swift rev jonathan (8 Ergebnisse)

Leather. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Early American Edition. First Printing. This is one volume (Vol. 24) from an early American 24-volume printing of the Works of Jonathan Swift. FAIR. 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Leather. Zustand: Poor. 271pp. Well used, worn, cover & end-pages tatty, (rear cover has lost half of it's leather) but still well bound together except one page which is loose. Some age/useage staining but all quite readable. Picture of this book available.

Leather. Zustand: Poor. Fifth Edition. 332pp. Front board detached with fep still attached. Rest of content still well bound together. Marbled end-papers, no foxing. Ideal for rebind. Armorial bookplate of Robert Rushbrooke. Picture of this book available.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Limited edition. Original half vellum and sea-green marbled boards, quarto (7.75 x 10.5 inches), 35pp. 12 wood engravings by John Nash. Vellum spine darkened, boards rather scuffed and with rubbing to edges, internally near fine. Limited to 380 copies of which this is number 139.

, [8] 35 [5] pages, 12 black and white engraved cuts and one gilt cockerel cut, number 231 of 380 (350 for sale) copy limited edition First Edition , the book has bumping to spine, edges and corners, spine is marked, gutter cracked at the centre of the book, internally the pages are clean, text is clear and binding is still tight and secure, good condition , quarter vellum with green cloth, gilt lettering to spine , octavo, 26.5cm x 20cm Hardback ISBN:

Leather. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A smart half-calf collection of the poetry of Jonathan Swift, featuring an extensive biography by the Rev. John Mitford. Complete in three volumes.Smartly bound in full brown calf with marbled endpapers.Frontispiece portrait of the poet to Volume I.Bookplate of Chas. A. Bamber to the front paste down of each work.A lovely selection of the poetry of Anglo-Irish writer and cleric Jonathan Swift, best remembered as the author of Gulliver's Travels and as one of the most prominent satirists of the Georgian era. This collection includes verses such as "A Description of a City Shower" and "The Lady's Dressing Room" and features an in-depth biographical introduction by the Rev. John Mitford. In full-calf binding with marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Chas. A. Bamber to the front paste down of each work. Externally, reasonably smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in moderate loss of cloth to edges and cracking to front and rear joints. A few marks to boards, the most prominent being to the front boards of Volumes I and II. Internally, hinges generally a little weak, especially to the rear of Volume I, text otherwise firmly bound. Small tide mark affecting the frontispiece of Volume I. Noticeable discolouration and light sporadic spotting throughout. Good. book.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good-. 1803 Revised Edition. Complete 24 volume set; Boards bound in marbled rich brown leather, all edges gilt though some vols. notably edge-worn, several areas of delaminated leather on vols.XIX and VI; Pages age-toned, foxing throughout textblocks, evidence of historic pest damage in some vols., all but vol XIV with previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, previous owner's signature on title pages of vols. I-III, V-VI and VIII, appears to be contemporary to publishing; Binding tight and all intact, though several vols. split at front/rear joints. ; 4 x 6.25"; ~7895 pages.

Zustand: Very Good binding. The set in three volumes; tan half-calf over marbled boards, with marbled endpapers and edges; raised bands with decorations in gilt, with morocco labels. The portrait frontispiece in Volume I has a tide line not affecting the portrait. Overall, a handsome set. Very Good binding.