selected edited robert aris willmott (3 Ergebnisse)

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Zustand: Bien. Frederick Warne, UK, 1900 aprox. Texto en inglés. Illustrated with 230 engravings drawn by eminent artists and engraved by the brothers Dalzeil. Poesía. XVIII + 620 pp. 19 x 14. Piel editorial tapa dura con dorados y nervios en lomo. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Cortes en dorado refulgente. LEVES ROCES EN LOMO, por lo demás: Perfecto estado de conservación.

Full calf. Zustand: Near fine. The third edition of The Poets of the Nineteenth Century, selected and edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott. (illustrator). Third Edition. Large octavo, xv, 398pp, [1]. Fine binding by Edmonds and Remnants of London, in a decorative full calf. Covers ornately stamped, with five raised bands and title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt with gauffering, marbled endpapers. Stated "Third Edition" on title page. Solid text block, lightly rubbed corners, sunned spine, faint foxing throughout. Bookplate of the Earl of Portsmouth affixed to front endpaper. A striking example.

Fine Binding. Zustand: Very Good. Holman Hunt, J. D. Watson, John Gilbert, J. Wolf, Etc. Engraved by The Brothers Dalziel. (illustrator). A scarce richly illustrated anthology of major English religious poetry, selected and edited by Robert Aris Willmott. An early edition of the work, with 1861 as the earliest record of its being published; the next new edition published in 1862.Scarce.In full morocco prize binding with gilt decorations, borders, title, and fore edges, as well as marbled pastedowns and marbled first free endpapers. Front pastedown bearing the bookseller and stationer's plate of Henry Wright Stationer & Bookseller, New Street, Birmingham which is illustrated with a coat of arms. Inscription to the second front free endpaper reads 'Frank W. Elkington, a Remembrance from Edwin Laundry Xmas. 1868.' Beautifully illustrated throughout with monochrome vignettes including a frontispiece drawn by Holman Hunt, though appears to be missing three illustrations by Harrison Weir intended to appear on pp. 78, 79; these are 'The Only One -- The Earth', 'The Only One -- The Air', and 'The Only One -- The Sea'. Engraved by The Brothers Dalziel, who started London's largest and most influential wood engraving firm in the Victorian period, a golden age of British illustration. This is a lovely anthology of English religious poetry by some of the greats, including Elizabeth Barrett Browning's 'The Weakest Thing', John Donne's 'Death', and John Milton's 'Morning Prayer in Paradise'. Selected, edited, and with contributions from Robert Aris Willmott, an English cleric and author. In full morocco binding with gilt decorations. Externally, boards smart with good colour and gilding bright, just the odd small mark or evidence of rubbing. Some dulling to the spine, and rubbing along the joints and to the raised bands which has resulted in loss of leather, as well as to the bottom fore edge. Slight bumping to corners. Marbled pastedowns and marbled free endpapers bright and clean. Front pastedown has bookseller and stationer's plate of Henry Wright Stationer & Bookseller, New Street, Birmingham illustrated with a coat of arms. Inscription to third front free endpaper reading 'Frank W. Elkington, a Remembrance from Edwin Laundry Xmas. 1868.' Hinges strained. Internally, some spotting throughout, not impacting text. Very Good. book.