2 175 résultats
8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Includes Declaration of a Freeman, Table of Fees, List of Benefactors, List of Plate. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and facsimiles throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. LTS Publication No. 180.
4to., Sole Edition, with 49 fine full-page facsimiles; boards, half vellum, uncut, covers somewhat age-marked else a very good, clean copy of a scarce work. The catalogue covers Churchwardens' Accounts from 1256-1868, Overseers' Accounts from 1561-1846, Rate Books, Poor and Watch Rates, Vestry Minutes and Letter Books, with numerous extracts in each case. An Appendix details the Inventories of the Goods, Jewels and Ornaments in the Church of St. Margaret, 1511, 1572, and 1614-15. John Edward Smith, author of numerous standard works of the history of Westminster, was sometime Clerk to the Vestry.
Broadsheet, 4pp, with fine 'Threepence Halfpenny' newspaper tax stamp in red on front page corner; a little dusty and age-faded else a remarkably well-preserved copy. Contains details of forthcoming production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the Lottery winners, numerous legal judgements, trade advertisements, naval news, editorial, 'dreadful accident', sporting intelligence, stock prices, police news, births, marriages and deaths, etc. Ideal for framing either as a single leaf or a double-page spread.
Sm. 4to., Best Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and 7 plates, endpapers lightly spotted; marbled boards, cloth back gilt, backstrip lettered in MS, uncut, covers age-marked, short split in upper joint but binding entirely sound, internally a very good, clean copy. Delightful period guide withy numerous trade advertisements. This, the second edition, is thoroughly revised with much new matter. VERY SCARCE
8vo., First Edition, with 54 plates on 32 and front and rear endpaper maps; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A standard reference on Norwood and the Crystal Palace. THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC STUDY IS NOW SCARCE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, title in red and black, and 66 illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original grey decorative cloth, upper board blocked with floral arabesque in gilt enclosing title lettered in gilt, back decorative gilt, uncut, black endpapers, joints very lightly rubbed else a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean copy. One of the scarcer modern histories, well-illustrated and with great detail of personalities and residences.
Numerous b/w illustrations from photographs and figures, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, gilt tooling to front cover. Previous owner's name on FEP, text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout. Clean Copy
Light shelfwear to boards. Spine ends chipping. Front hinge weakening. Binding cracked page 144; 8vo; 444 pages
Boards a bit darkened and with minor rubbing to extremities. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded. Endpapers browned. Light dampstaining to first few pages. ; 45 maps and plans; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 502, 72 pages
Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Gilt spine lettering faded. Gilt lettering (front board) slightly fading ; A personal detailed narrative about the city; Ex-Lib; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 216 pages
pp. viii, 361, [1]. 8vo. 23 cm. Original brick red cloth binding, lettered in gilt. The First Edition was published in 1873. Edward Augustus Freeman (1823-1892) was an important English historian who was deeply interested in politics (and was a staunch follower of Gladstone). Hardbound. A fine example. W141
Spine a bit sunned. Hinges weakening. Former owner's notes on title page ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 434 pages
Unique guidebook to London with pop-out maps. At the head of the spine is a compass to help get your bearings, and inside is a small ballpoint pen for notetaking, are both present and correct .Small size - only 17x10x1cm -easy to fit in a pocket. 84p. illus.col. [NO copies found n Worldcat] Book
Boards with light shelfwear. Slight tanning to endpapers. Gilt spine lettering a bit faded; B&W Illustrations; 4to
pp. (1) [Title page], (1) ["Advertisement"], (1) ["Dramatis Personae" - a list of the 7 male actors and the 6 women actors, and the roles they play], 106, (2) [Advertisement by the publisher/printer Paul Vaillant offering for sale 24 plays, including four by David Garrick]. 8vo. 5.25 x 8". Some page repairs. Disbound. Arthur Murphy (1727-1805), Irish actor and dramatist, first became an actor in 1754, playing many important roles. He then wrote and produced a series of farces (which were almost all adaptations from the French) that were very successful, securing for their author both fame and wealth. Murphy edited a political periodical, called the Test, in support of Henry Fox, by whose influence he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, although he had been refused at the Middle Temple in 1757 on account of his connection with the stage. Murphy also wrote a biography of Fielding, an essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson and translations of Sallust and Tacitus. FIRST EDITION. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W140
Boards with moderate wear to extremities. Spine darkened. Chipping to top spine. Former owner's label on half title page. Internally VG+ ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; x, xcviii, 87 pages
pp. iv, 60, 360. 12mo. Disbound. Old ownerships. A great record of the individuals involved in the official life of England and its Colonies during this momentous period. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 8
pp. x, [11]-466 + Four plates. 12 mo. 190 mm. Scattered damp stain. Original full cloth binding, boards embossed in a handsome leaf spray pattern. Spine almost perished, but still mostly present. Text sewing loose and almost detached. Autograph ownership of G.N. Reynolds (Lancaster, PA?). Small printed yellow plate for "Leary, Bookseller, 5th & Walnut, Phila." Scarce American edition of this illustrated classic. S&S/AI 40235. AI Box 4
pp. 414. 8vo. 200 mm. Original publisher's full cloth pictorial Binding in red and black and gilt. TITLE CONTINUES: With upwards of six hundred illustrations. From the Library of Natural History Romance. First Edition. Hardbound. Near Fine. NW65
pp. 318. 8vo. 200 mm. Two stories in one volume. Original publishers pictorial cloth binding in red, pink black and gilt. Light fading on the spine. All plates present. Hardbound. Very good. NW65
First edition, 4to, limited to 500 copies, 335pp., orig. cloth. This is the first such publication on the river Thames and is the result of many years research. The material derives from public libraries, scientific and other institutions and private collections. Collations are detailed and where appropriate, annotated.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text and endpaper maps; ivory cloth, gilt back. a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH HIS HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE.
With Index. Top edge gilt in good condition. Spine appears repaired at lower part. Some foxing on title page and free endpapers. General wear to cover surface and extremities. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
8vo., First Edition, with a large folding plan as frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges.
