Frederick villiers (16 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover with red cloth over boards, gilt decoration and white text on cover and spine. Brown DJ with red, black, and white details. DJ has two small closed tears at top right of front cover, inside and outside of flap. One smudge of discoloration on back cover. No date on title page. Copyright page states "First Printing 1976, Translation into English [.] 1976". 278 pages. Includes preface by Boris Krylow, notes, name index, and index of periodicals. Translated from the original German to English. Includes portraits of Engels along with his own illustrations as included in the letters. Pages clean and bright. Binding weakening at crown but otherwise strong and neat. Please email us with questions or to request photos.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Bildgröße 9x7,5 cm.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Facsimile Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:9781432688196. Villiers, Frederick (illustrator). …

On a square of paper, circa 10 x 11.5 cm. Aged and lightly-creased. Evidently a reply to a request for an autograph. Bold signature, with the whole reading 'Your's faithfully | Clarendon'. Docketed with a few biographical details on reverse.

12mo, 1 p. In a bifolium. Docketed by Stratford Canning on the reverse of the second leaf. Very good, on lightly-aged paper, with thin strip of stub from mount adhering to one edge. He 'cannot resist' staying there the next day, 'as Lady C. & I hope to bring our Daughter up to London on Tuesday', a day on which, if convenient, he will be 'most happy' to see Stratford Canning at the Foreign Office.…

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. First. A fine original colour lithograph from Vanity Fair, a magazine which was published from 1869-1914, featuring a large caricature portrait each week. These were drawn by various artists, the most famous of whom was Leslie Ward who used the 'nom de crayon' of "Spy". This portrait will come mounted/matted and ready to frame using archivist quality materials, mount size 18 x 12 inches, 47 x 31 cms. It will be presented in a cellophane wrapper with our label guaranteeing authenticity. We pack very well, between sheets of hardboard. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of the Earl of Clarendon, with the caption "To say that he is the best foreign minister in the country is not much as foreigh minsters go; but as times go it is a great deal". Accompanied by a one page biographical sheet. George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon KG, GCB, PC (January 12, 1800 - June 27, 1870), was an English diplomat and statesman. Drawn By Ape (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. purple cloth, gilt lettering, 222 pp, stain on cover, writing on front endpaper.

Written while Bunsen was Ambassador in London, 1841-1854. See the recipient's entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo, on the first leaf of a bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with strip cut from second leaf, which is docketed 'Chev Bunsen / March 1854 / Interieur'. The letter reads: 'My dear Lord Clarendon / I shall not fail to be at the appointed time, to-morrow eleven o'clock, at the Railway Station, and bring Count Groeben with me (who is enchanted with your reception & concersation). / Every yours faithfully / Bunsen'.…

12mo, 1 p, 11 lines. Good, with thin strip of discoloration along the outer edge. He is grateful to Hodgson 'for thinking of me'. Nothing would give Clarendon greater pleasure 'than to meet the Members of the Booksellers Provid[en]t Institution at Abbot's Langley', but unfortunately he has to go to London that Friday morning 'in order to keep some engagements that I have made on Saturday'.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A very scarce copy of this work containing autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill. A very scarce first edition, first impression of this work.Undated, but according to institutional sources published 1905.Prize competition insert at rear of the work, dated 1906.With six illustrated monochrome plates, including frontispiece, by British artist Vernon Pearce.This collection of short stories was aimed at young boys, and included brief autobiographical tales of heroic deeds from esteemed authors and celebrities. This copy contains writings by popular Victorian author Sir H. Rider Haggard, former Prime Minister Winston Churchill and celebrated British soldier Earl Roberts.A thoroughly entertaining and enlivening collection of short autobiographical works that give an insight into the lives and minds of some of the most renowned literary and political figures in British history. Edited by the prolific Victorian author, editor, anthologist, journalist and composer Alfred H. Miles.Part of The Fifty-Two Library series. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth boards, with gilt details. Externally, very smart. Light shelf wear to boards extremities. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Several small areas of damp staining, but cloth remains bright. Toning to spine and extremities due to handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Vernon Pearce (illustrator). book.…

See his entry, and those of Clarendon and Lister, in the Oxford DNB. From the papers of the Earl's sister Lady Theresa Lewis (1803-1865), who was married to Lister. (See their entries in the Oxford DNB.) 1p, 12mo. Cochrane's note is on the recto of the first leaf of a bifolium, with the list of books on the recto of the second. In good condition, lightly aged. Addressed to 'Rt Hon The Earl of Clarendon'. Adopting a diplomatic approach, Cochrane writes: 'My Lord, / Annexed is a list of the books had from the Library by Mr Lister, which have not been returned. / I have the honor to be, My Lord, / Your Lordship's faithful & obliged Servant / J. G. Cochrane'. Seven books are listed, with formats, two withdrawn on 11 April and five on 11 May. The two from 11 April are scored through in pencil, with the note 'returned by L[ad]y Thomas Lister [i.e. Lady Theresa] some time ago'. Receipt of the other five volumes is given in the form of a signature dated 27 June 1842. See Image of list of books.…

The celebrated English Earl served three times as foreign secretary and was instrumental in arranging the Declaration of Paris (1856) ending the Crimean War and establishing the rules of maritime warfare. ALS, 1p, 4½" X 7", Grosvenor Crescent, 1844 June 18. Addressed to "My dear Sir." Near fine. As Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Clarendon ".cannot absent myself from a Committee tomorrow morning. It wd. be much more agreeable to me to attend the Examination for which you have had the goodness to send me a ticket. I enclose 50 as my contribution toward building the new Normal Schools.".…