John murray 1974 (28 Ergebnisse)

1st edition, hardback, 62pp, owner's gift inscription on half-title, text clean and tight, Very Good / no dustwrapper, ISBN: 0719531748.

1st edition. 8vo. ix + 169pp. Original boards. Red d/w. lettered in orange and white, slightly rubbed to edges. ISBN 0719530873 US$9.

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 296pp, colour frontispiece, text clean and binding sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0719528208.

guter Zustand. Byron's Letters and Journal Volume 3 Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

1st edition. 8vo. Prelims. + 511pp. B/w. illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial black d/w. lettered in yellow, slightly rubbed. ISBN 0719530954 US$22.

[x]+514pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwapper. Black and white illustrations on plates. Foxing to upper edge. A very good copy. . First edition.

287 Seiten, einige SW-Abb. auf Tafeln. Schutzumschlag gering unfrisch, leicht berieben, etwas randwellig. Vorsätze etwas braunschattig, fremde Widmung am fl. Vorsatz (an G.B Fischer und Frau) - Durchgehend sauber. Solides und sauberes Exemplar. - In englischer Sprache. IS: 0719529794 ****An unsere Kunden in Deutschland: Versand nach Deutschland einmal in der Woche ab Freilassing mit der Deutschen Post.*** - Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 8°, Original-Leinen mit Original-Schutzumschlag.…

Octavo,250 pp.,photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 62 pp. Clean yellow cloth binding, in original unclipped turquoise dustjacket. Light bump to tail of spine, jacket clean and presentable. Clean internally with no ownership names. Poems written in the eight or nine years after 'High and Low' was published, exploring human encounters, meditations, threnodies on lost friends, and the pensive regard of familiar vistas. 12mo.…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original yellow cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 62 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0719531748 POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

1st edn (vol I book club edn). 2 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue and yellow cloth (casings woth slight lean - and first vol with light spotting on page edges - otherwise VG) dustwrapper (VG in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. xi + 287 [&] xii + 261, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions).…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original yellow cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 62 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

Zustand: Very Good. Publisher's original flat backed yellow card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains [xiii], 166 pp. St. Francis of Assisi school stamp to the half-title page and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEOLOGY & RELIGION.…

First Edition. Publisher's yellow cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Clear, removable, archival protective sleeve fitted to dust-jacket. Octavo. pp.64. A book in Very Good condition save for spotting to boards, in a Very Good dust-jacket which is not price-clipped. Peterson A43a.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. In zeer goede staat / Ongelezen. Hardcover met stofomslag. 511 pp.

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 266 pp ISBN 0719531039. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. SIGNED presentation copy by the author to the front end paper 'To Ken Murrill, With every best wish from Robert G. Richardson, Shortlands 11th June 1974.' Member of the P.B.F.A. NAPOLÉON Bonaparte.…

Zustand: gut. Alas ! The Love of Woman In englischer Sprache. pages.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Shelf wear and light rubbing. Some volumes have browning to the flaps. Preserved in removable jacket protectors. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Twelve volume set containing the complete letters and journals in 11 volumes issued between 1974-81, lacking the index (Volume 12) but includes the scarce 1994 supplementary volume containing newly discovered letters. Volumes 1 and 2 are second impressions, all other volumes are first printings. Red dyed top page edge. Some volumes have pencilled notes on rear free endpaper and a few pencilled margin marks and notes, text is otherwise clean throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. Please Note: This is a very heavy item. Postage prices are based on tracked airmail with Royal Mail, however if we are able to source a courier at a lower price we will refund any excess charges. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: v, 288; viii, 298; xiv, 285; v, 369; 309; xiv, 289; 282; 271; 248; 239; 243; vii, 166.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. The first editions of two anthologies by popular poet laureate John Betjeman, including wry comic verse and admirations of the English landscape. The first editions of A Few Late Chrysanthemums, and A Nip in the Air, two poetry anthologies written by poet laureate and founding member of the Victorian Society John Betjeman.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original clipped dust wrappers.Specialising in wry comic verse, Betjeman remains one of the most popular poet laureates, being also a radio broadcaster. A fan of Victorian architecture, many of Betjeman's poems were inspired by such buildings as well as of the British landscapes he greatly admired, including Harrow-on-the-Hill (Chrysanthemums) and The Newest Bath Guide (Nip). In the publisher's original cloth, in the original clipped dust wrappers. Externally, minor edgewear. Dust wrapper of Nip is bright and clean with minimal edgewear, while dust wrapper of Chrysanthemums is generally bright and clean with the odd sign of browning. Protective coatings are adhered to the wrappers and books and cannot be removed. A small chip to head of Chrysanthemums wrapper, and slight creasing to wrapper joints. A small graze to centre of Chrysanthemums wrapper spine. End papers are mostly bright and clean, with the odd faint sign of browning to Chrysanthemums. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and mostly clean, with ink spot stains to leaves pp.11-14 of Chrysanthemums. Very Good. None (illustrator). book. …

