Right hon sir herbert maxwell (28 risultati)

Condizione: Good. None. Hardcover. 713 pages. Contains some black & white portraits. Front hinge cracked. Some tears along rear hinge. Rubbing to extremities. Spine faded. Soiling to covers. Bookseller's label on front end paper. Record # 508976.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. A lightly used library copy, tight and clean, but suffering a bit from old age. The top of the spine has a few tears and the spine is faded with a shelving spot. Most of the sepia colored engravings have an embossed library stamp. Volume 2 only. 355 pages including the index. Red cloth covers, hinges intact, a library plate inside the front cover. There was not a pocket. A fairly nice copy. email or call if you have questions, we respond cheerfully. Priority/international shipping may cost more than quoted due to size of book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Octavo, 713 pages, index, illustrated. Some foxing but mainly to endpapers and preliminaries, gilt lettering on spine dulled.

Cloth Bound Boards. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1923 First Edition. Size quarto, 250 pages including index. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, faded spots to edges of covers, gift inscription to front end-paper, a couple of spots to contents pages else the contents are very clean. Contains twelve lovely colour plates of flowers from drawings by the author. Maxwell, Right Hon. Sir Herbert (illustratore).…

Cloth Bound Boards. Condizione: Good. Second Edition. 1904 The Second Edition. Size Octavo, volume I - 342 pages plus introduction and list of plates at rear; volume II - 372 pages including index. Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles to front cover and gilt titles on tan morocco label to each spine, top edges gilt, other edges rough trimmed. Condition good, small patches of fading to covers and spine, corners and spine ends a little rubbed and bumped, ex-libris labels to front paste-down in each volume, spotting to first and last few pages else contents clean. With tissue protected frontispiece in each volume. A selection from the correspondence & diaries of the late Thomas Creevey MP born 1768, died 1838.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1903 2 volume set, with ex libris plates, each with a frontis portrait of Thomas and Mrs Creevey respectively. Interiors have ex pencil price marks otherwise clean with no inscription, marks or teras and all pages tight in binding, green cloth covers clean and unscuffedr.…

Third Edition Reprint. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxviii, 713 p., [20] leaves of plates : ports. ; 23 cm. Subject; Great Britain Politics and government 1800-1837. 1 Kg.…

1st Edition. Hb original blue cloth x,323pp Frontispiece & 7 plates light sunning to boards o/w A Vg copy.

Third Edition Reprint. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxviii, 713 p., [20] leaves of plates : ports. ; 23 cm. Subject; Great Britain Politics and government 1800-1837. 1 Kg.…

Relié. Condizione: Etat moyen. in-8 Description :Reliure éditeur, tampon, 713 pages Langue : français.

Condizione: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 288 pp with 34 monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good bright condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ORNITHOLOGY. …

Condizione: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 20cm), xii, 339pp. 14 plates (12 of which are in colour). Original brown cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Edges of boards rubbed, preliminary pages foxed; overall, the book is in good to very good condition.

Large scale illustrated study of the Scottish regiments just prior to WW1. 8vo , 26cm by 20cm, xii, 339pp. 14 plates (12 in colour) showing regimental dress etc. Spine and covers unevenly faded and some foxing, particularly to the prelims.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Routledge edition without jacket on illustrated pictorial cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Fifth Impression without Jacket on green cloth - collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 3rd Edition. London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1900, Third Edition. Same year as the first, scarce in any edition. Pagination: x, 376pp. Bound in red leather/red cloth separated by gilt lines with gilt Maxwell crest to the front board and spine, gilt titles and decoration to the spine. There is a colour fold out map at page 352 and a b/w fold out map at the rear of the book, both of which are in excellent condition. Approximately 7 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, 4 raised gilt bands separating 5 compartments, 3 of which have a gilt Maxwell crest. Joints good condition sound. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition half red leather/red cloth with gilt Maxwell crest to the centre of the front board, there are a couple of very small marks down the left hand edge (near the joint) of the front board. Page edges good condition top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges tanned and foxed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled with some foxing around the edges, signed by Gordon Maxwell on one of the free front end papers. Title good condition red and black text with a red crest design to the centre. Pages good condition there is a list of other works by the same author on the page opposite the title page, one colour and one b/w fold out maps which are both in excellent condition, lightly tanned throughout. Binding good condition. See photos.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Personal authors copy of this work with amendments and received letter included loosely concerning some of those amendments. Bookplate of the author to the front pastedown , hand coloured. Half title to reverse No 49 of 130 Copies. + Title page + xii + 272pp , illustrations throughout including colour illustrations of flies and a fold out illustration of hook sizes. Some light foxing present and in a reverse calf binding over boards as these 130 copies were originally issued, title to the front board and to the spine in gilt. The letter discussed comes from: The sender is James Sloan., The Property: "Southfield" was a prominent, grand Victorian villa situated on Queen's Drive in the affluent Crosshill suburb of Glasgow's Southside. The house and its historic gate piers are today protected. His Profession: James Sloan was a wealthy Glasgow businessman, operating as a partner in James Sloan & Co., a textile manufacturing firm based out of Ewing Street. Also present in Maxwell's handwriting is an excerpt from Bruno Hofer's Handbuch der Fischkrankheiten, it is short and states the parasite devours the eye and destroy the sight. There are a few amendments made by Sir Maxwell please see photos. A one of a kind publication , binding is in good condition and contents slightly moveable but complete and with few age marks.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. De-luxe Limited Edition. Pp. xv. 249, [1], colour frontispiece plate and 11 further colour plates all by the author. Quarter calf leather binding with cloth covered boards and gilt ruling, gilt letter to the spine, near fine. Contents clean and tight, fine hand made paper, no marking or foxing, no inscriptions, A near fine very clean bright copy. Size: 4to. Book.…

