samuel townsend (31 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 156.

Zustand: New. pp. 156.

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. shows minor wear.

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

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. Former Library book. Hinges cracked and tape repaired. Back board has tear in leading edge. Binding cracked in spots. (Kentucky, telegraphy, Revolutionary War).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardback, blue cloth with printed spine label, marks on covers, head, tail and corners rubbed and bumped, former owner's name and blind embossed stamp on front end-paper and name on title-page, tear to fore-edge of page 303 repaired, some light marks throughout. Please contact me for photographs or further information if required.

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

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

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

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

Zustand: New. In.

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

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Crawford, Will (illustrator). 1903. Very good condition with no wrapper. Dr. Samuel Warren's Famous Novel: 'Ten Thousand a Year'. Edited by Brady. B/w illustrations. Spine is browned, with rubbing and wear. Bumping to corners. Browning to page edges. Some foxing. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Various (illustrator). A richly illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, featuring 159 of these timeless tales with additional moral applications by Rev. G. F. Townsend and L. Valentine. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with blind stamp.This edition is notable for containing 159 of Aesop's fables, accompanied by 110 original illustrations.This edition is undated, this copy has been dated using Jisc, from a copy held at The National Trust Libraries.This copy includes fables such as "The Wolf and the Lamb", "The Frog and the Fox", "The Boy and his Mother", "Snake and the Crab", "Wasps in a Honey-pot", "The Fortune Teller", "The Ox and the Frog", "The Wind and the Sun", "The Viper and the File", "The Ant and the Fly", "The Cat and the Cock", among many others. This copy is also notable for including moral applications by the Reverend George Fyler Townsend and L. Valentine.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty, wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics, continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. One or two handling marks to the boards, with a couple of spots of damp staining to rear boards. Rubbing and bumping to extremities. Joints strained, rear joint separated about four inches at the centre, and slightly at the extremities, but holding firm. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if a little age toned. One or two handling marks to fore edge. The odd spot. Good. book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition, printed by Levey & Co. 8º (176 x 118 mm.), pp. xxiv, 264. Original cloth decorated in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers, wood engravings throughout. Spine dulled and slightly worn, pages uniformly lightly browned, name and date on free endpaper. Very scarce: one copy listed on copac, in the British Library.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A smartly bound, illustrated collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, translated by Samuel Croxall. Illustrated throughout with eighty original images. A collection of the fables attributed to Aesop, a Greek fabulist and storyteller noted for his tales characterized by anthropomorphic animal characters. Many of the tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Translated by Samuel Croxall, an Anglican churchman, writer and translator, particularly noted for his edition of Aesop's Fables. With new applications and morals from George Fyler Townsend, the British translator of the standard English edition of Aesop's Fables. Dated from the British Library. Bound in quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light sunning to the extremities and the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have been washed and are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Very Good Indeed. book.

Leather. Zustand: Fine. None stated (illustrator). A beautifully bound copy of Aesop's fables with George Townsend's application and morals, bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco and housed in a cloth slipcase. A new edition.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle.Illustrated with one hundred and ten monochrome illustrations, including a frontispiece, and an illustrated title page.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition has been translated by Samuel Croxall and contains George Fyler Townsend's 'new applications, morals, etc'.Beautifully bound in crushed quarter morocco with gilt cloth to the boards, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth slipcase. Bound in modern quarter morocco with cloth to the boards, endpapers and blanks renewed, and a cloth slipcase. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages with only the odd minor handling mark. The slipcase is excellent with minor spotting to the head. Fine. book.

Leather. Zustand: Fine. None stated (illustrator). A beautifully bound copy of the fables of Aesop, adorned with charming illustrations throughout, bound by Eric Sweet in crushed quarter morocco and housed in a lovely cloth chemise and uniform slipcase. An illustrated edition. Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a lettering artist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head of Birmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctive style.Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth slipcase and chemise.Illustrated with one hundred and ten monochrome vignettes throughout. Collated, complete.A charming illustrated collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition has been translated by Samuel Croxall and Sir Roger L'Estrange. Bound in modern crushed quarter morocco with marbled paper to the boards, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth slipcase and chemise. Externally lovely. The slip and chemise are also lovely. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages with only the odd spot to the front and rear couple of pages. Fine. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. None stated (illustrator). A strikingly bound copy of Aesop's fables, with charming illustrations throughout, bound by Eric Sweet with moire cloth panels and a cloth chemise and slipcase. A new edition. Part of the 'Chandos Classics' series.Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle.Illustrated with one hundred and ten monochrome illustrations, including a frontispiece, and an illustrated title page.A charming collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Greek storyteller and fabulist whose tales were characterised by the anthropomorphic animal characters. This edition has been translated by Samuel Croxall and Sir Roger L'Estrange, and contains George Fyler Townsend's and L. Valentine's 'new applications, morals, etc'.Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Bound in cloth with moire cloth panels, endpapers and blanks renewed, with a cloth chemise and slipcase. Externally lovely. The chemise is lovely, and the slip excellent with light damp staining to the head. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd minor spot only. Light owner's stamp to the title page. Fine. book.

Folio, 2 pp. On first leaf of bifolium, with the verso of the second leaf docketed, under the heading 'King's Warrant'. Text clear and complete. Fair, on aged paper. Headed '(Copy)', and with 'George R' in a bold hand in the top left-hand corner. Although the signature is almost certainly not in the hand of the king, the document is docketed in pencil: 'Signature of his late beloved Majesty King George III on Copy of a Warrant retained by General Saml. Townsend'. Begins (in another hand): 'Whereas We are given to understand that our Trusty and Well beloved Major General Samuel Townsend Inspector General of the Recruiting Service is set insuper in the Account of Our Right Trusty and Well beloved Counseller Richard Rigby late Paymaster General of Our Forces for the Sum of Seventeen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Four Pounds Fourteen Shillings and Eight Pence being Money Imprested to him for carrying on the above Service from the end of the year 1778, to the 24th. day of June 1786 [.]'. The document records that the original was signed by Pitt, Eliot and Aubrey, as 'Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts', 'the Commissioners having recommended unto Us to discharge Major General Samuel Townsend from rendering any further Account of the same'.