Gent geoffrey crayon (57 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. no dust jacket. This hardcover edition of "Tales of a Traveller" is in fair condition. The spine and cover are intact but show signs of wear, typical of an ex-library book. There is no dust jacket. Library markings from the University of Wyoming are present, which may include stamps and stickers. The pages are clean with no inscriptions or signatures.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. The Author's Revised Edition. The book is in good condition, featuring a hardcover with marbled boards and a leather spine. The binding remains intact, and the pages show typical aging but are clean and legible. There are no inscriptions or signs of it being an ex-library copy. The absence of a dust jacket is consistent with the era of publication.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Unmarked text. Faded spine. Undated. Revised edition. 310p. Measures 5x7.5 inches. Blind stamp on board: The Astor Prose Series. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Used; Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Acceptable. New York, 1902; illustrated gold cloth covered boards; edge and corner wear; poor dust jacket in pieces, laid-in; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; end papers toned; interior pages in very good condition; interior is clean and unmarked; 396 pages.…

Condizione: New.

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

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No DJ. The Manhattan Young People's Library. No date specified - circa 1920's. Moss green boards, blue/brown/black illustration on front, black title on spine, 234 numbered pages. Book cocked, boards surface rubbed and lightly smudged, rubbed on ends and along sides of spine, corners rubbed and bowed. Single name in ink on ffep, illustration page 99 loose and torn along edges, remaining pages thumbed. Rubbed spot (1/2 inch) on rear paste-down. Overall, good.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Part of "The Manhattan Young People's Library" series; not dated (c1910); 16mo; pp. [8], 11-234; pictorial cloth; black title to spine; illustrated with numerous full-page color and in-line b&w engravings; spine cover faded; head and tail of spine curling; general fading to boards; corners somewhat rubbed; a few minor soil spots scattered mostly to first and last free page, rest of text clean; name plate to front cover verso. The present work contains 10 of Irving's tales - Rip Van Winkle, The Inn Kitchen, The Specter Bridegroom, Christmas, The Stage-coach, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, The Christmas Dinner, Philip of Pokanoket, and The legend of Sleepy Hollow. Washington Irving was an American author and historian in the early 19th century. He was one of the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe. He was a great proponent of stronger laws to protect American writers from copyright infringement. 3.…

379 S., In English. In englischer Sprache. Deckel und Rücken wasserfleckig.Einige Seiten mit Stockflecken im Gelenk. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 19 cm, Leinen (Cloth), Kopffarbschnitt.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Decorative Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. No DJ. The Manhattan Library Editon. This is a near fine, unmarked 234 page hardcover copy in decorative olive cloth binding with color image of Rip assembling his lock, stock & barrel on the cover. Nearly 100 illustrations, 20 of which are full page color plates. No date, but 1900 would be about right..…

Condizione: Very Good. 18 Pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: Quarterly Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

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

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Reprint of 1845. Good in contemporary full, decorated leather covered boards with a gilt on black leather title block on the spine with gilt tool work, gauffered edges to the boards and with marbled edges to the text block. A 16mo measuring 7" by 4 1/2" with the front joint and hinge broken leaving the front board detached and with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down. The damaged joint and hinge have been professionally repaired so that the joint is now tight and strong. 375 pages of text. Up to approximately 1838 this title was published in two volumes both in the UK and in the US. This volume appears to be one of the first, if not, the first reprinting in one volume. A collection of fifty-one short stories.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. Half bound on plain boards, gilt fillet along leather edges. Lettering and decoration on spine is worn, there is a portion of the leather missing to the foot of volume 2. Joints are slightly loose and could do with reinforcing, the front cover of vol 1 is loose. Sprinkled page edges. Text block is tight and clean. Vol.I- 336pp. Vol. 2- 347pp.…

Full Sheep Leather. Condizione: Poor. Original full sheep leather binding. Spine is lacking and the front & back covers are detached. Volume 6 of the Works of Washington Iriving. Overall a binding-reading copy only. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. …

Disbound. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Complete, original small format newspaper in near fine condition with a narrow dampstain.

