W T Pike Editor (5 results)

hardcover. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 203 (1)pp hardback, full publisher's red morocco gilt, bevelled edges, worn to extremities, marbled end-papers, rubbed, front hinge broken, well illustrated from photographs, uncommon, being Pike's New Century Series No3.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Octavo, 137-360pp inc. index. Black cloth binding with gilt text to spine, minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, internally immaculate, no marks or inscriptions.

First edition rebacked preserving the original gilt-decorated boards, matching morocco gilt-blocked leather spine, Cockerell gilt and scarlet end papers, all page edges gilt, turn-ins decoratively tooled in gilt. 4to. 12½'' x 10''. Contains 224 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Thumb marks to the margins of the title leaf. Heavy volume weighing 2.6 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. LINCOLNSHIRE. …

Pike's New Century Series. Contemporary Biographies edited by W.T. Pike. 640 pp. Contents: Description of Ulster, Belfast - The Capital of Ulster, Cities and typical Towns, "The Kingdom of Mourne", Shipbuilding in Belfast, The Linen Trade of Ulster, History of the Medical Profession in Belfast, Ulster Homes, Contemporary Biographies + Index.frontispiece - colour plate of The Giant's Causeway, & 1 other colour plate. Copiously illustrated with b/w photographs throughout text. Including Antrim (detailed section on Belfast), Donegal, Down, Armagh, Louth, Tyrone, Derry, Fermanagh. Intermittent light finger soiling of text but mostly clean. Marbled eps. Front hinge cracking internally. All edges gilt. Bound in beige cloth boards with black leather spine. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Corners well rubbed. Crest in cloth on front and rear boards. Boards stained. Overall condition VG. …