whymper edward lady blanche murphy (22 résultats)

Pictorial Hard Cover. Etat : Good. The cover has red cloth with beveled boards. No date of publication is given. The front blank page has an owner's name with a note about purchasing the book in 1888 from another owner. The text block ends have gilt. Scrambles Amongst the Alps, by Edward Whymper, has 164 pages, a frontispiece engraving in silver and white, 15 full page b/w engravings, and multiple in-text b/w engravings. The silver on the frontispiece has caused a beige coloring on the title page. Down the Rhine, by Lady Blanche Murphy, has 75 pages, 16 full page b/w engravings, and multiple in-text b/w engravings. This title is not of the book's cover. The spine strip's cloth has faded, has 1/8 in. size, brown stains, and its top edge is a little frayed. The front board has a decorative title block with dark green back ground color that is now a little mottled from shelf wear rubbing. The title's letters are in black and do not show well against the dark green back ground. Scans e-mailed upon request.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Hard Cover. VG/NA. ???? 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. SSCARCE: Two titles, 164/75pp, all well illustrated. Nice, AEG with beveled edges consistant with books printed 1860-1890. ND, circa 1870.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Beautifully Illustrated edition of classic mountaineering circa 1890.Binding a little fragile at covers but readable copy.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. No date of publication, though circa later 1970s. 164 & 75 pages. Blind, black, and gilt stamped brown cloth covers over beveled boards. All edges of text are gilded. Covers show general light wear. Hinges (internal) are broke, though still holding fairly tight. Text block is solid and very clean.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Date (Ca 1899), 164 + 75 pp.+ Illus Plt at Frontis & 15 Other Full Page Plts, Many Smaller Illus in Text, Blue Hardback with Blindstamped Mountain Climbing Design on F Cover & Gilt Illus on Spine, Gilt Title, All Edges Gilt, edgewear, foxing on Tissue Guard at Frontis, else Good (Neate #65).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. No date; c 1890-1900. Dark burgundy cloth with bright gilt and silver lettering and decoration. Minor edgewear, soil and rubbing; lightly bumped spine ends and corners. All edges gilt. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. Tiny creases to a few page corners. Illustrated with b/w engravings; frontispiece is heavily accented with silver gilt. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 239 pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. This copy is not dated but is by Burrows and probably dates from the 1880 to 1900.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Whymper (illustrateur). Reprint. No date, ca. 1899, HARDCOVER. Original blue cloth with brown decorated front and gilt lettering and decoration spine, AEG, pattern decorated EPs, silver-tinted frontispiece illustration with frontis tissue still present. Two books in one, this was a highly marketed ploy to cash-in on the popularity of Whymper's classic book. The book is not dated but Neate's bibliography of mountaineering books gives the date of 1899 for the book. The book has some rubbing (mainly loss of color) to spine ends and corners, slight darkening to spine, cracked inside front hinge that is holding well due to the strong nature of the underlying cloth mesh, rear inside hinge is fine, old period US postage stamps adhered to front pastedown (see photo) otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, solid binding, no foxing, usual slight tanning to page paper. The book measures 237mm tall x 180mm and has 164 + 75 pages, many b/w engravings. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED FOR SALE.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Date (Ca 1884), 164 + 75 pp.+ Illus Plt at Frontis & 15 Other Full Page Plts, Many Smaller Illus in Text, Light Pinkish- Brn Hardback with Blindstamped Mountain Climbing Design on F Cover & Silver Illus on Spine, Gilt Title, All Edges Gilt, edgewear with corners bumped, ex priv lib pastedown but no exterior marks, Good (Neate #65).

