Lardner Rev Dionysius (98 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good+. Spine Strip Missing, Loose Cover Board; 360 pages.

Condition: Good. Boards have some wear. Content has light toning, xvi + 428pp, no inscriptions. No DJ.

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. A volume from Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia. 12mo, xx + 324pp. With engraved and printed title-pages. Bound in contemporary light brown half leather with marbled boards, four wide raised bands, each with delicate gilt tooled decoration and dark red morocco title-labels to spine. In very good condition. Binding and hinges are intact and firm. Pages are crisp, clean, and unmarked. Light tanning or foxing to engraved title-page. Slight evidence of bookplate removed from front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to extremities. Boards are firmly attached with no cracking or splitting to joints. A very nice copy overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG hardback copy, Thoemmes 1990, Reprint. VG/Fine condition.

Leather. Condition: Very Good +. A Very Good + copy. 12mo., xii, 367 pp., illustrated with an engraved title page. Bound in period full calf, with title and volume on red and black morocco labels on the decorated spine. All edges and end papers marbled. Pages nearest the paste downs are beginning to fox (including the engraved title page). Tight. An attractive copy.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Spine Strip, Front Cover Board Detached; 358 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Good+. No Spine Strip; 341 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Good+. No Spine Strip; 312 pages.

Condition: Good. 1831. No Edition Remarks. 353 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Marbled text block edges. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Faint inscription on second endpaper at front, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Visible thumb and rub marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with noticeable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.…

VOLUME VIII ONLY. xiii, [1], 356 pages. Hardcover; H 16.75cm x L 10.5cm. Original dark brown quarter leather; leather spine and marbled paper over boards with leather corners. Spine decorated with very slightly raised bands with bright gilt tooled decoration to top, center, and bottom compartments; brown title label in second compartment mostly lacking with stamped lettering barely legible; fourth compartment retains rubbed brown label with gilt stamped lettering. Spine ends scuffed with abrasion along joints; boards rubbed; strong wear to top corner of front board with lighter wear to other corners. Four leaves (engraved title page inclusive to page vi) detached and now laid-in. Binding otherwise firm and interior pages are clean. A good copy. …

VOLUME II ONLY. xvii, [1], 340 pages. Hardcover; H 16.75cm x L 10.5cm. Original dark brown quarter leather; leather spine and marbled paper over boards with leather corners. Spine decorated with very slightly raised bands with bright gilt tooled decoration to top, center, and bottom compartments; brown title labels in second and fourth compartments lacking with stamped lettering barely legible. Scuffing at spine ends with abrasion along joints, small leather chip near heel of front joint; boards rubbed with corners worn. Slight splitting to binding evident between first text title page and foxed engraved title page; binding otherwise firm and interior pages are clean. A very good- copy. …

VOLUME IX ONLY. xv, [1], 324 pages. Hardcover; H 16.75cm x L 10.5cm. Original dark brown quarter leather; leather spine and marbled paper over boards with leather corners. Spine decorated with very slightly raised bands with bright gilt tooled decoration to top, center, and bottom compartments; brown title label in second compartment chipped at bottom edge with some scuffing affecting the otherwise bright gilt stamped title lettering; brown label mostly lacking from fourth compartment with lettering barely legible. Spine ends scuffed with abrasion along joints; small slender chip near heel of front joint; boards rubbed; mild wear to bottom corner of rear board. Front free endpaper and initial title leaf detached; other leaves of quire (engraved title page inclusive to page xi) pulled. Binding otherwise firm and interior pages are clean. A good copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. volume V Spain and Portugal, maroon boards no dw,308 pages. The book has been rebacked and the text reset.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Corners are bumped, spine label is age darkened, some general wear to cloth of cover, slight crack to front hinge, some light foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Spain and Portugal vol III, Vol III has been rebacked and the text appears to be non original. maroon boards no dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. 273 pages. 48 engravings, 2 balloons. 7.5 x 4.5", cloth spine, remnants of printed label, paper boards. Untrimmed. American Imprints 13312. Contemporary bookplate James Speer, Jr. Worn, foxed, G.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. 1st Edition. Original tan paper covered boards with tan cloth backing. original paper label on spine. Rough cut edges to text block with some edges still uncut. Intermittent foxing, rubbing at extremities. Contents clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Marbled boards with leather-bound, banded spine and leading corners. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Boards are a little rubbed. Some tearing across spine head. Leading corners are rather rubbed. Head of page block is in gilt. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Slight sunning on pages. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Brown leather boards with gilt edging and gilt decoration on spine. One or two very minor scores on boards. Boards are attached to spine a little loosely. Minor wear to spine ends and leading corners. Marbled page block, pastedowns and endpapers. Name inked on title page. Minor foxing, particularly at beginning and end of item. Last page is rather torn along inner edge. Binding is sound, pages are tight and text remains clear throughout. AF. Used.…

