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réf. B9781019231197Hardback. New. hardcover
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1850réf. 61229London: Henry G. Bohn 1850. Due opere in un volume di cm. 185 pp. viii 216; viii 268. Bell'antiporta incisa con l'immagine di Maometto. Legatura editoriale in percallina decorata. Ben conservato. Henry G. Bohn unknown
1890réf. 35162New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. N.D. ca.1890. 4 volumes. From the handsome edition of Irving's Works published by Crowell. Each volume with an engraved frontispiece from various sources including portraits and views and with full-page portraits and maps throughout the four volumes titles in red and black. 8vo handomely bound in three-quarter tan calf over marbled paper covered boards the spines with raised bands gilt ruled the compartments with gilt tooled devices at the centers two compartments lettered in gilt on dark brown calf lettering labels endleaves marbled. 400; 400; 405; 423 pp. A fine and pleasing set unusually well preserved the bindings all in fine condition the hinges in excellent order tight and strong internally clean and crisp. AN EXCELLENT SET OF IRVING'S POPULAR BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON VERY ATTRACTIVE AND IN VERY FINE STATE OF PRESERVATION. The extensive biography of George Washington written by one of the most popular American authors of his time. Already very famous for his Sketch Book that brought to life such Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow by the 1850s Irving decided to write a biography of George Washington. In the mid-nineteenth century biography was an increasingly popular literary genre and the much-admired Washington was an ideal subject. Previous biographies of Washington had been written by Mason Locke Weems who invented the cherry tree myth and Chief Justice John Marshall but given Irving’s literary talent a biography of George Washington by him was extremely appealing to his publishers. In 1853 Irving began his research about Washington. He utilized two important sources—The Writings of George Washington and a series of George Washington’s letters acquired through the State Department. After two years of research Irving began writing his Washington biography at his home in Sunnyside New York. In his preface Irving explained that he had long wanted to write a biography of Washington though ill health as well as his many travels to Europe delayed the project. According to Irving he sought to write in a narrative style that also rigorously grounded itself in historical fact. Following historians and reviewers have argued that by exploring Washington’s military and personal life in a realistic manner Irving was able to transform him from a demigod figure into a human subject far more approachable and understandable to the average reader. The historian George Bancroft lauded Irving for writing both with the qualities of good historian and with narrative tone that made the events portrayed seem natural. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. hardcover
réf. B9781015533448Hardback. New. hardcover
2012réf. x-144744955XPook Press 2012. Hardcover. New. 114 pages. 10.10x0.70x7.30 inches. Pook Press hardcover
1890réf. 124710London: Marcus Ward & co 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. no date circa 1890 recent cloth backed marbled boards hardcover with original front card cover bound in but not the rear cover illustrated 20 pages title page browned otherwise very good. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 308. Marcus Ward & co hardcover
1919réf. 65887London: William Heinemann. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. x 36pp text 24 coloured illustrations by Arthur Rackham other b w illus in text ex Institute library stamps at edge of most plates reflected in price bound in rubbed and marked green cloth; Quarto . 1919. William Heinemann hardcover
réf. 026738324X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1333630115.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1882réf. 240607009J. B. Lippincott & Co 1882. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Binding: hardcover Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1882. Dark green cloth with paper titling label on spine. Cloth has stains and scratches joints and edges are rubbed there is chipping on paper label which is darkened.- edges untrimmed. Hinges starting. Gray green coated paper endpapers. - deluxe edition - No. 254 of 500 copies. - illustrations wood engravings - full page illustrations with tissue guards. Illustrations - wear on edges of the cover - binding is tight - pages clean and not brown - location - k-11-b J. B. Lippincott & Co hardcover
1829réf. 70323Torino: Ghiringhello 1829. Nove parti legete in tre volumi di cm. 13 pp. 1800 ca. complessive. Legatura coeva in mezza pelle verde con titoli e filetti in oro. Qualche segno d'uso ma complessivamente ben conservato. Non è presente il ritratto menzionato nel frontespizio come spesso accade a quest'opera. Ghiringhello unknown
1825réf. 11257890London: John Murray 1825. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8 vo 19cm. 2 volumesbound in full diced calf gilt spines marbled edges and ednpapers vol. 1: xii 305 1 p.; v. 2: iv 329 1 p. "New Edition" statement precedes "In two volumes" on title page. bindings are scuffed show wear at edges soil to covers of both vols. withsmall darkened area at bottom edge of vol. 1 front free endpapers of both vols has wedge-shaped area at mid-page cut away foxing is a minor matter in both vols.text black is sound BAL 10253. John Murray Hardcover
