morris rev r (24 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. Stereotyped Edition. 16mo. A reasonable reading copy. Red cloth cover with gilt lettering on slightly sunned spine. Book cracked in middle. pos bookplate on front paste down. Immediate despatch from the UK. Book.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Dust Jacket Included. THE DUST JACKET IS FADED WITH WATER STAINS ON BOTH SIDES AND THE SPINE. THE SPINE IS BUMPED AT BOTH ENDS. THE EDGES ARE BUMPED WITH SHELF-WEAR. CORNERS ARE SLIGHTLY BUMPED. PAGES EDGES HAVE HEAVY FOXING. PAGES ARE YELLOWED WITH SLIGHT FOXING BUT TEXT IS CLEAN AND CLEAR. BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

L. Swormstedt & A. Poe, Cincinnati 1854. 390 pages. Orfig. decorated cloth. Good- with wear to bords. A Few pages with light pencil notes.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. * CONDITION : Used - Fair * OTHER: The boards are damaged and scuffed exposing the underneath with bumping to the edges. The spine is ripped and scuffed. The binding is fragile with cracking throughout, with some page loose. The pages are clean with some tanning and some spots of foxing. This book has 234 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. ILLUSTRATED (illustrator). THIS IS A HEAVY SET SO ADDITIONAL POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED TO THAT QUOTED BY ABE BOOKS WHICH IS FOR ONE SMALL BOOK - PLEASE ASK FOR A POSTAGE QUOTATION BEFORE ORDERING TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. 6 Vols, 358 exquisite fine hand coloured plates, hardcovers, bound in red embossed cloth, gilt lettered, Colophon: B Fawcett, engraver and printer, Driffied, Groombridge and Sons, London,1855 - 1858. * a most pleasing set of this classic ornithological work.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition, 6 Vols (Mixed Set), 358 exquisite fine hand coloured plates, Vols 1 - 3 are bound in quarter grain calf, original marbled boards, spine slightly rubbed, gilt decorated spines, raised bands, top edge gilt, Provenance: bookplate in each of Beecher, 82 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, New York [the great American abolitionist and social reformer Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887); Vols 4 - 6 are bound in half red morocco, elaborate gilt decorated spines, raised bands, gilt lettered, all edges gilt, very good condition, Colophon: B Fawcett, engraver and printer, Driffied, Groombridge and Sons, London,1851 - 1857. * a most pleasing First Edition set of this ornithological item. EXTRA POSTAGE WOULD BE REQUIRED AS THIS IS A LARGE SET. Additional Provenance: This is a most appealing provenance. Henry Ward Beecher was known for his love of birds, and often mentioned birds and employed bird-related metaphors in his sermons and published writings. One biography notes, "The intense love of Mr. Beecher for living things, animals, plants, fishes and especially birds, would be noticed by the casual visitor ? " (The Life of Henry Ward Beecher: A Comprehensive and Accurate History of the Great Divine from His Birth to His Grave (1894), p. 125).

Green Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Fifth Edition. with 6 vols, 400 hand coloured plates, gitl motif of birds on front of each vol, spine of vol 6 expertly relaid,

