dictionary anonymous pseudonymous literature great von halkett laing rev (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: G-. First Edition. 4 volumes 2 x 8vo & 2 x 4to. First and third volumes are large octavo with no covers or spine cloth, marbled eps and page edges and firm binding. Second and fourth volumes are 4to, ex-library in burgundy cloth covers, one with new leather spine and one with handwritten white titling on original cloth spine, inner hinges repaired with cloth tape, binding slightly slack, 2 pages loose in vol 2. VERY HEAVY BOOKS, WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE CHARGE. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Three volumes (complete). Ex-library (Rand Club, Johannesburg) copy with consequent stamps, use, wear, labels. Rebound in half-leather by the library. Marbled boards and papertrims. For all three the leather corners and spines have shelving and stacking wear, scuffing. The boards are benign, scuffed. They are steady and sure. Volume 1: ABC-Eye. The front pastedown and frontispage have publisher's catalogue pages attached. Volume II: Fab-Nym; pub. 1883. The frontispage has a library label. Volume III: O Br-Tis; pub. 1885. The frontispage has a library label. The early pages have some mis-shelving (?) creases. The contents of all books are most agreeable. They are hale, very clean, clear, tight, fresh-faced, orderly, very confident. Please note that due to the weight of the weight of the books, should they need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Original Red Cloth. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Ex-library, small stamps and a label on the front pastedown. Pages clean and square. Cloth on spine frayed at top and bottom, 3/4" x 1" strip at top is lost but no loss of lettering.

Zustand: Very good. First edition. Four volumes, 8vo, with one half brown morocco, marbled boards with raised bands and gilt rules on spines. Marbled page edges. Volume I, columns 1-870; Volume II, columns 872 - 1761; Volume III: columns 1764 - 2596; Volume IV columns 2596 - 2853, with index ( i - ccccxxiii). First edition of the work was begun by Halkett, librarian of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh; it was completed after his death by Laing, librarian of New College, Edinburgh and was edited by Laing's daughter Catherine. The spines of the four volumes are lightly rubbed at the raised bands, at the tops of the spines and along the bottom edges. Internally very good with very light scattered fox spotting. Previous owner's bookplate, Herbert Henry Raphael, inside each front cover.

Royal 8vo, 4 volumes; original red cloth, spines soiled and discolored, t.p. of Vol. 1 detached, otherwise a fine, attractive copy.