Briscoe j potter (20 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Damp marks on inside of first pages but does not effect the text in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Charming compact volume of 17th century lyric poet Herrick's selected work on a romantic theme, including, of course, his 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'. With decorated initials and devices throughout. Full leather with an intricate blind-stamped design. All edges gilt. Small 32mo. (130x73mm) 135pp. With an introduction. Rubbing to edges. Tiny neat puncture to front, not affecting text. Contents clean and tight. Good condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. G+ 1st some browning uncut foxed. Book.

Zustand: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. Tan leather binding with blind stamped decoration. All edges gilt. A little light foxing to endpapers, otherwise excellent. Portrait frontis with tissue guard. An attractive late Victorian pocket volume, in excellent condition. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 3 x 5 inches (7.5 x 13 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xx,148.…

Zustand: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. Tan leather binding with blind-stamped decoration. All edges gilt. Slight darkening and a little light rubbing to spine. Light foxing to page edges, very clean text throughout. Portrait frontis with tissue guard. An attractive late Victorian pocket volume, in excellent condition. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 3 x 5 inches (7.5 x 13 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: x, 135.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st edition. 10" x 8". 50pp + plates. Remains of bookplate of previous owner on ffep. Eps very foxed and stained. Covers dust soiled and thumb marked. Good hardback in blue, quarter cloth, with pictorial boards.

Zustand: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. Tan leather binding with blind stamped decoration. All edges gilt. Slight fading to spine. Very slight bow to board. A little light spotting to endpapers, otherwise excellent. Portrait frontis with tissue guard. An attractive late Victorian pocket volume, in excellent condition. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 3 x 5 inches (7.5 x 13 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: viii, 128.…

Zustand: Used - Good. Good hardback. 1st edition. White cloth with gilt lettering & blue decoration; page top edge gilt. Free end papers browned; bookplate on front pastedown; untrimmed page edges browned; spine very browned; white cloth rather grubby.

Decorated Cloth. Zustand: Good. Flexible boards 3 x 5" pp. x + 135. Good in light brown cloth with black lettering and decoration. Part of the Bibelots series. Slight foxing to endpapers but contents clean with no marks, stains, inscriptions, stamps or labels. Front hinge cracked but all pages bound in and intact. Boards clean with no staining. No dust wrapper.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. [xvi] 149pp. Embossed leather covers w title and decorative illustration to spine and both panels. Very lightly worn at extremities. Book plate and owners insciption to inside front flap. Some b & w illustrations to prelims inc engraving of Leigh Hunt on frontispiece w tissue guard. Also b & w illustrations as chapter headings and endings throughout. Gilt edges. A very nice copy.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Date Unstated [circa 1888] 8vo. Frontis, folding map, 54pp and 2pp. Black cloth binding. Gilt lettering on spine. The paper covers of the original soft bound edition have been bound in. The front cover states this is the fourth edition. The original covers are both damaged with loss to the edges and have been pasted onto protective soft card. The frontis engraving has also been pasted onto restoration paper, and has slight loss in the margins. The original folding map is present and is in good condition. The preface states that the 4th edition "contains much additional matter". Internally clean and tight. At the end there is a catalogue of Allen's Useful Publications (one page), and also one page advert. The last leaf that these pages form has also been restored and sealed with conservation paper. There is minor loss at the bottom corner in the margin. Overall, a very acceptable copy of a very scarce booklet, Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good Only. First edition. A very scarce, limited edition copy of J. Potter Briscoe's account of Nottingham's Old Guild Hall and Prison, signed by the author in a limited run of 50 copies. The first edition, printed in a limited run of 50 signed copies. No subsequent editions published.This copy is number 31, signed by the author to the limitation page. Bound in the publisher's original paper-covered boards. Published in 1895, this work marks the year that Nottingham's Old Guild Hall and Prison was demolished, making way for "more commodious and otherwise suitable buildings" in the city center. In this work, the author highlights the history of this interesting and useful building, commemorating its contribution to society. Written by Nottingham local historian and librarian, John Potter Briscoe. Bound in the publisher's original paper-covered boards. Externally, sound, with rubbing to the boards and spine. Fading to boards. Tears to the backstrip, with boards strained, particularly to the front, where the tail of the front board is partially detached. Textblock is partially detached. Internally, textblock is firmly bound. Pages are bright with a few spots. Good Only. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Full Leather. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 135 numbered pp; flexible boards. Pages: generally clean, bright, tight, a.e.g., decorative eps, sm frontis; bookplate residue to front ep, pencil scribbles last 2 ep, hinges cracked. Cover: buckskin tooled leather w/ blindstamped titles and elaborate artwork all surfaces; substantial shelfwear, extrems well worn, spine scuffed and torn, lt oil-based stains.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First. 32mo. The Bibelots series. A selection of English literature from 7th to 19th century. Full calf beautifully tooled, inner dentelles, sp w raised bands and gilt decoration. red title patch. aeg. No 30 of an edition of 60 copies on Japanese vellum. Beautiful - you just want to caress it . Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 168 pages (complete). A kind-spirited book. Briscoe was, for longer than anyone, head librarian of Nottinghamshire Municipal Libraries. He was assiduous in recording the history of Robin Hood country. The cover is sturdy, worn and scuffed. The gilt titling is fresh. Inside, the front pages have age related tannning. Beyond this the contents are tight, clean, clear, benign, diligent, fresh-minded, welcoming. A sweet and fascinating book. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

XV, (1), 142 pp. + Illuminated frontispiece and title page Publisher's half parchment, gilt lettering and roses direct to spine, top edge gilt; other edges deckled, single fillet and gilt letters to boards. Handmade paper. Almost entirely unopened. Just slightly rubbed spine and somewhat soiled boards, interior is clean. A very good copy. Chiswick press.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A scarce first edition of this richly illustrated volume exploring Nottinghamshire"s heritage through detailed local history and topographical insight. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.This volume is a first edition.Briscoe"s book presents concise chapters on Nottinghamshire"s history, covering Anglo-Saxon origins, the Old Guild Hall and Prison, topographical studies, place-name lore, and includes illustrations and maps such as "Old Sheep Lane."This copy features numerous illustrations with seven illustrated plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete.16 pages of publisher's advertisements to rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. The odd slight handling mark to boards. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, "Ann Losco-Bradley". Slight offsetting with one or two spots to endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but remaining firm. Pages bright and clean, if slightly age toned, with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as issued. No internal markings; b/w photographs and line drawings; green boards scuffed at edges with gold titles; 6 small circular stains to front cover; a section of advertisements at rear; 168 pages of text.

First Edition. Woodcut frontispiece, additional title and initials, both titles printed in red and black Spine and to some extent sides sunned losing green tint, free end-papers browned at edges from turn-ins, a very nice copy; inscription on front free end-paper Contemporary full green morocco, panelled sides with double and triple gilt fillets, the inner panel filled with Tudor roses, cornerpieces of a crown and thistles, spine in compartments with raised bands, lettered and dated in gilt and with further Tudor roses and dots, top edge gilt, others uncut, turn-ins with gilt shapes and Tudor roses, green silk bookmark, for Bumpus. …

Leder-O. Zustand: Gut. -. 146 S., Lyrik-Anthologie der elisabethanischen Zeit. - Kl.-8°, mit Titelkupfer, Textbordüren und -vignetten, Lederband mit Blindprägung und Goldschnitt, Kanten etwas berieben, ob. Kapital etwas bestoßen, Seiten leicht gebräunt, vord. Vorsatzblatt mit Radierspuren, Widmung von alter Hand auf Vorsatz, dekoratives Bändchen 104818_Literatur Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100.…