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Verlag: Adam & Charles Black London, England ca. 1903, 1903
Anbieter: The Personal Navigator, ROCKPORT, MA, USA
155 pp. 9.5 x 14.9 cm. Green leather on board with elaborate gilt printing on spine, circular emblem on front. Heel and toe of spine worn, Front cover blemished, inside front hinge cracked, fair. One of a set of four small volumes about Charming women. This volume includes story of the loves of poets, including Robert Burns' attraction for Alison Rutherford, also Bess Burnet, Maggie Burns, and Clarinda. Clarinda was Agnes Maclehose, of whom Robert Louis Stevenson claimed she was the best woman Burns every encountered. Also Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon-- tale of chasing an old sow through the streets of Edinburgh in 1759. Also Henrietta Howardm Countess of Suffolk.Engravings of Duchess of Gordon and Mrs. Graham, as well as other illustrations.Portraits and illustrations from rare and famous pictures by masters of British and French Schools.
Verlag: Adam & Charles Black London, England ca. 1903, 1903
Anbieter: The Personal Navigator, ROCKPORT, MA, USA
156 pp. 9.5 x 14.9 cm. Green leather on board with elaborate gilt printing on spine, circular emblem on front. Heel and toe of spine worn, inside front hinge partly cracked, good. One of a set of four small volumes about Charming women. This volume includes tale of the Kemble family, in particular Fanny and Adelaide, also Mary Monckton, Countess of Cork, and Anne Benson Procter. Includes engravings of Frances Kemble and The Countess of Cork and Orrery. Portraits and illustrations from rare and famous pictures by masters of British and French Schools.
Verlag: Adam & Charles Black London, England ca. 1903, 1903
Anbieter: The Personal Navigator, ROCKPORT, MA, USA
156 pp. 9.5 x 14.9 cm. Green leather on board with elaborate gilt printing on spine, circular emblem on front. Spine damaged, left side of cover split, fron cover barely attached. Poor. One of a set of four small volumes about Charming women. This volume provides a Foreword in which author declares that the Dainy Dames he describes are all endowed with Charm. They may not be beautiful, or famous, or witty, or good, but they all possess Charm. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire captured the attention of Gainsborough, who preserved her features on canvas, and an engraving of that famous portrait is included here. Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire. "Sacharissa", the sweetest of the sweet, was Dorothy Sidney, born in 1617. Finally, Elizabeth Vassal Fox, Lady Holland. Portraits and illustrations from rare and famous pictures by masters of British and French Schools.
Verlag: Adam & Charles Black London, England ca. 1903, 1903
Anbieter: The Personal Navigator, ROCKPORT, MA, USA
152 pp. 9.5 x 14.9 cm. Green leather on board with elaborate gilt printing on spine, circular emblem on front. Very tight, neat and clean copy. Very good. One of a set of four small volumes about Charming women. This volume includes Story of Catherine and Mary Horneck, who charmed Edmund Burke, Joshua Reynolds and Oliver Goldsmith. Gossipy narrative about "The Jessamy Bride" and "Little Comedy", Oliver Goldsmith and the rest. Margaret Power, daughter of a disreputable, dissipated Irish squireen. Also Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensbury--skittish, eccentric, witty, warm-hearted, and beautiful. Lady Mary Isabella Somerset married Charles, Duke of Rutland, Viceroy of Ireland. Portraits and illustrations from rare and famous pictures by masters of British and French Schools.
Verlag: London. Hutchinson and Co. 1901, 1901
Anbieter: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Kanada
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Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo. 21cm, first edition, xii,688pp., in 2 volumes, with 32 plates including frontis, index, original maroon red cloth, gilt spine and cover titles, t.e.g., a very good set (sp). ~ Biographies of notable British anglers and hunters many with portraits. Includes Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, Sir Humphrey Davy, Sir Richard Sutton, Alexander Russel, and many more.
Verlag: London : Hutchinson & Co., 1901
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
Erstausgabe
1st edition. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Professionally re-cased with a new, matching spine; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans etc. on request. Physical description; 2 v. plates ; 23 cm. Notes; Thormanby is the pseudonym of Willmott Willmott-Dixon (NLS).Subjects; Hunters - Great Britain - Biography.Hunting - Great Britain.Fishing - Great Britain. 1 Kg.
Verlag: London : Hutchinson & Co., 1901
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
Erstausgabe
1st edition. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Professionally re-cased with a new, matching spine; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans etc. on request. Physical description; 2 v. plates ; 23 cm. Notes; Thormanby is the pseudonym of Willmott Willmott-Dixon (NLS).Subjects; Hunters - Great Britain - Biography.Hunting - Great Britain.Fishing - Great Britain. 1 Kg.
Verlag: Chatto & Windus, 1888
Anbieter: Larimar Animal Books, Morristown, NJ, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. An Anecdotic Medley. 1888, Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, London. 5-1/4 x 7-3/4 , 302 pgs plus 32 pgs of books published by publisher. Gd+ hardcover, no DJ.
Verlag: London : Hutchinson, [ca. 1900], 1900
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
Third Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Blind-tooled titles and vignette on front panel. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Creasing evident on spine cover. Minor surface wear on front cover. Previous owner's labels and signature to front endpapers. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Remains particularly well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 378 pages; Physical description: viii, 378 p. : plates, frontis., ports. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Horse racing -- Horsemen and horsewomen -- Jockeys and trainers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- History -- 19th century. 1 Kg.
Verlag: London : Hutchinson, [ca. 1900], 1900
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
Third Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Blind-tooled titles and vignette on front panel. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Creasing evident on spine cover. Minor surface wear on front cover. Previous owner's labels and signature to front endpapers. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Remains particularly well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 378 pages; Physical description: viii, 378 p. : plates, frontis., ports. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Horse racing -- Horsemen and horsewomen -- Jockeys and trainers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- History -- 19th century. 1 Kg.