William Herbert Scott (82 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 4th Printing. 4th printing (Ford-Smith, Folio 76 #1140). Includes publisher's slipcase. Fine book in near fine slipcase. Slipcase faintly scuffed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2003 Hard Cover. 288 pp. A collection of humorous vignettes by various authors, with contributions by William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Winston S. Churchill, the Queen of England, G.K. Chesterton, P.G. Wodehouse, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, etc., etc. Ever since Chaucer's day, when the host of the Tabard Inn in Southwark rose to welcome the Canterbury Pilgrims with a joke, the After Dinner Speech, designed, if possible, to reduce the assembled company to helpless merriment, has presented the ultimate challenge. The best speakers are natural story-tellers - Gerard Hoffnung, reading a selection of letters from continental hoteliers: 'There is a French widow in every bedroom affording delightful prospects'; John Mortimer telling the woeful tale of a man's numerous unsuccessful attempts to murder his wife: 'At no time did Mrs Scott feel that the magic had gone out of their marriage' - and in this collection of post-prandial treasures you will find the very best of them, from Groucho Marx on how to resist a femme fatale, to Ralph Steadman surreally addressing the Lewis Carroll Centenary Dinner. 'Goodness', said a friend on greeting Mae West, 'where did you get those beautiful pearls?' 'Goodness', replied Mae, 'had nothing to do with it.' Shaggy dog stories, practical jokes, sporting anecdotes, rousing toasts, travellers' tales and risque reminiscences rub shoulders in this essential collection with real-life revelations and moments of history. Among the guests are Peter Ustinov, Jilly Cooper, Brian Johnstone, Charles Dickens, Dorothy Parker, Robertson Davies, Henry Grady and A.P. Herbert. There is food and drink in abundance. There is gentle reflection and endearing charm as well as defiant frivolity. Above all there are stories for every occasion - witty, absurd, momentous, philosophical, fascinating, poignant, and forever entertaining.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Story Of Selby Abbey: From Rise To Restoration. Book.

Condition: Fair. 1927. No Edition Stated. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. About 180 pages. Light wear to the blue boards; pages yellowing; a sound binding; good shape. Newsletters. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Chess & Games; Inventory No: 227358.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Magazine. Printed wrappers. Octavo. 59pp. Rubbing, edgewear, and a long tear on the rear panel, good. This issue features Hugh MacDiarmid, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Sir Compton Mackenzie, Naomi Mitchison, Douglas Young, A.V. Stuart, Alexander Buist, William Kean Seymour, David Low, C. Day Lewis, Sir Francis Meynell, Canon Adam Fox, John Smith, Lady Margaret Sackville, Vernon Scannell, and Margaret Stanley-Wrench. Additional contributors include Gilbert Thomas, Paul Selver, Ilko Iliev, Paula Nelson, Phyllis M. Scott, Canon Adam Fox, Mary Field, Rita Spurr, M. Shand Smith, Evelyn D. Bangay, Stephen Graham, Kathleen Valmai Richardson, Joan Forman, Geoffrey Johnson, Geoggrey Dearmer, Herbert Palmer, Robert Armstrong, and Kennedy Williamson.…

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Leeds in the Great War 1914-1918: A Book of Remembrance. Book.

