Emden Walter (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. Howard Pentorn (illustrator). 28 sketches of some of the most picturesque and striking view of Town, Fortress and Port. Undated but looks early 20th century. Externally poor copy - the covers are damaged, spine torn and binding loose. 2 pictures have some staining on (from tissue paper) and the book interesting as a piece of local history. An acceptable working copy of this extremely hard-to-find title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. HOWARD PENTON (illustrator). 1st Edition. Navy Blue Buckram Cloth Boards with Gilt Crest and Title to front panel. 335 x 215 mm approx. 80 pp. Frontis Pencil Drawing of Dover Harbour Station as envisaged by information provided by S.E & C Ry. Co + a portfolio of 28 pencil drawings by Howard Penton with preface and attendant notes by the author on the historical background to the places featured and privately published by him. The printers being Carl Hentschel of London. First Edition - Undated [1908] The illustrations by Richard Howard Penton Marine and Landscape Artist are of particular interest to present and former residents of the Cinque port of Dover.Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good ( Book- Cloth faded to spine and with moderate shelf wear. No previous owner name or insc. Binding no other notable defects).

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. *** PLEASE NOTE *** The bookshop is currently closed for holidays. Items can still be ordered, but will not be dispatched until we reopen on Saturday 6th June. Many thanks for your patience. *** Quarter black cloth with paper covered boards. Spine worn and split with slight loss to cloth, tears to boards. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Binding very loose but all pages attached. Complete with the engraved title page and 28 plates. Bookplate to front pastedown endpaper: Army and Navy Club, 'This book was presented by W. Emden Esq. 21st Oct 1904'. A worn example but complete, and the plates are in nice clean condition. Scarce. Overall condition is Good. Size: 8.5 x 13 inches (21 x 32.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Engraved title, [9], [1](blank), 28 plates.

Full original page of the front elevation of the theatre with long section and circle plan, with photocopy of descriptive notes.

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 29 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the periods architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; Vintage Prints. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 24 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the periods architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; Vintage Prints. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Publisher - Carl Hentschel, London, 1908. 1st ed. Publisher's original blue paper covers with crest and title to front cover, spine missing, small losses to corners, rubbing and darkening. Previous owner's name to inside front cover. Frontispiece painting and 28 b/w full page sketches by Howard Pintorn. Preface by Walter Emden. Compliments slip from Emden to 'S. Gluckstein Esq.' tipped in, with text including 'He is pleased to say that the King has graciously accepted the first copy of the book'. Index, notes on plates, 28 plates. Wear to page edges.

Hardcover Folder. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Penton, Howard (illustrator). First Edition. Contained in hardcover blue cloth folder, with black title lettering to front board and green textile backstrip, these 64 separate card sheets, each measuring 13" x 8" and having either two views of Westminster architecture or one larger pencil sketch, by the artist Howard Penton and engraved by Carl Hentschel. One or all of them would frame up and make delightful wall decoration. The work celebrated the enthronement of Edward the Seventh in 1900, and was initiated by L.C.C. Alderman Walter Emden.Condition is VG.A.

Condition: Very Good. Possibly first edition in publisher's original plain slate blue card wrap covers [soft back], black title lettering to the front cover. 4to 13'' x 8½''. Contains 12 printed pages of text giving individual description of each of the 28 full-page single-sided pencil sketches by Howard Pentorn. The majority of the card down the spine is missing and has been repaired to stabilise the covers, contents in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Dover].

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Walter Emden (illustrator). First edition. An illustrated study of the churches and abbey of the city of Westminster, the first edition. The first edition.A very scarce work.Original front wrap is bound in.A monograph on the parish churches and abbey of Westminster, through a series of sketches of the interiors and exteriors of all of the churches within the city.Illustrated with an engraved title, and twenty-eight plates. Collated, complete.By Walter Emden, an architect who was a leader in building theatres and music halls.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Rebound in a half cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Small tears to the head and tail of the front joint. Fading to the spine and extremities. A little light rubbing to the boards and spine. Small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a few scattered spots. Original front wrap is a little sunned with a few light marks. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Howard Penton; G. P. Warner Terry (illustrator). First edition. A series of sketches illustrative of Westminster, a scarce first edition portfolio. Exploring landmarks and places of interest in Westminster, arranged and produces by Walter Emden in 1902, year of the Coronation of King Edward VII. Containing a booklet with descriptive notes and a series of sixty four unbound plates illustrative of Westminster by Howard Penton and G. P. Warner Terry. Portfolio in the original publisher's quarter cloth over paper boards. Collated, complete. Housed in the original publisher's portfolio in quarter cloth over paper covered boards. Externally sound with shelf wear, spine and boards lightly bumped, general light soiling, minor chipping. Internally, unbound as called for. Few spots to the occasional leaf, otherwise pages generally very clean and bright throughout. With sixty-four full page plates. Collated, complete. Very Good. book.