Arty Bees Books (100 results)

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A series of thirty six gravure prints colourd by hand and accompanied by descriptions and thumbnail illustrations. Brown wraps with cord binding. Spine has cracked and edges are bumped and cracked. Title embossed in gilt on front. Gilt faded. Title page has red writing and is heavily foxed. Gravure prints are on brown card and are all in very nice condition.

Seller Inventory # 21809

Card Covers with Wrapper. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First. Original card covers with wrapper. Edges tatty and there is some soiling. Spine darkened. Contents tight with a touch of foxing and stains from rusty staples. 35pp plus frontispiece. Stamp saying "with the compliments of Thomas C Lothian" on pre-title page. A nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23044

Cloth. Condition: Good -. No Jacket. First Edition. Maroon cloth with gilt titles on faded spine. Rear hinge is cracked inside e/p and contents are shaky but holding. Some foxing throughout. With maps and illustrations. Volume 2 only.

Seller Inventory # 25353

Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brown leather with gilt titles on black label on spine. Boards are a bit buckled and have bumped corners and spine ends. End pages are missing. Title page has tearing to gutter but is still holding. Contents are heavily age discoloured. 464pp with index and ads at rear. In average condition for its age.

Seller Inventory # 26136

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Rhoda Chase (illustrator). Paper covered boards are stained and age-toned. The face of the spine is missing but binding is tight. Front hinge is cracking. Previous owner name on front e/p. All 3 records are present and in good order. Singing by The Little Pussy, The Little Doggie and Cock-a-doodle-doo.

Seller Inventory # 26325

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Seccombe, Thomas (illustrator). Brown cloth over bevelled boards with gilt and black on front and spine. Spine has been reglued. Binding is intact but shaken. Gilt page edges. No inscriptions. Minor foxing throughout. 149pp with 60 illustrations by Thos Seccombe, engraved by Joubert. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23152

Paper Covers. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Theo Blum (illustrator). Cream paper covers are soiled and bumped along edges. Contents tight and in good clean condition. Some creasing to corners. 20 colour reproductions of water-colour paintings by Theo Blum. Text is in English. Book has a no-touch plastic cover to protect it. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 25277

Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Fouteenth Edition, New and Cheaper Editi. No publication date stated but c1900. Red boards have some markings and bumping to corners and spine ends. Gilt titles on faded spine. Front hinge is cracked but binding is holding well. Age toning to contents and page edges and some scattered foxing. Occasional markings in pencil. An H is stamped to front e/p. 319pp with illustrations and folding map which has a small tear.

Seller Inventory # 25581

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. With 55 illustrations. Red cloth has gilt titles on front and on discoloured spine. There is some water damage to top of spine which is tatty with a small split externally. Internal hinges are cracked at the top of both front and rear boards. Some red staining to top of prelims. Age discolouration of contents, particularly the e/p's.

Seller Inventory # 25720

Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. New Edition Revised and Enlarged. Green cloth with titles in black on front and spine. No publication date. Later edition. English language edition. Corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. The decorative DMC e/p's are in good condition. Old bookseller's plate inside front e/p. Binding is tight. Some age-toning to contents. 789pp plus end matter. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 25199

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Paterson, R (illustrator). First Edition. Stories by Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Tobias Smollett, Lawrence Sterne, Horace Walpole, Oliver Goldsmith, Robert Poltock and more. Brown decorative cloth over bevelled boards. Spine ends are bumped and cracked with small tear at top of spine. Binding is shaky but intact. Previous owner's name on front e/p. Engravings by R. Paterson. Gilt page edges. Some foxing, particularly of prelims.

Seller Inventory # 24448

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Purple hard cover with white titles and pasted photo to front board. Some fading and marking to boards. Contents tight. Previous owner name on front e/p and some general age discolouration. Small crack to base of front hinge and there is a stain to the top of the front e/p. Good copy.

Seller Inventory # 26538

Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Navy blue leather. Some wear to the spine and corners. Blind stamped boards (perhaps once gilted?) Contents are tight and clean. Previous owner name has been rubbed out on yellow front e/p. Page edges are still brightly gilted. 476pp with engraved title page and frontispiece and a printed title page. No date stated but c1850. Minor foxing to prelims. Nice copy of this small volume.

Seller Inventory # 26543

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First. Chapman Story Series No 4. Blue decorative cloth has bumped corners and is rubbed on edges and spine ends. Contents tight with age discolouration and some foxing. Previous owner's name on front e/p. Top page edges are gilt, others are rough cut and discoloured.

Seller Inventory # 23042

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Red cloth with darkened spine. New e/p's have been added and boards are now securely attached and spine has been repaired. Foxing to the e/p's. There are no publisher or publication date details but this is an early publication. This volume begins at page 205 and runs to 265 (as published) with 6 plates of copies of glyphs from the codices. Interestingly, at the rear is an Appendix showing "A List of The Deities of The Days of The Month in The Maori Calendar (After Taylor)".

Seller Inventory # 25513

Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Leather-bound volume. Gilt titles on spine and decoration to boards. Some bumping and chipping to corners. Damage to spine ends. Pieces of leather missing from rear board. Gilt page edges are worn. Page with illustration titled 'Matrimony' is loose. Binding otherwise tight.

