Search Results: Titles starting with A from Keel Row Books

London; MACK, 2020., 2020. Hard Cover. SIGNED Second edition. Landscape quarto, pp. [10],40 colour plates [6]. Bound in grey cloth over boards with black stamped titles to upper board and spine and colour photographic onlay to upper board; pale pink endpapers. A Fine copy with photographic bookplate to rear pastedown signed by Graham. New edition of Paul's Graham's iconic first book. Graham's pioneering use of colour in social documentary photography inspired a generation of contemporary photographers.

South Shields; George Nicholson, 1894., 1894. Hardcover. No publication date stated (1894). Quarto. 28 pp. Publishers' original purple pebbled cloth gilt titles to upper board. Five small woodcuts in text including "Racing Cut" by Thomas Bewick from the Newcastle Advertiser Dec. 8th 1798. Foxing to endpapers only and pencil annotation to text. Scarce volume featuring fascinating advertisements from newspapers local to the North East of England, showing the diverse nature and antiquarian value of this often-overlooked material. Covers subjects such as Eighteenth Century Nostrums, Place Names, Absconding Pitmen and Run-away Apprentices, and Powell The Fire Eater.

Northwich; Ozit Morpheus Records and Books, 2004., 2004. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Softcover octavo, pp. 80. Illustrated throughout including many archive photographs. Stapled pictorial card wraps. Spine lightly rubbed at tips otherwise a clean copy; no annotation or inscriptions. Near Fine. Collection of writings about Captain Beefheart, his Magic Band and Frank Zappa. Scarce.

Aberdeen & Inverness; Printed by D. Chalmers & Co. (Almanack) & K. Douglas (Supplement), 1835., 1835. Hard Cover. FIRST THUS. 12 mo bound in sixes, pp. 324, 108 Supplement. Contemporary full sheep with gilt titles and fillets to spine. Spine sunned with wear at tips, and boards rubbed with wear to corners. Annotation to endpapers in a contemporary hand, detailing post days, prices etc and numerical workings-out, and a little further annotation and marginal marking. A few leaves corner creased; pp. 171-260 ink-stained, largely to fore-edge margin. A well worn Good copy that sits easily in the hand. Pocket-sized reference book, the internet of its day, which includes calendars, tax tables, army lists, population figures, shipping companies, lists of civic and commercial notables and much more. The Supplement to the rear contains further information on the Northern counties of Scotland collated by K. Douglas.

Durham; Albert Richardson & Co., 1902., 1902. Mass Market PaperbackOriginal Wrappers. FIRST THUS. Softcover octavo, pp. 16, [4]. Printed thin grey card wraps. Covers lightly soiled with numerous creases and scored split through lower cover (approx 2 cm). Corner tips creased throughout otherwise contents clean; no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. The latest rules for colliery managers, including those on employment, accidents, wages, explosives and working conditions. Pegswood Colliery near Ashington in Northumberland operated until 1969, and in 1902 was owned by the Bentick West Hartley Colliery, managed by W. Ramsay.

London; John Murray, 1852., 1852. Hardcover. Octavo. xxiii, [1], 359 pp, [1], 32 (advertisements). Illustrations in text. Book Condition: Good. Recased using original boards by Remnant and Edmonds with original spine and calf title label laid-on. Marbled cloth with blind-ruled panels to boards; gilt flag motif to upper board. Pink endpapers with original retailer's ticket to front pastedown (Mitchell of Old Bond Street). Original spine sunned with several splits and 2-inch loss at head; loss to title label to two edges. Boards edge rubbed and upper corners bumped; inner hinges split. Bookplates and handwritten name & address of former owner to front pastedown & ffep (Edward Ellice and R H Walton). Some offsetting; a little minor corner-creasing to leaves and foxing & toning, mainly to textblock edge. Scarce.

