Lucas e v editor (15 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 1st edn. HB. Cloth. G-. Shaken spine and covers faded and rubbed, 1" split along front hinge at base of spine, 3" split along rear hinge at base of spine, rear cover stained, rear hinge tender. A collection of jokes and cartoons. Book.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. No dust jacket. Undated, but introduction dated 1903. Purple cloth boards with minor edge wear, and significant fading to the spine. Page edges tanned and foxed. A previous owner's name on the ffep. Contents clear throughout and tightly bound. A nice copy. …

Third Edition. Very good copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvi, 422 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Notes; With ill. end-papers. Subjects; Letter writing. English letters. Correspondence. Works by Friends. 19th century correspondence. 20th century correspondence. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: Good. First edition (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 13cm), xiii, 297pp. 5 portrait plates. Original red cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Light rubbing of the binding, endpapers browned, short ownership inscription; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. With dust jacket. Ink inscription on front end paper.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvi, 371 pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Literature in English; special subjects women anthologies. English literature. Women ; Literary collections. Women authors. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of tales and legends. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-two plates. A collection of short tales, including: Prince Life, The Three Cakes, The Bunch of Cherries, The Fugitive, The Life and Adventures of Lady Anne, and more. Selected by Edward Verrall Lucas, an English humorist, essayist, playwright, publisher, poet, novelist, and biographer. Illustrated by Francis Donkin Bedford, a British artist and illustrator, Spine and Original printed cloth, gilt titles. Pictorial front cover, gilt titles. Inscription and book plate inside front cover . Top edge gilt. First title page tanned. Speckling on the first two pages of the introduction.…

Zustand: Very Good. humphreys london 1895 Binding: Hardcover front hinge cracked.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. red clothbound hardback, gilt. Illustrated endpapers. 310pp. with b/w illustrations and colour frontispiece and illustrated title page. Previous owner's small elegant ink inscription to ffep. Light wear to bindings between front and back endpapers. Small tear to foredge of page 30. Very light foxing to endpapers. Rear inner hinge weak with endpaper splitting. Light wear and rubbing to spine and edges. A GOOD+ COPY. (Shelf 43) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

THIRD IMPRESSION 1899 of Dumpy Book No.2 (first published in 1897), small 8vo, 125 x 77 mm, 5 x 3 inches, pale green striped cloth, top edges gilt, the rest uncut, pages: xvi, 118, (5) - adverts. 4 different line illustrations of children to endpapers by Edith Farmiloe, no other illustrations. 69 naughty children stories in verse chosen from 5 books by Mrs Turner (The Daisy, The Cowslip, The Crocus, The Pink and Short Poems published in the first half of the 19th century). 1 small pale spot to upper cover, some inner joints cracked, binding sound and firm, small closed tear to fore-edge margin of page 111, neatly repaired, fore-edge margin of pages 115/6 and 117/8 trimmed (as issued?). A near Fine clean bright copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 3rd Edition. Her Infinite Variety, edited by E. V. Lucas and first published in 1908, is a charming Edwardian anthology celebrating literary portraits of women drawn from a wide range of English authors. Bringing together selections from Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Burns, and others, the volume reflects both the taste and sensibility of the early twentieth century, combining sentiment, wit, and moral reflection in a manner characteristic of Lucas's editorial work. This third edition of December 1908 is presented here in an especially attractive Bumpus binding, with red leather spine and corners, raised bands, and gilt titles, complemented by striking feathered marbled boards and matching endpapers. Bumpus bindings, produced for the London bookseller and binder Bumpus Ltd. of Oxford Street, are well regarded for their quality and decorative appeal, and remain highly collectible in their own right. Her infinite Variety; A Feminine Portrait Gallery. Edited by E.V. Lucas. Published by Methuen & Co., London, 1908. Third edition from December 1908 (first published October 15th, 1908). A handsome volume bound by Bumpus of London with red leather spine and corners, and with raised bands and gilt tooled title. With feathered marble paper over boards and matching endpapers. Covers with just light wear and some fading to spine. Provenance: Signature of a David Fife Anderson, dated to March, 1949 on first free endpaper. Likely to be David Fife Anderson (1908-1988), obstetrician and gynaecologist, and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Glasgow. Overall in near fine (+) condition, with text pages bright and clean throughout. Gilt edges to text block.  Text in English. xvi + 371pp + (1).  Dimensions: approx 168mm high x 110mm wide x 25mm deep.  Weight: approximately 338g (unpacked). …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Presentation from the editor E. V. Lucas to his mother, and again to British composer Herman Finck. ix, 297, (6) pp. Publisher's original maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Minor rubbing to extremities. Internally clean. Frontis and four portraits. 8vo. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated collection of tales and legends. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-two plates. A collection of short tales, including: Prince Life, The Three Cakes, The Bunch of Cherries, The Fugitive, The Life and Adventures of Lady Anne, and more. Selected by Edward Verrall Lucas, an English humorist, essayist, playwright, publisher, poet, novelist, and biographer. Illustrated by Francis Donkin Bedford, a British artist and illustrator, In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Age toning to the endpapers. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. F. D. Bedford (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. "Soft hardcover" boards. Gilt edges. Red cover boards with gilt design. Some edge wear to the corners. Slight dog-ear to page 93-98. Otherwise pages are free from markings (barring some foxing) or creases. BP/Locked cabinet.

1p., 8vo. Signed at bottom right: 'E. V. L.' Sixteen lines of verse, divided into two eight-line stanzas, beginning: 'As I went down to Hertfordshire | To visit Hatfield Oak, | I met the prettiest girl, to whom | Courageously I spoke.' The conceit of the poem is that the girl is the 'Queen of Hearts', and the author is trumped in his suit of her by the king, the last two lines reading: 'The King strode in, the Queen to win, | And I I lacked the Ace.' Charles Lamb, whom Lucas greatly admired and whose works he edited, had particular links with the county of Hertfordshire.…