mrs andrew lang (34 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards with elaborate gilt stamping on front cover and spine. No printed publication date that I can see. 281 pages. Stamping on spine is faded. Cloth over spine is split and frayed, lifting about one inch from head of spine; fraying at foot of spine as well. Boards slightly exposed at corners. Some dark staining along bottom edge of front cover. Stamping on front cover remains bright and lovely. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Binding is a bit fragile; front gutter is cracked through, but otherwise remains secure. Color frontispiece of the marriage of Arthur and Guinevere. Contains 15 other color plates, with other illustrations throughout. A fair copy overall, well illustrated.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Longmans, Green & Co. 1912 edition. Some minor foxing to pages, text clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. 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.

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. Reprint. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with sunned spine. A slight tan to the page edges, and a previous owner's name on the first page. A good, clear copy within.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. H.J.Ford (illustrator). 1st Edition. New Impression.

Hardback. A. Wallis Mills (illustrator). New Impression. A beautifully bound book in red cloth with pictorial embossed scene to the front titles and vignette to the spine There is slight sunning and a lean to the spine otherwise the binding is in good condition Previous owners ink stamp and inscription to the front and rear endpapers otherwise a good clean copy Beautifully illustrated with full page colour illustrations and black and white line drawings pp xiv 368nbsp. book.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Zustand: Good. Norman Little (illustrator). Condition Notes: A touch faded at the spine. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Hinge slightly weak at the first blank.; Hardback. Bevelled, Decorated Red boards with gilt titles to the spine & upper board; Measures 9½" x 7½" (1.3 kg); pp 281; No publishing date stated, estimated from references. Includes: 6pp. publisher's list; Colour plates; Black & white drawings; Colour frontispiece (tissue-guarded); Top edge gilt; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #201708 ||.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Easily Good condition set of four volumes bound as two, the India Paper Edition of the Poetical Works of Andrew Lang as edited by Mrs. Lang. With Sir W.B. Richmond's two fine black-and-white portraits of the poet at frontises, tissue-protected. Bound quite handsomely in publisher's original blue cloth bindings, sharp and distinct gilt border decorations to covers, gilt lettering to spines. Bookplates to front pastedowns of both volumes, some tape-removal shadowing present, toning recto to bookplates. All edges gilt, quite finely. Printed dust jackets present, moderately worn and soiled, a bit of sunning to spines, a bit of chipping to edges, but protected in plastic jackets that have done their jobs. Plentiful poems about Oxford, St. Andrews and Scotland; Loyal Lyrics; Deeds of Men; Hesperothen; poems about books; poems about his friends; childhood; marriage; adulthood; sonnets, translations, reviews; games; myths; sport; folklore; art; portraiture; etc. Internally, the volumes are quite tightly bound, clean and unmarked. Some offsetting due to the bookplates. Volumes I-II: xv, 11-261 pp.; Volumes III-IV: viii [1], 4-231 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Mills, A. Welles (illustrator). Octavo, red cloth covers with elaborate gilt design on top cover and spine, all edges gilt. xiv + 368 pages, 2 pages of publisher's ads in front. Illustrated by A. Welles Mills with eight color plates and many black and white plates and in-text illustrations. Former owner gift inscription on first blank. Illustrated endpapers The heroes written about are: Florence Nightingale, John Howard, Hannibal, Father Damien, The Constant Prince, Montrose, Havelock, Sir Thomas More,The Little Abbess, Gordon,Theodosius, Palissy. Spine a bit rubbed, one rear cover bumped. Rear hinge cracked, but holding.Studio.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. red cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear and soiling. pages tanned and clean.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Hardback. No dust jacket. Spine and hinges are firm. Slight tanning to pages. Text and illustrations are bright and clear. Photograph available on request.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. A charming collection of children's stories, written by Mrs Lang, and edited by Andrew Lang, her husband, who died the year prior to publication. He was a Scottish poet and novelist, best known for his collections of folk and fairy tales, such as his Fairy Book series. The book also contains tales of the Tlingit tribe of native Americans. The Strange Story Book, by Mrs Lang. Edited by Andrew Lang, With Portrait of Andrew Lang and 12 Coloured Plates and Numerous Other Illustrations by H.J. Ford. Published by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta. 1913 first edition. Printed in England. A good red cloth hardback with gilt cover design to front and spine. Cover rubbed and bumped with some faded areas and a few markings. All soundly bound. Offsetting to endpapers. The first blank endpaper has been removed, but everything else is present as called for. Soundly bound.  Text is clean and bright throughout. Some minor spotting to the first two text leaves. Frontispiece portrait of Andrew Lang, with facsimile signature, has some offsetting from the tissue guard opposite which is age toned and has a small tear. illustrated with lovely black and white and colour plates. Gilt top edge which is still shiny and some light speckled spotting to other text book edges. xvi + 312pp. Weight approximately 790g (unpacked). Dimensions: Approximately 215mm high x 148mm wide x 35mm deep. More photos on request.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Mills, A. Wallis (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1909. Good condition with no wrapper. Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Light rubbing to board corners. Some fading and a few marks to boards. Large personal ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are cracked, hinges pulled but binding is tight. Pencil underlining to contents in places (minimal). Some light marks to contents, mainly to margins. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London: Longmans, Green and Co. (1912). XI+302 pages. NearFine Hardcover, no dj. Brown cloth, Gilt spine title. No Wear. Signature and One inch tear on the Flyleaf Clean Unmarked throughout. Strong Tight binding and hinges. 9.2"x5.9"x1.3". be43873.

