Arty Bees Books (16 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Third Impression. Purple cloth has faded spine which extends onto front and back and along top edge. White paint? spots on front. Spine ends and corners bumped and top of spine is damaged. Some minor holes along edge of spine. Hinge cracked inside e/p at rear but binding tight. 240pp. Previous owner's name embossed on front e/p. Some foxing, particularly of e/p's. Musty.

Seller Inventory # 21952

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. Translated by Erik de Mauny. Grey hardcover has gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and is slightly bumped along edges. No inscriptions. Discolouration of e/p's. A nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 22097

Glossy Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fiine. Limited / Numbered. Glossy hard cover in very tidy condition. Contents tight and clean. Inscription and author signature on title page. Also small signed sketch by author. No 393 of a limited edition of 5000 copies. Dust jacket is very tidy. Nice signed copy. Signed by Author(s).

Seller Inventory # 25041

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. Blue cloth has gilt titles on spine. Book plate on bottom of front paste-down. No inscriptions. Contents tight and clean with just a touch of foxing beginning on e/p's and page edges. 170pp with illustrations. Dust jacket has chipping along top edge with a few small tears. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23691

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Edition. Red cloth binding has black lettering on spine and front. Spine ends are faded and bumped. Contents are tight with quite heavy foxing, particularly of end papers. Original dust jacket is bumped and chipped on corners and spine ends with small absences at spine ends and along top edge. Title on spine is affected.

Seller Inventory # 21470

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. The story in photos and words of a woman's struggle with breast cancer. Black hard cover has blue titles on black cloth spine. Edges of boards are rubbed. Previous owner's name on pre-title. Contents tight and clean. Dust jacket has bumping and minor chipping along top edge. It is not price clipped.

Seller Inventory # 23716

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Paperback in very tidy condition. Bumping to top corner. Contents tight and clean with no inscriptions. 222pp with illustrations. Tony Mathews recalls his seafaring career from the '50s to the '70s, and the opportunities it led to.

Seller Inventory # 26589

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black hard cover with gilt titles on spine. Contents tight and clean with no inscriptions. 342pp with plates. Dust jacket is unpriced. It has some bumping along top edge. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 24753

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue cloth has title on label on spine. Book is very tidy. It has an inscription on the front e/p signed by Warburg and dated 1985. Book is number 446 of a limited edition. 267pp plus index. Dust jacket has minor bumping along top edge only. Dedication By Author.

Seller Inventory # 22023

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 265 pp with several pages of reviews at end. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on front and spine. Binding is rubbed and sunned on spine and part of rear. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. Small tear to cloth on spine (less than 1/2 inch about two thirds of way down spine). Rough cut page edges are age-discoloured as are e/p's. Some pages are uncut. Minor foxing throughout. Binding is tight. Owner's name on front e/p and 'No 5 "A"' written on top left corner of front paste-down. Overall, a very tidy copy.

Seller Inventory # 21256

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard cover in tidy condition. Contents tight and clean with no inscriptions. DW is tidy. Contains: "My India" by Jim Corbett, originally published in 1952. He writes of the people of the Indian foothills, their life, traditions and folklore. "The Tribal World of Verrier Elwin" by Verrier Elwin, originally published in 1964. The story of one of the greatest scholars and champions of India's tribal peoples. "The Fall of a Sparrow" by Salim Ali, originally published in 1985. The autobiography of INdia's most celebrated ornithologist.

Seller Inventory # 26467

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Second Series, Volumes 185 and 186. A reference guide to the works of the Reverend Samuel Purchas and a critical evaluation of his achievements as collector, editor and author of travel literature. Both volumes in blue cloth with gilt decoration on front and lettering on spine. Books and dust jackets in very good condition with booksellers stamp on rear e/p and plastic cover to protect dust jacket.

Seller Inventory # 21505

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First. Brick coloured hardcover with silver titles on spine. Minor bumping and fading to spine ends. Previous owner's name on front e/p. Contents clean and tight. Contains added note about the height of brick walls. Dust jacket is creased in places, with chipping along edges and small tears at spine ends and corners. It has not been price clipped. It has been covered in plastic.

Seller Inventory # 24034

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. With an introduction written for the UK edition by Father Trevor Huddleston. Red hard cover has some fading along top edge. Contents are tight with some foxing, particularly on page edges. Previous owner's name on front e/p. Yellow dust jacket is discoloured with some cracking and minor absences at spine ends and along edges. Price clipped.

Seller Inventory # 21516

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Green hard cover with silver titles on spine. First edition, first printing and signed by author on title page. Slight discolouration of page edges else tight and clean. Dust jacket is slightly bumped along edges. Also includes a letter from the author to a woman who is in the book requesting permission to use her name. A very nice signed copy. Dedication By Author.

Seller Inventory # 22639

Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles on front and spine. Cloth is worn through on corners and spine ends and there are some small cracks on edges of spine. Marks on front and spine from old library stickers. Usual library markings inside and contemporary library sticker on rear e/p. 339pp plus catalogue at rear. Contents tight. Frontispiece has original tissue.

Seller Inventory # 24356