s t wallis (16 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. Memorial edition. Writings of Severn Teackle Wallis, Vol. IV. (Spain, Politics, History) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1849; New York; brown cloth covered boards with gold titles; heavy wear and rubbing; tape at crown and foot of spine; corners are very worn; foxing otherwise interior is clean and unmarked; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; previous owner's name on ffep; 384.

Zustand: Very good. Posthuma De Boer, T. (illustrator).

Zustand: Very good. Posthuma De Boer, T. (illustrator).

hardback, 8vo, xvi,399pp, pages browned, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, rebacked with new endpapers, original blindstamped boards retained, plain brown cloth spine with gilt itiles, Good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Wallis was also the author of Glimpses of Spain, or Notes of an Unfinished Tour in 1847, which was published in 1849. At that time, he was asked by the U.S. government to return to Spain on official business, where he was able to observe its institutions and meet public officials. This work resulted from that visit. 12mo. Three quarter brown leather with blue and brown marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt title, blind-stamped devices, and raised bands to spine. Marbled endpapers and full marbled edges. Leather on corners of front and back covers is worn, and there are other minor scuff marks on spine. Dampstaining to margins of front and back free endpapers and first few and last few pages of book, with slight browning throughout. Otherwise, clean, with small stains on a few pages. A very attractive copy. 399 pages. SPANHIST/082522.

Zustand: Good. Glimpses of Spain; or, Notes of an unfinished tour in 1847 by S.T. Wallis, 1849Hardback editionPublished by Harper & Brothers, New YorkPages: 384 + adverts to rear Description / Condition: Ex.library copy with usual markings, labels etc. Light edge wear/sunning/marks to boards. Light foxing to pages with spotting throughout. A nice copy.Please see pictures for further information.

Soft cover. Zustand: . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). Two volumes. Crown quarto. Pp. xxxv, 404; viii, 440. Frontispiece and 94 illustrations to each volume. Original stiff wrappers. In fine condition. Excellent set. ~ First published 1911. Complete in 2 volumes. From the private collection of Stewart Dale White, former Treasurer of the Egypt Exploration Society, with his ownership signature to first blank of each volume. 008-7.

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. xi, 522 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. It has been 25 years since publication of the most recent English language summary of the geology of Japan. This book offers an up-to-date comprehensive guide for those interested both in the geology of the Japanese islands and geological processes of island arcs in general. It contains contributions from over 70 different eminent researchers in their fields and is divided into 12 main chapters: Geological Evolution of Japan: an Overview; Regional Tectonostratigraphy (consisting of seven separate sections giving full coverage both to the different geographic regions and different geological ages); Ophiolites and Ultramafic Units; Granitic Rocks; Miocene-Holocene Volcanism; Neogene-Quaternary Sedimentary Successions; Deep Seismic Structure; Crustal Earthquakes; Coastal Geology and Oceanography; Mineral and Hydrocarbon Resources; Engineering Geology; Field Geotraverse, Geoparks and Geomuseums (with information on travelling by public transport to see some of the great geological sites of Japan). Each chapter includes the unique contribution of an extensive aid to the written forms of geology-related names in Japanese.

Hardcover. Zustand: . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). Lot of 3 books on Egyptology. Quarto and large octavo. All are hardcover, two are with dust-jackets, one with chip at head. All are illustrated. Various paginations, various publishers. Books are in fine condition. ~ Carefully compiled lot of 3 books on the subject of Egyptology. From the private collection of Stewart Dale White, former Treasurer and Trustee of the Egypt Exploration Society, often with his ownership signature. HIT-6.

Hardcover. Zustand: . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). 1st Edition. Octavo. Pp. vi, 168. With 55 illustrations. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's maroon full cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine, spine faded, first and last leaves foxed. In good condition, very good interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. K-3.

Hardcover. Zustand: . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator). 1st Edition. Octavo. Pp. 128. Plus photographic frontispiece. With 112 illustrations to the text, many of which are full-page. Original printed boards, rubbed in places, spine panel frayed. In a very good internal condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Budge's comprehensive essay includes also description of the tomb in which the Sarcophagus was discovered by Belzoni in 1815. The book contains illustrations of all the scenes depicted on the Sarcophagus. 008-01.

1849, New York, Harper & Brothers, pp384, purple blind-stamped cloth. Spine faded and chipped, internal foxing, otherwise good.

Zustand: Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine, yellow glazed endpapers; xii,[13]-384pp. Boards a bit scuffed at corners and spine ends, endpapers darkened and textblock heavily foxed, else Very Good and sound. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper by the author.

First Edition. First edition, 12mo, pp. xii, [1], 14-384, 22 (ads), 2 (ads); original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine; spine ends chipped level with text block, corners bumped, text lightly spotted; a good and sound copy. With the bookplate of Anna Richmond Taylor, of Baltimore. Severn Teackle Wallis (1816-1894), also of Baltimore, was "proficient in Spanish literature and history and was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of history of Madrid in 1843. He may have been an acquaintance of the budding poet and author Edgar Allan Poe (1808-1849), along with his friend, the author and political figure John Pendleton Kennedy" (Wikipedia). Presentation copy, inscribed to "Mrs. John H. Thomas with the kind regards of S. T. Wallis 17th Nov. 1850." Among the ads are those for Melville's Redburn, Typee, Omoo, and Mardi.