Lunt George Editor (6 results)
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Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.Willis Monie-Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition.
The Lunts: An illustrated study of their work, with a list of their appearances on stage and screen (Theatre world monograph)
[Lunt, Alfred; Fontanne, Lynn] Freedley, George; Stephens, Frances (editor)
Published by The Macmillan Company, 1958
- Hardcover
Seller: Days of Old Books, Wadesville, IN, U.S.A.Days of Old Books
Contact seller4-star sellerhardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1958 hardcover with dust jacket. Lots of great photos inside. Clear protective cover.
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- First Edition
Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, CanadaAinsworth Books ( IOBA)
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First US Edition. Light lean and edge wear to book, Price-clipped dustjacket shows some creasing top of spine; Blue cloth covered boards with black & gold imprinted titles on spine. The book is the US edition but the dust jacket is the British Faber & Faber DJ.;… Great Travellers; 220 pages; "Alexander Burnes, born in Montrose in 1805, went out to India at the age of 16 as a cadet in the Honourable East India Company. Within a year he joined the 1st Bombay Native Infantry as interpreter in Hindustani, and started to learn Persian. a journey from which he was recalled. Promoted, and transferred in 1829 to the political branch, he set out to explore the deserts of Rajputana Burnes's adventures on this amazing journey from Delhi to Persia, from Christmas 1831 to December 1832 caused the 28-year-old subaltern to be lionized on his return to London in 1833, the more so when his 'Travels in Bokhara' was published in the following year. He returned to India in 1835. In November 1836 he led his ill-fated expedition to Kabul. The disaster of the first Afghan war ensued, and in 1841 he was cut to pieces by the mob.". Illustrated by B&W Plates (illustrator).
Published by Hurd and Houghton, New York, 1873
- Hardcover
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.Voyageur Book Shop
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Condition: Good Plus. 244pp. Rust colored cloth with black and gilt titles. The Cambridge Riverside Press. Light corner wear, one signature loose. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. N6.
Published by Harper& Brothers, New York, 1873
- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: JB Company USA, HUMBOLDT, TN, U.S.A.JB Company USA
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Add to basketDisbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition - Original Issue. This is an original, complete issue of 24 pages (includes Supplement) dated December 20, 1873 -- Vol. 17, No. 886 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Covers and contents are tight, light moisture stain around edges, otherwise very nice condition -- The Front…Cover has a full page engraving by Ashton Lunt titled "Spain Accedes To Our Demands" (political cartoon) -- Page 1132 has a full page engraving by E. A. Abbey titled "Tracking Rabbits" -- Page 1133 has three engravings titled "The Loss Of The Steam-Ship 'Ville Du Havre'", subtitled "On Deck--A Foggy Day" by Regamey, "The 'Loch Earn' and 'Trimountain'" and "Captain W. W. Urquhart" -- Page 1136 has a full page engraving titled "The Loss Of The Steam-Ship 'Ville Du Havre'--Outward Bound" -- Page 1137 has a full page engraving by Sol Eytinge, Jun. titled "Aloft In A Gale" -- Page 1140 has three engravings, titled as follows: "The Late Judge Rufus W. Peckham", "The Hon. Alexander H. Stephens", and "Hard Times--Rent-Day" -- Page 1141 has a full page engraving by Thomas Nast "By Inflation You Will Burst" (Uncle Sam, Money-Bag, inflation, political cartoon) -- Page 1152 has six engravings titled "The City Of Khiva" -- This issue contains a portion of the following serials: "Taken At The Flood" by Miss Braddon, Chapters XXIV & XXV, "Golden Grain. A Christmas Story" by B. L. Farjeon, Chapter XI, "The Parisians" by Edward Bulwer (Lord Lytton), Book Eleventh, Chapters XVI, XVII, & XVIII, and "Phineas Redux" by Anthony Trollope, Chapters LV, LVI, & LVII -- Many articles related to these engravings and other events occurring at the time, as well as very interesting advertising -- We store and ship each Harper's Weekly issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up. Thomas Nast - Ashton Lunt - E. A. Abbey - Regamey - Sol Eytinge, Jun. - (illustrator).
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY GEORGE LUNT TO AMERICAN WRITER WILLIAM WINTER.
Lunt, George. (1803-1885. American author, editor and lawyer.
Published by Boston, MA: February 21, 1866., 1866
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Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. - Closely written 4-page letter penned in black ink & filling both sides of 2 sheets of cream paper, each approximately 7-1/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Signed "George Lunt". 2 small holes in the upper section of each page just graze a few letters of the text without rendering them illegible. There is a s…hort tear & a few tiny tears to the edges of the letter at the folds. Folded 4 times for mailing. Good. Lunt writes to American author William Winter. He alludes to various literary matters, including his own new book ["Origin of the Late War"] and a book of poems which he says he will be happy to review. He recommends that Winter should make a point of meeting a leading lawyer from Vermont , "a young man of very superior abilities & qualities" who works in the same building as Winter. He also refers to the fact that both he and Winter have seamen among their ancestors.George Lunt [1803-1885] was an American editor, lawyer, author and politician. Before and during the Civil War he was editor of the Boston Courier together with George S. Hillard. He opposed the estrangement of the South and defended slavery.William Winter [1836-1917] is best remembered as a drama critic and biographer of theatrical personalities. He was a contributor to "The Galaxy: A Fortnightly Illustrated Magazine" published at 39 Park Row, New York City. Lunt refers to this address in his letter as the building where both Winter and the young Vermont lawyer have their offices.
