chambers william robert editors (34 resultados)

Cloth. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First U.S. Edition. Two volumes in one. A Good copy in embossed red cloth, rubbed at the spine, and with soiling to the rear cover. The binding is fairly tight, and the contents are unmarked. This edition contains the 1854 London Volumes XI & XII, with their original title pages, with the single Lippincott 1856 title page placed at the front for the U.S. edition. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Half-leather binding with wear along joints and wear through the leather at all board corners. Marbled boards heavily rubbed with bits of loss along edges. Text block edges toned and soiled. Binding firm, unmarked copy.

Softcover. First Edition, First Printing. Book condition is Very Good, bound in wraps. Some rubbing and edgewear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 9"h x 6"w. Contents: Moral Conversation and Moral Reasoning, Paying for Parts, Ethics and Suicide, Epidemiology, Families, Troubled Bodies/Disabled Bodies, Birth and Death, Gendered Relationships.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Mid C19th green cloth on light boards; hand-cut leather title label on spine. Corners scuffed, some faint marking on edges on rear board, very good. Book.

Plum Cloth. Condición: Poor. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No dj. 1856 printing, copperplate name on title page and preface page. This is a very worn book with text in grubby condition, the first half has with smudges, fingermarks, the odd ink stain and brown mottling, not too bad when you get further through. The spine corners are very worn and frayed, servicable as-is though a re-back would not go amiss. Gilt title clear to spine, and attractive blind embossed boards worn at corners. One torn page, binding sound with shaky inner hinges. Many diags in text. 281pp. Size: 16mo.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound together in half black leather over marbled boards, each volume contains 416 pages clean and unmarked, light occasional age toning; covers lightly worn, binding is loosening somewhat but volume is still solid and presentable [photo], spine inexpertly repaired but presentable; Vol. IX contains serialization of Capt. Mayne Reid. Oçeola, a Romance, 2 January 1858 to 26 June 1858 (weekly)., as well as many other Familiar Sketches, essays, Poetry, Popular Science, Tales and Other Narratives, and Miscellaneous Articles of Instruction and Entertainment; Index in 3 columns, text in 2 columns.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth, spine decorated in gilt, 832 pages clean and unmarked, light occasional age toning; covers lightly worn, binding is loosening somewhat but volume is still solid and presentable [photo]; contains serialization of John Vale's Guardian. By David Christie Murray and A Dead Reckoning. By T.W. Speight., as well as many other Familiar Sketches, essays, Poetry, Popular Science, Tales and Other Narratives, and Miscellaneous Articles of Instruction and Entertainment; Index in 3 columns, text in 2 columns.

4to, (253x175mm), viii,848p. Disbound HEAVY BOOK please note that this title weighs more than the 1 kg packed average on which postage charges are based. Overseas customers may wish to email us through the 'Ask the bookseller a question' option for delivery options and possible additional charges.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound together in half black leather over marbled boards, each volume contains 416 pages clean and unmarked, light occasional age toning; covers lightly worn, binding is loosening somewhat but volume is still solid and presentable [photo], spine inexpertly repaired but presentable; the volumes contain short stories and tales, as well as many other Familiar Sketches, essays, Poetry, Popular Science, Tales and Other Narratives, and Miscellaneous Articles of Instruction and Entertainment; Index in 3 columns, text in 2 columns.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound together in half black leather over marbled boards, each volume contains 416 pages clean and unmarked, light occasional age toning; vol 20 has an extra 32pp New Years Double number; covers lightly worn, binding is loosening somewhat but volume is still solid and presentable [photo], spine inexpertly repaired but presentable; the volumes contain short stories and tales, as well as many other Familiar Sketches, essays, Poetry, Popular Science, Tales and Other Narratives, and Miscellaneous Articles of Instruction and Entertainment; Index in 3 columns, text in 2 columns.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers's Journal for the period Dec. 1897 - May 1898, paginated viii, 416 including the title and contents for the entire volume ; this volume contains serialization of Victorian novels and other novelettes and short stories: specifically the FIRST APPEARANCE of John Buchan. John Burnet of Barns, 4 December 1897 to 30 July 1898 (weekly). This volume includes only the first 32 chapters.the serialization was completed in the following months Bound in half dark green leather over marbled boards. This is the true First Edition of this novel, the serializations appearing before the published book form. Very Good condition, mild overall handling wear;

Half-Leather. Condición: Poor. No Jacket. - VOLUME ONE: 820 pages - VOLUME TWO: 826 pages both have illustrations - both volumes have textured boards covers with quarter leather bindings and five raised bands on the spine - black title label on spine - page edges marbled to match endpapers and pastedowns VOLUME ONE has front hinge detached and foxing on early blank pages -VOLUME TWO has front hinge detached and damage to top of spine.

