Samuel mckechnie (25 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Clean unmarked interior, sun darkened spine with some wear.

VG-/-. No DJ. 240 pp. EX-library. Library envelope, stamps, label. Boards rubbed, smudged. Corners bumped. Top page edges have discard, library stamps. Spine square, tight. Interior bright, clean. No marks. Good reading/reference copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. hardback in very good condition. ex-library.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Discoloring and minimal marking to front cover. Slight foxing to pages. Top of spine has a small dent. Otherwise in good condition.

Condizione: Good. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine. Boards are slightly bowed.…

Condizione: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Great Britain, Entertainment, Performing Arts, History) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. …

First Edition. Good copy only in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands are worn. Boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; xiv, 242 p. : plates, ports., facsims. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Civil service Great Britain History. Executive departments Great Britain. 1 Kg.

Reissue. Fine cloth copy; tight, bright, clean and quite sharp cornered. A particularly well preserved copy. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photo and other plates. ; 240 pages 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvi, 240 p., [70] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports, music. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Amusements England History. Popular culture England History. Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) Great Britain History. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Good copy only in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands are worn. Boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; xiv, 242 p. : plates, ports., facsims. ; 23 cm. Subjects; Civil service Great Britain History. Executive departments Great Britain. 1 Kg.

Reissue. Fine cloth copy; tight, bright, clean and quite sharp cornered. A particularly well preserved copy. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photo and other plates. ; 240 pages 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. black cloth some wear, colour frontis of Grimaldi, 240pp., one illus loose.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvi, 240 p., [70] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports, music. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Amusements England History. Popular culture England History. Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) Great Britain History. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. NoNE. FIRST. A VERY EARLY EDITION BY FREDERICK STOKES CIRCA 1930 A LOOK AT VANISHED PASTIMES LIKE MINSTRELS EARLY FAIRS PANTOMINE AND THE CINEMATOGRAPH NICELY ILLUSTRATED OUTSIDE OF TEXT BLOCK IS STAINED BUT DOES NOT BLEED INTO BOOK AT ALL CLEAN AND SOLID COPY. PHOTOS (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Published by SAMPSON LOW, 240 pages, hardback (no D/J), tall size, no D/W, one long side of spine detached, , illustrated in black & white, index, a fascinating book.

Cloth Over Board. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettered spine. Light corner bumping with board just showing. Very worn and frayed at head and foot of spine, near missing. Front hinge is loose with 1 1/2 inch tear beginning at head. Gutters are solid with light shadowing. Library stamp and owner's bookplate on fep. Numerous black and white illustrations, occasional color plates. Break on back endpaper at end of Index, otherwise mostly tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Various (illustratore). Ex-Library.…

Cloth (faded). Plates. Size: 8vo. xvi, 240pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Black hardcover. Spine ends rubbed, corners lightly bumped. Heavy foxing to the title pages, foxing throughout, and a few finger marks. Pages toned. Illustrated by 4 colour plates, including frontispiece, 68 black and white plates and by one drawing in text.…

Cloth. Plates. Size: 8vo. xvi, 240pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 242 pages plus advertisements, with 65 black and white photographs and reproductions. Blue cloth covers with black titles, edges are worn, spine is faded, top and base of spine and corners are bumped and worn, spine is loose, 8 cm tear to edge of spine at front hinge, heavy wear, endpapers are yellowed, pages are fading, Fair. Book. …

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Illustrated hardback.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. No date, circa 1969? Black cloth lettered in silver VG. Sporadic foxing, mainly to page edges. Otherwise clean & tight throughout. Well illustrated with over 50 b&w and 4 colour pics. 240 pages. A heavy book, extra postage costs may apply.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. A richly illustrated first edition tracing the history of English popular entertainments, complete with four colour plates and the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.This volume is a first edition.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at various institutions including the British Library, University of Oxford Libraries, and National Trust Libraries among others. McKechnie offers a richly illustrated historical survey of popular entertainment forms across eras in England, tracking their evolution from early street performers to the diverse spectacles of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Chapters include: "Mimes, Minstrels and Strolling Players," "The Fun of the Fair," "The Comedy of Masks," "Punch and Judy," "Pantomime," "The "Halls", "The Cinematograph," and "The Circus." This volume is richly illustrated, including four colour plate illustrations, including a frontispiece, with a further sixty-eight black and white plates and one in-text illustration. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Bumping and slight rubbing to extremities, more so to tail of spine. One small perforation to upper edge of rear board. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper, smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in the odd chip, closed tear and crease. Slight loss to tail of spine and upper edge of front panel and extremities. Slight soiling to wraps with on or two minor handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned, with the odd spot heavier to fore edge and first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed. Various (illustratore). book.…

In 8°; tela edit. tit. al dorso (senza sovrac.); pp. XVI-240; con numerose illustrazioni in b/n e a colori su 38 tavv. f.t. Una dedica alla carta di sguardia in bell'esemplare.

FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 6 x 9 inches. xvi + 240 pp. Bound in original black cloth gilt in pictorial dust wrapper which is chipped at top and base of spine. A little wear to extremities and some foxing largely confined to edges; otherwise a very good copy in the scarce dust wrapper. Illustrated by 4 colour plates, including frontispiece, 68 black and white plates and by one drawing in text. A well illustrated survey of popular entertainment from strolling players to fairs, masked comedies, Punch and Judy, pantomime and music hall acts to the cinema and circus. SPORTS/PASTIMES DRAMA SOCIAL HISTORY DRAMA SPORTS/PASTIMES.…