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Wallis Mills, A. (illustrator). First Edition. xv, 368 pp. Publisher's original elaborately gilt-decorated red cloth. All edges gilt. Slight fraying to cloth at extremities, with gilt boards bright. Internally clean. With eight full-page colour plates and numerous b&w illustrations by A. Wallis Mills. 8vo.

Zustand: Near fine. Third edition of this collection of adventure stories, translated and adapted for children by a variety of primarily women authors, selected by Andrew Lang. These true tales of adventure include Casanova's escape from the Doge's palace, Leif Erikson's voyage to North America, and Cervantes's escape from corsairs. Typical for Lang's edited collections, the work to adapt and translate these stories has primarily been accomplished by women with whom he worked, duly credited in the preface, though not the title page. This is a gorgeous copy of a title highly sought for its pictorial cloth binding. 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original blue pictorial cloth elaborately stamped in gilt. All edges gilt, black coated endpapers. Illustrated in black and white throughout by various artists, including tissue-guarded frontispiece by H.J. Ford. One page of ads at rear. xvi, 337, [3] pages. Faint evidence of erasure mark on front fly leaf; ink gift inscription dated "Christmas 1897" to recto of frontispiece. Only a bit of edgewear.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A. Wallis Mills (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this children's story collection on historical 'heroes', illustrated with colour plates throughout. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth with illustrative gilt and illustrated endpapers.With eight coloured plates, including a frontispiece, and seventeen monochrome plates. Collated complete.A wonderful collection of stories based on prominent historical figures. Stories include 'The Lady-in-Chief' about Florence Nightingale, 'Prisoners and Captives' about John Howard and 'A Child's Hero' about Henry Havelock.Written by Leonora Blanche Alleyne, an English writer, editor and translator best known for her collaborative 'Fairy Books' series with her husband, Andrew Lang.With three pages of advertisements to the beginning of the work. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight wear to the extremities and bumping to the head and tail of spine. Marks and handling marks to the boards, heaviest to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A. Wallis Mills (illustrator). First edition. A wonderful first edition copy of this biographical book for children, which contains information on various historical 'heroes', with vivid colour plates by A. Wallis Mills. First Edition.Illustrations include one colour frontispiece, six colour plates, seventeen black-and-white plates, and twenty-three in-text illustrations. These were all drawn by Arthur Wallis Mills (1878-1940), a British artist who often contributed to 'Punch Magazine', and illustrated different works by Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse.This is a lovely children's work which contains stories about various important historical figures. Contents include 'The Lady-in-Chief', 'Hannibal', 'The Marquis of Montrose', and 'Palissy the Potter'.Written by Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851-1933), an English author, editor, and translator. She helped to write 'The Fairy Books' with her husband Andrew Lang, between 1889 and 1913.Edited by Andrew Lang (1844-1912), a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic. His contributions within the field of anthropology are well-remembered at the University of St Andrews, where he studied, with a lecture series named after him. The most famous lecture from within the series, titled 'Fairy Stories', was given by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1939.With three pages of publisher's adverts to front of text.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light wear to the extremities with bumping to head and tail of spine. Fading to the spine and the margins of boards, with a few marks. Endpapers are lightly age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to margins of text. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. H. J. Ford (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition copy of this uncommon story anthology by Leonora Lang, complete with colour plates. The first edition of this uncommon work, with no gilt to the front board.An anthology of charming stories compiled by Leonora Blanche Alleyne, and edited by her husband, the noted compiler of the 'Fairy Books' series, Andrew Lang.Including 'How a Boy Became First a Lamb and Then an Apple', 'In the Shadow of the Guillotine', 'Heracles the Dragon-Killer', 'The Sword of d'Artagnan', and more.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates, thirteen monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations throughout. Illustrated by H. J. Ford.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Gilt to the front board has faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 351 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print on red and brown banners, raised bands. Boards in brown leather. Text block has marbled edges and endpapers; inscription in ink on front end paper. Illustrated: "With 12 coloured plates and numerous other illustrations by H.J. Hand" title page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1403764. FP New Rockville Stock.

