Edited by a lady (34 resultados)

Hardcover. First American Edition. Gray cloth hardcover with light shelf wear, some sunning to upper edges of both covers, clean, well bound, light foxing to top edges of the text block; former ownership name on the front fly leaf, o/w unmark with clean pages. Edge wear to dust jacket, mostly to head of spine, price-clipped. Very Good or better in VG dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. Small hardcover with fair+ pages (smudges/foxing), VG hinges, poor+ cover (edges worn into the boards, cover image well-worn). 152 pages + advertisements. 6 color ilustrations. [7oz]. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Landscape size, 10 inches wide. Firmly bound, illustrated card boards. without a jacket, marks on a couple of pages, signed by the illustrator Robert Broomfield on the title page. drawings by Robert Broomfield (ilustrador). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Softcover. Condición: Good. Magazine. Printed wrappers. Octavo. 59pp. Rubbing, edgewear, and a long tear on the rear panel, good. This issue features Hugh MacDiarmid, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Sir Compton Mackenzie, Naomi Mitchison, Douglas Young, A.V. Stuart, Alexander Buist, William Kean Seymour, David Low, C. Day Lewis, Sir Francis Meynell, Canon Adam Fox, John Smith, Lady Margaret Sackville, Vernon Scannell, and Margaret Stanley-Wrench. Additional contributors include Gilbert Thomas, Paul Selver, Ilko Iliev, Paula Nelson, Phyllis M. Scott, Canon Adam Fox, Mary Field, Rita Spurr, M. Shand Smith, Evelyn D. Bangay, Stephen Graham, Kathleen Valmai Richardson, Joan Forman, Geoffrey Johnson, Geoggrey Dearmer, Herbert Palmer, Robert Armstrong, and Kennedy Williamson. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Landscape size, 10.1 inches wide. Signed by the illustrator Robert Broomfield on the title page, small publisher's ink stamp on the front end paper. drawings by Robert Broomfield (ilustrador). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Fifth Impression. Good used copy. x, 316pp, Covers slightly worn. No dustjacket. Newspaper article inserted describing a strange facet of Lady Barnard's life, dated 15 February 1938. Previous owner's name inside cover, dated 1916.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The Macmillan Company, New York, Copyright 1926, Published February 1926, First Edition, First Printing, pgs 273 - 571. HC book with blue boards and gilt font on spine and front cover. Corners sharp but showing white, spine top lightly bumped, bottom bumped, spine starting to fade, po signature on ffep. Deckle edges on side and bottom, minimal overall page yellowing or foxing, not spotty. No DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A (ilustrador). …

hardback, small 8vo, 287pp plus catalogue, owner's name on endpaper, slight foxing, otherwise clean and sound, blue cloth, gilt decorated spine, slightly rubbed, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small, thick octavo. B&W illustrations. Errata sheet laid in. Condition: near fine in near fine DJ. 583 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Dark-blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and red panel on spine; gilt faux autograph on front; top edge gilt; pale-blue endpapers; b&w frontispiece portrait of Lady Gregory; 304 pages. Fine condition: slight scratches to gilt on top edge of text blocki; book plate inside. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Blindstamped Cloth. Condición: Fair. N.d., circa 1850. Small 4to. 128 pp. Nine steel engravings, one of which is hand-colored. Some foxing, mostly clean within and tight. Spine is chipped and a mess. Red cloth missing along gutter edges. Scarce title.

hardcover. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good hardcover copy without dustjacket. Slight sunning to boards, plus slightly rounded corners. Foxed endpapers and prelims, with pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Contents are otherwise clean and unmarked.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Large folded chart in rear pocket. Moderate age/use wear. An adequate reference copy of this 207 page biographical catalogue. Includes a 32 page "General List of Works" by Mr. Murray. Book.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. Rivendell Hermitage/Temple, Silverado, California: C.H.S. Publications The Church of the Hermetic Sciences and the Ordo Templi Astartes, 2000. RARE FIRST PRINTING - NEW (see scan). First Edition/First Printing. Soft Cover. New. Illus. by Bob Cuneo, Frederick Adams, Poke Runyon, and Michael Johnson w/ Full-color Plate. 4to size - 10" tall. Bob Cuneo (ilustrador).…

