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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Zustand: Fair. 1871. Reprinted. 134 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.

Zustand: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 318 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with decorations. Colour illustrated plates throughout. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to both boards. Wear marks overall.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. In.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1892 Longmans green edition on red cloth.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. John Murray 1907 edition. Pages clean and bright, incription on first psge, 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. half leather and marble with marble edges. some wear to corners and cover edges with one corner bumped. Bookplate on front pastedown. Gilt decorated ribbed spine.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Previous owner's name dated 1870 inside front board. No creasing to covers or to spine. Mainly clean pages with a little foxing, dusty marked page edges, a few small tears to pages (all text appears present), front end paper missing and rubbing/slight loss to spine ends. 322pp. In two parts, 1-136 and 137-322. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 5.75 x 3.75 inches.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Red cloth has dust soiling and spine top is frayed. Corners are bumped soft and worn through. Front pastedown has book plate from Walter Farquhar. Contents are in quite nice condition. 368pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: G-VG for Age. 1st ed. Vol.2 dated 1832, Vol.1 has '1831' pencilled below imprint on t.p. Vol.1:engraved t.p.+359; Vol.2: engraved t.p.+359, bothhave blue patterned endpapers with Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia lists on endpapers, Vol.1 has a small early Royal Institution stamp bottom p.2 (after 'Advertisement'), Vol.2 has similar but smaller top Contents p., no other indications of lib. provenance and these too early (and quite attractive) to count as serious faults, 1852 dated sigs top front pastedowns and an early sig.on small rectangle of paper pasted top endpaper Vol.1, centre t.p.s are engravings of Battle of Hennecourt' and 'Marlborough' respectively, internally both clean, tight & otherwise unmarked. Dark blind-stamped cloth covers secure and generally clean but Vol.1 has dark patch down centre spine, bumped corners and top spine chipped; Vol.2. has similar spine darkening, though almost full length, spine ends chipped, corner rubbing and sm.nick front edge. Full 3 vol. sets apparently very scarce.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A splendid Victorian tinted litho portrait. From Maclise originals published between 1830-1838, these reprints were published in 1898. Mounted and ready to frame. "Author of 'The Subaltern'", is written underneath this fine characteristic portrait of Gleig, with printed signature.

Naval & Military Press facsimile hard back binding in publisher's original teal cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (ix), 182 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. AFGHANISTAN.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Rubber stamp "Rev. T. A. Pybus" on front endpaper and title page. 90mm split to gutter at front hinge. ; "Murray's Colonial & Home Library" blind-stamped on front and rear boards. Colonial edition. "New Edition" printed on title page. vi, 314 pages. Green pebble grain cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 179 x 121mm. Gilt price on spine "3/6".

12mo. pp viii, 134. Publisher's blue buckram lettered in gilt at spine with gilt emblem at front. Gilt page edge. Some black and white engravings throughout. The subtitle states this edition is reprinted with corrections and additions from The Quarterly Review. Good/fair condition, a bit of a lean at spine with some rubbing to edges and a little bumped at corners. Page edge a bit dusty, with some foxing to prelims. Repairs to internal hinges. At the pastedown is a presentation bookplate, the book being an award for excellence in French.

Half-Leather Bound. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the condensed volume based upon the four volume work by Brialmont. Volume originally had frontis. and 16*maps, of the maps, the first three that were within the text are missing, the remainder were folding maps inside the rear board, of these maps 4, and 12-16 are missing. maps 5, 6, 7, 9, are present and though fragile are sound, 8 is heavily damaged and 10 and 11 are present and complete but toned. xiii+727pp. Rebound in modern half-leather with marble to remainder and marble to all page edges. Spine has five raised bands to title plate in morocco and gilt and gilt lettering to author and publish dates. Barely any wear to boards and leather. End papers have been professionally replaced. Slight foxing to half-title, title and obverse of frontis. A very nice copy with nice rebinding and a sound title-block detracted only by the missing maps.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Owner's signature. Staining and marking to wrappers. Rubbing to ends of spine with up to 3/8" tears at head of spine. 3/4" loss of cloth along head of front board. Knocking to corners of boards. Some water marks and foxing to preliminary leaves. ; [4], viii, 365 pages + frontis + plates + folding map at rear + advertisements. Brown cloth boards. Volume One of Three. Page dimensions: 150mm x 93mm. Illustrations include: Portrait of Clive; Cave of Ellora; Cave of Elephanta; Banyan Tree of Nerbudda; Temple of Bhoda; Jumma Musjid at Delhi, built by Shah Jehan. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 2-volume set. Rebound in red cloth, covers show minor wear, rubbing, and bumped corners. Minor writing in the prelims. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed with a few minor tidemarks.