With eight coloured plates and numerous B/W illustrations by HJ Ford (1860-1941). 8vo. pp xix + 361. Original blue cloth with decorative design in blind to upper board, gilt spine. Corner tips a touch rubbed. A near fine copy. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 1st edition. illustrated green cloth cover shows minor wear, rubbing to the corners. pages tanned and slightly foxed.

First edition. Octavo. pp xiv, 384. 8 colour plates and numerous black-and-white drawings and endpapers by H.J. Ford. Original blue gilt pictorial cloth. All edges gilt. Stories of King Arthur, Roland, Robin Hood, etc.Fine. A lovely copy.

Leather. Zustand: Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. A Sangorski & Sutcliffe bound collection of ten first edition works by Andrew Lang and his wife, including four from his Fairy Book series, all beautifully illustrated throughout. First editions. Uniformly bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full calf, with the original wraps bound to the rear of each volumes. A wonderful collection of ten works written by Scottish poet, novelist and critic, Andrew Lang, and his wife. Lang was an avid collector of folk and fairy tales, and is best known for his important and decorative series of Fairy Books, of which there are four included in this collection. Comprised of the following: 'The Red Fairy Book' (1890). Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. 'The True Story Book' (1893). Illustrated with a frontispiece and four plates. 'The Yellow Fairy Book' (1894). Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-one plates.'The Red Time Story Book' (1895). Illustrated with a frontispiece and eighteen plates. 'The Red Book of Animal Stories' (1899). Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-one plates.'The Book of Romance' (1902). Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates and thirty-five monochrome plates. 'The Crimson Fairy Book' (1903). Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates and thirty-five monochrome plates.'The Orange Fairy Book' (1906). Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates and seventeen monochrome plates. 'The All Sorts of Stories Book' (1911), by Mrs. Lang, edited by Andrew Lang. With a colour frontispiece, four colour plates and thirteen monochrome plates. 'The Book of Saints and Heroes', by Mrs. Lang, edited by Andrew Lang. With a colour frontispiece, eleven colour plates and eighteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. Bound in full blue calf by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Original wraps rebacked with card and bound to the rear of each volume. Externally, sound, with rubbing to the extremities and joints. Fading to the spines of all volumes and fading to the boards of two volumes, causing discolouration. Cracking to joints of 'Crimson Fairy', 'Red True' and 'Book of Romance', with the boards strained. Front board detached to 'Red Fairy' and 'Yellow Fairy', with the rear board detached to 'Crimson Fairy'. Boards are slightly strained to remaining volumes, but holding generally firm. Bookplate to front paste down. Tape to the front hinge internally of 'Book of Romance'. Internally, textblock is firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd handling mark. Good. book.