original manuscripts (12 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Folio Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in burgundy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket as issued. Housed in plain black and grey card slipcase. 367pp. Colour frontispiece, full page b/w portraits throughout, colour map endpapers. Not library copy, neat name in ink to ffep. (10/1).

Original red cloth, with dustjacket (spine a bit discolored), minor traces of use, still in good condition. Text in Sanskrit. Please see description or ask for photos.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Green cloth boards, 736 pages, good binding, clean text. Outer boards are freyed, bumped and scuffed, hinge slightly cracked. Title page states New Edition London, Macmillan and Co, 1879. Preface is by R. M. August,1869. Index to First Lines. Contents, Appendices, Glossary. Contents include The Faerie Queene, Two Canctos of Mutabilitie, The Shepherds Calender, The RuVines of Time, The Teares of the Muses, Virgil's Gnat, etc . Two different nameplates, both with the names imprinted. One has the name Isabel Lazarus No. 138. The other nameplate states "This book belong to Miss Nanie Clayton 1303 McCulloh Street, Baltimore, MD, along with a poem. Blank endpaper has a faded signature of Nanette Clayton's, Baltimore, May 27th, 1884.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). A good sized hardback book, maroon coloured cloth covering, with gilt titles on the spine. This wonderful book comes with a box, slipcase, mottled grey in colour, with black coloured ends. The book is in first class condition, hardly used or read. Normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Stamped name on first page and pen and ink name on owners identity label, on first blank page. 367 pages all intact and nice tight binding. All pages, text and illustrations are in excellent, clean, readable order. Printed and Bound by W & J Mackay & Co. Limited, Chatham. Set in Monotype Baskerville 11 point leaded 1 point . Illustrations printed by Jarrold & Sons Ltd, Norwich. Another quality book from The Folio Society.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents 1 Authors praise and prayer to God 2 March of the sacred army of the Shahinshah from Ahmadabad to the Port of Cambay and his beholding the sea 3 Rapid march of HM the Shahinshah against Ibrahim Husain M the battle and the defeat of the enemy 4 H M forms the design of taking the Fort of Surat 5 Battle of Khan Aazam M Aziz Kokaltash with Muhammad Husain M and the Fuladians and their defeat 6 The opening of the Fort of Surat by the key of the lofty genius of the Shahinshah 7 Beginning of the 18th divine year from the accession viz the year Shahriyur of the second cycle From the foreword This is a much sought after publication since Allamah Abul Fazls Akbar Nama always retains its fascination for its minute account of the customs and traditions of the people of India during the reign of Akbar the ablest of the Mughal emperors who has been so much extolled by historians for his sagacious statesmanship dexterous diplomacy and military skill The historical importance of this publication is further enhanced by the fact that its author was Akbars Intimate friend and confidential adviser and therefore had access to first hand information The present three volumes are the reprints of earlier publication under Bibliotheca Indica Series It covers the period from 1542 to 1605 AD The introduction various explanatory notes etc from Beveridge and the index have also been retained in their original style Hope that the scholarly world will find the reprinted volumes helpful handy and worthy of preservation 2646 pp.

Softcover/Paperback. Zustand: Good. In goede staat. Softcover. Rijkelijk geà llustreerd. Shelfwear. Groot boek. 499 pp.

Hardbound. Zustand: Very Good. Octavo, creme cloth with brown lettering, 227 pp., index Text is in Hebrew. With notes and glosses by Gershom Shalom. Foreword: "Hakdamah al kat ha-Shabta'im be-Saloniki ve-khitve ha-yad me-et Yitshak Ben-Tsevi.

Original typescript for an unpublished young adult novel. Bound in with the text is a brief typed letter addressed to Ilse Lahn, an agent with the Paul Kohner agency, signed by authors Allen and Dorothy Childs, and a 20 cent stamp tucked above the letter. Incomplete as issued, with an outline of further chapters in the novel bound in after the text. A group of teenage girls attend a school-sponsored cross-country road trip, unaware that the trip will crack open previously untapped wells of emotion and uncertainty in their interpersonal relationships and extracurricular activities. Set in Burbank, CA. Housed in a manila mailing envelope, lacking wrappers and a title page. 36 leaves, with last page of text numbered 33. Typescript on onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single paper clip.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. THREE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BOOKS. The only one dated belonged to Edith Lane, Stow on the Wold, and is dated Jan. 21st 1885, the other two have owner names, John F Sutton of Selby College Birmingham and Hugh Williams. A mixture of lessons, teacher instruction, school management, and a few mss hymns by Edith and George Lane in 3 text books measuring between 9 and 8.2 x 7.3 and 6.5 inches. An interesting insight into British education of the past. -- More photos available on request.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Two cloth bound hardback books, both with gilt decoration to front boards and gilt titles on the spine. Both Volumes I and II are in really nice condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Gilt edge to top of papers. On inside front board is the bookseller "Henry Sotheran Ltd" label with the original Sackville Street address. There is the odd brown mark on first and last blank pages only to be expected of a book of its age. Both volumes are second edition enlarged and revised books, published by Oxford University Press in 1939, Humphrey Milford publisher to the University, Printed in Great Britain, by John Johnson printers to the University. Volume I: has 393 pages plus additional pages. Volume II : has 458 pages plus additional pages. All pages intact and nice tight bindings, all pages, text and illustrations are in good, clean, readable order. Both volumes are used, and deserve to be preserved for future generations.