Worsley edward (12 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original tawny brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (viii), 246 pp with 9 monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear to the top front corner, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. A three-volume collection of illustrated first editions celebrating mid-century London, from its poetry and post-war fashion to the history of the iconic Savoy Hotel, with their original dust wrappers. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with The Savoy of London in the original pictorial hardback binding.Complete with the publisher's original dust wrappers. Unclipped, with the exception of the clear plastic wrap of The Savoy of London, which has been price-clipped.First editions.A three-volume collection of mid-20th-century works celebrating London"s culture, fashion, and social life, comprising: London is London: A Selection of Prose & Verse, by D. M. Low (1949). First edition. Illustrated by Edward Bawden with thirty-two plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. A curated literary portrait of London. Fashion in London, by Barbara Worsley-Gough (1952). First edition. Illustrated with eleven double-sided monochrome plates and a frontispiece. Collated, complete.A lively survey of London"s fashion scene in the post-war era, charting designers and trends. The Savoy of London, by Compton Mackenzie (1953). First edition. Illustrated with eighteen double-sided plates featuring numerous colour illustrations, plus two additional colour plates including the frontispiece. Collated, complete. A celebratory history of the Savoy Hotel, exploring its history, traditions, and status as a symbol of London luxury. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with "The Savoy of London" in the original pictorial hardback binding.Externally, very smart. Slight shelf wear to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Previous bookseller"s discreet label to front paste down of "London is London." Slight fading to extremities. Dust wrapper, smart. Wrapper of "The Savoy" clipped. Tape repairs along inside upper and lower extremities of wrap of "Fashions", with slight loss at head of spine. The odd minor chip, closed tear, and crease to extremities. Slight age toning with one or two spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edges more apparent to older copies. Very Good Indeed. Edward Bawden; Various (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Original blind-stamped polished calf to bds, later near-matching spine, gilt title to spine. Mild foxing to margins of title page. Some slightly projecting gatherings. Very old initials to title page. Scattered foxing / browning to text. Separation of text block at gutter at pp.104-105. Edward Worsley (1605-1676), English Jesuit priest and theologian. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition. Hardcover. Size: (xviii), 681, (i)pp. 4to: 15.5 x 20.5cm. …

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. ~FULL TITLES: The Infallibility of the Roman Catholick Church and Her Miracles, Defended Against Dr Stillingfleets Cavils, Unworthily made publick in two late Books, The one called, An Answer to Several Treatises &c, The other, a Vindication of the Protestant Grounds of Faith, Against the Pretence of Infallibility, in the Roman Church &c. / A Discourse, Concerning Miracles Wrought in the Roman Catholick Church, in vindication of their Truth against Doctor Stillingfleets unjust Cavils. Where, The Miraculous Translation of the Holy House of Loreto is Asserted, and proved, an undeniable Verity. ~Early or original mottled sheep, double blind fillets framing boards. Rebacked in light brown calf, raised bands and red gilt label to spine. Wear to board edges. 12mo (11.6 x 17.7cm). Hinges sound. Replacement laid paper endpapers. Bookplate to inside front board. Inscription to title page: 'Soc. I. Oxon.'; the author's initials have been supplemented in pen to give his full name: E. Worsley SJ. A little worm damage, largely confined to margins, with loss of a letter or two of text in early pages and larger loss to top corner of blank rear endpage only. Lacking blank front endpage. Minor scattered foxing. Edward Worsley (1604/5â"1676), Jesuit. Born in Lancashire, he is ' is said to have been an Oxford student and a protestant minister,' (perhaps accounting for the inscription on the t.p. of this vol), although in fact 'his name does not occur in the records of that university' (ODNB). He entered the Society of Jesus in 1626 and studied at Liege, where he became first professor of logic, metaphysics, scripture, and theology, and later rector. 'In 1662 he was acting as English procurator and missioner at the Jesuit professed house, Antwerp' (ODNB), and he published a number of controversial works with Michael Cnobbaert of Antwerp, several of them directed against Stillingfleet, including this 1674 two-part work, 'in the second volume of which the author maintains the miraculous translation of the house of Loreto' (ODNB). ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edn. Hardback. Size: (42), 260, 38pp.…