Raymond Ed Postgate (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Monograph a Monwenty Seven. June 1939 Number Ten.

Condition: Very Good. First ed. thus; "The Chiltern Library;" 316 p., with preface by the editor; clean and unmarked, except for name of foreign owner in small hand on front end paper; paper mildly age-toned but strong; one crease where there was a turn-down to mark Dr. Johnson's opinions on marriage; binding firm; russet boards with gilt lettering show little shelfwear despite absence of d.j.

Paperback. Printed pages: 16. Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. Includes articles: Railways and the State (A. Emil Davies); The White Terror in Esthonia [Estonia] (A. Susan Lawrence); The Insidious Influence of Comfort (Arthur Ponsonby, M.P.); Disarmament and Cologne - Scrapping Guns and Making Militarism (H.N. Brailsford); The Bread Puzzle - The Commission's Search for the Profiteers (E.F. Wise); History in the Dock - Jonathan Wild the Great (Raymond W. Postgate). Slight browning and foxing. A few pencilled margin markings. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 10.25 x 15 inches (26 x 38 cm).

Condition: Good. 8vo., 326 pp., Very Good, Blue Cloth, Dust Jacket with rubbing, edge wear & small tears; shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. on blue cloth.

Magazine. Condition: Good. 98pp. Includes 'Europe and the Servile State' by Margaret Cole, 'Two Years of Empire' by Leonard Barnes, 'Genetics and Society' by H J Muller, etc. Some spotting to edges, a few pages slightly stained. Cover strengthened with archival tape at spine. This series was poorly bound and often has spine damage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Later Edition, limited to 500 copies. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 141 pp. Text is in English / Greek. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine slightly faded and cocked. Edges slightly marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Theatre & Plays; Greece; Ancient (BC); English / Greek Language; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 59052.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Signature of previous owner penned to inside front cover. Light tanning to page block and page edges, very slight edgewear to rear cover. Otherwise no notable flaws. AD. Used.

Softcover. Condition: G++. 1st Edition. Green typographic limp cloth covers. Text edges browned. Occasional ink ticks inside. Else fairly clean and tight. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Various (illustrator). First edition. An varied collection of works on the literary giant Samuel Johnson, including illustrated titles and first editions. An engaging and varied selection of works contemplating the literary legacy of poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, consider the 'most distinguished man of letters in English history', Samuel Johnson.All in original dust wrappers. Predominantly unclipped, with the exception of volumes 4 and 7.Volumes 1, 2, 4, 11 feature a monochrome frontispiece, and volumes 7, 11 and 12 feature illustrated endpapers.Includes several first editions: volumes 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12, which is the first American edition.Volume 7 features 4 double sided monochrome plates, and a double page vignette map. Volume 10 features 8 double side plates. Volume 12 features8 double-sided, vibrantly colour plates and frequent vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume 9 features 8 unlisted double-sided monochrome plates. Collated from a copy held by University of Oxford Libraries, complete.Volume 11 features a charming gilt motif illustration to front board, and frequent vignette illustrations. All in original pictorial boards, with original dust wrappers. Externally, in lovely condition. Small marks to vol4 and 9 text block fore edge. Occasional sunning to dust wrapper spines. Occasional mild chipping to dust wrapper extremities. Chipping to vol4 and 7 dust wrappers. The occasional closed tear to dust wrappers. Owner's ink inscriptions to vol6 front paste down and to vol7 front blank. Small closed tear to vol6 dust wrapper head. Small scuff to vol10 dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Very slight strain to vol10. Pages generally bright and clean. Vol4 fine except pp.xv-2 loose and slotted inside. Bookplate of an Arthur G. Rippey to vol11 front blank. Occasional light spotting to text block edges. Near Fine 8.5" by 6"; 9" by 6"; 8.5" by 5.5"; 8" by 6"; 10" by 7"; 9.5" by 6.5"; 10" by 8". book.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Cassell & Co Ltd 1951). First Edition. FROM THE LIBRARY OF JILL NORMAN (FOOD EDITOR AND FOOD WRITER). Jill Norman book-plate to front free endpaper. Hardback original green boards with red lettering to spine and front board. Dustwrapper shows signs of wear. Significant loss to dustwrapper spine with associated creasing and tears. Dustwrapper faded to a lighter hue. Book shows spine faded to a lighter hue. Enclosed is a page from The Spectator December 29th, 1961, with 'Thought For Food: Approach To The Pyramids by Raymond Postage' with inscriptions on top of page as pictured. Photographs available on request.