Sir Gerald Hurst (46 results)

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). No Jacket. A nice copy, but for one instance of faint underlining. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Reprint. A nice copy with bookplate of (Judge) John Redmond Roche, and his occasional marginalia. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). No Jacket. A nice copy, but for one instance of faint underlining. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Book condition). Reprint. A nice copy with bookplate of (Judge) John Redmond Roche, and his occasional marginalia. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1949. First Edition. 123 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light loss to spine ends.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No dust jacket but otherwise good condition.

Condition: New.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 85 pages; Description: vii, 85 p. Front. , plates, ports. 23 cm. Subjects: Lincoln's Inn (London, England) . 1 Kg.…

viii+86pp. 8vo. Original boards, spotted, in rubbed dustwrapper. Black and white frontispiece and plates. Name on preliminary pages, rear gutter split, otherwise a very good copy.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 85 pages; Description: vii, 85 p. Front. , plates, ports. 23 cm. Subjects: Lincoln's Inn (London, England) . 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition, First Impression. The autobiography of Sir Gerald Hurst, K.C. (1877-1957) - former Conservative M.P.for Manchester Moss Side, and County Court Judge for West Kent and Croydon. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket with light wear and tanning, and small tears and chips to spine tips and corners. Blue cloth gilt. Clean and bright with some small dents to edges, and a slight forward lean. Minor marking to page edges, owner's inscription to ffep, o/w a nice clean copy. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first impression. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. INSCRIBED to Geoffrey Howe at front pastedown from his father in 1943. Also has Howe's name to ffep. Good overall with slight knocks to corners. No jacket.

1st Edition. Hb original black cloth, gilt titles to spine vii, 187pp Autobiography of Jewish Conservative MP for Manchester Moss Side who saw service in the great war with the 7th Battalion Manchester Regiment in Palestine and later the Western Front. Signed Dedication by The Author to first end paper A Vg bright copy.…