London; Troughton & Simms, 138 Fleet Street, 1852., 1852. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [iv], 74, [2], 16. 56 figures in text. Sympathetically rebacked retaining original green boards with scrolled and ruled borders in blind, and gilt titles to upper board. New plain black endpapers. Boards lightly sunned and soiled with bruised corners. Ownership inscription to title page dated 1861; a little scattered foxing & small stain to upper margin p.66. A Very Good copy. Comprehensive summary of the workings and applications of the refracting telescope, including chapters on stands and instructions on setting up. The "Catalogue of Instruments Made by Troughton and Simms" of Fleet Street includes opera glasses, sextants, theodolites, barometers and a host of other optical and mathematical instruments. Scarce.

London; Secker & Warburg, 1978., 1978. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. x, 196. Publishers' black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Boards a little surface scuffed; contents clean with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket slightly spine sunned with a few3 nicks & creases to edge. A Very Good copy in like jacket. An analysis of the art of acting by the English director with wide experience in three continents. Includes exercises to improve technique.

London; Hodder & Stoughton, [1914]., 1914. Hard Cover. FIRST THUS. Quarto, pp. half-title, vi, [2], 234, [2]. 20 colour tipped-in plates by Hugh Thomson, plate leaves with illustrated borders and captioned pictorial tissue guards. Decorative red cloth with gilt titles, blocked in gilt to spine and upper board. Spine lightly sunned. Free endpapers toned as usual; a little scattered foxing mainly to text-block edge. No annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. An excellent example of the handsome illustrated edition, with Thomson's distinctive exquisite plates. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

Loughborough; Wills & Hepworth Ltd /Ladybird Books, 1946., 1946. Hard Cover. SECOND EDITION. Small octavo, pp [56]. 25 full-page illustrations in colour by Kiddell-Monroe, plus vignettes to title page and chapter title leaves. Publishers' veined green paper-covered pictorial boards with titles and vignette in darker green, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Patterned endpapers. Minor nicks to spine tips; corners lightly bruised. Ownership inscription with address to verso ffep. Jacket surface soiled to rear white panel with moderate loss to lower edge and corners. A Very Good copy in Good jacket. Ladybird series 417. Two short adventure stories (The Secret and The Night Watchman) published as an additional title in the Adventures of Wonk series featuring Peter and his koala bear friend Wonk. Scarce, particularly in jacket.

Hornsea; PS Artbooks, 2011., 2011. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION THUS. Small quarto, pp. 288. Illustrated throughout in colour cartoon-strip. Publisher's royal blue pictorial boards with white titles to spine; colour pictorial endpapers. Slight bruising to corner and spine tips, otherwise a clean, neat copy. Very good condition. Part of the Collected Works series. Volume One covering issues 1 - 5, Fall 1948 - June/July 1949. Foreword by Barry Forshaw and featuring the work of Leonard Starr, Charles Sultan and Pete Riss, amongst others. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

Milwaukie; Dark Horse Books, 2013., 2013. Hard Cover. FIRST THUS. Small quarto, pp. 218, [6] adverts. Colour cartoon strip illustrations throughout. Publisher's black faux leather binding with red titles to spine and upper board in an unclipped pictorial jacket; pictorial endpapers. An extremely clean, neat copy with no annotations or inscriptions. Overall a Fine copy in like jacket. Part of the Dark Horse Archives series. Volume 2 covering issues #5 - #8. Foreword by Bruce Jones and featuring the work of Jon L. Blummer, Bob Lubbers and John Celardo, amongst others. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

London; Constable and Company Limited, 1911., 1911. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo. xvi, 343 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the late Lieutenant J. W. Brooke with tissue-guard, plus numerous photographic illustrations throughout, some full page. Two folding maps in colour to rear. Original pictorial green cloth with gilt titles to spine and black to upper board. Top edge gilt. Newspaper obituary of J. W. Brooke loosely inserted. Edges rubbed with small nick at head of spine; spine sunned. A slightly shaken copy with front hinge cracked but holding. Blind-stamped "Presentation Copy" roundel to title page. Scattered light foxing; free endpapers toned. A very good copy. Based on the travel diary and journals of John Weston Brooke, who explored river systems in China and Tibet in the early years of the twentieth century, before his murder by Lolo tribesmen in 1908. Subject matter includes lively descriptions of the land and its people, hunting parties and natural history. Fergusson also used… Read More

