Publicado por Russell F. White Head, Publisher, 1928
Librería: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Sept. 23 (sale item)* [24] pp., Paperback, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Publicado por Head-End Prints 0, White Rock, BC
Librería: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
Postcard. Condición: All Fine. Lot of 10 different printed photo postcards of Canadian steam locomotives, all in b&w. Six are CPR, 2 are GNR, and 2 are CNR. The original images date from the 1930s to the 1950s. These modern postcards were published in the 1990s and are all mint and unused. May be eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail to Canada, the USA and other Countries. Size: 4" by 6". Postcard.
Publicado por White Head, 1997
ISBN 10: 0316935921 ISBN 13: 9780316935920
Librería: GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: New. Illustrated by Barbara Gibson Ilustrador. Pop-up, 5 mechanicals, excellent book; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.
Publicado por Peterson's Charles Dickens in uniform duodecimo format. This is Nicholas Nickleby, complete in 1 vol. Brown cloth, blind-stamp devices on front board and the spine, gilt for the spine titles only. Firm binding, but front cover has some white marks from either paint or correction fluid, which don't come off (we tried). Small break at top front gutter, and worn at both head and tail-bands, though they are still present. Book block is firm and the engraved prelims are present and pleasant, though they 'ghosted' onto the title page. As-is antiquarian book, the Peoples American Edition, and carries no date of issue, but is ca. 1860s. n.d., 1860
Librería: Old Book Surfer, Cambridge, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fair antiquarian condition. Later edition, undated, ca. 1860s. small 8vo., antiquarian book with typical signs of age and usage. Lone volume of larger set. The book has a bindery defect, with missing section, pages 285 to 309. In that day, books were gathered by hand, and this one has 2 copies of pages 282-288, and lacks pages 288 to 304. An earlier noticed and put an errata slip in for the "missprint" !.
Publicado por Bodley Head, , true 1st, "first published"; a Bodley Head Fairy Tale Picture Book with historical note, edited by Kathleen Lines, text adapted from a translation by Miss May Sellar; turquoise cloth boards, in turquoise and white jacket with the two children and list of these books on the back, 6.75x9.25"; 48 pp., London, 1970
Librería: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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/Celine Leopold, illustrator Ilustrador. CONDITION: Near Fine in Good Plus jacket; no names or other marks, straight, tight, clean with sharp corners, 2 small attractive woodblock owner stamps and tiny initials, in clean, crisp jacket with no chips or tears but very unpleasantly foxed on the back and on front flap crease thus grade, unclipped [18s], 90p. Picture book hardback Each spread in this book is illustrated with this Dutch artist's ingenious and expressive torn tissue collages running across the gutter; every other spread is in colour, and the bright, translucent turquoises, greens, oranges, pinks, and purples with the shading formed by the overlay, draw the viewer into the drama of this old story. ABE Heritage Seller, since 1996: Search ABE Keyword: oldchildrensbooks. Conservative AB condition grading, secure packing, international shipping. /Celine Leopold, illustrator.
Publicado por Printed for J. Whiston and B. White at Boyle's-Head, 1756
Librería: Cape Breton Regional Library, Sydney, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Poor. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Reading copy only. Front cover board and ffep are detached from the volume. Back cover board is loose. Binding is loose but still attached at pgs. 129/130. Heavy wear to cover boards and spine. Contents are yellowed. Vol. 1 of the fourth edition (1756) which consisted of two volumes. This volume has 399 pages of text.
Publicado por Published by Macdonald & Co, London, nd (c1945). Red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, pasted illustration of head of cleopatra to front board, under illustrated dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, 146pp including 32pp in colour and 33pp in black and white. Forewords by Bernard shaw and Gabriel Pascal. Dw rubbed to edges else VG / VG., 1945
Librería: Missing Books (PBFA), Great Leighs, Reino Unido
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Published by Macdonald & Co, London, nd (c1945). Red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front board, pasted illustration of head of cleopatra to front board, under illustrated dustwrapper. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, 146pp including 32pp in colour and 33pp in black and white. Forewords by Bernard shaw and Gabriel Pascal. Dw rubbed to edges else VG / VG.
