crabbe george rev (47 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Leather and marbled boards, 353 pages. Boards discoloured with sticky glue remains from tape and labels, same along spine, spine cover detached, front board detached apart from at top, foxing and other marks on eps, otherwise good. 800 grams.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Leather spine, corners. Marbled boards heavily scuffed. Spine looks nice on a shelf. General shelf/age wear. Minor foxing throughout, overall clean. Binding sturdy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 8vo, xxiv, 326; viii, 353, [2]pp. Old library binding of brown leather, boards detached but present, Linenhall Library bookplates stamped discarded on front pastedowns and ffeps. Reading set.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. undated circa 1883?, blue boards with gilt titles spine, blind embossed pattern to front board, bumping and rubbing to spine edges, pen name and date 1883 front end-paper, frontispiece, 384pp + 16pp advertising rear of book, pages clean and good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 2nd Edition. London: J Hatchard, 1812. Second edition. HB.Vol II, 235pp, from the private library of Thomas Braun the well respected Oxford Don, Academic, Linguist and Classicist with his Signature and date to fep, split down front spine edge, boards corners lightly bumped, ex libris label "Henry Wood" to fep but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 2nd Edition. London: J Hatchard, 1812. Second edition. HB.Vol I, 205pp, with dedication to the Duches of Rutland and authors' preface, from the private library of Thomas Braun the well respected Oxford Don, Academic, Linguist and Classicist with his Signature and date to fep, some wear to boards edges, ex libris label "Henry Wood" to fep and foxing to extremeties only otherwise 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.

2 volumes. 8vo. xxiv + 326pp. +viii + 353pp. + adverts. Occasional slight foxing, ownership inscriptions to front e.ps. Rebound in blue straight grained calf ruled in gilt, rubbed, upper board of volume I detached, lacks title labels. US$30.

Zustand: Very Good. Facsimile Reprint of the 1810 edition. Hardback. Light shelf wear otherwise very good indeed in lightly used dust wrapper with one short tear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 4th Edition. sm8vo, xxxii, 127; 223 pp. Library binding of quarter brown morocco, plain brown boards, gilt on Vol. 1 and brown half calf, maroon cloth on Vol. 2. Upper board of Vol. 2 detached but present, calf very worn, Linenhall Library bookplates stamped Discarded on each front pastedown, gilt Belfast library at foot of backstrip Vol. 1, no other library marks, some light browning of text o/w VG contents, with the half titles. Would make a very good binding set.

Quarter Black Calf. Zustand: Very Good. Third. Third Edition, xxvii + 258pp, bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, gilt lettered, some foxing but otherwise good, J. Hatchard , London, 1808. * noted for his courageous fidelity to fact and his scorn for facile sentimentality.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Lower 3/8" of leather detached at tail of spine. Previous owner's signature: "W. J. Morrell, Auckland. July 1903". Extensive neat pencil marginalia on rear endpaper, and some pencil marginalia throughout.; No date. 339 pages + engraved portrait frontispiece. Full leather binding, limp boards. Publisher's gilt owl emblem on front board. Page dimensions: 150 x 92mm. "The Temple Classics" series.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). Two uniform volumes of poetry from English writer and surgeon, Reverend George Crabbe. Two volumes. With a frontispiece and engraved title page to each volume. Written by George Crabbe, an English poet, surgeon and clergyman best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. This set contains: The Borough: A Poem, 1839. A collection of poems written in heroic couplets, and arranged as a series of twenty-four letters. The poems cover various aspects of borough life and detailing the stories of certain inhabitants' lives. Dated from the University of Oxford Libraries. The Poetical Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, 1840. A collection of poems including The Village, The Parish Register, The Library, The Newspaper, and The Birth of Flattery, amongst others. With an essay on his genuis and writings. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the cloth at the head and tail of the spines with splits in the cloth to the joints. Front hinge starting but firm to The Poetical Works. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Age toning to the frontispieces and engraved title pages. Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. xii + 384pp, frontispiece and engraved title, bound in full grained calf, gilt decorated front board with words 'Town of Greenock' and spine, gilt edges, gilt lettered, Provenance: 'Town of Greenock' being a prize from the Greenock Mathematical School - prize awarded to Miss. Jane Cowan, 13 July 1849', I. J. Chidley, London, 1845. * an interesting item. Should be in Greenock Museum.

