Adlington trans william (28 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Fading and light soiling to spine. Page edges soiled. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 282 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover. (Leather spine and corners) No dust jacket. Minor cover wear. Clean unmarked text. Tight binding. ** WE SHIP DAILY (Mon-Fri) ** Free Tracking Information.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Spine sunned along with parts of boards. Lower corners mildly bumped. Faint browning to endpapers.; English translation.; 282 pages. Illustrated by Jean De Bosschère (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Bumped and darkened spine. Crisp and tight pages with tanned edges. No date. Jean De Bosschere (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good Plus. Good Plus. Tan cloth on boards. DJ lightly worn head and foot of spine. No writing. Covers slightly warped. 221 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brian Robb (illustratore). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Nicely produced translation of Apuleius' 2nd century AD novel. With colour frontispiece and 10 b/w and colour plates by Jean de Bosschere in his inimitable style, plus further decorations within the text. 8vo. Sunning to spine. Tanning to page edges, else clean and tight. Good. Jean de Bosschere (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Thus. Folio sized book on hand made paper, uncut pages. Some wear but much nicer than usual. Paper label on spine somewhat chipped, not affecting the lettering. Signed by publisher on limitation page. Number 167 of 200 copies. Previous owner's gift inscription in front. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Three classical stories in 16-17th century versions, reissued in a single volume [1] Lucius Apuleius - The Golden Asse (Arlington's translation 1566)[2] T.Petronius Arbiter - The Satyricon (Burnaby;s translation 1694. intrduction by C.K.Scott-Moncrieff) [3] Longus : Daphne & Chloe (Thornley's translation 1657, introduction by George Saintsbury) Neat unmarked Vintage copy195p. Trans William Adlington (illustratore). Book.…

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. n.d. (1920s). 8vo, 359 pp., line illus., decorations. Heel of spine lightly bumped, previous owner name and date, pages tanned throughout, top edge dampstain also affecting some page margins. Jacket sunned, stained, handled, edgeworn. Philip Hagreen (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Very Good copy but with flaws, 226pps, 85/220cc, (1566), original maroon boards and tan backstrip repaired, dirty title label pasted on front cover, frp and engraved tp, rubricated tp lettering. Text includes woodcut initial letters, as well as red lettering to denote book numbers. Chiswick Library of Noble Writers. Wide margins, rag paper, clean internally, smudge or two and dirty eps. Folio size.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. VG original blue cloth, in VG DW.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Good cloth copy. 359 pages, 6 b/w illustrations by Philip Hagreen, 23x16cms. No dustjacket. Bookplate (simple b/w design on inside front cover). Introduction by F. J. Harvey Darton (23pp). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Loose front and rear hinges, damage to top of spine. Colour and b/w illustrations, Internally better than Good condition, externally worse than good ( Thats enough bookseller's gobbledegook ! ). 24 by 16 cm, heavy so would need extra postage for overseas. Illustrations by Jean De Bosschere. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Photogravures after Gilbert James, frontis loose but present. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. nd. green bds. gilt titles. fep clipped. no inscrip. foxing. b/w illus. light rubbing to edges. Philip Hagreen (illustratore). Privately Printed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket as Published. Limited Edition. London 1904: Grant Richards Ltd., 1913 279 pp with deckled edges. A limited edition of 1150 copies. This book has an engraved plate, probably the frontpiece of a Seventeenth Century edition published in Amsterdam, as a frontpiece and intricate scrolling for the initial letter of each chapter. There is some light foxing to the first half dozen pages and the endpapers are tanned from the glue used. The brown boards with tan cloth spine are rubbed at extremities, slightly bowed, with three areas where the pressed surface has been pulled off though the undercolor is the same. The spine has an intricate pattern stamped in gold. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Quarter-bound Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as Published.…

