Byng hon (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Abridged edition. Illustrated. Lacking the dust jacket, a tanned spine plus minor wear thus near fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. John Murray, 1947 Hardcover pocket edition with thin paper, green titles to orig yellowcloth NO DJ, xiv - 306 pp with frontispiece, covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.…

Drawn by Stuff. Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 31 x 18.5cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

hardback, 8vo, 53pp, illustrated, light foxing on edges and endpapers, otherwise clean and sound, grey cloth gilt, boards stained, Good condition in Fair dustwrapper, wrapper edges frayed, torn with loss on rear panel, owner's inscription on front panel.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. First. A fine original colour lithograph from Vanity Fair, a magazine which was published from 1869-1914, featuring a large caricature portrait each week. These were drawn by various artists, the most famous of whom was Leslie Ward who used the 'nom de crayon' of "Spy". This portrait will come mounted/matted and ready to frame using archivist quality materials, mount size 18 x 12 inches, 47 x 31 cms. It will be presented in a cellophane wrapper with our label guaranteeing authenticity. We pack very well, between sheets of hardboard. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of Francis Edmund Cecil Byng, 5th Earl of Strafford (1835-1918) , with the caption "Prayers" with accompanying biographical details. He is shown here in clercial garb. Drawn By Spy (illustrator).…

Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light toning. Spotting to end papers. DJ with some edge wear, toning and tears.

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. One leaf from vol. 1 is detached but present. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,3250grams, ISBN.…

lii, 382pp (vol 1); x, 420pp (vol 2); xii, 326pp (vol 3); xiv, 274pp (vol 4). 22x15, uniform grey cloth with glt lettering, dw for volume 4, remnants of dw for volume 3. Endpapers on some volumes splitting, frontispiece plate loosening in volume 1, vol 4 dw chipped with aging tape repair, owner's name in ink on fep, contents generally very good thus. Byng's diaries of his travels on horseback in late 18th century England remain one of the best studies of both the architecture and topography of the time, and in particular its society. Despite having aristocratic relatives living in some of the grandest houses in the country Byng preferred to stay in inns and hostels with his servant. His views on architecture - gothic good, red brick bad - and society - he was particularly appalled by fashionable Brighton with its "harpy set of painted harlots" - are precursors to 19th century debates about taste. His aim was to show that England was just as worthy of a 'Grand Tour' as the increasingly fashionable destinations in Italy; the enduring influence of his diaries shows how successful he was.…