C a Northam (8 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. C.A. Northam. (illustrator). 100 pages. Light brown cover, with a chromolithograph cover, of children with toys and family with a Christmas tree behind them. Light wear to illustrated cover illustrations. This book is a poem by the author and the illustrations by Northam are in b&w. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

HARD BACK GREY. Condition: FAIR. A. NORTHAM, C. (illustrator). LIMITED ED. Grey Illustrated Hard Back Cover. Cover has Gold Gilt Lettering and Illustrations. Has Gold gilt edges. Cover has foxing. Inside Covers has Yellow Illustrations. Pages are clean with minor markings. Contains Black and White Illustrations. Overall in fair condition. DATE PUBLISHED: 1886 EDITION: LIMITED ED 100.

Leather. Condition: Good. C A Northam et al. (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated children's story, 'Grandma's Attic Treasures: A Story of Old-Time Memories' written by Mary D Brine. In a charming decorative leather binding, profusely illustrated throughout. With 37 illustrations and an illustrated head and tail piece designed by C A Northam, J Francis Murphy, W P Snyder, Edmund H Garrett, W A Rogers and W F Halsall. Bound with string with decorative morocco boards. Externally, smart with some rubbing and marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with spotting and handling marks throughout. Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Northam, C. A. (illustrator). First Edition. Contains 24 poems, 100 pages. Pictorial cover. Cover has edge wear, soils, and fading; inner hinges cracked, penciled inscription on flyleaf, minor marks within. Book.

Decorative Cloth Binding. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 4to; 53; 70; 58 pages; Contents clean and secure in special decorative binding; some minor wear at spine ends and rubbing at corners. Former owner's name neatly on first blank page -- "Adolphus E. J. Gregg." Specially bound in green cloth with beveled edges, gilt lettering and decorative stamping on front board with gilt lettering and image of the church on spine; floral endpapers; all edges gilt. Front cover contains a cast metal relief sculpture of St. Botolph Church and Lincolnshire Village, inset in beveled frame after F.B. Schell's engraving of the iconic Boston, Lincolnshire landmark. Frontispiece portrait of the author by F. T. Stuart with her facsimile autograph with glassine protective leaf. Full page illustrations designed by Miss C. A. Northam and J. Francis Murphy; the titlepage, and text illustrations designed by Edmund H. Garrett. All illustrations engraved by Geo. T. Andrew after the artists' works. Jean Ingelow (1820 â" 1897) was an English poet and novelist, who gained sudden fame in 1863. She also wrote several stories for children. Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Ingelow was the daughter of William Ingelow, a banker. St Botolph's Church is the Anglican parish church of Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It has been referred to as "Boston Stump" since it was constructed. The church has one of the tallest medieval towers in the country, with a height of approximately 266 feet 9 inches (81.31m). It was long used as a landmark for the Lincolnshire fishermen; on a clear day it can be seen from Norfolk. This special edition collects together three seperate works; each with its own pagination (c. 172 pages total).

Cloth. First edition. v, 100 pp. Illus. with 2 b/w plates and 26 b/w drawings. 16mo. Ella Farman Pratt's (1837-1907) sixth book was a collection of poems. Scarce. OCLC and RLIN list only six copies. Wear to head and heel of spine, faint soiling to boards, otherwise about very good with hinges starting very faint staining to top edge on a few leaves, but still tight and clean. A nice copy of this uncommon title in a clear archival jacket.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. R. Riordan, Charles P. King, F. O. C. Darby, S. G. McCutcheon, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins, Miss C. A. Northam. (illustrator). First Edition. First edition thus. Copyright 1881, by Porter & Coates. Large 6 1/2" x 8" design. Rare. Gold full-cloth beveled boards, pictorial cover design and titles in gilt, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Dramatic embossed collage cover desing in gold, silver, and black features a golden bell, angelic figure among clouds, townscape and floral imagery among stylish titles and Poe's name appearing from scroll. Features twenty-two classic illustrations in varying motifs, many full-page, engraved by Jas. W. Lauderbach. Illustrators include R. Riordan, Charles P. King, F. O. C. Darby, S. G. McCutcheon, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins, and Miss C. A. Northam. Pages generally very good, few w/moderate crease, rub; no writing. Pale green endpapers. Bright green ribbon marker. Gilded page edges at all sides. String-bind good. Illustrated throughout by several intriguing illustrators. Each page features intriguing design, drawings. Rare near very good example of fine book craftsmanship. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem not published until after Poe's death in 1849. Perhaps best known for the diacopic use of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it, each growing darker and darker as the poem moves from "the jingling and the tinkling" to the "moaning and the groaning" of the haunted bells. Apprx. 50 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. R. Riordan, Charles P. King, F. O. C. Darby, S. G. McCutcheon, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins, Miss C. A. Northam. (illustrator). First Edition. First edition thus. Copyright 1881, by Porter & Coates. Large 6 1/2" x 8" design. Rare. Sierra colored full leather deeply tooled boards, bright gilt impressed cover titles, light shelf wear. Highly detailed front and back boards feature titles in scrolled borders with wandering ribbons to back cover, surrounded by images of oak branches, leaves, acorns, among rows of floral fount pattern. Features twenty-two classic illustrations in varying motifs, many full-page, engraved by Jas. W. Lauderbach. Illustrators include R. Riordan, Charles P. King, F. O. C. Darby, S. G. McCutcheon, A. Fredericks, Granville Perkins, and Miss C. A. Northam. Thick heavy stock leaves w/round corners, near fine. Vintage inscription at front endpaper: "1881 - For Grace - Love from Marnal - 1961, Riverside, Cal." Light brown patterned endpapers of oak leaves and acorns as bells, sharp. Bright gilded page edges at all sides. String-bind, fine. Illustrated throughout by several intriguing illustrators. Each page features intriguing design, drawings. Rare near fine example of intriguing book craftsmanship. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem not published until after Poe's death in 1849. Perhaps best known for the diacopic use of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it, each growing darker and darker as the poem moves from "the jingling and the tinkling" to the "moaning and the groaning" of the haunted bells. Apprx. 60 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.