illustrated detmold (24 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2015. Color illustrated edition in green leatherette with color illustration mounted on the front cover, lettering and pictorial decoration in gilt and silver gilt, all edges gilt, color illustrated endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark. no dustjacket, likely as issued. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zustand: Good. Edward J. Detmold (illustrator). Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by E. J. Detmold & Author (illustrator). Sunning to spine and along edges of both boards. Front cover has a few spots. Foxing on some interior pages, but does not affect the legibility or clarity of the text or illustrations. ; This is the enlarged edition with 12 new poems. Bright gilt lettering and Image on front board. Tight binding. Unmarked and clean interior (other than foxing from aging). ; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages.

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Moderate wear to the slipcase. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 3rd Printing. third printing. beautiful cream and gold boards are a little shelf rubbed. some sporadic foxing on the paper trims. in utmost lovely condition. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Limited Edition. Octavo, xiv, xvi, 152 pages. In Very Good condition with a glassine wrapper. Wrapper has moderate wear including few chips to the head/tail edges. Full maroon leather binding bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have very slight wear including minor edge wear. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges. Silk end papers. Ribbon marker. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Color illustrations protected with tissue guard. Limited edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. 1409250. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Light wear to the slipcase. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

The Folio Society, London. 1995. Third printing. 4to hardback in slipcase. Illustrated. Green illustrated cloth, gilt, in green slipcase. Spine sunned. Water marks and small dent to rear panel of slipcase, as well as minor marks overall. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Folio Society Ltd. , London, UK. 2006. Xiv, 152 pgs. 23 Illustrations in color. Eighth Printing. Issued in slipcase. Slipcase lightly scuffed and worn. Bound in decorated cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This edition features more than 300 of the legendary fabulist's brief but pithy morality tales. The stories are further embellished by 23 full-page color images and numerous black-and-white drawings by illustrator Edward J. Detmold, the famed Victorian artist who was highly influenced by the traditional Japanese style, the works of Albrecht Dürer, and the burgeoning Art Nouveau movement. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. This beautiful red book can take pride of place on any shelf! Aesop's classic stories are altogether in one place in this wonderfully illustrated edition from publisher Hodder and Stoughton. Read all of your favourites right here, the following is taken from 'The Wolf and the Lamb' - Once upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning to drink a little lower down. "There's my supper," thought he, "if only I can find some excuse to seize it." Then he called out to the Lamb, "How dare you muddle the water from which I am drinking?" "Nay, master, nay," said Lambikin; "if the water be muddy up there, I cannot be the cause of it, for it runs down from you to me." - these book still have the best morals! Add this to your library today! Title: The Fables of Aesop Author: Aesop, Illustrated by Edward J Detmold Publisher: Hodder and Staughton Publication Date: 1981 Format: Hardcover Condition: This book is in a good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. E.J. DETMOLD (illustrator). Roughly A4 in size, this wonderful book is a hardback, cloth bound, with gilt titles to spine and front board, along with beautiful designed gilt decoration. This book is a used book therefore normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with age and use. No published date within the book, probably around 1921. Its a reasonably heavy book when packaged properly, so for overseas buyers postage/shipping may increase from listed price depending on final destination. 184 pages, all intact and 12 x Stunning illustrations. Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable Ltd, at the Edinburgh University Press. The top part of the spine looks like it was crushed at some time with small wear, also the spine is sun-bleached, please see photos, there are a few brown foxing marks to edge of papers, and illustrations are all in fine order, and all illustrations have their tissue guard papers intact. Overall its a really nice book that has stood the test of time and still has plenty of valuable use to be had for future generations that are interested in insects.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Bound in green cloth with gilt decoration; spine rubbed and darkened. Gift inscription (not from author) to previous owner on front FEP; text pages are yellowed and have some foxing but are free of markings. All 12 color plates present; one is beginning to curl at inner edge. One tissue guard has become detached but is still present.Overall, a good, solid copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by George Allen & Company, London, UK. 1911. 196 pgs. Illustrated with 6 tipped in color plates. First, Thus. Bound in tan cloth boards with titles present to the spine and illustrated front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Camille Lemonnier's 'Birds and Beasts' is an exquisite collection of stories that explores the complexities of human nature through the lens of animal behavior. Lemonnier's literary style is characterized by vivid descriptions, intricate character development, and a keen eye for the natural world. Set in the late 19th century, this book reflects the emergence of naturalism in literature, a movement that sought to depict life as it is, without romanticizing or idealizing it. By using animals as allegorical figures, Lemonnier delves deep into the human psyche, inviting readers to contemplate their own primal instincts and desires. Each story is a thought-provoking exploration of the boundaries between civilization and instinct, reason and passion. Camille Lemonnier, a Belgian author and art critic, was known for his keen observations of society and human psychology. His background in the arts and literature inspired him to create 'Birds and Beasts' as a reflection of the human condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, UK. 1923 92 pp Illustrated with 6 plates by E. J. Detmold. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is chipped and worn to the extremities). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of poems to spark the imagination of children, many revolving around nature and the wonderful things we find there. Detmold has provided a color frontis which is much different that what we normally see, there are further color plates depicting insects and other animals in the style which is much more familiar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Tudor Publishing Company, New York. 1936. Vi, 271 pgs. Frontispiece + 11 tipped in color plates. Seventh Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles present to the front board and the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A retelling of Jean-Henri Fabre's 'Souvenirs entomologiques' English translation of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator. Here retold by Mrs Rodolph Stawell. A fascinating collection of essays detailing Fabre's observations of all kinds of insects in his homeland of France combined with folklore, storytelling, and cultural reference. Jean-Henri Fabre was a French naturalist, entomologist and author known for his popular books on the lives of insects. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Illustrated by E J Detmold (illustrator). 1929 reprint; 4to hardback in dustwrapper; a Very good copy of Book in a dustwrapper that has large chips and small holes to edges; 19 pasted in full page colour illustrations in Detmold's characteristic pastel shades; the illustrations are distinctive. ; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First English Edition / Fourth Print (first published in English 1921, first published under "Souvenirs Entomologiques" in French 1879). Hardback copy in dark green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and decoration to front and spine, no dustjacket. 271pp. 12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), with titled tissue guards. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light foxing to endpapers. (39/1).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Hbk, x, 181, [1] pages, colour frontispiece and plates 29 cm. Covers dulled, corners bumped and some wear to head of spine. Foxing to edges and end-papers o/w text and illustration clean unmarked and in good condition. Contents : Our city gardens.--The intelligence of the flowers.--Perfumes.--News of spring.--Field flowers.--Chrysanthemums.--Old-fashioned flowers.--The wrath of the bee. [Flowers - Gardens - Illustrated works - England - 20th century] d971 / m14918.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York. 1912. 265 pgs. Illustrated edition with 13 tipped-in colour plates. First, thus. Bound in decorated cloth boards with gilt titles present. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In "The Life of the Bee," Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck offers brilliant proof that "no living creature, not even man, has achieved in the center of his sphere, what the bee has achieved." From their amazingly intricate feats of architecture to their intrinsic sense of self-sacrifice, Maeterlinck takes a "bee's-eye view" of the most orderly society on Earth. A classic bee book written in a lively and readable style, "The Life of the Bee" is reasonably accurate (for a book of its vintage). In the words of Maurice Maeterlinck, "It is not my intention to write a treatise on apiculture, or on practical bee-keeping.I wish to speak of the bees very simply, as one speaks of a subject one knows and loves to those who know it not." It's safe to say that, in "The Life of the Bee," Maurice Maeterlinck succeeded in his goal very well. Maeterlinck, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, played an important part in the Symbolist movement. A Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist, Maeterlinck wrote primarily about death and the meaning of life. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

