Jane Abdy (54 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Has a waterstain on back edge medium - did not effect anything but that one spot. Has a used appearance on the outside but the contents are unmarked and in very good shape. A great full-color reference wrok at a cheap price due to small water-stain on back cover and light wear.…

hardcover. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Large paperback, 9 1/2" x 7". 192 pages, with many b/w photos throughout.FINE CONDITION, clean straight book -- except for 2 places in the acknowledgements page at beginning of the book where the text includes words "Plessey Automation" and the former owner crossed out "Automation" with a neat ink line and wrote "Company" in the margin- - o/w book clean and bright.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. From the collection of American book critic Michael Dirda. Dirda worked as a columnist for The Washington Post from 1978 to 2026 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his criticism. He has authored two collections of literary criticism and several works on books and reading.…

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1970; Matte illustrated paper cover; Light shelf wear; Includes preface text and chronology of plates; Plates throughout; Interior is clean and unmarked; Previous owner's name on rear endpaper; 27 pages; 12 mo, 6 3/4"-7 3/4" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. 0 176 p. : illus. (part col. ), ports.; 25 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits. Bibliography: p. 173.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. Tall 8vo, 192 pp. Profusely illustrated (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A few small stains.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0283990627.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. [28] pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held May 10 to June 29, 1991 at the Adelson Galleries. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Size: 4to.

1st edition, hardback, 4to, 192pp, illustrated, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, ISBN: 0283989203.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0289796350. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First. 8vo. this is an ex-library copy- it has the associated stamps, and marks from where the date slip has been removed from the ffep, also old prices written on, and crossed off the ffep. The library had also taped the dustjacket (laminated) to the paste downs, this tape is still present but has yellowed, and transfered a long yellow slightly tacky mark to the ffep, which is also visible on the other side, at the rear of the book, the free end page has stuck to the tape, obscuring the paste down and fold over, again with resultant mark visible through the paper. That said all other pages are clean and unmarked, except for slight discolouration to the top edge. Illustrated through out in black & white. The dust jacket is present and complete and has been largely protected by the plastic covering to which there is some surface wear, however along the bottom edge of the front cover the plastic has crazd resulting in maze of small cracks and some rubbing, this extends about .75cm upwards. a library serial number has been stuck on the bottom of the spine. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Clarkson N. Potter; New York, 1969. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, stress crease to spine, some spine edge and board corner wear, bit of sunning and rubbing along board edges, small oily spot mid front board, mild discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, some age toning to pages, crease top front free endpaper corner, some scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small tear top front panel edge clear taped on verso, bit of sunning to panels/flaps and verso, some scattered foxing to verso panels and flaps, Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 176pp., appendices, bibliography, acknowledgements, index, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

Softcover. Quarto. Softcover. Blue paper wraps with white and grey titles. 28 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Catalog of an exhibition held May 10-June 29, 1991 at the Adelson Galleries. VG. Light wear at corners. Embossed gallery stamp on title page.

Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 34 pages. Very slim paperback exhibition catalogue, bound with stiff printed blue paper covers. There is some faint sunning to the thin spine and adjacent portions of the front and rear cover, but otherwise, a crisp, tight, sharp and clean condition copy. Texts in English, with illustrations in black and white as well as color, including two printed as foldout pages. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from May 10-June 29, 1991.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. NF/NF/1st ed. An English First Edition with the original price tag still attached. Tight and clean with no marking or soiling to exterior or interior. Dust Jacket covered with mylar. A shadow outline from the dust jacket flap is the only flaw. 192 pages, many b&w photos and illustrations run throughout the book. Contains a diagram of the Souls members and aquaintences, along with a index and large bibilography. An interesting and thorough portrait of one of Englist premier intellectual groups at the turn of the 20th century.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1969), 176pp, illus., slight shelfwear to cover, staining to rear cover, front cover has a 3" line that looks almost like a cut, but I believe is a binding error, owner's name to fep, no dj, contents clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1993 near fine hardback, browning to endpapers, light foxing to page edges, in a near fine dust wrapper, corners and edges lightly rubbed, small closed tear. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 192 pages with index. Illustrations. Bibliography.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0289796350. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).…

hardcover imperial octavo (VG) d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 176 pages. Offers profiles of turn-of-the-century circle of British friends which includ ed Prime Minister Balfour, Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, Lady Desborough, the f our Tennant daughters, and other notables of London society.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Book condition is very good. soft cover. 1st edition. Book boards are clean and unmarked front and back of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean and unmarked throughout the book. Book block is clean all side of the book. Book weight is 0.637kg. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight exceed 500grams. over and very good book and clean. The Souls is a notable social history book co-authored by Jane Abdy and Charlotte Gere, originally published in 1984 by Sidgwick & Jackson. The book provides an in-depth study of "The Souls" (who privately preferred to call themselves "The Gang"), an elite, avant-garde circle of British aristocrats and intellectuals that flourished between 1885 and 1930. Unlike the mainstream late-Victorian and Edwardian high society centered around the Prince of Wales—which focused heavily on sports, horse racing, and material opulence—The Souls distinguished themselves through their passionate devotion to literature, art, and intellectual debate.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. An unread book.

Paperback. Jane Abdy And Charlotte Gere, Sidgwick & Jackson, London. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed work of social and cultural history, The Souls: An Elite in English Society, 1885-1930 chronicles the rise and influence of the Souls, a glittering coterie of aristocrats, intellectuals, and aesthetes who dominated the drawing rooms and country houses of late Victorian and Edwardian England. Jane Abdy and Charlotte Gere present a vivid portrait of this self-styled elite, whose members included figures such as Arthur Balfour, Margot Tennant, and George Curzon, united by their shared passion for wit, beauty, and intellectual discourse over the more conventional pursuits of the landed gentry. The authors illustrate how this remarkable circle shaped political thought, artistic patronage, and social manners during a period of profound transformation in British life, bridging the confident opulence of the Victorian era and the shattered world that emerged after the First World War. Written with scholarly authority yet an accessible elegance befitting its subject, the narrative uncovers the personal rivalries, romantic entanglements, and cultural ambitions that animated this extraordinary group. A compelling read for anyone drawn to British history, biography, or the intersection of art and power. Paperback. …