Lear introduction philip hofer (10 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 1st. [16] pages, illustrations; 22 cm. Edition of 1000 copies. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Size: 8vo.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. A vintage booklet that covers drawings that were created by Edward Lear to illustrate the letters of the alphabet, and done in devotion to his friends' children. A short introduction provides background together with a brief biography of Lear. The bulk of the booklet is the b/w drawings themselves, done in pen and ink and accompanied with short verses or limericks about each. Measures 5.5" x 8.5" with 16 pages. Originally published in 1954, this edition was from a second printing in 1965. In excellent condition. Edward Lear (illustrateur).…

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Red wrappers printed in black, small slender 8vo., (16) pages, drawings by Edward Lear. Printed by Meriden Gravure for the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts. A fine copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Slight odor. Number 383 out of 500 copies. Book has a slightly shaken spine, a slight cock to spine, light rubbing and smudging to covers, small tears to bottom edges (near outer corners) of covers, light bumps to edges and corners. otherwise in very good condition, strong binding, clean and unmarked pages, a solid copy. Comes in clear plastic cover. …

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, stated. A Near Fine copy in Good dust jacket. 8vo., 63pp., illustrated with numerous drawings. Hardcover. The dust jacketis chipped along the top edge, with a small loss at the spine's crown; one chip along bottom edge. Previous owner's name on front end paper in ink. A Near Fine copy in Good dj.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. HYMAN, Susan. Edward Lear's Birds. Introduction by Philip Hofer. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980. Large-format hardback in dust jacket. ISBN 0297778293. 96 pp. Extensively illustrated in colour and black and white. Blue-grey cloth binding; binding solid. Pages complete, as physically checked by the seller. Photographed contents clean and bright. Book Very Good; dust jacket Good. Jacket with a conspicuous open tear/loss at the fore-edge of the front panel, together with light surface soiling, rubbing and minor edge wear. Rear panel lightly marked. The publication page records the work as first published in Great Britain by George Weidenfeld & Nicolson. First UK edition status is supported by bibliographical evidence; the precise printing/impression is not explicitly stated and is therefore not claimed. …

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Quarter green cloth gilt with printed paper-covered boards, slender 4to., 8, (52) pages, illustrated in facsimile. One of 500 numbered copies printed at the Stellar Press. Very mild soiling, else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (26 x 18cm), pp. 63; [1]. Publisher's printed paper covered boards, dust-jacket featuring the same design, with printed price of 12s. 6d. net to front flap. Ownership of John Murray (a relative of the publisher?) to verso of flyleaf, booksellers ticket to rear pastedown. Some spotting to edges and endpapers. Covers show very well with just some slight marking. Dust-jacket toned and spotted, some chipping to top edge. Very good. A hitherto unpublished collection of Lear, produced from manuscripts and drawings held at the Houghton Library at Harvard University.…

Full Cloth. Etat : Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Comes with a review slip from the publisher that gives the date of publication, price and asking for two copies of any reviews of the book. Full purple cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Book is excellent condition, the jacket is not price-clipped but has a hint of age-toning with a little bit of creasing at the bottom of the spine. No previous owner's names, note exlibrary. Overall a EXCELLENT book in a EXCELLENT dust jacket. A good gift. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover.…

One of 500 numbered copies Small 4to Fine copy in original clear plastic slightly soiled dust-wrapper Quarter grey cloth, yellow paper-covered boards bearing a facsimile of a signed sketch by Lear First Edition. Printed by the Stellar Press.