Hardcover. Condición: Good +. Tight binding. 3/4 black leather with marble boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Previous owners' names written and stamped on endpapers. Foxing on endpapers and edges of pages. Two pages have separated from binding. Illustrated with woodcuts and engravings. Wear around edges of coverboards. Leather on spine is split and a piece is missing at tail of spine. A nice compendium of information from the mid-1800's including such topics as the human mind, phrenology, superstitions, in-door amusements, drawing, painting, sculpture, gymnastics, archaeology, printing, music and more. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 807 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hard Cover -- Good -- Dark green decorative cloth over boards with gilt letering and design to spine. No dust jacket if issued -- Other than light discloration at bottom edge, book shows only minimal wear - Circa 1880's.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers Journal of popular literature, science and arts for the year 1892; this volume contains complete serializations of 2 Victorian novels and other novelettes and short stories: By Mead and Stream. by Charles Gibbon, and 'Two Days in a Lifetime,' By T.W. Speight Bound in publisher's dark burgundy red embossed cloth with front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. This is the true First Edition of both novels, the serializations appearing before the published book form. Good condition, mild overall handling wear, spine somewhat faded with light chips at top, covers starting to loosen; pages clean and uinmarked, text block tightly bound.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers Journal of popular literature, science and arts for the year 1892; this volume contains complete serializations of 2 Victorian novels and other novelettes and short stories: A House Divided against Itself. By Mrs Oliphant., and 'Dunleap Tower.' and 'At Trevenna Cottage by T.W. Speight Bound in publisher's dark burgundy red embossed cloth with front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. This is the true First Edition of both novels, the serializations appearing before the published book form. Good condition, mild overall handling wear, spine somewhat faded with light chips at top, covers starting to loosen, text clean and tight.

large 8vo. half-calf. cloth, protective modern dust jacket with paper spine label. [ii], 800 pages. New & Improved Edition. Volume II. Volume two only.Contains No. 90: Printing-Engraving-Lithography, pp. 625-640. Illustrated. Worn and boards faded, pages tanning, scattered foxing. Signature "Sedgwick," on front pastedown. HInges reparied. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. half-calf. cloth, protective modern dust jacket with paper spine label.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound together in half black leather over marbled boards, each volume contains 416 pages clean and unmarked, light occasional age toning; covers lightly worn, binding is loosening somewhat but volume is still solid and presentable [photo], spine inexpertly repaired but presentable; the volumes contain 2 Victorian novel serializations: The Bateman Household, and what became of them. By James Payn; and The Wild Huntress. By Captain Mayne Reid, as well as many other Familiar Sketches, essays, Poetry, Popular Science, Tales and Other Narratives, and Miscellaneous Articles of Instruction and Entertainment; Index in 3 columns, text in 2 columns.

PP: 848+32 (the Christmas extra double number). Original contemporary half Leather; covers rubbed and rear cover dented with a small hole!; otherwise very good. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE 4 OTHER VOLUMES IN MATCHING BINDING TO THIS. Size: 4to.

PP: 832+32 (the Christmas extra double number is titled: BEGUMBAGH, an episode of the Indian Mutiny). Original contemporary half Leather; covers rubbed; the rear blank endpaper is torn off; otherwise very good. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE 4 OTHER VOLUMES IN MATCHING BINDING TO THIS. Size: 4to.

PP: 416+416. Original contemporary half Leather; covers rubbed; otherwise very good. Size: 4to.

