Rhys captain horton (11 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. SPINE FADED. BOOK HOUSED IN SLIPCASE. SAM BLACK (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. One (unnumbered) of 500 copies. Introduced by Robertson Davies. Gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Burgundy cover. 277 pages, uncut. Small tear to prelim page. Mild shelfwear. Bottom corners bumped. Text and illustrations very clean. Visted Toronto and Quebec. Black, Sam (illustratore). …

Condizione: Fine. NY 1969 reprint by Blom of original London 1861 edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 140pp., cloth. Fine , no DJ.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket as Issued. Limited Edition. This is No. 50 of a limited edition of 500 copies; signed by both printers, the illustrator and the binder; text block is in very good condition with a bit of rubbing to the gold lettering on the spine; the slipcase is also in very good condition; a solid, clean copy in collectible condition. Sam Black (illustratore). Signed by Illustrator(s). Book.…

Cloth, Gilt Titles. Condizione: Fine. No Dustjacket Issued. First Edition. Oherwise known as 'Morton Price' - Comprising a narrative of the unique adventures of an English Officer and Amateur Thespian in uncivilized lands: including his Travels, Tribulations, and Several Encounters, as originally published in 1861. This edition is illustrated by the line drawings of Sam Black, and is Introduced by Robertson Davies. Signed by the designers, the illustrator and the binder. This is #462 of 500 copies. Mint, fresh copy, as issued. Size: Small Quarto. Sam Black (illustratore). Signed By Producers. Book.…

Condizione: Good. Limited Edition.

Condizione: Very Good. No. 87 of 500 Limited Signed Editions, signed by designer, printer, & artists.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Quarter bound in red leather with cream paper over boards; five raised bands on spine with gilt stamping; gilt stamped felt lined slipcase covered in red linen. Slight fading of spine leather. 500 copies total, this is one of 30 leatherbound "Specials (this is copy no. 14). Originally published in 1861: the travels, tribulations and several encounters of an English Officer and amateur thespian through the uncivilized lands of Canada and the United States. Letterpress printed on Victorian Text by Wil Hudson and Nick Schwabe; pp. 277, + colophon + typeface page. Signed on the colophon page by the illustrator, printer, designer and binder (Hans Strohhacker). Sam Black (illustratore). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. 140 p. 23 cm. Frontispiece portrait of Rhys, 3 partial colour plates (Iceberg; Now then, What Do You Want?; Newport). While some copies have a portrait of the author's leading lady, this does not. Rebound in blue cloth. New endpapers. Bookplate residue on rear of frontispiece. Tears in edge of p. 129. Paper browning with some occasional marks. TPL 4011. Dionne 1446. Gagnon I-3013. Sabin 70733. Howes R245. Amusing account of a tour through Canada and the US on a wager that the author could not survive purely on the proceeds of an amateur theatrical troupe which he was to assemble for his wager. Biting comments about many cities: New York: "Anything more disgusting than the state of the streets I never saw." Portland, Maine: "a dreadfully dismal, unfinished sea-port town." Belleville: "a large portion was burnt down, and the blackened ruins still stand, and seem likely to stand, unless the wind blows them down, which is also likely." Niagara Falls: "One day at Niagara is the same as another, weather permitting, unless you tumble in.".…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, auction record 2787. First edition. An humorous account of the author's trip through North America on a wager that he could support himself with his talent. Bookplate of Franklin Johnston to front pastedown. Bound in three quarter tan leather over marbled paper covered boards with red label "Stage Biography" and green title / author label beneath. This is part of a series of books Daly had bound in a matching style, all labeled "Stage Biography." Includes the following four plates: frontispiece portrait of the author, An Iceberg by Moonlight, "Now then what do you want?", and A Sketch at Newport. Lacks the portrait of Catharine Lucette. Rubbing, pulling, and wear to leather. Tear to leather on front top corner. Original yellow wrappers bound in. Typed information about the author pasted down, but partially removed on title page. Offsetting from plates, else clean interior. Top edge gilt with marbled endpapers. Bound by R.W. Smith. Auction record tipped into rear. 140 pages. DRA/031419.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1861 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: 170 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: 170.…