Publicado por Published by Robert Hale, London, nd. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt image of church and tree to front board, under green dustwrapper with white lettering. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, 276pp plus frontis, 48pp plates and a folding map. Dw rubbed to head of spine and has a couple of light marks, else VG / VG
Librería: Missing Books (PBFA), Great Leighs, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Published by Robert Hale, London, nd. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt image of church and tree to front board, under green dustwrapper with white lettering. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, 276pp plus frontis, 48pp plates and a folding map. Dw rubbed to head of spine and has a couple of light marks, else VG / VG.
Publicado por Published by S.R. Publishers Ltd, Wakefield, 1969 (reprint of 1898 original). Red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under mainly white dustwrapper. 9ins x 5.5ins, [viii], 283pp plus 9pp plates. Previous owners signature to front pastedown (under the flap of the dw). Dw creased to head of spine and a liitle browned. VG / G+., 1969
Librería: Missing Books (PBFA), Great Leighs, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Published by S.R. Publishers Ltd, Wakefield, 1969 (reprint of 1898 original). Red cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under mainly white dustwrapper. 9ins x 5.5ins, [viii], 283pp plus 9pp plates. Previous owners signature to front pastedown (under the flap of the dw). Dw creased to head of spine and a liitle browned. VG / G+.
Publicado por Bodley Head, , 1st printing; red boards in white jacket with Prof. B. thinking; 5.5x8; 103 pp., London, 1974
Librería: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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/David Hughes, illustrator. Ilustrador. CONDITION: Fine in Fine jacket; no flaws, unclipped 1.60 pounds. Juvenile hardback. More amazing stories! Where are my glasses?; B.'s Portable Car Park; Prof. B. on the Scrap Heap; The Pipes of Pandemonium; Mrs. Flittersnoop's Birthday Present. Hunter's first two books were from the 30's; the later ones after retirement in the 70's. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /David Hughes, illustrator.
Publicado por Benn, /1965; grey cloth backed white paper boards with large zebra head, in identical jacket, 12 x 8 3/8"; np., London, 1965
Librería: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, Estados Unidos de America
/CP, illustrator. Ilustrador. CONDITION: Good Plus in Good Plus jacket; no names or other marks, tight, straight; extrems very bumped on jacket and boards about half inch, jacket has 1" and 3/8" closed tears on spine, bottom bump affects pages slightly, and jacket is darkened in area of corner bumps, otherwise remarkably clean boards, pages, and jacket; unclipped 18s .Picture Book hardback A nice edition which followed the Swiss edition in the year of publication. Very bright and deep colours. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /CP, illustrator.
Publicado por The Bodley Head, Ltd /1973, 1st UK, printed in Switzerland; white paper boards with skunk meeting red crayfish in the forest in greens, browns, and blacks; no free endpapers as issued, in jacket identical to boards, 8.5x11.75; np., London, 1974
Librería: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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/CP, illustrator. Ilustrador. CONDITION: Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus jacket; light bumps to spine ends and one corner on both jacket and book; book is tight, clean, straight, no other flaws; jacket darkening slightly on panel and a bit more on spine; unclipped 1.50 pounds; Whangarei NZ bookshop sticker. Picture Book Hardback A cumulative tale about animals who wish to change a part of their lives (the crayfish wants to move forwards). Each incident is pictured with the little red crayfish and a large painting of the animal with some surrounding vegetation in greens, browns, and blacks set upon a white background. These drawings have more delicate lines than much of Piatti's other children's book illustration. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /CP, illustrator.
Publicado por Orion Children`s Books/White Head Ltd., London/Santa Fe, 1996
ISBN 10: 1858811813 ISBN 13: 9781858811819
Librería: Antiquariat UPP, Sinzing, Alemania
Hardcover. Condición: wie neu. Synopsis Pull the tabs to see Sophie dance. Follow Sophie doing her ballet steps and pull the tabs to see her dance. Readership level: 3 - 5 years. Full colour throughout. Come to SOPHIE`S Ballet Class! As Sophie does her ballet steps, so can you- pliés, arabesques and pirouttes. A pull-the-tab book for young ballet-lovers. werkseitig gelegentlich Abdrücke von Farbpigmenten auf Gegenseite; mit 7 interaktiven Funktionen nahezu unbespielt und neuwertig! In deutscher Sprache. n. pag. pages. 16,5 x 17,7 cm.
