Grenfell william (15 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Clean, unmarked, touch of wear to tips. solid and crease-free spine. BP/Canada.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. p. 1- 176. Some articles: Long Beach earthquake; A recent survey in Little Tibet (40 pages, several b/w illustrations and a large coloured map of the Eastern Karakoram); white settlement in Saba Island, Dutch West Indies; the population of the Malay Peninsula; Murray River basin; An Eskimo discovery of an island North of Alaska; Discovery of a new sketch of Cape Hudson in the Antarctic; Altitude and location of Minya Konka; and other articles.…

Zustand: Good. One folded sheet, [4] pp. Also mentions works by Cleman Dowell, Guy Davenport and Ann Lauterbach. Very good. This is a prospectus for a book, not the book itself.

Zustand: Good. PROSPECTUS. 12mo. 16 pp., Folded Page, Very Good+. Letterpress on rag. Includes list of other & forthcoming publications by Grenfell Press. Envelope present.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This 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 work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 22. Stapled booklet. Published to accompany an exhibition held at Taplow Court. Very good indeed.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. First edition of this informative history of prominent Cornish explorer George Grenfell, profusely illustrated with plates and maps. First edition.In publisher's original cloth binding.Volume One of two.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty-two plates, a number of vignettes and eleven maps, one of which is folding. Lacking the map to the end of the volume.The study of the life of Cornish missionary and explorer George Grenfell, published two years after his death in Basoko from backwater fever. Written by British explorer, botanist, artist and colonial administrator Sir Harry Johnston. A passionate missionary, in 1903 Grenfell protested King Leopold against consistent refusal of the Congo Free State authorities to allow further Baptist advance beyond Yakusu on the Upper Congo, with no effect. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in a few small tears to the spine head and tail, and light marking. Internally, generally firmly boun, with a few delicate pages towards the centre. Small closed tear to page 68 and to the map facing page 494. Bright and clean with spotting heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good. The Revs. George Grenfell and William Forfeitt, the Baptist Missionary Society, and others; Sir Harry Johnston (illustrator). book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 303-396 plus 28 pages of ads, many wonderfully illustrated. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos in text. Features: Saved by Two Inches - How a big-horn sheep brought a veteran hunter to the verge of destruction in Montana; Gun-Running with Mexican Outlaw Emiliano Zapata - article with great photos; A Terrible Trip - Gold Searching in German New Guinea; Twenty Years in Newfoundland (Part II) - article with nice photos; Fishermen's Luck - a story from New Zealand involving T. Colthart, H. Hewlett and D.G. FitzGibbon; Across the Andes and Down the Amazon - the story of an adventurous journey (part II); The Well of Skulls - a story from Hyderabad; The Lake of Life - the Idiong secret society in Africa; The King Who Met His Match - a story from Sierra Leone; Trapped in a Tank (cover illustration); Captured by the Monkey-Men - an explorer's tale from the Orinoco River; The Smugglers of Gibraltar; Pete the Pup - an adventurous dog in New Mexico. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Minor chipping to back strip. Three inch opening between front cover and base of spine. Overall a pleasing copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Barr, William; Dunn, H.H.; Nicholls, G. HeatonGrenfell, Wilfred T.; Fagan, D.W.O.; Pratt, A.E.; Burton, Colonel R.G.; Talbot, P. Amaury; Blake, Harry M.; Guinand, W.B.; Villepion, Guy De; Barracliffe, Captain James The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine f. Illustrated by Evison, G. Henry; Robinson, Wyndham P.; Wigfull, W.E.;Somerfield, Thomas; Peddie, Tom; Holmes, Fred; Burton, H.M. (illustrator). …

First edition, deluxe issue in a fine binding by the workshop of Cedric Chivers in its "vellucent" style. This meticulous chronicle records detailed results and commentary and includes biographical sketches and photographs of notable players. Cedric Chivers (1853-1929), one of the most successful bookbinders of his time, developed a new technique for binding books in the 1890s. His elaborate cover designs were painted on paper and then covered by vellum, which had been treated to become translucent. 2 vols, large quarto. Half-tone portrait frontispieces, double-page colour map of the Boat Race course, 192 plates. Original dark red crushed morocco, flat spines lettered in gilt, blind-stamped decorative frames to spines and boards enclosing roundels translucent vellum over paper hand-painted with the arms of Oxford and Cambridge to front boards surmounted by gilt lettering Faintest of discolouration and rubbing to bindings, turn-ins a little marked. A near-fine set.…