Fielding christopher (8 Ergebnisse)

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 200 pp.; 25 cm. Subjects; Cleopatra Queen of Egypt -30 B.C. ; Fiction. Octavia -11 B.C. ; Fiction. Statesmen's spouses. Egypt. Rome (Empire). 1 Kg.…

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 228 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2002 edition. 479 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xxiii, 356 Pp. First Printing, 1839. Full Morocco, Gilt, And Stamped In Blind, Yellow Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. Plates, Tissue Guards With Subject Titles. Slight Usage, Tiny Repairs To Corners, Furbished. Captions Printed On The Tissue Guards. Binding Is Early Or Original, Wear But Nicely Refurbished, New Morocco Spine Label, Hinges Intact And Solid. Contents Very Clean, Light Foxing To A Few Plates But Almost All Are Entirely Clean And With Clean, Intact Tissue Guards. Wordsworth Was The Youngest Son Of The Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, Master Of Trinity And A Nephew Of The Poet William Wordsworth. He Was The Younger Brother Of The Classical Scholar John Wordsworth And Charles Wordsworth, Bishop Of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld And Dunblane. He Was Educated At Winchester And Trinity, Cambridge. Like His Brother Charles, He Was Distinguished As An Athlete As Well As For Scholarship. He Won The Chancellor's Gold Medal For Poetry In 1827 And 1828. He Became Senior Classic, And Was Elected A Fellow And Tutor Of Trinity In 1830; Shortly Afterwards He Took Holy Orders. He Went For A Tour In Greece In 1832-1833, And Published Various Works On Its Topography And Archaeology, The Most Famous Of Which Is "Wordsworth's" Greece (1839). In 1836 He Became Public Orator At Cambridge, And In The Same Year Was Appointed Headmaster Of Harrow, A Post He Resigned In 1844. In 1844 Sir Robert Peel Appointed Him As A Canon Of Westminster (1844-1869). He Was Vicar Of Stanford In The Vale, Berkshire (1850-1869) And Archdeacon Of Westminster (1864-1869). In 1869 Benjamin Disraeli Appointed Him Bishop Of Lincoln Which He Retained Until His Death In 1885.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xxiii, 356 Pp. First Printing, 1839. Quarter Calf, Calf Tips, Over Marbled Boards, Marbled Endpapers, And With Matching Marbling To Edges Of Page Block. Captions Printed On The Tissue Guards. Binding Is Early Or Original, Wear But Nicely Refurbished, New Morocco Spine Label, Hinges Intact And Solid. Contents Very Clean, Light Foxing To A Few Plates But Almost All Are Entirely Clean And With Clean, Intact Tissue Guards. Wordsworth Was The Youngest Son Of The Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, Master Of Trinity And A Nephew Of The Poet William Wordsworth. He Was The Younger Brother Of The Classical Scholar John Wordsworth And Charles Wordsworth, Bishop Of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld And Dunblane. He Was Educated At Winchester And Trinity, Cambridge. Like His Brother Charles, He Was Distinguished As An Athlete As Well As For Scholarship. He Won The Chancellor's Gold Medal For Poetry In 1827 And 1828. He Became Senior Classic, And Was Elected A Fellow And Tutor Of Trinity In 1830; Shortly Afterwards He Took Holy Orders. He Went For A Tour In Greece In 1832-1833, And Published Various Works On Its Topography And Archaeology, The Most Famous Of Which Is "Wordsworth's" Greece (1839). In 1836 He Became Public Orator At Cambridge, And In The Same Year Was Appointed Headmaster Of Harrow, A Post He Resigned In 1844. In 1844 Sir Robert Peel Appointed Him As A Canon Of Westminster (1844-1869). He Was Vicar Of Stanford In The Vale, Berkshire (1850-1869) And Archdeacon Of Westminster (1864-1869). In 1869 Benjamin Disraeli Appointed Him Bishop Of Lincoln Which He Retained Until His Death In 1885.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. The second edition of this richly illustrated 19th-century guide through Greece, beautifully bound in full red morocco. Second edition.Bound in full decorative morocco binding.Copiously illustrated throughout the text, as well as an engraved title page and twenty-seven steel-engraved plates, depicting Athens, the Island of Naxos, Temple of Theseus and more.Collated, complete.A comprehensive guide to the topography, history and sights of Greece by Christopher Wordsworth, with thorough descriptions and references to the archaeological sites, classical authors and islands around him. 'Northern Frontier of Free Greece'; 'Historical Sense of its Ancient Traditions'; 'Olympic Games'; and 'Influence of Attica on Language, Literature, Arts, and Religion' make up just a handful of the contents.An excellent classical scholar and the author of numerous theological works, Wordsworth visited Greece during 1832-1833 and was the first British citizen to be received by King Otto (Othon). Bound in full decorative morocco binding. Externally, with lifting to the head of the spine and small library inscription to the tail. Moderate rubbing to the extremities. Front hinge is starting, but firm. Bookplate of one George Heath to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional scattered spotting, heaviest to the endpapers and plates. Library ink impression to recto of frontispiece. Good. Copley Fielding; F. Creswick; D. Cox, Jun. et al (illustrator). book.…