Publicado por The Bodley Head /1971, 1st UK printing; white and yellow background with all around illustration of Lydia in her orange and pink shirt racing along the beach while her little brother watches, in jacket identical to boards, oblong 8.5x9", London, 1972
Librería: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, Estados Unidos de America
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/EN, illustrator. Ilustrador. CONDITION: Near Fine in Very Good jacket; no names or other marks, very clean straight, tight, in jacket that is lightly and evenly soiled in white area and darkened on spine, 1/8" tear at upper corner crease, no other flaws; unclipped 1.05 pounds Picture Book hardback Lydia rushes around leaving things half done but her little brother hopes against hope that she will finish his lobster trap race car for the big race. The prize is a dog! ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /EN, illustrator.
Publicado por printed for R. Hett, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry; J. Noon, at the White Hart in Cheapside; J. Waugh, at the Turk's Head in Gracechurch-Street; and J. Highmore, under the Royal-Exchange, MDCCXLVII. [1747]., London:, 1747
Librería: Noushin Books & Company, Hamden, CT, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First edition. 8vo. [8],33,[1]pp. In modern paper wraps with label on front cover. Clean and bright, few contemporary corrections to text in brown ink. Lower corner of page one with minor chip otherwise fine. A sermon by Rev. Bush warning of the dire consequences for England and her population in the event of losing the war. He urges his listeners to * lift up our eyes toward God, and earnestly seek his favour, on whose secret blessing, victory and success depend. * ESTCT28149. [Dissenters] [Guilt] [Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748].
Publicado por London: Printed by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, for J. White, Horace's Head, Fleet-Street, 1807., 1807
Librería: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Condición: Good. - Quarto, 11-1/2 inches high by 9-1/8 inches wide. 3/4 leather-bound hardcover. Bound in three-quarter tan calf and marbled boards, titled and ruled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed and scuffed with wear to the corners and head and tail of the spine. A Dewey decimal number is stamped in blind at the bottom of the spine. xix, [i] & 449 pages, plus a 25-page index, illustrated with 16 plates (genealogical tables) including 7 folding. Ex-library with a dewey decimal number penciled in at the front of a few chapters. The front endpaper is glued to the pastedown. There is a hole to that endpaper. There is a small piece out from the top left corner of the heavily darkened half-title. The title page is slightly darkened and foxed and the pages are toned with occasional foxing or staining. There is a long tear to the folding plate opposite page 16. There are occasional pencil annotations. Good. Volume one only of this first edition, complete in itself. Only 750 copies were printed.The contents of this volume consist of: 1. "Barons by Tenure, whose Honours have been considered to have terminated, circ. 49 Henry III"; 2. "The Barons of the Counties Palatine of Chester and of Durham, distinguished from the Barons of the Realm"; 3. "An Account of those Persons who were summoned to Parliament, with whom the Honour expired; or who, or their Posterity (although existing), did not continue to receive the like Summons"; 4. "An Appendix, being the complete Substance of Sir William Dugdale's Lists of Summons to Parliament".
Publicado por Compiled by Harry Richman, curator of the Cater Museum at the request of the Billericay Group, CPRE, nd (but 1963 hand written to bottom of title page), new edition - "much enlarged and authenticated" (first published 1953). Green cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and front board, under white dustwrapper with two illustrations to front cover and map of high street to rear cover. 8.75ins x 5.5ins, [v], (i), 166pp plus 8pp illustrations. Also 8pp supplement loosely inserted. Dw has loss to head of spine, is creased and grubby to edges. VG / G ., 1963
Librería: Missing Books (PBFA), Great Leighs, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
Compiled by Harry Richman, curator of the Cater Museum at the request of the Billericay Group, CPRE, nd (but 1963 hand written to bottom of title page), new edition - "much enlarged and authenticated" (first published 1953). Green cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and front board, under white dustwrapper with two illustrations to front cover and map of high street to rear cover. 8.75ins x 5.5ins, [v], (i), 166pp plus 8pp illustrations. Also 8pp supplement loosely inserted. Dw has loss to head of spine, is creased and grubby to edges. VG / G .
