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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. On the whole a presentable clean copy with clean pages throughout, albeit some toning and mild foxing to the end paers. Prize book plate from a Sunday school for good attendance, dated 1923. No publication date although, most likely, a first edition. The blue cloth boards are a a little spotted looking and the spine cloth is sun faded with the gilt title lettering still crisp. Slight knocking to the fore edge corner tips. Still a very decent copy despite these few flaws.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. Wilson Harris "Whitehall, Washington And Palestine" / D W Brogan "The Two Secretaries" / Peter Townsend "Money Merry-Go-Round" / C M Woodhouse "Home Rule All Round" / Owen Tweedy "What The Negeb Is" / Edward Montgomery "The State Of The Union" / R H Cecil "The Laws Against Noise" / J P M Mallalieu "The Road To Wembley" (Papers).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good+ condition in worn dust wrapper in protective cover, octavo, mid brown cloth spine with tan cloth boards, Lonsdale initial and crown in gilt on front, titles and gilt across spine, neat gift inscription dated 1962 on front free end paper, Foyles booksellers label on front end paper, one instance of marginalia - the list of winners of the Grand National stop at 1954, a previous owner has completed from 1963 to 1967. otherwise text is clean and bright and the binding firm, illustrated with a colour plate frontis piece and 69 other illustrations on plates and 5 other illustrations in text (there is a discrpancy between the dust wrapper and the number of plates called for; 334 pages including index. [QP]. Various (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A two volume complete set of this work, with both volumes being first printings of the first edition published in 1909. ***Profusely illustrated with plates including full-page tissue-guarded colour frontispiece to Volume I. showing: 'John Wesley after the painting by J. M. Williams, R.A. circa 1742. Reproduced by special permission from the original in Didsbury Wesleyan College, Manchester. Both volumes have a period bookplate to the front free endpaper: 'ex Libris Muff'. ***Volume I: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded colour frontispiece. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Small split and fraying to head of spine cloth. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. A hint of sporadic foxing to margins of a few pages. No dustwrapper. ***xx prelim-pages including preface, complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 598 pages. ***Volume II: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded frontispiece showing: Francis Asbury reproduced from the portrait painted by Bruff in 1808 and now in Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey, U.S.A. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. Hint of very light sporadic foxing to a few margins of pages. No dustwrapper. xvi prelim-pages including contents and complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 676 pages including index to rear and folding chart of statistics of methodism 1908. ***248 mm x 178mm. ***'For some time a History of Methodism has been required which should utilize the results of recent study upon the origins of the Methodist churches, manifest the sense of their oneness which all feel increasingly, and set forth worldwide Methodism as a branch of the Church Catholic with its own notes and an essential unity underlying its several forms in many lands. "A New History of Methodism" is designed to do this. It may claim this title, since not only is it the result of fresh study of the sources, but its plan and method have not been previously employed in Methodism histories. (Quote taken from the Preface) ***A very well presented and detailed work on the history of Methodism. A heavy two volume set, now over a hundred years old. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate. ***PLEASE NOTE: This two volume set is heavy - please contact us for shipping rates if you live outside the UK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2d, rev. ed. ; 332 pp. ; LCCN: 62-1104 ; LC: Z791 ; OCLC: 575005 ; blue cloth with silver lettering ; bump to fron top cover corner ; binding imperfection on front cover affects one thread ; spine slightly sunned ; a summary retrospective of the "contemporary background of London's libraries will indicate something of the wealth of literary and scientific resources to which the chapters of this book may serve as signposts. The libraries described are of every kind and size, and the chapters are arranged so far as possible in a logical order. The first six chapters are concerned with those having a definitely national status, beginning of course with the British Museum itself. Two chapters follow describing the libraries of Parliament and the Government Departments, and then three dealing with those maintained by the City of London, the London County Council and the London boroughs." ; VG. Book.…