Seller Inventory # 25482

Cloth. Condition: Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. Green cloth with gilt motif on front and titles on spine. Corners and spine ends are bumped and frayed. with tear to top rear of spine. Markings to top of rear board. Contents tight with some foxing throughout. No inscriptions. xix, 172p with 40pp of Reports of Committees, 1888 at rear.

Seller Inventory # 25922

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth with embossing and faded gilt illustration on front. Spine is darkened and titles hard to read. Corners and spine ends are bumped and spine has been repaired. Contents tight. Various ownership inscriptions inside. Some foxing.

Seller Inventory # 24633

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fifth Edition. Paper boards with cloth spine. Paper label on spine has some chipping and some of titles are affected. There is some splitting to the edge of the spine. Boards have some staining and there are tape stains on the corners. Contents are tight with no inscriptions. Some age discolouration and foxing to contents. Front e/p is missing. 230pp.

Seller Inventory # 25745

Marbled Boards with 3/4 Leathe. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Marbled boards with brown leather spine and corners. Some rubbing to leather but very tidy for age. Binding tight. Looks like an early rebind? With 36 engravings. 160pp. Age discolouration to contents. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 25797

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Red cloth over bevelled boards. Black titles on front and faded spine. No publication date stated but Editor's Introduction states that this was the first inexpensive edition published. The first edition was stated as being inaccessible to the general public on account of its price. Boards are in good condition apart from a bump and small slit to top of rear board. Front gutter has almost split open at title page, binding is just holding. Some foxing. Previous owner's name on front e/p. Folding maps at rear are missing but good copies are loosely included. Page edges are gilt. xxxi, 574pp.

Seller Inventory # 25887

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Black cloth with gilt titles on faded spine. Some wear to boards. Damage to top of spine. Contents tight and in good order. Just a touch of foxing. 136pp with 32pp catalogue at rear.

Seller Inventory # 26517

Parchment Covered Boards. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. First / Limited. Parchment covered boards with black titles on front. This is No 401 of 500 numbered copies which were sold at the time. There were also un-numbered copies of inferior quality which were given away. There are small absences to the parchment at the top and midway down the spine. The parchment is browned with minor soiling. Contents tight with general age discolouration. Previous owner name and bookseller stamp to front e/p. 36pp. Including articles by Norman Lindsay, Jack Lindsay, P.R. Stephensen. 5 full page plates including two erotic plates by Norman Lindsay.

Seller Inventory # 26520

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Green cloth heavily decorated in black and red on front and spine with gilt lettering. Corners are bumped and spine edges and ends are rubbed. Spine edges at top are cracked. Front hinge is cracked. Prize sticker from Beeston Hill Wesleyan Chapel Adult Bible Class on front paste-down. Some foxing, particularly at front and end of book.

Seller Inventory # 21265

Cloth Spine with Paper Boards. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Anderson, Florence (illustrator). First. Green cloth spine has titles in green and paper boards have titles and an illustration plate on front. Boards are soiled and corners and edges are bumped. Spine is faded and rubbed and cracked at ends. 108pp in thick poor-quality paper with heavy discolouration of pre-title page and some foxing throughout. There is the occasional scribble in crayon throughout. Internal front hinge is cracked and the pre-title and frontispiece are partially detached.

Seller Inventory # 23113

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. Comprehensive early dictionary, English to Hindustani only. Brown cloth with gilt titles on spine. Hinges are cracked internally but binding is tight. No inscriptions. One small insect hole on title page and small booksellers stamp (Thacker & Co, Bombay) on bottom of front paste down. Some age darkening of contents. 758pp. Nice copy.

Seller Inventory # 23161

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Fifth Edition. Bright red cloth with black titles and silver emblem on front and gilt titles on spine. Spine is darkened and spine ends are bumped. Contents tight with previous owner's name on pre-title and some age-discolouration. 206pp with illustrations and ads at rear. Nice tight copy.

Seller Inventory # 23108

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. Green cloth over bevelled boards. Gilt titles and motif on front and gilt titles on darkened spine. Cloth is worn and frayed at some corners and spine ends. Contents tight with some age discolouration and scattered foxing throughout. Previous owner name on front e/p. 304pp with extensive publisher's catalogue at rear. The foxing is heavier throughout the catalogue. "With instructions for turning such works in metal as may be required in the pracice of turning in wood, ivory, etc. Also an appendix of ornamental turnings. A book for beginners".

Seller Inventory # 26637

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Walter Paget (illustrator). Sixty-Third Thousandth. Early reprint (first published in 1885). Red cloth with gilt titles and black illustration on front and on faded spine. Black illustration on rear board which also has some staining (maybe it has been wet?). E/P's are foxed. Previous owner name on pre-title page. Binding is holding but text blocks have begun to loosen, particularly in the centre of the book.

Seller Inventory # 26638

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrated with 125 diagrams. Maroon cloth with gilt titles on spine and black decoration to front. Some fading and general wear to the spine. Contents are tight with no inscriptions. Some scattered foxing, particularly to prelims. Small black ink stains to the page edges. xi plus 364pp with index, 40pp catalogue and 16pp Weale's catalogue at rear. Good copy.

Seller Inventory # 26652