Title piper (9 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Dell Printing. A Joan Hitzig McDonell Book. 285 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 32 pages. 8.54x7.36x0.12 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First McLoughlin edition. Color illustrations by Jack Perkins. Spine ends torn, corners worn, very good. The Little Color Classics series.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 144pp. Published in 2000 on the occasion of an exhibition of John Piper's work at the Imperial War Museum, London. The seventh in a series of exhibitions devoted to WW2 artists. The book and exhibition focuses on all aspects of Piper's work in the 1940's especially in his capacity as an official war artist. 98 items in the List of Works. All illustrated with colour Plates. Laid in is a promotional leaflet for the exhibition. No inscriptions. Appears unread. This is a heavy book and may require additional postage costs.…

Cloth DW 184pp col/BW illus.Fine.

175 copies printed (125 for sale); pp.(15); a very good copy in original pictorial wrappers (slightly darkened at edges) of this uncommon and desirable item. Carter 9.

170-172pp. [Bound with: [Drop-head title:] Pinocchi. [London], [s.n.], [1856]. 438-442pp. 8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary red half-morocco, tooled in gilt and blind, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of Baron Napier to FEP, nine press- cuttings, dated 1883-1891, relating to Napier's involvement in the restoration of Edinburgh castle. With three A.L.S. loosely inserted: - The first, on Windsor Castle stationery, dated 30th April, 1874 in the hand of Horatia Stafford, requesting the presence of Lord Napier and his wife Anne 'Nina' Napier (1824-1911) at a banquet to be held by Queen Victoria in honour of the Empress of Russia. - The second, in Nina's hand, responding to the invitation. - The third, addressed to Lady Napier and dated Odessa 21st June, 1873, seemingly in the hand of missionary and Indian scholar James Long (1814-1887), recounting his recent journeys in Russia and Crimea. Two articles extracted from Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, one a poem inspired by the Swedish legend of a demonic antique chain, the other a review of Lord Grantley's verse collection Pinocchi (London, 1856), here attributed to Francis Napier, tenth Lord Napier of Merchistoun and first Baron Ettrick (1819-1898).…

Reprint ,1st edition thus. Large 8vo. Unpaginated. Numerous green & black drawings by John Piper. Cream printed paper covers, red and green lettering on front. Neat ink dedication signed 'Gwen'. Tipped in small paper card with ink message in same hand 'As we have Clarisa Piper in the school this is of special interest as her referee was John Betjeman'. Edges slight browning and slight crinklled, slight bump top corner, slight handling marks. Contents clean and tight. VG.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1 Abstract of the Title of Daniel Cooper Esquire to the Point Piper Estate in New South Wales under the hand of His Excellency Lieutenant General Ralph Darling Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies. 13pp. 2 Abstract in Continuation of the Title of Daniel Cooper and Thomas Buckland Esquires as Trustees in the Point Piper Estate. 5pp. 3 Abstract of the Title of John Alexander Esq. to 5a 1r 17p of the Point Piper Estate situated in the Parish of Alexandria in the County of Cumberland in the Colony of New South Wales. 7pp. The 3 documents are printed with two in script on blue/grey paper folio size folded. Circa 1840s. NOTE: Daniel Cooper 1785-1853 was a successful merchant and investor in the Colony of New South Wales. In 1815 having been convicted of stealing he was sentenced to transportation for life arriving in Sydney Town in January 1816. After receiving a conditional pardon in 1818 he went on to become one of the richest men in the colony. The documents here offered relate to his estate that subsequently passed to his nephew who bore his name later Sir Daniel Cooper baronet.…