Addison Steele and Budgell (67 results)

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. No slipcase. Some fading to spine otherwise fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1892 First Edition. Tight hardcover book in good condition. 12mo. 148pp. plus 4 advertising pages. Tan boards with brown ornate frames & lettering on the front board. Book is very tight. The boards have light wear, soiling & edgewear with deeply bumped corners. The front board's brown ornate frames & lettering are very bright. The backstrip has edgewear on the top & bottom. Names & a Calvin Coolidge quote with Nov. 1893 date on the ffep. The leaves are in very good condition with no markings or other damage. Ships within 24 hours. Scans available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ross, Gordon (illustrator). maroon boards are lightly faded along the edges.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Description: ''From The Spectator, London: 1711-1712, With Some Prefatory Notes by W M Thackeray, and illustrations Drawn for this Edition by Gordon Ross.'' Includes the publisher's insert, the Sandglass. BINDING/CONDITION: dark wine colored cloth with red and gilt; the top edge tint is red; the cloth is slightly darkened at the spine, otherwise a Fine book, with a Fair slipcase. The slipcase is taped. 8vo (about 9.5 inches tall). 198 pages.

Quarter Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Teal blue cloth spine, light grey paper over boards. This book has some light corner bumping, edge wear and rubbing of the covers. Ownership markings on fep, pencilled notation on back endpaper. Text has yellowed slightly with age, clean and tight in binding. A good copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's name on fep.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Ross, Gordon + illusstrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. AS NEW, brown cloth over boards w tan title plate in gilt font, gilt font on spine, 198 pps + illustrated plates. From the Spectator, London 1711-1712 with notes by Thackery. Beautifully illustrated by Gordon Ross. As Thackeray notes in his introductory comments, "as we read in these delightful essays, the past age returns." for anyone who is interested in truly understanding the character of life in 18th century England. Unmarked, clean, bright and tight. The slip case is not included.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. NEAR FINE NO SLIP CASE BINDING IS TIGHT PAGES ARE NICE AND CLEAN WITH OUR LISTINGS YOU GET WHAT YOU SEE - NO GUESSWORK - OUR GOAL IS TO FIND GREAT HOMES FOR GREAT BOOKS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gordon Ross (illustrator). Gold titles on red/brown cloth, 198 pages including notes plus 12 full page illustrations and 28 pages of introductory material. Some very light soiling to cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Moderate wear; an adequate readable copy. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good (spine sl. darkened). No Jacket. Gordon Ross (illustrator). Slipcase is edgeworn and split at bottom. Size: Large Octavo. In Slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine+. No Jacket. Gordon Ross (illustrator). First Edition Thus. The Heritage Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1945. First (1st) Edition Thus. Near Fine+ condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight and square with no markings other than the remains of occasional erasures of underlining in pencil in the first 63 pages. The Binding is fulll reddish-brown cloth, color uniform throughout, with design, title and author in bright gilt to the front board, the same to the spine, off-white endpapers unmarked except for a prior owner's name plate on the front endpaper, and all corners square and sharp. No Dust Jacket. Twelve (12) color illustrations by Gordon Ross on unnumbered pages. xi+198 pages, including the Prefatory Notes by William Makepeace Thackeray, XXVI chapters, Translations of the Mottoes and Some Notes, etc. 6 3/8" x 9 1/2". Sir Roger de Coverly is a fictional character, devised by Joseph Addison, who portrayed him as the ostensible author of papers and letters published in Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's journal. The Spectator. The name of the character is taken from the name of an English and Scottish country dance from the 17th century, which is also referenced, inter alia, in a short story, "The Bedford-Row Conspiracy", by Thackeray.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Lightly worn blue boards w/ frayed ends on tanning spine, no jacket, tight binding, name inside, margin marks, some underlines Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.

Hardcover. Gordon Ross (illustrator). Modern Reprint. Sub-titled: "From the Spectator, London: 1711-1712" Full cloth with gilt titles; 8vo.,198pp. Fine in V.Good+ slipcase. Sir Roger de Coverley, fictional character, devised by Joseph Addison, who portrayed him as the ostensible author of papers and letters that were published in Addison and Richard Steele's influential periodical The Spectator. As imagined by Addison, Sir Roger was a baronet of Worcestershire and was meant to represent a typical landed country gentleman. He was also a member of the fictitious Spectator Club, and the de Coverley writings included entertaining vignettes of early 18th-century English life that were often considered The Spectator's best feature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. A very clean, bright and solid copy. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. Housed in decorated slip-case. Fine.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Gordon Ross (illustrator). First Edition. xxviii + 198 pp., illus., brown-burgundy cloth. Lacks original publisher's slipcase. From "The Spectator," London, 1711-1712. Prefatory notes by Wm. Makepeace Thackeray. Cloth at lower back strip slightly darkened where a call label has been removed; rear endpapers show very slight residue where circulation apparatus has been removed; no other library marks. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Richard Shirley Smith (illustrator). First Edition. 158pp, with sketches from wood gravings throughout. Glossary and notes from 149- 158pp. Brown spine and marbled paper binding. Green top edge.

Cloth Binding. Condition: Very Good Condition. Color Illustrations By Gordon Ross (illustrator). Prefatory Nots by Thackeray.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. For this edition by Gordon Ross (illustrator). Hirst. Handsome Heritage Press edition in worn skipcase.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Gordon Ross (illustrator). First Edition. xxviii + 198 pp., illus., brown-burgundy cloth, slipcased. As issued. Slipcase shows moderate shelf wear, approx. 50% of top panel lacking. From "The Spectator," London, 1711-1712. Prefatory notes by Wm. Makepeace Thackeray. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover in slipcase. Condition: Very Good+. 6 x 9, 198 pgs, beautiful color illustrations. Prefatory notes by W.M. Thackeray. Written originally for The Spectator, the wonderful stories of this fictional, 16th century gentleman.

Hardcover. 198p. A cloth hardcover book in fine condition. Lacks the slipcase. Pieces from THE SPECTATOR with prefatory notes by William Makepeace Thackeray. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. Includes Sandglass notes.

Padded Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Slip Case. Gordon Ross (illustrator). Special Limited Edition. The cover is padded and has a design of pink and lavender roses on beige cloth. The top end of the text block has gilt. The limitation page has 249/1500 and the illustrator's signature. Contents: Preface, 26 chapters, 12 colored illustrations (colored by hand), and notes. Laid-in are the publisher's leaflet about this edition and a monthly letter . The back board has two 1/4 in. moderately light stains. The title block on the spine strip is printed a little to the right of center. The slipcase has dark red cloth and a ribbon to pull out the book. Scans e-mailed upon request. Signed by the Illustrator.

hardcover. Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: NONE. 198 clean, unmarked, tight pages; a few tiny spots on upper edge of textblock; ex libris sticker inside front cover; cover is sturdy but with shelf, edge, and corner wear, fraying at upper spine, and a few spots and smudges; no dj or slipcase; includes Sandglass Number 7J.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. Fine Hardcover. Book is in ifne condition, except for light browning of spine. Nice, clean text. Slipcase has minor wear of panel edges, browning panels. Former owner's name on front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition thus. Color illustrations by Gordon Ross. Fine with bookplate in a near fine slipcase with some fading to the edges.

Half-Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 148 numbered pp + 12; HB. Pages: annotated, bright, tight; eps toned, a.e. tanned, t.e. dusty, extensive pencil annotations. Cover: green-gray boards, green cloth backstrip, navy titles/text front/back, plain spine; modest shelfwear, crnrs worn.

Cloth. Condition: Good. 269 pp., bound in yellow cloth lettered and ruled in red, some soiling.