Zustand: Good. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington & New Orleans 1814-15 by Rev. G. R. Gleig.Publisher: John Murray, London, 1861.Binding: hardback cloth.Illustrated: no.Pages: 208pp.Description / Condition: Light edge wear/browning to boards. Some marks to endpapers. Light foxing/wear to pages. A nice, rare title.Please see pictures for further information.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Crest of Kelvinside Academy on front board. Blue cloth, rather browned. Prize certificate on front pastedown.

viii+262pp. 8vo. Contemporary binders cloth, unevenly faded. Small ink stain on htp, slightly bleeding through to title. Endpapers slightly marked. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: good. . 1879 new edition, clean boards, repair to endpaper, name on prelim, no other markings, binding tight, rear hinge tender, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce, half morocco bound, first edition copy which details the Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, which was written by Rev G. R. Gleig. Bound in a half morocco binding, with marbled paper boards.This volume is a first edition.This is an informative historical wok on the Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, written by Rev George R. Gleig.This is a detailed historical account of one of the pivotal battles of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Leipzig (1813), also known as the Battle of the Nations, which resulted in the Coalition armies decisively defeating the Grande Armee of Napoleon Bonaparte. This battle began the decisive defeats of the French emperor and led him to abdicate the following year.Contents include 'Russian Campaign', 'Preparations', 'Prussia Awakened', 'The Pursuit', ' The Armisitice', 'Negotiations', 'Warlike attitudes', and 'Comparative State of Parties'. Written by George Gleig (1796-1888), a Scottish soldier, military writer, and priest. Gleig wrote a series of articles for Blackwood's Magazine on his Peninsular War experiences, as well as a novel titled 'The Subaltern'. Bound in a half morocco binding, with paper boards. Externally, smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities, particularly the joints of the spine and corners, resulting in slight loss to morocco. Slight rubbing to boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if a little age toned, with one or two spots, heavier to first and last few leaves. Corner of first page clipped. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good. Contemporaneous full calf; scuffed and grazed. Corners rubbed and bumped. Gilt tooling and gilt lettered calf tiles to spine. Upper board of volume one re-adhered with glue. Calf chipped to spine head of volume one. Bottom 1/5 of calf to spine tail of vol` five missing. Armorial bookplate of 'Arthur Jeffrys' and his name neatly penned to front pastedown of each volume. Light foxing throughout. Frontispiece portrait of the author in Volume 1. 'New edition'.

Three Volumes, 8vo., in full calf gilt, with raised bands, gilt decoration, and twin title labels to spine, all edges marbled and with marbled endpapers; Vol I: [xiv] + 544pp; Vol II: 592pp; Vol III: [iv] + 546pp. Vols I and II with engraved portrait frontis. Neat ink gift inscription dated 1857 to early blank of Vol I. All Vols have foxing to prelims and to the last few pages. Boards have a few small marks and scuffs, edges a little worn and rubbed. Overall a Very Good set. (Shelf 6 top / 13) PLEASE NOTE: VERY Heavy SET (2.6 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. All volumes inscribed on front fly leaves. Front hinges cracked on all volumes. Rear hinges just starting. Moderate wear to leather bindings with small pieces shaved. 1/8" missing to leather at head of spine on volume one. 3/8" chips to leather at corners of boards. ; Three Volumes. Volume One: xvi, 544 pages + frontis. Volume Two: [iv], 591 pages + frontis. Volume Three: iv, 546 pages. Contemporary full calf bindings. Gilt decorations on spines. Gilt borders to boards. Gilt decoration to edges of boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. ; 8vo.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original embossed moss green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt and black front cover, bevelled edges, all page edges gilt, 'Starrs' cream and green floral end sheets. Landscape. 7½'' x 9''. Contains title, additional colour title, red printed dedication leaf, Preface with tipped-in Errata, Table of Contents, followed by 20 hand coloured and highlighted lithographic botanical and zoological plates on triple thick paper, the third sheet into the spine with additional folded piece for binding purposes, the second middle sheet for mounting the first sheet which supports the hand coloured illustration. The Rev. Gleig, in his preface, states the authoress began her sketching in Corfu and continued in Ceylon Sri Lanka. This would correlate with the subjects of her drawings, which include oriental flora and fauna such as butterflies, woodpeckers, Oberonia, Cashu Nut (sic), Walking Green Leaf, Walking Dry Leaf, Stick Insects, Nectarina Birds, Red Bead Vine, Fly Catcher, Nutmeg, Thorn, Bee Bird, Mangosteen, Moth, Loriquet, Vanilla, Klugia, and Air Plant. Each plate is hand coloured and highlighted with gum arabic, with attractive calligraphic poem in brown beneath. Some plates have marginal stains, and some paper discoloration to the verso of the previous plate, one page section slightly skewed, ink message dated 1956 to the verso of the initial title leaf, browning down the spine. Interestingly the Cashew Nut plate mentions that the 'fruit is useless, except for the birds to eat', however, the liquor Kaju | Feni (liquor) is now produced from the fruit. Member of the P.B.F.A. ZOOLOGY (Animal Biology).