Smith the rev e h (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. 7 pages, 2 figures, 2 plates. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Category: Antiquities of Wales & its Marches; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. THE BOARDS ARE HEAVILY RUBBED AND FADED. THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE SCUFFED AND EXPOSED. THE SPINE IS HEAVILY RUBBED AND FADED. BOTH ENDS OF THE SPINE ARE BUMPED. THE PAGE EDGES ARE YELLOWED. BOTH INSIDE BOARDS ARE CRACKED ALONG THE HINGE. THE INSIDE BOARDS ARE RUBBED. THERE ARE SOME MARKS AND HEAVY FOXING THROUGHOUT. THE TEXT IS GENERALLY CLEAR. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. "An Extract from Quantock Life and Rambles". 18 pp all original in soft pale green wrap. Stapled. Seven B & W photo illustrations. A good copy with faint waterstaining to top cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Usual brown decorative cloth. Mild bumping to extremities. Hinges cracking at front and rear of Volume IIr, but secure. Inked previous owner's name on half title page of both volumes. Otherwise clean and tidy throughout, and firm. Both first editions of the Badminton Library 2 volume set on yachting. Heavy set, will require additional carriage charges for non UK customers. R T Pritchett (illustrator).…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. No Dustjacket. 2nd Edition. BOUND IN FULL BROWN LEATHER, WITH BLACK TILE LABEL, CLEAR GILT TITLES AND EXTENSIVE FLORA DECORATION TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1844 HARDCOVER SECOND EDITION IS VG. XX1V/539pp WITHDEDICATION TO REV. JOSEPH COLTMAN,PREFACE, 54 CHAPTERS IN THREE PARTS. CHAP.XX1 REPRISES WARNINGS BY DANIEL, ST. PAUL AND ST. JOHN REGARDING THE CORRUPTION OF CHRISTIANITY BY POPERY. THE BOOK HAS VERY GOOD MARBLED ENDPAPERS, EXTENSIVE FOOTNOTES, GREEN SILK BOOKMARK, AND ALL EDGES ARE GILT. ODD MAKS TO BOTH BOARDS BUT CONDITION GENERALLY VG. . CHAT. XXVI DEALS WITH PROPHETIC WARNINGS I.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, FRONTIS PLATE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 10 x 8 INCHES WITH 123 PAGES. SOME LIGHT MARKS & LIGHT GENERAL WEAR TO COVER, ENDPAPERS, HALF TITLE & LAST COUPLE OF TEXT PAGES LIGHTLY FOXED, SLIGHT RIPPLING TO ENDPAPERS & FIRST FEW PAGES BUT OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY WITH MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN & BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.…

Soft cover. Two volumes. Crown quarto. Paginated consecutively. Pp. xvi, 3-240; 241-467. Plus a folding map engraved on steel, engraved frontispiece and 11 other plates. Title-page printed in red and black. Uniformly in the original illustrated wrappers, these edge worn and chipped, back wrapper of one volume loose, some dog-eared corners. Both volumes placed in a handsome custom made box, full green cloth over boards, facsimile title-page laid-down on cover. An unsophisticated set, untrimmed, preserved entirely in the original state, bright interiors, thoroughly free of foxing. ~ First American edition in the extremely rare original, two paperbound installments. Sold separately, each volume's cover bears the header: "50 Cents. Complete in Two Parts"; and "Part 1" and "Part 2", respectively. A pioneering work by the Anglican missionary George Smith (1815-1871) who, after the Treaty of Nanking, explored the newly opened cities of China, recording his findings and observations. The work is particularly appealing for its description and portrayal of everyday life in nineteenth-century China and the impact of the new British Rule. It includes an account of Hong Kong. Cordier BS, 2115; Lust, 385. Of utmost rarity, not a single other such copy could be traced for many years. TIMO-5 OUT. ~ ~ NOTE: TOTAL REDUCTION SALE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator).…