barnard emily (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover. c.1892. Pages unmarked with minor tanning and some light foxing spots. Most of the wax illustration protectors are loose. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light soiling. Binding is cracked but still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Fine condition faux red leather boards with elaborately illustrated gold front cover perimeter and spine decorations, gold front cover lettering, and gold spine lettering over a black block border. Includes Editor's Comment and Acknowledgments. Major chapter headings are as follows: Wisdom; Benjamin Franklin; History; Beauty and Business. "Sometimes it seems almost futile to try to write anything new because it has all been said before - and so well said. Of course, any such defeatism must lead to a dead end of accomplishment in terms of literary effort. Fortunately for the living and those to come, there are many bright new stars on the panel of contemporary writers. They are skillfully telling the story of these eventful days and their words will be read with relish by future generations. In fact, the printed word today is so prolific, and the competition with the book, the magazine and the newspaper is so great, future generations will require anthologies in great number to know what our bright literary stars have said. In this anthology there has bee no effort to be erudite, consistent, unusual or educational. The prime purpose is to amuse by exposing the reader to many things he has read before and may wish to read again. Perhaps that poem he [or she] HAD to learn, to pass freshman English, is here. He may even enjoy rereading it under different auspices. It is not possible to include only those things that appeal to him. If he dislikes poetry in any form, we hope he will please forgive us. Some of us like the "well-turned couplet." On the other hand, there are those who love Shakespeare, but just cannot understand how his hallowed words should appear with some of the more commonplace choices that have arrived in this selection. It takes all kinds you know - and we have tried to select all kinds of literature." - excerpt from Editor's Comment.

Emily Barnard (illustratore). Original binding in green and blue cloth with gilt embossed pictorial decoration. Illustrated throughout with high-quality lithographs. All present. Corners are bumped and there are some signs of shelf-wear. Binding is weak in places but holding (heavy boards). Some very mild foxing on some pages. Some transfer of colour on the lithograph pages, but still very good quality. Publisher's prize plate with names in ink on front inner board. A beautiful copy of a rare title.

Hard Cover. Condizione: very good. Quarto. 12" x 9 1/2'. Brown decorated cloth. Beautiful color lithographs and sepia illustrations. Some of the color illustrations show a bit of loss from image. Sewn binding. A lovely copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. Oversized HARDCOVER-- brown cloth w/ gilt embossed floral graphic & titles-- in NEAR FINE Condition. No DJ, as issued. Binding & hinges tight & solid. Textured linen floral endpapers. Extraordinary ILLUSTRATIONS throughout with about a quarter of them in color. Only flaws: a few pages show mild foxing in margins & bottom edge of front board shows two worn spots. "Designed at The Studios in England and Printed at The Fine Art Works in Saxony No. 590" Approx 9 1/2" by 12", 48 or so pp, (np). An antiquarian book of illustrations & poetry in remarkable condition. Suitable for gifting or collection. Carefully shipped in secure parcel.