Brown John S Author (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 274 pages. 4.12x0.62x6.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 203 pages. 9.00x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. An unusual and scarce collection of ten nineteenth-century Scottish pamphlets and essays, published in Edinburgh by Edmonston and Douglas between 1865 and 1867, principally drawn from their Odds and Ends series. Bringing together a remarkably diverse selection of subjects, the collection encompasses Scottish history and religion, Highland rural life, penal reform, education, literature, book collecting and early scientific experimentation. Contributors include the distinguished Scottish physician and essayist John Brown, the historian James Anthony Froude, and Robert Buist, whose account of the pioneering salmon-breeding experiments at Stormontfield on the River Tay is of particular historical interest. The latter work has a notable connection with Charles Darwin, who corresponded with Buist about his observations of salmon and subsequently cited his research in The Descent of Man (1871). Another particularly appealing inclusion is Bibliomania, an essay on the collecting and appreciation of books, while John Brown's The Enterkin recalls an episode from Scotland's turbulent Covenanting history. Together these separately published works form a fascinating miscellany of Victorian Scottish intellectual and cultural life, preserved in an attractive contemporary half-leather binding. Comprising: Convicts by a Practical Hand, 1865;  The Enterkin, by John Brown, M.D., 1865;  Essays by an Old Man, No. 1, In Memoriam - Vanitas Vanitatum - Friends, 1865;  Address delivered before the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh on 3d November; The Influence of the Reformation on the Scottish Character, by James Anthony Froude, 1865;  Letters on the Education of Young Children, by S.G.O., 1866;  The Stormontfield Piscicultural Experiments 1853-1866, by Robert Buist, 1866;  A Tract for the Times, 1866;  The Highland Shepherd, by the Author of 'Sheep Framers and Drovers', 1867;  Bibliomania, 1867; and;  'Cakes, Leeks, Puddings and Potatoes', A Lecture on the Nationalities of the United Kingdom, by George Seton, Advocate, 1865. All printed by Thomas Constable for Edmonston and Douglas of Edinburgh, 1865-1867. A good (plus) hardback with dark green leather spine and corners. With an attractive red Morocco title label design to the spine with gilt. Boards with marbled paper. Covers are scuffed and bumped. Marbled endpapers, with front inner hinge starting to crack, but binding still secure. Some spotting to endpapers and occasional light scattered spot to text, but overall text is bright and clean. Most of the works inside the book have illustrated title pages. A rare curio. 32pp + 32pp + 29pp + 32pp + (iv + 5-39pp) + 32pp + 31pp + 64pp + 39pp + 36pp. Dimensions: Approximately 166mm high x 118mm wide x 29mm. Weight: approximately 389g.…

Quality Hardback : hard cover edition in Very Good condition, some slight wear to edges, as normal for age of book; and in a Good Dust Jacket with some egdewear and slight chipping. Excellent read. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great GIFT IDEA for the fan / reader in your life. Dust Flap Photo (illustrator). SIGNED & INSCRIBED By Author. Book.…

Sturdy woven dark gray cloth stamped in gilt along the spinel Clean and tight throughout; unread. A splendid copy. In a very good box made of terracotta cloth with paper label. An attractive set. lSigned /Limited edition signed by both Harold Pinter and John Fowles. This is #139/350 copies. Harold Pinter The French Lieutenant's Woman a Screenplay Little Brown, 1981. Book. Inscribed by Author(s). Gorgeous Fine Copy in Like Box 1/360 # 28 Beautiful Copy Signed by Harold Pinter & Writer John Fowles. Scarce. Fine. [Attributes: First E (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1883 , Stiff board hardcover with black spline ( new ) , 83 page book with black & white line drawings . A very rare publiction by this author . Condition : Fine , rebound with new spline and end pages , boards have edge rubs ex-owner name & date penned to the third blank page . ( see image ) . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Author (illustrator). Book.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1964 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 292 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 292 Volume Fieldiana Anropology 55, no.1 Martin, Paul S. (Paul Sidney), 1899-1974,Rinaldo, John B. (John Beach), 1912- joint author,Longacre, William A., 1937- joint author,Freeman, Leslie G. joint author,Brown, James A. joint author,Hevly, Richard H. joint author,Cooley, M. E. (Maurice E.), joint author,Cutler, Hugh C., 1912- author of appendix,Seaberg, Stevens F.F. author of appendix,Nash, Edward G. joint editor,Williams, Patricia M. joint editor.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1857 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 398 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 398 Turton, William, 1762-1835, author,Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875, editor,Henderson, J. M., former owner. DSI,Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI,Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, publisher,Spottiswoode & Co., printer.…