Condizione: New. &Uumlber den AutorWashington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, historian and diplomat. Although settling in New York, Irving studied in Europe where he developed his literary interests and later became one of the first American.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 1824. Washington Irving was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and is considered to be the Father of the American Short Story. A collection of tales written after visits to Germany and France, was largely considered a failure. The four parts of Tales include: Strange Stories by a Nervous Gentlemen; Buckthorne and His Friends; The Italian Banditti; and The Money-Diggers. See other Irving titles available from Kessinger Publishing.…

VIII, 378 pages. - 'Publisher's' decoratively blind-embossed gilt-decorated and -titled cloth-binding of the period; 8vo.(ca. 15 x 11 cm). ~~~ BIBLIOPHILE CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL OF IRVINGS SECOND BOOK that lead to a renaissance of the mauric palace/fortress in Granada/Spain. - Panels minimally-, sharp corners somewhat rubbed; top of rearpanel slightly sunned; A VERY GOOD COPY.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. Hudson edition. Author's revised edition. Copyright 1865, this edition undated [circa 1890]. Attractively bound volume in three quarter tan polished calf leather over marbled boards, dual spine labels in red and black, slightly raised spine bands, gilt decorated bands and compartments, marbled edges and endpapers, frontis engraving and engraved title page, additional tissue-protected engravings, just under 8.5 inches tall. Minor shelf rubbing and scuffing, spine slightly darkened, gilt bright and clear, firm text block, clean pages with no names or other markings. Single volume from a larger set of Irving's works. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

No Binding. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Spine Only Present. Crease Title Page. Vol 2 Ink The Italian Banditti 135 Pgs. Rare.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First edition, second issue.1822. Complete set of two volumes. Volume II ends on page 404 (extra text was added by Washington Irving to the second issue). ***Volumes I & II: Good in original half leather and marbled boards. Gilt titles, gilt decorative rules and gilt decorative illustration to spines. Brown front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Small vintage decorative printed bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes: 'C. J. Sturman'. Neat black fountain pen ink owner's name 'Norman Tobin' to top of front pastedown also to both volumes. Pencil name and address lightly crossed out in pen to front free endpaper to both volumes. Soft pencil notes to free endpaper of volume I. Marbled boards are rubbed. Edges of boards are rubbed. Spines of both volumes are very worn and rubbed, with parts of the spines starting to split. Chip to middle of leather spine of volume II. Top panel of volume I starting to lift, otherwise spines still firmly attached. Corners rubbed. No foxing to pages. Pages nice and clean. 216 mm x 140 mm. Vol I: iv prelim-pages plus 393 text pages. Vol II: iv prelim pages plus 404 text pages. ***Volume I: The Author, The Hall, The Busy Man, Family Servants, The Widow, The Lovers, Family Reliques, An Old Soldier, The Widow's Retinue, Ready Money Jack, Bachelors, Wives, Story Telling, The Stout Gentleman, Forest Trees, A Literary Antiquary, The Farm-House, Horsemanship, Love-Symptoms, Falconry, Hawking, St. Mark's Eve, Gentility, Fortune Telling, Love-Charms, The Library, The Student of Salamanca. ***Volume II: English Country Gentleman, A Bachelor's Confessions, English Gravity, Gipsies, May-Day Customs, Village Worthies, The Schoolmaster, The School, A Village Politician, The Rookery, May-Day, The Manuscript, Annette Delarbre, Travelling Popular Superstitions, The Culprit, Family Misfortunes, Lovers' Troubles The Historian, The Haunted House, Dolph Heyliger, The Storm-Ship, The Wedding, The Author's Farewell. ***'(Gipsies) They are always to be found lurking about fairs and races, and rustic gatherings, wherever there is pleasure, and throng, and idleness. They are the oracles of milkmaids and simple serving girls; and sometimes have even the honour of perusing the white hands of gentlemen's daughters, when rambling about their father's grounds. They are the bane of good housewives and thrifty farmers, and odious in the eyes of country justices; but, like all other vagabond beings, they have something to commend them to the fancy. They are among the last traces, in these matter-of-fact days, of the motley population of former times; and are whimsically associated in my mind with fairies and witches, Robin Good Fellow, Robin Hood, and the other fantastical personages of poetry.' (Gipsies, Pages 43-44 Volume II). ***The novel is a location-based series of character sketches, with a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited). ***First edition, second issue complete set of two volumes of Bracebridge Hall complete in their original half-leather and marbled-boards. (With the extra text to the end of the novel, extending the second volume of the novel from 403 pages to 404 pages). Suitable as nice reading copies or suitable for rebinding in leather. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…