Edited by a Lady (28 results)

Hardcover. First American Edition. Gray cloth hardcover with light shelf wear, some sunning to upper edges of both covers, clean, well bound, light foxing to top edges of the text block; former ownership name on the front fly leaf, o/w unmark with clean pages. Edge wear to dust jacket, mostly to head of spine, price-clipped. Very Good or better in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Small hardcover with fair+ pages (smudges/foxing), VG hinges, poor+ cover (edges worn into the boards, cover image well-worn). 152 pages + advertisements. 6 color ilustrations. [7oz]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. drawings by Robert Broomfield (illustrator). 1st Edition. Landscape size, 10 inches wide. Firmly bound, illustrated card boards. without a jacket, marks on a couple of pages, signed by the illustrator Robert Broomfield on the title page. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Softcover. Condition: Good. Magazine. Printed wrappers. Octavo. 59pp. Rubbing, edgewear, and a long tear on the rear panel, good. This issue features Hugh MacDiarmid, Sydney Goodsir Smith, Sir Compton Mackenzie, Naomi Mitchison, Douglas Young, A.V. Stuart, Alexander Buist, William Kean Seymour, David Low, C. Day Lewis, Sir Francis Meynell, Canon Adam Fox, John Smith, Lady Margaret Sackville, Vernon Scannell, and Margaret Stanley-Wrench. Additional contributors include Gilbert Thomas, Paul Selver, Ilko Iliev, Paula Nelson, Phyllis M. Scott, Canon Adam Fox, Mary Field, Rita Spurr, M. Shand Smith, Evelyn D. Bangay, Stephen Graham, Kathleen Valmai Richardson, Joan Forman, Geoffrey Johnson, Geoggrey Dearmer, Herbert Palmer, Robert Armstrong, and Kennedy Williamson.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. drawings by Robert Broomfield (illustrator). 1st Edition. Landscape size, 10.1 inches wide. Signed by the illustrator Robert Broomfield on the title page, small publisher's ink stamp on the front end paper. Signed by Illustrator(s).

hardback, small 8vo, 287pp plus catalogue, owner's name on endpaper, slight foxing, otherwise clean and sound, blue cloth, gilt decorated spine, slightly rubbed, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small, thick octavo. B&W illustrations. Errata sheet laid in. Condition: near fine in near fine DJ. 583 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fifth Impression. Good used copy. x, 316pp, Covers slightly worn. No dustjacket. Newspaper article inserted describing a strange facet of Lady Barnard's life, dated 15 February 1938. Previous owner's name inside cover, dated 1916.

Blindstamped Cloth. Condition: Fair. N.d., circa 1850. Small 4to. 128 pp. Nine steel engravings, one of which is hand-colored. Some foxing, mostly clean within and tight. Spine is chipped and a mess. Red cloth missing along gutter edges. Scarce title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Large folded chart in rear pocket. Moderate age/use wear. An adequate reference copy of this 207 page biographical catalogue. Includes a 32 page "General List of Works" by Mr. Murray. Book.

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. A good hardcover copy without dustjacket. Slight sunning to boards, plus slightly rounded corners. Foxed endpapers and prelims, with pencil inscriptions to front endpaper. Contents are otherwise clean and unmarked.

Hard Back. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good H/b. Undated- First published 1866.This is a 15th edition. Includes Cookery For the Sick and Poor.180pp.190x125mm.[ book block binding sound but hessian showing to end-papers , tan to foredge & end papers, no inscsp, no annotation ] khaki hessian cloth boards with faded red title , all black wording still bright & clear, mild edge-wear, some handling soil. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Very Good. Frontis Plate is a monochrome Portrait of the Queen. Includes Recollections & Anecdotes by Madame Campan. Red Full Leather binding with gilt lettering and some decoration to spine. Some wear to spine ends and corners, otherwise in very good condition. 7" Tall. (Other volumes in this series available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more. {Napoleon, Nelson}) Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original crimson cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine lightly sunned, some speckling on front board, good. The story of Lionel Sackville ("Leone") ranges across Europe and involves family inheritances, church and state politics and the machinations of the Jesuits. The book was published after the authoress's death, edited by her daughter. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Greenaway, Kate. (illustrator). iv + 20 pp, with 22 woodcuts. ' Happy New Year' card by J M Dealy stuck to paste down fep and paste down rep. Eps slightly foxed/browned. Very tight and bright. Very good hardback in publishers original green cloth with gilt decoration and lettering.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original photographic illustrated silver paper covers. Folio 12'' x 9½''. ISBN 9627024023. Contains 187 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Small rubs to the lower edges, corners slightly turned in, inked school stamp and tape traces to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. INDIA (Bharat Ganarajya).

Condition: Near Fine. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9½'' x 6''. Contains 171 printed pages of text. In very near Fine clean unopened condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERATURE 1900-1925.

Condition: Fine. First thus edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 233 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0930829387 ARCHITECTURE.

