Neale dr john mason (3 risultati)

Hardcover. 2nd edition. xii, 172 p.; 17.5 cm. Prefaces in English, texts entirely in Greek. [First thus in 1859] [title continues] Alexandria, Jerusalem, Constantinople, and the formula of the Apostolic constitutions. Edited by J. M. Neale, D.D. -- Includes preface to the first edition of 1859. Good orig. violet cloth, spine ends chipped. Much ink marking.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Reprint. Later printing of this finely-illustrated carol, written by Neale in 1853, adapting his earlier prose version of the Wenceslas legend to fit the tune of a medieval Catholic hymn. Scarce in any edition - a pirated American reprint? - Ray 277 calls for page size of 8¾" by 11"; ours are 7½" by 10"; image size about 5¼" by 8½". Brief introduction by William Morris, six illustrated pages printed on one side only. Hardcover, rebacked in black cloth, black leather corners over blue paper-covered boards. Covers rubbed & stained, edges dented & chipped; pages tanned & lightly chipped with a few short tears, gutter gaps; bookseller's label (Peabody Book Shop, Baltimore) inside front cover. Text clean, images unharmed; three blank leaves, half-title, blank, title page in ornamental script, blank, dedication page, blank, blank, copyright note, introduction, blank, blank, [2], blank, blank, [2], blank, blank, [2], blank, 2 blank leaves. Size: 7¾" by 10½". Arthur J. Gaskin (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 4to. Introduction by William Morris. 6 fine plates by Arthur Gaskin. Original tan linen over blue printed boards (some spotting). Very good. Later black cloth slipcase. Clear acetate dust jacket. One of 125 copies printed by Arthur J. Gaskin at the Press of the Guild of Handicraft. Gaskin (1862-1928), English painter, illustrator and designer; under Morris at the Kelmscott Press; began printing his own books in 1893. Houfe, p. 313; Franklin 43, 153-54. …