Language: English
Published by Hastings House, Publishers, New York, 1944
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 324 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. No dj. Small stains on top and fore edges and back cover. Corners bumped. Slight damage to fore edge of back cover.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Light normal age wear; a nice copy overall. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Nice color plates. A nice copy with only light age wear. Book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Normal scuffs and edge wear; a decent readable copy. Book.
Published by Hastings House, 1944
Seller: H&G Antiquarian Books, Sheboygan, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. yellow cloth binding with gilt stamped title on spine cover, binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked, ffep and 1/2 title page with a tear and taped, givers dedication on ffep 48 plates win color and 125 Illustrations in black and white.
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. translation edition. 306 pages. 7.50x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1944
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Second impression. A near-fine copy, without a jacket. A clean, tight copy without any marks. Very light foxing to front matter and rear pastedown. Head and foot of spine are lightly pushed. Very light foxing to edges. Very light white soil mark to front cover. Very light fraying to corners. Very small pen mark on rear cover.
Published by William Collins, London, 1944
Seller: Ann Wendell, Bookseller, Oroville, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 48 Plates in Colour (illustrator). 1st Thus. Very good green cloth hardcover in very good dust jacket with edgewear, previous owner name & date (1944). Size 6x9 with 324 pages, index, illustrated with 48 plates in colour, 125 illustrations in black & white. A 1944 reprint of the first seven volumes of the Britain in Pictures series.
Published by Spring Books, London, 1961
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Quarto. 160pp. Contemporary owner's gift inscription on front fly, pages and cloth spine and edges lightly age-toned, corners bumped, very good in a good only dust jacket with edges chipped and torn, some loss of spine. Famous Cities of the World.
Published by London: Collins, 1947
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Reprint. Inscription from previous owner. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 324 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 8vo (23 cm). First published 1944 / third impression 1947. Contents; The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson.--The English poets, by Lord David Cecil.--British dramatics, by Graham Greene.--British historians, by E. L. Woodward.--English diaries and journals, by Kate O'Brien.--English novelists, by Elizabeth Bowen.--British philosophers, by Kenneth Matthews. Subjects; English literature History and criticism. Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946. O'Brien, Kate 1897-1974. 3 Kg.
Published by Collins, London, 1947
Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada
Third. Plates (illustrator). G, G Dust Jcaket, Writing in Blue Ink on Front Flyleaf.
Published by Hastings House (1944), New York, 1944
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 324 pages, color illustrations, orange boards with gilt printing to the spine. Very Good in a slighlty toned and edge chipped dust jacket. From the library of Richard Daniel Altick (1915 - 2008), American literary scholar of the Victorian Age, and Regents Professor of English at Ohio State University from 1945 - 1982. "He was a scholar and historian who brought the Victorian Age back to life." (Michael Slater in the Guardian, April 5, 2008.).
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Bone, Freda (illustrator). 469 pages. 7.50x4.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.
Published by London: Collins, 1947
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Reprint. Inscription from previous owner. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 324 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 8vo (23 cm). First published 1944 / third impression 1947. Contents; The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson.--The English poets, by Lord David Cecil.--British dramatics, by Graham Greene.--British historians, by E. L. Woodward.--English diaries and journals, by Kate O'Brien.--English novelists, by Elizabeth Bowen.--British philosophers, by Kenneth Matthews. Subjects; English literature History and criticism. Turner, W. J. (Walter James) 1889-1946. O'Brien, Kate 1897-1974. 1 Kg.
Language: German
Published by London: Collins, 1947 (Third Impression)., 1947
Seller: Antiquariat libretto Verena Wiesehöfer, Ahlen, NRW, Germany
324 p., with 48 plates in colour and 125 illustrations in black and white. Gr.-8°; Orig.Ln. goldgepr. RT; Orig. SU - A "Britain in Pictures" Guinea Volume. Contents: Sir Herbert Grierson: The English Bible; Lord David Cecil: The English Poets; Graham Greene: British Dramatists; E.L. Woodward: British Historians; Kate O`Brien: English Diaries and Journals; Elizabeth Bowen: English Novelists; Kenneth Matthews: British Philosophers - Schutzumschlag etw. berieben u. bestoßen, Umschlag durch lose umgelegte starke Folie geschützt. Bucheinband an den Ecken min. bestoßen, sonst innen und außen gut erhalten. Sehr schön illustriert mit zahlr. s/w-Textabb. u. ganzs. Farbtafeln. MIt ausführlichem Index zu Autoren und ihren Werken. B/F2 - Please ask for detailed information in English / Demandez des détails en francais s.v.p. - Bitte beachten: Bestellungen können erst ab Mitte Juli wieder bearbeitet werden / orders can only be processed again after July 15, 2026! Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 850.
Language: English
Published by Virago Modern Classics / Virago Press Ltd, 1988
ISBN 10: 0860688267 ISBN 13: 9780860688266
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Condition: Good. NO DUST JACKET. Bumps/wear at edges/corners of hard board. Some light marks, crease effects and fading to hard board. Foxing to text blocks, some page edges and 1st few inner pages. Text and plates good and legible.