george moore collection (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. 1980. No Edition Remarks. 103 pages. Dust jacket over plain paper covered boards. Volume 2. Black and white illustrations throughout. Limited to 1000 copies; number not given. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding remains firm throughout. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has subtle sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Collection of work by sporting artist George Moore, covering the period 1885-1890, the Golden Age of cycling. Most of the images appeared in periodicals "Bicycling News" and "Cycling", including coverage of races and competitions.This limited edition set had only 1000 copies published, this set being number 199. Please note that Volume 6 is missing from this set. There is also some discoloration to the top of the books (please see photos for reference). The price has been adjusted to reflect this.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smart collection of signed limited edition volumes from Irish novelist and short story writer George Moore. Eight volumes. Limited editions, signed by the author to the limitation page. Written by George Augustus Moore, an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. As a naturalistic writer, he was amongst the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was particularly influenced by the works of Emile Zola. He is as often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist. Containing a selection of the author's novels, short stories, and a collection of essays, as well as his memoirs. This set contains: Avowals, 1919. Of one thousand this is number three hundred and fifty-nine. The Coming of Gabrielle, 1920. Of one thousand this is number three hundred and eleven. Esther Waters, 1920. Of seven hundred and fifty this is number seven hundred and eight. Memoirs of My Dead Life, 1921. Of one thousand this is number five hundred and thirty-four. In Single Strictness, 1922. Of one thousand this is number one hundred and ninety-two. Conversations in Ebury Street, 1924. Of one thousand this is number two hundred and fifty-four. Hail and Farewell!, 1925. Complete in two volumes. Of one thousand this is number two hundred and fifty-four. In the original quarter paper binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spines with the odd small mark to the boards. With the original unclipped dust wrappers to all volumes other than Avowals and The Coming of Gabrielle. Wrappers are smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spines with the odd small mark. Minor loss of the spine labels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Some of the text block remains unopened to the odd volume. Contemporary ink inscription to the endpapers of Hail and Farewell! Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Hard Cover. LIMITED EDITION, number 241 of only 1000 copies. Quarto, pp [127]; [2], 103; [2], 104; 2, [103], [2], 104; [2], 104. Mainly printed recto only. Illustrated throughout. Cream faux-leather with gilt titles to spine, in cream dust-jackets with cream titles to brown panel to upper board and brown titles to spine. Limitation number to each verso title page (all No 241). Ownership inscriptions to 3 volumes (partially erased to single volume) and surface tear to foredge ffep Vol 2 without loss, otherwise clean and crisp. Jackets lightly spine sunned and surface soiled with creases and a few nicks to edge, and associated small loss to Vol 4 lower front corner. Overall a very good set. Collection of work by sporting artist George Moore, covering the period 1885-1914, the Golden Age of cycling. Most of the images appeared in periodicals "Bicycling News" and "Cycling", including coverage of races and competitions. Scarce, particularly as a complete numbered set. Heavyweight so a contribution towards extra postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.