wood fires country house cottage de robinson (12 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. No stated date but understood to be 1924 and presumed first edition. 115pp., 10 black and white plates, 2 pages of plans, and 8 illustrations within the text. William Robertson was a British author best known for his work 'The English Flower Garden'. He became the owner of a 16th century Manor House, and to his dismay found that the fireplaces, originally meant to burn wood, had been adapted to the use of coal. This book is an expanded version of his earlier work published in 1917 and entitled 'My Wood Fires And Their Story'. The full title of the book carries on to better describe the contents thus: Wood Fires for the Country House & Cottage, showing the beauty and use of the wood fire: of the way to secure good draught and combustion: of the native woods best for fuel: economy in working: of cookery by wood: central heating by wood: evil effects of coal smoke in the Home Counties. The book is bound in the original brown cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling to the boards, bumping to the corners and light dents on the edges of the rear board. The spine is slightly faded with light soiling and wear to the titling and the spine ends are bumped. The contents are tight and clean with a few foxing marks to the first and last few pages, including the title-page. There is an embossed stamp reading 'With Mr Murray's Compliments' on the top edge of the title-page and the free endpapers are browned. There is no inscription.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Undated, but c.1924. Tan cloth with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Very good. A couple of white marks on tan cloth of front cover. Image available upon request from Gudrunsbooks. Light toning to endpapers. Binding very sound, no inscriptions. Light foxing to title page but no further foxing in the book.Scarcely visible toning to textblock edges. The pages are bright and clean and the bl/white illustrations are superb. Thick quality paper. 115pp. 20 b/w illustrations. A sequel to "My Wood Fires and Their Story", this book is based on the author's experience at Gravetye Manor, Sussex , UK. The full title reads thus: Wood Fires for the Country House & Cottage showing the beauty and use of the wood fire: of the way to secure good draught and combustion: of the native woods best for fuel: economy in working: of cookery by wood: central heating by wood: evil effects of coal smoke in the home counties". A very good copy. Scarce. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Murray, London. Cloth. . No Jacket as issued. Kindly note that an international order will incur a small amount of extra postage.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st. TITLE CONTINUES: showing the beauty and use of the wood fire: of the way to secure good draught and combustion: of the native woods best for fuel: economy in working: of cookery by wood: central heating by wood: evil effects of coal smoke in the home counties. Undated, but likely 1924. Original brown cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and front. 115 pp. Illustrated. Undated. Corners bumped and worn, some staining to boards, signs of damp. Spine loosened, but holding. Scarce. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 634g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 009791:1-N10) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 634 G. Book.

Cloth. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Undated, but c.1924. Tan cloth with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Good, with light browning to endpapers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Light foxing very occasionally within book and ery light foxing to textblock edges. 115pp. 20 b/w illustrations. The full title reads thus: Wood Fires for the Country House & Cottage showing the beauty and use of the wood fire: of the way to secure good draught and combustion: of the native woods best for fuel: economy in working: of cookery by wood: central heating by wood: evil effects of coal smoke in the home counties". A lovely copy. Scarce. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. A clean, tight copy. Binding tight. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardback. Etat : Near Very Good. 1st Edition. Undated but believed 1924 First edition first printing quarto hardback Brown cloth gilt. 116 pp. Illustrated. Near Very Good condition No inscriptions.

115 p. 20 illustrations, some full page. 25cm. Publisher's brown cloth gilt. Light wear on edges and corners. The endpapers toned and an inscription on the front endpaper. Internally a clean and attractive copy. Best known for his book The Flower Garden, this work is based on his experience in his home at Gravetye Manor, Sussex.

LeatherBound. Etat : New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 124. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1924 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 124.

1st edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; Pp. 115, [1] : illus. 25.5 cm. Subjects; Gravetye Manor (West Sussex, England). Wood. Fire. Firewood. Fireplaces, Interior. Fireplaces. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; Pp. 115, [1] : illus. 25.5 cm. Subjects; Gravetye Manor (West Sussex, England). Wood. Fire. Firewood. Fireplaces, Interior. Fireplaces. 1 Kg.

Cloth Bound. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very rare. First edition first issue. Very rare review copy, having the blind stamp "With Mr Murray's Compliments" on the blank top margin of the title page (shown here). The book was reviewed by the early 20th Century editor of The Field and the Spectator, Eric Parker, whose family library retained the volume until recently. Near fine condition in the original tan cloth binding, with gilt titles on front and spine. Text fine, tight and clean, with light age-browning of the blank end papers and just a few very light fox speckles of a couple of leaves. No inscriptions. Size approx 10 x 7.5 inches. Illustrated with drawings. An excellent copy of a rare book.

pp.115, [i] with illus. and plans. Small 4to. Hardback. Prov: Author's presentation copy with 'John Stuart, From the author, Clematis time 1924' hand-written by William Robinson to half-title. Also with bookplate of Peter Herbert, former owner and rejuvinator of Gravetye Manor to front pastedown. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block, a little darkening to end-papers o/w. contents almost free of spotting and fine. Original tan cloth with gilt lettering in thor. vg. condition. William Robinson is broadly considered as the Father of Modern Gardening. Born in Ireland in 1838 and renowned for his wild and natural approach to gardening, he went on to establish his internationally acclaimed garden at Gravetye Manor in Sussex.