by william howitt (21 risultati)

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

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

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

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First American edition (same date on title and introduction pages) . Contemporary cloth, paper spine label, approximately 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches, index, 260 pp. Hardcover, good. Cloth soiled and faded, a few specks of a spine label towards foot, corners bumped, a 1 inch and a 1 1/2 inch closed tear along upper portins of joints. Internally, previous owner's (O Follitt) signatures and his recommendation of the book (in pencil) on endpapers, his signature, in pen, on top edge of title page, neat underlining and marginalia (in pencil) on two or three pages of the introduction, and one page of the Appendix to the American Edition, foxed throughout, but otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp and unmarked. A denounciation of priests from ancient civilizations on, anti-Catholic view of history, including the Inquisition, etc. Religion; theology.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated with numerous engravings, by Sargent, Woods, and other Eminent Artists (illustratore). First Separate. Facsimile of London 1849 first edition. Firmly bound red boards with a couple of small marks on the spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Scarce. Green cloth boards with gilt and embossed designs on cover and spine. 12mo. 355 pp [+ 4 pp. book ads]. Frontispiece and other illustrations by William Stephen Coleman. Gift inscription on fep from 1905; otherwise no markings on pages. Ships fast with tracking.

Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, silver title block lettering to the spine and the upper panel, dark brown paper end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains xvi, 468 pp + 24 pp catalogue with many monochrome illustrations throughout. Plate removed the front paste down, repaired tear to the lower spine edge, rubbing across the spine ends, contents clean. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLAND EXPLORATION.

Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Two Volumes (200 x 130 mm. ) Vol 1: 471, Vol 2: 518, with note to equalize thickness, index in vol 1. Publishers red cloth binding with stamped decoration and gilt titles on spine. Some bumping to corners, soiling to spines. Interior clean. Publisher's ads. From Bohn's Scientific Library series"To which is added an appendix of the most remarkable and best authenticated stories of Apparitions, Dreams, Second Sight, Somnabulism, Predictions, Divination, Witchcraft, Vampires, Fairies, Table-Turning, and Spirit-Rapping"With ownership inscription in both vols of art critic and Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood member, Frederic George Stephens (1827-1907).

FIRST EDITION 8vo. green buckram-bound hardback with decorative gilt to spine and blind-embossed decorations to boards. 445pp. plus 16pp. Publisher's List at rear. Illustrated with b/w vignettes as chapter headings. Old faded signature to ffep. Occasional light foxing, heavier to prelims and foredge. Spine slightly faded with light wear and small splits to top and base. Boards faintly stained with light shelfwear. Overall a Good+ Copy. (Shelf 3/46) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

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Leather. Condizione: Very Good-. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by G. F. Sargent (illustratore). First Edition Thus. 1. Publisher's full brown calf, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on dark green leather label in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with over 50 B&W drawings by G. F. Sargent. William Howitt (1792-1879), was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. William and his wife Mary also owned a school still used today; Howitt Primary School in Heanor, Derbyshire. In 1840 they went to Heidelberg, primarily for the education of their children, remaining in Germany for two years. In 1841 William Howitt produced, under the pseudonym of Dr Cornelius, "The Student Life of Germany," the first of a series of works on German social life and institutions, of which the instant volume is one. William Howitt wrote some fifty books, and his wife's publications, inclusive of translations, number over a hundred. . Spine is rubbed at head, front endpaper is torn with tape repair, former owner's printed bookplate on fep, shelf-wear to bottom edges, corners bumped, gilt on spine faded, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD-. B&W drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 520 pp.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a VG two volume set in red cloth bindings, with previous owner's book plate. With reglued hinges and the embossed binding protected with clear coat. With 1854 on the title page, but with 1875 on the publisher's catalog bound in both volumes. With a few underlines at the beginning of volume 1 and volume 2 is partially uncut. Photos on request.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. This is the complete 2 volume set. These are bound in green 3/4 leather with marbled boards and end papers. Spine has 6 raised bands with elaborate gilt filigree work. Foredges are also marbled. Books have some light scuffing on the marbled covers and minor wear on the ends of the spines and tips. Pages are clean and unmarked, illustrations are clear and striking. Excellent set!

