maitland rev (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Third edition of this title first published 1844. In original publishers cloth, spine faded, foxing to first few pages, otherwise sound and clean, minor wear to covers.Pages are xxiii, 520 with 16 page publisher's catalogue at rear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Some wear to spine ends, bumps to corners, spine sunned, old bookplate and library pocket to front endpaper, half title and main title page noticeably creased, many pages remain unopened along top edge else in acceptable condition.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this collection of historical essays on the Dark Ages from English historian Samuel Roffey Maitland. First thus. Originally printed in The British Magazine with corrections and some additions. A collection of historical essays on the Dark Ages, with reference to the state of religion and literature. Includes chapters on the state of learning among the clergy, books presented to churches, the Bible in the Dark Ages, and more. Written by Samuel Roffey Maitland, an English historian and miscellaneous writer on religious topics who was qualified as an Anglican priest, and worked also as a librarian, barrister and editor. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. A small split in the cloth to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Pencil inscriptions to the front endpaper and title page. Very Good. book.

2 volumes in 1, ix + 182pp.; ix + 145pp., armorial binding of Charles Porcher of Clyffe with his embossed crest and motto, contemporary half calf, spine gilt decorated in compartments, red and green gilt lettered spine labels, marbled fore edges, 17.5 x 12cms, calf a trifle rubbed and boards faded, scant spotting, in very good condition. The first work is a detailed military history of the brigade commanded by Sir Robert Henry Sale (known as "Fighting Bob") during the First Anglo-Afghan War by George Robert Gleig (1796?1888), Chaplain-General of the forces and Inspector-General of military schools. The second is an account of colonial life by Julia Charlotte Maitland (1808-1864), a great-niece of the novelist Fanny Burney, who was a strong advocate for national education in India. She and her husband Charles, an Anglican priest ran a small school in Rajahmundry. From the library of Charles Porcher of Clyffe (1800-1863), High Sheriff of Dorset.

First edition, 2 vols., xxii,[2],464; xii,120pp., main work in cont. red morocco, marbled boards, lightly rubbed, uncut, supplement in orig. cloth. Provenance: A. N. L. Munby, bookplate; Phil Shirley, bookplate; Professor Birrell.

Half Calf. Zustand: Near Very Good. With 3 additional pamphlets. 1. The Translation of Bishops. Printed for J. G. & F. Rivington.London. 1834.24 pages. 2. Remaks on an Article in the Ninth Number of the Morning Watch. By Alexander M'Caul. Published by James Nisbet. London. 1831. 68 pages. 3. A Letter to the Rev. John King, incumbent of Christ's Church Hull; occasioned by his pamphlet entitles, '' Maitland not Authorized to Censure Milner. ''. by S. R. Maitland. Printed for J. G. and F. Rivington. London. 1835. 91,[1]pp. Collation, included in the main body of text. Book measures 22.5x15.cm. Collation, xv,144,144,102,54,[1],24,68,viii,80,iv,91,[1]pp, title pages throughout. Bound in period or early half calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt lines and lettering. Calf rubbed, worn on edges, abrasion mark on spine, marble pattern on boards rubbed with loss of pattern. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, private library stamp on free endpaper. Pages in good condition throughout. A nice volume, in an attractive period binding. Size: 8vo.