austin dobson preface (9 Ergebnisse)

Leather Bound. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Octavo, xxxiv, 305 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth with gilt illustration. Fraying to spine caps and corners, cocked spine. Text block has gilt edges, penciled name on front endpapers, cracked front hinge, spine break at page 208, foxing to endpapers, light foxing within. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and text illustrations (drawings). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R. 1396323. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hard back binding in publisher's original deep dark green cloth covers, worn paper title and author lettering label to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains [xxxvi] 305 [vi] printed pages of text with 182 monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink ownership markings to the front free end paper, one four centre page section loose and sewn-in, small chips across the spine ends. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Beautifully bound, in green cloth, with gilt decoration and titles on both front board and spine. This wonderful book is in good condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Top corner slightly bumped and worn, gorgeous gilt edging to all papers. 305 pages, plus additional advertising and publishers self promotional pages, all intact and all text, and stunning illustrations by Hugh Thomson are in good, clean, readable order. First edition published in 1890, this specific book is a reprinted second edition published in 1894. Preface by Austin Dobson, with a dedicated page to Austin Dobson with the printed inscription as follows "as a slight acknowledgement of many kindnesses these illustrations are cordially inscribed" by Hugh Thomson. I'm actually not sure if this inscription is a pen and ink signature or a facsimile signature. However is a nice appreciation from the illustrator. A beautiful wee book that is worth preserving for future generations.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. ND, 1898 (WorldCat). Excellent and entertaining selection of essays collected from the pages of 'Literature' magazine. Stock lightly toned but otherwise in VG order throughout. Green cloth boards with bevelled edges and gilt titling to front and spine. This faded, boards only lightly marked and thus a nice copy of a scarce book. 8vo. 158pp.

Deluxe Edition. Fine copy bound in the full vellum with the top edge in gilt and decorated gilt to the board and spine. Remains well preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Author letter inserted. Provenance; from the library of Laurence with the owner's armorial bookplate and inscription. Physical description; 328 pages. Subjects; Bath. Life in Bath - 18th century. Letters from Bath - 18th century. 3 Kg.

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield, with a preface by Austin Dobson and illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe of London. (illustrator). Later Impression. Small octavo, xxxiv, [2], 305pp. Full red calf, double gilt-ruled border on covers with florets at corners, title stamped in gilt on front cover. Title in gilt over black morocco spine label, five raised bands with gilt embellishments. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, decorative gilt turn-ins. Solid text block, slight bow to front cover. Sunning and wear to spine and front joint. A bright example with numerous illustrations throughout.

[Classic Literature] Limited Edition, number 1 of 25 copies on Dutch hand-made paper with additional coloured plates. Octavo (24 x 16cm), in seven volumes. With numerous illustrations in 2 states, engraved on paper and on vellum. All frontispieces have the vellum plate hand-coloured. Decorative title page printed on vellum to each volume. Bound in half red morocco, gilt, over buckram sides, t.e.g. marbled endpapers, monogrammed bookplate. Edges toned, some gentle spotting within, bindings nicely aged with some rubbing to joints and extremities. Very good. The full text of Richardson's Sir Charles Grandison in seven volumes, from the complete novels edition.

First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies. Printed at the Curwen Press Very nice copy in fragmentary remains of original plain dust-wrapper; bookplate.