henry h williamson (17 Ergebnisse)

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

Hardcover. 125 p.; front. (Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek); 19 cm. (Starr, A Baptist bibliography W5188) Contents: Preface -- Part I. Ancient China: ancestry of the nation - i. Names and characteristics: 1. names and facts - sincerity, 2. the Middle Kingdom - moderation, 3. the Flowery Kingdom - culture, 4. "The People's Kingdom" - democracy; ii. History: 1. an ancient civilization, 2. survival of Chinese civilization, 3. the secret of survival, 4. the persistent past; iii. Philosophy: 1. introduction, 2. government of the world, 3. impersonal or personal rule, 4. man and the universe, 5. the nature of man, 6. an ordered world -- Part II. Transition: conception of the nation - iv. Western impact: 1. East and West meet, 2. personal observation, 3. the martyr province [Shansi, 1900], 4. the last days of empire; v. Eastern reaction: 1. revolution and its aftermath, 2. the model province [Shansi, under Yen Hsi Shan] -- Part III. Modern China: China becomes a nation - vi. Birth; vii. Struggle for survival; viii. Growth: 1. (general) religious influences, 2. educational influences and the student movement, 3. influence of Christian education, 4. Christianity and social progress; ix. Coming-of-age: 1. the New Life movement, 2. nationalist and communist, 3. the Sino-Japanese War; x. World recognition: 1. preliminary considerations, 2. objectives of the revolution, 3. progress towards democracy, 4. "equal status", 5. China's destiny. Good orig. green boards, chip from head of spine.

Booklet. Slight wear on all edges of text. Otherwise VG 70 pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. revised edition. 96 pages. 8.50x6.25x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First, Limited Edition. Tall octavo, 95 pages, yellow cloth No. 7 of The Furnival Books series. Foreword by Henry Williamson. Tipped-in Frontispiece by Rowland Hilder, who was hired by Oxford University Press to illustrate books. Later he was President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, and was awarded an OBE. The National Archives called Hilder "the Turner of his generatioin". Copy 200 of 550 printed by the Chiswick Press, and signed.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No dust jacket.

Stapled. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Arthur H. Fisher (cover); Henry Raleigh (And Then There Were None); James Williamson (The Editor Regrets) (illustrator). First Edition. The July 1, 1939 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably part 7 of 7 (conclusion) of And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians), a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, and The Editor Regrets, a Drones Club short story by P G Wodehouse. Other fiction and articles include A Man From Fort Necessity, a short story by Stephen Vincent Benet, Charles' Gift, an article by detective writer Hulbert Footner on the 17th century house he restored on the Chesapeake Bay, and others.The magazine contains several 1939 NY World's Fair ads. Cover art by Arthur H. Fisher (Sam the American Eagle). Light edge wear. A very good copy with a serial installment and a short story by a prominent and collectible authors.

\nPublished anonymously. Heavily foxed, particularly to prelims and closing pages. Otherwise VG.

First Edition. Introduction By Henry Williamson (14pp) Foxing, particularly to early pages.

Yellow cloth gilt. Tall 8vo, c.pp96 t.e.g., excellent copy. Tipped-in frontis by Rowland Hilder. 500 copies numbered & signed by Manhood. Furnivall Book 7 : with Joiner & Steele imprint slip. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 301 pages illustrations 24 cm OCLC 2578209 black cloth no dustjacket ; General contents: Introduction to coin collecting -- Collecting United States coins -- Background of American coinage -- Large and small cents -- Silver dollars -- Other regular issue copper and silver coins -- Gold coins --Commemoratives -- Mint engravers and dies -- Patterns ; FINE. Book.

