christy theodore (22 risultati)

Stapled. Condizione: Fair-Good. No Jacket. Earl Christy (cover), Norman Price (The Girl Who Was the Life of the Party), Mead Schaeffer (The Almost Perfect Alibi), Arthur william Brown ("They've All Got Something Wrong with 'Em."), W B King (When the Children Grew Up), and others (illustratore). First Edition. The December 1923 issue of The American Magazine. Contains What is Success, an article by H G Wells, The Girl Who Was the Life of the Party, a story by Fannie Kilbourne (Fannie Kilbourne Schubart), The Almost Perfect Alibi, a story by Alice Louise Lee, "They've All Got Something Wrong with 'Em.", a story by Mary Land May, a story by When the Children Grew Up, a story by Bess Streeter Aldrich, The Image of the Loved, a story by Theodore Seixas Solomons, Hearts and Fists, a serial installment by Clarence Budington Kelland and numerous vintage articles and ads. Condition issues include light stiffness and waviness throughout due to moisture exposure, light damp stain to the fore edge of the back cover and pages 1 - 20 that gradually fades out, rubbing in spots to the front cover, .5" closed tear to the fore edge of the front cover, spine wear with loss at the top and bottom, a small chip to the top corner of the pages that fades out by page 30, a small chip to the fore edge of pages 1 - 4, and loss at the top left of pages 1 - 4. No cutouts or missing pages. A fair copy of a vintage magazine.

Condizione: Good. Good condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings, 147pp with B&W illustrations.

Condizione: Good. Boards have some toning/marks. Content clean and bright with no markings but prelims missing, 147pp with B&W illustrations. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Good for year (1930's?) hardcover. Some marks and wear to cover but otherwise in good condition. No dustjacket, corrugated and marked grey cloth boards with black lettering to cover and spine. 147 pages.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1940). ND (1939) 1st edition. Square 8vo (172 x 218mm). Ppiv,147. B/w photographs. Grey cloth, spine & upper board titled in black, patterned end-papers. Slightly bowed but good-plus. Mostly equine. Memorirs and anecdotes of racing and steeplechasing, fox and stag-hunting in the early years of the twentieth century, .

1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered mottled grey cloth (VG). Pp. 147, illus throughout with b&w photos in text (no inscriptions). [Racing, staghunting & otterhunting in Essex.].

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. 147pp. Frontis. Illus. nd. [circa1939]. Spine discoloured. A decent copy. (bs45).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Appears to be the First Edition. Grey cloth boards, pp.147. Illustrated. The author is tagged " Former Master of Staghounds, Amateur Steeplechase Rider and Gentleman Farmer " on the cover, which gives a flavour of the contents. Undated, but reference is made to war visits in the text, so early 1940`s would be my guess. Spine browned but titles etc still reasonably legible. Slight marks to cover. Contents clean and tight VG Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No DJ. Illustrations / Photographs (illustratore). First Edition. Bright titling on upper cover and spine. Two small marks on upper cover. No ownerhip marks. 147pp. Frontis. Illustrations / photographs. Clean and tight. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. With illustrations, nice copy in original cloth.pp147.

Hardcover. Condizione: V. Good. 145 pp. Grey cloth boards, w. blk title to cover & spine. Spine worn but sound. Cover foxed. New green endpapers. Photographic frontispiece. Author is former Master of Staghounds, Amateur Steeplechase Rider and Gentleman Farmer. Book dedication to the author's Bankers! Illus. w. b&w photos. Text in two columns. Index.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Sm 4to. 147pp. Double colum text. Illustrated. The author is described as Former Master of Staghounds, Amateur Steeplechase Rider and Gentleman Farmer. In grey flecked cloth with black titles. A very good copy. The dedication is rather amusing - 'This book is dedicated to my Bankers in the hope that it may produce results satisfactory to them and me! This is followed on the opening page by a rather stern looking photograph of the author taken in 1905. An interesting account of the period. Uncommon.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No DJ. Photographs (illustratore). No date. Circa 1939. Original grey cloth with black titling on upper cover, fading titling to spine. Discoloured to outside margin. Decorated end papers. (iii); 147 pages clean and tight. Book covers the 25 years pre-War period. Theodore Christy former master of staghounds, amateur steeplechase rider and gentleman farmer. Size: 6.75" By 8.5" Tall.

