john laing (10 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Fine. 134 page illustrated PB LArge format. Fine as new.

Spiral Bound. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Cover has light wear and tear, appears handmade. Includes many tipped in pictures and text. A sound copy. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, Original boards, , spine chipped and partly defective, good uncut copy ppXv + 401,

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. .The Keeper, for almost Fifth Years, of the Library belonging to the Faculty of Advocates at Edinburgh; To which is subjoined new anecdotes of Buchanan; Full polished calf, gilt spine title on red label, frontis portrait, all edges speckled blue, & 1 fold-out; A fair copy with front board detached, & large stain to frontis & title page (otherwise a very good textblock); 467 pages. Size: 5"x8.25".

Etat : Good. First Edition. G - in good condition. Modern rebind with new eps. Slight foxing. Untrimmed. 240mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 467pp. Engraved frontis portrait, facsimile letters (one folding) and engraved endpiece. Half-leather cover on grey boards.

Brown hardback leather cover. Etat : Good. First Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 467pp. Engraved frontis portrait, facsimile letters (one folding) and engraved endpiece.

Leather. Etat : Near Fine. None (illustrateur). First edition. A scarce first edition copy of this natural history work regarding peat-moss, rebound in quarter calf by Maltbys. A scarce first edition. Rebound in a modern elegant half calf binding with gilt lettering, by Maltbys. Complete with a half title page, dedication page and glossary. An interesting natural and agricultural history of peat-moss or turf-bog, with details on the qualities of peat for agriculture, the methods used in Scotland for converting moss soils into arable and pasture grounds, and plantations of trees. The information included is presented both in the form of essays and from correspondence with numerous experts. Written by Andrew Steele, of Crosswoodhill, a member of the natural history and agricultural societies of Edinburgh. With a presentation ink inscription to the title page reading 'Lt. Col. Eardle.from Captain A. Duff R.N'. With a bookplate for one, 'Peter M. Scott', to the front paste-down. Rebound in quarter calf. Externally, excellent with little shelf wear. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with light spotting and handling marks throughout. Gift inscription to the title page. Light age-toning to the edges. Pages are roughly cut. Near Fine. book.

Letterhead of Harvard College Library, where Winsor was librarian. One sheet folded to make four pages, three are used. Answering a question about the practicality of producing a dictionary of "pseudonyms, anonyms, etc.". He mentions a project by "old Mr. Laing of the Signet Library.but who knows when it will see the light, if ever?" John Laing was working with a list entrusted to him by the late Samuel Halkett. He died in 1880; his daughter finished the "Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous Literature of Great Britain" (4v., 1882-1888). Winsor wrote many books of history. A Fine letter.

Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Book measures 9 x 5 3/4 inches. Collation, xvi,429pp. Bound in modern green buckram. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, some general light browing or spotting, occasionally slightly heavier, title page have slight loss to margin, without affecting text. Pages in good clean condition throughout. A good solid copy. Size: 8vo.

First Edition. First Edition. Engraved frontis portrait, 2 facsimile plates (one folding); [ii], 467 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A life of scholar, printer, librarian, and "Scotland's formost Latinist" (ODNB) Thomas Ruddiman. His RUDIMENTS was the standard 18th-century Latin grammar and while keeper to the Advocates' library he acquired an "unrivalled collection of early Scottish books" (ODNB). He was also a fierce Jacobite, engaging his press and his pen in various pamphlet wars. This LIFE, by noted economist George Chalmers, includes a list of works from Ruddiman's press. Later half calf and green boards; front joint starting. Bookplates of A.N.L. Munby and Hugh W. Young. 2 pp of annotations in pencil to recto of ffep and first (binder's) blank in modern hand. Very good Engraved frontis portrait, 2 facsimile plates (one folding); [ii], 467 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.