Publicado por White & Cochrane, Horace's Head,, London,, 1811
Librería: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. First Edition. Hardback. Large 8vo. pp xvi, 428. Bound in full leather, lacking spine strip. Printed dedication to Rev. Dr Routh, president; and the Fellows of St Mary Magdalen College, Oxford. Bookplate on the front pastedown of Charles Henry Hutton. Lacking leather spine strip otherwise close very good.
Publicado por Printed for B. White at Horace's Head in Fleet Street, London,, GB, 1783
Librería: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. DISBOUND TEXT (No covers). 8 and 402 pages and 9 plates (as called for). No front endpaper or halftitle. Title page appears to have been trimmed at base (below date) but has an old repair. Else fairly clean tight text with some offsetting from plates. (BUT some early leaves detached).
Publicado por Printed at St Dominic's Press, Ditchling, by H.D.C. Pepler, 1925, 1st edition. White cloth spine, blue paper covered boards with black lettering and a small illustration of a head to the front board. Oblong format, 8.25ins x 10.5ins,unpaginated. Comprises title page, 6pp text, sub title followed by 5 pages of drawings of the murals each faced by a page of text, colophon. Free endpapers browned. Previous owners name to top of blank page between the endpaper and the title page. White spine a bit browned, overall VG., 1925
Librería: Missing Books (PBFA), Great Leighs, Reino Unido
Miembro de asociación: PBFA
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Printed at St Dominic's Press, Ditchling, by H.D.C. Pepler, 1925, 1st edition. White cloth spine, blue paper covered boards with black lettering and a small illustration of a head to the front board. Oblong format, 8.25ins x 10.5ins,unpaginated. Comprises title page, 6pp text, sub title followed by 5 pages of drawings of the murals each faced by a page of text, colophon. Free endpapers browned. Previous owners name to top of blank page between the endpaper and the title page. White spine a bit browned, overall VG.
Publicado por Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, circa , #926; bright green boards, dark green cloth spine, large bear cub, front and back, with head on flap attached to top board, black and white illustrations and 4 colour illustrations, 8.25x10.25; np., New York, 1920
Librería: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, Estados Unidos de America
. Ilustrador. CONDITION: Very Good; no names or other marks, straight with clean boards and pages. 1/4 hole in spine cloth, wrinkle across bear's nose (lifting tab), head flap crease worn, bottom corner a bit rubbed, two 1/16" rubbed areas on cover, pages toned. Novelty, shape book moveable. A very huggable bear cub with his tongue sticking out tells his story from the time his mother lost him to his permanent residence in the zoo. The flap lifts to reveal the underside of the bear's muzzle. One of a series of Gabriel Life Stories which includes P. Uppy and E. Lephant. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. .
Publicado por London : J. White, Horace's Head, Fleet street By R. Taylor, Black Horse Court 1804 / Reprint / FBRE, Ltd., A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT, 1804
Librería: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Some b/w Illustrations Ilustrador. Modern Edition. 272 pages. Paper / Soft cover reprint edition in very good condition, slight wear to edges. Glossy card covers with cloth spine. Archival reprint / replica of original edition. Privately published. Overall good copy of this scarce title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. Chapter headings include: BARBADOES, DOMINICA, &c ANTIGUA, JAMAICA; BAHAMA ISLANDS. TURKS ISLANDS. The Caicos. Heneagas ; The Hogsties. Ragged Island. Mayaguana. The French Keys ; Castle Island. Crooked Island. The author lands at Portland Harbour. Description of the beach and salt pond. General view of the country. Pitts Town. Journey across Crooked Island. Some account of ; Acklins Description of the country. A cotton plantation. Mr. Eve's new gin. Birds on Acklin's Island. The flamingo ; The author leaves Crooked Island, and passes by Long Island and Exuma; of which a short account is given, as also of Rum Key and Wathing Island. St. Salvador. Landing of Columbus Present state of the Island. The author proceeds by the Keys (on one of which he lands), and over the Great Bahama Bank, to New Providence ; New Providence. Description of the harbour and town of Nassau. Government of the Bahama Islands. Judicial establishment. Agricultural society. Causes of the failure of cotton. General description ; Historical account of New Providence. Black Beard the pirate. Governor Woodes Rogers. Colonel De Veaux's conquest of the island in 1783. The author proceeds from New Providence ; passes the , Berry Isles ; Short description of Andros, Bimini Islands. Eleuthera and Harbeur Islands. Course taken by Columbus through the Bahamas. Abaco. Modern Edition. Book.
