writings collected edited de smyth albert henry franklin benjamin (4 résultats)

Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. London: Macmillan, 1906. First of this edition. 8vo. Red silk binding, gilt titles, top edge gilt. 553 pp. High rag content paper, many pages uncut. Frontispiece of Franklin, protective tissue. Covers 1767-1772. Additional plate. Light soiling to boards. Near fine.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. London: Macmillan, 1905. First of this edition. 8vo. Red silk binding, gilt titles, top edge gilt. High rag content paper, many pages uncut. Covers years from 1750-1759. 483 pp. Frontispiece photograph of bust of Franklin, protective tissue. Additional plates. Light soiling to boards. Near fine.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 10 vols., 9-5/16" x 6-1/2", frontis portrait plate in each volume, bound in fine full tan morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and black morocco spine labels, marbled pastdowns and ednpapers, top edges gilt, others uncut as issued, by Atkinson. Head and foot of spines fine, inner and outer hinges fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, gift inscription, or bookplate, overall A FINE SET.

Hardcover. Etat : See comments for condition. Reddish / Maroon cloth with top edge gilt, untrimmed edges. 10 volumes, each being in the area of 440 pp. in length. Some illustrations. Volume 1 is splitting at inside fron hnge but holding at the top, small pinhole at top of spine cloth. Rear hinge cracking and weak, light pencil notations on rear end paper. Similar inside front hinge issue with Volume 2. Volume 3 inner hinge paper at front cracked and cracking at top and middle. Following volumes published in 1906: Vol. 4 no issues. Volume 5 inner front hinge weak. Volume 6 inner front hinge weak. Volume 7 inner front hinge weak, rear inner hinge cracking at top. Volume 8 one sheet contents is loose with no damage, 1' cracking to outer front hinge cloth neatr center, few instances of light pencil marginalia. Volume 9 has somewhat weak inner front hinge. Volume 10 somewhat weak inner front hinge with small amount of cracking to paper, similar for rear inner hinge. All volumes have a small to modrate amount of soiling or sunning to the cloth covers, but overall a very nice shelf appearance. A true first edition of each volume 10 having been typeset and printed in February 1907 and volumes 4-9 being printed in 1906.