A S Walpole (124 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 4th Printing. 4th printing (Ford-Smith, Folio 76 #1140). Includes publisher's slipcase. Fine book in near fine slipcase. Slipcase faintly scuffed. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2003 Hard Cover. 288 pp. A collection of humorous vignettes by various authors, with contributions by William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Winston S. Churchill, the Queen of England, G.K. Chesterton, P.G. Wodehouse, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, etc., etc. Ever since Chaucer's day, when the host of the Tabard Inn in Southwark rose to welcome the Canterbury Pilgrims with a joke, the After Dinner Speech, designed, if possible, to reduce the assembled company to helpless merriment, has presented the ultimate challenge. The best speakers are natural story-tellers - Gerard Hoffnung, reading a selection of letters from continental hoteliers: 'There is a French widow in every bedroom affording delightful prospects'; John Mortimer telling the woeful tale of a man's numerous unsuccessful attempts to murder his wife: 'At no time did Mrs Scott feel that the magic had gone out of their marriage' - and in this collection of post-prandial treasures you will find the very best of them, from Groucho Marx on how to resist a femme fatale, to Ralph Steadman surreally addressing the Lewis Carroll Centenary Dinner. 'Goodness', said a friend on greeting Mae West, 'where did you get those beautiful pearls?' 'Goodness', replied Mae, 'had nothing to do with it.' Shaggy dog stories, practical jokes, sporting anecdotes, rousing toasts, travellers' tales and risque reminiscences rub shoulders in this essential collection with real-life revelations and moments of history. Among the guests are Peter Ustinov, Jilly Cooper, Brian Johnstone, Charles Dickens, Dorothy Parker, Robertson Davies, Henry Grady and A.P. Herbert. There is food and drink in abundance. There is gentle reflection and endearing charm as well as defiant frivolity. Above all there are stories for every occasion - witty, absurd, momentous, philosophical, fascinating, poignant, and forever entertaining.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. former owners name inside. b & w illus. no dw blue boards.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st edition. Good in worn blue cloth. Inscriptionon the front endpaper. With introduction and notes.8851.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Caesar, Gaius Julius. De Bello Gallico: Commentariorum I (Gallic War Book I). Edited by Arthur S. Walpole, M.A. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1899. Hardcover, Macmillan's 'Elementary Classics' series, with frontispiece map ('Gaul in the Time of Caesar'). School edition with notes and vocabulary. A late 19th-century classroom Latin text, presenting Caesar's Gallic War Book I with scholarly apparatus for students. Walpole's edition reflects the period's pedagogical approach, combining the original Latin text with explanatory notes, vocabulary aids, and contextual essays such as 'The Roman Army.' The included engraved map of Gaul provides geographical context central to Caesar's campaigns. This example is particularly notable for its extensive period student use - marginalia, ownership inscriptions, and drawings - which together form a vivid record of classical education at the turn of the 20th century. Original cloth binding (publisher's gray-green boards with Macmillan emblem) in Poor condition: heavy soiling, staining, and edge wear; corners frayed; spine worn with visible weakness. Textblock remains largely intact but shows significant wear, including torn pages, losses (notably to one leaf), and age toning. The front pastedown and endpapers are filled with early handwriting and drawings, including repeated ownership signatures (notably 'T. A. Keelan' and 'Clem Brooke'), reference to 'Loyola College,' doodles, and pen trials. Marginal annotations and underlining appear throughout the text. The map is present and complete, though toned. A well-used but character-rich surviving relic of a late 19th-century educational setting. Edition statement: title page dated 1899; verso notes 'First Edition printed 1882' with multiple reprints listed, including 1899 (twice), indicating this is a later reprint within the original Macmillan educational series. Printed at the University Press, Glasgow (Robert MacLehose and Co.). Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) was a Roman general, statesman, and writer whose military campaigns expanded the Roman Republic. His Commentarii de Bello Gallico is both a historical account of his conquest of Gaul and a foundational text in Latin literature, valued for its clear prose and enduring use in classical education.…

Gebrauchs- u. Abnutzungsspuren, Hardcover, Gbd, OLeinen, abgerieben, sonst gut erhalten, 191 S., Illustr., englisch, 12° The Call of Matthew, Date of the Gospel, Some leading Characteristics of the Gospel, Kingdom of Heaven, The Sermon on the Mount, Geography of Palestine, Miracles, Parables . 300 gr.…

Condition: Good. 1908. No edition remarks. 91 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

hardback, illus. ex lib 187 Pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,100grams, ISBN.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,200grams, ISBN.

Condition: Good. 1935. Hardcover. Good clean copy in original cloth covers. Heavily scored throughout. Light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine. Light foxing on top of pages, remains a good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1960. Hardcover. Fine clean copy in original cloth covers. Light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine. Light foxing on top of pages, remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1950. Hardcover. Fine clean copy in original cloth covers. Light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine. Light foxing on top of pages, remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 10 pages, with illustrations. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 17.5 x 24 cms. Category: History Today; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Hardcover. Condition: Read description. No Jacket. 88 pages. LACKS 2 plates. Strings stretched and a couple of pages have small repairs. Faded spine. A well used and showing signs of both age and use but still usable small size hardback. Ovid. Stories from the Metamorphoses - this is the Elementary Classics Series the 1902 reprint.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 12mo. Red cloth binding. Backstrip faded. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Light tearing at ends of backstrip. Rear hinge split. Firm binding. Pages clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light blue cloth, lettered/illus. in red. 1st ptg.: Nov. 1939. Prefatory note by Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI and later known as "the Queen Mother" (parents of Elizabeth II), with contributions by 50 British authors and artists in aid of the Lord Mayor of London's Fund for the Red Cross and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Published on the eve of, and mostly occasioned by, British involvement in WW2. 255 pp., illus. Cover cloth faded somewhat unevenly,tanned spine panel and text block edges. Firm binding, unmarked interior. Top corner of title page neatly clipped (not affecting lettering), perhaps to remove a gift inscription, otherwise complete and intact, lacking dust jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Good. [FIRST EDITION] New Haven: Yale University Press, 1973. Stout hardcover in navy boards with gilt lettering to spine. 4to., xxxii, 649 pages. ISBN: 0300016247. Ex-library with typical stamps, markings, etc., else very good overall condition. (b).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Very Good. 1960. Hardcover. Fine clean copy in original cloth covers. Light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine. Light foxing on top of pages, remains a fine copy. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1950. Hardcover. Fine clean copy in original cloth covers. Light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine. Light foxing on top of pages, remains a fine copy. . . . .

Condition: Good. 1935. Hardcover. Good clean copy in original cloth covers. Heavily scored throughout. Light shelf wear. Lightly sunned spine. Light foxing on top of pages, remains a good copy. . . . .

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.