Publicado por London : J. White, Horace's Head, Fleet street By R. Taylor, Black Horse Court 1804 / Reprint / FBRE, Ltd., A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT, 1804
Librería: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Some b/w Illustrations Ilustrador. Modern Edition. 272 pages. Paper / Soft cover reprint edition in very good condition, slight wear to edges. Glossy card covers with cloth spine. Archival reprint / replica of original edition. Privately published. Overall good copy of this scarce title. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. Chapter headings include: BARBADOES, DOMINICA, &c ANTIGUA, JAMAICA; BAHAMA ISLANDS. TURKS ISLANDS. The Caicos. Heneagas ; The Hogsties. Ragged Island. Mayaguana. The French Keys ; Castle Island. Crooked Island. The author lands at Portland Harbour. Description of the beach and salt pond. General view of the country. Pitts Town. Journey across Crooked Island. Some account of ; Acklins Description of the country. A cotton plantation. Mr. Eve's new gin. Birds on Acklin's Island. The flamingo ; The author leaves Crooked Island, and passes by Long Island and Exuma; of which a short account is given, as also of Rum Key and Wathing Island. St. Salvador. Landing of Columbus Present state of the Island. The author proceeds by the Keys (on one of which he lands), and over the Great Bahama Bank, to New Providence ; New Providence. Description of the harbour and town of Nassau. Government of the Bahama Islands. Judicial establishment. Agricultural society. Causes of the failure of cotton. General description ; Historical account of New Providence. Black Beard the pirate. Governor Woodes Rogers. Colonel De Veaux's conquest of the island in 1783. The author proceeds from New Providence ; passes the , Berry Isles ; Short description of Andros, Bimini Islands. Eleuthera and Harbeur Islands. Course taken by Columbus through the Bahamas. Abaco. Modern Edition. Book.
Publicado por Printed for B. White Horace's Head, Fleet-Street, London, 1774
Librería: Coenobium Libreria antiquaria, Asti, Italia
In 16 (cm 11,5 x 19), pp. (2) + XLVI + 268. Le pp. 265, 266 e 267 con albero genealogico della famiglia Medici di Firenze. Firma al frontespizio. Vignetta incisa all'acquaforte al frontespizio. Legatura moderna in piena pelle. Seconda edizione (edizione originale: 1773) di questo racconto, sotto forma di venti lettere, del viaggio fatto in Italia dall'A. nel 1754-1755. Boyle si sofferma in particolare sulla Toscana. Le sue lettere risvegliarono l'interessamento della classe colta britannica per la storia d'Italia. ITA.
Publicado por Benjamin White at Horace's Head in Fleet Street, 1774
Librería: Springwell Books, Gloucestershire, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 4to,lxx + 462pp.+ 32pp.index and corrections,4 copperplates following the title page + 4 seals on pages 348/9,wide margins,page edges red,occasional corrections and notes in the margins of the Welsh section,couple of ink spots,tiny amount of browning,a very good,tight copy in recent black quarter calf lettered in gilt,small closed tear to the lower corner of the title,now professionly repaired,postage at cost for overseas orders.
