Pennethorne james (32 résultats)

First Edition. 1970 1st edition with slightly warped cover; recollections of the poet by John Betjeman, Geoffrey Grigson and John Arlott; scattered foxing to bottom page fore-edge; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Of interest is the correspondence loosely inserted: a letter from 'Frances' points out some mistakes in Betjeman's wri…

Etat : Good. 1965. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some li…

Paperback. Etat : Used; Good. A wonderful 1963 edition of How You Got Your Name by James Pennethorne Hughes, published in 1963. Names are part of history - your name,for instance. If you are a Bell then you were probably a bellringer, someone who lived near a Bell tavern, ot just 'belle' - very good looking. Should you be a Jenk…

Etat : Good. 1961. 1961 Reprint. 159 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over black pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crush…

Etat : Good. 1965. First Edition. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Lig…

Hardback. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good Plus. Revised Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in brown cloth covered boards with cream titling to the spine and decoration to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in very good plus condition. Inte…

Unframed Print. Etat : Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 29 cms. A formal administrative building with restrained classical detailing, serving the Duchy' London operations. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Buildi…

Unframed Print. Etat : Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 29 cms. A robust and orderly office complex within Somerset House, designed to house the expanding bureaucratic machinery of the Victorian state. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centurie…

Unframed Print. Etat : Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 29 cms. With another page containing a floor plan. A lavish interior designed for courtly gatherings, combining opulent decoration with spatial grandeur. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth…

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. 1965. EX-GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOOK with no pages removed, only markings are on ffep inc. empty loan sheet. No D/J. Boards have bumped corners/edges with bright gilt titles to spine. Hinge cracked so webbing can be seen but still solid. Pages have very occasional pen marks & creases & some have pin hole at very…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Folio, 18pp, in 4 sections: I Chelsea Embankment, II The Chelsea Bridge, III New Street from Lower Sloane Street to Chelsea Bridge & IV Battersea Place, the first two by engineer Thos Page and the second two by architect James Pennethorne, 5 hand coloured folding plans, blue paper wraps. In very goo…