83 résultats
184819164London: Percy Society 1848. Hardcover. Fair. G 3 vols HB leather sp 8vo 2 spines replaced but blind <br/> <br/> Percy Society hardcover
1895013250Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott 1895. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. VG. Two uniform volumes 5th edition apparently issued in a gift box that is missing gold cloth decorated with peacock feather motif decorations in the Arts& Crafts style gte sides untrimmed illustrated w/ b&w photograph reproductions w/ tissue guards. Covers modestly soiled some light foxing here and there largely at front and back. J. B. Lippincott hardcover
18606496alJames Nichol. Fair. Hardcover. 1860. Text tanned in all volumes very readable for a copy this age. For more information see Description<br><p>Vol I: cover and spine scuffed on edges spine worn name on inside cover pa ge edge tanned and stained</p> ide cover page edge worn and tanned</p> . James Nichol hardcover
1894375135Oxford: At the Claredon Press 1894. Oxford Edition. Hardcover. 4 Volumes. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 4 volumes. Contents: Volume 4: The Canterbury Tales: Text. Volume 5: Notes to The Canterbury Tales. Volume 6: Introduction Glossary and Indexes. Volume 7: Being The Supplement to the Complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Subjects: Chaucer Geoffrey. Philosophy and religion. Middle English. Oxford: At the Claredon Press hardcover
1863927E9London: Griffin Bohn & Co. 1863. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 7". Multiple inc. Jean-Antoine Watteau George Barrett Sr. Sir Thomas Lawrence J. M. W. Turner David Roberts Sir William Boxall. An uncommon edition of this discerning and richly illustrated anthology of poetry edited by Robert Bell. Uncommon.In full morocco binding with abundant gilt decoration and gilt fore edges. Marbled pastedown and marbled free endpaper at the front and rear of the work. Illustrated throughout with 66 monochrome vignettes replicating the work of several celebrated artists including J. M. W. Turner Jean-Antoine Watteau Thomas Stothard George Barrett Sr. and David Roberts. Collated complete. Printed by R. Clay Son and Taylor. Richard Clay I's son and partner in the printers Charles John Clay played an important part in the history of Cambridge University's printing and press. This is a discerning anthology of poetry which brings together the work of more than 150 poets with its golden leaves featuring excerpts from Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Marriage of Patient Grissel' Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Song of the Pixies' John Donne's 'A Lecture upon Shadows' John Milton's 'L'Allegro' Lady Mary Wortley Montague's 'The Lover' three of William Shakespeare's sonnets Percy Bysshe Shelley's 'The Cloud' and Alfred Tennyson's 'Break O Sea'. Edited by Robert Bell. In decorated full morocco binding. Externally very smart with good colour to the binding on the boards barring a touch of browning to the spine; gilt decoration and edges bright. The odd wormhole to the front and rear boards. Slight rubbing to the front board and to the bottom edge. Slight bumping to the corners and to the head and tail of the spine. Slight loss of marbling on the front and rear free endpapers at the hinge. Hinges strained. Internally firmly with generally bright and clean pages. Some toning and spotting throughout First front free endpaper blind stamped with 'James Davies Bookseller Bath'. Richard Clay printer's mark on front blank. One minor closed tear to the first free rear endpaper not impacting text. Very Good Indeed Griffin, Bohn & Co. hardcover
1874049559New York: G.W. Carleton & Co. 1874. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Sir Michael Angelo Raphael Smith. A Fair copy or a little better 1875 owner's name in pictorial tan cloth. General cloth soiling sound binding with no tears at the gutters no prior owner's marks or creased page corners within and not ex-library. No dust jacket. <br/> <br/> G.W. Carleton & Co. hardcover
188038491880. A set of ten books from the 1870s to the 1890s published in their original fine Victorian bindings. Fine gilt lettering and decorations along the spines will make this collection a beautiful addition to any bookshelf. Approximately 13'' of shelf space with the tallest volume measuring 8''. Moderate shelf wear on all ten volumes most noticeable at the spine ends. Front hinge on "Bracebridge" is cracked causing overbite. Front hinge is cracked on "Poetical works of Thomas Moore". Front and rear hinge cracked on "The Poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer". Front and rear hinge cracked on "Aurora Leigh". Front and rear hinge cracked on "Eastern Fairy Legends". <br /> <br /> Includes "The Pilgirm's Progress" by John Bunyan two copies in different bindings "Robert Morrison" by W.J. Townsend "The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer" "The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore" "Middlemarch" by George Eliot "Bracebridge Hall" by Washington Irving "The Life Speeches and Memorials of Daniel Webster" by Samuel M. Smucker "Eastern Fairy Legends Current in Southern India" and "Aurora Leigh" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. unknown
1872549023-4: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1872. Paperback. Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press paperback
184649190London: William Pickering London 1846. Hardcover - as published. Good. This set will need rebinding. The boards are detached sections of spine missing Full leather teg. Internally tight and bright decorative end-papers minor foxing on the ffeps . William Pickering, London, hardcover
