colburn charles (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First UK Edition. 1932. First UK edition. 288pp. Charles du Bos (1882-1939) was a French essayist and critic. First published in France under the title Byron et le Besoin de la Fatalité , and this is an English translation by Ethel Colburn Mayne. The book examines the causes of Lord Byron's allegedly incestuous relationship with his half-sister Augusta Leigh and its effects on his relationship with his wife Lady Byron, and argues that Byron had sex with Leigh because he saw himself in mythical terms as destined to commit a terrible crime. George Orwell reviewed the book in The Adelphi in 1932 and described it as "a fair-minded, discerning book, very interesting to anyone who wants to see the whole story of Byron, his wife and his half-sister thoroughly thrashed out." The book is bound in the original purple cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with light bumping to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean with some scattered foxing, including some marks on the title-page. The foxing is mostly light although the half-title page and last page are browned and more heavily foxed. There is also foxing on the edge of the text block, and on some pages this has seeped a little way into the fore margin. A name and date has been written on the front fixed endpaper. The unclipped dustwrapper has some shelf wear with light soiling and the spine is slightly browned. The spine ends are lightly bumped. The wrapper is in a removable clear protective cover.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Maroon cloth covers scuffed and faded. b/w frontis portrait. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:

Softcover. 182 S. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature in good condition, some traces of use. K00975 9781258325152 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

583 S.mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1300 Groß 8°, Original-Leinen mit Schutzumschlag, dieser leicht angerändert, Schnitt minimal stockfleckig, insgesamt gutes und innen sauberes Exemplar,

12mo: 1 p. Lacking strip (two inches by four) at foot, bearing text. Otherwise good. A formal letter in the third person. Asks Colburn to 'send him an answer to his last [underlined] Communication'. He has 'completed the Manuscript of the Work [presumably 'Narrative of the war in Germany and France, in 1813 and 1814', 1830], except the winding up in a few Pages '.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 287. Original publisher's mauve cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Illustrated bookplate of Peter Hardiman Scott (1920-1999) journalist, broadcaster, poet and thriller writer. He served as the BBC's first political editor, from 1970 to 1975 and was a well known and much respected television personality. During his time at the BBC, he reported on, and grew close to, four prime ministers: Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Wilson and Heath. Slight fading at spine, otherwise very good. Decent copy.