edited sidney scott (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. 1st thus. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Missing dustjacket - not issued with slipcase. Faint age-toning to prelims. Black and white wood engravings Douglas Percy Bliss. 156 pages. First published in 1813. Shelley (who was a friend of the author) reviewed it under the name John Browne. This review is included as the Preface in this edition. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Folio Society Edition. hardback. Browning to end inside covers. Slight foxing to edge. Couple of slight marks to page 11 from removal of old sellotape. Couple of slight marks to cloth. Blue cloth with gilt decorations and lettering with red tile. The binding design of this book is based on that of a copy of Theocritus bound for Marie-Antoinette in 1792 and bearing her arms. Contents: Introduction. Clery's Journal of Occurrences at the Temple During the Confinement of Louis XVI, King of France. The Last Hours of Louis XVI, King of France, By the Abbe Edgeworth de Firmont, His Confessor. Postrscript.Illustrated. 163 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Hardcover. Zustand: g+ to vg. First edition. Folio. 192pp. Original burgundy cloth with gold lettering to spine. Frontispiece. This handsome volume of photographs with accompanying text is designed to catch the spirit of "a transitional period of civilization affecting one quarter of the human race." The 84 striking duo-tone photographs edited and arranged by Fritz Henle, are examples of beautiful photography. They are divided into five categories: the landscapes of China; the architecture and sculpture; the religion; education; life and livelihood; and "into tomorrow." The last part displays photographs showing China fighting two wars. One against the Japanese invader, and the other against future insecurity. Upper front corner slightly bumped (not affecting pages throughout). Gold lettering to spine partly faded. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.