Dobson Austin Intro By (7 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Black CLOTH thin HARDCOVERS (LIMP). VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID, BRIGHT.; GOLD TITLES SPINE SHIELD LOGO. AN ESSPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE BINDING FOR THIS POPULAR SERIES.GOLD SPINE TITLES INSIDE 5 RAISED BANDS.SPINE SHOWS GOLD VE RI TAS (shield), Author, spine # & "COLLIER".COVER SHOWS BLIND EMBOSED 1" SHIELD.GOLD TOP EDGE With DECORATED ENDPAPERS SAILING SHIPS, TALL CHURCH SPIRES, WHITE CLOUDS.ALL GREEN INK ON WHITE ENDPAPERS. SINGLE VOLUME PART OF A NICE S E T. ; 467pg pages. Illustrated by VIEW OF BATH Frontis Ilust (illustrator). …

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No (as issued). Not Stated. pp xlvi, 298. Very nice copy with elaborate gilt decoration to front board and spine. All edges gilt. Some browning to prelims, but overall very good. Hugh Thomson (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Publisher's Red cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 230 x 150 mm approx. 3 vol set with all portraits, maps, illustrations, facsimile letter and title pages all as called for + fold out pedigree. Blind impressed circular "Presentation copy" to all title pages. The original owner being Adolphus William Ward one time Master of Peterhouse Cambridge with his book plate to all three front paste downs and subesquent - same family - daughter and son in law - Cynthia and John Barnes - later Sir John Barnes - son of the mathematician and cleric Bishop Barnes - book plates to front free end papers. Please see our images of the actual set offered for sale for further details and condition. Good - spines a little sunned with handling and general shelf soiling, no significant wear, book plates as above, very occasional pencil marks to margins and pencil notes to rear paste down to two vols from a reading, mild foxing to edges of book blocks, offset browning and mild foxing to last few leaves. Top edges dust soiled and tissue guards to plates tanned. Bindings sound with no other notable faults).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Description: 1/1 UK Introduction by Austin Dobson Illustrations by Hugh Thomson Condition: Original cloth boards, highly decorated in gilt to upper board and spine. Minor bumping to top and tail of spine and edges. All edges gilt. Mild scattered foxing, especially to prelims. Slight lean to foredge. Previous owners bookplate, faint inscription and booksellers ticket to front paste down. Overall a very clean and tight copy. Size: 185mm x 125mm.…

Half Leather. Condition: Fine. Small Octavo. Signed fine binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London England for Marshall Field and Company. Bound in brown half leather and marbled boards with raised bands spine, gilt lettering and decoration spine, tope edge gilt, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bookmark. Many black and white illustrations through out including illustrated title page and frontispiece. A fine copy in a nice customer leather binding. li 295 pp. Hugh Thomson (illustrator).…

Full Vellum. Condition: Very Good. Limited First Edition. copy no.32 of 127; top edge gilt, textblock is clean and tight. rippled vellum boards and pastedowns; soiled end leaves; 142p. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Frontispiece (illustrator). Flexible Hardcover.

Leather Binding. Condition: Good. No Dust Cover. First Edition. First illustrated edition, 1887 large folio with ornate leather covers, spine and hinges repaired, black and white drawings and decorations throughout with full page tipped in illustrations by Edwin Abbey on India paper, gilt edges Size: Folio. Abbey, Edwin; Decorations By Alfred Parsons (illustrator).…