Condition: New.
Published by A&C Black, 1925
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1925. No Edition Remarks. 199 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by R.S. Austin. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Condition: New.
Published by A & C Black, London, 1924
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. With 24 plates. Boards, page block and pages are foxed. Spine ends and leading corners are bumped and worn. Nicks on spine head. A few middle pages are creased and nicked. Contents are clear. AM. Used.
Language: English
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1944
Seller: Amnesty Bookshop, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Robert Austin (illustrator). In a grey cloth hardcover with red titles to spine. With an unclipped dust jacket with red and black titles to spine and front and a black and white drawing to the front. 200 pp. with 11 black and white drawings. The book is in good + condition. There is very minor shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover and the binding is tight. There are the ownership details of a T.A.N.S nurse dated 1944 to the ffep. There is light foxing to the feps and fore edge and a small spot to one page, otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is fair with and number of chips, tears and creases to the extremities. There is tanning, particularly to the spine.
Published by A. & C. Black, 1925
Seller: Gwyn Tudur Davies, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hbk, vii, [1], 199, [1] pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. Some fading to covers o/w a clean unmarked copy in very good condition. Contents : Cities of Umbria.--Perugia.--Gubbio.--Assisi.--Orvieto.--Todi.--Spoleto. [Umbria (Italy) Description and travel.] b524 / m11112.
Language: English
Published by Gerald Howe / Cambridge University Press, London, 1926
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Plates, Initials, Illustrations In Text (illustrator). 1st Edition. X, 150 Pp. Cloth, Gilt And Stamped In Blind. One Of 1050 Copies Of The First Printing, On Laid Paper; 105 Copies Were Also Printed, On Handmade Paper. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, Very Slight And Even Toning To Endpapers. Dj In Gray Paperpriced 10S6d, , Wear With Small Losses At Corners, Some Darkening To Spine And Edges.
Published by Gerald Howe, London, 1926
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Robert Austin (illustrator). Limited Edition. 150p. Ltd. 1st ed. A tan cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Both endpapers tanned and lightly foxed. Spine slightly tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. Limited first edition; one of 1155 available copies. St. Bernardino of Siena (1380-1444) was a Franciscan priest known for his preaching and missionary work in Italy. Illustrated in black and white by Robert Austin.
Published by A & C Black Ltd, London, 1925
Seller: Godley Books, Hyde, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good (-). No Jacket. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean very tight foxed pages with small water spot to front of otherwise unmarked but irregularly sunned boards, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. 199pp. Descriptions, history and twenty-four very attractive line drawings of six Italian cities in the Umbrian region. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 8.25 x 5.75 inches.
Language: English
Published by Scolar Press, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 0859675246 ISBN 13: 9780859675246
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. AUSTIN, Robert (illustrator). New edition. Small format paper-backed pictorial boards with red cloth spine in matching dustwrapper; colour ills. Small mark to front cover; toning to pages. Dustwrapper lightly toned. Lucy the nanny recalls her childhood in the country.
Condition: New.
Published by London : A. & C. Black, 1925
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vii, 199 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Cities of Umbria --Perugia --Gubbio--Assisi--Orvieto--Todi-- Spoleto. Subjects; Cities and towns Italy Umbria. Cities and towns Umbria. Cities and towns Italy Umbria. Cities. Description. History. Umbria (Italy) Description and travel. Italy. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.
Published by J. Fairston
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Austin, Robert (illustrator). Good condition. Number One of the Tally-Ho Books. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Tombo is a monkey. 47 pages. 7" x 4.5". Spine and corners grubby. Covers creased and grubby. Closed tear to the top of one page. Some grubby marks. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardbound with dust jacket, Oxford University Press, no date stated. Stray mark on front free endpaper, front hinge opening for about 1.5 inches. No text markings noted. Jacket with edge wear, aging. Ships from the United States.
Published by J. Fairston, London, 1940
Seller: Bird's Books, Edinburgh, SCOTL, United Kingdom
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Fair. Austin, Robert (illustrator). Number One of the Tally-Ho Books for Children. 47pp with colour illustrations by Robert Austin. Tombo is slightly naughty monkey, sent to sea for pushing his brothers, before he makes it home and doesn?t plague his brothers again. A well loved book with wear and grubbiness to the covers, previous owner?s bookplate on front pastedown. Undated vintage children?s book. Circa 1940s.
Published by Edgar Backus, Leicester, London, 1943
Seller: LOE BOOKS, Bathpool, CORNW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Original Wraps. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Austin, Robert (illustrator). First Edition. A very rare and charming childrens' book with around 35 pages all with red and green illustrations. The backstrip is worn to the cloth but still strong. The boards are rubbed on the edges. One or two of the gatherings/hinges are weak but all holding. Internally very clean with minimal marks. All in all a good copy of this very rare children's book. Size: 12mo. Book.
