Lestrange Rev (39 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Octavo (8vo); viii, 360pp, 352pp. Two volumes bound as one in full blue cloth. Very good copy; binding and contents clean and unmarked. Considers Greek and Roman humor, humor in the Middle Ages, Anglo-Saxon humor, "Ecclesiastical Buffoonery," Shakespeare, Jesters, Swift, Byron, Thackeray, Dickens, etc. Burt Franklin facsimile reprint of the 1878 edition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Only volume 1. Corners frayed, cover spotting, a glass ring on front panel.The binding is tight and secure, though. A general air of grubbiness. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Cloth. Condition: G. No Jacket. None Stated. 378 + 365 pp + 6 p ads, the two volumes are solid and very usable, the pages are lightly browned and are lightly waved ( does not seem to be from moisture ) and hav light foxing and soil. former owner name and address on the second free endpapers of both, the covers are tight and are heavily worn on the edges and have insect holes on the outside hinges, the second volume has a beverage ring on the front cover, this is a well worn and very usable set.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. Reprinted in 1970 from the original printed in 1878. Fine, in blue cloth. Two volumes in one - with an introduction upon ancient humour. ( 'Humour' is spelt according to modern English usage. ).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. Reprint of the 1878 original 2 book set. New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. HARDCOVER. Very Fine condition. Appears unread. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1970 reprint of the 1878 two volume set. Two volumes in one: vii, viii, 360pp., 352pp. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. . Reprint of the 1878 original 2 book set. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vii, viii, 360pp., 352pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good+. Reprint. No DJ. Originally pub. 1878.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback, blue cloth with printed spine label, marks on covers, head, tail and corners rubbed and bumped, former owner's name and blind embossed stamp on front end-paper and name on title-page, tear to fore-edge of page 303 repaired, some light marks throughout. Please contact me for photographs or further information if required.

Condition: Good. 1886. No Edition Remarks. 370 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound red leather with red cloth covered boards. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

Condition: Fair. 1886. 360 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red leather with gilt lettering. Vol. I Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose. Boards have been heavily rub worn with heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a heavily frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pp. 296.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very decent clean copy on the whole with a previous owner's inscription in neat ink pen on the half title page, of one A. Faithfull of 71 Hyde Street, Winchester.The title lettering on the front board is still very crisp, as is the town coat of arms. There is however some rubbing and wear to the extremities of the boards, particularly at the fore edge corner tips. Previous labels partially peeled off and blind stamp on the end papers. An early section of the book is loosening, but still well bound in and there is mild foxing here and there throughout. Despite these few flaws the book is still quite a presentable copy.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good First Edition lacking DJ.hinges split but binding remains tight, spine ends frayed, corners bumped.interior lightly tanned but clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. hardback, 8vo, viii,341pp, frontispiece and title vignette, ex-library, label on endpaper, blindstamp on frontis, title page, and first few pages, text clean and sound, library binding in red cloth, numbering on spine, Fair condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Complete Two Volume Set. Both volumes uniformly bound in publisher's original full cloth. A very sturdy, handsome set with previous owner's name in pencil on the endpapers, else clean and unmarked. NOT ex-lib. A clean, tight set; well preserved. Vol I (378pp); Vol II (365pp). This set is over-sized and quite heavy, so it will require additional shipping charges on all priority and international orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Complete Two Volume Set. Both volumes uniformly bound in full cloth with gilt lettering to the spines; a clean, solidly bound set with unmarked interiors and text. NOT ex-lib. Handsome and well preserved. Indexed. Vol. I: 320pp. Vol. II: 312pp + ads.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Two Volume set, green publishers cloth, gold gilt on FBs and spines, glasine covers. Vol I= 378pp, Vol II=365pp. Ex-library. Exceptional condition for +140 years old. Some foxing. No damage perceived. Very tight & straight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, frontis,341pp, advert leaves, orig blue clothhas had a new blue cloth spine fitted and what was left of the original spine outer laid on, original boards little marked and rubbed, binding good and sound, ex royal thames yacht club library copy with bookplate to pastedown and couple of their small ink stamps to title page, contents good and clean, a good sound copy, with new spine as stated. Book.

Hard Cover. First U.S. Edition, First printing. VERY GOOD. SLIGHT WEAR AT SPINE ENDS, SPINE CLOTH LIGHTLY WRINKLED, BOARDS CLEAN, LETTERING AND DESIGN BRIGHT, BINDING TIGHT, INTERIOR CLEAN WITH ONE EXCEPTION - THE BOOKS HAVE NO INDEX, SO A PEVIOUS OWNER HAS CREATED AN INDEX TO EACH VOLUME IN NEAT, PENCIL SCRIPT ON THE BLANK REAR ENDPAPERS, AND A LENGTHY ESSAY IN INK ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER OF VOLUME 1. OWNER NAME.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy in the publisher's cloth, inscribed by the author, circa 1880. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy in the publisher's cloth, inscribed by the author, circa 1880. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Two volumes in one. Octavo, viii, 360pp + 352pp. Dark green cloth binding with gilt text to spine, minimal shelf wear to edges and corners, internally immaculate, no marks or inscriptions. Near Fine. An thorough study into the history of humour and the ludicrous.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Various (illustrator). A richly illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables, featuring 159 of these timeless tales with additional moral applications by Rev. G. F. Townsend and L. Valentine. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with blind stamp.This edition is notable for containing 159 of Aesop's fables, accompanied by 110 original illustrations.This edition is undated, this copy has been dated using Jisc, from a copy held at The National Trust Libraries.This copy includes fables such as "The Wolf and the Lamb", "The Frog and the Fox", "The Boy and his Mother", "Snake and the Crab", "Wasps in a Honey-pot", "The Fortune Teller", "The Ox and the Frog", "The Wind and the Sun", "The Viper and the File", "The Ant and the Fly", "The Cat and the Cock", among many others. This copy is also notable for including moral applications by the Reverend George Fyler Townsend and L. Valentine.Aesop was a storyteller who is thought to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. He is best known for his collection of fables featuring anthropomorphic animals that illustrate moral lessons of honesty, wisdom and kindness. These fables have become enduring classics, continuing to be shared with generation after generation. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. One or two handling marks to the boards, with a couple of spots of damp staining to rear boards. Rubbing and bumping to extremities. Joints strained, rear joint separated about four inches at the centre, and slightly at the extremities, but holding firm. Previous owner's inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if a little age toned. One or two handling marks to fore edge. The odd spot. Good. book.

xii, 304 pp, plates & sketches within the pagination taken from sketches by C G Harper. Later green 1/2 morocco gilt, raised bands, matching cloth sides, marbled endpapers & leaf edges. 19 cm x 14 cm. Spine discoloured with minor rubbing to spine tips.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Both volumes. Uniform publisher's binding, but not originally together. Volume 1 inscribed' To Lady Belcher with the kind regards of A G L'Estrange'. Volume 2: has bookplate for C J Peacock and later ownership details on the half-title page (See photos). Vol1: Spine sunned. Wear to spine ends. Small scuffs to paper on inside covers. Good. Vol 2: Spine frayed at top and loss at foot of spine. Damp stain to top front corner and ink stains to rear board .Internally in good condition. Last page of index untidily cut. Fair. No extra for 2nd Class in UK. Small surcharge for overseas. Presentation Copy.