robert sievier (17 Ergebnisse)

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

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

Zustand: New. pp. 386.

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. ii, 363 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait. Publisher's pictorial binding worn and soiled, cup ring to front panel; inscribed by author at front free endpaper, contents age-toned but unmarked. 700 grams. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Zustand: Good. 96 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Paper covers. Spine ends torn, small tears elsewhere, soiling to white covers including red stain on rear. Paper browned.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Oficial. Zustand: Excellent condition. 110pp + xxxiii.

Oficial. Zustand: Excellent condition. 110pp + xxxiii.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. SIEVIER, Robert William 1794-1865 (attributed). Stipple-engraved portrait proof, with autographed note. 3 Southampton Row, [no date, early 19th century]. Single sheet, 280 × 210 mm, on wove paper. Stipple-engraved head-and-shoulders portrait; autograph letter in manuscript beneath referencing the sending of a 'proof' for insertion in the 'Commercials.' general age-toning and scattered foxing; parts of letter ineligible, but overall good. A commercial portrait proof accompanied by a manuscript note in pencil by the artist, relating to its circulation. The engraved likeness, executed in fine stipple and line, depicts a middle-aged gentleman. The note, written from Southampton Row - an address associated in the early nineteenth century with engravers and print publishers - refers to forwarding a proof for publication, consistent with trade practice. The signature appears attributable to Robert William Sievier (1794-1865), portrait engraver and medallist, who is recorded to have had a studio at Southampton Row during the period. . Signed by Author(s).

First edition, first printing. Very good booklet format magazine with wear to the spine.

pp. xiv, 108, xv-xix. 38 text illustrations. Pictorial wrappers, backstrip worn, a good copy overall. *ROBERT STANDISH SIEVIER (1860-1939) was a bookmaker and owner of racehorses. He emigrated to Australia and was one of the first bookmakers to work on the courses. Returning to England in 1887, he founded 'The Winning Post' as a newspaper but in a libel case in 1920, was found to have used it as an instrument for blackmail.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. brown cloth, black lettering, no dust jacket, 400 pp spine cocked front inside joint split foxing on the pages and edges covers worn Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A romance novel set within the world of racehorsing and gambling, by the racehorse owner Robert Sievier. 'Warned Off' is a romance novel set in the world of racehorses, a world which the author, Robert Sievier, had great experience, owning many winning racehorses himself. Robert Sievier had a tumultuous life due to his involvement in gambling, which he started when he was seventeen, on route to fight in South Africa. By 1984 he had declared bankruptcy three times. He founded the newspaper 'The Winning Post' in 1904, but was accused of using it to blackmail people. In the original full calf binding. Externally, smart. Light markings and rubbing to the boards causing a little discolouration. Rubbing to the raised bands, joints, and to the extremities. Evidence of lacking the front endpaper. Light offsetting to the recto of the front free endpaper, and to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and and clean throughout. Very Good. book.

Autobiography of the infamous bookmaker, racehorse owner, gambler and journalist. 8vo. 363 + adverts. Original illustrated boards, rubbed and marked with small split to edge of spine. A good copy. This copy originally belonged to the author and was presented to the well-known jockey Michael Beary in 1945 by the racing journalist Frank (Keystone) Harvey. In the presentation on the fly-leaf Harvey states that "This volume was Bob Sievier's own - and presented to Frank Harvey a few months before he died at Ifield, Sussex".