Lax William (51 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

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

303pp. 8vo Profusely illustrated in black & white. Paperback. Revised from the editions of 1954 & 1960. North Central Regional Research Publication No. 281. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Bulletin 772. Covers scuffed, text clean/tight: VG.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Fourth Edition. B&W Illustrations; 240 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Markings on prelim pages. Rubbing (shelf wear) to covers, moderate. Stains to covers. No markings on text pages. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Condition: Fair. 1930. Seventh Edition. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good dust. Name on front endpaper. ; Small 8vo; 240 pages.

Hardback, cloth. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Edition. Let's Go to Poplar by William H. Lax, with pen an ink sketches by Alfred E. Bestall. Hardback, 1929, second edition, illustrated, published by The Epworth Press/J. Alfred Sharp, London, 240 pages. Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 5 1/8" by 1 1/8". Pictorial dust jacket displays some marking, scuffing, slight tearing and edge-wear, with some discolouration and a little chipping to spine. Pale blue cloth binding, red lettering to front board and spine. A little discolouration to spine and edges of boards. Some marking and scuffing. Signs of wear, a little rubbing at edges, slightly bumped corners. Binding quite firm. Page edges foxed, browned and a bit marked and scuffed. Some foxing to endpapers, odd patches of foxing throughout. Some pencil marking in margins, pencil notes to verso of rear endpaper. See pictures for further information. 240 pp. Alfred E. Bestall (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: Fair. 1929. Second Edition. 240 pages. Orange dust jacket with blue lettering over green cloth. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket in two pieces split down spine. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners. Notable sunning to spine, with soiling to DJ.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Second Edition. B&W Illustrations; 275 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Cocked spine, slightly. Foxing (very light) to exterior edge of pages. No markings on text pages or major defects. Yellowing to pages. Rubbing (shelf wear) to covers. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sixth Edition. 6th edition. Sequel to Lax of Poplar, An illustrated autobiography of a famous East End preacher. Pages are browned on the edges. Alfred E. Bestall (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 2nd impression, 1937. No dust jacket. Light foxing to the page edges, and a neat dedication on the half title page. Otherwise a clear, bright copy. …

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds, bds discoloured in places and a little stained, spine age-darkened, Fair, no dust jacket, contents sound and tight, lovely colour frontis., pp256, a nice sound reading copy.

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

Hardback. Condition: Good+, sound copy. Reprint. Hardback. 256pp. Autobiography of the Lancashire born Methodist minister of Poplar in London. Illustrated by Alfred E. Bestall, best known for drawing Rupert Bear, with a number of full page drawings. Also illustrated with photographs of local people and places. A very early reprint. Red cloth with black titles to front and spine has faint small splash marks across the front. A little rubbed. Otherwise clean and sound. Good+, sound copy.…

Condition: Good. 1935. First Edition. 256 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing. Notable sunning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Notable rubbing and marking all over.…

Condition: New.

Condition: vg+. vg+ in wraps Epworth Press 1932 edition paperback illus by Alfred Bester In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. Inscription to flyleaf 'With our best regards Milliee Lax October 5 1936' - author is W.H. Lax, is this inscription by his wife ? 256 pages. No dustjacket. Light blue Hardback binding is lighter to spine, light wear/small creases to spine-ends, light wear to boards' corners.…

2nd impression. Hardback, no dustwrapper. Blue boards, gilt titles. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Decorative endpapers. Contents: some light scattered spotting. Endpapers lightly browned. Otherwise pages generally good+ and clean. Previous owner's inscription front endpaper. Boards: very good and bright. Light shelf-wear to extremities. Binding tight. 332 pp.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Impression. Subtitled "An attempt At Biography Some Record of the Extraordinary Doings of an Ordinary Woman". Sequel to "Adventures in Poplar." Illustrated. The jacket is fixed to the paper covers of this book which was originally published as a hardback in 1935. The book has only light wear. The jacket has a half inch closed tear at the base of the spine next to the rear panel and some light chipping at the top and bottom of the spine. Postage will be reduced to less than £2 for UK orders.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Single sheet folded once into 4pp., 8vo. Cover by Louise Victor. From the press's Piraeus Series. Cut slightly roughly (in production), but Fine.

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. Good condition. No dust jacket. A few marks to boards. Binding firm. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Let'S Go to Poplar!' provides an evocative and firsthand account of life and social mission work in London's East End during the early twentieth century. Written by William G. Lax, a prominent figure in the Methodist mission movement, this work explores the social landscape of the Poplar district, documenting the struggles and resilience of its working-class inhabitants. The narrative offers a series of sketches and reflections that illustrate the profound impact of community-focused ministry and the efforts to alleviate the hardships of poverty in one of London's most iconic neighborhoods. Focusing on the intersection of faith and social reform, the book serves as a valuable historical record of the urban mission movement. Lax's writing brings the streets of the docklands to life, detailing the humanitarian challenges of the era while emphasizing a message of hope and service. 'Let'S Go to Poplar!' is an insightful read for those interested in British social history, the evolution of Christian missions, and the historical development of the East End. It captures a pivotal moment in social history where religious institutions played a central role in advocating for the welfare of the urban poor.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

2nd edition good blue cloth hardcover. No dj. 275p. with 1 col. plate. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Set in the East End of London where William Lax worked as a minister with the underpriviledged cockneys in the 1930s.