Richard garnett editor (17 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, G+. viii+230pp+1pp publishers adverts, cloth faded, head of spine worn with a little loss, paper spine label a little chipped, Bookplate of St Augustine's College Library on the endpaper & their blind stamp to the half title, a good copy. 1st edition, second state - p57-58 is a cancel. Collection of the verse of one of the least known, but best regarded Victorian poets - Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore [ 1823 - 1896 ]. His life was marked by personal loss, two wives & two children died before him, and this is reflected in his work. 275 grams.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 368 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st thus. Boards are bowed. Previous owner's name and date, "Xmas 1882," on front free endpaper. ; Vellum boards and spine with red lettering to front and spine. Black image on front board. Frontispiece, with tissue guard, of 1840 of Albion House from Water Color Drawing by Dian Williams. Notes At Back. Clean boards and tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Top edge gilt. Binder's small tag, "Burn & Co," on inside rear board. ; Frontispiece; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 255 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good tight copy, spine discoloured, small blotch marks, top page edges have an old water mark.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Second Edition. 2 vols, 12mo. A good set in tan cloth, deckled edges. Darkened along spines, with scattered lightly soiling and wear to extremities. Non-authorial gift inscription on half title page of vol 1.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 244 pages. 6.00x0.56x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Leather Bound. Zustand: Good. 1899 edition - a lovelty leather bound volume (Volune 2 only ) with somehwat rubbed and faded spine cover half bound with marbled boards.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A smart second edition of this humorous novel from English writer Thomas Love Peacock. Second edition. Scarce. The author collects a group of eccentrics, each with a single monomaniacal obsession, to derive humour and social satire from their various interactions and conversations in a singular setting. Written by Thomas Love Peacock, an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company who was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Edited by Richard Garnett, an English scholar, librarian, biographer and poet. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 514 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 514 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A smartly bound copy of this collection of the letters of English writer and Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. With a portrait frontispiece. A select collection of the letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley, an English writer considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achievements grew steadily following his death. He became an important influence on subsequent generations of poets. Edited with an introduction from Richard Garnett, a scholar, librarian, biographer, poet and astrologer who was keeper of printed books at British Museum. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Bound in full calf. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine with minor loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Bound by Zaehnsdorf. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Octavo, xvi+192, original boards, blinding stamping on front and rear boards, gilt lettering on spine, some pages uncut, lightly rubbed, front hinge starting, a very good copy. First edition, scarce.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. A smart first edition of this collection of essays on the structure and historical development of language. First edition. A collection of essays on the structure, historical development, and relationships between languages from Reverend Richard Garnett, an English scholar and literary man who was Keeper of the Printed Book in the British Museum. This collection includes essays on English lexicography, English dialects, Celtic languages, the languages and dialects of British islands, the origin and import of languages, letter changes, and much more. Edited by his son. Bound in modern cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Light age toning to the extremities. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Two smart limited large paper editions of these works from English writer Thomas Love Peacock. Two volumes. Limited to one hundred copies of this large paper edition. With a portrait frontispiece. Written by Thomas Love Peacock, an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. Edited by Richard Garnett, a British scholar, librarian, biographer and poet who was keeper of printed books at British Museum from 1890 to 1899. This set contains: Crotchet Castle, 1891. Peacock assembles a group of eccentrics, each with a single monomaniacal obsession, and derives humour and social satire from their various interactions and conversations. Nightmare Abbey, 1891. Following the fortunes of Christopher Glowry, a morose widower who lives with his only son Scythrop in the isolated family mansion, Nightmare Abbey, in Lincolnshire. The work makes fun of contemporary literary trends. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine and board edges. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A smart ten volume set of the large paper edition of Thomas Love Peacock's works, limited to one hundred copies. Complete in ten volumes. Large paper edition, limited to one hundred copies of which this is number twenty-nine. With a frontispiece to each volume. A collection of works written by Thomas Love Peacock, an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. Peacock is noted for his satirical novels, each with the same basic setting: characters at a table discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day. Edited by Richard Garnett, a British scholar, librarian, biographer and poet who was keeper of printed books at British Museum from 1890 to 1899. This set contains: Calidore & Miscellanea, 1891. Being a collection of shorter works including Calidore: A Fragment of an Unfinished Romance, The Four Ages of Poetry, and Horae Dramaticae I-III, amongst others. Crochet Castle, 1891. Peacock assembles a group of eccentrics, each with a single monomaniacal obsession, and derives humour and social satire from their various interactions and conversations at Crochet Hall. Gryll Grange, 1891. Complete in two volumes. The author's final novel, beginning with a discussion around the dinner table of Mr. Gryll, in which his friend, the genial gourmet, the Rev. Dr. Opimian, holds forth on misnomers, fish, and the contemporary fashion for lectures. Headlong Hall, 1891. As four visitors arrive at Headlong Hall they find further guests and are lead through a series of dinners and Christmas celebrations by Squire Headlong. Maid Marian, 1891. A novella set against the backdrop of medieval England, focusing on themes of romance, adventure, and social justice. Following noble Matilda Fitzwater and her intended, the Earl of Huntingdon, who is embroiled in conflict with the king's authority. Melincourt, 1891. Complete in two volumes. A satirical novel in which an orangutan called Sir Oran Haut-ton is put forward as a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament. The Misfortunes of Elphin, 1891. A short historical romance set in sixth century Wales, which recounts the adventures of the bard Taliesin, the princes Elphin ap Gwythno, Seithenyn ap Seithyn, and King Arthur. Nightmare Abbey, 1891. A novella which makes good-natured fun of contemporary literary trends. It follows the fortunes of Christopher Glowry, a morose widower who lives with his only son Scythrop in the isolated family mansion, Nightmare Abbey. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spines and board edges. The odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. With age toning and minor spotting to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…