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SECOND SERIES. London: Alfred W. Bennett; First Edition (1864). 224 pages. 26 plates+2 photos in the middle of each board. VeryGood Hardcover, no dj. Blue Leather binding lavishly ornamented all over by Gilt stamping and titling with photos in the middle. All Gilt edges. Minimal wear to the ends of the spine.Some foxing throughout. Strong Tight binding and hinges. 8.9"x6.9"'x1.0. be3x.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First American edition. Edited by William Howitt, from the London edition. Square 24mo. Illustrated with six hand-colored plates. Brown cloth stamped in blind and gilt, signed "Elles & Middlebrook, Binder" on each board. Owner name ("Howard N. Ticknor") on front fly. Binding worn with a bit of loss at the spine ends, one plate separated and another with a foredge tear, light scattered foxing and a portion of the text with a marginal dampstain at the bottom and foredges, sound but good only. Contains an engraved title page giving the publisher as "J. P. Giffing, successor to S. Coleman," followed by a letterpress title page stating "Published by Samuel Colman," both giving the date as 1840. Printed in Boston by Tuttle, Dennett, and Chisolm. An autobiographical story that includes Howitt's much-anthologized poem "The Wind is a Frolic." (N.B. One record in *OCLC* contains a note that states: "Added t.p.: dated 1839.") Lacking all but six plates (engraved title page, frontispiece facing this title page [paginated 144], and four in-text plates); according to *OCLC*, the copy at the American Antiquarian Society states "[24] leaves of plates," while the Free Library of Philadelphia's copy is stated to have "14 unnumbered leaves of plates" (589610588). *OCLC* seems to locate six titles with bindings signed by Elles & Middlebrook (plus we note one other in the inventory of the inventory of the Kenneth G. Leatch collection of bindings done by AAS in 1990), although they do not appear to be mentioned in Spawn and Kinsella's *American Signed Bindings Through 1876.

Condizione: Fine with good Internals. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First English Translation. A Scientific Inquiry into the Supernatural. The first appearance in English of this monumental work by the Austrian physician and pioneer of animal magnetism. Ennemoser was a precursor to Freud, arguing that miracles and magic were not violations of nature, but manifestations of untapped psychological and physical laws. This set is housed in a remarkable custom binding of full red goat, designed with leather spine straps and fasteners, giving it the appearance of a rugged Victorian research archive. KEY FEATURES +++ Provenance of Thought: Translated by the prominent Spiritualist William Howitt and edited by his wife, Mary Howitt, who contributed a massive appendix of primary accounts. +++ Comprehensive Scope: Covers the full spectrum of the paranormal, including Vampirism, Witchcraft, Second Sight, Somnambulism, and Spirit-Rapping. +++ The Binding: A singular, professional rebinding in red goat with black calf leather spine straps and fasteners; titles are inlaid in black calf with gilt lettering with a presentation like a field kit for a Victorian ghost hunter. +++ Historical Link: Connects ancient biblical miracles and classical oracles to modern 19th-century magnetism and hypnosis. CONDITION: Fine [Rebound] -- The custom bindings are exceptionally tight, square, and structural. The text blocks show even toning and occasional foxing consistent with age. Vol. 1 has a small hole to the lower half-title and a slightly weak gutter, though the binding remains secure. Minimal pencil marginalia noted in a few sections. A striking, tactile set. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- Joseph Ennemoser was one of the first scientists to treat the Labyrinth of the Mind as a measurable field. He was famous for his demonstrations on how delusions and supernatural events could be explained through magnetism. This 1854 edition arrived just as the Spiritualist movement was sweeping through Britain and America, making it a foundational text for those trying to prove-or debunk-the existence of the spirit world using the scientific method. SUBJECTS: Occult Sciences, History of Magic, Victorian Spiritualism, Psychology, Magnetism, Hypnosis, Vampirism, Fine Bindings, Science & Medicine.