Murray thos boyles (44 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Preface to 12th edition dated July 1860.No Pub copyright date. Red cloth over boards Gold decor & title on spine. Corners worn through. Spine ends chipped w/ top edge more so. Nice book plate on pastedown. Light mottle on endpapers and title page. Frontis of John Adams dtd 1829. Binding tight. Content yellowed. No mottle / fox.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 5th or later Edition. Fifth Edition. Book cover is in good condition when considering age, some visible wear with scuffing, color fading and chipping. First page appears to have gift inscription written within, otherwise pages appear free of any annotating with slight discoloration and few marks. Binding is loose but intact.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. FAIR: Fair Copy of the 1853 London Printing with frontispiece and numerous illustrations in text. Text block has some spotting, mainly due to the plates and one plate is torn. Binding is soiled and rubbed and Spine is partially detached. Location: V25.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Very Good. No Jacket. Twelfth edition, hardcover, has bumps to corners, fading of spine, ding to upper edge of rear board, foxing to several pages throughout text block, rubbing to both boards and some soiling to spine, otherwise a solid Near Very Good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 9th. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are rubbed but otherwise in good order. Corners bumped and worn. Spine is age darkened with bumping to ends where the cloth is splitting. Age discolouration to endpages. Front inner hinge is cracked, but holding. A little fox internally, often affecting the plates which are of a different weight paper. 406 pp. Previous owner's mark to ffep. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 400g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 031052:1-R10) Size: 16mo - over 53/4" - 63/4" tall Language: ENG 400 G. Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 5th or later Edition. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in burgundy buckram covered boards with gilt titling to the spine and bright gilt sailing ship device to the upper board. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. There is some cracking to the spine edges but this is holding. There is some pencilled calculations to the rear endpaper / paste down. dust wrapper is not called for. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor is a mid‑Victorian SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge) publication written by Rev. Thomas Boyles Murray, first issued in the early 1850s and reprinted several times.to provide a readable, morally instructive history of the Bounty mutiny, the settlement of Pitcairn Island, and the transformation of its community under the influence of religion—especially through the figure of John Adams ("the Pastor"). The book was intended for a general Victorian readership: educational, edifying, and suitable for parish libraries and schoolrooms. Ref KK 5.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Third Edition. Book cover is in very good condition when considering age, some visible wear and color fading on spine. First page appears to have a gift inscription, otherwise pages appear free of any annotating with slight discoloration. Binding is intact and readable.…

12th ed. Lacks front free end paper; hinges cracked but tight (?re-glued); inscription on front pastedown; board corners worn; spine bumped at head & foot, with wear to cloth; cloth split along spine joints & probably re-glued in the past; gilt dulled & worn. Undated - probably c.1860. Used - Good. Good hardback in black cloth with gilt Used - Good. Good hardback in black cloth with gilt. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 5th or later Edition. Pitcairn: The Island, the People, and the Pastor; to Which is Added an Account of the Original Settlement and Present Condition of Norfolk Island, by The Rev. Thos. Boyles Murray M.A. Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1857 edition. Eighth edition. The book was originally published in 1853. Includes a discussion of the Mutiny on the Bounty, and the subsequent events which unfolded. A good (plus) full brown leather hardback with pressed pattern design to covers and gold borders. Spine with lightly raised bands with guilt decoration and gilt burgundy Morocco title label. Covers with some scuffing and bumping, and an indentation to rear boards. Joints are rubbed, but binding is sound. A small leather loss worn through hinge where title label meets the rear board. Endpapers with feathered marbling, matching the dyes of text block. Neat scripted presentation inscription, dated to 1872 at first blank endpapers, along with a later owner's name from 1912. Text is bright and clean throughout. Plates with some age toning to extremities. Plates are attractive. Some feature portraits of key figures with facsimile signatures. xiv + 16-428pp + 16 plates (including frontispiece) - all as called for. Dimensions: Approximately 167mm high x 110mm wide x 30mm. Weight: approximately 370g.…

