Horsfall Turner E R (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 123 pp. Green boards decorated in silver on the front panel and spine. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket with some rubbing on the upper left of the front panel; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by R. E. Legge along with black and white plates. The Chapters are: Mackerel and Garfish; Cod and Whiting; Pollack and Coalfish by Richard Arnold; Black Bream; Conger; Sharks; and Tope by Tiny Bennett; Bass; Mullet; and Wrasse by Derek Fletcher; Flatfish; Herring; Pouting; Skate; and Boat Fishing by Hugh Stoker; and Tunny by Eric Horsfall Turner. Size: 8vo. R. E. Legge; (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Water marks on edge of some pages.Tear to top pf one page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair copy as has broken inner hinge. Has one hundred and sixty illustrations. One pencil inscription on first page but no further additions to text. Bound in green cloth. Some fading and marking to cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 160 illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. bound in green cloth with gilt lettering to the boards and spine, some light wear to the corners of the boards, owners name on the front end paper, illustrated, 291 pages.

Condition: Used - Good. Good hardback. Undated but c.1902 with 160 B&W illustrations; tightly bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering to spine; spine has become dark blue with light wear to top and base; a little wear to corners and bottom of front fore-edge. Page fore-edges yellowed. Internally, faint yellowing to endpapers; owner's name on verso of frontispiece; a little yellowing to edges of pages; just a very few small discolouration spots to pages; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy - almost VG. Used - Good. Good hardback. …

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, green cloth lettered gilt to the spine, patterned endpapers. Complete with the two additional bound-in portraits of Thomas Davies and also with the loosely inserted portrait of the author. A tightly bound copy, details of a previous owner to the reverse of the second frontis, foxing throughout - heavy in parts but not affecting the plates. 271pp. Protected in a non-adhesive archival sleeve.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Undated hardback edition, c.1890s, with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - slight rubbing. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text, maps and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Large paper copy. Xiv + 271pp, illustrated, it does not contain the portrait of the Author, which was a loose insert, but does contain 2 extra plates, unlisted in the book at page 136 of former Mayor Thomas Davies. Portraits of the great and good of Llanidloes, and other local topographical engravings, and drawings. Occ foxing, bound in original green covers, sl sunned in parts, ex college library stamps, hardback covered in clear stickyback covering, small piece missing from bottom front endpaper. Some foxing to edge some pages. Text nice and clean; Octavo.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No date, 281pp, + [1], 160 illustrations, bound in original red card covers, bit marked, spine background sunned, edges sl worn, few pp edges turned over; Small Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. 1st Limited, Large Paper, Edition. LARGE PAPER LIMITED EDITION - apparently of only 100 copies but no limitation shown. Measures 11¼" x 9" Tall. In the publisher's original dark BLUE-green cloth binding with gilt titling to the spine and front board. Externally very good, with minor shelf-wear, the corners are rubbed/soft, and some 'pushing'/bumping to the head and tail of spine. Page fore-edges clean but lightly 'toned with age. All hinges tight. Internally, floral patterned endpapers. A gift note in welsh in old ink on the reverse of the front free endpaper. Foxing (pale tan spotting) to these pages front and back. The rest of the text block is Very Good and printed on glossier paper, bright and clean throughout, EXCEPT on pages 25/26 where there is an old semi-circular tear, repaired at some point in the past with old glue (? ) I think - the glue or whatever was used has coloured over the years and made a mark - but no loss and all text/illustration readable/clear. The opposite page - 27 - is smudged but no damage and all text clear. Otherwise apart from an odd scattered mark to the occasional page the book is generally VG inside. 291 pp + (1 page = other works by the Author). Copiously illustrated throughout with 160 illustrations, both full page and text illustrations, many of which are the author's own pen and ink drawings. Turner was deemed a skilful illustrator, and later in life became an accomplished artist in water-colours. This copy is undated, but is dated via his other works/online refs. The author's advertisements to the rear of the text show 2 options to most of his books - the ordinary trade edition and a Large paper special at extra cost. This is one of those Specials. "This lesser-known yet fascinating work provides a fascinating historical, picturesque and geographical account of the county of Ceredigion/Cardigan, Wales. Ernest Richmond Horsfall-Turner was best known for his interest in local Welsh history and geography, despite being born in Yorkshire and not a native in Wales. This book is overweight at nearly 2 Kilos and may require extra postage for International buyers, depending on your location. See Images; 4to 11" - 12" Tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 'Walks and Wanderings in County Cardigan being a Descriptive Sketch of its Picturesque, Historic, Antiquarian, Romantic and Traditional Features'. A large copy, about 11 inches tall. Very good ex-library copy. Library sticker on back of front cover and a few small library stamps but no further additions to text. One hundred and sixty illustrations. Bound in dark green cloth with title in gilt. Binding secure. Top and bottom of spine a little worn. Some foxing to front and back end-papers but otherwise clean pages. Digital images available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. 272pp, illustrated, frontis, exlib bookplate on endpaper, bound in original green cloth , shelf mark to spine chipped top spine and slao base [with some loss]; Octavo.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. dark green pebble-grained original publisher's cloth; lettering in gilt on the front cover and spine is bright; triple ruled borders stamped in blind on the front and rear covers; end papers are light green and cream flower-patterned; hinges are tight; no foxing; SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the front free end paper by the author as follows; "To Mr.& Mrs. H. J. ----- from whom I have received much kindness" and dated Feb. 1907; also inserted is a MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED by the author some 28 years later and addressed to the same friend in Canada dated 1935; the letter on letterhead entitled Llys Evroc, Llanidloes, Mont. describes the author's activities in Llanidloes, Wales serving on the town council as alderman and mayor and describing his travels and leisure-time endeavours; one hundred and sixty illustrations including maps, scenes, buildings, ruins, bridges, churches, schools etc.; minor wear to extremities; a near fine and handsome copy. Signed by Author(s).…