Francis W Steer (164 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, G, x+72pp, colour frontis, 28pp b/w plates, 9 text illustrations, endpapers foxed, a good reading copy. A history of the Awarding of the Dunmow Flitch - a piece of Bacon which is awarded at a 4 yearly intervals to married couples who can prove to a jury of 4 bachelors & 4 spinsters that they have not for a single moment in a year wished themselves apart. The ceremony has a long tradition, and was mentioned by Chaucer. 300 grams.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Not Issued. First Edition. 10pp. b&w photos. color slightly faded from edges of cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. small 8vo pp72 bw plates VG- Softcover reprint of the 1951 work about Essex local history. Near Fine condition, but for a 3mm chip out of the back card binding, so VG- overall.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 7pp text + 4 pages plates. Still well bound. Interior in nice clean condition. Fading to cover. No names or inscriptions.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. 11 pages Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, red cloth lettered gilt to spine, lacking dust jacket, a very good tightly bound copy, dated signature of a previous owner, colour frontis, b&w illustrations, 72pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. DJ has uneven browning. Endpapers are partially browned.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 16 pages. Illustrated. (SL#44).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 31pp hardback, blue cloth gilt in wrapper, with coloured plates of arms and bw frontis, wrapper toned and rubbed, some foxing to end-papers, ownership signature, good in a good wrapper, foreword by Winston Churchill.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little/no wear. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings, 240pp. NB: This is a catalogue of the maps references and not the actual maps.

Softcover. 24,5 x 15,5 cm. Red original brochure with 12 pages, one plan and four plates in b/w. Good copy. --- Rote Originalbroschüre mit 12 Seiten, einem Plan und vier Tafeln in Schwarzweiß. Guter Zustand. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Genießen Sie den goldenen Herbst! Machen Sie es sich gemütlich , bei uns finden Sie sicher die passende Lektüre! -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! K02462-315839. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 72 pages. with a foreword by J. W. Robertson Scott. bright color plate facing title page. An account of all the Flitch awards from 1445 to 1949. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover. spine a little dulled, rear cover top 1" partially sunned. ; 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 ".…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket (as published). A catalogue for an exhibtion of maps held in Cheklmsford in 1947. In clean and sound condition apart from a a 3.5" straight line cut to the back cover which has also damaged the last two pages. All orders processed promptly and shipped from the UK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. With a foreword by J. W. Roberston Scott 72 pages, bright color plate facing title page. DJ spine top has 1/4" chip (in mylar sleeve). An account of all the Flitch awards from 1445 to 1949.; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 " Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8vo, x, 72 pages, Coloured Frontispiece, Illustrations in half-tone & line-blocks in text. Hardback/Red Cloth with Gilt Spine (Good/Very Good), Dust Jacket (chipped/torn/worn).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xviii 102pp hardback, green cloth gilt in tape-secured wrapper in clear removable plastic sleeve, ex-library with usual stamps and labels.

Condition: Very Good-.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, xvi,240pp, orig brown cloth, modest owners name and date to rear pastedown, a vg clean tight volume, vol 61 of srs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo,xvi,240pp, orig brown cloth gilt, vg clean tight copy looks barely used , of this volume 61 of srs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. good +. First edition. Book traces the origin and history of the Dunmow Flitch Ceremony. The Dunmow Flitch Trials exist to award a flitch of bacon to married couples from anywhere in the world, if they can satisfy the Judge and Jury of 6 maidens and 6 bachelors that in 'twelvemonth and a day', they have 'not wisht themselves unmarried again'.A reference to The Dunmow Flitch can be found in The Wife of Bath's Tale within Chaucer's 14th century Canterbury TaleThe Flitch Trials are held every 4 years in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Full colour frontis. Contains 28 illustrative plates and 9 illustrative figures. Many of the illustrations were first reproduced by the Essex County Record Office for this publication. Dust jacket is foxed and price-clipped, with some small tears at head/tail of spine. Size: 8vo (8" to 9"). 72 pp.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. illustrated, 72 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xxiii 268pp hardback, green cloth gilt in tape-secured wrapper in clear removable plastic sleeve, ex-library with usual stamps and labels.

Hardback. Condition: V.g. Dust Jacket Condition: V G Chipped and Foxed. 1st Edition. COPY PRESENTED BY THE DUNMOW FLITCH BACON COMPANY, with their presentation slip fixed to the front endpaper. x, 72pp. Publisher's gilt cloth. D.J. With a frontispiece, 28 plates, and nine text figures. Some light foxing and a little chipping to d.j. edges otheriwse a tight copy with no wear.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, xxxix,177pp, vg clean tight volume , looks barely used. vol 62 of srs.