Couverture souple. Condition: Assez bon. Format:22/28 NASA TECHNICAL PAPER 34951 MARK OF FOLDING ON THE COVER.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition. 1st edition. 10 volume set, complete. A Near Fine set. 4tos., each volume approximately 650 pages, illustrated with color plate, and B&w photographs, charts, graph, and diagrams. Uniformly bound in burgundy cloth with silver titles on a blue field. Just a hint of shelf wear. Volumes 1-9 are A-Z, volume 10 is the index.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A two volume complete set of this work, with both volumes being first printings of the first edition published in 1909. ***Profusely illustrated with plates including full-page tissue-guarded colour frontispiece to Volume I. showing: 'John Wesley after the painting by J. M. Williams, R.A. circa 1742. Reproduced by special permission from the original in Didsbury Wesleyan College, Manchester. Both volumes have a gift inscription in fountain pen ink to the top of the front free endpaper: 'Dinah Tyszka from Rex Russell 1987'. ***Volume I: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded colour frontispiece. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Small split and fraying to head of spine cloth. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. A hint of sporadic foxing to margins of a few pages. No dustwrapper. ***xx prelim-pages including preface, complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 598 pages. ***Volume II: Illustrated with thirty-two black and white plates plus tissue-guarded frontispiece showing: Francis Asbury reproduced from the portrait painted by Bruff in 1808 and now in Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey, U.S.A. Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and double rules to spine. Head and tail of spine rubbed and frayed. Small split and fraying to head of spine cloth. Interior pages and plates clean. All plates present as called for. Spine tight. Hint of very light sporadic foxing to a few margins of pages. No dustwrapper. xvi prelim-pages including contents and complete with tipped-in errata slip (as called for), and list of illustrations plus 676 pages including index to rear and folding chart of statistics of methodism 1908. ***248 mm x 178mm. ***'For some time a History of Methodism has been required which should utilize the results of recent study upon the origins of the Methodist churches, manifest the sense of their oneness which all feel increasingly, and set forth worldwide Methodism as a branch of the Church Catholic with its own notes and an essential unity underlying its several forms in many lands. "A New History of Methodism" is designed to do this. It may claim this title, since not only is it the result of fresh study of the sources, but its plan and method have not been previously employed in Methodism histories. [Quote taken from the Preface] ***A very well presented and detailed work on the history of Methodism. A heavy two volume set, now over a hundred years old. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate. ***PLEASE NOTE: This two volume set is heavy - please contact us for shipping rates if you live outside the UK.…

1st edition. Large 8vo. x + 162 + (2)pp. Numerous diagrams in text. Publisher's plain blue cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine, small gilt crest on front. Original white eps. White label with "FILE COPY " stuck down on front, stamp with " PUBLISHER'S FILE COPY No 27736 " on title page. Book slight leaning else bright attractive copy. VG+. WE SPECIALISE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1925, 1st Edition, Grey , Blue & Black Illustrated Cloth Cover Duplicates DJ Illustration, Cover light Rub, Wear, VG/GOOD+, AS-IS, DJ Tears extremities , FOX, Wear lists Betty Gordon thru Lost Pearl, 12mo.,Pretext Lists Thru This Title, Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX Wear, 210 Pgs, NO ADS IN BACK, A very good condition copy; front hinge partially split, pages very slightly darkened and gift inscription on flyleaf. Dust jacket in GOOD+ condition with edgewear and chipping at edges and foldovers and several closed tears. Front hinge partially split.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. HBDJ, 1927, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, BOOK GOOD+/POOR DJ, SOLD AS-IS, DJ POOR ConDItion wIth Mended Tears Creases & LARGE Chips OUT of Spine & Front DJ, DJ Back Panel & Back Inner Flap completely GONE, Although Most of lettering Spine DJ Present & on front 3/4 Picture Present & Titles author Name Present, Grey Decorated cloth Illustration Matches DJ Cover , Cover & spine Cvr witH lETtering in Dark BlUe shOWs soMe BOWINg & Corner Ding on Front Cvr, 206 pages, 12mo., + ADS at Back Boy Ranchers Thru Death Valley, Etc ends Boys Outing Library Fred Fenton Marathon, Interior nice tight some FOX, Wear, Pretext Lists Thru this Title, DJ in Very rough shape--front panel is nearly alL there but with some pieces Missing & is, worn ;DJ spine Very heavily chipped at Middle to bottom.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1927, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, VG+/GOOD+, AS-IS, Pretext + AD in Back lists thru This Title, DJ slightly Worn Condition with Mended Tears Creases & Tiny Small Chips Extremities, Spine DJ Has Small Chips Along Ends Yet Titles Intact, Back DJ Soil FoX & small Tears Chips Bottom Lists Bob Dexters thru Storm Mountain, Grey & Blue Decorated cloth Illustration Matches DJ Cover Light Wear, Cover & spine Cvr with Lettering in Dark Blue, 12mo., NO ADS at Back, Interior nice tight some FOX, Wear, Pretext Lists Thru Lagoon of Pearls,Interior Nice tight clean Light FOX, Wear, 206 pages + ADS ending with Webster Seris Boys of Battleship, Slight stain to back board. Jacket is chipped and torn. The inside of the dust jacket lists the "Best Books for Boys and Girls.".…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 132 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.30 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1929. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 134, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 134 134.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1907. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 304, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 304 304.…