Constable london 1982 (18 résultats)

PB. 164pp ISBN 0094639906 very good, wraps (softcover) - fading to spine. B&W and color illustrations (illustrateur).

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 292pp, illustrated, edges browning, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper ; wrapper spine faded. ISBN: 0094635609.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. revised edition. 338 pp., index, bibliography, well ill. in b&w and color from old works. A well written and scarce work on the history of the most popular garden plants, from their discovery to their development in cultivation. a publisher's display copy, with a label pasted on the title-page indicating such, o/w a very good copy in d.j.; ALSO INCLUDED is an off-print of an article by William T. Stearn, The Origin and Later Development of Cultivated Plants, which appeared in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society in July and August, 1965 (Vol. XC, Parts 7 & 8), which is very good in stapled self-wraps.…

Etat : near fine. near fine. hbk 511pp 250 photographs, 32 maps and 76 routes dj protected by heavy duty transparent sleeve very good clean tight text.

hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition; 284pp, b/w photos.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. First English edition (so stated). 8vo. Frontispiece b/w portrait halftone photograph. Afterword by Clara Winston. Bibliographical references. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 325 pages. No signatures or bookplates.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. couple of tiny fox spots, one on top edge, two on front flyleaf, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond., corner crease on front flap inside, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu1982 & nap). b&w frontis. xvi+199p. 23 b&w photos & illustrations. bibliography. index. world history. history of scotland. canadian history. american history. history of england. british empire. ~ As emigrants, the Scots have been among the most successful in the world, and there is hardly any part of the globe where they have not left their mark on the land and on the people, even if only in the form of a pipe~band or Burns Club. The knowledge that some ancestor was Scottish brings hundreds of thousands annually to Scotland, to visit a country with which they still feel a strong tie. Why did the Scots emigrate? Where did they go at different periods ? And how did they fare when they arrived? Though the notorious Highland Clearances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are popularly supposed to have been the chief cause of emigration, Scots in fact were leaving their native land for foreign parts in medieval times. The Teits in Finland (still a common Finnish name) are descended from Jacobus Tait of East Lothian, who settled in Finland in the thirteenth century. Scots served with the French in the Hundred Years War, married, and remained, their names becoming absorbed into the language (de Gaulle from Dougal). In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Scots spread throughout Scandinavia and Europe as far as Russia. With the opening of the New World they soon travelled west, sometimes involuntarily as indentured servants, sometimes in positions of power. But it was during the great 'emigration century' from 1775~1875 that successive waves of hardy, adaptable Scots sailed to the developing settlements in North America and the Antipodes, leaving behind famine and unemployment and looking for a better future The USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as South Africa and India, owe them much. Indicating the world~wide spread of the Scots and their enormous contribution to the lands where they settled, Michael Brander outlines a heritage of which all those of Scottish descent, whether living in Scotland or abroad, can feel Justly proud. Michael Brander was born in Edinburgh, although his family came from Moray in the heart of the Speyside country. After service in the Second World War he returned to Scotland where he bred and trained horses and gun~dogs. He has written on many aspects of Scottish life. "By means of vigorous anecdotes and easily digested linking material, the author has attempted to recreate the entire history of the Scottish Highlands from their geological inception to the present day . The historical background is skilfully portrayed, accurately. The numerous illustrations, ancient and modern, are splendid." ~Alexander Maitland, Country Life. …

In-8° pp. XI-420, bross. edit. Targetta e tibro all'interno, scritta sul frontespizio.

Etat : Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark brown paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, brown dyed upper edge. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 325 printed pages of text. Two age spots to the fore edge. Fine clean condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading to the red of the spine and back cover spine edge, light rubs and creases, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0094600600 LITERATURE 1900-1925.…

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo xii + 338pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index, Dual biography exploring the lives and characters of Henry VIII's first two and most famous Lord Chancellors- Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and Sir Thomas More.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine octavo. 284pp., b/w pls., notes, bibliog., index, Story of the early Christian Socialists.