1850réf. 9100Henry G. Bohn 1850. 1850 Revised Edition. hardcover. 280pp half leather with marbled boards rubbed and worn private bookplate foxing endpapers soiled couple of pages loose Good only. . Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Henry G. Bohn hardcover
réf. 0483907669.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. B9781016605489Hardback. New. hardcover
2019réf. BIBSD0055334002019. Full Leather Bound. NEW. Size: 19.68 x 24.13 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 1899 and this unique edition is Reprinted in 2019 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 233. 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. hardcover
1928réf. 855London: George G. Harrap 1928. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-. Small 4to. 102 pages. Limited edition of 250 copies of which this is number 9 signed by the illustrator Arthur Rackham. Cream vellum boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Text block with gilt top edge; other edges uncut. Pictorial endpapers. Eight tipped in colour plates; black and white drawings in the text. Boards moderately soiled and with dark streak on front. Light foxing affecting a few pages. Binding firm. George G. Harrap hardcover
1928réf. 43096Harrap 1928. 8vo. First Edition thus on laid paper with coloured frontispiece title in green and black 7 fine coloured plates 30 monochrome illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers in half-tone and yellow small neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original green cloth upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt gilt top uncut a very good bright clean copy. Latimore & Haskell pp.63-64; Riall pp.164-165. Harrap, hardcover
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1894réf. mon0000180516Nelson 1894-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Library Rebind. Hardcover/Hardback. Well read copy with some spine wear but very useable. Nelson paperback
1849réf. 1698London: John Murray 1849. Leather_bound. Near Fine. Volumes II only 493 pages. Both folding maps present. Full leather with 5 raised bands. Full brown leather binding with red leather and gilt title on spine and gold tooling. New and Revised Edition Some foxing to endpapers but none other seen .Page edges are marbled. John Murray hardcover
1890réf. 35163New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Sons ca. 1890. 2 works in one volume Early printings of these important books. From the handsome edition of Irving's Works published by Crowell. 8vo handsomely bound in three-quarter tan calf over marbled paper covered boards the spine with raised bands gilt ruled the compartments with central gilt ornaments two compartments with dark brown calf lettering labels gilt. 481 pp. A fine copy fresh and clean the binding beautifully preserved strong and tight. AN EARLY PRINTING IN HANDSOME BINDING OF THESE IMPORTANT WORKS. Irving began writing notes for a book on Mohammed as early as 1827 while working on his biography of Christopher Columbus. He completed his first chapters of the book while simultaneously working on his 'Tales of the Alhambra'. Eventually his LIFE OF MAHOMET was the first sympathetic biography of the Prophet Muhammad ever to appear in America. The renowned researcher and historian Dr. Harold J. Greenburg in his paper on Washington Irving published in London in November 1955 opines: "Christopher Columbus departing from Granada in 1492 and employing the principles of navigation developed by Muslim scientists had brought to America the accumulated wisdom of both the Christian and Muslim civilizations. Three and a half centuries later Washington Irving while penetrating through the Iberian peninsula was to rediscover the proud culture and present it to the West." From the preface: “Some apology may seem necessary for presenting a life of Mahomet at the present day when no new fact can be added to those already known concerning him. Many years ago during a residence in Madrid the author projected a series of writings illustrative of the domination of the Arabs in Spain. These were to be introduced by a sketch of the life of the founder of the Islam Faith and the first mover of Arabian conquest. Most of the particulars for this were drawn from Spanish sources and from Gagnier’s traslation of the Arabian historian Abulfeda a copy of which the author found in the Jesuits’ Library of the Convent of Isidro at Madrid. Such is the origin of the work now given to the public; on which the author lays no claim to novelty of fact nor profundity of research. It still bears the type of a work intended for a family Library; in constructing which the whole aim of the writer has been to digest into an easy perspicuous and flowing narrative the admitted facts concerning Mahomet together with such legends and traditions as have been wrought into the whole system of oriental literature; and at the same time to give such a summary of his faith as might be sufficient for the general reader. Under such circumstances he has not thought it worth while to encumber his pages with a scaffolding of references and citations nor to depart from the old English nomenclature of oriental names.” Thomas Y. Crowell and Sons hardcover