First Edition. [Literary biographies/critiques] Hardback collection. Octavos. First editions or first thus. Publisher's cloth bindings in dust-jackets. A reader's collection showing some expected use, chips/rubs to jackets, some price clipping but no significant defects. Biographical accounts of the life of respected writer, dramatist and former Secret Service officer William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965). His books greatly inspired Ian Fleming, and the two became friends. This selection was part of the comprehensive collection assembled by Fleming's bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencilled signature within). Gilbert, Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, page 639.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. A smart four-volume collection of modern travel writing and memoir, including a signed first edition by Elspeth Huxley. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Complete with the original dust wrappers, all but one of which, The Minaret of Djam, remain unclipped.A collection of twentieth-century travel and memoir writing across Afghanistan, Spain, Africa, and more, by four major figures in modern travel literature.Compromising:1974 The Minaret of Djam: An Excursion in Afghanistan by Freya Stark. Reprint of the work first published in 1970. Illustrated with twenty-four double-sided monochrome photographic plates, a map, numerous in-text illustrations, and an illustrated frontispiece. Collated, complete. The dust wrapper of this copy is clipped.1979 Spain by Jan Morris. Revised edition of the work first published in 1964 as The Presence of Spain. Illustrated with a map preceding the text and numerous in-text illustrations.1980 Nellie: Letters from Africa by Elspeth Huxley, with a memoir by the author. First edition. Signed and dated by Huxley to the title page, 9th March 1980. Illustrated with three double-sided monochrome photographic plates and a map preceding the text. Collated, complete.2009 Contact!: A Book of Glimpses by Jan Morris. First edition, first impression, complete with full number line. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Externally, very smart. The slightest trace of shelf wear and fading to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers of "Spain" and "Minaret." Author's inscription to title page of "Nellie." Dust wrappers very smart. Slight edge wear to extremities resulting in one or two small closed tears and creases. Dust wrapper of "Minaret" clipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two very minor spots and handling marks to fore edges. Near Fine. None Stated (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 62 pp. Fine in full cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Near fine clear unprinted acetate dust jacket with small chips to tips of flap folds. t.e.g. One of 175 numbered copies SIGNED by Betjeman. Young 277 (US ed).

Buckram. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Numbered Edition. This is copy no. 170 of an edition limited to 175 copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author. 62 pp. Publisher's yellow buckram with gilt lettering to spine. In clear acetate wrapper. Marbled endpapers. Fresh and clean copy. No ownership marks. 0719532043 8vo.…

1st edn thus. 9 vols. 8vo (8 x 5¼ ins). Original gilt lettered grey cloth, top edges blue (top edges a little discoloured and small marks on fore-edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears and nicks at edges - in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. various, illus with pictorial endpapers (no inscriptions). Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, The Valley of Fear, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.…

First Edition. [Detective fiction series] 9 volumes, complete. Octavo. ALL FIRST EDITIONS of this edition, with new Introductions. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to spines, illustrated end papers, top edge tinted blue; in black pictorial dust wrappers. Contents clean, edges fresh, no inscriptions, jackets unclipped. A crisp, fine set, almost as new. Scarce thus. The complete Holmes canon, with appreciations by authors including Graham Greene and Len Deighton. …

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. The complete thirteen volume set of the letters and journals of Lord Byron in their original dust wrappers, including the scarce supplementary volume. The complete thirteen volume set of this work, edited by American literary scholar Leslie A. Marchand.With each volume in the publisher's original dust wrappers.This set includes: The second impression of volume I (1974), detailing the years 1798-1810. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.The second impression of volume II, 1810-1812. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume III, 1813-1814. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume IV, 1814-1815. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.The first impression of volume V, 1816-1817. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume VI, 1818-1819. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume VII, 1820. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume VIII, 1821. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume IX, 1821-1822. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume X, 1822-1823. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The first impression of volume XI, 1823-1824. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.The second impression of volume XII, the index volume.The first impression of the final supplementary volume.A thoroughly fascinating set, offering great insight into the mind of English Romanticism's major literary figure. In the publisher's original red cloth binding with the original dust wrappers. Some clipped (vols II, III, IV, V, and VI), some unclipped (I, VIII, X, XI, XII, and XIII). Vols VII and IX are clipped but have the price still intact. Externally, very smart, with only minor shelf wear to extremities of vols II and IV and the odd mark to the boards of I, II, III, IV, and VII. Dust wrappers are very smart, with only the odd handling mark. Small damp stain to reverse of wrap of vols I, II, and IV. Marginal age toning to all reverse of wraps, as well as slight spotting to reverse of wraps except for vols V, VI, XII, and XIII. Spotting to fore edges of all volumes except XII. Prior owner's bookplates to paste downs of vols I-VI. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

First edition, 13 volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces in all but the index volume, two in colour. Cloth, d.w.'s, that to volume I slightly worn otherwise very good.