His eldest daughter (21 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Cover has shelf wear, wear along the edges and heavy wear along the spine. Wrinkle and some soiling on the back cover. Inscription on the inside cover. Pencil notation on the fly page. Interior pages are discolored due to age. Some pages have birthday entries made by previous owners. Editors note page detached from book. Signs of moisture on pages at the spine. Soiled back inside cover. Binding intact. Green/gold and brown spine with faded brown lettering. July -cb. His Youngest Daughter (illustratore).…

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. No Dustjacket. Presumed First Edition. 180 pages. No dustjacket. Four colour plates by C.E. Brock. RAF-blue hardback binding with gold-coloured lettering to front and spine. Spine-junctions split to about half way up to back board and spine-ends thumbed. Light wear to boards' corners. Page-edges browned and browning to preliminary pages and late pages and where old newespaper cuttings have been placed in betwneen the pages - some of these cuttings go back to the 1930s). Four Colour Plates by C. E. Brock (illustratore).…

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

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

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. 8vo, bound in red cloth covers. Gilt lettering on the backstrip. Gilt motif on the front board. Pages are foxed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Printed for private circulation, 8vo. xiv + 275pp. Sepia ills. with tissue guards, some pages uncut, bookplate inside front board. Original dark red cloth boards, bumped and chipped to top and bottom of faded spine, gold text. US$12.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. THE COVER HAS MINOR WEAR TO THE EDGES AS THEY ARE BENT INWARDS SLIGHTLY. THE COVER HAS MINOR RUBBING TO THE CORNERS. THE FRONT COVER DISPLAYS BRIGHT GOLD GILT WRITING. THE SPINE HAS MINOR RUBBING AND WEAR TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS. THE BINDING IS REASONABLY TIGHT. THE FFEP HAS THREE NEATLY INKED DEDICATIONS DATED '1935', '1978' AND '1897'. SOME PAGES HAVE MINOR MARKS BUT PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition. Volume One 1833-1856, volume two 1857-1870. Original cloth, gilt lettering and motifs. VG.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Reprint. A hardback book with pictorial boards and in good condition, dated 1891.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. 9" X 6." Vol. 1 - 463 pages. Vol. 2 - 464 pages. Vol. 3 - 308 pages. Rebound in black boards with pasted cloth title on spine. A nice looking set for your shelf.

Half Leather. Condizione: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Volume III ONLY. 308 pages. Half brown leather over spine and corners, and brown cloth over boards. Raised spine bands. Gilt lettering on black leather spine labels, and other gilt decoration. Marbled end leaves. Book plate on front paste down. It appears that a frontispiece has been removed, and the title page is partially detached. Title page is laid in place and remains in good condition. Volume remains tight and shows only minimal other use/wear.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the early life of a renowned figure, tracing their journey from a humble childhood in Kent to the bustling streets of London. The narrative paints a vivid picture of 19th-century England, offering a glimpse into the social conditions and cultural nuances of the time. We witness the protagonist's formative years, marked by both hardship and moments of joy. The loss of their idyllic childhood home and subsequent descent into poverty contrast starkly with their unwavering passion for literature and innate talent for storytelling. The book explores themes of resilience, determination, and the transformative power of imagination in the face of adversity. As the protagonist navigates the challenges of youth and young adulthood, their experiences shape their worldview and fuel their creative spirit. Their journey from a struggling young reporter to a celebrated author is a testament to their unwavering commitment to their craft. This book offers valuable insights into the life and mind of a literary icon, revealing the experiences that shaped their extraordinary career and enduring legacy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 763 pages 13 x 19 cm all original HB in green cloth gilt (image 1). With ownership label tipped in "Alfred Trego Butler" and dated 27.2.35 (image 2). this is: Alfred Trego Butler MVO, MC, FSA, FASG, 1880 - 1946, a genealogist and officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Title: image 3. A steel engraving of "The Leather Bottle" Cobham, is tipped in, Title page verso (image 4). F G Kitton (illustratore).…

1st edition. A memoir Pp.xiv/275, portrait frontispiece + further portrait plate, folding genealogy has a couple of minor spots, owner's details to half-title page. Maroon cloth, gily crest motif with Heywood latin motto (Alte Volo) to front, gilt title to spine, sunning to spine with wear to top and tail and bumps to corners. G+.…

Condizione: Good. Volumes 1, 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Octavo. Rebound in red cloth covers with gilt lettering on backstrips. Bubbles in the cloth binding of volume 1. Normal binding. Bumped corners. Water stained page edges of volume 1. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1850grams, ISBN.…

hardcover. Condizione: near very good. first edition. Octavos. Volume 1: 193 pages. Rear hinge cracked, but holding; tearing at front free endpaper. Volume 2: 237 + 19 pages. Front hinge starting. The 19 additional pages are maps showing some of the residents on Michigan Ave and Wabash Ave. from Lake Street to Twelfth Street in the " sixties" (1860s). Black cloth spines over printed blue boards. Farwell was a Chicago merchant, a mentor and one-time partner with Marshall Field, and part owner of the XIT Ranch in Texas. He was also a philanthropist associated with the Y.M.C.A. and the Moody Bible Institute. Studio.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1879). X+ 544 +536 pages. NearFine Hardcover (CadetBlue cloth, Gilt spine titles, no DJs). Only Hint of wear to the ends of the spine. Clean unmarked throughout. Strong tight original bindings, perfect hinges. 7.6"x5.3". be21120. …

Half Leather. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Volume II ONLY. 464 pages. Half brown leather over spine and corners, and brown cloth over boards. Raised spine bands. Gilt lettering on black leather spine labels, and other gilt decoration. Marbled end leaves. Book plate on front paste down. Volume remains tight and shows only minimal other use/wear.…

1872 - 1882, various printings. (Leather binding) Very good. 398, 462, 552, 463, 464, 308pp. Two 3-volume sets numbered as one. Finely bound in tan morocco with decorative borders in gilt and blind, the spines in 6 compartments with gilt decoration (two compartments with red leather labels), the edges and inner dentelles tooled. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon page markers, side-notes, indices. Vols 1, 2 and 3 have a frontispiece with tissue guard and one plate each, illustrations, and bear the legend "Forster" at the foot of the spine. Vols 4 & 5 have photograph frontispieces (each with a small chip on the bottom left corner). The last 3 volumes have the legend "Daughter" at the foot of the spine. A presentable set with minor shelfwear marred only by Vol 6 having a signature sprung and having 3 leaves reattached but worn at the edges. There is an armorial bookplate in each volume. A very handsome set in mylar covers. Includes Mamie Dickens, and Georgina Hogarth (The Letters of Charles Dickens Edited by His Sister-In-Law and His Eldest Daughter (Vols IV-VI)) & John Forster (The Life of Charles Dickens (Vols I-III)). (Sets).…