Gronow captain rees howell (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket ( paris, france, social life and customs, 19th century, europe ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. 2-volume set. Uniformly bound in half-leather with gilt, top joint of volume 1 is detached, top board of volume 1 is partially detached, covers show minor wear and rubbing. Pages are tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gronow wrote his reminiscences in the early 1860s when he was an old man . They were hugely popular. This volume is based on the limited edition of 1889 and contains 17 full-page colour plates, including Joseph Grego's remarkable aquatints of etchings from original and contemporary sources. The spine has a slight lean. This book doesn't have a dust jacket but is covered in a clear removable plastic cover.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good/Good. First Thus. 8vo. 353; 340pp. Illus. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. Spine and corners bumped; Vol. I: front hinge tender, half-title and frontispiece partially detached, slightly foxed; Vol. II: front hinge tender, foxed. Book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A Bickers bound set of the memoirs of Captain Gronow, a lovely edition complete with hand-coloured plates. Bound by Bickers.Complete in two volumes.The memoir and reminiscences of Captain Rees Howell Gronow, a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer and dandy.Gronow's memoirs recollect various anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs, and society, from 1810 to 1860.Volume I is illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and fifteen hand-coloured plates. Collated, complete.Volume II is illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and sixteen hand-coloured plates. Collated, complete.Bookplate of L. R. Rawlings to the recto of the front free endpapers. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Cracks to the head and tail of the front joint of Volume II. Spots to the fore edges. Bookplate to the recto of the front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Joseph Grego (illustrator). book.…

Halbleder-O. Zustand: Gut. -. 343 S., "Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865) was a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer, an unsuccessful parliamentarian, a dandy and a writer of celebrated reminiscenes". (Wikipedia). - 8°, dunkelgrüner Halbmaroquinband mit rot. Ldr.-Rückenschild, Rückenvergoldung, und mont. goldgepr. Ldr-Exlibris auf Vordeckel: `E. Michahelles`sche Bibliothek. Hamburg`, Rücken aufgehellt, Ecken etwas berieben, Schnitt etwas stockfleckig, Seiten leicht gebräunt, schönes Exlibris auf Innendeckel (Aus den Büchern des Edgar Michahelles), gutes Exemplar 107268_Literatur Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1500. …