lord lyttleton (17 Ergebnisse)

Full Leather. Zustand: Fair. 126pp. Complete in one volume. Interior in nice clean condition with only minor ageing discolouration. No names or inscriptions. Front board detached & cracking to rear hinge but content still well bound together. Cover very tatty.

Half-Leather. Zustand: Good. cr 8vo, 2 volumes, volume 1 has no title page and starts with page 5 , complete from thereon,( 358pp ) contemporary leather spine with leather labels with marbled boards, , spine bit rubbed and aged , boards rubbed and scuffed, but binding is good and tight, bit of foxing throughout and last leaf bit marked, vol 2 complete, 397pp, same leather spine little rubbedboards rubbed and scuffed, with some outer loss( more on front ) but binding is again still good and tight. text good with a small bit of foxing , complete in 2 volumes with title and first 4 pages missing from vol 1 as previously stated.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Small 8vo sized book with a brown leather cover. Weak spine. Chipped backstrip. Slight foxing. Clean text. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,100grams, ISBN:

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Engraved By Cooke (illustrator). A fine original copper engraved portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. A splended opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid antique portrait, circa 1811. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive and decorative.

hardcover. Zustand: very good. 147pp., engraved illustrations including a portrait vignette on the title page. 8vo, straight grained morocco with gilt decorations, (spine rubbed). London: Cadwell & Davies, etc. 1801.

Tree Calf. Zustand: Fair. 463 + 81pp. Cracking to hinges but still well bound together. Minor age staining spotting, more on end pages otherwise interior in nice clean condition. Illustrated with plates. Armorial bookplate. Marbled end--papers. Wear to extremeties of cover. Gilt titling on red leather labels. One of a number of issues I have in this Classics series. Picture of this book available.

Hardcover. Zustand: Worn. (xii) + 339pp, new quarter calf, gilt lettered, title label inset on morocco, uncut translated by Monsieur le Professeur de Joncourt, title and first few pages rather worn and foxed, SOLD AS A WORKING COPY, Pierre De Hondt, A La Haye, 1760. * probably a pirated edition and the first edition published in French - SCARCE.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Signed. Reprint 1962, Signed by Lord Chandos on the f.f.e.p. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. Lord Chandos was a member of Churchill's war cabinet and was sent to Cairo as minister of state. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Satisfaisant. Probably second edition; whole leather binding of the time, tight but rubbed at edges and spine ends; inside good condition, slightly yellowed; vol.I and II (complete) In-12°; 362+397pages.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A very scarce set of works from the late 18th century featuring Samuel Johnson's 'The Rambler' and George Lyttleton's 'Letters From A Persian In England, To His Friend'. Both of these works are part of the 'Moore's British Classics' series, and are bound Two volumes in one. 'The Rambler' is complete in four volumes. With an additional volume to the rear of the volume entitled, 'Letters From A Persian In England, To His Friend'. 'The Rambler' is continuously paginated, with a separate pagination for 'Letters From a Persian'. 'The Rambler' was a periodical by Samuel Johnson. This publication primarily featured essays and works of non-fiction, with a total of 208 articles published across the set. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, literary critic and lexicographer. Born in 1709, Johnson was a committed Tory, and a devout Anglican. 'Letters From A Persian In England, To His Friend At Ispahan' is a series of letter written by the British statesman, George Lyttleton. As well as a recognised writer, George Lyttleton is warmly remembered as an important patron of the arts. With the previous owners ink inscription to the title page of 'The Rambler' that reads 'Anna Sealy December 10th 1823. Bailey Field'. A fascinating collection of letter and articles by two notable figures of the 18th century. In a full calf binding. Externally lightly rubbed to the head and tail of the spine and also to the extremities. A large crack to the front joint, and a strained front hinge having resulted in the front board at risk of becoming detached. Crack to the rear joint, to the head. Spots to the front and rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Text contains minor marks in pencil. Full leather, raised bands and black gilt stamped spine label, marbled end papers, all edges red, xiii + 320 pp., decorations at beginning and end of each Dialogue. Spine is dry and hinges tender, wear at corners and spine ends, back board leather separating at top, previous owner's name on title page, scattered very light foxing, a few crosses in pencil in blank margins. Binding sound. Gilt leather bookplate of Edward Hailstone, Yorkshire solicitor, churchwarden and book collector on front end paper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 12 oz. Category: Philosophy; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 002242.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 3 volumes bound together in a very attractive leather binding (dark blue). Ornate decorations on the spine with spine label naming all three works. Marbled endpapers. Engraved title page with frontispiece portrait for the first two works together, but they are numbered separated. 71 and 30 pages + 2 pages of ads. Hayley's work has a separate title page, both an engraved one and a printed on, and an frontispiece portrait. 83 pages. Binding good and tight. Pages clean and square. Foreedges marbled. Measures only 2.25 x just under 4 inches. Please email with questions or to request photos.

8vo., First Edition, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The author was a member of the War Cabinet, President of the Board of Trade and subsequently Minister of Production. A key WWII memoir.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). The scarce second edition of this wonderful collection of poetry from a variety of writers from the eighteenth century and earlier. The scarce second edition of this work, complete in two volumes.Retaining the original half titles.These volumes are likely edited by the publisher Alexander Donaldson, who in the 1774 case 'Donaldson v Beckett' overturned so called 'perpetual copyright', putting older literature into the public domain.Including poems from a wealth of writers, including Samuel Johnson, Lord Lyttleton, Lord Lovelace, Mr. Mason, Elizabeth Carter, Goldsmith, James Thomson and others.ESTC N21829.With the inscription of B Smith, 1832, to the front free endpaper of volume I, and the 1777 inscriptions of Will. Roberston to the verso of each front free endpaper. With a further inscription to each title page.A wonderful insight into the popular poetry of the eighteenth century. In full calf bindings. Light rubbing to head of volume II back strip, otherwise externally very smart. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscriptions to front free endpaper of each volume, and to each title page. Loss to head of volume I half title. Volume I lacking rear blank and free endpaper. Volume II lacking a rear blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned due to paper type, with the odd handling mark. Very Good. book.

Ldn., (all about 1790). One cont. red hcloth. Back richly gilt. Capitals and corners with traces of use. Occationally a bit brownspotted. Engraved plates. Many vignettes in texts.

Full Calf. Zustand: Very Good. pp., [2], 55, [3] 84, [2], 107. Three works bound as one. The first two volumes are dated 1773, the final volume is dated 1771. Bound in a light brown full calf, with raised bands and a red morocco title label. Transference to pastedowns and endpapers, but the text is very good and clean. Binding slightly worn, with some rubbing to hinges and spine, but generally very good and tightly bound. Contemporary ownership signatures to title pages of each volume. 32 mo.