Hard Back Blue. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good Edge Toned. First Edition Thus. A nice copy dj just a little edge worn , this is the first illustrated edition. Webster Murray (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Library-withdrawn hardcover with minimal library markings (none on the spine, only inside the front and back covers). One of 1150 unnumbered copies. 279 pages. The exterior is VG with slight wear and slight fraying at the upper corners of the spine, boards peeking at the four corners. The spine is heavily decorated with gilt. [1.8 lbs]. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Black cloth cover appears to be varnished (an old technique sometimes used to preserve books) with areas where the varish appears to have mostly worn off with modest wear to corners and spine caps but in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Illustrated gold foil end sheets and paste downs clean and very good. Pages are toned but clean and very good. Dust jacket is worn at extremities with small chip and short tears but clean and in good condition. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Illustrated by Jean de Bosschere.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Oversized hardcover. Red cloth over boards. Paper title labels on front cover and spine is printed with red lettering. Brown (or maybe, likely was cream or off-white but has darkened with age and use) cloth over spine. Boards are worn and warped, with some water damage along the bottom half of the boards. Corners are worn. There is nearly a seven inch split in the cloth of the spine, with general wear to head and foot of spine. Published 1904. This is a limited edition of 210 copies, of which this is number 96 of the 200 editions for sale. Signed "Scott Thaw Co." beneath limitation number. 226 pages. Measures about 8.5 x 14 inches. Beautiful illustrated title page printed in black and red. Despite wear to the exterior, the interior is in good condition, with only a few pages carrying the trace of water damage that affects the covers. Binding is strong. Please e-mail us with questions or to request photos. This is an oversized (and overweight) book. Extra shipping charges may be required for international or priority delivery.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. A Greek tale of witchcraft & metamorphoses. Introduction by E.B. Osborn. Delightfully illustrated by Jean de Bosschere. Translated from the Latin. Abbey Library series. Reprint from the edition of 1639. Murray's Book Sales Ltd, London - No Date (c1930/1940s). illus xxxvi + 284pp hb dw frayed & discoloured, pict blue dw, gilt cream cloth, pages browned, included is a review of R.C. Kenedy's The Golden Ass, book good.…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Edition Unstated. Not Dated 1924 illus by Philip Hagreen. CONDITION Green bds with crisp Gilt titles (fresh and unworn with sharp cnrs) pp 359 with nice woodblock illus and vignettes, tight with mild edge browning (not inscribed) Original DJ sl rubbed to spine head and small nick front leading edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hagreen, Philip (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 220. Original publishers grey cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed presentation from the illustrator on the front endpaper to Olive Cook, "For Olive, with all good wishes from Brian, June '47." Slight foxing to endpapers, otherwise very good in complete but used, near very good dust jacket, with some edgewear. Signedes.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. brown cloth cover with gilt decoration shows minor wear and bumped corners, staining. pages tanned and clean. profusely illustrated.

Limited. Hardcover, covers soiled and scuffed, contents age darkened, ege wear, good. Number 363 of only 450 copies printed. Book.

Small 4to. (21 x 14.5 cm). pp. xxx+249. Original publisher's red cloth with complementary paper covering to boards in imitation of quarter calf binding, gilt lettering to spine; plum endpapers. Spine faded, some rubbing to edges; internally clean and fresh. Generally a very good copy. A very elegantly set copy of Adlington's 1566 translation of Apuleius's Golden Ass, a uniquely complete Roman novel. Of the stories contained within its broader structure, of the most famous is the story of Cupid and Psyche in which the latter, the king's most beautiful daughter, is envied by Venus who sends Cupid to force Psyche into falling in love with a beast. Instead, Cupid scratches himself with one of his own arrows and falls in love with Psyche.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Xvi + [232] pp. White cloth spine with red cloth covers. Condition Fair. APULEIUS, LUCIUS. THE GOLDEN ASS. New York: Privately printed [by Charles Whittingham and Co. at the Chiswick Press] for the Scott-Thaw Co., 1904) 350 x 220 mm. (13 3/4 Ã 8 3/4"). 6 p.l., 226, [1] pp. Translated by William Adlington. ONE OF 210 COPIES, OF WHICH 200 WERE FOR SALE (this is copy #17).Original red and beige cloth, paper title labels printed in red on front board and spine (additional set of title labels laid in between endleaves). With engraved frontispiece, title page, and initials. Ex-libris Front pastedown WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF T. J. COBDEN-SANDERSON. Half title and divisional titles printed in red. Printed on pleasing heavy paper, alternately watermarked with an armorial crest and "Whatman 1888." Harris 11.Two three-inch tears at front joint, extremities a bit worn, light soiling to the cloth boards, including a few ink marks to the back cover, but the binding entirely sound with no damage to the hinges. Apart from occasional minor foxing to edges and margins, quite fine internally with fresh, clean text.This is an attractively printed copy of the 16th century Adlington translation of the "Golden Asse," also known as "Metamorphoses," the major work of the second century Roman writer and orator Lucius Apuleius.; Ex-Libris; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages.…