New and Improved Series. 369-384pp. 24.3 x 16cm. Leaves evenly browned, a good copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers Journal of popular literature, science and arts for the year 1888; this volume contains complete serializations of 1 Victorian novel and other novelettes and short stories: This Mortal Coil. By Grant Allen; and a quite scarce early title by Fred M. White: 'The Silver Stream: an Idyl of the Wye.' Also stories by T. W. Speight and others Bound in dark green cloth with spine lettered and decorated in gilt. This is the true First Edition of these novels, the serializations appearing before the published book form. This short novel was the fourth written by White, who thus begins a long storied career writing mystery and science fiction. Very Good condition, mild overall handling wear, text clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers Journal of popular literature, science and arts for the year 1887; this volume contains complete serializations of 1 Victorian novel and other novelettes and short stories: Richard Cable, the Lightshipman. [By Sabine Baring-Gould.] and a quite scarce early title by Fred M. White: 'The Old Secretaire: a Christmas Story.' Also stories by T. W. Speight and others Bound in dark green cloth with spine lettered and decorated in gilt. This is the true First Edition of these novels, the serializations appearing before the published book form. This short novel was the third written by White, who thus begins a long storied career writing mystery and science fiction. Very Good condition, mild overall handling wear, text clean and tight, front free endpaper removed.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers Journal of popular literature, science and arts for the year 1891; this volume contains complete serializations of 2 Victorian novels and one novelette: Grant Allen: Dumaresq's Daughter; AND J. Maclaren Cobban: A Soldier and a Gentleman; AND T. W. Speight: The Heir of Rothwell Chase. Bound in dark brown library buckram, ex-library with the usual marks [discarded]. Pages lightly age-browned and somewhat brittle; there are a couple short edge tears/frays, but none affecting the text. This is the true First Edition of all 3 novels, the serializations appearing before the published book form. scarce, I can find no other publication of the Speight title.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers Journal of popular literature, science and arts for the year 1886; this volume contains complete serializations of 3 Victorian novels and other novelettes and short stories: In All Shades. by Grant Allen and 2 quite scarce early titles by Fred M. White: 'A Golden Argosy.' and 'By Order of the League'. Bound in publisher's dark burgundy red embossed cloth with front cover and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. This is the true First Edition of these novels, the serializations appearing before the published book form. These two novels were the first written by White, who thus begins a long storied career writing mystery and science fiction. Very Good condition, mild overall handling wear, text clean and tight, some very light pencil drawing on title and facing pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers's Journal for the period Dec. 1899 - May 1900, paginated viii, 416 including the title and contents for the entire volume ; this volume contains complete serialization of Victorian novels and other novelettes and short stories: specifically the FIRST APPEARANCE of William Le Queux. Of Royal Blood: a Story of the Secret Service, 2 December 1899 to 26 May 1900 (weekly). Bound in half dark green leather over marbled boards. This is the true First Edition of this novel, the serializations appearing before the published book form. Very Good condition, mild overall handling wear;

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers's Journal for the period June - November 1900, plus Christmas extra, paginated 417-832, 52 ; this volume contains complete serialization of Victorian novels and other novelettes and short stories: specifically the FIRST APPEARANCE of John Oxenham. Our Lady of Deliverance, 2 June 1900 to 17 November 1900 (weekly). Bound in half dark green leather over marbled boards. This is the true First Edition of this novel, the serializations appearing before the published book form. Very Good condition, mild overall handling wear; also included is the short novel Stephen Whitledge's Revenge.' By Guy Boothby.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers's Journal for the period Dec. 1903 - Nov. 1904, plus Christmas extra, paginated viii, 852, 48 ; this volume contains complete serialization of Victorian novels and other novelettes and short stories: specifically the FIRST APPEARANCE of The Closed Book. By William Le Queux. Bound in publisher's dark red cloth embossed and with gilt lettering and decoration. This is the true First Edition of this novel, the serializations appearing before the published book form. Very Good condition, mild overall handling wear; also included are many other Familiar Sketches, Essays, Poetry, Popular Science, Tales and Other Narratives, and Miscellaneous Articles of Instruction and Entertainment; Index in 3 columns, text in 2 columns; the Index pages [iii-vi] are included in facsimile.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Bound volume of Chambers Journal of popular literature, science and arts for the year 1891; this volume contains complete serializations of 2 Victorian novels and one novelette: Grant Allen: Dumaresq's Daughter; AND J. Maclaren Cobban: A Soldier and a Gentleman; AND T. W. Speight: The Heir of Rothwell Chase. Bound in 3/4 brown cloth over dark green marbled bolards, 2 dark brown leather spine labels lettered in gilt, ex-library with the usual marks [discarded]. Pages are clean and bright with minimal age toning. This is the true First Edition of all 3 novels, the serializations appearing before the published book form. scarce, I can find no other publication of the Speight title.