Published by London, Collins
Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book 95. (Printing, Books, England) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by London, Collins, 1946
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear. Presented with protective clear book jacket cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Publication Date: 1966
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Former library book. Solid binding. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.
Published by The Bodley Head Ltd, 1971
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1971. First Edition. 332 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Light tanning to pages with visible foxing to text block edges. Mild creasing to gutters and hinges. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
Published by The Folio Press, London, 1968
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Housed in publisher's a slipcase.
Published by The Bodley Head, 1971
ISBN 10: 0370013034 ISBN 13: 9780370013039
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by COLLINS, London, 1948
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, San diego, CA, U.S.A.
Half-Leather. Condition: Fine. Second Edition. owner's inscription. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Folio Press, London, 1968
Seller: Boards & Wraps, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Toning, faint foxing, light rubbing to book and slipcase. International shipping billed at cost. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.
Published by London, Collins, 1946
Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Jacket. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.
Published by London: The Folio Press, 1968., 1968
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very good. - Small folio, gray cloth in red & black slipcase. 207 pp. with profuse B&W & color illustrations throughout, including many full-page. Lightly rubbed and soiled. Near fine. First edition.
Publication Date: 1947
Seller: Preserving Christian Publications, Inc, Boonville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: (good/good/fair). 1947 267 pages.
Published by London, Collins, 1946
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in a good, if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 46 pages; A volume from the Britain in Pictures series. Description: 46 p. Illus. 23 cm. Subjects: Printing--Great Britain--History. Great Britain--Imprints. 1 Kg.
Published by London, Collins, 1946
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 46 pages; A volume from the Britain in Pictures series. Description: 46 p. Illus. 23 cm. Subjects: Printing--Great Britain--History. Great Britain--Imprints. 1 Kg.
Published by London, Collins, 1946
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Red, white titled, boards, bright and clean, shelf wear to edges and spine. Book is firm in binding, b&w historic illustrations, 8 in color, 47 pages. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages.
Published by COLLINS, London, 1946
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Back. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Paper Covered Boards repeating the design of the dust jacket, 230 x 165 mm approx.Gd+ H/b.1st ed.48pp. Britain In Pictures Series no 95,illus. 8 colour plates & 21 b/w. Written by the founder of the Nonesuch Press and son of Alice Meynell the book 's theme is the general development of the tradition of priting with particular reference to outstanding figures and historic editions.VG/Good (Book- Moderate shelf rubbing to bottom edge of boards. No shelf soiling. No previous owner name or insc. Binding sound. Dust Jacket - Rubbed to extremities - mainly colour rubbing to spine edges, 2 cm approx tear to top rear panel. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.
Published by See Description, 1957
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Columbia, 1957; brown/gray paper covers; minimal shelf wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 46 pages.
Published by See Description, 1957
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1957; brown paper covers; mild edge and corner wear; title pasted to front cover; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 46 pages.
62 s. Ill. Förlagsband. Exlibris. (Grafiska institutes skriftserie, 6).
Published by British Council, London
Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
First Edition
Stapled Wrappers. Condition: VG+. First Edition. Scare booklet, or catalogue, published circa 1950. Selectors of the first group of 100 were Sir Francis Meynell & Desmond Flower; of the second group, V. S. Pritchett, Rose Macaulay and C. Day Lewis. Unpaginated. OCLC Number: 59403077. 200 books are listed with descriptions by the afore-mentioned scholars. Very bright and clean with a tight, stapled binding. Minor, light stain to rear wrapper otherwise virtually 'as new'. Weight, 82g. Size: 10.5 by 18.5 Cm. Book.
Published by Sotheby & Co., London, 1963
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Wrappers, 8vo., 84 pages. Auction catalogue featuring in part books owned by Sir Francis Meynell, founder of the Nonesuch Press. Prices realized list laid in. A very good copy.
Published by Folio Society, GB, 1968
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: nrFine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. but slight wear to spine. In nice slipcase.
Published by American Artist, 1964., 1964
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. - Small quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in printed black-and-white self-wraps. 8 pages. The edges of the title & last page are very lightly foxed & soiled. Black-and-white illustrations. Very good. A note on the last page reads: "This keepsake supplied by Gallery 303 to the participants in the Heritage Series".
