ENDPAPERS ALONG WITH A 40 PAGE METHUEN CATALOGUE DATED MARCH 1904 INSERTED AT THE REAR OF THE BOOK. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF A RARE BOOK.