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition. Rivendell Hermitage/Temple, Silverado, California: C.H.S. Publications The Church of the Hermetic Sciences and the Ordo Templi Astartes, 1999. RARE FIRST PRINTING - NEW (see scan). First Edition/First Printing. Soft Cover. New. Illus. by Original illustrations by Frederick Adams and Poke Runyon. 4to size - 10" tall. Frederick McLaren Adams (ilustrador).…

Hard Back. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Good H/b. Undated- First published 1866.This is a 15th edition. Includes Cookery For the Sick and Poor.180pp.190x125mm.[ book block binding sound but hessian showing to end-papers , tan to foredge & end papers, no inscsp, no annotation ] khaki hessian cloth boards with faded red title , all black wording still bright & clear, mild edge-wear, some handling soil. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.…

Full-Leather. Condición: Near Very Good. Frontis Plate is a monochrome Portrait of the Queen. Includes Recollections & Anecdotes by Madame Campan. Red Full Leather binding with gilt lettering and some decoration to spine. Some wear to spine ends and corners, otherwise in very good condition. 7" Tall. (Other volumes in this series available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more. {Napoleon, Nelson}) Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Original crimson cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine lightly sunned, some speckling on front board, good. The story of Lionel Sackville ("Leone") ranges across Europe and involves family inheritances, church and state politics and the machinations of the Jesuits. The book was published after the authoress's death, edited by her daughter. Book. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. iv + 20 pp, with 22 woodcuts. ' Happy New Year' card by J M Dealy stuck to paste down fep and paste down rep. Eps slightly foxed/browned. Very tight and bright. Very good hardback in publishers original green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Greenaway, Kate. (ilustrador). …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo - Volume1 xv,416pp; Volume 2 485pp. - 18 Full-Page Portraits -Two in Photogravure. 1/4 Cloth with Marbled Boards [some wear] in Very Good condition. The text details the private lives, scandals, and daily realities of the British royal court during the Regency era.Original Letters: It includes authentic correspondence from Queen Caroline and various prominent figures of the time.Public Reaction: Upon release, the candid depiction of court figures caused considerable gossip and controversy within high society.…

Condición: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original photographic illustrated silver paper covers. Folio 12'' x 9½''. ISBN 9627024023. Contains 187 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Small rubs to the lower edges, corners slightly turned in, inked school stamp and tape traces to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. INDIA (Bharat Ganarajya).…

Condición: Near Fine. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains 171 printed pages of text. In very near Fine clean unopened condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1900-1925.

Condición: Fine. First thus edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 233 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0930829387 ARCHITECTURE.…

Full Morocco Leather. Condición: Fair. Volume 2 only (of a 2 volume set). Full red morocco leather binding with gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine, discoloration at the bottom of the spine with nibbiles to the top. Title page states: "Second Edition, Thoroughly Revised, with Much Addtional Matter." From the personal library of renowned turn-of-the-century British collector Henry Arthur Johnstone, whose gilt armorial monogram adorns the front panels and whose elegant bookplate is imprinted into the custom-made leather front flyleaf. Behind the front cover is the bookplate of Max Safron. Large folding plate is separated at the joins. Overall in FAIR condition. Photos available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 251pp, [3]. The first edition, with a full number line on the copyright page. Blue hardcover, title in gilt on tan spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.00 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, small mark to spine, a very good example. Reagan Library price tag on the rear panel. Inscribed by First Lady Nancy Reagan on the front free endpaper. A Shining City is a collection of tributes and reflections on President Reagan's life, public career, and political legacy from a group of public figures, including Billy Graham, Henry Kissinger, Peggy Noonan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev, Colin Powell, Elizabeth Dole, Newt Gingrich, William F. Buckley Jr., and others. The first edition, first printing of A Shining City: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan, edited by D. Erik Felten and signed by First Lady Nancy Reagan. (ilustrador). Signed.…

