robert gibson sons ltd (60 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Solutions to Revised Higher Physics (Prepare to pass) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 83 pages. (SL#17).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 72 pages. (SL#17).

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This is a pamphlet. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN:0716940663.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN:0716940663.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 219 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 61 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 3rd. Covers a little soiled otherwise in good condition. Good Condition. Children's word book in two-tone colour illustrations. Neat school stamp inside. A basic word book with bold illustrations. Very sarce. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair +. Covers a little soiled. Internally in good condition. Children's word book in two-tone colour illustrations. Neat school stamp inside. Contains a picture below which is a section "Words To Help You" then ten questions for the child to answer e.g. "Where are the children playing? What colour are the kites? Very scarce children's workbook. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Condition: Fair. 1958. 125 pages. Green pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Corners are dogeared in places. Cloth cover is moderately rub worn and thumbed with noticeable shelf wear to edges and corners, creases to corners and spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Undated edition. Stapled booklet. Marks, creases affecting the pages, small tear and ink stamps of former owner.

Condition: Good. 1959. 20th Impression. 414 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1949. 352 pages. No dust jacket. 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. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Good ++. No date - looks 1920s? xv + pages 185 -272 pages. Grey binding with black titles & simple decoration, ink spot to front cover. Spine-ends and covers'/pages corners frayed. Page-edges yellowed, ink writing to flyleaf o/w contents clean.

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 184 pages + xxi pages. Grey binding with black titles & simple decoration, ink splodges tio boards. Spine-ends and boards' corners frayed, Ink calligraphy-like writing to flyleaf o/w contents clean.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Stated. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Boards are notably bowed. Book has a prominent forward lean. Moderate water marks to boards and spine.

Condition: Fair. 1958. Revised Edition. 84 pages. Green paperback with black lettering. Firm binding. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Few small stains to covers, with previous owner's name to front.

Condition: Good. 1961. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Soft Cloth. Fair+. Assumed First. Orange soft-cloth textbook used in Scottish schools probably 50's/60's. Designed to help reader improve reading skills by extracting more information from what is read. 95 pages. Book.

Condition: Good. 1951. 236 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Orange pictorial cloth. Book D Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. 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 bowed. Slight forward lean to text block.

Condition: Good. 1963. Reprinted. 127 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Binding remains firm. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Creasing to spine.

vii+219pp. Spine faded; VG.

The Syntax. By L. Janton French Master to the Govan School Board, Glasgow; The Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School; The Allan Glen's School etc. New edition detailing the reforms of the French Syntax. xiv, 242 pp. Text clean. Previous owner's inscription on ffep. Blue cloth boards with black lettering. Top and bottom of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition VG.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1936. First edition. 368pp. Charles W. Thomson had a long career as a teacher in Scotland and was President of the Educational Institute of Scotland, 1933-34. In this book he tells of the humour in found in his teaching career, with anecdotes and stories not only of pupils but also fellow teachers and other school workers. It starts with an autobiographical account, and then includes sections on children's manners, child crimes and pupils' pluck, children's blunders, parents' lines, janitors, and inspectors and inspections. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some light soiling to the boards and spine. The top of the spine is lightly bumped and there is heavier bumping to the bottom of the spine. The contents are tight and clean and the author has inscribed the front free endpaper thus: "Yours faithfully Chas. W. Thomson.". Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Mountfort, Irene (illustrator). No date. Circa 1940's/50's. Blue limp linen covers depicting two children gazing at a shooting star. One of a series of school readers based on a combination of phonics and sentence methods of learning to read. Contains superb vintage illustrations in colour and black and white. This series of books was popularly used in Scottish primary schools certainly during the 1950's and as late as 1960's. Very scarce. Fair condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. William Stewart memorial volume, 1948, 148 pages, frontispiece portrait plate, fine condition in publisher's boards with fair dust-wrapper (not price clipped, dust marked and stained, edges creased and chipped, edge tears with some loss on and around the top of the spine).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. PUBLISHER: ROBERT GIBSON & SONS LTD * YEAR: NOT DATED * ISBN/SBN: UNKNOWN * No OF PAGES: 104 * CONDITION: USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE COVERS HAVE SOME RUBBING, CREASES AND BUMPING TO THE CORNERS AND EDGES. THE PAGES ARE GENERALLY CLEAN AND CREASE FREE IF A LITTLE TANNED, WITH SOME PEN MARKINGS ON THE FFEP. THE STAPLE BINDING IS REASONABLY FIRM. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A HARD TO FIND EDITION.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair +. Mountfort, Irene (illustrator). No date. Circa 1940's/50's. Blue limp linen covers depicting two children gazing at a shooting star. One of a series of school readers based on a combination of phonics and sentence methods of learning to read. Contains superb vintage illustrations in colour and black and white. This series of books was popularly used in Scottish primary schools certainly during the 1950's and as late as 1960's. Very scarce. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No date. Circa 1940's/50's. Blue limp linen covers depicting two children gazing at a shooting star. One of a series of school readers based on a combination of phonics and sentence methods of learning to read. Contains superb vintage illustrations in colour and black and white. This series of books was popularly used in Scottish primary schools certainly during the 1950's and as late as 1960's. Very scarce. Fair condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very good copy. Paperback. 24pp. Gibson's Nexus series. On phonic principles. No. M.2. Small number of attractive colour illustrations. Sewn pamphlet binding. A hint of tanning and rubbing to edges. Clean and sound. Very good copy.