beach thomas collet (7 resultados)

Cloth. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. This is a good quality first edition with coloured tipped in plates. There are also a number of other pleasant illustrations. Internally, mostly very clean with little foxing. The boards are in good condition; the back board has one or two small marks. Bright spine. 408pp. Buying more than one book will save on postage costs. We have split our books into 70 + categories. Size: 7" - 9" Tall.

Hardcover. 23cm, 408p, with tipped-in colour plates, index, green clothwith black titles and decorations and gilt titles and decoration onspine, a fine copy. (b2).

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This captivating book explores the cyclical nature of the English seasons, particularly the subtle beauty of autumn. The author examines seasonal changes and the events of autumn through the lens of an enthusiastic naturalist. From the harvesting of crops to the arrival of migrant birds, the book paints a vivid picture of the rhythms of the English countryside. The author's keen observations extend beyond the natural world to encompass the relationship between the seasons and human activities, such as hunting and farming. This book is not only a celebration of the beauty of the English countryside but is also a meditation on time, change, and the interconnectedness of all things. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Cloth. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. This is a good quality first edition with coloured tipped in plates. There are also a number of other pleasant illustrations. The endpapers have a small amount of foxing on them but there is otherwise none. The boards are in good condition; the back board has one or two small marks. The spine is worn slightly at the bottom and there is a small tear between the spine and the front board. Size: 7" - 9" Tall.

Condición: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Large octavo. ix, 408pp. Original brown cloth with titles and decoration in gilt to spine and black on front, top edge gilt. Covers slightly rubbed at extremities, faint foxing to fore-edge, otherwise very good indeed. With 12 tipped-in colour plates. No jacket. Name to endpaper. No date (1913).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Various Ilustrador. 1st Edition. No date, circa 1900. Thick Quarto. ix, 408pp. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and black titles and decoration to upper board. T.E.G. others uncut. Minor rubbing to spine. Small bump to fore-edge of upper board. Some browning and spotting to end papers. Illustrated, including tipped-in colour plates. Various artists. Contents generally clean and bright. Overall a Very Good copy.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Sir Alfred East et al Ilustrador. First edition. The first edition of this collection of nature writings. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. Illustrated, with eleven tipped in colour plates from works of Sir Alfred East, Harry Becker, Charles Wellington Furst, Buxton Knight and Haldane Macfall. Lacking plate 'Autumn Wood' by Sir Alfred East. With dozens of vignette illustrations throughout. Undated, dated from copac. The text follows Autumn and Winter month by month and discusses the animals and plant life that can be found in England at this time. These writings are a collaborative work by W Beach Thomas and A K Collect. There are also contributions from A H Patterson 'whose knowledge of life on the East Coast of England is unrivalled'. William Beach Thomas was a British author and journalist known for his work as a war correspondent and his writings about nature and country life. In original pictorial brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine. Some rubbing to joints. Prior owner's signature, Rosemary to recto of front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Foxing to the pastedowns and endpapers. Otherwise, pages are slightly age toned with the odd spot throughout. Very Good. book.