Helen Irving Editor (22 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very nice book. There is a small crease in the lower front cover. Shackell, John (illustrator).

Condition: Brand New. 62 pages. 7.24x5.12x0.28 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two colored floral plates and some other illustrations. Hardcover in original blue cloth, with gilt decorations. 23 cm. Extremities frayed. Lacks about half of front free endpaper. Foxing & browning (heavy on some leaves).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The cover has light wear. The edges of the book and page margins have a minor tan and spotting. 256 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Hardback book in nearly new condition with just a small publisher's 'damaged' stamp; even so not showing any defects, no splits, no cracks, no pen-marks, just some very minor surface rubbing and moderate shelf wear. Contents are crisp, tight and fresh. Thus a never read book still in very presentable condition now offered for sale at a sensible price. …

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. xx, 478pp. Laminated printed light card covers. 8vo. Light chipping to edges. Text block edges starting to tan. The first comprehensive, general history of Australian Federation to be written.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. bilingual edition. 128 pages. Spanish language. 8.50x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. Shackell, John; Robertson, Brian (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Minor marks on top and tail foredges. The dust jacket has creasing along the edges and spine. The dust jacket is now enclosed in a protective covering. Interior and binding are still very good. It explores Australia's national origins in a comprehensive, colourful way, situating the Federation story in individual colonies, regions, and personalities. Published to mark the Centenary of Federation in 2001.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Shackell, John; Robertson, Brian (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 553 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Shackell, John (illustrator).

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Shackell, John; Robertson, Brian (illustrator).

New York, NY: J. M. Fletcher & Company. Reading copy: corner bumped, rubbed, pencil scribbling/No Dustjacket. 1852. 8vo., 432 pp . Reading copy: corner bumped, rubbed, pencil scribbling/No Dustjacket. Color Plates, Engravings (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Burdick Reed & Roberts, no date but circa 1853. 12 superb color floral plates with tissue guards, each with an opposed engraving, grace this prettily bound book - six with each of the two included volumes of The Ladies Wreath periodical. Octavo, red cloth boards with elaborate gilt imprinting on both cover and spine, All Edges Gilt, 218 + 218 - 4 pp., or 432 pp. (the second of two included volumes starts herein without the first four pages of the separate periodical). Two "Index" pages - in fact contents pages - for the two sections, the second of those pages being entitled "Index. Vol. IX.". Good plus to About Very Good - really, a strong Very Good but for the slit on the lower half of the left side of the spine, thus loosening the spine backstrip. Only light to moderate foxing at the plates, which certainly retain their beauty. Modest darkening to parts of the cover and spine gilt. Previous bookseller's light pencil notations on front endpapers. Very nice curb appeal. Please review scans. Helen Irving selected stories, poems, sheet music and non-fiction articles for The Ladies' Wreath - variety after the fashion of so many editors of variety magazines in the nineteenth century, when, I'm told, there were no movies or television shows and much entertainment came from sources such as this elegant and visually pleasing one. Substantially scarcer than most of its cousins. L-37n.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 2012 edition. 294 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 472 pages. 9.25x7.50x9.30 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Good. undated / uncertain edition. full leather cover with extensive gilt decoration shows minor wear and rubbing. loose and repaired front hinge. all edges gilt. pages tanned and foxed. hand-colored title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Undated, circa 1852. 432 pp, with 12 hand-colored floral plates along with 12 steel engravings. Some soilage and considerable age toning throughout, yet floral plates remain bright and attractive. Wear to decorated blindstamped cloth. Fading of gilt on boards and spine. A good copy.…

Condition: Good. Burdick Reed and Roberts New York 8vo. 218 pages. no publish date stated, circa 1850s. 12 leather boards are rubbed. snag to crown of spine. 3 inch crack to juncture of spine and front at top, 1 inch crack at bottom. dampstaining and foxing to pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 218 pages; Very light cover wear with touch of sunning to spine. A little light foxing to pages. Hand colored plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages; Gift inscription and some other writing on the front free endpaper and on inside front covers. Illustrated with 12 handcolorered plates. Rear cover is partially detached. Light foxing throughout.…

3/4 :eather with simple gilt ruling pon covers4 raised bands on spine with gilt tile and "Vol. IX". 2018 (+) 218 pp. illustrated with 12 steel engravings and 12 color lithographs, as well as a lithographed title-page. [Evidently reprinted from two volumes of a magazine, but without dates or divisions into numbers. See Faxon, p. 43.] Two of the steel engravings are of the New York Crystal Palace help date this volume to circa 1853. The floral plates are quite pretty, even in their foxed condition. The marking of the spine indicates this is Volume 9. VG, light foxing, a small stain here or there, heavy foxing to most plates.…