edward lears parrots de reade brian (17 résultats)

Etat : Good. 1949. First edition thus. 32 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper covered boards. Colour illustration plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Edward Lear (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Very good book, dw has tear (untidy repair) Illustrated see photos.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Duckworth, London, 1949. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First edition. With twelve very bright reproductions of coloured lithographs from Lear's Psittacidae, approximately one-quarter the size of the original lithographs, made from the originals in the Library of the Zoological Society. Pictorial boards, in dustjacket. Foreword by E.L. Warre. Very small loss to top of dj spine, dj slightly dulled, gift inscr to fep.text clean, bright and tight.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First edition of this selection from Edward Lear's 'The Psittacidae', which he published at his own expense in 1830. Contains twelve full colour reproductions of the original lithographs. Cover: paper-covered boards, nice and clean with some discolouration to spine. Internally clean and sound. End pages half browned. Second page has bottom corner torn off. There are two 1cm tears to the bottom of pgs8 & 9. Neither of these defects affect the illustrations or text (please see photos) Overall a very nice copy, in a rather more damaged dust-jacket, with some browning, one cellotaped tear at top of spine and a couple of other small tears.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. HB in bg condition has dustjacket in fair condition protected by removable plastic sleeve. 32 pp with 12 full page reproductions of coloured lithographs from Lear's Psittacidae.

Duckworth. London. 1949. First edition thus. Tall slim 8vo hardback in DW. 12 stunning coloured reproductions. Boards and wrapper very browned and foxed, wrapper worn to edges otherwise clean and sound.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Art, nature. First edition thus, art originally published in 1830. Covers nice, some sunning and edge wear. Interior clean and tight. Dust jacket soiled, unevenly tanned, some edge wear, price clipped with re-price sticker.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original printed paper covered boards, navy cloth spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 32 pp with 12 splendid full-page colour illustrations throughout. Light rubbing to the boards and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Small colour book plate opposite the title page with the printed name 'William C. Pelster' illustrating a Yellow-naped amazon parrot drawn for Mr Pelster by William T. Cooper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ORNITHOLOGY.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Tall 8vo. 32pp. Cloth-backed paper-covered boards. Free endpapers lightly browned. A very good copy in lightly spotted, rubbed and creased price-clipped dust wrapper. Brian Reade's definitive essay on Lear's early efforts as a bird illustrator, accompanied by twelve coloured lithographs (selected from the original folio of forty-two lithographs, published at the artists' own expense in 1932).

1st edition thus pictorial boards Very Good folio 32pp., 12 col. full page ills., Ex-library with usual small stamps o/w nice copyWith 12 reproduction of coloured lithographs from Lear's Psittacidae.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. !st Edition 1949 signed by the poet and critic (Sir) George Rostrevor Hamilton for English broadcaster and writer "John Arlott, An XI of Parrots with One Spare Man from George Hamilton Christmas 1949." Some age marks and one slight tear on dust jacket cover (see photo).

First Edition. Very good cloth-backed board copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 32 pages, colour illustrations ; 25cm. Subjects: Lear, Edward (1812-1888). Ornithological illustration -- London (England) -- History -- 19th century. 1 Kg.

Cloth - Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 32 pages, with 12 full page color illustrations. Non-author presentation inscription is seen on the blank front free end leaf. Volume remains tight and generally clean, though covers show light general wear. Dust jacket shows a quarter sized open tear from upper edge over top cover that just barely touched the title. Lettering and image on jacket are otherwise good. Jacket shows other scattered wear and light smudges. Dust jacket is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.

Etat : VG/VG (see notes). 1st THUS. 8vo. 32pp. Offsetting to end papers. Some edgewear and soling to DJ.

32pp. with 12 (beautiful) reproductions of coloured lithographs from Lear's Psittacidae. Nr.F in spotted and faded dw.

Octavo,32 pp.,colour plates, bookplate, fine copy without dustwrapper.

Quarter Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION thus. Quarter blue cloth with pictorial hardcover boards. Jacket hast not been price-clipped, slightly worn at the extremities, 32 pages. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD PLUS dust jacket. A good gift. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.