1813 75 (5 resultados)

Illustrated by head and tail vignettes, first letter illuminated b&w. Stated 3rd edition. Copy of B. M. Pickering narrow stamp ffep top left. Reeve style 3/4 green morocco over Old Dutch pattern marbled boards & endpapers, 5 raised bands separating gilt dec. title compartments (2&3 with with titles), teg. Cr.8vo. pp. (x), 148. Near Fine. Trace wear. On the conduct of young men given to the eccentric teenage poet and Etonian, Digby Mackworth Dolben at age 14 who drowned at 19. Pickering introduced the first cloth bindings with paper printed spine labels in 1821 (a miniature edition of the works of Virgil in Latin). ESS118250 .

Illustrated by head and tail vignettes, first letter illuminated b&w. Stated 2nd edition. Copy of B. M. Pickering narrow stamp ffep top left. Reeve style 3/4 green morocco over Old Dutch pattern marbled boards & endpapers, 5 raised bands separating gilt dec. title compartments (2&3 with with titles), teg. Cr.8vo. pp. (iv), 300. Index. Near Fine. Light binding wear; trace spots internally. Pickering introduced the first cloth bindings with paper printed spine labels in 1821 (a miniature edition of the works of Virgil in Latin). COM118249.

Illustrated by head and tail vignettes, first letter illuminated b&w. Stated 5th edition. Copy of B. M. Pickering narrow stamp ffep top left each volume. 2 volumes. Reeve style 3/4 green morocco over Old Dutch pattern marbled boards & endpapers, 5 raised bands separating gilt dec. title compartments (2&3 with with titles), teg. Cr.8vo. pp. 344. Near Fine. Light binding wear; trace spots internally. Truth, Conformity, Despair, Recreation, Greatness, Fiction, On the Art of Living with Others, Education, Unreasonable Claims in Social Affections and Relations, Public Improvements, History, Reading, On giving and taking Criticism, On the Art of Living. Pickering introduced the first cloth bindings with paper printed spine labels in 1821 (a miniature edition of the works of Virgil in Latin). FRI118248.

This British writer produced a wide variety of books ranging from literary ("Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd," 1835) to biography ("The Life of Columbus," 1869) to nonfiction ("Essays Written in the interval of Business," 1841), and as a versatile civil servant was highly regarded by many, including Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and served as dean of the Privy Council. ALS, 3pp (lettersheet), 4½" X 7¼", n.p., 9 January 1872. Addressed to "Thornton" (Thornton Leigh Hunt, 1810-73, son of writer Leigh Hunt, journalist and first editor of the influential "Daily Telegraph). Near fine. On letterhead bearing the blue-embossed "Privy Council Office" insignia, Helps thanks hid friend for "a very pleasant review in the Daily Telegraph Today -- at least very pleasing to the author. There was a good point taken in it -- showing an opinion of mine -- which will be valuable to me hereafter. It was in that part where the critic comments upon my chapters relating to local & imperial government. It is quite true what he says that I should have noticed the new local bodies. I will not forget this." Boldly penned. Helps is certainly referring to his latest book, the just-released "Thoughts upon Government.".

Kleine Autogrammkarte (blanko) in Tinte mit Datum Dec. 21/(18)54, eigenhändiger Unterschrift signiert - mit Repro-Farbporträtfoto unter bordeauxrotes Passepartout (4 to) gerahmt.