Full-Leather. Zustand: Very Good. John Murray London 1823 7 Volumes VG (each vol green leather w gilt border decoration on front and rear boards, gilt title and design on spine, endpapers and edges marbled, all sl rubbed and worn, sl foxed esp prelims, binding sound, Vol 2 & 8 has chip missing from spine) Volume 1 is missing.

Zustand: Good. Fifth edition. No jacket. Heavy wear/bumps to marbled boards/gilt spine. Ffep cut out. Pen on title page. Tanned textblock edge. Very faint foxing/marks to pages. Content clear/legible.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Sixth Edition, over 400pp, contemporary polished calf, new title labels inset on morocco, sm 8vo, one inner hinge strengthened but good condition, Hatchard, London, 1812.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good +. Fourth Edition. 2 vols: xlvi, [2], 179; 211 p. 17 cm. Half red leather with marbled paper boards. Gold trim on spines. Marbled text block edges. Corners bumped, some edge wear. Occasional stains to pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Sixth Edition. Sixth Edition, 2 vols, over 240pp, full polished calf, new title labels inset on red morocco, gilt tooled spines, a good set, Provenance: William Batley with his armorial bookplate and with name plate of Rev. Jas. Fraser of Lavant, Chichester, Printed for J. Hatchard, London, 1812.

Leather. Zustand: Good Only. None (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of this collection of Crabbe's poetry, dating from the early nineteenth century. First Edition. Complete in two volumes. With the armorial bookplates of John Blenkinsopp Coulson to the front pastedowns. George Crabbe (24 December 1754 3 February 1832) was an English poet and clergyman. Lord Byron, an avowed admirer of Crabbe's poetry, called him 'nature's sternest painter, yet the best'. Crabbe's poetry was predominantly in the form of heroic couplets, and has been described as unsentimental in its depiction of provincial life and society. Modern critic Frank Whitehead has said that 'Crabbe, in his verse tales in particular, is an important, indeed, a major, poet whose work has been and still is seriously undervalued'. His works include The Village (1783), Poems (1807), The Borough (1810), and his poetry collections Tales (1812) and Tales of the Hall (1819). Crabbe also had a lifelong interest in naturalism, entomology and botany, and was particularly known for his study of beetles. In half calf bindings with marbled boards. Externally, rubbed. Some slight loss to the heads of the spines. Joints cracked but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Some scattered light foxing. Ink signatures to the titlepages, dated 1819, and ink numbers to rear pastedown of Volume II. Good Only. book.

Polished Calf. Zustand: Very Good. xii + 587pp, portrait, additional title vignette, bound in contemporary polished calf, title label inset on black morocco with gilt lettering, raised bands with elaborate gilt tooling on spine, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, very good condition, John Murray, London, 1847. * a nicely bound copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. London, 1835; EIGHT VOLUMES COMPLETE; brown cloth covered boards; heavy corner and spine edge wear with board exposed; vol. VIII front board detached; crown of back strip vol. I detached at rear joint; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on front paste-downs; slightly foxed; interior is clean and unmarked; individually paginated; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

