Joseph henry kay (3 risultati)

Erstausgabe, 8°, X, 404 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen sowie Karten, Text: englisch, dunkelblauer original Leineneinband (Hardcover) mit goldener Deckelillustration und goldener Rückenbeschriftung, sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar. Part 1: The 1775 Journal of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (aus dem spanischen ins englische von Herbert K. Beals) Part 2: The Journal of HMS Beagle in the Straits of Magellan by Pringle Stokes, Commander RN 1827 Part 3: Journal kept by Midshipman Joseph Henry Kay during the voyage of HMS Chanticker, 1828 - 1831 Part 4: A Dangerous and Toilsome Journey' - Jacob Wainwright's Diary of the Transportation of Dr. Livingstone's Body to the Coast, 4 May 1873 - 18 February 1874 (aus dem deutschen in das englische übertragen und mit einem Vorwort versehen von Roy Bridges) LS, Juan / Pringle Stokes / Henry Kay / Jacob Wainwright Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend ggü. Musterschule) möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend, close to Musterschule) is possible. It saves the shipping costs.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Library binding with ink stamps on a few pages inside. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1929 Hard Cover. 768 pp. A collection of numerous articles on current political and social events, along with letters to the editor, music and drama reviews, books of the month and book review sections, etc. This volume discusses everything from birth control to the dangers of cocaine to telepathy to the failure of the Federal Reserve.…

Black Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good DJ. First Edition. 197 Pp. Black Cloth. First Printing. Near Fine Book With Immaculate Paper Spine And Cover Labels, #94 Of The "Author's Edition". With The Scarce Illustrated Dustjacket Printed On Brown Paper, Immaculate, Small Loss At Corners And Tips, 1" X 3/4" Chip At Top Spine Edge Of Rear Panel, Not Affecting Any Text. Inscribed By The Author At Length To His "Pal" Homer Laughlin Jr., "In Remembrance Of The Happy Dreams We Had Together". Laughlin, An Engineer, Was The Son Of The Founder Of The Laughlin China Works. With The Large Decorative Bookplate Of William Henry Burnham, Financier And At One Time President Of The Bank Of Orange, And His Wife, The Artist Katharine French, With Artists's Signature At Bottom "E D French 1902". Edwin Davis French (1851-1906) Was A Highly Esteemed Bookplate Engraver, Producing At Least 330 Beginning In 1893. Born In North Attleboro, Massachusetts, His Artistic Career Had Begun In 1869 With Silver Engraving For The Whiting Manufacturing Company. Later, He Became A Founding Member And Trustee Of The American Fine Arts Society. Two Men Who Influenced French's Work Were Albrecht Dürer And Charles W. Sherborn. Many Of His Patrons Belonged To The Grolier Club. He Was Interested In Constructed Languages And Was Active In The Volapük Movement [1], And Also Learned Esperanto. French Had Suffered From Poor Health Most Of His Life, Having Left Brown University In His Sophomore Year Because Of It, And Eventually Succumbed To Tuberculosis. See Brainerd, Ira H. (1908). Edwin Davis French, A Memorial: His Life, His Art. New York: The De Vinne Press. Inscribed by Author(s).…