James Mcbryde M R James (14 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. James McBryde (illustrator). 1st Edition. Third impression. Inscribed with the owners signature and the words"Camb. Varsity L.T. Tournament Open Singles and Doubles 1910." Binding firm, front and rear free end paper browned slightly and a few foxing spots on the half title. Cloth of the spine corners very slightly rubbed.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. No Jacket. James McBryde (illustrator). First Edition. 1st Edition 1904. Correct 1st state with dated catalogue to rear. One of the greatest and a ground breaking book of ghost stories. M R James's first and best book. With four illustrations by the late James McBryde, including frontis with tissue guard. Original unbleached linen, lapp edges, titles to upper board in black, rules to same in red. With 4 illustrations. Book is very good++ and bright. A good example of a genuinely scarce title in nice condition. More images can be taken upon request.RefA1234.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. McBryde, James (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover, has very slight bumps to the spine ends, and a hint of rubbing to the covers. Overall, a sharp, clean, Very Good+ copy in a like slipcase, which has very minor wear to the corners, and a touch of rubbing to the covers.

8vo. grey clothbound hardback, with metallic teal slipcase. 275pp. with b/w illustrations by James McBryde. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY in VERY GOOD SLIPCASE. (Shelf 47) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. (2006) 8vo. Full leather. Gilt lettering and decorations. A.e.g. Book Ribbon. Blank Easton Press bookplate affixed to front pastedown. A bright, tight, clean copy. NF.

A selection of M.R. James' letters to Gwendolen McBryde and her daughter, Jane. Gwendolen McBryde was the wife of James McBryde, a close friend of M.R. James and who was responsible for the illustrations in early editions of Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary. After McBryde's death, "M.R.J. became the guardian of his daughter Jane, and it is to her mother and to her that these letters were writtenthe fruits of a lifelong friendship." An intimate portrait of this titan of ghost stories. First edition. Grey cloth, spine lettered in red, original dustjacket. [ii], 222 pp. 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. Frontispiece portrait of James and 6 other plates. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Slight rubbing and some soiling to wrapper, more pronounced to rear. Slight spotting to front. Two tears to front and rear lower edges, no loss. Some darkening to spine. Wrapper now in clear removable protective sleeve. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated. illustrated. Bright and clean internally very little reading wear, just the odd spot to edge of text block. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.

Cloth. Condition: Good. James McBryde (illustrator). 1st Edition. A good to very good copy of the 2nd impression of this classic collection of ghost stories. In the original beige canvas binding with yapp edges and with 4 black and white plates by James McBryde. This was M R James first collection of stories which he had begun many years previously, reading them to friends. James McBryde was one of those friends and offered to illustrate the volume, but sadly died after only 4 illustrations were completed. The binding has been rebacked relaying the original spine and the endpapers have been retained with professional repair at the joints. The binding is sound and clean with some darkening to the spine. There is a signature dated 1905 to the front endpaper. Contents are clean with the occasional light mark and general toning to the text paper. There are some tiny red speckles in a small area in the top margin of p39, a few light brown spots in the top margin of pp 117-8, and the final page has a couple of marked areas. There are a few professional paper repairs to edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. James McBryde (illustrator). Oatmeal cloth boards, yapped edges. Slight moisture stain on back board but not effecting contents. Binding is tight, nothing loose. Frontispiece illustration tissue protected.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. James McBryde (illustrator). First Edition. Written and drawn by James McBryde with a foreword by M.R.James. Original vellum backed grey paper covered boards. The boards are slightly rubbed to the corners and lightly discoloured as usual. The spine is slightly soiled and rubbed but the binding is firm. Usual toning to the endpapers, otherwise a firm. clean copy. A putative edition of about 100 copies and rarely found in good condition.