Walker Co Ltd (40 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library usual stamps and markings Obvious wear and tear, may have some damage to the cover, binding or pages, but integrity still intact. No missing pages or anything that would compromise the reading of the book. Tanning or light water stains possible. Ask questions and request photos. STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Map Coventry Vintage Postcard No.208 Geographical Series,by John Walker & Co. Ltd,in very good condition, top inset shows Three Spires Coventry, has not been posted. Covers Nuneaton, to north and, Leamington,to south,Reverse type font and bar divider in red typeface. Has Anchor logo at centre. We use Polyprotec Postcard Sleeves, or similar, for storage and protection when shipping items. They are always included, with our FREE SHIPPING ON POSTCARDS.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. NULL. 329pp, 5 x 7 inches, 90100. NULL (illustrator).

Condition: Good. 1927. No edition remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean. Moderate water stains to boards.…

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed, marked and chipped dust jacket. 210mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). 191pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. An attractive vintage album, featuring 10 illustrations, many more blank coloured pages within (130), bound in maroon purple limp leather, gilt title 'Album' on front cover, Provenance with gift inscription: 'From Miss E. Gill to H. E. Williamson at St. Hugh's 1912, Uppingham 1912 - 19', album produced by John Walker and Co. Ltd, London, circa 1912. * includes some interesting drawings: Ship by A. H. d'E. Forbes, Lady in Hammock by M.G. Simpson, Repentent Sinner by E. V. J., Pug Dog by A. C. W. dated May 1913, Motor Car Race by G. W. Heap dated 1913. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Worn - Spine Faded. Red, fabric like cover with the spine fade, red edging and rounded corners. Undated but seems old.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1982. Very good condition with no wrapper. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Middle binding is a bit pulled. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Gascoigne, Christina (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. . Pamphlet. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The jacket is shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Well bound.Very good copy.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Wear to covers and spine, edges and corners creased and worn, tips of all four corners of cover missing, bottom 1 cm of spine missing, surface of covers grubby and stained, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, some bent and creased corners.

Condition: Very Good. . Pamphlet. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear. . . . .

Soft Leather. Condition: Near Fine. The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell, Lowell, James Russell. Preface by William Michael Rossetti. Published by John Walker & Co. Ltd. of Farringdon House, Warwick Lane, E.C., London, England. Undated Edition, circa 19th C. xvi + 623 pp . 7 1/4" Tall. Contemporary Red full-leather binding with gilt title and lyre design on spine. Decorative corners and gilt "Lowell" on front. rounded corners. All page edges gilt. Black endpapers. Frontis illustrated with engraved portrait of Lowell, protected by tissue guard with additional full page plates. Text enclosed within red linear margins. Fountain ink name on free endpaper; no other markings, text block pristine. Leather boards have light rubbing and wear; binding is firm. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small edge tears on jacket and marked.Minor stain marks.Tightly bound.Afrikaans and English text.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.[R.K][RF18]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Book size - c. 8.5 x 5.5 inches, pp. 98, hardback in publisher's binding. Book condition - Good plus ; contents clean, no inscriptions, no foxing, inner hinges intact and binding firm ; publisher's green cloth with title in gilt on the front and abbreviated title on the spine ; light rubbing of the corners (not bent) and boards' edges, back clean with slight fading of colour towards the top and hinge area, spine complete with ends creased but not split or frayed, spine clean with colour quite faded but the gilt title remains intact and clear, front clean with some fading of colour towards the hinge, gilt title complete and clear. Please see photos for indications of condition and contents. Postage will be less than the standard rates quoted on ABEBooks.…

soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. From the Ordnance Survey. London:John Walker & Co., Ltd. ND.Cloth backed folding map. In very good, clean condition. A previous owners name and date on the cloth (does not show through). The covers are lightly shelf-worn at edges with light soiling. Overall, a very good copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Third edition 1917. Some slight yellowing of text pages and some light foxing in places. Publishers red cloth in poor condition with spine missing and cloth heavily rubbed and marked. Externally poor. Scarce First World War edition. 64 double page coloured maps throughout. (illustrator).…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Rebound into a library binding. Boards are marked and generally grubby. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine has bumping to ends. Limited edition 9 of 100, signed by the author. Several pages have small closed tears to the edges; one (blank following p253) has a rather longer one. Textblock has occasional grubby marks but is generally clean. Infrequent tiny annotations to the textblock in ink by way of highlighting. 253 pp + appendix. Contains the usual marks of an ex-library copy. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 2182g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 030431:1-R6) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 2182 G. Signed by Author. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The wraps are slightly rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell with a critical preface by William Michael Rossetti.James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets to rival the popularity of British poets. These writers usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside. He became involved in the movement to abolish slavery.Lowell believed that the poet played an important role as a prophet and critic of society. He used poetry for reform, particularly in abolitionism. However, his.…

Full Calf. Condition: Fine. First Edit. 12 decorated pages. All edges in gilt, original reverse gilt calf, size : 5 x 3.5 mm. A charming 'small' book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, thus. Frontispiece. All edges in red and gilt. Original red padded leather. Unmarked.

