Edward almack editor (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Sold as a reading copy only. 16mo, 6 1/2" tall, frontispiece + xxiii + 313 pages, top fore-edge gilt, vellum spine with paper covered boards. A good copy overall, BUT vellum backstrip chipped away except for 1' piece held on by clear tape; edges of boards moderately worn and rubbed through at fore-corner tips; text paper clean and moderately yellowed with light foxing to endpapers. Controversial work, in the form of a diary, purported to have been written by Charles I in the months preceding his execution in 1646 and first published after his death.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Thus. Copy #158 of 290 numbered copies. A very good copy in quarter Holland over light blue boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt, other edges uncut (has minor soiling and wear; minor foxing). Pictorial series title; portrait vignette on title page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 176 pages. From the King's Library edited by Israel Gollancz. The De La More Press Folios II. Outsize hardback, with grey paper over boards and cloth spine. Top edge gilt. Moderate wear to covers, with some surface loss to the paper on the front board. Browning to end papers. Moderate foxing and blotching to first few pages front and back. Moderate bowing to the front board i.e. the board does not lie flat when the book is closed. Small previous owner label to inside back cover. -- General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall conditon of the item(s). We are happy to give a more detailed description on request. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by Royal Mail Tracked for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier items (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good book in grey board covers with 1/4 buff linen strip to spine carrying titles to a paper label [Could be a re-binding in the 1920's]. Internally very good; bookplate to paste down; 'Presentation Copy' in copperplate to one of the ffeps; binding tight but front hinge a tad tender; free of foxing'; top edges gilt, fore and lower edges semi-trimmed. No dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No jacket. Blades, East & Blades, 1900, number 34 of 50 copies on hand-made paper, signed. Hardback, 8vo, 28,[v],27pp, frontis, 3 plates. Owner name/date, a little foxing to endpapers and edges, hinges torn. Original quarter faux leather, cloth-backed boards, gilt, spine rubbed with loss to head. A fair copy. /0.3uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).…