Published by Benham & Company Limited, Colchester, nd (footnote at end of book dated 1939). Original grey cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front board, no dustwrapper. 8.5ins x 6.75ins, patterned endpapers, [ii], 147pp plus frontis. Other illustrations within text. The life and times of a Master of Staghounds, Amateur steeplechase rider and Gentleman Farmer. Previous owners signature to front pastedown. Small stain to margin of last 5/6 pages, otherwise VG.

Published by Benham & Company Limited, Colchester, nd (footnote at end of book dated 1939). Original grey cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front board, no dustwrapper. 8.5ins x 6.75ins, patterned endpapers, [ii], 147pp plus frontis. Other illustrations within text. The life and times of a Master of Staghounds, Amateur steeplechase rider and Gentleman Farmer. Browning to free endpapers. Ink lines to margin of p136. A few speckled brown marks to boards mostly to rear. G+.

Condizione: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original grey and white cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, publisher's decorated end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 147 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the spine ends, a little age darkening to the spine and fore edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. EQUINE & EQUESTRIANISM.

Condizione: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original grey and white cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel, publisher's decorated end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 147 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Shallow rubs to the spine ends, a little age darkening to the spine and fore edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. EQUINE & EQUESTRIANISM.

Published by Benham & Company Limited, Colchester, nd (footnote at end of book dated 1939). Original grey cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front board, no dustwrapper. 8.5ins x 6.75ins, patterned endpapers, [ii], 147pp plus frontis. Other illustrations within text. The life and times of a Master of Staghounds, Amateur steeplechase rider and Gentleman Farmer. VG.

Sift Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. This interview is illustrated with five uncommonly reproduced photographs of Theodore Roosevelt and his family by Arthur Hewitt and Vivian Burnett (illustratore). First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with two short tears on the right edge and wear at the foot of the spine. Complete issue.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. With illustrations, pp. 147, presentation copy from the author to Douglas Crossman.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustratore). An illustrated biographical work from the perspective of an Essex sportsman. Illustrated throughout with several photographic in-text illustrations and the odd full page illustration. Written by Theodore Christy, former master of Staghounds, Amateur steeplechase rider and gentleman farmer. This series of recollections include information on Christy's inspirations such as Percy R Tippler, his experiences as well as people he has met. In his introductory passage he speaks of meeting Florence Nightingale a friend of his aunt, Miss Rachel WIlliams. As well as a memoir of his experiences this work is also informative with regards to certain aspects of sports. This includes the status of turf, the use of whips and training apprentices. In original full cloth binding with title to front board. Externally, generally smart with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Very small patch of rubbing to rear joint. Boards have faded slightly. Prior owner's pencil notation to the top right corner of front board. Stamp to the front pastedown and rear pastedown 'From H L Usborne Harlow, Essex'. The stamp to front pastedown has been crossed out in pencil. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots to endpapers and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Issued Without DJ. HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (illustratore). 1st Edition. COVERS, SPINE, SLIGHTLY CHIPPED AND FRAYED, FRON COVER TOP RIGHT SMALL FADED STAMP., THE ROUGH RIDERS' FIGHT AT GUASIMAS BY R. H. DAVIS, BW PHOTO ILL WITH T. R., THE SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN BY EDWARD MARSHALL., WAR-SHIP COMMUNITY BY W. J. HENDERSON., ARTICLES, STORIES BY WALTER A. WYCKOFF, HENRY CABOT LODGE ABOUT THE SOUTH, THOMAS NELSONPAGE, THE JUNGFRAU RAILWAY SWISS BY EDGAR R. DAWSON, M.E. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.