Hardcover. vi, 282 p.; 22 cm. (Methodist union catalog D656) Good rubbed orig.green cloth. Sl. marking, notes in Welsh on eps.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Excellent condition. dj. li, 690 pp. Dustjacket. LCC: 9920831.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. SB xiv 323pp + Roll of Honour, illustrated 201 N&MP Reprint of 1923 Original Edition, 37 B&W plates and photographsPublished Price £22 Leeds, the proud Yorkshire city, contributed more than its fair share towards Britain's effort in the Great War - and lost many of her sons in the process. This meticulous and lovingly assembled volume combines a history of the various regular, Territorial, and volunteer units raised in and around Leeds, including the West Yorkshire Regiment; the Leeds Pals and the Leeds Bantams; a history of home defence in the city; contributions of Leeds industry and its university; care of the sick and wounded; and volunteer work such as nurses. The most impressive and moving item, though, is perhaps a complete Roll of Honour listing some 9,000 sons of the city who fell in action. Book.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Volume XXII, Number 3, Autumn 1969. Illustrated with black and white plates of "Contemporary Art in New Guinea" by Ulli Beier. Printed wrappers. Near fine with toning to the wrappers. Contributions by E.M. Cioran, W.H. Auden, Raymond Durgnat, Daniel Curley, Philip Levine, Daniel Hoffman, Wendell Berry, Stephen Farbert, Ulli Beier, B.H. Haggin, Zulfikar Ghose, George Scott-Moncrieff, J. Mitchell Morse, Herbert Liebowitz, Bernard Bergonzi, Vernon Young, Roger Sale, James P. Degnan, Joyce Carol Oates, William H. Youngren, and Marvin Murdrick. Featuring an article "Valery: L'Homme d'esprit" by W.H. Auden. Poems: "Broken Laws" by Daniel Hoffman, "The Slopes of Waban" by Wendell Berry. Review of "Fiction Chronicle" by Joyce Carol Oates, and more.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated with black and white plates of "Contemporary Art in New Guinea" by Ulli Beier. Brown and white wrappers in the original manilla envelope addressed to fellow author Daniel Hoffman. Octavo. 374-560pp. Spine slightly cocked, wrappers lightly age-toned, near fine. Contributions by E.M. Cioran, W.H. Auden, Raymond Durgnat, Daniel Curley, Philip Levine, Daniel Hoffman, Wendell Berry, Stephen Farbert, Ulli Beier, B.H. Haggin, Zulfikar Ghose, George Scott-Moncrieff, J. Mitchell Morse, Herbert Liebowitz, Bernard Bergonzi, Vernon Young, Roger Sale, James P. Degnan, Joyce Carol Oates, William H. Youngren, and Marvin Murdrick. Featuring an article "Valery: L'Homme d'esprit" by W.H. Auden. Poems: "Broken Laws" by Daniel Hoffman, "The Slopes of Waban" by Wendell Berry. Review of "Fiction Chronicle" by Joyce Carol Oates, and more.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated with black and white plates of "Contemporary Art in New Guinea" by Ulli Beier. Brown and white wrappers in the original manilla envelope addressed to fellow author Daniel Hoffman. Octavo. 374-560pp. Spine slightly cocked, else fine with Daniel Hoffman's inked notation on manilla envelope. Contributions by E.M. Cioran, W.H. Auden, Raymond Durgnat, Daniel Curley, Philip Levine, Daniel Hoffman, Wendell Berry, Stephen Farbert, Ulli Beier, B.H. Haggin, Zulfikar Ghose, George Scott-Moncrieff, J. Mitchell Morse, Herbert Liebowitz, Bernard Bergonzi, Vernon Young, Roger Sale, James P. Degnan, Joyce Carol Oates, William H. Youngren, and Marvin Murdrick. Featuring an article "Valery: L'Homme d'esprit" by W.H. Auden. Poems: "Broken Laws" by Daniel Hoffman, "The Slopes of Waban" by Wendell Berry. Review of "Fiction Chronicle" by Joyce Carol Oates, and more.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A rather rubbed copy of the original edition in card covers, small name label inside, slight foxing, decent copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 72 pp. ; illustrated ; 27 cm. ISSN: 0140-427X; National Library: 427690-5; 010538609; LCCN: 80-644443 ; LC: GA192; Dewey: 912/.05 ; preceeded by publication: M, the map collector, Issue no. 1-7; Dec. 1977-June 1979 ; issued from 1979-1996 ; Absorbed by: Mercator's world, with v. 1, no. 3 of that title./ No. 1-20, 1977-82. ; OCLC: 6524436 ; pictorial paper wrappers ; Contents: Columbus and maps / F. Fernandez-Armesto -- Maps and the invention of America / J B Harley -- In the wake of Columbus / Robin Knox-Johnston -- Is the Paris map the long-sought chart of Columbus? / H. Wallis -- Native American maps and world views in the Age of Encounter / L. De Vorsey, Jr. -- Large-scale English county maps and plans of cities not printed in atlases. Part 15. Hertfordshire / E. M. Rodger -- News and views -- Book reviews and letters to the editor -- Collectors' barometer -- Collectors' marketplace -- Index to advertisers -- Forthcoming issues. List of Distributors -- 40 years of service at LoC / Ralph Ehrenberg -- IMCOS down under / Christopher Terrell -- Memorial service held in the USA / Ellen Hanlon ; ex-lib, stamps ; else VG. Book. …

Condition: New.