Hardcover. Zustand: V.g. revised and Enlarged Edition. 365pp, 17 illus. including frontis of John Adams. Orig. pub. in 1853 this edition revised and brought up to date by Rev. C.C. Elcum. Spine a trifle sunned otherwise a nice copy[ small closed tear to the head of the spine- 2cms and slight dent to rear board]. .to which is Added a Short Notice of the Original Settlement and Present Conditions of Norfolk Island.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the extraordinary tale of the HMS Bounty, a ship tasked with bringing breadfruit trees from the South Pacific to the West Indies. The voyage, led by Lieutenant William Bligh, is fraught with challenges, including storms, illness, and desertions. The dramatic turning point arrives when a mutiny erupts, with Fletcher Christian, the master's mate, taking control of the Bounty. This event, shocking in its defiance of authority, became a gripping and widely discussed subject in British society. Bligh and his loyal men are thrown into a lifeboat and face a perilous journey across the Pacific, while the mutineers, under the command of Christian, sail off to a new destiny. The author offers a riveting account of the mutiny and its aftermath, tracing the fates of both the mutineers and their victims. Through the meticulous detail and vivid accounts of this remarkable episode, the book provides a glimpse into the harsh realities of life at sea, the complexities of human nature, and the enduring impact of a single act of rebellion. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Blind-impressed dark blue cloth. Ship emblem in gilt to front board. Other symbols and titles in gilt to spine. Binding secure but front endpaper removed. Foxing to frontispiece. Light wear to cloth of binding by spine ends.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 5th or later Edition. 8th edition. Good hardback copy, original Victorian-green binding, gold decor and blind-stamping, spine professionally mended at hinges with original spine laid on. Top forward corners rubbed bald. Pin holes to front endpaper, which bears an antique pen inscription. 16 b&w plates, including a frontispiece. LISTING PHOTO DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Twelfth Edition. Bound in attractive olive blind-stamped cloth with gold-blocked image of fully rigged sailing ship to front board and bright, gilt titles and tree and bread fruit vignette to spine, this 1860 12th Edition is VG. X1V/414pp with Preface (dated 1860, and refers to First Edition in 1853), 14 Chapters, and 18 engraved illustrations. Inscription to front free yellow endpaper dated 1868. Bookseller's tiny impressed advert to same place. Very small splits (0.5cm) at junction of spine and board, top and tail of spine.Slight wear to corners. Otherwise good-looking item in VG condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. The revised and brought up to date by REv. C.C. Elcum. Original highly decorated pictorial cloth in lovely bright condition, very minor rubbing to edges. Superb condition for its age. Scarce. Plates throughout, one folding. (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Twelfth Edition. xiv, 414pp + publishers list, bw ills, maps, folding facsimile document. Or brown cloth with gilt vignette of ship to front. Lacks spine, front free endpaper detached but present, small stain to folding facsimile. Otherwise internally very good. Size: 12mo. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket, as Issued. 5th or later Edition. The twelfth edition of this sought-after account of Pitcairn and island life - a lovely well-preserved copy in the original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt tiles and decorations. The twelfth edition is revised with a new preface, bringing the text up to date, and has four leaves of advertisements at the back of the book. An exciting account of the island of Pitcairn, with details on island life and descriptions of the scenery. With chapters on the bounty, the murder of John Norton, accounts of the mutiny, and much more. including a historical sketch of Norfolk Island and its condition in the nineteenth century. The first edition originally appeared in 1853. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, and seventeen further full page engraved plates, one of which is a fold-out facsimile of John Adam's handwriting. Collated, complete. An excellent copy of this sought after travel work. ***For a book now 165 years old, this copy can be described as near fine, with very few discernible faults. Blind-decorated green cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles and decoration to the spine and front board. The gilt is still beautifully bright, considering the book's age. The top edge of the page block is also gilt and still clean and bright. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. No significant bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with clean pages - hardly any foxing and no creases or tears - just a couple of top corner tips turned. There is a contemporaneous presentation inscription, dated 1862, in fountain-pen on the yellow front free endpaper (please see scans). ***168mm x 112mm. 414 pages plus 4pp of adverts at the back of the book. ***'The first Edition of "Pitcairn; the Island, the People, and the Pastor.", appeared in the spring of 1853. Between that date and the present, about thirty thousand copies have been printed. The subject was one of a kind at once to command a large circulation of the work: and circumstances have continued to arise, in connexion with the Island, which have greatly tended to sustain the interest felt in the place and its inhabitants. The arrival of their pastor in England, his admission, whilst here, to holy orders, and his interview with the Queen and the Prince Consort, were pleasing and important occurrences, when viewed in reference to the original history of Pitcairn. Still more eventful days, however, were in store for the people. The provision made by the British Government for their transfer to Norfolk Island, and the further measures recently adopted for their benefit by Sir William Denison, the governor, have brought to our minds the progress and prospects of this remarkable community in a striking manner.' (Quote taken from the new Preface to the twelfth edition) ***'x.' (Quote taken from Wiki) ***A revised and enlarged twelfth edition of this beautiful little book, in near fine original condition. Very uncommon in this condition. Of interest to collectors of work concerning Pitcairn Island. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. to which is added a short notice of the original settlement and the present condition of Norfolk Island.Frontis. portrait of John Adams, xiv, 15-414pp.17 full-page illus. Lovely embossed pub. cloth with a gilt sailing vessel to the centre of the front board, Gilt dec. and titles to the spine. Owner name and dated of 1866 to the inside board, Yellow end-papers with a clean and tight text block. [Preface dated July 1860.].…

Zustand: Good. 8vo. blue cloth hardcover. 304pp. b/w plates. Good, foxed.

Orig. Cloth. Zustand: Good. 6th Edition. Sm 8vo. 6th edition. Frontispiece, portraits. Original blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt illustration of ship neatly re-backed in matching navy calf. Stamp to front paste down. A very good complete copy.

Orig. Cloth. Zustand: Good. 6th Edition. 8vo. 11th edition. Frontispiece, portraits. Original blind-stamped cloth boards with gilt illustration of ship. Original spine. A very good complete copy.

1st edition hardback in decorated cloth Very Good small octavo xvi + 368pp., frontis., illusts., Revised & brought up to date by the Rev. C. C. Elcum. Neat ownership signature on end paper o/w very good copy.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Hardback, blue blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to spine. 315pp. Frontis. Plates and illustrations within the text. 2nd edition 1853. Boards marked, corners of boards bumped. Portrait of Captain William Bligh pasted onto front blank. Some occasional foxing. A pleasing copy. (an21).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback, brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt title to spine. 280pp. Frontis. Plates and illustrations within the text. 1st edition 1853. Rear board marked, fraying with losses to spine ends. Some occasional foxing. A pleasing copy. (an21).

428 pages with 16 illustrations. Neat owner's name to contents' page and small mark to margin of last 3 or 4 pages, else a really good copy for its age. Red boards with gilt decorations are unmarked and the gilt edges have preserved the integrity of the text block.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None. Revised and brought up to date by the Rev. C.C.Elcum. Navy pictorial cloth. 368 pages plus a list of SPCK publications. Front cover title is "Pitcairn or the Mutiny on the Bounty." Edgewear and fading of pictorial decoration to cloth. Christmas 1888 presentation inscription on reverse of front endpaper. Nibble to edge of overlap to illustration between pages 296/297.…