Search Results: Titles starting with C from Sky Duthie Rare Books

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons Ltd., 1929.. First edition. Octavo. Publisher's original red cloth with titles in gilt to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. 316pp. A very good copy indeed, the binding square and firm with just a touch of bumping to the top corners. The contents with a previous owner's small ink inscription to the front free endpaper and some scattered foxing to the edges of the textblock are otherwise in very good order throughout. Complete with the original very good unclipped dustwrapper which has a minor closed tear to the spine panel (with a neat old paper repair verso) and some minor neat old paper repairs to the verso at the head and foot of the spine panel and joints. An account of the author's experiences as a judge in India during the British Raj. The work includes chapters on criminal procedure, murder, assassination, human sacrifice, the blood-feud, women, husbands and children, and poisons. It is, however, "much more than a mere chronicle of… Read More

London: Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1814.. First edition. Two volumes. Contemporary quarter roan over marbled boards with remnants of original printed paper title labels to the spines. Nineteenth-century ownership signature to the front free endpaper of each volume ("W. Wansey"). xxxvi, 287, [1]pp. + 324pp. An acceptable set, the lower board to volume one loose and held by one cord only, the bindings with chipping to the spine ends and wear to the extremities. The contents with pp.75-82 in volume two somewhat loose and protruding from the textblock, similar looseness to a few gatherings in volume one, minor chipping to the blank lower margin of the last 8 pages of volume one, and some light scattered foxing here and there, are otherwise in good order. The uncommon first edition of this educational work for children by the influential Anglo-Irish author Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849).Only two institutional copies recorded by LibraryHub (Bodleian; Trin. Col. Dublin).

Antwerp: Arnoldo Berckmâno [Arnold Birckmann]., 1540. 1540 Early Latin edition. Quarto (160 x 222mm). Full contemporary or near-contemporary vellum over boards with titles in manuscript to the spine. Illustrated with 51 woodcuts and 5 volvelles (4 with moveable parts) to the verso of leaves X, XI (with the moveable element absent, as appears to always be the case, and seemingly as issued), XIII, and to the recto of leaves XXIX and XLV. Historiated initials throughout, globe woodcut to the title page, woodcut printer's device to the verso of the final printed leaf. Somewhat enigmatically inscribed in an early hand to the foot of the title page "Georgy dati Florentini" (George of Florence), and further inscribed to the verso of the final printed leaf. A very good copy, the binding secure, although with some cracking in places, and the spine covering with loss at the sewing supports. The contents with a minor mark to the head of the title page and some nibbling to the top-right corner of the final 13… Read More

London: Headley Bros., [1916]. First edition. Octavo. Re-bound in early twentieth-century textured brown paper-covered boards with small watercolour paper onlay depicting oranges to the upper board. Illustrated with 3 tipped-in colour plates, 2 tipped-in monochrome plates, 4 full-page sepia drawings and several headers and tailpieces. 32pp. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a couple of small splash marks to the edges of the upper board and a little wear to the spine ends and corners. The contents with the occasional spot of light foxing and a little creasing to the corner of a couple of the tipped-in plates are otherwise in very good order. An uncommon work by the Edwardian child artist Daphne Allen (1899-1985), published when she was 17 years old, in which she beautifully illustrates the religious poetry of John Oxenham (pen name of William Arthur Dunkerley). As the publisher's note declares: "In this little booklet [Allen] has found an ideal subject for her art, and in Mr. John… Read More

London: Edward Arnold., [1895].. First UK edition. Octavo. Publisher's original red cloth with bicycle design and titles in silver and black to the upper board and spine. Illustrated with black and white drawings. vi + 173pp. + 10pp. of publisher's illustrated advertisements to the rear. A good copy, the binding with some cracking here and there (although remaining secure), a minor splash mark to the foot of the upper board, a touch of fading to the spine and a little wear to the corners. The contents with a little toning are otherwise in very good order. The uncommon first UK edition of the American cyclist Luther H. Porter's guide to cycling, "edited for the use of English readers" by the leading British racing cyclist Frank W. Shorland (1871-1929), with chapters including: cycling for health; learning; riding and touring; accidents, and their prevention; correct pedalling; speed and gearing; training; cycling costume; practical points. This UK edition was published in the same year as the American… Read More