Zustand: Gebraucht / Used. 1880, 1st ed. Cloth id2=1007. Early English Text Society 73 Very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. WITH VI + 312 PAGES , FOLDING MAP , 10 ILLUSTRATIONS , BLUE CLOTH , INNER HINGES STRENGTHED BUT A GOOD ACCEPTABLE COPY.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Four books, in four matching volumes I-IV, all with original matching publishers green coloured bindings, front boards nicely decorated with gilt moth and gilt titles on each spine. These fabulous books are in very good condition, they are sold as used books therefore normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Sixth edition published in 1903 by John C. Nimmo Ltd, London. There are one hundred and thirty-two hand coloured plates, containing 1933 specimens. Volume I: has 253 pages. Volume II: has 180 pages. Volume III: has 223 pages. Volume IV: has 321 pages. All hand cut pages are intact, nice tight bindings, Volume II & III have a signature of previous owner on first blank page, Volume I, has pencil writing on first blank page, the odd brown spotting on first blank pages, otherwise all gorgeous hand coloured plates are in fabulous, clean and viewable order. Some tiny wear to corners, edge of hand cut papers discoloured over time as one would expect. Overall a really nice collection of books that would grace any stylish library. Please note when packaged properly for postage/shipping all four books weigh a considerable amount, therefore for overseas buyers, postage/shipping abroad may increase from listed price depending on final destination.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Three books in total, Volumes I-III. A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE NEST AND EGGS OF BRITISH BIRDS. Fourth Edition, published by John C. Nimmo Ltd, London dated 1896, revised and corrected by W.B. Tegetmeier. All three hardback books are bound in a brown cloth, probably the original publisher's binding all decorated on each front board with a gorgeous gilt birds nest full of eggs, with spines of each book decorated with gilt titles. These wonderful books are in very good condition and as they are used books, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with age and use. Two hundred and forty-eight hand coloured plates are all in nice clean, very good order. Volume I: 177 pages, Volume II: 155 pages and Volume III: 207 pages. All hand cut pages are intact, edge to papers slightly discoloured only to be expected for books that are over 130 years old. Nice tight bindings. Please note when packaged properly these three books will weigh a considerable amount of weight, therefore for overseas buyers, postage/shipping may increase from listed price depending on final destination. A truly lovely collection of three books, that have been treasured over the years, and now for sale to a new owner, that I'm sure will also treasure these books for future generation to come. All three volumes would grace any stylish library.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. Six books in total, all six books have original publishers green coloured bindings, with stunning gilt birds on front boards (each gilt bird is different) and gilt titles on the spines. All books have hand cut pages of which over the years have slightly discoloured edge of papers. Overall these fabulous books are in really nice condition, and as they are used books normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Volume I: has 318 pages, on inside front board and first blank page are two small white blobs of paper where it looks like they were stuck together, and someone has separated the pages, showing a small white tiny mark on each page, this does not affect the overall look, but I thought it appropriate to mention. Volume II: has 288 pages (with the first blank page showing a similar tiny white mark as in volume one). Volume III: has 281 pages (similar tiny white mark to first blank page as Volume two. Volume IV: has 258 pages (similar white marks to Volume two on first blank page). Volume V: has 232 pages (with similar white marks to first blank page). Volume VI: has 252 pages. All pages intact with nice tight bindings. Please note these six books when packaged properly for postage/shipping weigh a considerable amount of weight therefore for overseas buyers, postage/shipping may increase from listed price depending on final destination. All four hundred hand coloured plates are in very good, clean and viewable order, they are absolutely stunning each and everyone of the plates. A very collectable set of six books that have taken years of research by a prolific naturalist Francis Orpen Morris (1810-1893) who was an Anglo-Irish Clergyman, notable as "parson-naturalist" and an author of many children's books on natural history and heritage buildings. Six wonderful books that have served many years of study by previous owners and now are available to a new individual or organisation that may preserve them for future generations to come. A gorgeous set of six books that would grace any stylish library.

Hardback, Tall 8vo. approx 10.5 x 7 inches. Attractive blue green textured cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial decoration to spine, gilt vignette to front cover. Dark brown endpapers. In good condition. Corners slightly bumped, some minor rubbing to edges and ends of spine. A few small nicks lower spine. A few small marks on covers. Some very minor foxing spots to prelims, small inscription on second blank page. a few minor marks inside, else inside pages generally clean and tight throughout. Plates all clean and bright. Illustrated with 72 coloured and 2 b&w plates.; 184 pp. Includes chapter: "Aphorismata Entomologica.".

