sitwell sacheverell hawkins irene cruikshank (7 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. 415 p., ill., 21 cm.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Minor cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding. ** WE SHIP DAILY (Mon-Fri) ** Free Tracking Information.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. Irene Hawkins(Decorative Designs) George Cruikshank(Illustrator) (illustrateur). First Edition. Poltergeists by Sacheverell Sitwell (First Edition) A square firm copy. Minor foxing to endpapers and minor wear to spine edges. Bookplate to front pastedown. A jacket with moderate tears to front and rear flaps, chips to spine, and soiling to rear and spine area. Not price-clipped. Published, 1959, by University Press Books, INC. by arrangement with Sacheverell Sitwell, stated. Green cloth with silver lettering to spine. "The most famous cases and best-authenticated cases on record are closely scrutinized: the Drummer of Tedworth, Willington Mill, the Enniscorthy case, the Great Amherst Mystery, .and a terrifying story from Flammarion", Jacket flap. BOOK.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Irene Hawkins & George Cruikshank (illustrateur). University Books, 1959, New York, 8vo.; 418. Re-print edition; first published ca. 1830.book fine save for two lower bumped corners. Unclipped pristine jacket is fine save for fading on spine. This book truly has that "looks as if it was printed yesterday" appearance- from the white paper, to the bright green cloth binding and especially to the lovely textured wrapper- bellissima!! I only wish I look as good when I reach "65"!! You WILL NOT find a better copy!! priced accordingly- due to remarkable state; Inv. # 63612 PFF* bds 7/2023 418 pp.

Hard. Etat : Very Good. Cruikshank, G.; Hawkins, Irene (illustrateur). First Edition. Pages clean and bright, small previous owner inscription on front pastedown, binding firm, light rubbing to boards. Size: 8vo.

Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Jacket design and decorations by Irene Hawkins and silhouettes after George Cruikshank. (illustrateur). 1940. First edition. Faber and Faber. London. 1940. First edition. Hardback, octavo; black cloth-bound boards, gilt title to spine. 419 pages. B&w text illustrations. English. 225x150mm. 0.65kg. Very good, in very good dust jacket; slight wear to boards, slight dustiness to edges; light wear and marks to jacket, some rubbing to folds, short 1cm tear at head of spine, slight browning to spine, price-clipped. Sacheverell Sitwell explores the phenomenon of the poltergeist, providing a general introduction and examining individual cases. The book concludes with original accounts of unexplained activity, including 'The Haunting of Hinton Ampner', 'The Great Amherst Mystery' and 'The Case of Mr. G__ in Sumatra'. With a dust jacket and illustrations by Irene Hawkins. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good Indeed. Irene Hawkins; Cruikshank (illustrateur). First edition. Smart copy of this very scarce true first edition of Sacheverell Sitwell's book dedicated to poltergeists. The true first edition of this work, published by Faber and Faber in 1940. More commonly found is the first US edition of 1959. A collection of ghost tales by Sacheverell Sitwell, containing descriptions and studies of hauntings, strange phenomena, reported poltergeists, and more mysterious instances.With decorations by Irene Hawkins and silhouettes by well-known illustrator George Cruikshank, from his etchings for Grimm's Household Tales and the Peter Schleimihl of Chamisso. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Joan Badock's bookplate to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.