Thomas ingoldsby pseud (23 risultati)
Altre immaginiThe Tragedy; One of the Ingoldsby Legends. Prefatory note by James Dille
Ingoldsby, Thomas [pseud., Richard Harris Barham]; James Dille
Editore: The Press of the Silver Quoin, Chicago, 1944
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. 9p., rubricated heads and numerals, hardbound in 7x5 inch boards, cloth backstrip, and a printed paper cover label. A nice production; as it were, fine-press once removed. Casing is a little worn, toned and scratched; lies flat and square, a good to very good copy. Pressman and introducer Dille has reduced the origina…l story to expert doggerel; "I think," he says, "my preference for this particular legend is because of the denouement, which involves not only the pharmacological effects of cyanide but also the delicate accomplishment of homicide the the method of Burke and Hare".
Editore: Richard Bentley (new edition)
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. original cloth, re-backed retaining remains of back strip, all edges and corners rubbed, later endpapers, illustrated titlepage, advertisement leaf, minor spotting, text block tight, good; from the library of R J Parkes, Manchester Grammar School 1860 with his inscription and stamp to hald-title, 530… pages.
Altre immaginiThe Ingoldsby Legends; or, Mirth and Marvels.
INGOLDSBY, Thomas [pseud. of Richard Harris Barham] (1788-1845).
Editore: Carey and Hart, 1844., Philadelphia:, 1844
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Aggiungi al carrelloTall 12mo.192 pp. Frontispiece, 5 engraved plates; foxing. Contemporary half-calf, marbled boards; corners showing, else very good. The Ingoldsby legends were first printed in 1837 in Bentley's Miscellany and later in New Monthly Magazine. Their popularity with readers resulted in their being collected to a book which went under… a number of editions. The stories themselves range from retellings of folktales, to original stories, however most of the legends are satirical takes on common legends and myths.
Editore: Richard Bentley 1855 (tenth edition), 1855
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. three volumes, original cloth, spines bumped and chipped, nicks at head of several hinges which also have small vents, corners rubbed, illustrated, joints cracked, good. first published 1840-1847; 339 pages including appendix, 288 and 364 pages; keywords: poetry.
Editore: Richard Bentley London, 1867
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Aggiungi al carrelloFrontispiece, decorative title in red & black, plates throughout. 8vo (8 x 5 1/4 inches), 468-pages. Contemporary half black calf over marbled boards, spine floral gilt in 5 compartments, with crimson lettering pirce; all edges marbled. Ownership label of Leonard Patten on front pastedown. Very good and atractive.
The Ingoldsby Legends, 3 volumes, illustrated, 2nd 3rd and 4th edition; rebound
Richard Harris Barham; Thomas Ingoldsby (pseud.); John Leech (ill.); George Cruickshank (ill.)
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Richard Bentley, London
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. Three volumes with early 20th century binding; cloth, leather spines and corners, gilt titles on labels. Spines worn, 4 cm split to spine edge of volume 2, and 2cm split to side of spine of volume 3. Covers scuffed, corners bumped, edges rubbed. Binding slightly loose; final gathering of vol. 1 detac…hed but present. Contents mostly clean, with plates present. Decorative title page to each volume.Compriding: - Volume 1 is 4th edition, 1848 - Volume 2 is 3rd edition, 1842 - Volume 3 is 2nd edition, 1847.Volume 3 has a gift inscription dated 1859. Each volume includes full page plates by John Leech, George Cruikshank, and others. There are.
Editore: Frederick Warne and Co, 1889. A very good clean copy. Bookplate of Hugh Huntley., 1889
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: very good. No Jacket. Portrait and 18 illus., after Leech, Cruikshank and others; xxiv+520pp; some spotting on endpapers. 8vo contemp. full polished calf gilt, spine decorated in compartments with green leather letter-piece, turndowns decorated in gilt, some fading on spine and back cover, slight wear on e…xtremities, a.e.g..