Three Volumes. Hardback, Tall 8vo; approx 10.5 x 7 inches. Attractive dark green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering to spines & gilt ?nest? vignettes to front boards, blind embossed on rears. Green endpapers. In very good condition. A Nice bright set. Some nicks to cloth at ends of spines, small chips to bottom ends. Cloth slightly chipped on bottom edges of leading corners. Else covers clean and smart. Previous owners bookplates to front endpapers ?Frederick Lees of Lees, Lancashire.? Previous owners inscriptions to front endpaper in vol.1, and further inscriptions to corners of title pages. Each volume also has a hand drawn crest to front prelims ?H.G.U? (Henry G. Upton) Some mild foxing to prelims. Some occasional minor handling marks and occasional minor foxing spots to a few pages and backs of a few plates, else plates all very clean and bright (tissue guarded). Else a very good clean and tight set. 3 vols: 164, 164 & 171pp, plus 8pp adverts at end of each vol. Profusely illustrated with over 380 illustrations of eggs on 232 hand-coloured full-page plates, all tissue guarded. (79, 77, 76) Complete. (Mostly 2 eggs per plate.).

Three Volumes. Hardback, 9.75 x 6 inches. Halfbound maroon morocco leather and textured maroon cloth to boards. With raised and gilt banding and gilt lettering to spines. Marbled endpapers and page edges. In very good condition. Some rubbing and surface chips to leather on edges and corners. Some minor fading to spines and top edges of cloth on front boards. Private bookplate to front endpapers ?Hanbury Barclay.? Some occasional minor foxing spots, else pages clean and tight. Plates unguarded but all very clean and bright throughout. Else a very good clean and tight set. Complete with 225 hand-coloured plates. 156, 148 & 140pp.

10 volumes; Hardback, Size approx 10 x 6.5 inches. In dark blue cloth covers with gilt decorative lettering and pictorial and blind embossed decorations to spines and gilt vignettes to front. Yellow endpapers. Butterflies volume in green cloth. In very good condition. Very good tidy set. Covers clean and smart. Some minor light bumps to corners. One small nick to head of spine on Birds Volume 1. Cloth nicked on corners of Butterflies volume with chip to cloth at bottom end of spine. Bookplates to front endpapers ?William B. Broadmead.? Some occasional minor foxing spots to pages and some plates, else colour plates clean and bright. All tissue guarded. Else pages overall clean and tight. A very good clean and tight set. --- Regarded as the best edition of this set. British Birds: 365 colour chromolithographic plates. Nests & Eggs: 232 coloured plates. Butterflies: 71 coloured plates. A History of British Birds, Six Volumes. Nests & Eggs, Three Volumes. Butterflies, One Volume.

6 volumes; Hardback, Size approx 10 x 6.5 inches. In dark green/blue cloth covers with gilt decorative lettering and pictorial and blind embossed decorations to spines and gilt vignettes to front. Yellow endpapers. In very good condition. Really bright Set. Covers in stunning bright clean condition. Some minor rubbing on edges, corners a little bumped. Volume I, & III have small closed tear centre head of spine, Volume IV small tear rear top hinge, and a few faint marks rear board. Colour plates clean and bright. Inside some light scattered foxing on edges. Else inside pages generally clean and tight. --- Regarded as the best edition of this set. Six volumes. With 365 colour chromolithographic plates.

6 volumes; Hardback, Size approx 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Bound contemporary dark green leather bindings with marbled boards. Gilt lettering and raised banding to spines, with extensive gilt decorations. All page edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. In good conditions. Some rubbing to edges and corners, corners slightly bumped. Volume VI a little scuffed at head. Lacks one label label, with some small chips to a few other spine labels. Bookplates to endpapers ?James David Humsden of Huntingtowerfield,? Inside pages and plates all very clean and tight throughout, plates crisp and bright, some small foxing spots to pages near ends, also to a few plates. Else clean and tight 1st edition of this famous set. Six volumes. Complete with 358 colour chromolithographic plates by Benjamin Fawcett. 364, 360, 391, 330, 315 & 290pp.