J t burrows (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Free Press, 1973. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with shelf/edgewear and stamp to bottom page ends.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 10th printing edition. 496 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Pathway Among Men an autobiography By J.T. Burrows. Publisher: Whitcombe & Tombs, Christchurch, 1974, First Edition. Good hardback with jacket. A little rubbing, fading and bumping to edges, binding firm, no inscriptions, some stains/foxing to bottom edge of last few pages. Jacket is rubbed and chipped with tears and some loss. Brigadier James Thomas Burrows CBE DSO* ED was a New Zealand teacher, sportsman, administrator, and military leader. He was born in Prebbleton, New Zealand, on 13 July 1904. Following his education at Christchurch Boys' High School, he became a teacher. As a rugby union player, Burrows was a hooker. 212 pages with photos. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. ORIGINAL 1917 PUBLICATION; includes the five large folded color maps (complete for this publication); HARDCOVER; ex-library; corners bumped; small light spots on covers; light tanning of leaves; paper covering of rear hinge split; o/w in good condition. Book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A fantastic collection of newspaper clippings of poetic and literary parodies from the latter part of the nineteenth century. Two half morocco scrapbook volumes filled with newspaper clippings of parodies and humorous poems. In total, there are 269 clippings across these two volumes: 154 to volume I, and 115 to volume II.The parodies in these volumes date between 1880 and 1884, with a significant number hand dated in ink by a prior owner.Two loosely inserted leaves provide a handwritten index of the subjects of the clippings present in these two volumes. The final leaf of the index is signed 'James Gray', indicating he was responsible for creating this scrapbook.The first collection of parodies in volume I involve retellings of Hamlet's most famous soliloquy. Thirteen clippings present parodies of 'To be or not to be', with contributions from William Garbutt, 'T.C.', John Gilbert, John Rowell Waller, R. Irving, J. S. Burrows and others.Parodies present also include: Herbert Buckley's parody of 'Bridge of Sighs' and Tennyson's 'Six Hundred'; a Shakespearian parody from Eozoon Canadense; parodies of Longfellow's 'Psalm of Life' by J.P., Philip, and an anonymous American; a poem titled 'Tory War Song'; parodies of nursery rhymes such as 'She Wore a Ring of Roses' and 'The House that Jack Built', and even parodies of Biblical scripture.Some clipping additionally feature discussion of the nature of parody itself. In half morocco bindings, with cloth covered boards. Small loss of leather to head of volume I back strip, with two small holes of leather to centre of rear joint. Light rubbing to volume II back strip head. Head of front joint of volume I starting, with board firmly held. Ink inscription to front pastedown of volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd light handling mark. Clippings lightly age toned. A number of clippings neatly dated in ink to tail, with page numbers in ink. Loosely inserted handwritten index with significant handling marks. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…