8vo [24 x 17 cm]; xvii, 338 pp, 5 color plates from painting, 97 illustrations from photos and drwgs, bibliog, index. original cloth with silver title lettering, dj (price clipped, tiny tear), small owner's blind-stamp on endpaper, fine in fine dj. The author provides an interesting and detailed description of the origins of over 900 plants from most parts of the world from earliest times to those found by more recent plant hunters, and includes a chapter on orchids. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Hard cover book in good condition with dust jacket also in good condition. Shelfwear and creasing to edges of jacket which is faded to spine. Some marks to edges of text block. Page edges tanned throughout. 8vo. 304pp.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo xv + 343pp., b/w pls. & ills., frontis., bibliog., index, Some browning to dj o/w nice copy.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 132 illustrations; Hardback: red cloth, blue lettering-piece, decorated in gilt on spine, top edge red, blue-grey end-papers, small quarto; Slight signs of use, previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper, near fine in slightly less fine dustwrapper. Book.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine octavo 422pp., appendix, Ownership signature o/w nice copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First English Edition. Black boards, lettered in silver. SIGNED BY PERRY TO THE TITLE PAGE. Not inscribed. Light bumps to the corners, crimping to the spine ends. As with all copies of this title, the pages are toned. Due to a binder's issue, the rear free endpaper is glued to the pastedown at the upper corner. The dust jacket is crimped and has some wear to the spine ends, light wear to the corners. There is a 3/8" tear to the lower spine corner. Rubbing. Not price clipped. This English edition is far scarcer than the American. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.…

dj. [Castaway Collection] TWO NINETEENTH-CENTURY COPIES, plus a selection of related modern books. Eight volumes in total, all octavos of various sizes. 1) 'Robinson Crusoe' pp.[2] 238 [2]. With eight wood-engraved illustrated plates, including a frontispiece. In a mid-twentieth-century binding of quarter tan calf, with gilt titles to a red label, blind decoration to spine, and marbled paper over boards. All edges untrimmed. Toned with occasional spots throughout, otherwise internally clean. Light stains to spine. Very good. 2) 'Robinson Crusoe' pp.[2] vi; 538 [2]. Contemporary brown full calf for Edinburgh Academy, recently re-backed in tan calf, with the original spine showing gilt titles to a red label, raised bands, and further gilt decoration, laid over. Greek and Latin school mottos stamped in gilt to boards. All edges and endpapers marbled. School prize plate to front pastedown, dated 1841. Toned, with occasional spotting and pencil notations throughout. Hinges repaired with strips of brown cloth. Moderate general wear to binding, now restored to a robust, attractive condition. Very good. 3) 'A Narrative of the Adventures of Alexander Selkirk and Others, on which Defoe is believed to have founded his famous Romance', by Rev. H.C. Adams, pp.256. With a woodcut frontispiece. Publisher's tan cloth with titles and decoration in black, red, yellow and green to spine and upper. Hinges split but holding, with a bookseller's label to front pastedown. Gently toned with a few minor marks, otherwise internally clean. Fairly heavy wear to cloth, with spine nearly illegible. Good. 4) 'The Real Robinson Crusoe, being the life and strange surprising adventures of Alexander Selkirk of Largo, Fife, Mariner', by R.L. Megroz, pp.[14] 244 [2]. With eight black and white illustrated plates, and maps to endpapers. Publisher's grey cloth with black titles to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket, priced at 12/6. Blue ink gift inscription to first blank, dated 1943. Heavy spotting to edges and endpapers, otherwise internally clean. Jacket toned with light chipping and a few closed tears to edges. Very good. 5) 'Crusoe's Captain, being the Life of Woodes Rogers, Seaman, Trader, Colonial Governor', by Brian Little, pp.240. With five black and white illustrated plates, including a frontispiece, as well as four maps. Publisher's navy cloth, with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the blue illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 21s. Heavy spotting to edges, otherwise internally clean. Some light wear and creasing to jacket edges. Very good. 6) 'The Monarch of Juan Fernandez', by Martin Ballard, pp.192. With in-text illustrations and a sketch-map frontispiece by A.R. Whitear. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 18s. Spotting to edges, otherwise internally clean. Jacket sunned to spine, with light general wear. Very good. 7) 'Seatoun of Largo, a collection of Victorian Photographs and Largo Today', by Ivy Jardine, pp.135 [1]. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs. Publisher's light blue cloth, with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the blue photographic dust-jacket, priced at £6.95. Spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean. Boards bowed. Moderate general wear, including some closed tears, to jacket. Good. 8) 'The Man Who Was Robinson Crusoe', by Rick Wilson, pp.xii; 164. With a suite of four double-sided colour photographic plates. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, priced at £12.95. Lightly handled, with some sunning to spine and front cover. Very good. A collection concerning the 1719 castaway classic and its sequels, including two copies of the original book from the nineteenth-century, and six twentieth-century books on Alexander Selkirk-the main inspiration for Defoe's character.…