maurice maeterlinck translated alexander teixeira (9 Ergebnisse)

hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. hardback, foolscap octavo, 6 1/2" x 4 1/4" green cloth lettered gilt, patterned endpapers, a tightly bound copy but with some pencil marking to the beginning of the text and thus good only, gift inscription to a previous owner, 292pp.

Hardcover. 8°, Original powder blue linen with cover titles and decorative lines in gold embossing as well as gold head cutting. The spine is light-brightened, corners and edges are slightly bumped. 241 pages. Front cover and first pages are slightly yellow-stained, old ink entry on the endpaper has been erased. Otherwise a good, clean book. --- Originaler taubenblauer Leinenband mit Einbandtiteln und Schmucklinien in goldener Prägung sowie goldenem Kopfschnitt. Der Rücken ist lichtgehellt, Ecken und Kanten sind etwas bestoßen. 241 Seiten. Titelei und erste Seiten sind etwas gelbfleckig, gelöschter alter Tinten-Eintrag auf dem Vorsatz. Ansonsten gutes, sauberes Exemplar. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Machen Sie es sich mit einem Buch gemütlich und genießen Sie den goldenen Herbst! -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! LitFre.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 3rd Edition. Red cloth, damp staining confined to end papers, pastedowns, and lower and inner edge of the back cover, red cloth, spine a little rubbed and faded. First published in September 1916, this is the third edition published in November of the same year.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First American Edition. Essays On The Extraordinary. 410 Pp. Publisher's Deluxe Three Quarter Green Morocco Over Marbled Paper-Coverd Boards, Matching Endpapers, Top Edge Gilt. Second American Printing, 1915 (Copyright 1914). Spine Still Fine, But Rubbing At Corners Of Leather, Points Of Fraying At Two Lower Tips, And Some Wear To Top And Bottom Edges Of Paper-Covered Boards, Point-Like Indentation At Top Center Of Rear Board. Previous Owner's Inscription Dated Xmas 1915. No Dampstaining At All But Pages Slightly Wavy.

Original Green Cloth Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First UK Edition. 1919. First UK English translation. vii, 175pp. plus an 8 page catalogue. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. One of his best known works is L'Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird), first performed on the 30th September 1908. The Betrothal is a Fairy Play in five acts,sequel to The Blue Bird. The book is bound in the original green cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and blind stamped titling on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with light shelf wear on the boards and slight darkening with a little spotting on the spine. The spine ends are lightly bumped. The contents are tight and clean with some browning to the endpapers. There is no inscription.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardback copy in half bound brown leather, beige boards with raised bands and gold gilt lettering / decoration to spine. No dustjacket. 287pp. Untrimmed page edges, gold gilt top page block. Not library copy, previous owners bookplate to front pastedown, front/rear boards detached. (62/1).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This hardback book (no dust jacket) has embossed gilt titling on the front of the book and spine in a pronounced navy rectangle. The title on the book cover is surrounding by gold and green against the navy leatherette background. There is some slight browning of pages expected for the age of this 1920 first edition book. This book was published by Dodd, Mead, and Company (New York) in 1920. The Blue Bird, A Fairy Play in Six Acts by Maurice Maeterlinck (Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos). Sixteen beautiful illustrations by F. Cayley Robinson. All illustrations are in color and beautiful especially the frontispiece (all illustrations feature a blue background and are just lovely). Deckled page edging. BR (Box 159).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good +. Later printing. 404pp. Octavo [19.5cm]. Bound in terracotta brown cloth, with gilt stamped titles on spine and front board. Additionally, charming blind stamped dragonfly design on front board. Top edge gilt. Spine ends lightly bumped, and spine a touch rolled. Textblock edges foxed. Mild abrasian and remnants of an ex-libris sticker on front free endpaper. In a dust jacket with a few small chips and very subtle soiling. French naturalist and entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre was known for the lively, engaging and poetic way he wrote about the lives of insects. Fabre's method of infusing insect life with humanity and humor still influences contemporary natural history writing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition Thus. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1911. First ediiton with the color illustrations, October 1911. Includes a program from the play, which premiered on Broadway at The New Theatre in October 1910, mounted inside the front cover. Beautifully preserved copy in glue cloth printed in gilt, light green and lavender, top edge gilt, 25 color plates tipped onto heavy tan paper, title page decoratively bordered in blue, 211 pages. Very subtle rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, far lower corners of a few plates creased, pages very clean with a small transparent stain to the upper margins of pages 67-72, no names or other markings. The program is also very good and folds out to show the seating plan for the 1910-1911 season. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.