Full Morocco Leather. Condition: Fair. Volume 2 only (of a 2 volume set). Full red morocco leather binding with gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine, discoloration at the bottom of the spine with nibbiles to the top. Title page states: "Second Edition, Thoroughly Revised, with Much Addtional Matter." From the personal library of renowned turn-of-the-century British collector Henry Arthur Johnstone, whose gilt armorial monogram adorns the front panels and whose elegant bookplate is imprinted into the custom-made leather front flyleaf. Behind the front cover is the bookplate of Max Safron. Large folding plate is separated at the joins. Overall in FAIR condition. Photos available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. The first edition, first printing of A Shining City: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan, edited by D. Erik Felten and signed by First Lady Nancy Reagan. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 251pp, [3]. The first edition, with a full number line on the copyright page. Blue hardcover, title in gilt on tan spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $25.00 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, small mark to spine, a very good example. Reagan Library price tag on the rear panel. Inscribed by First Lady Nancy Reagan on the front free endpaper. A Shining City is a collection of tributes and reflections on President Reagan's life, public career, and political legacy from a group of public figures, including Billy Graham, Henry Kissinger, Peggy Noonan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev, Colin Powell, Elizabeth Dole, Newt Gingrich, William F. Buckley Jr., and others. Signed.

Full Leather. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. 270 & 271-539 pages, plus illustration plates. Lovely full leather binding with tooled decoration, and gilt stamped lettering on spine. Raised spine bands. All edges of text are gilded. Marbled end leaves. Both volumes have inked names on the blank front free end page. Volume I shows several small ink splashes on page 146 and adjacent plate. There is a little light rubbing on covers, though otherwise this volume remains very nice. Volume II shows a worm hole at the very foot of the joint where the top board is joined to the spine. There are two other very tiny worm holes seen along the same joint. There is a little light foxing scattered through Volume II. Both volumes remain tight and attractive.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 24mo. 143pp. + a leaf of publisher's ads, all edges gilt, illustrated with extra-engraved title page, hand-colored frontispiece and full page black-and-white plates. A literary annual gear gilt-stamped brown cloth with floral decoration on spine, and front cover vignette of three children, one of whom is reading and a second playing with a hoop, Owner's contemporary, neat ink inscription on publisher's presentation leaf dated in year of publication ("Presented to" Miss Helen Pollard" by her father Otis Pollard. Moderate wear at tips of spine, few faint spots of discoloration to cloth, scattered light foxing to text, else a very good, bright copy. A literary annual geared towards a juvenile audience. Only this 1844 annual has a hand-colored frontispiece. Published annually from 1840 to 1847 originally, under the full title, 'Christmas and New Year's Gift for Children' as "A Christmas and New Year's Gift," anonymously printing poems, short stories and "charades," including "Deaf and Dumb Boy," "The Shepard's Dog" (with vignette of a dog), "The Little Boat Builder," "The Nightingale and Bulfinch, or the Travelling Birds," "The Dutch Sailors and the Bears," etc.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated green cloth designed by T. Sturge Moore, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains xiii, [3], 222 printed pages of text with tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Yeats at the age of 23, from a portrait by H. M. Paget. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slither of paper missing to the top front gutter, not price clipped, $2.50. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. IRELAND (Éire).

Full leather. Condition: Fine. Inscribed by First Lady Nancy Reagan, a special edition of Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics from the library of Dr. William Longmire, Jr. This edition honors Nancy Reagan's stepfather, Dr. Loyal Davis, who edited the journal for over 40 years. (illustrator). Volume 157, Number 2. Folio, 196pp. Full navy blue morocco, title in gilt on front cover. August 1983 publication: Volume 157, Number 2. A special edition, with "Special Issue in Memoriam to Loyal Davis" in gilt on front cover. Solid text block, touch of rubbing to corners, a fine example. The personal copy of Dr. William P. Longmire, Jr., with his name stamped in gilt on front cover. Inscribed on a White House postcard: "Dear Bill - It's a beautiful book and very meaningful to me as I'm sure you know - I'll inscribe it - by now you know our trip has been cut short! Love to you and Jean / Nancy." Additionally inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Bill Longmire with my appreciation and affection for remembering my father in this way - Nancy Reagan." A beautiful association copy. Dr. Loyal Davis (1896-1982), a neurosurgeon from Chicago, married Nancy Reagan's mother, Edith, when Nancy was 8 years old. Davis was Nancy's father figure, officially adopting her when she was a teenager. She spoke highly of him often, stating he was "a man of great integrity who exemplified old-fashioned values" (My Turn, pp. 74). He became the editor of the Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics scientific journal in 1938 and held the position until his passing in 1982. The recipient of this copy, Dr. William Longmire, Jr., was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at UCLA from 1938 to 1982. Longmire, Jr. contributed an article to this volume titled "Loyal Davis' Personal Qualities and Their Influence on American Surgery.". Signed.

Original black cloth gilt. Portrait frontispiece of Lady Burton, plates and folding maps, many coloured, illustrations Four works in seven volumes [all published] Cloth just a little wear here and there, some cracking to hinges, but an exceptionally nice, bright set Comprises: Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah; A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome; Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Delivery; and First Footsteps in East Africa, or, An Exploration of Harar.

First Edition. Plates and maps from sketches by the author Two volumes in one Binding just a little rubbed and soiled, recased (thin crack to spine repaired, hinges reinforced), very occasional slight spotting, but a nice copy of this important work; bookplate Original red pictorial cloth decorated in gilt and black.

Condition: Very Good. Brown debossed cloth covered boards with gilt particulars to spine. All edges gilt. Previous owner's inscription neatly upside down to verso. Two pages of ads to rear. Minor staining to edges and first few pages not affecting text. Scarce. Please note the size. 3 x 4.25 in.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1837. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Pages:- 362, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 362 362.