Brown sir thomas (18 Ergebnisse)

18 x 12,5 cm. Zustand: Befriedigend. XXII; 406 Seiten Hardcover. Original Leineneinband. Rücken- und kanten etwas berieben und bestoßen. Innendeckel bedruckt. Vorder- und Rückendeckel etwas fleckig. Stellenweise mit farbigen Anstreichungen im Text. Seite 252 mit Eselsohr in der linken oberen Ecke. Illustrierter Vorsatz. Schwarzer Kopfschnitt etwas fleckig. Seiten durchgehend leicht gebräunt. B16-02-02F|L18 Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 306. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, blue-green cloth boards. Small handling wear on cover and spine. No jacket, no writing inside.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN.…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. SPORTSMEN: A splendid antique engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent sportsman. Took the title of Master of the Bicester Hounds in 1872. A member of the Four-in-Hand and Coaching Clubs, Sir Thomas always took a keen interest in road coaches and for three seasons was one of the partners in the "Windsor Coach" with Colonel Greenhall and Mr H.Bailey. Engraved By Joseph Brown (illustrator).…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. SPORTSMEN: A splendid antique photgravure-type portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent sportsman. From a photograph by John Edwards. Boughey held the Mastership of the Albrighton Hounds for 21 years - viz. from 1866-1887. Engraved By Joseph Brown (illustrator).…

Plate: 125x90 mm. Margin: 215x140 mm. Very good condition.

Plate: 168x122 mm. Margin: 290x212 mm. Light foxing, faint creasing in corners, two small tears in bottom edge.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid antique engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Plate: 191x140 mm. Margin: 213x155 mm. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small 8vo x + pp11 - pp169, this copy is sadly missing the engraved portrait of Audubon and engraved title page with vignette however it does have all 35 beautiful hand coloured plates and 1 b/w plate by Joseph Kidd. Hardcover no dust jacket. Modern rebind of blue buckram with gilt titles in near fine condition with 2 small white marks to front board. Inside all pages and plates in excellent clean and bright condition with to very odd spot of foxing to text pages. A very nice copy of Vol 1 of this short lived series (only 2 volumes published, Volume 2 being Felines) supposed to rival the better known "Naturalist's Library" by Jardine. Joseph Kidd (illustrator).…

Plate: 265x204 mm. Margin:310x240 mm. Some faint soiling, small tear along left margin, long tear alone right plate line, small tear on right side inside the plate line.

SECOND EDITION 1684 (first published 1683), ESTC states: "A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1683 edition". Published and edited by Thomas Tenison after the author's death, and he has signed "The Publisher to the Reader", divided into 13 tracts. Ex library copy with 2 ink stamps on verso title page and ink shelf number, and one page stamped "reserve" and a pale ink stamp on first pastedown, these are the only library marks. 8vo, approximately 180 x 115 mm, 7 x 4½ inches, engraved portrait frontispiece, pages: [8], 1-215, [7], lacking original front and rear blanks, bound in full contemporary calf, title label on spine rubbed with loss of gilt, blind decoration to covers, marbled endpapers. Binding rubbed with small repairs to upper cover, slight wear to top of spine with slight loss to leather, upper hinge cracked, covers holding firmly, corners slightly worn with slight shelf wear to edges, neat narrow repair to outer edge of title page, neat ink name and date 1752 to top of title page, engraved portrait has tip of top corner missing, tiny rust hole to 1 outer margin, not affecting text, 2 margins have tiny nicks, occasional pale stain and fox spot, 1 small repair to a lower margin and 1 lower corner, not affecting text, a good copy. See: Geoffrey Keynes, A Bibliography of Sir Thomas Browne, page 93, No.128; James Harting Bibliotheca Accipitraria, A Catalogue of Books, Ancient and Modern relating to Falconry, page 27, No. 36; John Resler Swift, Bibliotheca Accipitraria II, Falconry published in English 1486-2000, page 64; Schwerdt, Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, Volume 1, page 85; Grolier Club, Catalogue of Original and Early Editions of some of the Poetical and Prose Works of English Writers from Wither to Prior, Volume 1, page 100, No. 109; The Carl Pforzheimer Library English Literature 1475-1700, Volume 1, page 111, No. 109; ESTC R9918. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. A collection of Thomas Browne's writing compiled by his friend Thomas Tenison (later the Archhbishop of Canterbury) after Browne's death in 1682. Tenison was entrusted with some of Browne's papers by his wife (Lady Dorothy) and son (Dr Edward Browne), from which he produced Certain Miscellany Tracts, first published 1682. The manuscript for Christian Morals was also in this collection of papers but wasn't published until 1716. According to the ESTC this 1684 is a 'reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1683 edition.' Includes a portrait frontispiece of Sir Thomas Browne by Peter Vandrebanc and an index at the rear, [viii], 215, [9], A4 B-P8, ESTC No. R9918. Second Edition. Bound in full contemporary speckled calf with blind ruled boards and compartments, four raised bands, speckled edges. Octavo. In good condition with scrapes to leather and a small 1cm hole on the front board, corners and edges rubbed, hinges cracked and some loss of leather at the top and tail of the spine, headbands still present but a little worn at the edges, pages generally very clean with occasional very light foxing and some light marks on p. 178, small binder error with leaf B8 folded prior to trimming, slightly oversized, textblock firm. Peter Vandrebanc (illustrator).…

Rare first edition of this classic philosophical work. Octodecimo, bound in full leather by J & K custom binding, gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. In near fine condition with light rubbing and toning, some pencil underlining from previous owner, stamp on the second free endpaper. Scarce with only one example appearing at auction in the last 125 years. Sir Thomas Browne (1605â"1682) was an English polymath, physician, and writer known for his rich prose and intellectual curiosity. Christian Morals, published posthumously in 1716, is a reflective and philosophical work that explores ethical and religious themes through a Christian lens. Written as a sequel to his earlier work Religio Medici, it offers moral guidance rooted in Christian doctrine while incorporating Browneâs characteristic blend of scientific observation, classical references, and personal meditation. The text emphasizes virtues such as humility, charity, and piety, advocating for a life of moral integrity and spiritual contemplation.…

4to, 3 pp. Bifolium. Twenty-two lines. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper, with minor damage repaired with archival tape. Franked, with broken red wax seal and two postmarks, to 'Captain Saml Brown R.N.', at Inverleith House, Edinburgh. Despite the fact that Martin has 'given the Credit of every improvement in the Service', Napier happens to know 'that other people are deserving of more credit than him', and he wishes to 'bring forward some great names like yours' to 'the Lords & the Country' at the second reading of the Navy Officer Bill. Asks Brown if he introduced 'the Iron Tanks for water now used in the ships Holds'. Asks 'What reward did you ever get for the Cables & how long have you been allowed to supply the Navy & to what extent?' Postscript relating to 'Dundonald' [Lord Cochrane, the Sea Wolf] who "is to be restored immed[iately]>" [Apparently he was dismissed in 1814 "following a conviction of fraud" but restored in 1832 as per this letter.…

Plate: 245x157 mm. Margin: 255x167 mm. Some very faint foxing.