Stapled. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Philip Clay Roettinger, John LaGatta, & Arthur H. Fisher (covers); Henry Raleigh (And Then There Were None); James Williamson (The Editor Regrets) (illustrator). First Edition. The June 17 & 24 and July 1, 1939 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably parts 5, 6 & 7 (conclusion) of 7 of And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians), a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, and The Editor Regrets, a Drones Club short story by P G Wodehouse (7/1). Other fiction and articles include Idle Money - Idle Men, an article about proposals to solve the Depression by future presidential candidate Wendell Willkie (6/17), A Man From Fort Necessity, a short story by Stephen Vincent Benet (7/1), Charles' Gift, an article by detective fiction writer Hulbert Footner on the 17th century house he restored on the Chesapeake Bay (7/1), and others.The magazines contain several 1939 NY World's Fair ads. Cover art by Philip Clay Roettinger (6/17 - Smiling Boy), John LaGatta (6/24 - Wedding Day), & Arthur H. Fisher (7/1 - Sam the American Eagle). Condition issues include: 6/17 - scrapes to the lower left & right fore edge of the front cover, insect damage to the back cover with loss around the edges & spine w/minor text los to the last few pages, and a 1.5" x .75" chip to the fore edge of the back cover & page 107/108; 6/24 - small adhesions at the top left of page 2/3 at the spine; and 7/1 - light soiling & small closed tears to the front cover, and a top corner fold to pages 78 - 88 & the back cover. A very good set with serial installments and short stories by a prominent and collectible authors. A heavy oversize set that may require additional postage.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Rowland Hilder (illustrator). First edition. A smart signed limited edition story by Harold Alfred Manhood, a nice copy with a lovely frontispiece by Rowland Hilder. The first limited edition, limited to 550 copies, of which this is numbered 456.Signed by the author to the limitation page.An entertaining tale by Harold Alfred Manhood, one of his typical rural-set tales with themes of the supernatural.Illustrated with a frontispiece by Rowland Hilder.With a foreword by Henry Williamson.This volume is number 7 of the 'Furnival Books'.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks to the boards. Spine is a little faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Stamp to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. signed by author. book.

Zustand: Good. Publisher's printed white paper stapled tabloid. 12½" x 10". Monochrome photographs throughout. New short stories and articles by: H. E. Bates 'Henry Williamson' and 'New Books Reviewed'; John Harley-Mason 'Tracking Down the Virus'; James Agate 'Ellen Terry and Osbert Sitwell'; Alan Dent 'Centenaries Mild and Bitter'; Hoole Jackson 'Cornwall in Peace and War'. Cheap paper browning and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATES, H. E. (1906-1974).

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original orange card wrap covers [soft back]. 10" x 6". Illustrated. Includes 'Nina' by H. E. Bates; 'Nightseed' by Henry Williamson; 'The Enormous Room' by Robert Graves, and others. Small tears to the over-lapping edges and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHORT STORIES (Novella).

Hardcover. A. H. Ritchie, engraver (illustrator). Introduction by W. M. Reily. 231 p.; front. (port.); 19 cm. Contents: 1 II Sunday in Advent. The day-spring from on high, Luke 21.25-33 -- 2 I Sunday after Epiphany. The self-authenticating power of the truth, Luke 2.41-52 -- 3 II Sunday after Epiphany. The victory over the world, Matt. 14.22-33 -- 4 IV Epiphany. The preciousness of faith, 2 Peter 1.1 -- 5 VI Epiphany. Jesus the only mediator, John 1.51 -- 6 Quinquagesima. The law of spiritual vision, Matt. 6.22-23 -- 7 III Sunday in Lent. Help from above, Psalm 130.1 -- 8 IV Lent. The way of the transgressor, Prov. 13.15 -- 9 Palm Sunday. Suffering and reigning, Phil. 2.5-11 -- 10 I Sunday after Easter. The glorious Prince of salvation, Heb. 2.10 -- 11 II Easter. Seeing the Father, John 14.9 -- 12 V Easter. The believer's crown of life, Rev. 3.11 -- 13 Ascension. The significance of the forty days, Acts 1.9 -- 14 XIV Sunday after Trinity. Obedience the way to a knowledge of the truth, John 7.17 -- 15 XIX Trinity. The knowledge of God through Christ alone, Matt. 11.27 -- 16 XX Trinity. The gospel for the poor, Luke 7.22 -- 17 XX Trinity. Christ the only satisfying portion of the soul, Matt. 11.28-30 -- 18 XXIII Trinity. Searching the Scriptures, John 5.39-40 -- 19 IV Sunday before Advent. The unbroken communion of the saints, Matt. 9.18-26 -- 20 III Sunday before Advent. The person of Christ the central object of faith, John 6.28-29 -- 21 II Sunday before Advent. The voice of wisdom, Prov. 8.1-10 -- 22-23 Sunday before Advent. The second coming of our Lord, 2 Peter 3.3-14 -- 24 A baccalaureate sermon. Nature and grace, John 3.13. Fair orig. green cloth, lacks backstrip, hinges cracked.