Whitting J (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ISSN # 0440-2316. From the collection of Robert Hershon.

Magazine. Condition: Fair. July 1955 - William J Davis - Cover - Fair (Edge wear & clear tape on spine). William J Davis (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ISSN # 0440-2316. From the collection of Robert Hershon.

28pp, lots of b/w illustrations, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study 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,600grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Luzac & Company, 1947. Hardback, 8vo, vii,326pp. A little tanned/spotted, no d/j, slightly bumped. A fair copy. /0.5uk.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Muy bien.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. -Bournemouth. Blue boards with gold lettering to the front and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Rough page edges with the odd neat pencil mark in places. Small book plate to the inside front board and a small B1 in red ink to the top right hand corner. 192pp, clean and bright pages with photographs and illustrations throughout.Inscribed No 18 to title page. A very good tight copy (Any digital image available on request).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hard cover, in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket, in good condition for its age. Bookplate to front pastedown from the library of an Oxford academic, (St Catherine's College). General shelf and handling wear including tanning, creasing, chipping and wear to DJ edges, corners and folds. Tanned spine head is chipped, with closed tears to spine fold. Tanning and foxing present to pageblock, page edges, pastedowns and end/free papers. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content is clear and unmarked. CN. Used.…

Lagos: Printed by the Government Printer, 1940 Med.8vo. vi,192pp. index. "Three quarters of the Hausa proverbs derive from the manuscript collection left by the late Sir John Burdon". The Hausa and Fulani proverbs are seperately divided into sections on Nature, Man, Crafts & Trades, and Religious Conduct. A very nice copy of the first edition in the publisher's brown cloth. We have been selling antiquarian books on Africa, Oceania, archaeology, anthropology, travel and the ancient world for over forty years. All our books are carefully catalogued and they are in excellent condition unless stated in the description. All shipments are fully insured at our expense. All books are carefully packaged in new packaging material and despatched by registered or recorded mail, or by a courier service; the customer is always able to track their shipment. All sales are accompanied by a VAT invoice. Photographs may be supplied if requested.[O].…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The rare first and only edition of this history regarding Hengist Lodge, a masonic lodge in Bournemouth. With the bookplate of the Lodge of Harmony, Hants to the recto of front pastedown. The 'Lodge of Harmony' was first warranted in 1796 and is lodge no 309. The lodge of Harmony merged with moderns to become the United Grand Lodge of England. With a hand-coloured medal for the Lodge of Hengist to the title page. Written by C J Whitting, W M of the Lodge and J of the chapter. With a facsimile plate of the Royal Warrant for the lodge preceding the title page. Twenty illustrations total, collated complete. The first edition of this work. The Lodge of Hengist is lodge no 195 and was consecrated 23 November 1770. This history took Whitting six months to write and was written with the brethren of Lodge Hengist in mind as the primary audience. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the joints. Minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Spine has faded. Shelf label from the Lodge of Harmony to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Light spots to the fore edge, not affecting text. Otherwise, just the odd spots. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. The first edition of this study of Hengist Lodge, a freemasonry lodge in Bournemouth England. Signed by the author, dedicated to another brother at the lodge to the recto of front endpaper. An advanced copy of the book, as stated by Whitting to the loosely inserted letter. The recipient seems to be one Edgar Goble. From the library of the Lodge of Harmony, Fareham. The 'Lodge of Harmony' was first warranted in 1796 and is lodge no 309. The lodge of Harmony merged with moderns to become the United Grand Lodge of England. With a hand-coloured medal for the Lodge of Hengist to the title page. Written by C J Whitting, W M of the Lodge and J of the chapter. With a facsimile plate of the Royal Warrant for the lodge preceding the title page. Twenty illustrations total, collated complete. The first edition of this work. The Lodge of Hengist is lodge no 195 and was consecrated 23 November 1770. This history took Whitting six months to write and was written with the brethren of Lodge Hengist in mind as the primary audience. A superb copy, which remains unopened at the fore-edge to the majority of the work. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with just some minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Author's inscription to the recto of front endpaper. Loosely inserted letter from the author. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional scattered spots to the fore-edge. Pages are otherwise generally clean. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…