Downman Francis (42 results)

Condition: Fair. 1908. 294 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front pastedown. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

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. 1908. No Edition Remarks. 294 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. End papers are more notably tanned. Previous owner's inscription to front paste-down. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Moderate tanning to spine. Gilt lettering has become dull. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.…

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Edition. 292pp, with 32 black and white plates (including tissue-guarded frontispiece of Mrs Siddons as the tragic nurse). Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles and design on front and spine. 12mo. Sun faded spine, bumped ends. Corners lightly bumped. Top text block edge gilt, remaining edges untrimmed. Bookseller's label on front paste down. Free endpapers tanning. Front gutter cracking. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring occasional foxing. No dust jacket. Chapters on Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Romney, George Morland, Lawrence, Turner and Constable.…

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

Condition: New.

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

Condition: Très bon. Nos envois se font avec suivi, pour tout problème n'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour trouver une solution.

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

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] 160 pp. ; illustrations (some in color), maps ; 20 x 26 cm. ; ISBN: 1855852748; 9781855852747 ; LC: DA87.1.N4; Dewey: 359.03092; 923.5 ; OCLC: 36292054 ; black cloth with gold lettering and color illustrated dustjacket ; artwork featured, by Lemuel Abbott, Giacomo Guardi, J P Knight, P.-J. de Loutherbourg, Thomas Rowlandson, J. Fairburn, F G Fuger, J C Stadler, William Beechey, M E Cotman, Thomas Bardwell, Dominic Serres, Samuel Buck, Nathaniel Buck, Edward Orme, Gi lbert Stuart, Richard Westall, John Francis Rigaud, John Augustus Atkinson, Benjamin West, John Downman, Daniel Orme, Nicholas Pocock, Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Samuel Shelley, David Allan, James Gillray, George Romney, Vigee Lebrun, John Thomas Serres , Leonardo Guzzardi, Johann Heinrich Schmidt, Isaac Cruikshank, Richard Cosway, and Thomas Baxter ; VG/VG. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. SECOND EDITION with dust jacket + dedication - Rare and Collectable - will send out 2nd class tracked post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Downman/Oldmeadow on front free endpaper. First Edition. Boards in sage-green cloth with paper label on spine. Top corners a little bumped. Interior is clean and unmarked. Protective vinyl sleeve a has some chipping along top edge. 126 pages. A quirky work of satire and light humor, presented in the guise of 25 imaginary radio broadcasts of a radio interview-programme called ''In Town To-Morrow,'' aired by the Britannic Far-flinging Corporation. A curious cast of figures appear on the show. The interviews include a discussion of, not the flora, but the human fauna at Kew Gardens on bank holiday, British cookery, and other important topics. Interviewees include Britain's Foremost Polysyllabicist, the Founder and Director of the Kitchen-Garden Pets' Protection Society (Sir Slugge Pamper); an expert on Delocution or the Art of Inaudibility, a professional Agitator of Agitators (they need to go on strike, of course), a professional separator of engaged, but unsuitable couples; and Miss Hortensia Perks, the Travelling Secretary and Lecturer of the Society for the Unification of Floral Nomenclature. Signed by Author(s).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This captivating non-fiction piece of work encapsulates the firsthand experience of an 18th-century Royal Artillery officer during combat and peacetime in the French West Indies. The author, a young Lieutenant, provides rich and vivid accounts of his assignments in Guadeloupe from 1759, offering insight into the landscape, culture, and military operations of the time. Through a unique combination of detailed descriptions, personal observations, and historical context, this book delves into the realities of eighteenth-century warfare, shedding light not only on the strategies and challenges faced but also on the daily lives of soldiers during a period of significant historical change. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Red cloth hardcover, gilt titles and decorations on front board and spine, it is rubbed on all extremities. The binding is cracked and pulling away from the spine. Signed and inscribed by previous owner on ffep. The rest of the book is unmarked. The pages are age-toned. The book includes thirty-two back and white illustrations. Deckle side edge.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Grant Richards. London., 1908. 1st edition. 189 x 128mm. pp294. with 32 monochrome plates. Original blue cloth gilt decorated. Book Condition: Very Good. Some minor edge-wear to covers, spine a little faded, inscription to fep, else clean throughout, tight sound binding with all plates in good order. A nice copy of this first edition.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the life stories of eight celebrated English artists, including Hogarth, Reynolds, and Turner, providing insights into their lives and artistic journeys. The author traces the evolution of painting in Georgian England, when English painters finally shed their inferiority complex and developed a distinctly English style that rivaled and even surpassed the work of their continental counterparts. The book also sheds fresh light on the social and artistic milieu that shaped these painters, revealing how their work reflected the political, cultural, and economic upheavals of the era. By examining their friendships, rivalries, and artistic techniques, this book gives readers a new appreciation of how these painters transformed a national art form. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG for age. 1st Edition. Red cloth binding with white printed spine label, clean and unworn. 96 pp.; Author's gift inscription to front end-paper and slipped in accompanying letter on letterhead notepaper signed with his real name, otherwise near pristine bar faint hint of edge-tanning throughout and touch of dustiness in places to top edge; unclipped jacket in acetate protective sleeve as acquired has patches of dustiness and edge-browning to back, a few minor nicks and small chip to top front outer corner. A curious and amusing protest by an eminent vintner and wine-merchant against the B.B.C. being dominated by teetotalers who refuse to let alcoholic drinks to be advertised in the Radio Times despite 'accepting 'beauty tricks' and 'quack medicines'. The opening section transcribes his correspondence exchange with them regarding this censorship and the remainder the details of his continuing struggle. He makes an unanswerable case in my view. 13 cm x 19 cm. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 352 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An annual catalogue of wines, champagnes and spirits, imported by this London wine merchant. Small 8vo. in stiff paper wraps with integral stiff card dust jacket, 32pp (18pp text plus 14pp catalogue), plus 4 original Downman wine labels tipped-on to a stiff paper centre-fold (one label has a loosely inserted duplicate) . [CONDITION: A well preserved VERY GOOD+ clean and tight unmarked copy (tiny chip to bottom edge of spine, covers and page-block edges moderately tanned) ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…

SOFTCOVER. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A catalogue of wines, champagnes and spirits, imported by this London wine merchant. Small 8vo. in stiff paper wraps with integral stiff card dust jacket, 32pp (16pp text plus 16pp catalogue), plus 4 original Downman wine labels tipped-on to a stiff paper centre-fold . [CONDITION: A well preserved VERY GOOD clean and tight unmarked copy (spine rubbed with 4cm defection to base, covers and page-block edges moderately tanned) ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…