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Cleveland, OH: The Burrows Brothers Co., 1890. Undated, ca. 1890. Worn. Brown pictorial cloth over pictorial beveled boards printed in black and silver gilt, spine lettered and decorated in gilt and black, all edges gilt, color frontis engraving with metallic silver gilt accenting, many additional black and white plates and vignettes. Good to very good condition, covers rubbed and scuffed at the outer edges, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, name and 1892 date on preliminary blank, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Large octavo in dark olive green cloth decorated and lettered in red and black. All edges gilt. 164 and 75 pp. , double columned, frontispiece plate tinted with silver, tissue guard, text illustrated with bluish tinted engravings. Presumed first edition thus, with no date (circa 1880) and in the green cloth (later editions were in blue or red cloth or were noted as to printing). Very good, minor rubbing to the beveled edges of the covers, shallow waer at the spine ends. Some embrowning to the page edges. Stray mark on the frontis tissue guard. Edward Whymper was a British mountaineer who was the first to ascend the Matterhorn in 1865. He also made first ascents of Mont Blanc, Chimborazo in South America and the Canadian Rockies. His "Scarambles Among The Alps" was first published as a seperate work in 1871 and is considered a cornerstone mountaineering title. Lady Murphy's "Down The Rhine" apparently only appeared bound with Whymper's book.

Two narratives in one book. Cleveland: Burrows Brothers, no date (about 1880). Original green cloth, lettered in gilt, decorated in gilt and silver, all edges gilt, the first story - 164 pages, a map after the title, 16 full page inserted plates, 83 in the text. Then Lady Blanche's story - no title or contents page, 73 pages, an illustration on at least half the pages. Two leaves of ads at the end. Most edges moderately rubbed, a Very Good copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. No Date (Ca 1884), 164 + 75 pp.+ Illus Plt at Frontis & 15 Other Full Page Illus (With Tissue Guards), Many smaller Illus in Text, Light Grn Hardback with Maroon Blindstamped Mountain Climbing Design on F Cover & Silver Illus on Spine, Gilt Title (Bright), All Edges Gilt, Near Fine & Crisp (Beautifully Fresh Condition - Neate #65).

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. not dated (c. 1880), 164pp,75pp, illus., red cloth w/ beveled edges, blindstamped design to front cover & spine, black to front cover, gilt & black to spine, aeg, decorative eps, slight soiling & shelfwear to cover, small hole to lower front gutter, a couple of light smudges to margins, otherwise contnets clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Very Good. Reprint. 4to. [3], 4-164, [2], 5-75, [3] pp. Blue publisher's cloth with a red and black decoration and black lettering on the front board, gold lettering and a gold and red decoration on the spine; all edges gilt. Blue checkered endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a frontispiece, several plates, in-text engravings, and engraved headpieces. Two travel narratives of Europe, beautifully illustrated. Minor wear to the corners and spine, both hinges cracked.

8°, original cloth-binding. 1st ed. With frontispiece, with numerous illustrations, 164, 75 p. Spine a bit torn, name of the previous owner on preliminary page, gilt edge, last pages a bit stained, otherwise very fine copy. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 0.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 4th edition. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. decorative cloth cover shows minor wear, rubbing, soiling. a.e.g. pages tanned, profusely illustrated.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Very good plus book, no dust jacket. Circa 1870's but no internal date. Beveled, dark green cloth covered boards stamped in black and red on front panel; gilt and black stamped on spine with gold text. All edges are gilt. Upper and lower edges of spine are rubbed with a bit of fraying on the corners. Fore-edge corners are rubbed. Light scuffing on upper and lower edges of front and back panels. Small, faint owner's name stamped on front paste down. Missing tissue paper by frontispiece. Internal pages are browning around the edges due to paper quality. Many illustrations including full page. A few internal smudges however book is primarily internally clean and text block is solid. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 8vo dark red cloth with silver embossing. Spine and boards tight and clean. Minor edge wear. End papers not split or marked.Pages tight with all gilt edges. Contents fine with no stains or foxing.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. covers have red cloth with black and silver stamping on front, black and gold stamping on spine, ends of spine and corners lightly frayed, scattered rubbing and color lightening or loss, all edges gilt, binding tight, pages unmarked, brown end papers, black and silver frontispiece, only copyright information on map of parts of Switzerland and Savoy, 164 pages of Scrambles + 75 pages of Down the Rhine + 2 ads for specific titles and 1 page title list Size: 7 x 9.5.

hardcover. Etat : near fine. 16 full page and 83 text illustrations. Tall 9vo, 1/2 crimson morocco, ornately gilt spine, red cloth, t.e.g. Cleveland: Burrows Brothers, no date. ca., 1880. Near fine.