Altre immaginiEditore: Richard Bentley and Son., London, 1874
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 8vo. 6.25 x 4.25 inches. xiv + 417 pp. + [1] pp. colophon. Decorated by publisher's device on title page. Bound in contemporary half dark blue cloth over blue boards; spine in compartments with raised bands, decorated gilt with contrasting title label, gilt. Minor wear to board edges, spine sunn…ed and some foxing of preliminary and end pages, scattered elsewhere; otherwise a very good clean copy, handsomely bound. Bookplate. Illustrated by engraved frontispiece and by text figures. Prefaced by the introduction to the first and second series of the original edition of the Ingoldsby Legends which first appeared in book form in 1840, and 1842 respectively. Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), Church of England clergyman, was born in Canterbury, his father living in Tappington Everard House (see the frontispiece) His knowledge of Kentish legends was developed during his residences as a curate in Ashford and Westwell, and subsequently in the livings of Snargate and Warehorne, until he moved to London in 1821. The pocket edition was first published in 1869. KENT LEGENDS KENT - EAST KENT LIT. FICTION 19TH CENTURY KENT.
Altre immaginiEditore: Macmillan & Co, London, 1906
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 12mo. Green three-quarter morocco over green cloth, dark green silk ribbon book-marker, raised bands, gilt lettered and decorated spine, top edge gilt, xv, 546pp, with 20 illustrations on steel by Cruikshank, Leech, and Barham; Bookbinder stamp of Morrell Binder London on verso of front free end…paper, owner name on front free endpaper, edges and corners rounded with wear, sunning to boards and spine. Very Good.
Editore: London : Richard Bentley, 1878
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Aggiungi al carrelloNew Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked decorative cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some wear to spine. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 462p. ; 19cm. Subjects: English wit and humour. 1 Kg.
Editore: London : Richard Bentley, 1878
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Aggiungi al carrelloNew Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked decorative cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some wear to spine. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 462p. ; 19cm. Subjects: English wit and humour. 1 Kg.
Editore: Ldn.,Gay & Hancock 1913., 1913
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Aggiungi al carrello4°. 20 nn. Bl. mit zahlr. schw.-w. Textillustr. u. 12 farb., auf dunkelgrauem Karton mont. Taf. Illustr. Oln. mit Goldpräg. u. Kopfgoldschn., leicht berieben, etw. bestoßen, stark geschossen, innen nur ganz vereinzelt min stock- od. fingerfl., insges. gutes Expl. Großzügig auf unbeschnittenem Bütten bei G.W.Jones "At the Sign of… the Dolphin" in Ldn. gedr. Die Illustrationen im Stil stark an Rackham und Dulac angelehnt.
The Ingoldsby legends or mirth & marvels. The Carmine edition. . . .
[CRUIKSHANK & LEECH]. INGOLDSBY, Thomas [pseud. of BARHAM, Richard Harris].
Editore: Richard Bentley & Sons,, London:, 1882
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Aggiungi al carrelloThick 8vo. xiii, [3], 546 pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Steel-engraved extra-illustrated title in red & black, steel-engraved frontisp., 19 steel-engraved plates including self-portrait of Barham, numerous woodcut engravings, red line woodcut-engraved borders to all text leaves. Full blue-green morocco prize binding, gilt outer & i…nner dentelles, gilt armorial for College of God's Gift, Dulwich, Alleyn's School on front cover, raised bands, gilt ornamented spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. (very minor rubbing, very minor wear, and slight bumping to corners), still an excellent copy presented to Arthur Canter for grades in Mathematics and Latin at Alleyn's School, w/ armorial prize bookplate on front pastedown. A beautiful Victorian edition of this compilation of tales and legends which were humorous satires on medieval folklore and poetry. The engravings are beautifully executed by George Cruikshank (1792-1878), famed caricature artist best known for his many illustrations in assorted works of Charles Dickens; along with John Leech (1817-1864), perhaps best remembered for his contributions to Punch.
Altre immaginiThe Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby Esq. First [Second & Third] Series. 5th edn / 3rd edn / 2nd edn. 3 vols.
(CRUIKSHANK, George) INGOLDSBY, Thomas, pseud. (i.e. Richard Harris Barham)
Editore: Richard Bentley. 1852 / 1842 / 1847, 1852
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Aggiungi al carrelloHalf titles, front. port. vol. III, engr. titles, plates & illus. by George Cruikshank. Orig. uniform dark blue morocco-grained cloth by Remnant & Edmonds, borders blocked in blind, spines blocked & lettered in gilt. Each vol. with the contemp. signature of J.C. Maunsell on leading pastedown. A v.g. bright copy. See Cohn 50 for…the first editions of these poems, myths and ghostly tales, published in 1840, 1842, and 1847 respectively.
The Jackdaw of Rheimswith illustrations by Charles Folkard.
INGOLDSBY, Thomas [Pseud. of Richard Harris BARHAM] [1788-1845].
