John lord sheffield (23 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Vol. III ONLY. Front board detached but present. Full leather. Heavy wear to boards. Occasional minor foxing, overall pages clean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 9 x 5.5", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 381pp, covers quite rubbed and with some light spotting, former owner's ink name on front fly, textblock heavily foxed. SCARCE autobiography.

Leatherbound. Zustand: Fair. xii, 480 p. 22 cm. Full leather. From our As Is shelf. Front cover missing, rear hinge cracked, spine ends chipped, corners worn. Reference label on half title.

Hardcover. Zustand: near fine. Facsimile reprint of 1784 ed. (iv) + 287 + (11) + 24 + (4) pages/ 8vo, brown cloth with gilt titles. In the series: Reprints of Economic Classics. Nine charts in rear pocket. Book is in near fine condition. Without a dust jacket. 110800A Americana, Economics.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First American edition. Very good with a tear and a little loss of cloth at the top of the spine, spine is faded, a small tear at the bottom of the rear panel near the spine.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Good. 1814. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. This is an ex-Library book. Brown leather spine with brown cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Blank pages insert at end for structural integrity. New boards and end papers. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Leather is scratched and marked.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Vol 1-3 ONLY. Brown leather spines, gilt lettering. Minor shelf wear. Spines look nice on a shelf. Foxing here and there throughout, overall clean.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book provides a detailed analysis of the trade practices in the 18th-century manufacturing industry. Sheffield offers insight into the perspectives of merchants and manufacturers and aims to inform readers on the benefits of promoting these industries. The book also highlights the influence of trade agreements on the growth of manufacturing businesses. With diverse content, Sheffield writes on the economic trends at the time and intricacies that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.This 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 is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Collectible-Like New. An authoritative look at the men who helped Churchill win World War II--a companion volume to Hitler's Generals. Beginning with an essay that examines Churchill's rise and strategic cast of thought, the book goes on to provide an intimate portait of each general. Black-and-white photographs.…

Zustand: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition Thus. First single volume edition. Full calf leather binding. Spine with four raised bands, morocco title label, gilt decoration to compartments. Single gilt fillet border to boards, gilt decorated board edges, blind tooled turn-ins. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Rubbing and slight marking to boards. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Patches of foxing throughout the text. Engraved frontis, with offsetting to the title page. Provenance: from the library of Williamstrip Park, Coln St. Aldwyns - seat of the Hicks Beach family. Gift inscription to leading blank: 'Michael Edward Hicks Beach, from his sincere friend Barclay Field, on his leaving Eton. Election 1855'. The recipient was Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt., 1st Earl of St. Aldwyn and 9th Baronet of Beverston. He had a long political career, serving as a Conservative MP from 1864 until 1906, twice serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and briefly as Leader of the Opposition in 1886. . Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 8vo. xv, [1], 848.…

Hardcover. Mixed Editions. Large Octavo, three volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's burgundy cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spines. Probably rebound. Boards have mild wear including white marks to the tail edges. Text blocks show moderate age toning to the edges. Moderate wear interiorly including damp staining to volume three, some foxing/age toning, repairs to volume three, previous owners' stamps to all volumes and slight incidental marks. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Text in English and French. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio. CONTENTS: Vol. One, xxv, 703 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Two, viii, 726 pages, 1796 -- Vol. Three, x, 691 pages, 1815 Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1376383. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Leather. Zustand: Good. First edition. The first edition of volume I and volume III of Lord Sheffield's important collection of the works of Edward Gibbon, including a memoir by Gibbon himself. First edition. Volume I (1796) and Volume III (1815). Lacking Volume II. Originally, this was intended to be complete in two volumes, with 'In Two Volumes' printed to the title page of the first two volumes, however, a third volume was added in 1815. Illustrated from his letters with occasional notes and narrative by John, Lord Sheffield. With memoirs of his life and writings, composed by himself. Illustrated with an silhouette portrait frontispiece to Volume I and an engraved frontispiece to Volume III. Some of the works are written in French. Shortly following Gibbon's death, his good friend and literary executor, John Lord Sheffield undertook to edit and in 1796 published the first of the Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon in order that the reading public have an opportunity to gain a broader insight into the historian and his overall body of work. Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788.With an ink inscription of J. Harlow. Bound in full calf. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the extremities and joints, causing some loss to the extremities of boards and spine. Joints are cracked but hinges remain firm due to internal reinforcements. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to title page and a few marks. Endpapers have been renewed and blanks retained. No half titles, as is concurrent with other copies. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Octavo. Pp. xvi, 336.Half-title present. Attractive engraved head-piece; publisher's device to title. HARDCOVER, bound in handsome patterned boards, spine with red morocco label, lettered and decorated in gilt, blank paper label to upper cover. In fine condition. ~ Second French edition. Translated by H. G. Riquetti, comte de Mirabeau, sometime attributed to E. Rumare (Cf. British Library). John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821), English politician. Having served in the Army, he entered the House of Commons in 1780. In 1803 he was appointed President of the Board of Agriculture. He was a great authority on farming and a leading economic authority of his time. In 1792, "A brief examination of Lord Sheffield's observations on the commerce of the United States", by Tench Coxe, was published as a reaction to Holroyd's book. B-1. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). …

