Collins Herbert C (41 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London. Published date: 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket; 248 pp; 22 cm. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic plates, maps, and line illustrations; bibliography and index present. In acceptable condition, with acceptable dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Boards show light bumping and scuffing along edges and corners; binding solid. Presentation label pasted on the front free endpaper. Bookshop stamp on the front paste-down, with a price written in ink in the upper corner of the front paste-down. One illustrated plate is torn and shows an old tape repair on the back side. Pages lightly age toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has several chips and closed tears measuring approximately 1 inch or less along edges, along with noticeable rubbing, soiling and general wear. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. Illustrated regional study of the western plain and coastline of Lancashire. Examines the geological, archaeological, and geographical development of the region, and traces the historical growth of Liverpool, Southport, Blackpool, Fleetwood, and Furness, while also describing rural life, transportation routes, religious history, and traditional coastal occupations. Contents include: The background plan explained; The growth of Liverpool; Peat moss and sand-dunes; The birth of Southport; The draining of Martin Mere; Capital Croston to Hesketh Dikes; Amounderness (1) From forest to Fylde; Amounderness (2) Lytham; Amounderness (3) Blackpool; Amounderness (4) The rise of Fleetwood; Roman Catholicism in Amounderness; From Pilling Moss to Glasson Dock; Heysham and Morecambe; Morecambe Bay; Furness (1) Ulverston; Furness (2) The southern seaboard; Furness (3) Barrow to Duddon Estuary; Bibliography; Index.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Herbert-Liew, Maria (illustrator).

Condition: New. Herbert-Liew, Maria (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Some shelf and edge wear, light foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Paperback original, first printing with no other printings listed. Nice tight copy, no names inside. ; B&W Illustrations, Photographs and Maps; 72 pages; A bit dated but still a useful guide for exploring the area with details of ancient tracks, pack horse routes etc. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First Edition, 1953. Rebound into patterned green buckram boards. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. A tan to the page edges. Contents remain clear and firm within. A good condition book.…

Condition: Fair. 1950. First Edition. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Gift message to front pastedown. Good DJ with some edge wear and loss. Clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing octavo hardback. viii + 183 pp. illustrated with photos and many black and white drawings. Outer edge of page block a little foxed otherwise Very Good condition in Good price-clipped dust jacket (closed tears along spine) Book plate on front end paper. H. Harte (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, tears and creasing.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Front cover creased. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Loightly rubbed covers with creased corner.

Condition: Good. 1951. Reprinted. 184 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Top textblock edge dyed green. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild tanning, rubbing and marking. Minor loss to spine and edges.…

Condition: Fair. 1938. No Edition Remarks. 171 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Paper stuck to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards.…

Condition: New. Herbert-Liew, Maria (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 1960. First Edition. 134 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Herbert-Liew, Maria (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Mass market paperback. Light dampstain on edges, wrapper curled, good only. The third of a series of volumes highlighting writing from around the world. Authors include Margaret Mead, Hollis Summers, Jose Suarez Carreno, Peggy Bennett, Richard Eberhart, C. Tunnard, H.H. Reed, David Dempsey, Ignazio Silone, Louis Auchincloss, M.R. Kadish, Dyland Thomas, John Lee Wheldon, Hamdi Bey, Gene Bara, Robert Pinget, Evan S. Connell, Jr., Jay Leyda, R.S. Niedelman, Alberto Moravia, John Howard Griffin, Peter Matthieseen, Albert J. Guerard, Edith Sitwell, Sacheverell Sitwell, William H. Matchett, Spencer Brown, Alexander Trocchi, Galway Kinnell, Patrick Boland, Howard Moss, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Byron Vazakas, John Ashbery, Harry Duncan, Herbert Morris, Lucinda Collins, and B. Rajan. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 2nd Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, book has a short crease to the cloth at bottom of spine, the former owner's name is present on the first blank page, moderate bumping to the bottom corners, the binding is clean and tight, the contents are fine and there are no other remarkable flaws, the jacket is price-clipped, edge-chipping to the spine-ends and corners, the spine is slightly faded, presentable still and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Signed and numbered 387/750 copies. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket. Signed and limited 99/750 copies. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. 1938. No dust jacket. Spine faded, with previous water damage to the boards. Some light foxing to the page edges. Overall a good, clear condition book. …

ex lib, minimal markings, 134pp illus maps, VG+(v sl bumped lower board edges, v sl bruised lower corners, v sl scratched front board) d/w VG+(v sl wear & tears to extrems, sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed & soiled).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. near fine first edition in protective laminate - not ex library - author of Roof Of Lancashire explores history of the Lancashire coast from Liverpool to Barrow.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth,title in gilt, boards very clean, no obvious wear. previous owner's inscription on blank end-paper, text etc clean and bright. jacket quite bright on the front, a little darkened on the spine, some edge/corner wear/chips.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Reprint. No mks or inscr'ns. Tight and clean. Unclipped d/w has pieces missing at spine ends and closed front tear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Single issue. Stapled wrappers. 101pp. Wrappers sunned and worn, corners curled, spine cocked, very good. Contributions by Daniel G. Hoffman, Richard M. Dorson, Carvel Collins, and John W. Ashton, Archer Taylor, Mabel P. Worthington, Warren E. Roberts, Richard M. Dorson, Herbert Halpert, Alexander E. Jones, Simon D. Messing, T.K. Kroeber, Josef Rysan, Taylor Starck, Hensley C. Woodbridge, Ernest W. Baughman, Frank Goodwyn, Newbell N. Puckett, Charles Haywood, D.K. Wilgus, Stanley L. Robe, Juan B. Rael, Charles C. Cumberland, Kenneth Porter, Herbert Weisinger, and David P. McAllester. …