John Francis Waller Editor (12 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, gift stamp on flyleaf, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. This book has been well used with the boards well worn at the corners and spine but the contents are tight and clean. Engravings of Luther, Franklin, Banks, Perouse, and Pope. Contains pages 165 to 356, being Lee-Men. A digital photo can be made available. Engravings (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Good condition. 2nd edition. Bookplates inside. Spine slanted. Shelfworn. Corners bumped. (literature).

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hard back binding in publisher's original royal blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, all page edges gilt. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains (viii), 163 pp + catalogue dated March 1875. Front end papers missing, having 19 (of 20 - with frontispiece missing) full-page single-sided plates on thick card stock, three of these are loose, old dripping wax candle marks to the front and rear boards. Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).…

Condition: Very Good. Superior bound first edition hard back binding in contemporary full scarlet leather covers, 5 raised bands to the spine with gilt title, volume details and tools between, all page edges gilt, symmetrical gilt tooling to the front and rear boards, gilt dentelles, gilt knurled edges, marble end papers. 4to 11'' x 8''. Contains engraved title page; vi; 988 printed pages of text with many full-page single-sided steel engravings throughout. Foxing to the end papers beyond which the text block and plates are without any foxing, rubbing to the high points of the boards, binding strong and tight and in Very Good clean and sound condition. Heavy volume 3kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting if despatched outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE.…

Condition: Very Good. Superior bound first edition hard back binding in contemporary full scarlet leather covers, 5 raised bands to the spine with gilt title, volume details and tools between, all page edges gilt, symmetrical gilt tooling to the front and rear boards, gilt dentelles, gilt knurled edges, marble end papers. 4to 11'' x 8''. Contains engraved title page; vi; 1152 printed pages of text with many full-page single-sided steel engravings throughout. Foxing to the end papers beyond which the text block and plates are without any foxing, rubbing to the high points of the boards, binding strong and tight and in Very Good clean and sound condition. Heavy volume 3.5kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting if despatched outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [1858-64]. Quarto, 16 volumes, original gilt cloth, 94 (of 96) steel-engraved plates; worn at spine extremities, browning to tissue-guards and few pages with foxing, plates VG/VF. Ownership inscription to front endpaper of one of the volumes. Publisher's prospectus loosely inserted in Vol.1. Heavy lot. Overseas buyers will be requested significant additional postage.…

Half Calf. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very scarce three volume set on the famous eminent men of history with dozens of contributers and engravings of the famous. A very large 3 vol handsome set with raised bands lined in gilt six compartments red title labels , gilt vol nos , Buckrum boards. Volume one has 1152pp, vol 2 988pp, vol 3 948PP. A very heavy set that will require extra postage please email for an at cost quote. Illustrated with Men! (illustrator).…

Contemporary decorative full cloth boards with blind-tooled borders surrounding a gilt-stamped title on the upper boards and blind-stamped title on the lower. Spine is flat with gilt motifs. , Size : 4to, Profusely illustrated with steel-engraved plates., Volume : Complete with 16 volumes Heads and tails of the spines are slightly torn, occasional mild foxing to plates, otherwise in very good condition bound in contemporary decorative gilt cloth.…

Mit 96 Portrait-Tafeln in Stahlstich. (Zischka, S. 80. / E.A.: 1857-63 in 3 Bänden). Die ersten 4 Bll. stets mehr oder weniger stockfleckig, sonst sauber und von guter Erhaltung, die Stahlstiche in kräftigen Abzügen, die Seidenhemdchen meist herausgetrennt. Die Bandzählung vom Drucker auf den Titeln verdruckt. Vollständig und dekorativ. Willkommen zur Rare Books Berlin vom 18. bis zum 20. September 2026 im Kronprinzenpalais, Unter den Linden. Sie finden uns am Stand 42. - Please note: NO SHIPPING POSSIBLE TO OTHER EU-COUNTRIES. WE SHIP ONLY IN GERMANY AND NON-EU-COUNTRIES! Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 0 4°, rotes Leder über 5 Bünden, reiche Rückenvergoldung, verg. Deckelfileten, goldgeprägte Rückenschildchen, Innenkantenvergoldung, Goldschnitt. Marmorpapier-Vorsätze. Einbände etw. berieben und bestoßen, dekorativ gebunden. 6 Volumes. I: AA-BIC; II: BIC-CZU; III: DAA-GAY; IV: GAY-JUX; V: KAA-POM; VI: POM-ZWI.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A rare complete sixteen volume set of The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography. This is a full set of 16 books of three volumes of The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography with comprises a series of original memoirs of distinguished men, of all ages and all nations. These volumes were conducted byProfessor John Eadie, John Francis Waller, Professor W. J. M. Rankine, Edwin Lankester and Professor Francis Bowen. The volumes were edited by John Francis Waller.These memoirs are written by writers of eminence in the various branches of literature, science and art.Some of the contributors to volume I are Edward Baines, John Stuart Blackie and Rebecca More.Some of the contributors to volume II are Hugh Blackburn, George Bullen and John M. Ross.Some of the contributors to volume Rev. W. Lindsay Alexander, Francis Espinasse and Christina G. Rossetti.Within the preface, biography is stated at being "the most valuable and interesting record which literature can offer to mankind," presenting the great drama of humanity.The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography is a biographical dictionary from the nineteenth century which was published by William Mackenzie.Volume I spans books one to six, volume II spans books seven to halfway through book twelve and volume III spans books twelve to sixteen.All volumes have six portrait plates to the front, apart from volumes fourteen and sixteen which have five. Volume ten also has an extra loose portrait of George V. Collated, complete.Volume sixteen also has a preface to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. The spines are faded and a little bumped with volumes VI and IV having the most faded spines. Internally, the front and rear hinges of volume one and 5 are loosening. The rear hinge of volume two is starting but remains firm. Pages are bright with the occasional scattered spot throughout. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…