[Poetry] FINELY BOUND FIFTH EDITION. Complete in two volumes. Small octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.xl; 127 [3]; pp.[4] 223 [3]. Contemporary tan full calf, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and gilt roll-tooling to board margins. Edges trimmed, with marbled endpapers. A lovely crisp, clean pair, with a little spotting to edges, endpapers, and immediately facing leaves. Some rubbing to spines and light wear to boards; a really pleasing example. Near fine.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. 8vo., 5 volumes complete. xxix., 262pp., xliv., 47 pp., xxii., 398 pp., xxiv., 326 pp., vii.,353 pp. all edges marbled now browned, vol III stained on top edge. plain grey endpapers ownership initials to blank prelim vol II & III, ownership name to vol V. Age related cockling, vol II has stain, not affecting text, at top of pages throughout. otherwise good plus in original calf gilt boards with dentelle edges, rebacked in 20th century with original dec. cf. gt. spines relaid, some portions of original spines missing, see photos. bindings sound, good plus This set weighs over 1kg, overseas customers may be asked for destination specific shipping costs Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Zustand: Good +. 8 vols.: xi, 322, [2]; viii, 335; viii, 311; viii, 317, [3]; viii, 297, [4]; viii, 295; viii, 298, [6]; viii, 317 p. 18 cm. Frontispiece engraving and title page vignette in each volume. Brown cloth hardcovers. Remains of label on spine of vol. VII. Mark across boards and spine of vol. III. Some light soiling to cloth, softened spine ends, small dents and bumped corners. Bookplates for Grosvenor Woods on front pastedowns. A little foxing to first pages in each volume. Former owner's signature across from half titles. Includes The Village, The Borough, Tales, etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pott8vo, xxxiv, 249, 2 p Publishers list; xxxi, 292 p; xxiii, 205, 2 p Publishers list; 235 p. All four volumes bound in full polished brown calf, marbled endpapers and edges, gilt dentelles, upper and lower covers with double gilt rule and blind stamped filigree, backstrip with gilt rules, decorations, author and title. The frontispiece in Vol 1 is partly detached and this has allowed part of the fore and top edges to become dusty with one 5mm tear, page xxxi of Vol 2 has a paper flaw 20 x 45mm missing from the lower fore corner not affecting the text, there is a trace of rubbing on the joints but all hinges are completely sound. The contents of all four volumes are remarkably clean, VG+ and this set would grace any library. The title pages are as follows: Vol 1 Poems Eighth Edition 1816; Vol 2 Borough 1816; Vol. 3 Tales Sixth Edition 1814 and Vol. 4 Tales Sixth Edition 1814. Both Tales volumes have an additional half title Tales. Collected edition.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart, uniformly bound set of the poetical works of Reverend George Crabbe. Edited by his son, A.M. Crabbe. Complete in eight volumes. George Crabbe (24 December 1754 3 February 1832) was an English poet, surgeon and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. Crabbe's poetry was predominantly in the form of heroic couplets, and has been described as unsentimental in its depiction of provincial life and society. This set is a New Edition published in 1847. Each volume contains a previous owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper: 'Archibald P. Nervius, From his affectionate sister, 10th October 1849'. Uniformly rebound in paper-covered boards with contemporary front free-endpapers. Externally, very smart. Some minor shelf wear to each volume, a couple small chips in the binding on volume 6. A small ink mark to the tail-edge of Volume 8. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free-endpaper of each volume. Internally, frontispiece to Volume 2 is detached but present, otherwise volumes are firmly bound. Tidemark to the frontispiece and title page of Volume 4. Tape residue and small tear to a front free-endpaper of Volume 4. Tape residue to the rear free-endpaper and pastedown of Volume I. Scattered spots to the first and last pages of all volumes. A few scattered contemporary pencil annotations through all volumes. Otherwise, pages are very clean. Very Good. book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A first edition collection of verse tales by the Rev. George Crabbe. George Crabbe (24 December 1754 3 February 1832) was an English poet, surgeon, and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. Crabbe's poetry was predominantly in the form of heroic couplets, and has been described as unsentimental in its depiction of provincial life and society. In a full calf leather binding. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing. There is an ink inscription to the recto of front free end papers, dated 1819. Very Good. book.

First Edition. Two volumes, 8vo., rebound in half calf with marbled boards, red spine labels with gilt titling, Vol I: [xxiv] + 326pp; Vol II: [viii] + 353pp, new endpapers but half titles missing. A few small scuffs to top and shelf edges of boards and also the corners, otherwise a VERY GOOD SET. (Shelf 4) NOTE: Heavy Set (1.3 kg+): postage outside the UK might incur a surcharge.**.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A smartly bound copy of this collection of the poetical works of English writer George Crabbe, with a life of the author. Complete in one volume. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and title vignette. Collated complete. A collection of the poetical works of George Crabbe, an English poet, surgeon and clergyman best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. With a biographical sketch of the author, edited by his son. Previously held in the library of R. E. W. Maddison, a British doctor of philosophy. Bound by Remnant Edmonds & Remnants. Bound in full crushed morocco with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot to the foredge or endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Remnant Edmonds & Remnants. Very Good Indeed. book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). An extra-illustrated, early edition of this smartly bound collection of poetry by the Rev. George Crabbe. A new edition. Published the same year as the first. Complete in two volumes. Bound in a smart half calf with paper-covered boards. With letterpress sheet of "Book Society of Twelve" circulating library with details of previous borrowers in a manuscript tipped-in to the beginning of volume II. An extra-illustrated copy, with seven plates to each volume, predominantly drawn by Heath after Westall. Comprised of the poetical works of English poet and clergyman George Crabbe, who was best known for his early depictions of working class life and the realistic narrative form. Lord Byron, an avowed admirer of Crabbe's poetry, called him 'nature's sternest painter, yet the best'. Bound in a smart half calf with paper-covered boards. Externally, excellent, with minor marking to leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with light scattered spotting, heavier to plates. Letterpress sheet tipped in to the front blank of volume II. Very Good Indeed. book.