1892948T17London: William Blackwood and Sons 1892. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The Canterbury Tales of Middle English writer Geoffrey Chaucer epitomised by Scottish classicist William Calder. With a folding frontispiece. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of twenty-four stories mostly written in verse although some are in prose presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer an English poet author and civil servant considered the "father of English literature". Epitomised by Sir William Moir Calder a Scottish archaeologist epigraphist classicist and academic. Bound by Relfe Brothers Limited London. Suitable for rebinding. Bound in full red crushed morocco. Externally sound with rubbing and light loss to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with a damp mark to the tail of the spine and boards. The odd mark with small splits in the head of the spine. Library mark to the tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with library ink stamp and contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Relfe Brothers Limited London. Suitable for rebinding. Good William Blackwood and Sons hardcover
1864P-19096Philadelphia: Frederick Leypoldt 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Spine label slightly sunned faded. A tight clean unmarked copy—scarce thus. Binding is cloth boards. Frederick Leypoldt hardcover
1897mon0000349772Oxford University Press 1897T. unknown_binding. Very Good. 1972 Edition HB Oxford; In price-clipped dustwrapper No stamps or inscriptions; clean condition Oxford University Press unknown
1892932T32New York: Harper & Brothers 1892. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". None. A complete three volume first edition of this detailed study on the life and work of Geoffrey Chaucer from American literary historian Thomas Lounsbury. Complete in three volumes. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one. A detailed and comprehensive study of the life and work of Geoffrey Chaucer an English poet author and civil servant who has been called the "father of English literature" or the "father of English poetry". Volume one explores the life legend and texts of Chaucer. Volume two explores The Romance of the Rose the learning of Chaucer and the relations of Chaucer to the English language and the religion of his time. Volume three comments on Chaucer in literary history and as a literary artist. Written by Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury an American literary historian and critic. He was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In the original full cloth binding. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Splits in the cloth to the joints and the board edges resulting in light fraying. Minor loss to the heads and tails of the spines with fading to the cloth. The odd small mark to the boards. Hinges just starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities and the odd small spot. A Small closed tear to page 181/182 of volume one with further closed tears to page 191/192 and 245/246. Minor loss to pages 227/228 and 531/532 of volume two. With minor loss to the odd page edge of each volume. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good Harper & Brothers hardcover
1870918T21London: Charles Griffin and Company c1870. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". None. A smart copy of this scarce collection of the Canterbury Tales with illustrative notes from Thomas Wright. Scarce work. With a portrait frontispiece and vignette to the title page. The collected twenty-four short stories of the Canterbury Tales. Written in Middle English between 1387 and 1400 the tales are mostly told in verse presented as a story-telling contest between a group of pilgrims as they travel from London to Canterbury. Written by Geoffrey Chaucer an English poet author and civil servant considered the "father of English literature" for this work. With illustrative notes by Thomas Wright an English antiquarian and writer remembered as an editor of medieval texts. In the original orange cloth wraps. Externally sound with rubbing to the extremities and the odd small crease to the board tips. Light discolouration to the cloth with the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good Charles Griffin and Company hardcover
1856031601New York: D. Appleton & Company 1856. Book. Illus. by Edward Corbould. Very Good. Full Leather. New Edition. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Brown leather with gilt and tooled decorative front back and spine. Gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontis with partially torn tissue guard and engravings throughout with tissue guards intact. " From the Text and with the Notes and Glossary of Thomas Tyrwhitt Condensed and Arranged under the Text." Worn at corners and spine. Very tight inside. D. Appleton & Company Hardcover
1870C219397Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo 1870. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. viii 624pp. Original dark green cloth with gilt spine titles. Covers with some wear and chipping re-cased with repairs to backstrip tears slight wrinkling to endpapers faint marks to frontis and illustrated title page slight creasing to title page otherwise very good. William P. Nimmo, hardcover
1894957F7Oxford: Clarendon Press 1894 . Leather. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. Two volumes of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer with 'The Canterbury Tales' and the 'Introduction Glossary Indexes' volumes present here and uniformly bound in calf. Two fascinating volumes of Rev. Walter W. Skeat's seven volume set 'The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Edited from Numerous Manuscripts'.The two volumes present here are individual works in themselves.Volume IV: 'The Canterbury Tales: Text'. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with extensive critical and contextual notes this volume presents the entirety of Chaucer's Middle English tales.Volume VI: 'Introduction Glossary Indexes' a volume of criticism including indexes of proper names authors quoted or referenced by Chaucer lists of manuscripts glossary of Gamelyn and glossary to the Romaunt of the Rose. In half calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips. Significant fading to back strips with both volumes lacking volume number labels. Rubbing to back strips and joints. Front joints starting with boards firmly held. Head and tail of 'Canterbury' joint starting with boards firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good Clarendon Press hardcover
