Heaton r b (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Softcovers; ex-library; minor shelfwear; small tear at top of rear wrap and on one edge of map; o/w in very good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 390 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First edition. Four charming volumes and timepieces of England and the British Empire one hundred years ago, with beautiful colour illustrations in each. Four charming volumes within Black's Popular Series of Colour Books revolving around England and the British Empire. Includes both a first edition and revised editions, published between 1922-1930. In the publisher's original cloth, with Lakeland, London and Channel in blue, and Empire in red. As well as offering valuable insights, Black's series are also fascinating time pieces which transport readers back to the last century. As such, they offer a compelling comparison between then and today. - Wild Lakeland, described by Mackenzie MacBride, and illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper. First edition. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Contains publisher's original advertisements to rear. Collated complete. (1922). - London, described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff and illustrated by various artists, including J.H. Hartley and W.L. Wyllie. Fourth edition, revised. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Collated complete. (1929, first published in 1910). - The British Empire, described by Sir Frank Fox, and illustrated by various artists, including G.F. Nicholls and T. Mower Martin. Second edition, thoroughly revised. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Collated complete. (1922, first published in 1911). - The Channel Islands, described by Edith F. Carey, and illustrated by Henry B. Wimbush. Later printing of second edition. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Collated complete. Contains publisher's original advertisements to rear. (1930, first published in 1904). In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, the odd faint mark to boards, minimal to London. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities, a little heavier to Channel head of spine with minor loss to cloth. Slight fading to spines, lighter to Empire, heavier to Channel. The odd spot to end papers, with offsetting to free end papers of Lakeland, including the half-title. Previous owner's ink inscriptions to Empire front pastedown and Channel front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with spotting to extremities of Channel and Empire. Good. A. Heaton Cooper; Various [inc. J.H. Hartley]; Various [inc. G.F. Nicholls]; Henry B. Wimbush (illustrator). book. …

First edition, first printing. Recent craft binding of full navy morocco, with gilt titles and borders on a green morocco emblem inlaid to the upper board, and a down of hares illustration inlaid in light brown morroco to the lower board. Housed in the felt-lined blue buckram traycase, with gilt titles on a green label to the black morocco leather backstrip of the tray component. Illustrated with 60 black and white maps (including one in fold-out format), photographic plates and small illustrations, six colour plates, and various tables and graphs throughout. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh, with a little bowing to the board ends, and some light marks to the lower board. The contents, with a little waving to the front free endpaper and prelims and various tiny marks to pages 56 and 57, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed, structurally sound traycase, that has a little gum residue to the bottom edge. A collection of eight essays on the history, excavation, and folklore of the Welsh parish and church of Pennant Melangell. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…

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). …