john kitchiner (8 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Très bon. Tome 2. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Volume 2. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Two-vol set (1827). Three-quarter leather with marbled endpapers and page edges. Hinges have been repaired, but one has broken again on vol. I. Text clean, unmarked, with very little foxing. A gift inscription inside vol. I. Exterior quite worn, in particular the leather on both spines. A great set to rebind or repair. Vol. I details various ways of and expenses associated with traveling; vol. II deals mainly with horses. "John Jervis, an old coachman." Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available! (Heavy books & sets may require extra shipping charges.).

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Zustand: Very Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme. 9'' x 5¼''. Contains 36 pages with photographs and illustrations. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. OPERA.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The traveller's oracle; or, maxims for locomotion, Part 2 Containing precepts for promoting the pleasures and hints for preserving the health of travellers, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 336 pages (complete). A handy, happy copy of this fascinating book. Not only is there much advice about horses and carriages, owning them, maintaining them, using them, there is also etiquette, working practice tips and instruction for the coachman. There is also a most engaging section on an employer's social responsibilities toward the coachman: "Merciful Masters, who use their Carriage in Wet Weather, provide the Coachman Two Box Coats: - a Second-hand Coat may be bought for about 2. 10s. - a slight increase to their Expense, a great addition to his Comfort: for when a Box Coat gets thoroughly Wet, it will take forty-eight hours before it becomes thoroughly Dry; for it must not be dried otherwise than gradually and in the Air. Mr Jarvis says, that "the best way of drying a Box Coat on these occasions, is to put it round a a Truss of Straw.". Whatever Olympic Wits or Whips might think, there are few modern Jockies who will agree with Pindarus, that Water is the best thing, at least for the lining of the Inner or the Outer Coat of the Stomach." The boards are smart. They are a little scuffed here and there but also steady (bound by Columbian Press in Calcutta). The early pages and later pages have aging and storage marks. The contents between are healthy, very assured, clean (for their age), clear, contented. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Full Calf. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 16x11.cm. viii,264pp, viii, 336pp, 17 engraved plates of music. Bound in full period calf gilt lines, blind stamped dentells, raised bands, ornate gilt tooling. Calf lightly rubbed, minor abrasion wear. Both bindings in very good clean condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate, blind stamped on free endpapers '' 9 Gay Street Bath ''. Pages in very good clean condition. A very nice set. Size: Small 8 Vo.