Rev edwin sidney (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1838. Second edition, revised. 564 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth covered boards with gilt to leather spine. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Fair tight condition, wear to extremities esp at spine ends, corners rubbed/bumped, some wear, marks, fading to boards, text block is largely square, straining at the middle with some creasing to some page corners, age spotting, minor marks etc.

pp. 2 Advertisement, vi, (7)-192. Occasional text woodcut. Original blind decorated cloth, all edges gilt, nice copy. *Monthly Volume series of the RTS, no.9. Sidney had a clerical living in Norfolk and corresponded with Berkeley and Henslow on the subject of fungal infestations of crops in his area.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 2nd Edition. 8vo, xv, 395pp, advert leaves, frontis, orig red cloth, spine outer worn and chipped, front board becoming loose, eithe re glue board etc or fir new spine and reuse spine outer if wished, boards ok bit aged but good, contents good , for restoration etc. images can be sent. has the inscription on the front end paper ' presented to marain hill by colonel & mrs fawcett' and has bookplate of rev john w hill on pastedown. Book.…

Three-Quarter Leather. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None Issued. 2nd Edition. Biography of General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, GCB, GCH (1772 - 1842) who amongst other part of his life fought throughout the Peninsular campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars under the Duke of Wellington, fought at Waterloo all with distinction and well thought of by commanders and men and took command of British forces from Wellington when the latter left service, Includes b/w frontispiece of Hill. xvi, 395pp. Half-bound in brown morocco with marbled paper to remainder. Five raised bands to spine with gilt lettering and spine. Page edges marbled. Rubbing to extremities of boards. Endpapers renewed. Contemporary notes to title page. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book rebound in a Contemporary red cloth binding with gilt title lettering to spine.One small binder's ticket of Glaisher Highgate Hill London present to the bottom edge of the front pastedown.New fresh endpapers and Half title page is present.Frontispiece portrait of Lord Hill with slight water stain mark,engraved title page.Binding is lovely and tight with NO loose leaves.Contents clean with some offsetting to the verso of frontispiece.A wonderful biography on the life of Lord Hill the late commander of the forces.He Served in the Napoleonic War under the offices of Duke of Wellington. This copy was acquired from a very Impressive private collection of Military History with a large proportion of the collection on The First World War,Regimental Histories and Waterloo and Crimea.8vo 395pp + 16 page list of publisher's works at the rear Second Edition [1845].…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of a biography on the Shropshire MP and Methodist patron, a keen supporter of William Pitt the Younger. The scarce first edition of The Life of Sir Richard Hill, Bart., the Tory Member of Parliament of Shropshire, written by biographer and naturalist Sir Edwin Sidney. In the publisher's original blue cloth, with a frontispiece of Hill. An original advertisement of Sidney's previous biography on Rowland Hill to rear. Hill was known for his patronage and writings for Methodists as a Christian revivalist, as well as being a supporter of William Pitt the Younger. As well as writing of his involvement within Parliamentary episodes, Hill's generosity and philanthropic nature is revealed. Sidney previously wrote biographies on Rowland Hill. In the publisher's original blue cloth. Externally, the odd mark to boards and fading to the extremities. Heavy fading to the spine, and slight bumping to the head and tail, and to the extremities. Offsetting marks to end paper extremities. A graze to center of front pastedown from previous bookplate. Minor wear to front end paper hinge. Internally, firmly bound. Slight offsetting from frontispiece to title leaf. Pages are mostly bright and clean with slight age toning. Faint spotting to extremities of final advertisement. Very Good. R. Woodman (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. The second edition of this biographical work by Rev. Edwin Sidney, charting the life and times of Lord Hill. Rebound in full paper covered boards with refreshed endpapers.A fascinating biography on the life of Lord Hill, the late commander of the forces. Hill served in the Napoleonic War, operating under the command of the Duke of Wellington.Written by Reverend Edwin Sidney.The second edition of this work, which was published the same year as the first.With a frontispiece featuring a portrait of the commander. Rebound in paper covered boards with a new label to the spine. Externally, excellent, with no discernible shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Frontispiece is lightly spotted and pages are slightly age-toned, not affecting readability. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A beautifully bound copy of this biographical work by Rev. Edwin Sidney, charting the life and times of Lord Hill. Rebound in a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. With new endpapers. Ink inscription to the front blank that reads 'William Pollans, Bombay 21 Nov. '45'. A biography on the life of Lord Hill, the late commander of the forces. Hill served in the Napoleonic War, operating under the command of the Duke of Wellington. With a frontispiece featuring a portrait of the commander. An incredibly handsome rebound volume. Rebound in a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with offsetting to the head of the pages, increasingly heavy to the rear of the volume. Heavy offsetting to the front blank, with a ink inscription. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…