swift rev jonathan (13 resultados)

Leather. Condición: Fair. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Early American Edition. First Printing. This is one volume (Vol. 24) from an early American 24-volume printing of the Works of Jonathan Swift. FAIR. 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Pamphlet. Condición: Fine. or, The Fundament-all Cause of the Distempers incident to the Fair Sex. Enquired into: Proving à Posteriori most of the Dis-ordures in-tail'd upon 'em are owing to Flatulencies not seasonably vented. Wrote in Spanish, by Don Fart in hando Puff-in dorst Professor of Bumbast in the University of Craccow. And Translated into English at the Request and for the Use of the Lady Damp-Fart of Her-fart-shire. By Obadiah Fizle, Groom of the Stool to the Princess Arse-Mini in Sardinia. A satire written by the author of Gulliver's Travels in 1722. Reprint. Old Abbey Press, Exeter, UK 1996. frontis xii + 14pp pamphlet, pict white covers, fine.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 35pp. Decorations by John Nash. Edition limited to 380 copies, this copy No.363. Boards sl. discoloured and rubbed, velum spine sl. darkened. Internally very good.

Leather. Condición: Poor. 271pp. Well used, worn, cover & end-pages tatty, (rear cover has lost half of it's leather) but still well bound together except one page which is loose. Some age/useage staining but all quite readable. Picture of this book available.

Leather. Condición: Poor. Fifth Edition. 332pp. Front board detached with fep still attached. Rest of content still well bound together. Marbled end-papers, no foxing. Ideal for rebind. Armorial bookplate of Robert Rushbrooke. Picture of this book available.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Limited edition. Original half vellum and sea-green marbled boards, quarto (7.75 x 10.5 inches), 35pp. 12 wood engravings by John Nash. Vellum spine darkened, boards rather scuffed and with rubbing to edges, internally near fine. Limited to 380 copies of which this is number 139.

Hardcover. Condición: very good. Quarto. 10" x 8". Vellum back boards. 35pp This is copy #273 and is limited to 380 copies. Wood engravings by Joihn Nash. Corners bumped. Light stain at top edge of front cover.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. This is a 'limited edition' of 380 copies-this is number 235 / This was a satirical manual offering "advice" on how servants can lazily, deceitfully, and wastefully manage their master's household. Using irony, Swift advises servants to act insolently when caught, conceal fellow-servant crimes, and waste resources. This was originally published posthumously in 1745, after his death. Swift was the Dean of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. / With 12 'B&W' illustrations by John Nash. /// This is a 'hard-card' & velum bound' 1st edition hardback in good condition-the front & back covers corners&edges are rubbed. (37 pages).

, [8] 35 [5] pages, 12 black and white engraved cuts and one gilt cockerel cut, number 231 of 380 (350 for sale) copy limited edition First Edition , the book has bumping to spine, edges and corners, spine is marked, gutter cracked at the centre of the book, internally the pages are clean, text is clear and binding is still tight and secure, good condition , quarter vellum with green cloth, gilt lettering to spine , octavo, 26.5cm x 20cm Hardback ISBN:

Leather. Condición: Good. Not Stated Ilustrador. A smart half-calf collection of the poetry of Jonathan Swift, featuring an extensive biography by the Rev. John Mitford. Complete in three volumes.Smartly bound in full brown calf with marbled endpapers.Frontispiece portrait of the poet to Volume I.Bookplate of Chas. A. Bamber to the front paste down of each work.A lovely selection of the poetry of Anglo-Irish writer and cleric Jonathan Swift, best remembered as the author of Gulliver's Travels and as one of the most prominent satirists of the Georgian era. This collection includes verses such as "A Description of a City Shower" and "The Lady's Dressing Room" and features an in-depth biographical introduction by the Rev. John Mitford. In full-calf binding with marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Chas. A. Bamber to the front paste down of each work. Externally, reasonably smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in moderate loss of cloth to edges and cracking to front and rear joints. A few marks to boards, the most prominent being to the front boards of Volumes I and II. Internally, hinges generally a little weak, especially to the rear of Volume I, text otherwise firmly bound. Small tide mark affecting the frontispiece of Volume I. Noticeable discolouration and light sporadic spotting throughout. Good. book.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good-. 1803 Revised Edition. Complete 24 volume set; Boards bound in marbled rich brown leather, all edges gilt though some vols. notably edge-worn, several areas of delaminated leather on vols.XIX and VI; Pages age-toned, foxing throughout textblocks, evidence of historic pest damage in some vols., all but vol XIV with previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, previous owner's signature on title pages of vols. I-III, V-VI and VIII, appears to be contemporary to publishing; Binding tight and all intact, though several vols. split at front/rear joints. ; 4 x 6.25"; ~7895 pages.

Condición: Very Good binding. The set in three volumes; tan half-calf over marbled boards, with marbled endpapers and edges; raised bands with decorations in gilt, with morocco labels. The portrait frontispiece in Volume I has a tide line not affecting the portrait. Overall, a handsome set. Very Good binding.

First Edition. 4to. Bound in parchment-backed boards, uncut and unopened. One of only 380 copies. A nice clean copy. This was also issued in a full vellum binding. Printed in two columns in black and green. This is an unfinished essay begun in 1731.