hardcover. Condition: good +. Dust Jacket Condition: no label. 4 3/8 x 7 " 273 pages. "With Notes by Benjamin F. Joslin" covers show handling and rubbing , spine label intact and clear. 1/4 inch 'pull' to one side of cloth at top of spine. First American from the First London edition.

Cloth/Boards. Condition: FR/No Dustjacket. First American Edition. Philadelphia, PA: Carey and Lea. FR/No Dustjacket. 1832. First American Edition. Cloth/Boards. 12mo., 273 pp., rubbed, bumped, stained, frayed, ex-library, chipped, cracked, foxing . Black & White Illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No d/w. 1st. 353pp + ads; bumped corners to red cloth boards with worn, rubbed and sunned spine. Uncut pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Under the sub-heading of Useful Arts, this first edition illustrated with numerous wood engravings, appearing as the industrial revolution of the 19th century was gaining momentum, makes a thorough exposition of the historic, practical and artistic uses of porcelain and glass. Brown buckram boards with paste in titles to spine: the boards show old water damage, abraded and bumped fore edges and corners, a ring mark, and dulled and worn spine. front hinge cracked, binding thereafter sound. The damp damage affected the lower corners of the title pages, and one other. The book interior is otherwise in very good condition and deserves a better exterior.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pp. 327, (4). Original boards. Corners & spine ends bumped & rubbed. Split along upper spine edge. Else good.

Cloth Covered Hardback. Condition: Good. 353pp. Still well bound & interior in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. Never read - most pages still uncut. Page 1 has been poorly cut & has tear in top margin. Protected by cellophane cover which can be removed without leaving any marks (ie not stuck down).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Some foxing just on the title page. quarter leather , marbled boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. London, 1830; heavy wear, poor condition; brown cloth covered boards; corners rolled; edges and covers scuffed; spine edges chipped; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; front hinge split; rear hinge split with rear board and back strip hanging by a thread; foxed; 326 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dustjacket. 344 pages VOLUME I covering up to 1778. No dustjacket. Brown cloth-covered boards sunned to edges and spine, spine-end chipped with 5mm losses, outer cloth to rear hinge cracked but hinges firm, ink name to half-title page which is chipped to top, marks/small bubbles to boards, boards' corners fraying a little. Blotching to second illustrated title-page, pages have a wave to surface, a few have marks/blotches but generally clean and binding sound. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 331 + 348pp. Both vols still well bound & interiors good & clean with only an occasional light hint of foxing/staining generally near edge.

Hardback. Maroon boards. Uncut edges. Illustrated. Illustrated title page. With publisher's advertising sheets to front and rear. "The Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Conducted by The Rev. Dionysius Lardner assisted by Eminent Literary and Scientific Men. Natural Philosophy. Hydrostatics and Pneumatics". Contents: endpapers lightly creased. Some light/moderate browning, mainly to edges of illustrated title page. Slight blemishes. A few corners slightly creased. Otherwise pages generally very good and clean. "A. Hatcher, Salisbury" label front paste-down. Boards: lacks spine. Some moderate+ rubbing and fraying to edges and corners. Otherwise sound. Binding tight. 349 pp + index and ads. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good (Book Condition). A decent copy. Sunning to spine and cover, slight foxing to ffep and bfep, pages lightly tanned. Binding strong. 3 corners bumped. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.