c e wright ruth (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Illustrated by Cobb, Ruth; Francis Hiley; a H Watson; Frank Wright Et Al (illustrator). 4to hbk; undated but gift inscription is of 1929; cover shows girl with tennis tacket in foreground; 96pp; thick paper; cover has darkened with age; b/w and colour illustrations; contents generally Vg - just a little light foxing; 4 full page colour illustrations, by 4 different illustrators, - the last one being a lovely dog picture - dog has the name rose on its collar; ; The Jolly Bookshelf; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library.

The Bibliographical Society, 1966. 2 volumes, hardback, 8vo, xcv,207;[iii],209-518pp, frontis. No d/js (as issued?), bookplates of The Castle Bookshop Colchester, cloth very slightly bumped and marked. A good set.

Hardcover. Octavo, 2 Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. Boards have mild edge and shelf wear. Textblock has previous owner inscription on front pastedowns. Volume two has foxing to head edge. Shelved ND-B. 1376304. FP New Rockville Stock.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 v. (xcv, 207, [4], 209-518, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates) : ports., facsims. ; 26 cm. Series; Bibliographical Society publication for the years 1961 and 1962. Notes; Introduction also published separately and simultaneously as Humfrey Wanley and the Harleian Library, by C. E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright. Includes index. Select bibliography: p. lxxxiv-xci. Contents; v. 1. 1715-1723. -- v. 2. 1723-1726. Subjects; Wanley, Humphrey 1672-1726. Oxford, Robert Harley 1st Earl of 1661-1724 - Library - History. Oxford, Edward Harley 2nd Earl of 1689-1741 - Library - History. Wanley - Diaries. Genre; Biography. 3 Kg.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. None (illustrator). A smart copy of this eighteenth-century diary from librarian and palaeographer of Humfrey Wanley. With frontispieces to each volume. Volume I: 1715-1723 Volume II: 1723-1726 Complete in two volumes. In navy cloth bindings. Externally, smart, with just a couple of marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

hard cover. Zustand: good. no jacket. In 2 vols. xcv,(1),207,(1)pp. / (4),209-518,(1)pp. Navy cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Each vol.has b/w frontis. 25.4x17.3cm. Each vol.: Ex-library (St.Louis Public Library) with stamps on top edge and "contents" page, library label pasted on front e.p., and numbering stamp on title page. Navy cloth rubbed and sl.chipped at edge. Edges light foxing. [me0718-403957].

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Thomas Hill (illustrator). First edition. Very smart complete set of the diary of important librarian and scholar Humfrey Wanley, the first Bibliographical Society edition. First edition of the Bibliographical Society printing.Complete in two volumes.In publisher's original blue cloth binding.Featuring a frontispiece to each text, Volume I containing the portrait painted by eminent artist Thomas Hill, a longstanding friend of the author.An English librarian, paleographer and scholar of Old English, Wanley was elsewhere known as the first keeper of the Harleian Library, now known as the Harleian Collection, one of the main 'closed' collections of the British Library. Within this volume C. E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright look back at his legacy and compile his correspondence. In publisher's original blue cloth binding. 1989 newsletter excerpt tipped in to Volume I. Externally, very nice condition with slight bumping and rubbing, subtle tanning and a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Very bright and clean with the exception of the odd spot only. Near Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Thomas Hill (illustrator). A lovely two-volume complete set of 'The Diary of Humfrey Wanley'. An English librarian, paleographer and scholar of Old English, Wanley was elsewhere known as the first keeper of the Harleian Library, now known as the Harleian Collection, one of the main 'closed' collections of the British Library. Within this volume C.E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright look back at his legacy and compile his correspondence. Featuring a portrait frontispiece of Wanley by the eminent portrait painter and Wanley's longstanding friend Thomas Hill. In cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally very smart. Minor shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.

Zustand: Good. 8vo. 118 pp. Original Printed Wraps, Good with marginal tears, faint stains & creasing to covers, else VG+. Illustrated, B&W Photographs, maps. Photograph of Piute Creek, Yosemite, by Ansel Adams, featured. First Edition.