james yate johnson (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. Facsimile reprint of 1857 edition. A clean, bright copy.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very good condition, crown octavo, rebound in full leather, four raised bands with embossed rules and original titles in gilt laid as label across spine, new end papers, 2 blank leaves, half title, engraved frontis piece with slightly foxed tissue guard, title page, preface, 871 pages. [QP].

Brown hardback leather cover. Zustand: Good. New Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Spine faded. Some foxing. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 820pp. Steel-engraved frontis plate and title page.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 16mo. Half contemporary goatskin, marbled paper boards, gilt lettering and blind tooling to compartments. Marbled edges and endpapers. xvi, 960 pp. Spine slightly faded, some minor rubbing to boards and extremities. Bookplate to front pastedown. Fine overall.

Leather. Zustand: Good. H. Adlard (illustrator). A revised edition of a popular reference work for scientific terms, including thousands of newly inserted articles, bound in full calf. A new edition of the Scientific and Literary Treasury, a comprehensive glossary of scientific and literary terms, written by English writer Samuel Maunder, and revised by English naturalist James Yate Johnson. In full calf. Contains an engraved frontispice of Gutenberg surrounded by renowned intellectuals, drawn by Henry Adlard. Most famous for his Biographical Treasury and Treasury of Knowledge, with this work being perhaps the most renowned of the many dictionaries he published. The new edition revised by Johnson includes thousands of newly inserted articles, and hoping to be more scientific while retaining its function as a popular reference. In full calf. Externally, the odd mark to boards, and rubbing to joints and edges. Calf spine and rear board loose from main text. Slight creasing to the spine, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are generally bright and clean with a couple of small marks. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a gap between pp.818-819. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with the odd spot to first couple and last leaves. Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: g. New Edition. 12mo. 820pp. Three quarters black leather over marbled paper covered boards, gold embossed floral decoration and lettering. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Frontis reproduction of an engraving with protective tissue guard. Encyclopedic definitions from Aardvark to Zymotic. All leather edges rubbed and worn, boards scuffed. Slight age toning. Title page retains 1/2" closed tear to fore edge. Shelf wear. Binding in fair, interior in very good condition.

Third edition, entirely rewritten with the addition of much new matter, small 8vo, xxxii, 310, 6 [adverts]pp.,with half-title, 3 coloured folding maps, a folding view, folding plan of Reid's Palace Hotel, Funchal, endpapers slightly browned, original publishers red cloth, gilt, spine lightly faded, a nice copy. The proprietor's of Reid's Palace Hotel were W. and A. Reid, and a manuscript note on the plan points to room 31 "This I am reserving & also another good room for Miss Simmons. W. Reid.".