Editore: London: Gay & Hancock, 1913., 1913
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Aggiungi al carrellofolio. unpaginated. 12 tipped-in colour plates. plate guards with legends. text illus. original gilt-stamped cloth, t.e.g., others untrimmed (cloth soiled, extremities frayed, light foxing to outer leaves). First Trade Edition.
Editore: Richard Bentley, London, 1855
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Some minor foxing. Three volumes, octavo, with 18 illustrations, in matching half red morocco with marbled boards, raised spines decorated in gilt. A very good set of the three series of this beautifully produced edition, in a handsome uniform binding by Bayntun of Bath. The Ingoldsby Legends is a famous collection o…f myths, legends, ghost stories and poems, a classic of English literature made popular from the mid-19th century, written supposedly by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, which was in fact the pen-name of an English clergyman named Richard Harris Barham. He introduces the collection with the statement that "The World, according to the best geographers, is divided into Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Romney Marsh". The best-known poem in the collection is "The Jackdaw of Rheims". This set includes two portraits of the supposed "Nicholas Ingoldsby". Original engravings throughout are by the leading illustrators of the period, John Leech and George Cruikshank who are known for illustrations in numerous Charles Dickens' publications. A composite set; the first volume is dated 1855, the second volume 1842 and the third volume 1855, respectively 11th, 2nd and 10th editions of this highly popular series. .
Altre immaginiEditore: Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1888
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Aggiungi al carrelloHard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1888). First UK Edition Thus in dustwrapper. Initially appearing as a serial in Bentley's Miscellany of 1837, then collected in The Ingoldsby Legends of 1840, and then issued together with The Bagman's Dog in 1876, I believe this is the first separate edition. Large format ha…rdback with bevelled board edges in dustwrapper, comprising fixed front and rear end-papers, and 22 sheets, loose, as published, being two blank sheets, the title page, and nineteen story sheets, printed rectos only. Illustrated by Ernest M. Jessop and engraved by Edward Gascoigne. Pages near fine (creasing to top inside corner from a bump); boards very good with some dark foxing spots, mostly to bevelled edges; dustwrapper is very good with a few chips and tears held on the verso with archival tape.
The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvel. Fine Binding.
Ingoldsby, Thomas (pseud. of R. H. Barham); Illustrated by George Cruikshank, John Leech and John Tenniel
Editore: Richard Bentley and Son, London, 1874
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover, bound in blue morocco over cloth with five colored inlays along the spine by Kelly & Son. Repaired split top front joint. The text toned with scattered foxing, last few leaves with original cloth binding dampstained.
Editore: Richard Bentley, 1843
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Very Good. 1843. Second Edition. Hardcover. Full contemporary calf. 3 volumes all very fine bindings with raised bands, brightly gilted leather title labels, elaborate and very handsome gilt tooling on the spines, gilt border on the front and back panel plus gilt decoration to inner edges, polished calf, marbled end…papers, top edge gilt. An extroardinarily beautiful set which looks no different now than in 1843. 2d ed. First edition copy. . . .
Editore: Richard Bentley
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Very Good. 1843. Second Edition. Hardcover. Full contemporary calf. 3 volumes all very fine bindings with raised bands, brightly gilted leather title labels, elaborate and very handsome gilt tooling on the spines, gilt border on the front and back panel plus gilt decoration to inner edges, polished calf, marbled end…papers, top edge gilt. An extroardinarily beautiful set which looks no different now than in 1843. 2d ed. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Altre immaginiIngoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels, The
RACKHAM, Arthur; INGOLDSBY, Thomas (pseud. of Richard Harris Barham)
Editore: London: J.M.Dent & Co., 1907, 1907
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Aggiungi al carrelloThe Second and Best Trade Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. INGOLDSBY, Thomas (pseud. of Richard Harris Barham). The Ingoldsby Legends. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham A.R.W.S. London: J.M. Dent & Co.,1907. Second (and best) trade edition. Large quarto (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches; 251 x 193 mm.). Twenty-four color plates tipped-in… on brown stock with captioned tissue guards, twelve tinted plates, and sixty-six drawings in black and white. Publisher's olive green cloth, front cover and spine stamped in gilt, pictorial endpapers, tope edge gilt, others uncut. Armorial bookplate on front paste down. Scattered insect damage to boards, but not through cloth. A good copy only. "In 1898 Messrs. Dent and Co. first published 'The Ingoldsby Legends,' with about one hundred illustrations of mine. This book has met with a very satisfactory reception, but the publisher's have felt with me that, with the addition of new drawings, a careful overhauling would make it worthy of publication in a more important form, in which greater prominence could be given to the illustrations by better and larger reproductions, including a greater number of illustrations in colour. "To this end the following has been done: "The frontispiece and the coloured illustration facing page 508 have been specially drawn, and all the other illustrations in colour have been worked on to a considerable extent, and specially coloured for this edition. A few illustrations in the earlier edition have been omitted and in their place have been added those facing page 254 and on pages vi, 25, 37, 316, 320, and 333. "Many of the pen drawings have been reconsidered and worked on again - those which have been worked on to any great extent being now signed with both dates, 1898 and 1907. Of the rest, reproductions on a larger scale have been made in all but a few cases, and the text has been revised and entirely reset for this edition' (Rackham, Prefatory Note). Latimore and Haskell, pp. 30-31. Riall, p. 83.