Cloth. Condition: Good. None. First Edition. 1916 and 1921. 17 cm, 64 & 68 pp bound into cloth over boards. "With author's compilmnets" marked to flyleaf. Staple rust showing through the cloth at spine. Small mark next to date on first title page. VG minus. Rare. This is lighter in weight than the average allowed for at the checkout and there will be a freight rebate made.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 135 pp., MSS. 3521-3500., 35 plates, original burgundy cloth, indices, light soiling to endpapers, otherwise copy clean and in mint condition -This is Volume 2 only of this 8 volume set. A catalogue of the extensive collection of Arabic manuscripts formed by Alfred Chester Beatty. The Chester Beatty is one of the premier sources for scholarship in both the Old and New Testaments and is home to one of the most significant collections of Western, Islamic and East & South East Asian artefacts. Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (7 February 1875 - 19 January 1968) was an American mining magnate, philanthropist and one of the most successful businessmen of his generation, who was given the epithet the "King of Copper" as a reference to his fortune. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1933, knighted in 1954 and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957. He was a collector of African, Asian, European and Middle Eastern manuscripts, rare printed books, prints and objets d'art. Upon his move to Dublin in 1950 he established the Chester Beatty Library on Shrewsbury Road to house his collection; it opened to the public in 1954. The Collections were bequeathed to the Irish people and entrusted to the care of the State in his Irish will. He donated a number of papyrus documents to the British Museum, his second wife's (Edith Dunn Beatty) collection of Marie Antoinette's personal furniture to the Louvre and a number of his personal paintings that once hung in the Picture Gallery of his London home to the National Gallery of Ireland. He also founded the Chester Beatty Institute in London which was later renamed the Institute of Cancer Research [Wikipedia]. #31655.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Small 4to. 128 pp., MSS. 3501-3750, 31 plates, original burgundy cloth, indices, light foxing to endpapers and outer edges, otherwise copy clean inside and in very good condition. This is Volume 3 of an 8 volume set. A catalogue of the extensive collection of Arabic manuscripts formed by Alfred Chester Beatty. The Chester Beatty is one of the premier sources for scholarship in both the Old and New Testaments and is home to one of the most significant collections of Western, Islamic and East & South East Asian artefacts. Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (7 February 1875 - 19 January 1968) was an American mining magnate, philanthropist and one of the most successful businessmen of his generation, who was given the epithet the "King of Copper" as a reference to his fortune. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1933, knighted in 1954 and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957. He was a collector of African, Asian, European and Middle Eastern manuscripts, rare printed books, prints and objets d'art. Upon his move to Dublin in 1950 he established the Chester Beatty Library on Shrewsbury Road to house his collection; it opened to the public in 1954. The Collections were bequeathed to the Irish people and entrusted to the care of the State in his Irish will. He donated a number of papyrus documents to the British Museum, his second wife's (Edith Dunn Beatty) collection of Marie Antoinette's personal furniture to the Louvre and a number of his personal paintings that once hung in the Picture Gallery of his London home to the National Gallery of Ireland. He also founded the Chester Beatty Institute in London which was later renamed the Institute of Cancer Research [Wikipedia]. #32297.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Small 4to. 104 pp., MSS. 3751-4000, 34 plates, original burgundy cloth, lightly soiled, indices, endpapers ightly foxed, otherwise set clean inside & in mint condition. This is Volume 4 of an 8 volume set. A catalogue of the extensive collection of Arabic manuscripts formed by Alfred Chester Beatty. The Chester Beatty is one of the premier sources for scholarship in both the Old and New Testaments and is home to one of the most significant collections of Western, Islamic and East & South East Asian artefacts. Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (7 February 1875 - 19 January 1968) was an American mining magnate, philanthropist and one of the most successful businessmen of his generation, who was given the epithet the "King of Copper" as a reference to his fortune. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1933, knighted in 1954 and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957. He was a collector of African, Asian, European and Middle Eastern manuscripts, rare printed books, prints and objets d'art. Upon his move to Dublin in 1950 he established the Chester Beatty Library on Shrewsbury Road to house his collection; it opened to the public in 1954. The Collections were bequeathed to the Irish people and entrusted to the care of the State in his Irish will. He donated a number of papyrus documents to the British Museum, his second wife's (Edith Dunn Beatty) collection of Marie Antoinette's personal furniture to the Louvre and a number of his personal paintings that once hung in the Picture Gallery of his London home to the National Gallery of Ireland. He also founded the Chester Beatty Institute in London which was later renamed the Institute of Cancer Research [Wikipedia]. #32716.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [2], 164 pp., MSS. 4001-4500, 21 plates, original burgundy cloth, lightly soiled, indices, smalll smudge on front endpaper, otherwise copy clean inside and in mint condition. This is Volume 5 an 8 volume set. A catalogue of the extensive collection of Arabic manuscripts formed by Alfred Chester Beatty. The Chester Beatty is one of the premier sources for scholarship in both the Old and New Testaments and is home to one of the most significant collections of Western, Islamic and East & South East Asian artefacts. Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (7 February 1875 - 19 January 1968) was an American mining magnate, philanthropist and one of the most successful businessmen of his generation, who was given the epithet the "King of Copper" as a reference to his fortune. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1933, knighted in 1954 and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957. He was a collector of African, Asian, European and Middle Eastern manuscripts, rare printed books, prints and objets d'art. Upon his move to Dublin in 1950 he established the Chester Beatty Library on Shrewsbury Road to house his collection; it opened to the public in 1954. The Collections were bequeathed to the Irish people and entrusted to the care of the State in his Irish will. He donated a number of papyrus documents to the British Museum, his second wife's (Edith Dunn Beatty) collection of Marie Antoinette's personal furniture to the Louvre and a number of his personal paintings that once hung in the Picture Gallery of his London home to the National Gallery of Ireland. He also founded the Chester Beatty Institute in London which was later renamed the Institute of Cancer Research [Wikipedia]. #33900.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 368 pages (complete). Published at the height of the apartheid struggles to maintain its hold on South Africa and Namibia. Interestingly the advertisement opposite that of the Defence Minister, Magnus Malan, is that for Mobile Riot Barriers to "Control Civil Unrest"! This sets the book in its historic context in the dying years of white supremacy. A comfortably sturdy book. The dustjacket is intact, whole and very healthy. It has mild shelving wear and rubbing. The board cover is like new with very mild corner wear. Inside, the pages are tight, very confident, assured, diligent, clean, clear and well-ordered. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Condition: Poor. Enlarged Edition. 18 plates, disbound, red card covers, front cover just hanging onto spine. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.