Brian rhys translator (7 Ergebnisse)

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Paperback Edition. First UK paperback edition. This translation by Brian Rhys was originally published in hard covers by Paul Elek in 1957. The front and back covers have some creasing around the corners and some edge wear. The spine has reading creasing, edge rubbing and two puncture marks. Browning to the page edges and Light spotting to the first page and the pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1960 second impression hardback with price clipped dustjacket. Interior has small ex pencil price mark otherwise clean interior with all pages tight in binding, covers clean and unscuffed. Dustjacket generally clean, rubbed to edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. (Corner are bumped, Covers have ede-wear; Text and Photographs are clean, neat and tight). Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 408 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Ex-library, hardback - no D/J, usual stamps/markings. Published in 1957 by Elek Books, London. Light wear to boards and tanning to page edges otherwise a clean, sound copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. 27F*.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, limited and hand-numbered #202/400 copies on the colophon page. Tightly bound in quarter blue cloth and marbled paper covered boards. Slight fading to spine color, a few small and faint spots, very minor edge wear and extremely slight bowing to the boards. The unprinted glassine overlay for the frontispiece has a tattered bottom margin. The Paul Nash woodcuts remain fine. Still a nice copy of a scarce title.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Limited Edition. One of 400 copies, octavo size, 37 pp., with dust jacket. A "philosophical novel" by Jules Tellier (1863-1889), wherein "an old scholar in Algeria.grapples with his inner conflicts concerning faith as he faces his mortality. The novel explores themes of religious doubt, the search for truth, and the contrasting concepts of paradise in Christianity and Islam." (n.b., quotes from the web site of Project Gutenberg). With four wood engravings by Paul Nash (1889-1946), considered "one of the more important and influential painters in Britain in the 20th century.In addition to painting, Nash illustrated nearly twenty books and.[t]his work forms an important part of his artistic output." (n.b., from Horne, p. 332). ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter bound in blue buckram with sides of marbled paper over boards, gilt lettering on the spine, wood-engraved frontis by Nash, a small Nash wood engraving on the title page, two more full-page wood engravings bound in; Caslon O.F. type on English hand-made paper, octavo size (8 78" by 5 7/8"), pagination: [i-ii] 1-34 [1, colophon]; limited edition of 400 copies (per the colophon; Chanticleer states 500), this no. 169. The jacket of orange paper with the front panel a mirror of the title page in black, title on the spine in black. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a minute amount of light sunning to the head and tail of the spine, else fine. The publisher's jacket a solid very good, largely clean but with light overall dustiness, the spine sunned, and a fair amount of edgewear due to the jacket having been cut a quarter-inch taller than the book. ___CITATIONS: Chanticleer, no. 60; Horne, Alan, "The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators". ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help. Nash, Paul (illustrator).…