cottage library (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. [London: Swiss Cottage Library, 1977]. 0. 4to. Pp. [24]. Orig. wrappers. Arranged by Ian Mortimer. Heralded the revival of the fine press movement in Britain in the last quarter of the twentieth century.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1. Book Summary The Wars of England: From the Invasion of Britain by the Romans, in the Year 400, to the Indian Mutiny, in the Years 1857-58. Published by Milner and Sowerby, Halifax, 1863. Contemporary Victorian account describing battles, sieges, sorties etc between England and other powers across 1400+ years. Includes Roman conquest, Norman Conquest, Hundred Years War, Napoleonic Wars, Crimean War, and Indian Mutiny. Popular 19th century military history. 2. Condition Fair. Original brown cloth with blind decoration, heavily worn and soiled with loss to corners, spine ends and gilt. Joints cracked at head and tail but boards attached. Internally age toned with light foxing throughout, typical for 1863. Text complete and legible including Crimean War section. Title page with light staining as pictured. 1863 first edition. No dust jacket as issued.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; ix, 270 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm. Notes; "Published in conjunction with exhibitions shown in 2005-6 at the Courtauld Institute Gallery, London, the Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, and the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino". Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index. Contents; William Wycliffe Spooner / Michael Broughton -- Turning 'his back to the scene' / Greg Smith -- Connoisseurship of watercolour / John Murdoch -- Poets, painters and watercolourists / Robert Woof. Subjects; Spooner, William Wycliffe (1882-1967) Art collections. Spooner, William Wycliffe (1882-1967) Art collections ; Catalogs. Spooner, William Wycliffe (1882-1967) Art collections ; Exhibitions. Courtauld Institute Galleries ; Catalogues. Courtauld Institute Galleries ; Exhibitions. Courtauld Institute Galleries ; Catalogs. Courtauld Institute of Art ; Exhibitions. Watercolour painting England London ; Catalogues. Watercolor painting, British ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting, British 18th century ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting, British 19th century ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting England London ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting 18th century Great Britain ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting 19th century Great Britain ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting Private collections Dalston (London, England) ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting England London ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting, British 18th century ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting, British 19th century ; Exhibitions. Art Private collections. Watercolor painting. Watercolor painting, British. Watercolor painting Private collections. England London Dalston. England London. Spooner, William Wycliffe, (1882-1967). Courtauld Gallery (London). Exhibition catalogues. Water colour painting, British - 18th/19th centuries. Genres; Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated. 4 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; ix, 270 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm. Notes; "Published in conjunction with exhibitions shown in 2005-6 at the Courtauld Institute Gallery, London, the Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, and the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino". Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index. Contents; William Wycliffe Spooner / Michael Broughton -- Turning 'his back to the scene' / Greg Smith -- Connoisseurship of watercolour / John Murdoch -- Poets, painters and watercolourists / Robert Woof. Subjects; Spooner, William Wycliffe (1882-1967) Art collections. Spooner, William Wycliffe (1882-1967) Art collections ; Catalogs. Spooner, William Wycliffe (1882-1967) Art collections ; Exhibitions. Courtauld Institute Galleries ; Catalogues. Courtauld Institute Galleries ; Exhibitions. Courtauld Institute Galleries ; Catalogs. Courtauld Institute of Art ; Exhibitions. Watercolour painting England London ; Catalogues. Watercolor painting, British ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting, British 18th century ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting, British 19th century ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting England London ; Catalogs. Watercolor painting 18th century Great Britain ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting 19th century Great Britain ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting Private collections Dalston (London, England) ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting England London ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting, British 18th century ; Exhibitions. Watercolor painting, British 19th century ; Exhibitions. Art Private collections. Watercolor painting. Watercolor painting, British. Watercolor painting Private collections. England London Dalston. England London. Spooner, William Wycliffe, (1882-1967). Courtauld Gallery (London). Exhibition catalogues. Water colour painting, British - 18th/19th centuries. Genres; Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated. 2 Kg.

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1882 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 416 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. 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. Pages: 416 Language: English.