Munford W A (38 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wraps.

Condition: Good. 1963. No edition remarks. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustration plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Front free endpaper missing. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Boards are slightly bowed. …

Condition: VG+/VG dj. 208pp. Several illustrations in black & white.

paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. paperback, covers part age-toned, tightly bound, mild foxing, neat signature of a previous owner, 78pp.

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

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN.…

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 78 pages. 1. Sir Anthony Panizzi and the British Museum Library; 2 George Birkbeck and Mechanics' Institutes; 3 Carlyle and the London Library. Some wear soiling to covers, ex British Council Library, with their bookplate and stamps, some minor spotting. [774] Size: 230mm. x 145mm.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated stapled booklet. Illustrated throughout with b/w plates (illustrator).

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 240pp, illustrated, owner's name on endpaper, page edges browned, text clean and binding sound, Good / Very Good dustwrapper, wrapper has a small tear on spine edge, price-clipped.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Library Association. Physical description: ix, 150p. ; 23cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. Subjects: Public libraries, Great Britain ; History. 1 Kg.…

Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.

First edition. 96 pp. Contents: Books and the General Reader, The Author's Predicament, The Price of Books, The Service of Public Libraries, High Costs and the Commercial Libraries, The Bookseller's Problems. A discussion of the rising costs of books and the abolition of the Net Book Agreement. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Overall condition VG+. In VG- green dust wrapper. …

8vo, (222x144mm), x,150p. stitching shaken. An ex-library copy in original cloth, dustjacket very worn.

Original publisher's black cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine, green dustjacket, 8vo: 96pp., 6 contributions. Very fine copy.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 150 pages; 23 cm. Subjects: Public libraries Great Britain History; Public libraries; Libraries Great Britain; Libraries Great Britain History; Libraries; History; Local Government; Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Library Association. Physical description: 240p. ; 21cm. Notes: Includes bibliography and index. Subjects: Edwards, Edward (1812-1886) ; Librarian and writer. British Museum ; History. Public libraries, Great Britain ; History. 1 Kg. …

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Dustwrapper slightly faded on spine but unclipped. Page edges toned. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition. No ownership marks. Size: 240pp., 9 illustrations. No ownership marks.…

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Library Association. Physical description: ix, 150p. ; 23cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. Subjects: Public libraries, Great Britain ; History. 1 Kg.…

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 150 pages; 23 cm. Subjects: Public libraries Great Britain History; Public libraries; Libraries Great Britain; Libraries Great Britain History; Libraries; History; Local Government; Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Library Association. Physical description: 240p. ; 21cm. Notes: Includes bibliography and index. Subjects: Edwards, Edward (1812-1886) ; Librarian and writer. British Museum ; History. Public libraries, Great Britain ; History. 1 Kg. …

Printed wrappers, 8vo, 78 pp. From the foreword by Raymond Irwin: "The three lectures here printed were delivered for the School of Librarianship and Archives at University College London in February and March 1957. They form part of a series of lectures on the history of English libraries which have been arranged at intervals in the last few years. No attempt is made to give a complete picture of English libraries in the first half of the nineteenth century, but each of these lectures dwells on an outstanding figure in this period: Dr Oldman writes on Sir Anthony Panizzi and his work for the British Museum; Mr Munford discusses Dr George Birkbeck and his interest in the Mechanics' Institutes; and Mr Nowell-Smith is concerned with Carlyle and the foundation of the London Library. The lectures are printed much as they were delivered." Very Good.…

First edition 208pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (sl bruised upper corners) d/w sl rubbed, illust.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wrappers. Spine slightly darkened. With the (Leo Wyatt) bookplate of Alan Bell and his numerous pencilled marginal notes.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Ewart was in Parliament fof thirty-four years and was a leader in the development of Radical thought . Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .

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. A good paperback ex-library copy. Wear to front cover from sticker removal. Usual stamps and stickers, otherwise contents are clean and unmarked. …

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Good Plus. Book measures 22x14.5.cm. xii, 360pp. Bound in original publishers cloth, with gilt lettering. Outer page edges dust marked. Binding in good clean firm condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, minor wear, price clipped. Jacket in good clean condition. Internally, pages clean. A good solid copy. Size: 8vo. …

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN.

Hardback. Condition: VG. No DW. 1st Edition. Owner's stamp at start of book. Green cloth, gilt. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Half title page browned.