samuel douglas (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 158 pages. 9.02x5.98x0.34 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 242 pages. 9.02x5.98x0.51 inches. In Stock.

Small 8vo, [8], 200pp., folding engraved map and 4 text woodcuts, orig. cloth, lacks portion of spine. An uncommon early edition (the first under this title) of a successful guide book. Edition not stated, the 2-page preface dated from Douglas, June, 1847.

small 8vo, [vi], 200pp, additonal colour litho title, engraved frontispiece of Douglas harbour, 31 steel-engraved views on 19 leaves, hand-coloured folding map, each page of text within decorative blue border, orig. blindstamped cloth with gilt decorated spine and gilt design to centre of upper cover, minimal wear to head and foot of spine but generally a near fine attractive copy.

12mo., (6 4/8 x 4 2/8 inches). Title-page and text leaves printed in blue and black. Engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map of the Isle of Mann with original hand-colour in outline (early repairs to verso, lightly soiled and a bit creased), 16 engraved plates of local landmarks, and numerous engravings in the text (some light spotting). Original blue cloth, gilt (head and foot of the spine worn with minor loss). Fourth edition, first published in 1847. The Isle of Mann's "existence and locality must have been well known to the inhabitants of the surrounding coasts, long before it was invaded; and the original families who landed on its shores were allowed to enjoy their seclusion and their name without molestation. That name, cherished by uninterrupted tradition to the present day, was "Ellan Vannin;" the letter M being changed into V, according to the idiom of the Manks language, which thus forms the possessive case. The same authority informs us that the original founder and legislator of the Island was Mannan Mac Ler, and that this name was given to the Island, being contracted into Mannin, and in later years into Mann" (page 3). Catalogued by Kate Hunter.