Edited R W Chapman (34 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Very Good (in mylar). Third Edition. The Oxford Illustrated Vol. I.; Ink underlining and notations on about half the pages, else textblock is clean and tight; Black cloth binding, minimally shelf worn. Unclipped, edge-worn dust jacket, creasing to the head and foot of the spine, small tear to the back corner on the head of the spine. 429p., including index. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. b&w Photos (illustrator). Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later printing. Some ink underlining to first 40 pages as well as notes to the rear endpapers, else a clean, solid hardcover bound in full cloth. Mild soiling to the price-clipped dust jacket which otherwise remains attractive and whole. NOT ex-lib. A good, solid copy in jacket. Includes the complete text of both Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland as well as Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. Fold-out map. xix, 447 + indexes.…

HC. 238pp ISBN 08081822522 A reliable and authoritative text along with an extensive introduction that examines the relationship between the three authors and the problem of their collaboration. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W ill., map (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Very Good (in mylar). Reprint. Vol. VI of The Oxford Illustrated. Minimal marginalia, else textblock very clean and very tight. Black cloth binding, bumped head and foot of spine. Unclipped, edge-worn dust jacket, minor folding at the head of the spine, minimally shelf worn. 476p., including notes and index. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. B&W Photographs (illustrator). Hardcover.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Very Good (in mylar). Third Edition. The Oxford Illustrated Vol. III.; Ink underlining and marginalia on about half the pages, else textblock is clean and tight; Minor bump to head and foot of spine; Tear at front corner head of spine, overall minor shelf wear. Dust jacket edge-worn and scuffed, closed tear at spine head; 568p., including appendixes and index. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. B&W Photographs (illustrator). Hardcover.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Good Jacket. 1965 reprint. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Very good, moderately worn in wrappers with a tape-repaired tear on the half-title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 473pp. HARDCOVER. Clean copy internally. No inscriptions. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 447pp + extensive index. Inscription to ffep., /w clean inside & out. Strong binding. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. xix, 447, [26 index] pp. With a fold-out map frontispiece. Binding a tiny bit cocked with some sunning on the topstain, close to near fine in lightly spine-toned dust jacket that would be near fine save for the integral mylar jacket protector, adhered along the top and bottom edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 133 pp. Bound in boards. Gift inscription on the flyleaf. Largely uncut.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 447pp. Illustrated with fold-out map. Boards and foredge slightly spotted, light sunning on topstain, about near fine in a very good dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine, and interior abrasions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. hardback, 8vo, xxii,227pp, edges browning, text clean and tight, no inscriptions, marbled boards and quarter-cloth binding, board cornes scuffed, spine title label slightly browned (spare tipped in at rear), Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Condition: Good. First edition of volume 3 (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), viii, 477pp. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. Light foxing to the endpapers and the edges of the text block, else the book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (light sunning of the spine panel).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Bound in maroon cloth over boards with gold lettering to the spine. Maroon dust jacket with white lettering to the front cover and spine. Dated 1979 on the copyright page. No date on title page. Stated second edition (reprinted). 519 pages, followed by a large section of notes and indexes, all unpaginated. There are 8 indexes cataloging, Jane Austen's Family; Other Persons; Places; General Topics; Authors, Books, Plays; Jane Austen's Novels; Jane Austen's English; Names of Ships. Binding is strong and square. Covers free of bumps or wear. Pages clean and free of marks or writing. A previous owner's name is written neatly at the head of the front free endpaper. No other marks to be found. Dust jacket is sunned along the spine. Some faint rubbing around the edges of the paper, but no tears or creases. DJ has been clipped. Overall good condition. Please email with questions or to see any photos.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition hardback pale olive green boards no DJ. Title etc shown on spine in gilt lettering. 474 pages good and clean with clear print, indexed. Frontispiece: black and white plate of The White Horse Inn at Dorking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes (1796-1809, 1811-1817) in one. Many illustrations and foldouts, including maps and facsimiles of Austen's letters. Full orange cloth with title on paper label pasted onto spine. Text block is clean and binding is tight. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Volume One. 1984 reprint. Hardback. 22x14cm. xxxviii+452 pages. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref R-NZ The Letters of Samuel Johnson. With Mrs.Thrale's Genuine Letters to Him. Volume One: 1719-1774. Letters 1-369. Collected and edited by R. W. Chapman. Published in 1984 by Oxford University Press OUP, UK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Volume Three. Hardback 1984 reprint. 22x14cm. viii+477 pages. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched with TRACKING boxed in cardboard. ref R-NZ. The Letters of Samuel Johnson: With Mrs.Thrale's Genuine Letters to Him: Volume Three: 1783-1784. Letters 821.2-1174. Volume 3: 1783-84. VOLUME THREE. Collected and edited by R. W. Chapman.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1894 FIRST EDITION. Two-Volume DELUXE LARGE PAPER LIMITED FIRST EDITION numbered by publisher on printed limitation page. Two volumes complete. Original orange cloth boards with gilt coat of arms on front covers, navy spines and corners with gilt lettering spines, TEG, original dark greenish navy coated EPs, untrimmed fore-edge and bottom edge both volumes. Both volumes have loss of much of the spine covering (see photos), but bindings are very solid and not broken or cracked. This set is an obvious candidate for rebacking. The covers have significant rubbing along edges and corners but the boards are relatively clean and bright with a few faint dark smudges (nothing serious). Each volume has previous owner's bookplate and small bookseller ticket on front pastedown otherwise no owner marks or writing on any pages, Some fore-edge foxing is present but nearly all pages are completely free of foxing and are clean. Each volume measures 251mm tall x 200mm (compared to 195mm tall for the regular first edition). Volume one has 494 pages, 20 b/w full-page illustrations and photos, 57 b/w in-text illustrations and photos, index. Volume two has 483 pages, 13 full-page illustrations and photos, 56 b/w in-text illustrations and photos, index. Volume one covers hunting in the arctic (whacking a giant walrus with an ax from a small whaling boat), three chapters on hunting in the Caucasus, a chapter on Mongolia, two chapter on hunting chamois and stags in the Alps, a chapter on elk in Scandinavia, a chapter on big game throughout Europe, hunting in Spain and Portugal, hunting in India tigers, a chapter on travel/camping considerations, a chapter on rifles and ammo, a chapter on taxidermy, a small bibliography. Volume two mostly about hunting in Africa with specific chapters on various types of big game hunting: lions, antelopes, hippos, giraffes, ostriches, rhinos, buffalo, elephants, with several chapters on South Africa including some history, a chapter on travel with Livingstone, some chapters on East Africa including special hunting considerations regarding gear, routes, etc. Volume two concludes with one chapter on big game hunting in North America (bears, wapiti, moose, cougars, bison, deer, elk, caribou, bighorn, mountain goat, antelope mainly in British Columbia, Alaska, Colorado and Pacific NW), and a brief chapter on hunting musk ox. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED. Charles Whymper, J. Wolf, H. Willink (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, gilt device to the front board, Cambridge panels. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains folding frontispiece map, (xix), 447 + 27 pp. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A. HEBRIDES & ST. KILDA.…

