Murray hon charles augustus (19 risultati)

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

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

Condizione: New.

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

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

wraps. Condizione: fair. 207p, octavo. A fair copy in brown printed wraps. Wraps are chipped and creased with a few smalls tears along edges and spine. Small stain on lower edge of pages. Previous owner's name penned on title page.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. hardback. Foxing to end inside covers and edge. Previous owners name and address embossed to inside cover. Slight wear to bottom edge and corners of cloth. Red cloth with gilt lettering. 479 pp. Hand cut pages. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the author's personal journey across the Atlantic in the early 19th century. The text details the challenges and perils of seafaring during this era, offering vivid descriptions of a ship's journey through storm and calm, and the anxieties of a passenger facing potential shipwreck. The narrative is imbued with a deep sense of faith and the author's conviction that divine providence guides our lives, even amidst the harshest trials. The book's insights into the experience of transatlantic travel during the early 19th century will appeal to readers interested in maritime history, social history, and the development of trade routes in the age of exploration. It provides a window into the everyday lives and perspectives of those who navigated the treacherous waters of the Atlantic, showcasing the courage and resourcefulness that defined their lives. 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: Near Fine. Attractive publishers blue cloth with spine and cover titles and decorations in gilt and black, bevel edged boards, blue endpapers. A most attractive bright near fine copy. Picture on request.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. xii, 479pp; maroon boards, blind embossed, title in gilt, previous owner's inscription dated 1899.; 190 x 125mm.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand.

207, [1 (blank)] pp. Text double column. Untrimmed. 8vo. 9-5/8" x 5-5/8" Significant wear & soiling to wrappers, with spine roll to volume. Lacks rear wrapper. Old tape repair to lower 3" of front joint. Foxing. A Good copy only. Original publisher's printed brown paper wrappers, sewn 1st US edition. Cf. NCBEL III, 952, Sadleir 1818; Wolff 3022 for the 3v first edition issued by Bentley.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Second edition in two volumes. Bound in three-quarter calf with marbled-paper sides over boards. Raised bands with gilt lettered red and black spine labels. Bindings show light wear. Some light foxing, else internally very clean. Illustrated frontispiece in each volume. pp. xvi, 473 [&] xi, 372. [per Howes M913: ''best account of the Pawnees while yet uncontaminated by whites'']. A descriptive travelogue through North America, including several months amongst the Pawnee tribe, during the years 1834-1836, as experienced by the future British diplomat Sir Charles Augustus Murray (1806-1895).…

2 vols. 12mo, old half morocco over marbled boards. First edition. Howes M-913. Some light foxing throughout; bindings rubbed at extremities; a tight, sound set. At head of title: "Presented to Edward Armstrong By the Author.".

Condizione: very good. 1st edition in two volumes. xi,372;xvi,473pp. Octavo in two volumes. Two tinted lithograph plates (frontispiece in each volume). Bound in original cloth with some scattered foxing. very good Wagner 77:1. Notable for the his early description of the Pawnees before they were decimated by smallpox. Howes considers the work to be the "best account of the Pawnees while yet uncontaminated by whites.".…

Condizione: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Two volumes, octavo (20.5 x 13.5cm). The third revised edition, with a new dated preface. 'Murray's book is notable chiefly for his early description of the Pawnees before they were decimated by smallpox. The best account of them while yet uncontaminated by whites.'- Wagner & Camp. 'Murray looked with favour on American ways, and he appears to have enjoyed his experiences in the South. He was, however, opposed to slavery, which he regarded as as "a foul stain upon the honour, humanity, and justice of the United States".- Clark. Vol. I, pp. [2],xii,343; Vol. II, pp. xii,337. Text partially unopened. An excellent copy in the publisher's embossed green cloth, gilt. Slightly bumped at spine ends, the second volume with some light wear to its head. VG. [Field 1112; Sabin 51491; Clark, Old South III, 78; Howes C913; Wagner & Camp 77.4].…

Edited by the Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell.   First edition. Portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Original green cloth with gilt title to spine, spine slightly worn and with very small puncture. Pencil ownership inscription to front free and paper. viii, 60, [4, publisher's catalogue]pp. London, Bernard Quaritch, A scarce, albeit brief, work by an important yet little-known author. Murray was H.M. Consul-General in Egypt from 1846 until 1853, and after this moved to Persia, where he became involved in a serious diplomatic row after being accused of committing adultery, withdrawing from his post until he received an apology from the Shah.    OCLC lists no copies.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1854 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 475 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 475.…