Birkenhead j (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. First, Limited Edition. Octavo, 337 pages, 3/4 morocco, top cover detached One of only 505 copies. Ex libris the first Viscount Birkenhead, a.k.a. the Earl of Birkenhead, who was Lord Chancellor of England, and who had a library of more than 10,000 books. This bookplate for Viscount Birkenhead (Frederick Edwin Smith 1872-1930). has a dramatic armorial design with lions, a crested shield, and the Latin motto "Faber Mea Fortunae" (One makes one's own destiny). Viscount Birkenhead was a powerful British Conservative politician and a personal friend of Winston Churchill. He was titled Viscount in 1921, so the bookplate would date after that.…

Zustand: Used - Good. Good hardback. 1892 1st edition with B&W illustrations; binding basically tight, although hinges partially cracked; worn green cloth cover with frayed, bunped corners and head and foot of spine; gilt lettering and black fern design to front; some discolouration. Page fore-edges browned. Internally, owner's name on front free endpaper; a few pale discolouration marks to pages; otherwise, a good, clean copy. Used - Good. Good hardback.…

Publisher's cloth. Zustand: V.g. No Jacket. Revised edition. Dewey number inscribed on ffep, trace of label on spine, otherwise scarcely used. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This 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 other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hard back light blue cloth covers. 128, [24] pages advertisements. Name to free front end paper, mottling to top and bottom of front panel, condensation marks to end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A. BOTANY (Phytology).

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original deep slate cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back, circular embossed motif to the front board. 12mo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Tessimond first began to publish in the 1920s in literary magazines and was to see three volumes of poetry published during his life: Walls of Glass in 1934, Voices in a Giant City in 1947 and Selections in 1958, he also contributed several poems to a 1952 edition of Bewick's Birds. Contains pp (6), vii-viii, 66, (2). Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with much sun fading down the spine and edges, not price clipped, 6s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…