Fred W Lucas (35 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 353 pages, a very good hardback with laminated boards [9780387907246]. Book published in 1976 (not 1983).

Condition: New. pp. 248.

Condition: New. pp. 248.

Condition: New. pp. 248.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition/2nd Printing. 274 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine. Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. Fred Hausman (Cover Design) (illustrator).

PF. Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint of 1898 Edition. Front endpaper has a bookplate.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Missing. Reprint of the Facsimile Edition. Glossy white boards with green spine titles and cover illustration; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; no jacket. Interior is clean and unmarked; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book in very good condition. Clean text with stiff spine. There is a line of cracking on the front board at the hinge. Promulgated by the Emperor Charles the fifth. A Facsimile reprint of the original Spanish edition together with a literal translation into the English language to which is prefixed as historical introduction. We operate in a history house that George Washington spent 10 night at in PA. Reach out to Matthew Headley through here to ask about visiting.…

(4) XCIV (26) XXX (1) p. Bound in the publisher's cream-coloured imitation leather with green title spine and pictorial front cover (Fine copy. Facsimile of the edition published at the Chiswick Press in London in 1893.).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. Ultimately now seen as a hoax, this is the account of the supposed voyage of the aristocratic venetian brothers across the North Atlantic and ultimately to what is now known as North America. Includes several maps within the text along with facsimilies of original work in Italian and eighteen plates of maps at the rear of the book. xiv+233+36 (plates pages at end of book). Book has been rebound in three-quarter blue leather with blue cloth to remainder along with gilt lettering to spine and gilt bordering to the leather covered areas. Light stains to the cloth on the boards and a light bow to the lower board. End papers are blue marbled. The leaves of the book have been left untrimmed to fore and lower and are not all of the same size. Some foxing to pages. Book weighs a little over 2.1kg, additional postage fee may be required.…

Condition: Good. Reprint of Chiswick Press (London) Facsimile Edition of 1893. XCIVpp. + 13 leaves (facsimile) + XXXpp. + 1 leafpp. Quarto in pictorial simulated vellum with illustrations (including decorative) in text. very good Reprint of "A Facsimile Reprint of the Original Spanish Edition Together with a literal Translation into the English Language to which is prefixed an Historical Introduction by the late Henry Stevens of Vermont and Fred W Lucas" done at the Chiswick Press in 1893.…

Condition: very good. reprint of Chiswick press Facsimile Edition of 1893. xcivpp. + 13 leaves (facsimile) + xxxpp. + 1 leafpp. Quarto in pictorial simulated vellum with illustrations (including decorative) in text. very good Reprint of "A Facsimile Reprint of the Original Spanish Edition Together with a literal Translation into the English Language to which is prefixed an Historical Introduction by the late Henry Stevens of Vermont and Fred W Lucas" done at the Chiswick Press in 1893.…

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. Good condition ex library copy with the usual markings. From the Thomas Greenwood Collection. Darkened with some marks to covers and rubbing to edges otherwise fine. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. 216pp. Frontis. Illus. Boards worn and marked, with some abrasions to rear board. Occasional grubby mark to contents. Partially unopened. Private ownership. (bs18).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Quarter bound in burnt orange cloth back strip and light tan paper over boards. Pages i-iv + 1-216 plus 10 plates, including the frontispiece with tissue guard, and two fold out maps bound at rear; errata slip bound in at the Contents page. The upper board has the title and a wood engraving of the powder horn in black; the spine has the main title in black. Spine ends softened, a sharp dent affecting the bottom of both boards, some general shelf soling of boards, a small moisture stain on top fore edge of rear board, offsetting of the free endpapers, and endpapers cracked, but not badly. Internally many leaves are unopened along the top edge, though pages 124 to 176 do not suffer this inconvenience, nor do any of the plates. There is no foxing of the pages. One of th fold-out maps has a 4" tear from careless opening. There is an owner name on the front pastedown "Henry Harrisse"; though not verified it would make sense that this would be the American historian who authored books on the discovery of America and geograhic representations of the New World. The book, inspired by the map on the powder horn, dated imperfectly, as being carved in 1759 or 1760, covers the discovery of America, settlement, native races and the fur trade, the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War in North Ameria), and the Treaty of Paris. The author's first of only two published books.…

216 pp. Ten fine engraved plates. Folio, original cloth-backed illustrated boards. First edition. Old ink ownership stamp on pastedown; light use to extremities; very nice. Two errata slips tipped in. Additional postage applicable.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book.

London: For the Author by Henry Stephens & Son, 1891. The map engraved on a 14-inch bullock's powder horn provides info about the French and Indian Wars. Specifically, "which were the European nations who claimed the ground shown on the map. how New England and France came into collision in that region. where and how they fought, and with what results. Of course, In order to do this, "it has been necessary to travel considerably out of the field of the map." Fascinating study, and a fresh way of seeing old history. Two folding colored maps show some tape repair at gutter margins, otherwise a very good copy in publisher's decorated cloth over printed boards. 22 x 29 cm. iv, 216 pp. b/w plates and maps, folding hand colored maps . The map engraved on a 14-inch bullock's powder horn provides info about the French and Indian Wars. Specifically.…

Wraps. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Large format: 10" x 13". All pages present including the facsimile maps at the rear. While the front, rear, and part of the spine wraps are present, some of the signatures are disbound (namely the front cover, prelimary leaves up to and including page xiv, and all the maps at the rear, either separately or partnered with others}. The covers have minor chips, short tears, edge wrinkles, and some staining; internally, there is an owner's name and date (1948) on the front free endpaper; otherwise the pages are clean, unmarked, and without any foxing. The author (1842-1932) makes a compelling case that the voyage and associated maps published anonymously in 1558 was a complete hoax, and that the voyage to North America by the Zeno brothers never happened.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket as Issued. First Edition. Unusual study of the Seven Years' War in North America (French and Indian War) as inspired by the detailed map on powder horn of the period. Black and white facsimile maps. Two fold-outs depicting the map portrayed on the powder horn, and an accompanying color map. Both fold-outs have edge tears. Endpapers toned. Contents clean with light toning and foxing to page edges. Moderately edgeworn burnt orange cloth with bumping to corners; black title and pictorial of powder horn. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, 216 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Facsimile. Ex-library copy with label removed from spine and ink stamp on title page. Front inner hinge is thoroughly split, rear inner hinge is mostly split. Covers are currently barely attached to the pages along the rear inner hinge. Lower outer corner of front cover has especially heavy wear with loss of board. Covers have heavy wear to outer corners, light wear to spine ends, and slight edge wear. Covers are smudged. ; A facsimile reprint of the original Spanish edition together with a literal translation into the English language to which is prefixed an historical introduction. Copy #56 of 75 copies on paper. Privately printed.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 263. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1891 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 263.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 316. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1898 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 316.…

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 322. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1898 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 322.…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 326. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1898 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 326.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

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Condition: Very Good. 1898. 4to. In original, printed paper covers. Covers have 1 inch splits to top and bottom of spine.Light crease to front cover and endpapers. Small ammount of damage to back cover. Hand made paper is uncut at top edge. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.