benson williams blond elizabeth alice (3 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. George Doran, New York. No date. C1925. Viii, 228 pgs. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 24 other line illustrations. Later Printing. Bound in black cloth and illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Fantasy novel of a schoolboy who travels to wonderland through a door in his pillow. Edward Frederic Benson (24 July 1867 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer. EB; 8.0 X 6.1 X 1.1 inches.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Etat : Fair. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. C. Fleming Williams and Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond (Elizabeth Alice Francis Hawkins-Whitshed Burnaby Main Le Blond) (illustrateur). First Edition. No date of publication, though it would be 1913 being published simultaneously with the London first edition. 197 pages, plus twelve tipped in color plates after C. Fleming Williams and 47 plates after photographs by Mrs. Aubre Le Blond. Captioned tissue guards over all twelve color plates. Collated and complete. Cloth covers show rubbing along edges, and bumped corners. There is light wear at the corners, and heavier wear at crown where there is a dime sized piece of cloth missing. There is a tear along the joint of the top cover at the spine, and cloth is a little loose. Hinges (internal) are both cracked, though holding. Inked inscription on blank front free end leaf, dated Xmas, 1913. Text leaves show light to moderate foxing. Tissue guards show a little light foxing and a couple of small edge tears. They are also darkened along edges not covering the color plates on the plate leaves. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Good-. C. Fleming Williams and Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond (Elizabeth Alice Francis Hawkins-Whitshed Burnaby Main Le Blond) (illustrateur). First Edition. No date of publication, though it would be 1913 being published simultaneously with the London first edition. 197 pages, plus twelve tipped in color plates after C. Fleming Williams and 47 plates after photographs by Mrs. Aubre Le Blond. Collated and complete. Cloth covers s how a couple blemished and spots of slight discoloration. There is light wear seen at the corners and spine ends. The inked name of Alfred H. Hicks, along with "Christmas 1913" is seen on the blank front free end leaf. Scattered light foxing. There is some offsetting on free end leaves from where the dust jacket covered the paste downs. Light scattered foxing. All plates are in excellent condition. The colored plates of C. Fleming Williams are all protected with captioned tissue guards. The tissue guards are all a little darkened along the edge portion not covering the plates. Volume remains tight. The dust jacket shows scattered light smudges/soiling. There are scattered small tears along the upper edges, over the corners, and over the spine edges. All text on jacket remains good. There is a plate affixed to the jacket over the top cover is very lightly soiled, though remains bright and otherwise intact. Acceptable example of the VERY scarce dust jacket, which is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for Priority and/or International shipping.