gray thomas mitford (27 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Bound in full green leather, gilt decoration, top board detached, spine partially detached. All edges gilt. Pages lightly tanned.

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Zustand: New. KlappentextThe Poetical Works of Thomas Gray is a collection of poems written by the English poet Thomas Gray. The book includes some of Gray s most famous works, such as Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard and Ode on a Distant P.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. xxxviii, 485 and 486-546 pages. Publisher's blind-stamped cloth worn and sunned at edges, spine sunned, head of spine bumped; a very few short comments and corrections in ink else contents unmarked. "Additional notes," separately printed (1855), laid in at rear. 920 grams.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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Zustand: Very Good Minus. 2nd Edition. Full calf leather Eton prize binding. Spine with five raised bands, morocco title label, gilt decoration. Gilt vignette and gilt & blind border to both boards. Gilt decoration to board edges, blind tooled turn-ins. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Spine rubbed and lacking most of the gilt decoration. Light marking to boards. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Occasional patches of foxing to the text. A couple of ink spots to one page. Heavy foxing to some of the plates. Provenance: from the library of Williamstrip Park, Coln St. Aldwyns - seat of the Hicks Beach family. Inscribed to leading presentation page: 'Michael Hicks-Beach from H.J.C. Harper, March 23, 1850.' Henry John Chitty Harper served as chaplain of Eton College. In 1856 he became Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand and eventually went on to become the second Primate of New Zealand. The book recipient was Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt., 1st Earl of St. Aldwyn and 9th Baronet of Beverston. He had a long political career, serving as a Conservative MP from 1864 until 1906, twice serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and briefly as Leader of the Opposition in 1886. An imperfect but still attractive volume, with interesting provenance. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 8vo. lxvi, 142.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. Boston: Little, Brown And Company (1854). VIII+CXVIII+223 pages. HalfLeather NearFine Hardcover. Brown Leather spine with Five raised bands and corners, Marbled boards, endpapers and edges. Minimal rubbing to the cover. Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong tight binding and hinges, smooth edges. 6.75"x4.4"x1.1". be17604.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Second edition. 8vo. [7], vi, [5], ii-lxvi, [3], 4-142, [2] pp. Contemporary full sheep with a decoration of a church stamped in gold on the front board, gold borders on each board and gold tooling on the boards' edges, a tombstone in gold on the rear board, spine in six compartments with decorations blindstamped on the spine, a black sheep label lettered in gold on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with sixteen plates. A beautiful edition of English poetry. A dampstain to the front board, moderate rubbing to the corners, a bookplate on the verso of the free front endpaper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London: for White, Cochrane, and Co., 1814. First Mitford edition. clxxxiv+271p. 2 plates including frontispiece. Both plates are portraits of Gray, one as a boy, the other in later years. Slight toning to paper, and foxing to second portrait with offsetting to adjacent pages. Otherwise internally very good. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Presentation inscription on blank page before frontispiece. Bound in half calf, with gilt decoration and lettering to spine, over marbled boards. Boards rubbed and worn at extremities.

[Poetry] FINELY BOUND SECOND EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4] x; lxvi; 142 [2]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary red full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and Gray's Eton memorial and Eton College Chapel stamped in gilt to boards. All edges gilt, and endpapers marbled. Black ink gift inscription to first blank: 'William K.H.R. White | with the best wishes | of his sincere friend | Charles J. Cornish | on his leaving Eton | Midsummer 1847.' Heavy spotting to plates, blanks and facing leaves, otherwise crisp and clean. Spine toned, with some light rubbing and a couple of bumps. Very good. A decidedly deluxe edition of Gray's poetry, with about one third of the volume consisting of a Life of the poet. Likely bound to be used interchangeably as a gift or prize book.

[Poetry] FINELY BOUND FIFTH EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] viii; c; 142 [4]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary tan full calf with raised bands, gilt titles to red label, and further gilt tooling to spine. Also with Gray's Eton memorial and Eton College Chapel stamped in gilt to boards. All edges and endpapers marbled. Black ink ownership to first blank. Heavy spotting to plates and facing leaves, otherwise quite clean internally. Much of the gilt decoration on the spine has been rubbed away, but the title label is unaffected. Light wear to binding overall. Very good. A decidedly deluxe edition of Gray's poetry, with nearly half the volume consisting of additional material, including a Life of the poet, some literary criticism, and even a series of 'introductory stanzas' by the Reverend John Moultrie. Likely bound to be used interchangeably as a gift or prize book, it contains no evidence of a dedication or prize inscription.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The first Mitford edition of 'The Poems of Thomas Gray', being the first to contain John Mitfords notes and biography, elegantly bound in full rebacked calf. A collection of the poems by Thomas Gray. The first edition of Thomas Gray's poetry to contain critical notes and a life of the author from the Rev. John Mitford. Bound in full calf, rebacked. Illustrated with two plates, being an engraved frontispiece and one additional plate. Collated, complete.Gray is best known for his poem 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'. However he was an incredibly self-critical poet, and only published thirteen poems during his life. Gray was offered the position of Poet Laureate, but turned it down. He is considered to be pre-Romantic.With the bookplate of William Harden. Bound in full calf, rebacked. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the extremities and a few marks to boards. Bookplate to front paste down. Endpapers and blanks renewed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The uncommon two volume first edition of the collected poetry and correspondence of Thomas Gray, in handsome half calf bindings. The first edition, complete in two volumes. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. The works of English poet, letter-writer, and classical scholar Thomas Gray, with volume I containing his poetry and a life of the author, alongside an essay of Gray's poetry by Rev. John Mitford, with the second volume containing the poet's letters, and additional information and corrections from the author's manuscript. With the armorial bookplate of Frederick St Barbe Sladen to each front pastedown. Gray is best known for his 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard', and for being extremely critical of his own writing. In half calf bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to back strips, with boards bright. Volume I front hinge strained but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Offsetting to title pages, with pages otherwise bright, with light spotting throughout. Very Good. book.

First Edition. London: William Pickering, 1836. 8vo., cxxiv, 223 pp., engraved frontisportrait, and Aldine device on title-page. Contemporary half green calf, red marbled boards heightened in gilt, five raised bands with gilt-tooled panel decoration to backstrip, red and black morocco label strips with title information in gilt to backstrip, marbled endpapers. Joints and corners of boards have some slight rubbing, minor foxing to outer margins; otherwise very good. Bookplate of Thomas Lee Marshall to first pastedown. § First edition thus, with a "Life of Thomas Gray" by Rev. John Mitford. The Aldine Poet Series was a 20 year project that involved printing new editions of classic British poets from Chaucer through to the 19th Century. They were published in 53 volumes during the years 1830-1844. Pickering secured John Mitford and Alexander Dyce as editors with Sir Harris Nicolas, so that the series would be of a high standard.

Fine Binding. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smartly bound poetical anthology containing the works of Thomas Gray. Second edition. Beautifully illustrated with several engraved plates throughout, and original engraved title page. With introductory stanzas by John Moultrie, and an original life of Grey by Reverend John Mitford. Bound by Macmillan and Co. Rebound in a crushed morocco binding with gilt boarders. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean, aside from very light foxing affecting the plates. Overall: VERY GOOD would be better but due to the light foxing. Very Good. book.