Edith g cooper (6 risultati)

Wrappers. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1981. First edition. 31,[1]pp. §One of an edition of 145 numbered copies. Original pale green wrappers, lettered in black. Top edge slightly foxed. A near fine, bright copy.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. A nice copy. Text in clean/unmarked condition. Owners name on flyleaf. DJ shows wear but is in protective mylar cover. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good - Cash. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. The dust jacket has some surface rubbing, edgewear, and creases. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Unstated. Inscribed "Sincere Best Wishes Edith G Cooper Wagner" on the front pastedown, near fine, oversized green cloth hardcover with gilt letter and illustration to cover shows mild rubbing at top edges, in good dust jacket that shows light soil, wrinkle at top corner of rear flap and edgewear that includes heavy open chipping at area of spine head. 124 pages with index and loaded with black & whites. Still a solid copy in jacket of this close up look at the Cooper guns. Smith, E. Stanley "Ned" (Drawings) (illustratore).…

Cloth. Condizione: Good. First edition. Four charming volumes and timepieces of England and the British Empire one hundred years ago, with beautiful colour illustrations in each. Four charming volumes within Black's Popular Series of Colour Books revolving around England and the British Empire. Includes both a first edition and revised editions, published between 1922-1930. In the publisher's original cloth, with Lakeland, London and Channel in blue, and Empire in red. As well as offering valuable insights, Black's series are also fascinating time pieces which transport readers back to the last century. As such, they offer a compelling comparison between then and today. - Wild Lakeland, described by Mackenzie MacBride, and illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper. First edition. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Contains publisher's original advertisements to rear. Collated complete. (1922). - London, described by A.R. Hope Moncrieff and illustrated by various artists, including J.H. Hartley and W.L. Wyllie. Fourth edition, revised. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Collated complete. (1929, first published in 1910). - The British Empire, described by Sir Frank Fox, and illustrated by various artists, including G.F. Nicholls and T. Mower Martin. Second edition, thoroughly revised. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Collated complete. (1922, first published in 1911). - The Channel Islands, described by Edith F. Carey, and illustrated by Henry B. Wimbush. Later printing of second edition. Contains a frontispiece, and all thirty-one other colour plates. Collated complete. Contains publisher's original advertisements to rear. (1930, first published in 1904). In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, the odd faint mark to boards, minimal to London. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities, a little heavier to Channel head of spine with minor loss to cloth. Slight fading to spines, lighter to Empire, heavier to Channel. The odd spot to end papers, with offsetting to free end papers of Lakeland, including the half-title. Previous owner's ink inscriptions to Empire front pastedown and Channel front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with spotting to extremities of Channel and Empire. Good. A. Heaton Cooper; Various [inc. J.H. Hartley]; Various [inc. G.F. Nicholls]; Henry B. Wimbush (illustratore). book. …

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Our Wild Boar - Coolies were afraid to work on a tea plantation in Assam, India due to a huge wild boar; Two Mysteries - Two strange incidents that happened in a North Country hospital during WWI; Bred in the Bone - What happened to an Australian aborigine couple who offended their tribal elders; Photo of an excellent example of French topiary; Round the World in a "Baby" Car - Part II (of II) of Gladys de Havilland's world-tour in a midget car, with photo of her in Hollywood talking to Mr. Lupino Lane plus five other wonderful photos; The Forbidden Valley - The fascinating photo-illustrated account of how RCMP officers Horsfield, Berger, and Greenfield accompanied a surveyor sent to the Kitwancool Valley in Northern British Columbia where the local natives had previously evicted the few settlers, wanting nothing to do with the white man - with photos and illustrations; the "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part V - John Gibbons continues his amusing walking trip; Photo and explanation of "Sati" memorials in India, where wives were burnt in the same funeral pyre as their deceased husbands; The Haunting of the "Flamingo" - Bad luck strikes a vessel named Flamingo after her third engineer takes a shot at an albatross; Filming in the Wilds - Part II - Major C. Lestock Reid and his film crew experience major adventures as they attempt to film an adventure story in Siam - with photos; The Brand of the "Circle H" - A charming little story from the far west by Edith Ammons Kohl; Payment in Kind - A curious tale from Western India; The Mystery of the Post - Sergeant A.R. Cooper of the French Foreign Legion is sent to a lonely Moroccon outpost where N.C.O.s have been murdered - with photos; My Island Home - Henry G. Lamond describes his idyllic life on Homestead Bay on South Molle Island - article with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Tresilian, S.; Robinson, T.H.; Wenban, R.; Bestall, A.E.; Holloway, Cyril; Cleaver, Reginald; Peddie, T.H.; Goss, G.W.; Inns, Kenneth; Prater, Ernest; Abbey, S.; (illustratore).…