Vincent stuart ed (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Volume 2. Shelf worn. Shelf cocked. Foxed on page edges. Toned and slightly soiled on cover. Rubbing and scuffing on cover. Bookplate inside. Foxing inside. (fiction, collection, short stories).

Zustand: Good. 1948. First Published. 67 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First of what was intended to be a series of themed books under the Harvest title, each on a single subject and "forming a symposium, with illustrations, drawings and painting, of permanent and entertaining value". The series made it to volume two - the household. This travel volume is well produced and indeed entertaining, with a short story, The Weird Journey, from Mervyn Peake alongside literary contributions from Roy Campbell, Vita Sackville-West and others, and art from numerous hands (all reproduced in mono), including Ravilious, Minton and Piper. All in VG, clean and bright internal order. A little light wear and bumping to black cloth, with gilt titling to spine. 4to. 67pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+ for Age. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. 1st Edition. Unlettered gray cloth cover, flawless. 82 (inc. ill. t.p), 16 monochrome plates in 2 8 pp. blocks, 8 text ills; Xmas 1952 gift inscription to fr. end-paper which also has tanning to top and outer edges, as has rear end-paper though much lighter, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Unclipped jacket has a clean illustrated front but back has numerous brown and grey marks while edges are all chipped and rubbed to various degrees, hardly great but seems better than given in other listings so given age a G+ rating seems reasonable, will add protective sleeve when ordered. Apparently fairly uncommon, Volume One (1945) is a little commoner and the only other issue produced. The plates are illustrations of works by artists including Chardin, Bonnard, Vuillard, Paul Nash and Duncan Grant, the text ills. inc. 2 by Ardizzone. The essays and poems seem to be original, authors inc. C.Day Lewis, Kirkup, and Maurice Nicoll. 17.3 cm x 23.5 cm.…

82pp, 24 bw illustrations. 25x19, grey cloth, illustrated dw. Good, in slightly tatty wrapper. Collection of writings and art, linked by theme. Contributors to this second volume include Day Lewis, Ardizzone et al.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First edition. A first edition copy of this thought-provoking collection of literary pieces, with reproductions of famous artworks and original illustrations. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1948. Illustrated with sixteen reproductions by artists such as Degas, John Piper, Rubens, and George Stubbs, and seven original illustrations by Gertrude Hermes, Bernard Meninsky, Morris Kestelman and Mervyn Peake. Collated, complete. This work was published as the first of a series of books under the title of Harvest. The theme of this book is travel, which is variously interpreted as a physical but also intellectual and spiritual journey. This collection includes literary pieces such as 'How to Look at a Country' by Vita Sackville-West, 'From Worsley to Manchester' by Samuel Smiles, 'The Weird Journey' by Mervyn Peake, and many more. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is generally smart, with marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains bright but is chipped to the upper extremities, particularly to the front of the wrap, and to the tail of the spine, with tape repairs to the reverse of the wrap. Shelf wear to the folds. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, 67pp., numerous illustrations, black cloth boards, dustwrapper. Contents excellent, just a touch of foxing here and there. Covers very good with a touch of mottling. Dustwrapper very good with a little edge wear. A collection of short stories on the theme of travel, including one by Mervyn Peake called 'The Weird Journey'. The stories are accompanied by numerous illustrations by famous names such as John Piper and Eric Ravilious. Only 2 volumes of 'Harvest' were published (despite a series being planned), the second one appearing in 1950, dedicated to the theme of 'The Household'. UK shipping for this item will be less than the ABE default rate.…