George Allen. 1912. First reprint of Illustrated edition. Large 4to hardback. No DW. Original illustrated cream cloth, slightly soiled, spine slightly soiled and rubbed in parts and head and tail of spine slightly crumpled and corners bumped. Neat ownership inscription. 13 coloured mounted plates plus bee emblems. Page edges uncut. Contents very clean. A lovely volume.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with colour illustrated paper onlay. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 191 printed pages of text with 5 colour illustrated plates. Spine ends a little softened, ghosting to the free end papers, foxing to the edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition rare illustrated dust wrapper with tiny chips to the spine tips and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BEEKEEPING & APIARISTS.

First edition with these illustrations, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt illustration to the upper board and gilt titles to the spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with a tissue guarded frontispiece, 15 further full page colour plates and chapter headings illustrated in black and white by the Detmold brothers. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some softening and mild fraying at the spine tips and corners. The cloth is a touch faded to the spine and board edges. The contents are entirely complete and without loose or torn pages. There is some foxing and offsetting to the endpapers and a few isolated spots to the margins throughout. A few of the plate pages have a faint moisture mark to the very upper edge of the blank margin (not affecting any text or illustration). The pages are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. An attractive example of this beautifully illustrated classic. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, UK. 1909. 80 Un-numbered leaves. Illustrated with 25 color plates. #652 of a limited edition of 750 copies. Signed by Edward Detmold on the limitation page. Bound in red cloth with titles present to the spine and the blindstamped design present to the front board. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. Previous owner's bookplate present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica are a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and story-teller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 BCE. The fables remain a popular choice for moral education of children today. Many of the stories, such as The Fox and the Grapes (from which the idiom "sour grapes" derives) , The Tortoise and the Hare, The North Wind and the Sun, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Ant and the Grasshopper are well-known throughout the world. This hardcover version of Aesop's timeless tales offers a fresh take, this edition features more than 300 of the legendary fabulist's brief but pithy morality tales. The stories are further embellished by 23 full-page color images and numerous black-and-white drawings by illustrator Edward J. Detmold, the famed Victorian artist who was highly influenced by the traditional Japanese style, the works of Albrecht Dürer, and the burgeoning Art Nouveau movement. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.