John murray 1975 (24 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. near Fine. later printing. Octavo, yellow cloth covers, 95 pages. Halftone illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Forword by Roy Strong. Dust jacket price clipped, else near fine. 092108B.

23x16. Encuadernación editorial con sobrecubierta. 193 pgs. Texto en ingles. 661771. Illustrated (illustrator).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an very good dw (slightly edge-nicked), now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages; Physical description. : 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 - Family. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 - Relationship with women. Byron, George Gordon, Baron Byron - Studies. Byron family - History. Poets, English - 19th century - Family relationships. Poetry in English - Byron family, 1816-1824 - Biographies poetry in English - biographies poetry in English - Byron family - 1816-1824 - biographies. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Third edition, hardback, 8vo, 264pp, illustrated, slight browning, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper ; price-clipped. ISBN: 0719532655.

8vo; original dark green boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (iv) + 181. Dustwrapper very slightly edgeworn, with spine panel sunned; small label mark to tail of spine panel; earlier owner's name on front free endpaper; tape marks to endpapers. Good to very good condition. First edition of the book, which became a successful Merchant-Ivory film in 1983. "Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's new novel is on two planes in time, brilliantly interlocked in the form of a diary of an English girl who goes to India to reconstruct the story of Olivia, her grandfather's first wife. . The contrasts between the contemporary Indian scene and the India of 1923 are implicit in the vivid reconstruction of Olivia's story and the experiences of the English girl today.".…

1st edition. 8vo. Prelims. + 252pp. B/w. illustraitons. Pictorial brown d/w. lettered in white, minor wear to edges. ISBN 0719532337 US$15.

guter Zustand. Byron's Letters and Journal Volume 4 Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

paperback, large 8vo, 195pp, numerous illustrations, page edges browned, contents clean and sound, no inscriptions, light creasing on spine, Good condition. ISBN: 0719532442.

(XXVII) 253 p. Bound in the publisher's blue imitation leather with pictorial dustjacket (Exteriors of the dustjacket rubbed, otherwise in good condition.).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A stimulating, vivid portrait of Greece and the Greeks. Reprint with addition to the introduction. 224 pages. Osbert Lancaster (illustrator).

8vo. Original gilt decorated yellow cloth (VG), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 94, illus with b&w plates (top corner of front endpaper clipped; no inscriptions).

1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (page edges lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small marks on covers - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 181 (no inscriptions).

364 (1) p. Bound in the publisher's green cloth with red-coloured pictorial dustjacket (In good condition, a firm copy. Comes with an extra protective mylar dustjacket.).

xvi+372pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Minimal foxing to edges. Black and white illustrations on plates. Maps. A very good copy. . First edition. Signed copy.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. navy blue clothbound hardback, gilt, with dust jacket. 156pp. with b/w illustrations. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Dust Jacket has not been price-clipped. VG/VG. (Shelf 200) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Dust-jacket spine very faded. Some foxing to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; xii, 113, [1 (blank)] pages + 115 illustrations on 18 plate leaves. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 217 x 134mm. "After two introductory chapters which cover such matters as the sumptuary laws, the basic designs for clothing and variations on them during the period, the book is divided into chapters on different parts of male and female dress: textures, layers and linings, men's shirts, women's chemises, doublet and hose, women's dresses, men's sleeve, women's sleeve, fastenings, the head-veil, tailoring of men's clothes, tailoring of women's clothes." - from dust-jacket blurb.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original colour photographic card wrap covers with French Flaps. Quarto 10'' x 8¼''. Contains 177 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs and stills throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0719532892 INDIA (Bharat Ganarajya).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. In goede staat. Hardcover met stofomslag. 319 pp.

Zustand: gut. Wedlock's the devil In englischer Sprache. pages.

First. The author's experiences on Fiji and Tonga. 209pp. Green cloth with VG dj. VG.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's Booker Prize winning novel, with her fourth short story collection; both excellent first editions with the original dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these two works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers.Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper of How I Became a Holy Mother.Two works by the novelist and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927- 2013), including the Booker Prize winning novel Heat & Dust (1975) and the collection of short stories, How I Became a Holy Mother (1976). The former follows a young woman travelling to India to find out more about her step-grandmother, Olivia. The latter contains nine short stories, set in India and focusing on the complexities of human passion. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent, with just a touch of fading to the extremities of 'How I Became a Holy Mother'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean except for very light offsetting to the end papers and the odd spot to the top edge of the textblock. Dust wrappers are in lovely condition. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Proof copy, small 8vo, 62 pp. Paperback, spine slightly sunned. The book appeared in 1974, despite this proof being dated 1975.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. A five-volume collection of mid-century children"s books by Reeves, Betjeman, and Kaeser, each richly illustrated with Edward Ardizzone"s charming and distinctive line drawings. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Complete with the original dust wrappers, all but two of which are unclipped.These copies feature Edward Ardizzone"s distinctive illustrations throughout.This five-volume collection features works including poetry, fables, and stories by James Reeves, John Betjeman, and H. J. Kaeser. All volumes are illustrated by Edward Ardizzone and include later impressions and three first editions, consisting of: Pigeons and Princesses, by James Reeves (1966). First published in 1956, this volume is the fourth impression. A playful collection of modern fairy tales and fable. The Blackbird in the Lilac, by James Reeves (1967). First published in 1952, this copy is the third impression. A lyrical compilation of children"s poems. Mimff-Robinson, by H. J. Kaeser, translated by Ruth Michaelis Jena and Arthur Ratcliff (1958). This volume is a first edition. A whimsical and adventurous tale about the imaginative world of Mimff, translated from the German. A Ring of Bells: Poems of John Betjeman, compiled by Irene Slade (1962). A selection of John Betjeman"s evocative poems capturing English life and landscapes. More Prefabulous Animiles, by James Reeves (1975). A humorous follow-up collection of imaginative animal poems.Edward Ardizzone (19001979) was a British illustrator, author, and war artist known for his distinctive line-and-wash illustrations. He illustrated over 170 books, including many beloved children's titles, and was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1956. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. Front free endpaper of "More Prefabulous" has been removed. Library stamp and inscription to copyright page has been partially rubbed out, resulting in slight lifting to paper, though not removed entirely. Previous owner"s inscription to front free endpaper with slight offsetting of "Pigeons". Glue marks to boards of "The Blackbird", with offsetting to dust wrapper flaps and endpapers. Dust wrappers, generally very smart. Dust wrapper of" Pigeons" and "Mimff-Robinson" clipped. Slight lifting to front flap of dust wrapper, tape reinforcement to inside front joint of wrap. Sligh rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in the odd very minor chip and closed tear to extremities. Slight age toning to wraps of older copies. Offsetting to edges of flaps to "A Ring of Bells". Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots, heavier to fore edges. Stamp from "Wandsworth Public Library" to final page of "Prefabulous". Very Good. Edward Ardizzone (illustrator). book.…

Twelve volumes. All first editions, first impressions. Publisher's cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, dust jackets, the first volume with a Christmas 1975 gift inscription in one hand to the verso of the front free endpaper and signed by James Lees-Milne on the title page, the second volume inscribed by Lees-Milne on the title page to the same recipients ("For John and Rachel with love. 17 June 1978"). Some sunning to the jacket spines of volume III and VI, foxing to the edges and endpapers of volume IX, else an excellent set.…