Language: English
Published by A. & C. Black, London, 1924
Seller: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. R. S. Austin (illustrator). 1st Edition. Harrison, Ada M. and R. S. Austin. Some Tuscan cities. London: A. & C. Black, 1924. First edition. Hardback, VG, no dustjacket. Tan cloth, sunned to spine, starting to crack along the front hinge. Black frame, decorations and lettering. Binding strong. Frontispiece b/w illustration. Decorated title page. viii, 19pp. + publisher notices; b/w illustrations, map. Contents clean and bright. A few foxing spots to edges of the page block. Ada Harrison (1899 - 1958) studied modern and medieval literature at Newnham College, Cambridge, 1918-1921. In Autumn 1924 she published her first book, Some Tuscan Cities. In July of 1924 she married the artist Robert Austin RA (1895 - 1973), whom she had met earlier in Italy, and they returned to England in 1926. She collaborated with her husband on several of her books, with Austin providing the illustrations. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. We do not use AI and all images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.
Language: English
Published by A & C. Black Ltd, London, 1924
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Robert S. Austin (illustrator). First Edition. This copy is in near fine, unmarked condition bound in tan cloth covered boards with black titling to the spine and decoration to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dustwrapper is not present. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. 24 full-page plates from drawings by Robert Austin, A.R.E., R.S., with a sketch map of Tuscany. Includes chapters on Pisa, Lucca, Prato, Arezzo, Cortona, San Gimignano, Siena, Ref QQ 2.
Published by London : A. & C. Black, 1925
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vii, 199 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; Cities of Umbria --Perugia --Gubbio--Assisi--Orvieto--Todi-- Spoleto. Subjects; Cities and towns Italy Umbria. Cities and towns Umbria. Cities and towns Italy Umbria. Cities. Description. History. Umbria (Italy) Description and travel. Italy. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.
Condition: New.
Published by A. & C. Black, London, 1924
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 24 full-page plates from drawings by Robert Austin, A.R.E., R.S., with a sketch map of Tuscany. Includes chapters on Pisa, Lucca, Prato, Arezzo, Cortona, San Gimignano, Siena, etc. Original brown cloth binding, with dark brown stamping. A very good copy.
Published by Oxford University Press
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. A Story for a Little Girl. Small format. Backstrip is split to one side with slight loss to top. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by London, Gerald Howe. 1926, 1926
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
Original publisher's light-brown cloth hardback, gilt title spine, blindstamped ornament frontcover, large 8vo: frontispiece, title-page with illustrated & ornamental borders, x, [ij], 150pp., [ij], plates, initial letters, head & tail-peaces, colophon. Untrimmed. Very fine copy. 1155 copies printed. This is one of 1050 copies on Antique Laid Paper.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1944
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Robert Austin. (illustrator). A firm book, cover has some marks and wear. 200 pages. First 30 pages have insect nibbles on edge.
Published by Published by Scolar Press, 90/91 Great Russell Street, London First Thus Edition . 1979., 1979
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Condition: Fine. First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards with crimson cloth spine. 8vo. 6½'' x 5''. Contains unpaginated printed pages of rhyming text with colour illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0859675246 CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.
Published by London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1944, 1944
Seller: The Last Post Bookshop, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
H/c Cloth. Damaged, Now protected. Reprint. 7 1/2" x 5". Pn 200, b/w drawings, original owner's name and property fep, only front half of d/j, which shows a drawing of a nursing sister feeding a wounded soldier. Forward by H. M. Queen Mary. The letters, accounts and extracts from diaries in the book were written by Army Sisters on active service. Top edge of pages foxed otherwise very good.
Published by Gerald Howe Ltd, London, 1926
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cloth Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Robert Austin (illustrator). First Edition. Beige embossed cloth boards, slightly dulled gilt titling on spine. A little wear to cloth edge. Book plate on f. paste down. x, 150 pages clean and tight. Size: Lge 8vo.
Published by A & C Black Ltd, London, 1925
Seller: C P Books Limited, Oxted, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Inscriptions on front and rear end papers, speckled edges with some spreading into margins. Foxing to early pages. DJ edges split and rubbed with spine hinges heavily reinforced with old selotape. ; Map + 24 line drawings; 8.25 x 6 x 1.5"; 199 pages.
Language: English
Published by Edgar Backus, UK, 1943
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. R S Austin (illustrator). First Edition. 1st Edition 1943 Illustrated by R S Austin with colour drawing. The book is very good++ with bright boards and clean contents. Light edge rubbing. Bookplate to inner page. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 12927 ###015036.
Published by London : G. Howe, 1926
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 150 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Bernardino da Siena, Saint (1380-1444). Sermons, Italian ; Early works to 1800 ; Translations into English. Homiletical illustrations. Stories. Homiletical illustrations. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.