Published by Collins, 1948
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. "English Printed Books" by Francis Meynell is a lovely illustrated book that presents a brief but cogent history of the British book trade from early times to the mid twentieth century. It was published in 1958 by Collins in their famous "Britain in Pictures" series. The book has 8 color plates and 21 black-and-white illustrations. A very charming book, indeed! Francis Meynell was a British poet, conscientious objector in World War I, and an avowed socialist. He was a printer for the Nonesuch Press. ********************************* SERIES : Britain in Pictures (No. 95). TITLE : English Printed Books . AUTHOR : Francis Meynell (Sir Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell, 1891 - 1975). IMPRINT : Collins. PLACE : 14 St. Jame's Place, London. DATE : 1948. EDITION : Second Edition. STATUS : OP - Out of Print ********************************* Trade hardcover; 8 color plates, 21 monochrome illustrations; has a brief bibliography; 48 pages; 6 1/4" x 8 3/4", paper-covered boards, printed white on a dark cinnamon-orange background; except for the publisher's list on the rear panel, the dust-jacket replicates the cover. ******************************** CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book which remains exceptionally well-preserved, with the following imperfections and particulars noted: EXTERIOR : A couple of edge dents and a touch of nicking, else bright and crisp with near negligible signs of handling. BINDING : There is a decided lean to the rear, else all is quite solid. INTERIOR : Clean and unmarked throughout. DUST-JACKET - VERY GOOD - Spine panel is slightly faded and is darkened; there are a couple of minute edge tears , as well as a bit of edge nicking; the rear panel is rubbed with a touch of weathering (spotting) near the top; the reverse of the jacket displays moderate weathering (discoloration) - else the whole is clean and presentable. The jacket is protected from further wear by a clear, archival mylar cover.
Published by New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1955
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. No. 876 of 1500 copies and signed by the illustrator, Guilbeau, on the limitation page. Octavo bound in black, quarter leather and marbled-paper-covered boards in publisher-issued slipcase. Illustrations. Condition: outer hinges of binding show signs of cracking with small chip on spine; top of spine rubbed; minor rubbing to slipcase; else good in good slipcase. 314 pages.
Published by London, Collins, 1946
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in a good, if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 46 pages; A volume from the Britain in Pictures series. Description: 46 p. Illus. 23 cm. Subjects: Printing--Great Britain--History. Great Britain--Imprints. 1 Kg.
Published by London, Collins, 1946
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Very good copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 46 pages; A volume from the Britain in Pictures series. Description: 46 p. Illus. 23 cm. Subjects: Printing--Great Britain--History. Great Britain--Imprints. 1 Kg.
Published by The Poetry Review, London, 1959
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. Magazine. Printed wrappers. Octavo. 59pp. Rubbing, edgewear, and a long tear on the rear panel, good. This issue features Hugh MacDiarmid, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Sir Compton Mackenzie, Naomi Mitchison, Douglas Young, A.V. Stuart, Alexander Buist, William Kean Seymour, David Low, C. Day Lewis, Sir Francis Meynell, Canon Adam Fox, John Smith, Lady Margaret Sackville, Vernon Scannell, and Margaret Stanley-Wrench. Additional contributors include Gilbert Thomas, Paul Selver, Ilko Iliev, Paula Nelson, Phyllis M. Scott, Canon Adam Fox, Mary Field, Rita Spurr, M. Shand Smith, Evelyn D. Bangay, Stephen Graham, Kathleen Valmai Richardson, Joan Forman, Geoffrey Johnson, Geoggrey Dearmer, Herbert Palmer, Robert Armstrong, and Kennedy Williamson.
Published by Norman Adlard & Co, 1965
Seller: Outer Print, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Near Fine hardcover in a Good dust jacket. Stated First Edition. General shelf wear and aging to the jacket. The book is clean and bright with no markings. Overall an attractive copy. 71 pp.
Published by Folio Society, GB, 1968
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: nrFine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. In near Fine slipcase.
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1951
Seller: John Stoodley, Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. New and Revised Edition. Hardcover, covers rubbed, otherwise VG in Good dustjacket with edge loss top and bottom of spine, and a 3" tear at bottom side of rear flap.