Warter robert (20 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

96 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, farbig illustrierter Orig.-Pappband, Groß-8° - Sehr gutes Exemplar. Kommentar: *Erste Ausgabe. -.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Second Edition. Very good copies both in the original elaborately blind-tooled cloth. Professionally recased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 0 pages; Minor edge-staining to the preliminary pages. Added t. -p. , engraved, vol. I; vol. II: Second series. Subjects: Commonplace-books. Anecdotes--Great Britain. Maxims. 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hardback. 8vo. pp 116. Half brown leather with marbled boards, five raised bands and lettered gilt on spine. From the Longman's traveller's library. Title page faintly marked, otherwise very good+. Excellent condition.

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Leatherbound. Zustand: Fair. 4 vols.: 1: xv, 431; 2: 431; 544; 605 p. 20 cm blue leather hardcover bindings with gold-impressed spines. Bickers & Sons's signed binding. Vol. 1 has chipped lower spine and detached rear board, vol. 3 has detached front board and chipped spine head; vol. 4 has chipped spine head. Hinges cracked, boards scuffed, corners worn. Good condition inside with clean pages. Attractive marbled endpapers and text block edges. Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets," and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. He was also a voluminous letter writer to various individuals as this collection indicates. More photos available on request.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. A new edition of Romantic poet Robert Southey's miscellany, complete in one volume. A new edition, complete in one volume.In a full maroon cloth binding, with a morocco spine label.A work by Robert Southey, an English poet of theRomanticschool, andPoet Laureatefrom 1813 until his death.A complete volume of Robert Southey's miscellany, which was begun in 1834, and concluded in 1847. The workblends fiction, autobiography, satire, and miscellaneous essays, and is best known today for introducing the famous children"s story 'The Story of the Three Bears', which later evolved into the popular 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' tale.Edited by Southey's son in law, John Wood Warter.Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and two plates, one of which is coloured. In full cloth. Externally, smart. Light fading to spine, with bumping to the head and tail. Crack to head of joints. Front hinge cracked and very fragile. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot to the front and rear. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Robert Southey's complete literary miscellany, 'The Doctor', including the tale which inspired the fairy tale 'Goldilocks'. A single volume work bound in two. The 1848 'Complete in One Volume' edition of Robert Southey's miscellany, which was begun in 1834, and concluded in 1847.This single volume edition is here bound in two volumes: with the first volume featuring part one, with both letterpress and engraved title page, and frontispiece and concluding at page 439, and the second volume being the second part, with the frontispiece and divisional title page of the second part, and concluding at page 694.Collated, complete.This work blends fiction, autobiography, satire, and miscellaneous essays, and is best known today for introducing the famous children"s story 'The Story of the Three Bears', which later evolved into the popular 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' tale.Edited by Southey's son in law, John Wood Warter.In half calf signed bindings from Walker & Son of Plymouth.With the armorial bookplate of book collector Rev. Prebendary Hedgeland to the front pastedown of each volume. In half calf signed bindings, with marbled paper covered boards, and extensive gilt detailing to back strip. Loss of calf to back strip tail, with light rubbing to volume II head. Tail of volume I rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Front hinge of volume I strained but firmly held. Armorial bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Spotting to engraved title page and frontispieces. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. New Edition. 1. Bound in half calf over marbled boards, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on black label in one compartment, intricate gilt tooling in remainder, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of the author, engraved title page with view from the author's study window, color plate of "The Statues," and engraved portrait bust of the author. This miscellany was begun by Southey in 1834 and contains a wide range of essays and tales (including the first appearance in print of "The Story of the Three Bears" on page 329). Originally published in seven volumes between 1834 and 1847, the first single-volume edition was published in 1848, by the same publisher. Robert Southey (1774-1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. Southey was a prolific letter writer, literary scholar, essay writer, historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. He was also a renowned scholar of Portuguese and Spanish literature and history, translating a number of works from those two languages into English and writing a History of Brazil and a History of the Peninsular War. Perhaps his most enduring contribution to literary history is the children's classic "The Story of the Three Bears," the original Goldilocks story, first published in Southey's prose collection "The Doctor." . Covers rubbed, edges mildly worn, corners bumped, former owner's printed bookplate on fep, brief gift inscription in an elegant hand dated 1857, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . Engravings and Color Plate. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 694 pp.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A smart complete set of Robert Southey's Common-Place Book, containing a wealth of information on a variety of subjects. The second edition of this four-volume work in the publisher's original cloth bindings. The commonplace book of Robert Southey, edited by his son-in-law John Wood Carter. Southey was a Romantic poet, alongside his fellow Lake Poets Wordsworth and Coleridge. He held the title of Poet Laureate from 1813 to 1843, a popular poet of the Georgian era. These "commonplace" volumes contain passages reflecting on a variety on subjects, showing Southey's interest in a wide range of topics, and the ways in which he wished to educate himself.The First Series is comprised of 'Choice Passages', with a range of moral, religious, political, and philosophical content; the Second Series covers 'Special Collections'; the Third Series contains 'Analytical Readings', including historical essays; and the Fourth Series includes 'Original Memoranda'. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally smart, though faded to the spines with a little bumping to the extremities. Remnants of a bookplate to the paste downs of all volumes. Front hinge starting to Volume I. Rear hinge starting to Volume III. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. A four volume set of this collection of essays and extracts by Romantic poet Robert Southey. A four volume set. In the publisher's original green cloth bindings. A collection of the works of Robert Southey, an English writer and poet who was part of the Romanticism movement. He was one of the celebrated Lake Poets alongside Coleridge and Wordsworth, and was appointed as the Poet Laureate later on in his life. Edited by John Wood Warter, Southey's son-in-law who was also an antiquarian and cleric. The volumes are comprised of an interesting range of essays and extracts. Including the first, second, third, and fourth series. The first series is illustrated with a frontispiece. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of each volume. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, smart. Fading to spines, with bumping to the heads and tails. Fading to board edges, with the odd mark. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste downs, with light spotting to endpapers. Ink inscription to front paste down of vol I, with a bookseller's sticker, and a binder's sticker to the rear paste down. Binder's sticker to paste downs of vol III. Gutters cracked to hinges of vol IV, but remain firm, with a binder's sticker to rear paste down. Internally, mostly firmly bound. Binding fragile to centre of vol I. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting to the front and rear. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good +. 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.Half brown crushed morocco, with marbled paper boards. 5 raised bands and gilt lettering and decoration on spines. W. S. Hiltz, binder. Marbled endpapers. Gilt upper text block. Small David B. Ogden bookplate on front paste down. Tissue-protected frontis. Condition of the books is GOOD+ : wear to edges and tops of spines and raised bands, leather dry, wear to marbled paper boards, corners bumped/worn, foxing to edge and bottom of text block. Text very clean, bindings tight.Vol I : "First Series - Choice Passages" : 1850. iv, 596 pgs. Condition : GOOD : 1/4 " diam. mouse chewed hole to lower back of spine, otherwise as noted.Vol II : "Second Series - Special Collections" : 1849. 693 pgs. Condition : GOOD+ : greater wear to marbled paper boards, otherwise as noted. Vol III : "Third Series - Analytical Readings" ; 1850. vi, 841 pgs. Condition GOOD+Vol IV : "Fourth Series - Original Memoranda, Etc." : 1851. vi, 748 pgs. Condition : GOOD+. …