rev a l simpson (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Printed pages: 158. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Blue-green buckram binding, illustrated in red, green and gilt to front board and spine, bevelled board edges, decorative endpapers. Fading and light rubbing to spine, a few small marks to boards. Foxing to top page edge. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (the artists Victor and Catherine Moody), another previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper (dated 1886). Light foxing to endpapers and half title page, clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18.5 cm).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and design to front and spine, no dustjacket as issued. 202pp + 6pp book catalogue to rear. Not library copy. Ink inscription dated 1875 to ffep, light page foxing. (63/2).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Selections from the Works of Sir George Harvey, P.R.S.A., Described by Rev. A.L. Simpson and Photographed by Thomas Annan. Published by Andrew Elliot, Edinburgh. Presumed first edition. Undated, but c. 1870. Scarce - Worldcat cites only 4 examples in libraries. An impressive large folio book featuring the work of Scottish painter, Sir George Harvey, 1806-1876. Features 19 of the artist's paintings, each with a page of descriptive text, and mounted on stiff card with gilt edge. A very good green cloth hardback with red leather corners and spine, with gilt. Soundly bound. With some scuffing and bumping and leather worn in places. Previous owner's bookplate to first pastedown (Charles Tennant, The Glen - Scottish Chemist and Industrialist). Text is very good with scattered spotting - mainly to margins surrounding images. Gilt edges all round. An impressive and imposing volume. Text in English. Weight approximately 3.9kg (unpacked). Dimensions approximately 445mm high x 385mm x 30mm. A heavy book - but no extra postage will be required, other than that indicated.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. cr8vo, viii, 248, 16 pp Douglas catalogue. Original dark red blind stamped cloth, gilt, brown endpapers. Lower hinge slightly shaken, backstrip slightly faded otherwise VG+ clean copy of a scarce book, WorldCat lists four with only one in the UK. First edition. First edition.

Zustand: Good. Edinburgh. (1870) first edition. Andrew Eliot. Folio 17-1/2 x 15 inches. Hardcover. Leather spine with brown cloth boards. Nineteen mounted photograph plates of works of George Harvey, 1806-1876, painter and president of the Royal Scottish Academy. Eighteen pages of text to accompany plates. All text and plates printed on rectos only. All edges gilt. No hinges cracking in or out. Good , light cover wear on board edges, and about 1-1/2 lower spine end leather gone; one text page creased vertically . Scarce. No ownership marks.