vathek introduction edwards (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. No date but 1894. Pencil inscription to the title page. Some light pencil marginalia and a tiny hint of foxing. Light rubbing to the spine tips.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A nice copy of this title. No splitting to joints or hinges. Some foxing spots to top page edges.; [6], ix, [1], (5)-120 pages + frontispiece. Red-brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Bevelled edges to boards. Brown endpapers. Page dimensions: 155 x 103mm. Contemporary bookseller's ticket on front endpaper "Matthew Welsh [. . .] Montrose". Near contemporary? ex-libris bookplate of William Low on front endpaper, with the motto "Aspera Me Juvant". Scottish regional history. Illustrated with wood-cut headpieces, tailpieces, and in-text illustrations. Some full page illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The 'Prentice Neuk; The Cathedral; The Public Park; Trinity Muir; Social Brechin; Brechin Abroad; Brechin: A Poem; The Harvest Season; Educational Brechin; Brechin Festivals; Brechin Volunteers; The Farmers' Mart; Brechin's Holiday Resort; L'Envoi. [Bibliographical reference: Halkett, "Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature", Vol. 1, page 229]; 16mo.