Full Leather. Condición: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. 270 & 271-539 pages, plus illustration plates. Lovely full leather binding with tooled decoration, and gilt stamped lettering on spine. Raised spine bands. All edges of text are gilded. Marbled end leaves. Both volumes have inked names on the blank front free end page. Volume I shows several small ink splashes on page 146 and adjacent plate. There is a little light rubbing on covers, though otherwise this volume remains very nice. Volume II shows a worm hole at the very foot of the joint where the top board is joined to the spine. There are two other very tiny worm holes seen along the same joint. There is a little light foxing scattered through Volume II. Both volumes remain tight and attractive.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. 24mo. 143pp. + a leaf of publisher's ads, all edges gilt, illustrated with extra-engraved title page, hand-colored frontispiece and full page black-and-white plates. A literary annual gear gilt-stamped brown cloth with floral decoration on spine, and front cover vignette of three children, one of whom is reading and a second playing with a hoop, Owner's contemporary, neat ink inscription on publisher's presentation leaf dated in year of publication ("Presented to" Miss Helen Pollard" by her father Otis Pollard. Moderate wear at tips of spine, few faint spots of discoloration to cloth, scattered light foxing to text, else a very good, bright copy. A literary annual geared towards a juvenile audience. Only this 1844 annual has a hand-colored frontispiece. Published annually from 1840 to 1847 originally, under the full title, 'Christmas and New Year's Gift for Children' as "A Christmas and New Year's Gift," anonymously printing poems, short stories and "charades," including "Deaf and Dumb Boy," "The Shepard's Dog" (with vignette of a dog), "The Little Boat Builder," "The Nightingale and Bulfinch, or the Travelling Birds," "The Dutch Sailors and the Bears," etc.…

Condición: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated green cloth designed by T. Sturge Moore, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains xiii, [3], 222 printed pages of text with tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Yeats at the age of 23, from a portrait by H. M. Paget. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slither of paper missing to the top front gutter, not price clipped, $2.50. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. IRELAND (Éire).…

Two volumes. Contemporary half green morocco, for Hatchards, with two raised bands and gilt titles and decoration to the spines. Top edge gilt. With eighteen black and white plates throughout, including a tissue-guarded photogravure frontispiece in each volume. A very good set, the bindings square and firm, the spines a little faded, the corners and spine tips a little rubbed. Volume one has a few small spots to the text-block fore-edge and some light foxing to the first few pages. Volume two has some spotting to the closed text-block edge and to the first few pages, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. An attractive set. A diary describing the court of the scandal-ridden but hugely popular Caroline of Brunswick (1768-1821, Princess of Wales and later briefly the Queen of the United Kingdom as the estranged wife of King George IV during his regency. Caroline of Brunswick was notably supported by Jane Austen during a commission instigated by George IV known as the 'Delicate Investigation'. Originally published anonymously in 1838, the diary was later alleged to have been written, unintended for publication, by Lady Charlotte Bury (1775-1861), an aristocrat and novelist who was appointed as lady in waiting to the Princess of Wales in 1810. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…

Full leather. Condición: Fine. Volume 157, Number 2. Folio, 196pp. Full navy blue morocco, title in gilt on front cover. August 1983 publication: Volume 157, Number 2. A special edition, with "Special Issue in Memoriam to Loyal Davis" in gilt on front cover. Solid text block, touch of rubbing to corners, a fine example. The personal copy of Dr. William P. Longmire, Jr., with his name stamped in gilt on front cover. Inscribed on a White House postcard: "Dear Bill - It's a beautiful book and very meaningful to me as I'm sure you know - I'll inscribe it - by now you know our trip has been cut short! Love to you and Jean / Nancy." Additionally inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Bill Longmire with my appreciation and affection for remembering my father in this way - Nancy Reagan." A beautiful association copy. Dr. Loyal Davis (1896-1982), a neurosurgeon from Chicago, married Nancy Reagan's mother, Edith, when Nancy was 8 years old. Davis was Nancy's father figure, officially adopting her when she was a teenager. She spoke highly of him often, stating he was "a man of great integrity who exemplified old-fashioned values" (My Turn, pp. 74). He became the editor of the Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics scientific journal in 1938 and held the position until his passing in 1982. The recipient of this copy, Dr. William Longmire, Jr., was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at UCLA from 1938 to 1982. Longmire, Jr. contributed an article to this volume titled "Loyal Davis' Personal Qualities and Their Influence on American Surgery.". Inscribed by First Lady Nancy Reagan, a special edition of Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics from the library of Dr. William Longmire, Jr. This edition honors Nancy Reagan's stepfather, Dr. Loyal Davis, who edited the journal for over 40 years. (ilustrador). Signed.…