Publicado por Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, circa , #926, printed in Germany; bright green boards, dark green cloth spine, large bear cub, front and back, with head on flap attached to top board, flat cut, black and white illustrations and 4 colour illustrations, 8.25x10.25; np., New York, 1920
Librería: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, Estados Unidos de America
CONDITION: Very Good Plus; neat gift inscription inside, straight with clean boards and pages, flap tight with unrubbed crease, very minor edge rubs, staples have left two rust marks on spine and top staple has pulled from outside pages but all is tight, pages clean and unwrinkled, fairly light with bright colours. Novelty shape book moveable. A very huggable bear cub with his tongue sticking out tells his story from the time his mother lost him to his permanent residence in the zoo. The flap lifts so you can tickle the bear cub under his chin. One of a series of Gabriel Life Stories which includes P. Uppy and E. Lephant. ABE Heritage Seller, since 1996: Search ABE Keyword: oldchildrensbooks. Conservative AB condition grading, secure packing, international shipping.
Publicado por Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring, for James White, at Franklin's Head, Court Street, 1794, 1794
Librería: James Arsenault & Company, ABAA, Arrowsic, ME, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. 12mo (7" x 4.25"), later polished calf, marbled paper over boards, marbled endpapers.120 pp. CONDITION: Very good, light scratches on covers, bumped edge at foot of front cover, slight wear at extremities, light foxing throughout. REFERENCES: Evans 27455.
Publicado por R. Knaplock, at the Bishop's Head, and J. Child, at the White-Hart, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, London, 1721
Librería: Flora Books, Mears Ashby, Reino Unido
Cloth. Condición: Fair. 7th edition, (xvi) xxx 375 [1] [26] [2]pp, lacks frontispiece called for by ESTC, 13 engraved plates (of ?), modern red cloth with black spine label, 3 plates have tears with one having lost a small portion that has been replaced in facsimile, half of the folding plate at p29 is missing, pages browned and some edges brittle (particularly the title page), cracked internally after A7 and A8 loose as a result, 8vo (197x120mm), ESTC T89101.
Publicado por Benjamin White, London. Horace's Head, in Fleet Street., 1784
Librería: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. GRIFFITH Moses 1747-1819 Ilustrador. Second Edition. Vol 1 only (of 2), 2nd ed, 1784, 2 vignettes, 26 pls (of 26), VG. In modern, to style, half calf over green marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, gilt titles to red morocco label, gilt tooling. Internally, title page with vignette, [10], [1], 2-488 pp, [1], 186-197 corrections, [1], [8] index, 26 pls (includes 10 folding), 2 vignettes, new endpapers, occasional marginal pencil note, faint edge browning & offsetting. (182*236 mm). (ESTC T213985. Lowndes 1823. Anderson 335. LibWalia 3928 & 32) Pennant, naturalist, traveller, and writer, whose accounts which he wrote of his journeys in Scotland, to London, and especially in North Wales, are among his best literary works. The first volume of his Tours in Wales was published in 1778, the second in 1781 (the first part under the title A Journey in Snowdonia ). An edition in three volumes, edited by (Sir) John Rhys, was published in 1883. See NLW WBO.
Publicado por J. White at Horace's Head, London, 1802
Librería: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, Reino Unido
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Fine Binding. Condición: Fine. Sixth Edition. LETTERS ON THE ELEMENTS OF BOTANY Addressed to a Lady by the Celebrated J. J. Rousseau. Translated into English with Notes and Twenty Four Additional Letters Fully Explaining the System of Linnaus by Thomas Martyn. Printed for J. White at Horace's Head, Fleet Street. 1802 Sixth Edition. 504pp plus 28pp index. This scarce copy is bound in full calf with gilt decoration and cross banding to the spine and the title to red hide panel in the second compartment. There are the expected rubs and bumps, the binding I believe is original to this edition. There is a pencilled signature to the front paste down. The text block is tight, bright and square. Letters on the elements of botany. Addressed to a lady. By the celebrated J.J. Rousseau. Translated into English, with notes, and twenty-four additional letters, fully explaining the system of Linnaeus, by Thomas Martyn. Thomas Martyn (23 September 1735 - 3 June 1825) was an English botanist and Professor of Botany at Cambridge University. Ref FF2 Size: 504pp Plus 28pp Index.