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A nicely bound collection of miscellaneous works writing by the important historian Edward Gibbon, with a memoir of his life. Illustrated with a frontispiece. A collection of miscellaneous works by Edward Gibbon. This work contains 'Account and Anecdotes of His Family', 'The Author's Account of the Books He Read, and of the Course of Study He Pursued', 'The Author's Manner of Passing His Time in the Hampshire Militia', 'Mr Gibbon Makes the Tour of Switzerland', and more. Also containing over two hundred letters written to a variety of correspondence, including Mr Gesner, Mrs Porten, Mr Holroyd, Dr. Watson, Dr Priestley, and more. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Edward Gibbons was a historian and Member of Parliament, his poor health was consistently under threat during his childhood, which led to him becoming widely read. He never married, after a failed love affair with Suzanne Curchod in his youth, Suzanne later became the wife to Jacques Necker, and her daughter was the noted socialite and letter writer, Madame de Stael. His first historical endeavour was a "History of Switzerland", which was never finished or published. He also wrote about the literary and social conditions of England at the time, which was unfortunately considered a flop. With annotations and notes by John Lord Sheffield. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. A little light rubbing to the boards and joints, a little heavier to the rear board. Light fading and discoloration to the spine. Very minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spots to the first few pages only. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Edition : First edition, Contemporary full tree calf with gilt greek-tooled border, rebacked expertly in seven compartments of gilt-tooled bands and gilt floral motifs, gilt red and yellow morocco labels on two and five respectively. , During his life, Edward Gibbon made several attempts at writing his memoirs. After his death, these were pieced together by his close friend, Lord Sheffield, who added letters and additional writings. A third volume of miscellaneous works was added in 1815., Size : 4to, Ex-libris on front paste-down endpaper. With frontis silhouette portrait., Volume : Two volumes., References : Rothchild 948, P. Volume 1. frontis, title, blank, iii-xxv, (1), 1-703; Volume 2. title, blank, iii-viii, 1-726, errata, advertisement. Occasional light foxing, otherwise an excellent copy, text is clean and crisp.…

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8°, Halbledereindb., XLVII, 345 S. - vorderer Buchdeckel lose, die ersten Seiten nahezu lose und stärker bestoßen, vereinzelt etwas nachgedunkelt, innen insgesamt sauberes Exemplar. Buch.

Zustand: Good. A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies London 1796 12 leather boards. raised bands on spine. some shelf wear to boards. binding is tight.

Edition unknown. 8vo. ( 210mm ) Pp. [5] vi - xxiii, [1] 2 - 318. With a half title. Wanting the final blank. Contents very occasionally lightly browned, otherwise clean. Contemporary marbled paper over boards, recent green cloth spine and title label.The text with a number of tables. Lord Sheffield published a number of pamphlets on social and commercial questions, in this pamphlet he questions the suspension of Navigation Laws that rendered England as a free port. Lord Sheffield, Baker, John Holroyd (1735 - 1821 ) was born in Yorkshire, statesman and friend of Edward Gibbon. He was created earl of Sheffield and Viscount Penensey in peerage of Ireland,1816 ; British peer, 1802 ; privy councillor, 1809 ; lord of Board of Trade, 1809. For more details see ODNB ; Isaac, 477d. Kress B.5115.…

solo voll. III, IV, V e VII VI + 308; 278; 262; 224 + (20) p. solo voll. III, IV, V e VII 213x135 mm.