Parson author recreations (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. 1906. New Impression. 301 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.…

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

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

Original Maroon Cloth Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 1874. First edition. vi, 320pp. plus a 24 page publisher's catalogue. The author 's name is not stated but it is Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd (1825-1899), a miscellaneous writer and son of Rev. Dr. Boyd of Glasgow. He was originally intended for the English Bar but entered the Church of Scotland, and was minister latterly at St. Andrews. He published several works and is probably best known for his "Recreations of a Country Parson". This volume contains a collection of fourteen essays covering a range of subjects. A few of the chapter headings are: A May Ramble; A Few October Days; Od Competitive Examination and Selection Therapy; Concerning the Disadvantages of Living in a Small Community; Of Growing Old; Of Quarrelsome Folk. The book is bound in the original maroon cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear on the boards and darkening around the edges of the front board. The spine ends are bumped and the spine is slightly faded. The contents are tight and clean with an inscription dated 1897 on the back of the front free endpaper.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 292 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.