Hurtley Thomas (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One of 200 copies. Finely bound in half red morocco with cloth boards, title on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A Concise Account of some Natural Curiosities in the Environs of Malham, in Craven, Yorkshire. Hurtley, Thomas Published by Logographic Press, by J. Walter, London, 1786 Fold out, engraved frontispiece giving a view of Malham Water and two further engravings, all drawn by A Devis and engraved by W Skelton. Rebound , minor spotting . A tight copy. An attractive and original sixteenth century view of the natural environment of Malham.…

21cm. 26pp, 2 lithographic views. Original printed blue card wraps, sewn. Wraps lightly faded to edges and spine.

8vo. pp. 68, 199 [1, directions to the binder]; 3 plates [one folding]. Original boards with a new cloth spine.

A clean sound copy of the Manchester printing in red 19th c publishers cloth . 44pp, 12pp of appendices Fold out copper engraved frontispiece of a view of Malham Water and two further engravings after A Devis and engraved by W Skelton. Boyne, A Yorkshire Library, p 125. 8vo.

Full-Leather. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A fair to good copy in contemporary tree calf binding. Classed as 'fair' largely because the binding is splitting at the spine joints, particularly the front joint and there is some damage to the top of the spine. The spine has gilt compartments and title label. It is slightly darkened. Boards are clean with a ? water mark on the back board. There is scuffing and wear to edges and corners with leather loss. Contents: initial blank; half title; title; dedication 4pp; subscriber list pp 11-22; introduction 3 pp; text pp 27-68 with 3 plates, 1 folding; appendices x 3 pp 1 - 197; Finis; a 'ps' of additions pp 198-199; directions to binder 1p. There are some old burn marks and the occasional spot. The text is generally toned, but clean. The plates are browned with some offsetting to text.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 44pp, 12pp of appendices. Purple paper wrappers. Fold out, engraved frontispiece giving a view of Malham Water and two further engravings, all drawn by A Devis and engraved by W Skelton. In later binding, plain cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Bumped spine heel, rubbed head. Corners rounded and front board rubbed on edge. Blemish bottom left on front board. Slightly tanned endpapers with previous owner's bookplate, scarred, on front paste down. Original paper cover has small stain on front, some mild page toning, else internally neat and clean. See Boyne, A Yorkshire Library, p 125. 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Three foldout engravings, 8.5 x 5.5", gilt ruled and blindstamped full green morocco, raised bands, highly decorated panels, red leather spine label, covers have gilt dec edges, teg, (8), 199 + index + directions to binder. Covers have light scuffing/scratching, spine darkened and label chipped, corners/spine tips bumped and worn, contemporary bookplate, plates have foxing and one has an archival repair else very good condition. The bookplate is that of James Whatman (the Younger, not shown), the son of James Whatman, the Elder (1702-1798). The father was a paper maker, the inventor of woven paper which was used for high quality art and printing, "the Younger" (1741-1798) continued his father's work. On the title page is stated that it was printed at the Logographic Press. Logographic printing is a form of movable type printing where the font is comprised of words/parts of words instead of single letters. Although not in wide use, several books were produced using this method in the 18th century. A gorgeous book with great history. FIRST EDITION. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. a concise account of some natural curiosities in the environs of Balham in Craven, Yorkshire. 1st edition. h.b cond. v. good. rebound. 19pp deckle edges in cloth covered boards with gilt titles cream spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 68pp + 199pp, deckle edge pages, illustrated with 3 plates [ 1 folding], complete as listed. Sl foxing of prelims, heraldic bookplate of WH Battie-Wrightson, nicely bound om 2 tone hardback covers, title in neat handwriting on front cover.; Octavo.

Logographic Press: London 1786. Three illus (incl frontis), 9 x 6", boards, b3-b4, (1), 11-68; 1-199pp, covers worn, extremities bumped, front hinge starting, spine label chipped, eps spotted & stained, inner hinges repaired archivally, a few loose pp, else contents clean.

First edition. Octavo (22 x 14.5cm). pp. [1-11],12-199,[200]. with a folding frontispiece & two further plates, the latter two with some light damp-staining. Bound in mid 19th century half calf, label, gilt, marbled boards. Contemporary ownership inscription of G. Wilson to half-title and a long MS note to one margin. Vg. [Upcott 1398; Boyne CLXXVII].…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1786 edition. 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 281 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. 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. Pages: 281.…