Hardback. Condition: nrFine. VG+ DW. 1st Thus. Blue cloth lettered in gold on spine. No Catalogue. Yellow typographic DW with "shield" on front cover and "OTHER VOLUMES OF LETTERS" on rear cover. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. No signatures. Fading to spine. Split to gutter at title page.; This is a single volume, containing the novel "Sense and Sensiblity" from a five volume set of "The Novels of Jane Austen - The Text based on Collation of the Early Editions". This is the 1953 fifth printing of the 1933 third edition. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 186 x 120mm. Contents includes Preface; Introductory Note; Notes; Appendixes - Miss Austen's English; Reading and Writing; The Early Editions; Index of Characters; Addenda.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Fading to spine and boards. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Lacking the dust-jacket.; This is a single volume, containing the novels "Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion" from a five volume set of "The Novels of Jane Austen - The Text based on Collation of the Early Editions". This is the 1959 sixth printing of the 1933 third edition. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 185 x 122mm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. . 8.5" x 5.5". xxxviii + 451[1]pp + foldg frontis. viii + 531pp + foldg frontis. viii + 477pp + frontis.Vol 1 is a reprint, others are Firsts. Fine hardbacks. No dustwrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VOLUME I ONLY. 8vo. 8 x 5.5 inches. Vol. I, [4] + xiv + [2] + 429 pp. Include 3 separate reproduction title pages of original edition. Bound in original red cloth, gilt, with gilt block on front board. Rough cut edges, Some pages uncut. Extremities worn and partly sunned with stain on spine. Some foxing of page edges, but otherwise a very good copy. Armourial bookplate. Illustrated by 6 pages of plates, including frontispiece, and by reproductions of title pages. Volume I only of the five volume set produced by the Oxford University Press, one of the best editions of the novels of Jane Austin ever issued. The inclusion of reproductions of the original title-pages to the first editions, together with the scholarly notes, appendices and indexes, and the carefully chosen contemporary illustrations complement the definitive text. A revised version of the 1923 Oxford edition edited by Robert William Chapman (1881-1960) scholar and editor, with unacknowledged assistance from his wife. Chapman became Secretary of the Clarendon Press and later edited the letters of Samuel Johnson. ART / LITERATURE NOVELS LIT. FICTION 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED ART / LITERATURE.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 3 Volumes : Volume 1. 1719-1774 : Reprint 1984 fine hardback in a very good glassine dust wrapper, closed tears. No inscription. 452 pages. Volume 2. 1775-1782 : Reprint 1984 fine hardback in a good glassine dust wrapper, pieces missing along spine edges. No inscription. 531 pages. Illustrations. Volume 3. 1783-1784 : Reprint 1984 fine hardback in a fair glassine dust wrapper, spine missing. No inscription. 477 pages with indexes. Illustrations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear. Colouring of page edges due to age. This edition published in 1954. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

FIRST EDITIONS 3 Volumes, complete. 8vo. burgundy cloth hardbacks, gilt, in price-clipped dust jackets. Each volume with b/w frontispiece. A clean set with no markings or inscriptions. Light foxing to prelims and foredges. Dust jackets rather soiled and with lettering to spines slightly faded (please see photos). Light wear to tops and bases of spines. A VERY GOOD SET in Good Dust Jackets. (Shelf 251) PLEASE NOTE: Very Heavy Set (2.4 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Volume I Reprint, Volumes II and III FIRST EDITIONS 3 Volumes, complete. 8vo. burgundy cloth hardbacks, gilt, in price-clipped dust jackets. Each volume with b/w frontispiece. A clean set with no markings or inscriptions. Dust jackets rather soiled and with lettering to spines faded although still legible. Light wear to tops and bases of spines. A VERY GOOD SET in Good Dust Jackets. (Shelf 251) PLEASE NOTE: Very Heavy Set (2.4 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…