vernon rourke (14 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Large 8°, original soft cover. 1st. ed. 184 p., XII. Uncut. Cover rubbed, frontcover torn, otherwise and inside very fine copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. standard edition. limited to 850 produced. the jacket is shelf worn and marked. it is complete and presents very well in cellophane. the book has no inscriptions and is in fine condition. beautifully bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Limited Edition 850. While the account of Patterson's travels published in 1789 is today a valuable and sought after item of Africana this original and annotated version is enhanced by full colour illustrations of plants, people, animals and scenery, selected from Patterson's picture collection. 203pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Limited. 203 pages (complete). Unnumbered copy of a limited edition of 850. The dustjacket is genteel. It has wear from handling and shelving about the edges and seams. The dj has some scuffing and light marking. However, the dj is secure and sure. The green cloth covered boards are strong, stead, proper. The edges have very light shelving wear. Within, the contents are elegant, dignified, luxe. The pages are very clean and clear, generous and congenial - as if almost new throughout. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. This is a limited edition of 850 copies made and is housed in its own custom slipcase. There are the slightest signs of edgewear to the jacket, but it remains bright, whole and intact. The boards are strong and sturdy. Internally, there is a previous owner's signature on the title page, but there are no other markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are pristine, crisp and complete. The binding is secure. A very handsome book indeed! JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Ausreichend. Dust jacket shows some shelf wear and minor damages on the spine. The book itself is in very good condition, binding is tight, no foxing and soiling. Very clean.

Limited numbered edn (52 of 1,000). 4to (10¾ x 10½ ins). Original half calf on patterned paper-laid boards, spine in six raised ribbed compartments, contrasting gilt lettered label, top edge gilt (spine a little faded - otherwise Fine), in patterned slipcase (lightly worn at extrems - otherwise VG). Pp. 202, with coloured illus in text (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. #6 in the Brenthurst First Series. This is "L" in a series of 25 lettered copies, and is beautifully bound in full green leather with raised bands and a red and gold label to the spine. Housed in a matching, leather-trimmed solander box. The box is a little worn, but the book itself is in fine condition, and internally pristine. A beautiful book indeed. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Johannesburg: Brenthurst, 1980. One of 850 copies bound in cloth of an edition of 1000 (pp. frontis, 202, appendices, bibliography, index). Large quarto (27 cm) illustrated with 62 colour plates from Paterson's collection of watercolours published here for the first time, including images of people, scenery, animals, and plants encountered during his four journeys in search of botanical specimens for the collection of his sponsor Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore. Pictorial dust jacket, green publisher's cloth, gilt titles to spine. Mended 4 cm tear to bottom edge of dust jacket, dj tips lightly worn, protective Brodart wrapper. Paterson's account of his exploratory and plant gathering journeys in South Africa, A Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffraria, was first published at London in 1789. Paterson's actual ms account on which the London edition was based was discovered 'in mysterious circumstances' in the middle of the 20th century and acquired for the Oppenheimer Library. This book is, therefore, the first publication of Paterson's original ms and retains the peculiarities of his style and grammar which were due to 'deficiencies in his education'. The notes for this edition include a biographical sketch of William Paterson, who is pictured in the frontispiece later in life in the uniform of the Lt. Governor of New South Wales, an appreciation of his work as a plant collector (As a twenty-one year old assistant gardener, he was sent out from Scotland to South Africa), and an account of his writing and drawings. In that context, then, the editors present 'An account of four journies into the southern parts of Africa', Paterson's original manuscript. Details of Paterson's botanical illustrations and the locations where they are held occupy several appendices. That text is united here with selections from the three hundred or so watercolour sketches of Paterson's Cape travels. A fine copy of an admirable production. Quite scarce.