Altre immaginiIngoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels, The
RACKHAM, Arthur; INGOLDSBY, Thomas (pseud. of Richard Harris Barham)
Editore: London: J.M.Dent & Co., 1907, 1907
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Aggiungi al carrelloThe Second and Best Trade Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. INGOLDSBY, Thomas (pseud. of Richard Harris Barham). The Ingoldsby Legends. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham A.R.W.S. London: J.M. Dent & Co.,1907. Second (and best) trade edition. Large quarto (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches; 251 x 193 mm.). Twenty-four color plates tipped-in… on brown stock with captioned tissue guards, twelve tinted plates, and sixty-six drawings in black and white. Original green cloth, front cover and spine stamped in gilt, pictorial endpapers, tope edge gilt, others uncut. Mild wear to cloth boards, but still a very good copy. "In 1898 Messrs. Dent and Co. first published 'The Ingoldsby Legends,' with about one hundred illustrations of mine. This book has met with a very satisfactory reception, but the publisher's have felt with me that, with the addition of new drawings, a careful overhauling would make it worthy of publication in a more important form, in which greater prominence could be given to the illustrations by better and larger reproductions, including a greater number of illustrations in colour. "To this end the following has been done: "The frontispiece and the coloured illustration facing page 508 have been specially drawn, and all the other illustrations in colour have been worked on to a considerable extent, and specially coloured for this edition. A few illustrations in the earlier edition have been omitted and in their place have been added those facing page 254 and on pages vi, 25, 37, 316, 320, and 333. "Many of the pen drawings have been reconsidered and worked on again - those which have been worked on to any great extent being now signed with both dates, 1898 and 1907. Of the rest, reproductions on a larger scale have been made in all but a few cases, and the text has been revised and entirely reset for this edition' (Rackham, Prefatory Note). Latimore and Haskell, pp. 30-31. Riall, p. 83.
Altre immaginiThe Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels By Thomas Ingoldsby Esqre. Illustratated [sic] by Arthur Rackham A.R.W.S.
RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); INGOLDSBY, Thomas, pseud. of Richard Harris Barham.
Editore: London: J. M. Dent & Co; E. P. Dutton & Co, New York, 1907, 1907
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Aggiungi al carrelloSigned limited edition, number 377 of 560 copies signed by Rackham, one of 500 for sale in England. Rackham's previous illustrated edition of The Ingoldsby Legends, published in 1898, had no deluxe signed issue. For this edition, it was revised and largely redrawn, so that "greater prominence could be given to the illustrations…by better and larger reproductions, including a greater number of illustrations in colour" (Prefatory Note). These popular tales, which were purportedly based on the author's discovery of old documents, were in fact mostly reworkings of known narrative sources such as Kentish myth and Sir Walter Scott. Thomas Ingoldsby was the pseudonym of Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), whose "knowledge of such areas as heraldry and witchcraft also lends a degree of authenticity to the Legends" (ODNB). Initially appearing in the serial Bentley's Miscellany in 1837, the tales were first published in book form in 1840 and inspired numerous illustrators. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 30-31; Riall, p. 83. Quarto (271 x 212 mm). Colour frontispiece and 23 colour plates mounted on green paper with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, by Rackham. Contemporary red morocco, spine lettered in gilt, double gilt rule to covers, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Presentation inscription to initial binder's blank "Henry Bradshaw-Isherwood given me by the Lady Newton Nov. 21. 1907"; neat pencilled note of acquisition to rear binder's blank dated 1924. Morocco a little dulled, very light toning to contents, light marking to initial few pages, a few tissue-guards and plates a little creased. A very good copy.