Reprint. Two Volumes, 8vo., recently rebound in quarter black buckram with paper spine labels (spares tipped in at rear) over grey paper-covered boards, new endpapers, by Jenny Bevan, Norfolk; t.e.g. Vol I: [xxii] + 342pp; Vol II: [viii] + 372pp, indexed. Both volumes illustrated with tissue-guarded monochrome plates. Spare title labels tipped in to rear pastedowns. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. Tanning to page edges, foxing to first few pages of each and occasionally throughout, tissue-guard missing from Vol I frontis., otherwise a VG set. (SHELF 200) PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY SET (1.5kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Condizione: very good. 1st Edition. xii,339pp. Small Quarto uncut in original red cloth, spine and half inch of adjacent boards sunned, partially unopened. 12 tipped in colour plates from watercolours by George Kruger and 2 b&w photogravure plates. very good.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Two volumes, with portraits. The society gossip and revelations of these diaries made them famous on publication. Front and rear hinges neatly reinforced with green cloth tape. top and bottom of spine frayed, corners bumped and worn, and signs of a label removed from front covers.…

Condizione: Fine. First Medlar edition hard back binding in publisher's original claret cloth effect covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, black anchor and titles to the front board. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. 1 of 250 Limited Edition copies. Contains 191 pp with many monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANGLING & SPORT FISHING.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. London: John Murray, 1904, Later Edition, two volumes. Two volumes bound in elegant green half morocco leather binding by Hatchards. The Herbert Maxwell edition of Thomas Creevey's famous historical documents. Complete in Two Volumes. With several portrait plates. Thomas Creevey, 1768-1838, was an English politician. Creevey's charm and good humour made him both popular and a delightful guest; his fame derives from the amusing letters preserved by the Ord family. His importance as a historical source is considerable. No one described more graphically the appearance, or recorded more faithfully the looks and the talk of the royal personages and major politicians of the time - DNB. Sir Herbert Maxwell, 1845-1937, was a politician and author. His editing of the Creevey Papers (2 vols. 1904) provided a valuable supplement to the Greville Memoirs. Approximately 8 ¾ inches tall Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, Vol. number and dates, 5 raised bands dividing 6 compartments 4 of which have gilt decoration, faded. Joints good condition. Corners good condition. Boards good condition half leather/green cloth boards with gilt separating lines. Page edges good condition top edges gilt, others lightly tanned and foxed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled, front paste downs have a bookplate. End papers good condition marbled with some foxing to the corners. Title good condition lightly tanned, Vol. I has very minor foxing. Pages good condition b/w portrait frontispiece in each volume, Vol. I has 9 tissue protected illustrations including the frontispiece, Vol. II has 11 tissue protected illustrations including the frontispiece, Vol. I pages 179-182 are cut smaller than the others, pages are lightly tanned throughout. Binding good condition sound. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1904 Binding: Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover, in two volumes, in Very Good condition. Two volume set, with portraits. 3/4 leather over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Five raised spine bars, gilt decorations and title; gilt top page edge. Binder's Stamp: Bound by Zaehnsdorf (on verso of ffe). Bartlett & Co. Boston stamped at top (verso of ffe). Marker ribbon sewn in. Volume 1 has slight scuffing at edges and a 1" faded band across top of back cover. Volume 2 in like condition with 1" faded band across top of front cover. Both volumes unmarked. Illustrations have tissue guards. Pages very lightly age-toned. Photos available on request.…

1904. John Murray. Hardback.2 vols. Books - VG. Ex-lib, rebound in library binding.

Condizione: Very Good. second. Half vellum over marbled boards with ruled brown morocco label to spine. In custom green cloth clamshell case with red ruled gilt particulars to spine as well as gilt-stamped notation "Abel Chapman's annotated copy." Lightly deckled edges; top edge gilt. Bookplate of noted naturalist Abel Chapman to front pastedown. Chapman's occasional notations penciled throughout text. E.g., page 17 where he comments on the author's salmon events occurring in June: " 'June'? / Impossible / A.C." Chapman's notes indexed in penciled autograph to front and rear fly papers. Subsequent owner's business card unceremoniously affixed to front fly.; The Sportsman's Library; 8vo l; xiii, 298 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.…

Leather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2013, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1900. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 392, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 392.…

Full Leather Bound. Condizione: New. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} A Unique Premium Leather-Bound book for elite readers/collectors of old rare books. An Original Leather is being used for binding this book with Golden Leaf Printing and designing on Spine, front and Back of the book with edge gilding. WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN COLOR OF LEATHER RED, GREEN, BLUE, MAGENTA, TAN, PURPLE DEEP BROWN, BLACK AND WITH DIFFERENT COLOR LABELS. YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE AND MAIL US. This service is chargeable. Original edition was published in [1900] and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2013 with the help of original edition. Black & white printing on high quality natural shade paper with sewing binding for longer life, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually on computer and make them readable. We give our best to give you the best book but in some cases we have to adjust few pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We hope that you understand these issues in these old treasure. This is an important book for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure. Our dedicated team is trying to bring these rare books back to the shelves. We are also giving service of printing the hard-to-find books which are not listed in our store. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Pages 392, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Please be aware that because leather is a natural material, slight discoloration or change in texture may be visible. {FOLIO EDITION (Size 12x19 Inches) IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST}. 392.…