London; Folio Society, 2016., 2016. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo, pp. [8], 339. Monochrome frontispiece and further illustrations throughout by Harry Brockway. Publisher's brown cloth with silhouettes blocked in blue and black to boards, with blue and gilt titles to upper board and spine. Russet endpapers, black ribbon page-marker and brown upper edges. A clean, neat copy; Fine condition. Part of the Folio Collectable series, which were published without slipcases. This American classic is brought to life with striking engravings by Harry Brockway.

London; Folio Society, 2016., 2016. Hard Cover. FIRST THUS. Octavo, pp. xxviii, 308. Colour frontispiece and 7 further colour plates by Keith Hau. Publisher's bright red cloth with titles to spine and illustration to upper board blocked in blue, black and yellow, housed in a matching red paper-covered slipcase; orange pictorial endpapers. An exceptionally clean & neat copy with no annotations or inscriptions; appears unread. A Fine copy in like slipcase. With Foreword by Wole Soyinka and stylistic illustrations by Keith Hau, this extensive collection of African folktales has been selected and edited by Roger D. Abrahams.

London; Victor Gollancz, 1974., 1974. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp [6], 121. Illustrated by Margery Gill including frontispiece. Original purple cloth with gilt titles to spine and brown endpapers, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Cover cloth lightly rubbed at spine tips; textblock edge faintly stained otherwise contents clean and crisp. No annotation or inscriptions. Jacket very lightly creased to rear lower edge. A Near Fine copy in like jacket. Children's adventure story set in Dorset involving witchcraft and a runaway with parallels in local history. Scarce.

New York; Henry Holt and Company, 1990., 1990. Hard Cover. Reprint. Oblong quarto, pp 92, [4]. Over 80 pen-and-ink drawings throughout text plus 10 full page colour plates. Publishers' black cloth with silver titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Cover cloth very lightly rubbed otherwise a clean copy; no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket a little creased top edge with small nick at upper front fold. A Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. An artistic celebration of that institution of American agriculture and landscape, the Barn, in its many forms and regional variations. Scarce.

Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne; [1975]., 1975. Hard Cover. Undated but circa 1975. Square quarto. Reference photograph album consisting of 10 double-sided self-adhesive leaves containing 78 original colour photographs, each 3-and-a-half x 5 inches. Green patterned cloth binding. Covers lightly scuffed; slight foxing to endpapers. Printed paper label to front paste-down: "This Album Belongs to Procter & Gamble Limited Art & Package Design Group, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne 3". Photographs clean and bright. Collection of images of mid 1970's packaging design for detergents, soaps and shampoos etc including well-known brands such as Persil, Fairy, Sunsilk and Tide. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

1926-1936., 1926. Hard Cover. Landscape format, 27cm x 19cm. 24 leaves containing around 150 black and white photographs and some printed postcards and other ephemera. Bound in an attractive pink block print paper over boards with string ties. Glassine spider web effect tissue guards between most pages. Boards rubbed and worn. Neat penned price from previous seller to front pastedown. Glassine tissue guards browned with creasing, chips and tears. A few photographs have been removed or rearranged leaving glue and marks to album pages. An album of original black and white photographs captured and compiled by an unnamed RAF pilot in the inter war period, stationed at the RAF Aboukir Base in Egypt. The album includes interesting photographs of "the fire at Aboukir", a theatrical troupe, as well as photographs of steam-liners, aerial photography of plane formations and a recent plane crash, some with hand-written captions identifying locations, ships and dates. There also photographs of people in family… Read More

Leicester; Brockhampton Press, 1973., 1973. Hardcover. SECOND EDITION. Octavo. 56 pp. Illustrations by David Smee. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Jacket spine lightly sunned, with minor rubbing to edges. Contents clean and bright; no annotation or inscriptions. Reprint of this hard-to-find children's story based on fact - the real Alexander was "eventually sent to the Zoological Gardens in London".