wroot herbert (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. cr8vo, 17 handbooks loosely inserted in a blue cloth, gilt folder complete with the black elastic tie. Signed on the front pastedown 'xxx with the Editor's kind regards'. All handbooks and the folder are fine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Paperback. Zustand: Poor. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Publications of the Bronte Society series. Supplementary Part no. 4 of volume VIII. A detailed study of the topography, the major & minor characters in Miss Bronte's works & her sources for them. Herbert E. Wroot's book explores the real-life people and locations that inspired characters and settings in Brontë's famous novels like Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette, offering a deep dive into how her Yorkshire environment and personal experiences shaped her fictional worlds, moving beyond general influences to specific biographical links. Cover and spine very worn and creased. Some pages curled, page edges deckled. Copyright © Bronte Society.

Uncut in orig. grey printed wrappers. v.g.

Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. 2 volume set, 1924. No dust jackets. Green cloth boards with mild fading to the spines. A tan to the page edges. A previous owner's name on the flyleaf. Contents clear and firmly bound throughout. A well-kept set overall.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated geological study of Yorkshire, England. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seventy plates, of six which are folding, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A geological study of the evolution of northern England, focusing on Yorkshire. With chapters on the Foundation Stones, the earliest fossils, mountain building, rocks of the Cleveland Mass, evolution of plant life, evolution of chalk, water supplies, and more. Written by Percy Fry Kendall, an English geologist who was Professor of Geology at the University of Leeds, and Herbert E. Wroot, an English geologist. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with age toning to the extremities. Very Good. book.

Publisher's original front decorated grey card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains folding map showing Turner's Wanderings in Yorkshire 1797 to 1822, pp 221 - 316 with 8 monochrome plates by Turner, one other photograph. Old dry sello stain marks to cover edges. Member of the P.B.F.A. YORKSHIRE (Jórvík).