gray thomas rev john moultrie (7 risultati)

Decorative Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. A lovely little book, blue cloth, lots of gold stamping on cover and spine, a.e.g., beveled edges, brown endpapers, lots of steel engravings. Bookplate. A VG unmarked copy. No foxing. No date, but 1890 would be my guess.

Full-Leather. Condizione: Very Good+. No Jacket. In tan full leather, Raised bands, gilt tooling and leather label with titles on spine. Marbled page edges and end papers. Light wear to edges of leather.

Condizione: Very Good Minus. 2nd Edition. Full calf leather Eton prize binding. Spine with five raised bands, morocco title label, gilt decoration. Gilt vignette and gilt & blind border to both boards. Gilt decoration to board edges, blind tooled turn-ins. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Spine rubbed and lacking most of the gilt decoration. Light marking to boards. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Occasional patches of foxing to the text. A couple of ink spots to one page. Heavy foxing to some of the plates. Provenance: from the library of Williamstrip Park, Coln St. Aldwyns - seat of the Hicks Beach family. Inscribed to leading presentation page: 'Michael Hicks-Beach from H.J.C. Harper, March 23, 1850.' Henry John Chitty Harper served as chaplain of Eton College. In 1856 he became Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand and eventually went on to become the second Primate of New Zealand. The book recipient was Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt., 1st Earl of St. Aldwyn and 9th Baronet of Beverston. He had a long political career, serving as a Conservative MP from 1864 until 1906, twice serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and briefly as Leader of the Opposition in 1886. An imperfect but still attractive volume, with interesting provenance. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.5 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Large 8vo. lxvi, 142.

Fifth Edition 8vo. hardback in full dark blue calf with raised bands, dark red title label, decorative gilt to spine and gilt vignettes of Eton College Chapel to upper board and Gray's Eton Memorial to lower board. Endpapers and all edges marbled. vi, [2], c, [2], 142pp. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece plus 14 b/w engravings and wood-cuts. Ink presentation inscription from one Eton student to another, dated 1857, to early blank. Occasional light foxing, mainly to prelims. Some light scuffing and rubbing to boards and spine edges. A GOOD+ HANDSOME COPY. (Shelf 76) 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.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Second edition. 8vo. [7], vi, [5], ii-lxvi, [3], 4-142, [2] pp. Contemporary full sheep with a decoration of a church stamped in gold on the front board, gold borders on each board and gold tooling on the boards' edges, a tombstone in gold on the rear board, spine in six compartments with decorations blindstamped on the spine, a black sheep label lettered in gold on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with sixteen plates. A beautiful edition of English poetry. A dampstain to the front board, moderate rubbing to the corners, a bookplate on the verso of the free front endpaper.

[Poetry] FINELY BOUND SECOND EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4] x; lxvi; 142 [2]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary red full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine, and Gray's Eton memorial and Eton College Chapel stamped in gilt to boards. All edges gilt, and endpapers marbled. Black ink gift inscription to first blank: 'William K.H.R. White | with the best wishes | of his sincere friend | Charles J. Cornish | on his leaving Eton | Midsummer 1847.' Heavy spotting to plates, blanks and facing leaves, otherwise crisp and clean. Spine toned, with some light rubbing and a couple of bumps. Very good. A decidedly deluxe edition of Gray's poetry, with about one third of the volume consisting of a Life of the poet. Likely bound to be used interchangeably as a gift or prize book.

[Poetry] FINELY BOUND FIFTH EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] viii; c; 142 [4]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary tan full calf with raised bands, gilt titles to red label, and further gilt tooling to spine. Also with Gray's Eton memorial and Eton College Chapel stamped in gilt to boards. All edges and endpapers marbled. Black ink ownership to first blank. Heavy spotting to plates and facing leaves, otherwise quite clean internally. Much of the gilt decoration on the spine has been rubbed away, but the title label is unaffected. Light wear to binding overall. Very good. A decidedly deluxe edition of Gray's poetry, with nearly half the volume consisting of additional material, including a Life of the poet, some literary criticism, and even a series of 'introductory stanzas' by the Reverend John Moultrie. Likely bound to be used interchangeably as a gift or prize book, it contains no evidence of a dedication or prize inscription.