Miscellaneous from Ariadne Books

London: The British Library, 2004. Hardback. 234pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. John Carter's classic "ABC for Book Collectors" has long been established as the most enjoyable and informative reference work on book terminology. Here, in over 490 alphabetical entries, ranging in length from a single line to several pages, may be found the definition and analysis of… Read more about this item

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1926. October 1926. Sixteenth Impression. Hardback. xii, 367pp. full leather with gilt to spine. No dust jacket. Book in a protective cover. Front endpapers printed as draughts board and ruler with rear printed with nine men's morris board. The Week-End books were designed to cater for all tastes and offer the best of anthologising. The… Read more about this item

Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1919. One of 60 copies printed on Verge d'Arches paper. This copy not numbered. Handwritten dedication to Mme Edouard de Bavier and signature of Gaston Riou. Hardback. 80pp. Contemporary quarter leather binding with gilt. Marbled paper covered boards and marbled end papers. Original paper covers bound-in. Silk page marker. Text in French. Book in very… Read more about this item

Columbus, Ohio: S. F. Harriman, 1903. Signed by the editor to the verso of the title page and handwritten No 273. Hardback. x, 460, [8]pp. Cream cloth spine over grey paper covered boards. Dust jacket. From the editor's note: " In this new volume...the Editor has followed the general plan adopted for the former one, - to make an… Read more about this item

Florenz, Leipzig: Eugene Diedrichs, 1898. First German edition, 1898. (Originally published in French "Le Tresor des Humbles"). Hardback. 108pp. No jacket. Decorative title printed in red, full page woodcut illustrations, chapter headings in red, large woodcut initials all designed by Melchior Lechter (Lecther's first book design). Printed on Japanese paper, partly untrimmed. Original publisher's linen with upper cover titled… Read more about this item

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1966. Softcover. 80pp. Second impression, 1966. (First published 1965). Covers all models fitted with the 948cc or 1147cc engine - saloons, convertibles, coupes, estate cars and vans. With 61 illustrations Good condition but clearly used. Spine a little rubbed. Occasional mark. Binding still holding strong.

Basingstoke: Palgrave. Paperback. As new/No dust jacket issued.. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. Book undated but CDs dated 2003. Paperback Book (xiv,370) together with 2 CDs in original box. Condition: as new. A comprehensive course for learners with little or no previous knowledge of the language who want to understand, speak and read Arabic confidently. … Read more about this item

London: Constable & Company, 1982. Hardback. Good/Very Good. Constable & Company, London, 1982. Book condition: good. The book is actually in very good/near fine condition but we've graded it as good only as there is a production fault to page 117/118 which has been mis-trimmed resulting in a crease across the upper corner. As a result of this,… Read more about this item

London: Guild Publishing, 1986. Hardback. Good/Very Good. Guild Publishing, London, 1986. Book condition: Good. Minimal wear, pages a little tanned. Dust jacket: very good. Unclipped and with minimal edge wear. 284 pages. The classic murder is the one thing that satisfies us as a complete drama. It can be tragic or comic, it may horrify or baffles. It… Read more about this item

London: Haynes Publishing, 2009. Hardback. Fine/Very Good. Haynes Publishing, 2009. Book condition: near fine with only the merest shelf wear - one very slight pressure indentation across upper front corner (approx 4mm). Dust jacket condition: very good. Unclipped and only slight shelf wear around edges and slight chips to corners. First published in 1987 and now in this… Read more about this item

London: W. H. Allen, 1971. First UK Edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. W. H. Allen, London, 1971, First UK edition. Book condition: very good with only the slightest wear. Gft inscription to ffep. Dust jacket: very good. Unclipped and with minor edge wear only. Spine a little discoloured. This is a polemic on the subject of the generation… Read more about this item

London: The Swedenborg Society, 1898. Hardback. Fair/No dust jacket.. The Swedenborg Society, London, 1898. Book condition: fair. General edge wear, corners a little bumped, head & tail of spine a little worn and frayed. Spine discoloured and some marking to blue cloth boards. Gilt titles and decoration to front, gilt titles to spine. Previous owner's name to verso… Read more about this item

London: Octopus Books, 1973. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Octopus Books Ltd, London, 1973. Book condition: very good. Minor shelf wear only. Clean and unmarked internally. Dust jacket: very good. Unclipped. A little light edge wear. The author covers the art of model railway engines from 1797 and illustrates a large number of machines from Europe, America and the… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1879. Impression of 1978. Hardback. Very Good/Fair. Oxford University Press, Oxford, Impression of 1978 (First published 1879 - 1882). Large format, page size 275mm x 210mm, pp780. Book condition: very good. Minor wear only. Some spotting to text block edges, light spotting to endpapers. Dust jacket: fair. Generally rubbed and soiled with some spotting… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Dawson's Bookshop, 1948. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket.. Dawson's Book Shop, Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 14, California, 1948. Condition: very good. Card bound pamphlet style catalogue (no 225) of selected books for sale at Dawson's Book Shop. An interesting curiosity - offering (amongst other items): a 2nd edn 'Evelina' (Fanny Burney), 1779 for $32, a 1st… Read more about this item

Boston: Chicago Cram Standard Book Co, 1894. Hardback. Good/No dust jacket.. Chicago Cram Standard Book Co, Boston, Mass. 1894. New and enlarged edition with 450 illustrations. Original copyright by Standard Columbian Co 1881. Book condition: Good. Some shelf wear and corners bumped. Red boards with black & gold decoration to front and spine. Boards a little soiled and… Read more about this item

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1931. First edition, 1931. Hardback. [iv], vii, 203pp. plus publisher's ads at rear. Black cloth boards with red & gold lettering and designs to upper board and spine. Top edge tinted black. Dust jacket. Part poetry, part drama, part prose. Illustrations by Fred Lawson. Book in good condition. Boards a little rubbed… Read more about this item

London: Routledge, 1998. Hardback. Very good/No dust jacket issued.. Routledge, London, 1998. Book condition: very good. Just a little edge wear and a small crease to lower front corner adjacent to hinge. Small soil mark to ffep and some very slight spotting to rear paste down. No dust jacket. An international team of contributors has provided over… Read more about this item

Shaftsbury, Dorset: Element, 1994. First UK edition. Hardback. Fine/Very Good. Element, Shaftsbury, Dorset, 1994. First UK edition. Book condition: near fine. Dust jacket condition: very good. Unclipped, some light shelf wear and creasing around the edges. Rear of jacket has a scratchmark and the residual marks of a small sticker which has been removed. Did Jesus actually die… Read more about this item

Neubrandenburg und Friedland, 1842. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/No dust jacket.. Neubrandenburg und Friedland, G. Barnewitz, 1842. 8vo. viii, 175[1]p; 195mm x 125mm. Pagination adjusted for inserted leaf with numbering 90a - c. First edition. Book condition: very good. Light water stain and remains of adhesive to title page where label previously covering imprint details removed. Small damp… Read more about this item