austin dobson editor (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Xxiii, 284 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt, Covers With Beveled Edges, Top Edge Gilt, Page Block With Deckled Edges. Wear, Some Fading To Spine Cloth, Spine Gilt Somewhat Weak But Readable, Fraying At Spine Ends And Corners, Hinges Intact But Cracked At P 273. Ownership Signature Of Professor Arthur S. Hoyt Of Hamilton College, Dated April 1887; Facsimile Of An Illustration Inscribed From Hugh Thomason To Austin Dobson Dated Dec 1899, Pasted To Rear Pastedown.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Series; World's classics. ; 94. Physical description; 1 preliminary leaf, xi, 342 pages ; frontispiece (portrait). Contents; Introduction.--Fielding.--Smollett.--Le Sage.--Charles Johnstone.--Sterne.--Goldsmith.--Johnson.--Mackenzie.--Walpole.--Reeve.--Richardson. --Bage.--Cumberland.--Mrs. Radcliffe. Subjects; English fiction 18th century History and criticism. English fiction. Novelists, English 18th century Biography. Genres; Criticism, interpretation, etc. Illustrated. 3 Kg.

Small 8vo. xxiii + 284pp. Half tone frontispiece. Extensive ownership inscription to slightly foxed front f.e.p., original gilt lettered blue cloth. US$12.

Leather Bound. Zustand: Very Good. Lovely rebound calf leather edition with red boards tipped leather corners raised bars to spine and gilt lettering to spine cover + marbled end papers - highly collectable - please ask for images.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. John Jellicoe; Herbert Railton (illustrator). A smartly bound complete set of this collection of poetry and plays from Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith. Complete in two volumes. The Temple Library. Limited to seven hundred and fifty copies. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. Collated complete. A collection of the poetry and plays of Oliver Goldsmith, a prolific Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer of various literature, he is regarded among the most versatile authors of the Georgian era. This collection contains titles including: The Traveller, A Sonnet, Edwin and Angelina, The Good Natur'd Man, and Scene from the Grumbler, amongst others. Edited by Henry Austin Dobson, an English poet and essayist. With etchings by John Timothy Jellicoe, a British illustrator who produced large number of illustrations for newspapers and magazines as well as illustrating books and stories by a wide range of authors, and Herbert Railton, an English artist and leading black and white illustrator of books and magazines. Bound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed. book.

Vellum. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). A smartly bound copy of this collection of the writings of Richard Steele from the Clarendon Press Series. Clarendon Press Series. A collection of the writings of Sir Richard Steele, an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright and politician best known as the co-founder of the magazine The Spectator alongside his close friend Joseph Addison. This volume contains articles and extracts of his writings published in The Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian. With titles such as: On Satire, On Defence of Public Opinion, The Huntsman in Love, The Trumpet Club, and A Rake and a Coquette, amongst others. Edited with an introduction and notes from Henry Austin Dobson, commonly known as Austin Dobson, an English poet and essayist. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. Bound in full vellum. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading and discolouration to the spine and board edges, as is typical with ageing. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with age toning and light spotting to the endpapers. Good. book.

Half Morocco. Zustand: Very Good. xxvii, 407 pp., Original half, brown morocco binding with marbled boards, bound by J. M. Dent, making this a pusher's deluxe binding. Extra gilt decorated spine and top edge gilt. Some rubbing to the spine and bumping to the corners. Slight crack to to the bottom corner of the front board. Binding firm and minor occasional spotting. Contemporary gift inscription to the front endpaper. 17.8 cms tall. Small 8vo.