Brown craig intro (7 resultados)

Paperback. pp. xvii, 248. 8vo. Black and white photographs. Light shelfwear, ink name to title page; very good-.

pp. xlix, 272. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Gilt top page edge. Uncut page edges. Light shelfwear, owner's name to front pastedown; very good. Numbered Copy 0508/1250.

pp. xlix, 272. 8vo. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Maps and photographs. Uncut page edges. Light shelfwear, minor discolouration to extremities; very good. Limited edition. Number 56 of 1250.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Illustrated Paper covered boards with green cloth quarter binding. 250 x 140 mm approx. First published by Chatto and Windus in 1931 the copy offered by us is a 1st printing of the Folio Edition illustrated by Peter Bailey. The author maintained the diary as a record of his trials and tribulations as proprietor of The Spreadeagle at Thame in the 1920's in a permanent state of war with his ghastly guests. The forerunner of Basil Fawlty of Fawlty Towers and sharing that explosive but not uncommon mix of a deep belief in etiquette coupled with furious rudeness. Near Fine/Near Fine (Book- no notable defects. No previous owner name or inscription. Slip Case - no significant shelf rubbing/soiling but some uneven shelf fading). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale. PETER BAILEY (ilustrador).…

Softcover. Canadian Historical Readings, No. 7. pp. xi, 111. Slim 8vo. Bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+.

First Folio Society Edition. Near fine copy in the original patterned boards, backed with green cloth and a printed label, the latter faintly dust-dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Accompanying original slip-case near fine, if faintly sun-toned along the lower margin. Physical description; xx, 278 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Originally published 1932. Subjects; Fothergill, John, 1876-1957. Hotelkeepers, diaries. Spreadeagle Inn, Thame. Inns, England, history. England, social life and customs, 1918-1945. Innkeeping, Oxfordshire. 1 Kg.…

First Folio Society Edition. Near fine copy in the original patterned boards, backed with green cloth and a printed label, the latter faintly dust-dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Accompanying original slip-case near fine, if faintly sun-toned along the lower margin. Physical description; xx, 278 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Originally published 1932. Subjects; Fothergill, John, 1876-1957. Hotelkeepers, diaries. Spreadeagle Inn, Thame. Inns, England, history. England, social life and customs, 1918-1945. Innkeeping, Oxfordshire. 1 Kg.…