184161003Whittaker & Co London 1841. First Thus. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". cxlviii 331pp. Hinges and front joint reinforced. Spine slightly cocked with chips to ends. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges foxed and browned. Crinkling to end papers. Corners bumped. Contributions from Leigh Hunt William Wordsworth Elizabeth B. Browning and others. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Poetry; England; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 61003. . Whittaker & Co hardcover
1841405537Whittaker & co 1841. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. GOOD/No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Published by Whittaker & Co 1841. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is good with shelf/edgewear to boards text block separated at spine and pastedown and label on pastedown. A nice copy of this mid 19th century poetry collection. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. Whittaker & co hardcover
18451251London: William Pickering 1845. Hardcover. Near Fine. Bound in tan calf with gilt decoration.All volumes are lightly rubbed and very slight fading to covers. Internally all volumes have light instances of spotting. Gilt page edges. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Very Good 1845 William Pickering hardcover
1879biblio35931<p>Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1879. Three Volumes Set: 598689704 pages. NearFine Hardcover Leather and marbled boards marbled edges no DJs. Books look Fine except for minimal imperfections. 7.75"X5.0". BE24484</p> Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover
1900314591New York: Oxford University Press American Branch 1900. First Edition; Early Printing. Hardcover. Good in boards. Owner name inked on front pastedown and second front end page. Front hinge cracked. Gilded top text block edge. Shelfwear on spine crown and heel and panel corners. Oxford University Press American Branch hardcover
1895004475Oxford: Oxford 1895. Hardcover. Good. Splendid vellum binding of Chaucer's works. Done by John Bumpus but doubtless outsourced with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and leather labels. Inner and outer dentelles. Marbled end-papers. Page edges tinted yellow. Printed in double columns. Contains a life of Chaucer plus his works including his Poems his translation of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy Troilus and Criseyde and of course The Canterbury Tales. 8vo. 195x130mm xxiv 732pp. 149pp. glossarial index. Boards slightly bowed. Light marking and toning to spine and covers. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. <br/> <br/> Oxford hardcover
1896001577Hammersmith London: Kelmscott Press 1896. 4 i-ii 3 2-554pp. Later full pigskin by Sangorski and Sutcliffe raised bands spine in seven panels title in gilt to second panel publisher and date to foot remaining panels with thick and thin line borders a central tudor rose with lions above and below and fleur-de-lis to either side and small flower head corner pieces. Covers with thick and thin line borders tudor rose corner and side pieces with repeated lion and flower head tools in broken panels surrounding inner single line frame with fleur-de-lis corner pieces. Spine lightly browned minor rubbing to extremities internally bright and clean. Housed in a pigskin backed drop back box. The crowning achievement of Morris's press famous before it even came off the press one of four hundred and twenty-five copies printed on 'Perch' paper in 'Chaucer' and 'Troy' type in double column and in red and black. With wood engraved title borders and initials by C. E. Keates W. H. Hooper and W. Spielmeyer after designs by Morris and eighty-seven text illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones redrawn in ink by R. Catterson-Smith and engraved by W. H. Hooper. See Franklin page 201; Peterson A40; Tomkinson page 117. First Thus. Hardback. Very Good. Illus. by Burne-Jones Edward; Morris William; Harcourt Hooper William. Folio. Kelmscott Press Hardcover
1870942T10London: The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1870-1890. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A collection of essays and studies on the literary works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Six volumes. From the Chaucer Society. A collection of critical works and studies of the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer an English poet author and civil servant considered the "father of English literature". This set contains: Essays on Chaucer: His Words and Works c1870. A collection of essays with translations on some of the author's most important and entertaining pieces from a variety of literary scholars. Trial-Forewords to My "Parrallel-Text Edition of Chaucer's Minor Poems" for the Chaucer Society 1880. Written by Frederick James Furnivall an English philologist best known as one of the co-creators of the New English Dictionary. Chaucer's "Boece" Englisht from Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae" 1886. Edited by Richard Morris an English philologist and priest of the Church of England. Chaucer's "Boece" Englisht from "Anicii Manlii Severini Boetii Philosophiae Consolationis Libri Quinque" 1886. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall. The Tale of Beryn 1887. With two folding maps. Collated complete. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall and W. G. Stone a British editor and author. John Lane's Continuation of Chaucer's "Squire's Tale" 1890. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall with notes from William Alexander Clouston a Scottish folklorist. Bound in half green crushed morocco with green cloth covered boards. Externally smart with light rubbing and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with library stickers to the tail of the spines. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Library bookplate to the front pastedown with a library sticker to the reverse of the title page and library ink stamps to the odd page. Very Good The Chaucer Society by N. Trubner & Co. hardcover