Augustus mayhew henry (37 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Half cloth with paper covered boards. 288 pp. Illustrated black and white plates by Phiz. A humorous novel of family life, a collaboration between Henry and Augustus Mayhew. Henry Mayhew was known for his strong advocacy for social reform in England, as well as his work with Punch magazine and the Illustrated London News. Phiz, the illustrator (Hablot Knight Browne) is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Dickens. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing and fading to the covers. Very heavy scuffing and edgewear along the hinges and extremities, with chipping, fraying and loss, including superficial loss of cloth along the spine. Minor soiling. Interior hinges weak but holding. Scattered soiling and staining to the pages throughout.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition, square octavo, embossed red cloth with gilt decoration and title on front and on spine, wear to spine extremities, all edges gilt, internally clean and bright, hand coloured frontis and engraved title page, illustrated throughout with silhouette drawings relative to the charades described, xi plus 135 pages. [QP]. HINE, H. G. (illustrator).…

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly .

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover without jacket. Good condition. Wear to board edges and spine sides. Bumps to leading corners of boards and spine ends. Shelf-marks to boards, bookplate and small sticker to front pastedown. A couple of splits to FEP hinges and foxing to a few early pages. Small tears at side edges of pages 189-192 and 93-96. Three early pages are separating from binding a little near spine foot. Hinge break at pages 96 and 287. Minor marks on a few pages, contents are clear throughout. TA. Phiz; Browne, Hablot Knight (illustrator). Used.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This book "" The Greatest Plague of Life: or, the Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant "" has been considered important throughout the human history. It has been out of print for decades.So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Full calf binding by Zaehnsdorf. Small quarto. 135pp. Hand-colored frontis and title illustration. Original red cloth covers and spine bound in at rear. Illustrated with numerous small black & white vignettes by H.G. Hine. A Victorian-era entertainment consisting of a collection of charades for a holiday party. It includes instructions for acting out scenes and guessing the answers. Unlike other copies of this work this copy has only 134 pages ending with "Footbath" with the printer's name at the bottom. Other copies we have seen listed have 158pp with four further charades. A good copy with some rubbing and wear to the later calf covers. Internally the text is very good with some light soiling and wear. The color frontis is starting to detach near the top.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. This mid-19th century satirical novel (first published 1847) was written by the Brothers Mayhew, Henry & Augustus, and is, even after almost 2 centuries, a readable romp through the difficulties of hiring suitable staff, the premise being that it is written by a lady 'almost worried to death' by the whole process. Henry Mayhew's writings influenced Dickens and others who were concerned about the conditions of the poor in mid-Victorian England, and London in particular. Copyright © G. Routledge & Co.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Patterned red cloth with gilt cover design. 158pp. Hand-colored frontis and title illustration. Illustrated with numerous small black & white vignettes by H.G. Hine. A Victorian-era entertainment consisting of a collection of charades for a holiday party. It includes instructions for acting out scenes and guessing the answers. A good copy with some wear to the spine tips and some light white marking to the lower front cover and upper rear cover. The text is very good and clean with light wear. The front hinge is cracked but secure and one signature of pages is lightly sprung near the middle of the book.…

See his entry, and those of his brother and Kenney, in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. Twenty-two lines of text, addressed to 'C. L. Kenney Esq' and signed 'Aug: Mayhew'. In good condition, lightly aged, with thin strip of glue from mount adhering to blank reverse of second leaf. Begins: 'Dear Charlie/ Of course, we have to act under legal guidance. I will submit your letter to Mr Clare, for his opinion, but do not make yourself too sure of receiving the legacy, as your son's guardian.' He will submit Kenney's letter to Clare, but the matter having been discussed, 'the opinion was rather plainly stated, that the legacy must be invested for the benefit of the infant, & kept at interest until he reached his 21st year, the legacy being intended for the benefit of the infant, & the non-carrying out of that intention being at the risk of the Trustees of the will.'.…

, 288 pages, 11 plates inlcuding frontispiece, illustrated half title page Early Edition , upper hinge split - cloth spine and , spine head and tail bumped and chipped, upper board nearly detached from book block, book block shaken, bookplate on front pastedown, foxing to prelims, open tears to fore edge of half title page, title page and the two leaves after it, last page partially detached, in fair condition. , bound in blue cloth with blind-stamped decoration to boards, gilt title and decoration to spine , Octavo, 19 x 12.5 cm Hardback ISBN.…

[Victorian Party Games] EARLY EDITION. Octavo (17 x 14cm), pp.xii; 158 [2]. Printed by Vizetelly. With a hand-coloured wood engraved frontispiece and vignette title page, as well as numerous further in-text illustrations by Hine. Publisher's red cloth, rebacked with the original spine laid on. Gilt titles to spine and upper board. Yellow coated endpapers and all edges gilt. Black ink gift inscription to flyleaf dated 1863, textblock a little shaken. Booksellers stamp to front pastedown and partially obscured ticket to rear pastedown. Titles to spine heavily worn, some soiling to cloth. Restored to an attractive, usable condition. Very good.…

X, (2), 158, (2) S. Mit gestochenem Titel und handkolorierter Titelvignette sowie mit gestochenem und handkolorierten Frontispiz. Weiters mit zahlreichen Holzschnitten im Text. Roter Original-Leinenband mit reicher gold- und blindgeprägter Einbandverzierung auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken sowie mit Kopfgoldschnitt. Erste Ausgabe. - Zwei kleine, kaum erwähnenswerte Fleckchen auf dem Einband. Schönes Exemplar.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. First edition. The first edition of Mayhew's satirical and humorous novel, illustrated throughout by George Cruikshank. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eleven further plates, all the work of prolific British caricaturist George Cruikshank, termed 'the modern Hogarth' in his lifetime. Collated, complete.The first edition of this satirical novel following the search for a good servant, undertaken by a lady who is shocked and dismayed at the options available to her.The work of journalist and authors Henry and Augustus Mayhew, who collaborated on several works. Henry Mayhew co-founded the satirical Punch Magazine.A charming and humorous work of Victorian literature, present in its first edition. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Discolouration to back strip, with light rubbing to back strip head and tails and joints, resulting in small losses to the leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned, with light handling marks throughout, and instances of spotting, most prominent to page and plate perimeters. Tape repair to verso of one plate, with instances of further small closed tears to plate fore edges. Page 155-156 supplied in facsimile. Good. George Cruikshank (illustrator). book.…

1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Very light spotting with some browning. Stretched hinges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. * Estimated year of publication. Physical description; 285 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. Subjects; English wit and humor. Household employees. English wit and humor, Pictorial 19th century. England servants 1 Kg.…

FIRST EDITION. Vignette title, front. & 11 plates by Cruikshank; somewhat spotted, front. & fourth plate reinforced at gutter. Dark green publishers leather, raised bands, spine lettered in gilt; extremities sl. rubbed. Neat biro inscription on leading f.e.p. a.e.g. See Cohn 544 for the first edition issued in six original parts.…