smithes (12 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.

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

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

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled, sun-toned, and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; The things seen series. Physical description; 157 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, map ; 16 cm. Notes; Map on lining-paper at end. Subjects; Portugal Description and travel. M. F. Smithes. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. hardback, small 8vo, 158pp, illustrated, moderate foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, gilt-decorated blue cloth, spine a bit dull, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. No published date, circa 1930's; blue cloth covered boards; illustrated paper jacket; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are scuffed; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 157 pages. Photos available upon request.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

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. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Fine cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, not price-clipped, now mylar-sleeved. Minor foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright and strong. Physical description; 287 p., [6] leaves of plates : illustrations, map (on endpapers), portraits ; 21 cm. Notes; Full title: Siege lady. The adventures of Mrs. Dorothy Procter of Entre Quintas and of divers other notable persons during the siege of Oporto and the war of the two brothers in Portugal, 1832-1834; extracted from her unpublished letters and other contemporary sources by C.P. Hawkes and Marion Smithes. With illustrations and sketch-map by C.P. Hawkes. Includes index. Bibliograhy: p. 283-[284]. Subjects; Procter, Dorothy. Portugal History 1826-1853. Portugal War of the two Brothers Procter, Dorothy biographies. 3 Kg.

First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the spine, in the C. P. Hawkes illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated endpapers, six full-page illustrations and smaller chapter heading and in-text illustrations by C. P. Hawkes. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at he spine tips. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is chipped with loss to the upper right and with a short closed tear to the upper left of the front panel. The lower left of the rear panel with a moisture stain and some bleed from the cloth. Not price-clipped. Not price clipped (8/6 net to the front flap). A scarce title. Inscribed by Charles Pascoe Hawkes in blue ink on the half title "To Cecily Burnaly-Atkins / from / the Author / 52 Bayham Road / Sevenoaks". A novel based on the letters of Dorothy Procter, who was part of a British party of wine makers besieged in their factory in Oporto, one of the focal points of fighting during the Portuguese Civil War from 1828-34. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Pp. (viii), 56. Missing front endpaper. With eight plates, of which seven made from photographs. Original brown paper boards, cloth spine, printed in black, and an image of a camel on upper cover. Initially and at end a little browned. First edition. A very charming work, probably privately printed, which tells us stories about life among the Arabs and Berbers around Biskra in the Algerian Sahara. Rare.