robert shaw introduction (8 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. The Book Is Bound In Green Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Black. The Book Has A Hint Of Bumping To Three Corners. The Pages Are Lightly Age Toned And The Spine Has Darkened. No Ownership Information Present And The Text Appears To Be Free Of Notation.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Robert Capa Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Price NOT clipped. DJ nicely in archival wraps with light shelf wear and minor tear to the edge; interior clean and fresh. Illustrated with black and white photography by Robert Capa and others.

Hard cover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First edition. Autographed "Robert Shaw" on title page. A marvelous collection of nature photography and writing, Collection of photography and writing, giving tribute to the splendor of the natural world still remaining in Illinois. Signed copies rarely offered. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 2nd edition. 400 pages. 9.00x6.00x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 465 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Byam Shaw Ilustrador. 2nd Edition. First edition was 1897, this is the 1900 printing. Olive green cloth with blind embossed decorations on the front cover and the colophon of the publisher blind embossed on the rear cover. The spine gold-stamped with a floral decoration black stamped. No wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. gift inscription to a "pupil teacher" on the front flyleaf. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No dust jacket.

Reprint. Octavo. Attractive contemporary prize binding of full red calf, the boards ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, and with gilt crest for Nottingham High School to the upper board; the spine with five raised bands, compartments decorated in gilt, and with morocco title label lettered in gilt. Marbling to page edges. Marbled endpapers. Engraved prize plate dated 1906 to the front pastedown. Illustrated throughout with full-page and in-text black and white illustrations by Byam Shaw, including frontispiece and title page printed in red and black. A very good copy, the binding firm with a little fading and rubbing to the spine and joints and a couple of minor scuffs to the boards and spine. The contents with some light scattered foxing are otherwise in very good order. A nicely bound copy of this attractive edition of Robert Browning's poetical works, sumptuously illustrated in the Art Nouveau style by Byam Shaw. Part of the publisher's 'Endymion' series.

Soft Flex Covers w Cloth Spine. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Fully Illustrated Ilustrador. Modern reprint, no edition stated. 110 pages. Softcover facsimile edition with glossy card covers and cloth binding. Very good or better condition with only slight wear to edges. Fine heritage facsimile reproduction of the famous 1812 London botanical masterpiece by Robert John Thornton. Contains 32 full color botanical plates together with decorative title pages and additional black and white illustrations reproducing the celebrated Romantic era engravings. Thornton's Temple of Flora is widely regarded as one of the most ambitious and visually striking botanical works of the nineteenth century, combining science, poetry, philosophy, and dramatic landscape settings surrounding stylized flower portraits. The plates feature notable botanical subjects such as Tulipa, Aloe, Mimosa, Passiflora, and the dramatic Dragon Arum, accompanied by poetic commentary by contemporary writers including Dr. Shaw of the British Museum. A beautiful modern edition allowing readers, artists, gardeners, and collectors to experience one of the most famous botanical art books ever produced. ~ Would make a great gift, even if that's for yourself. If you'd like, I can also show you one AbeBooks title trick used by antiquarian dealers that tends to improve search hits for botanical and art books without making the title look cluttered. Book.