hardcover. Condition: Fair. No dust jacket. First Edition. No dust jacket. Former Boots booklover's Library book with mark to front board and remaining of date slip inside rear cover. Bumping to ends of spine. Pages clean. Binding sound.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 132.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 170.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A varied and intriguing set of illustrated works on the history and character of London, all in original dust wrappers. A varied and richly illustrated 9 volume collection of works, exploring the history and character of London.Volume one features a colour frontispiece and 11 further colour plates. Collated, complete, in original clipped colour dust wrapper.Volume two features a monochrome frontispiece and 11 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume three features 55 unlisted double sided monochrome plates. No other collation record available.Volume four features a rich colour frontispiece, and 2 further double-sided colour plates, as well as addition vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume five is bound in beautifully illustrated pictorial boards that match its unclipped dust wrapper. It also features a colour frontispiece and 3 further double sided colour plates, in addition to frequent monochrome vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume six is almost entirely made up of rich pages of illustration, both monochrome, and in colour, that offers insight into London life through the eyes of the artist. Dust wrapper unclipped.Volume seven features a monochrome frontispiece and 31 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete, in an unclipped dust wrapper.Volume eight, in its original unclipped dust wrapper, features a monochrome frontispiece, and an unlisted double sided folding map, in addition to frequent vignette illustrations, including sketches by Haro.Volume nine is peppered with vignette illustrations, and features a pamphlet - 'The Stewes of Bankside', 'Arranged by Mr. E. H. Burford, and based on his book 'The Orrible Synne' - slotted inside. Bound in original cloth and pictorial boards. All in original dust wrappers, vol5-8 unclipped. Externally, very smart. Mild shelf wear. Occasional fading to boards. Owner's ink inscription to vol3 front paste down. Small tear to vol4 front board. Sticker removal to vol4 rear paste down. Small tide marks to vol6 dust wrapper spine. Small red tide mark to vol7 front endpapers. Vol2 dust wrapper taped into protective film. Closed tears to vol2 dust wrapper spine, evidence of tape mending to to vol2 dust wrapper reverse. Occasional sunning, age toning and chipping to extremities. Vol4 dust wrapper joints breaking. Large loss to paper to front dust wrapper. Tape mending/reinforcing to all vol7 reverse extremities. Small tide mark to vol7 front cover. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional slight strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot and handling mark. Occasional spotting to text block edges. Very Good Indeed 9" by 6.5"; 10" by 6.5"; 8.5" by 6"; 6" by 8.5"; 9" by 6". E. W. Haslehust; Not Stated; Various; Imre Hofbauer; Edward Bawden; Haro (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. An abundantly illustrated eighteen volume set of works on the history, topography, boroughs, and society of England's capital city, London. A fantastic eighteen volume set of twentieth century works on London and its history, topography, boroughs, and society.An abundantly illustrated set of works. All collated, complete.All volumes in their original cloth bindings, in the original dust wrappers.Including:1951 London the CityThe first edition of the work, written by Claud Golding, illustrated with a frontispiece, 24 double sided plates, and a folding map to the rear.1969 Hell and HazardThe first edition of the work, written by Henry Blyth. Illustrated with four double sided plates.1940 The Streets of London Through the CenturiesThe first edition of the work, written by Thomas Burke. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, a coloured plate, 24 further double sided monochrome plates, and in text illustrations throughout.1970 Holborn; A Historical Portrait of a London BoroughThe first edition of the work, written by John Lehmann, with a foreword by C.V. Wedgood. Illustrated with 8 double sided plates, and a map to endpapers.1959 The Court of St. James'sThe first edition of the work, written by E.S. Turner. Illustrated throughout, with in text and full page illustrations.1969 Covent Garden; Mud-Salad MarketThe first edition of the work, written by Ronald Webber. Illustrated with 11 double sided plates.1949 Lincoln's Inn EssaysThe first edition of the work, written by Sir Gerald Hurst. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 5 plates.[1946] Son of LondonWritten by Thomas Burke. Undated, dated from the British Library.1988 Portrait of a Decade; London Life 1945-1955The first edition of the work, written by Douglas Sutherland. Illustrated with 12 double sided plates.1949 London For The Literary PilgrimThe first edition of the work, written by William Kent. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 7 double sided plates.1949 Mr. Gay's LondonThe first edition, second impression of the work. Written by A.P. Herbert. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 3 plates, and decorative endpapers.1967 The Two Pillars of Charing Cross; The Story of a Famous HospitalThe first edition of the work, written by R.J. Minney. Illustrated with 12 double sided plates.1958 A History of London LifeThe first edition of the work, written by R.J. Mitchell and M.D.R. Leys. Illustrated with 8 double sided plates.1954 ChelseaThe first edition of the work, written by William Gaunt. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 15 double sided plates.1971 The History of Deptford in the Counties of Kent and SurreyThe second edition, new impression of the work. Written by Nathan Dews. Illustrated with a folding chart, a folding map, and in text illustrations.1961 Bridge, Church and Palace in Old LondonThe first edition of the work, written by John E.N. Hearsay. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 6 double sided plates.1951 Fratres; Club Boys in UniformThe first edition of the work, compiled by Basil L.Q. Henriques.1947 The Lost Treasures of LondonThe first edition of the work, written by William Kent, with an introduction by Norman Brett-James. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 12 double sided plates. In the original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers. Externally, smart. General shelf wear to extremities. Small marks to boards of Son of London. Ink inscription to front free endpaper of Chelsea and The Two Pillars of Charing Cross. Offsetting to endpapers of The Court of St. James's, Son of London, London the City, and The Streets of London. Small marks to head and tail of rear board of Bridge, Church and Palace, with Norfolk County Library bookplate and stamp to front paste down. Front free endpaper disbound but present, with binding residue to half title page. Offsetting to rear endpapers. Dust wrappers are generally smart, with general shelf wear and occasional small closed tears and sunning to spines. Dust wrappers of The Lost Treasures of London, The Court of St. Jame. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …