edward hughes f r a s f r g s (4 résultats)

Hardback, cloth. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Outlines of Scripture Geography and History: Illustrating the Historical Portions of the Old and New Testaments. Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Reading. By Edward Hughes, F.R.A.S., F.R.G.S. Hardback, 1853, first edition, illustrated with coloured maps, published by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, vi + 372 pages.Measures around 4 3/8" by 6 3/4" by 1". No dust jacket. Brown cloth binding, blind-stamped, gilt lettering to front board and spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean and colouring still vivid, though a little discolouration to spine and in parts of boards. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges. Bumped corners. Slackness to binding, cracking to front inner hinge but textblock reasonably firm. Page edges browned, scuffed, marked. Slight tanning. Light marking to endpapers, inscriptions to title page and preface page. A few dog-eared page corners, a little light foxing to some pages. The occasional pencil mark or bit of marginalia to a few page surfaces but otherwise clean. See pictures for further information. vi, 372 pp. n.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good hardcover, no DJ. Original printing, 1856. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New Edition. (iv)-xii,(1)-310,(2 pgs. pub. ads) Pp. Eight 2-page colourized maps, as well as b&w illustrations Former owner's name in ink top front free endpaper, in plastic wrap, otherwise good Olive-coloured cloth boards with gilt title to spine, blind-stamped title and frame to front cover, blind-stamped frame to back cover.

Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Good. Potts, Leonard; Robinson, T.H.; Edward, Lionel; Gillett, F.; Woodville, R. Caton; Eyles, D.C.; Gillett, Frank; Somerfield, T.; Goss, G.W.; Brock, H.M.; Prater, E.; Vedder, S.H.; Hiley, F.E. (illustrateur). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Babes In A Boat - Part I - A couple knowing nothing of navigation decides to set sail from Victoria, British Columbia and cross the Pacific; The Big Redwood - Story of a dog's uncanny instinct; A Holiday in the Sunderbunds - Pursuing a Royal Bengal Tiger - with great photos; A Matter of Habit - An amusing tale of two mean men at that 'sun-baked cinder-heap Aden'; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part III of an amazing expedition from Sollum to El Obeid, over two thousand miles, across the Sahara, visiting much previously unexplored territory, with nice photos; The "Lone Star Kid" - Young Harry Wells purchases a pony, sombrero and revolver before proceeding to carry out a 'hold-up'; Ram Kumar's "Cure" - a common fraud/confidence trick practiced in India; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part III of the extraordinary adventures of G.M. Dyott, who was abandoned by his guide in the upper Amazon - includes photos of shrunken heads; The Great Snake - A native Basuto legend comes true in the Orange Free State; Full-page photo of the 'Santa Cruz Monster' that washed up on shore; Photo of the Emir of Kano's Bodyguard; "Black Foxes" - An amusing story from near Mink Landing, Alberta which proves not every black fox pelt is worth the money; Two Men and a Leopard - Story of a terrific hand-to-hand battle with an infuriated leopard; A Weird Quest - Daily seances are held to aid in finding lost California gold mines; Up and Down in Kurdistan - Nicely phtoto-illustrated article about David F. Anderson and his flying excursion in Mesopotamia which began as an ibex hunt and ended with a bear. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.