The prig (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. 1892. No Edition Remarks. 280 pages. No dust jacket. R%ed and black cloth. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Moderate cracking to gutters exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with noticeable fraying, splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has board covers. With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Covers are marked and edgeworn. Backstrip is ripped at the top and shelfworn. Binding is loose. Pages are ageworn and slightly darkened towards the edges. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. A collection of four pieces by Longueville, all previously published. Black cloth boards with red edges and gilt title to spine and red title to front cover. There is a one inch closed tear to the top of the rear hinge. Chipping to bookcloth along spine ends and hinges. Minor browning to margins and dampstaining to bottom corners of fore-edge, but clean interior overall. 302 pages. LIT/122018.…

Fair ex-lib., lacks most of shelfback. [5], 142 p.; 18 cm. A satire on Mr. Turncote's troubles with the established Church of England From the Preface: `The object at which an immense proportion of our fellow-creatures are aiming is so evidently the pleasing of self, that it is a matter of legitamte surprise that scarcely any treatises exist upon that subject in the abstract. If to serve himself is the end of man, it must be the most important of all sciences. Now the Exercises of St. Ignatius, or, as they are more frequently called, Ignatian Retreats, constitute the most renowned system for studying the End of Man; I therefore propose to write a short treatise, upon pleasing one's self, as the End of Man, and the system followed in those Exercises.' Meditations are provided for eight days. Anticipates the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Binding is Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. First Edition. 155 pp + ads. Hardbound in red cloth. Boards very worn & soiled. Rear hinge weak. Text block very good. A scarce title. "The Prig" aka Thomas Longueville.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Red lettering on front board. Internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.…

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. 8vo. Re-bound in brown cloth. Binding tight, pages clean. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A scarce first edition copy of this Anglican work, with a signed dedication to a relation of the author. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. The first edition of the work. With a dedication from the author to the front blank: 'R Longueville From The Author T.L 8 July 87'. Whilst little is known of the author, owing to the surname, we believe this work to be dedicated to a relative of the author. This fascinating work is a fictional tale exploring the process of canonization in the Church of England. Written by 'The Prig' which is defined as a self-righteous moralistic person. 'The Prig' is a pseudonym for Thomas Longueville, an author of several works including Pryings among Private Papers, and The Life of Sir Kenelm Digby. In a red and black cloth binding. Externally very smart with just some slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. A few light marks to the boards.Small puncture mark to the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with just the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Dedication from the author to front blank. Very Good. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Vellum. Zustand: Very Good. An interesting collection of moral short stories, by Thomas Longueville. In a lovely vellum binding. Written by 'The Prig' which is defined as a self-righteous moralistic person. 'The Prig' is a pseudonym for Thomas Longueville, an author of several works including Pryings among Private Papers, and The Life of Sir Kenelm Digby. This anthology is a collection of four previously published works by Longueville. In a half vellum binding with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with a few handling marks to vellum. Small patches of rubbing to the spine label and to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with instances of spotting to the first and last few pages. The odd spot throughout. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…