biblical scholar (3 Ergebnisse)

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original powder blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered navy back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (vi), 164 pp. A little soiling to the lining papers. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with age darkening down the spine, not price clipped, 7s. 6d. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEOLOGY & RELIGION.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sage green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, gilt cameo to the front board, top edge gilt,others untrimmed. Royal quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains frontispiece, red and black printed title, (xii), 370 pp with 32 single sided full-page monochrome illustrations and archive photographs on loaded paper. This is the complete history of the Athenaeum, a Gentlemen's Club in London, written to honour its centenary. Contents: Part I: Introduction. I. Coffee Houses and the First Clubs. II. Our Founders and First Committees. III. In Temporary Premises. IV. Building of the Club House. V. 1830-1840. VI. 1840-1860. VII. 1860-1880. VIII. Finance After 1870. IX. 1880-1914. X. The Years of War. XI. The Library. Part II: Rule II Elections. Biographical Sketches from 1831 to 1925. Index. SIGNED and dated 'April 1926 by Frederic George Kenyon', Director of British Museum, President of British Academy etc. to the front free end paper. Spine sun darkened, rubbing across the spine caps and corners, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. LONDON (Londinium).

8vo. 1 page. With autograph envelope. To Ernst Fritz Katz in Frankfurt a. M. who had asked him for a sample of his handwriting. - On headed paper. Traces of handling.