Rev George Croly (41 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 413 pages. Includes frontispiece portrait. Wear to boards, light soil, rubbing, erosion of spine ends and corner tips. Small number of loose pages. Paper age toned. Binding dry and beginning to separate in places. (F8).

Hardcover. Condition: Good Only. A rare volume. Significant age wear, including stains, rub marks, scuffs, edge wear, etc. A reading copy only. Book.

Condition: Good. 1830. No edition remarks. 500 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound red leather with marbled paper covered boards. Rebacked spine. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing, heavy to endpapers. Heavy cracking to hinges. Pencil inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Mild thumb-marking present. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to board edges. Notable scratching and marking to boards. Notable scuffing to edges. Book has forward lean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Brownish/burgundy hardcover with clover on front. Good to VG condition. Slight sunning of spine and a small mark on front cover. Corners bumped. 414 pages. Criterion Library edition noted on spine. History. Royalty.

Condition: Good. New York: Printed by J. & J. Harper, 1831., 1831. Good. - Octodecimo (18mo), 6-1/4 inches high by 3-7/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in printed tan cloth. The covers are soiled and the spine darkened. The head of the spine and the front edge of the front cover are slightly chipped. 411 pages, illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. There is some scattered foxing throughout. Good. First American edition. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Harper Library Edition. Number 15 from the Harpers Family Library series, Stereotype Edition. Biography of King George the Fourth, "with anecdotes of distinguished persons of the last fifty years". New and improved edition. 414 pages. Light wear/foxing. Book.

Hardcover. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Minor rubbing and edgewear to the covers; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 411 pages Very Good with some cracking to the front hinge but holding. Previous owner's name in pencil to the inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dj. 1" crack on spine edge, gilt spine clear, some shelf wear, foxing. B2 3.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. I am pleased to offer a vintage copy, published in 1821, of: "The Angel of the World, An Arabian Tale; and Sebastian, A Spanish Tale," by the Rev. George Croly, This rather small hard cover book with a quarter spine in polished green leather and leather corner reinforcements, was published by C.S. Van Winkle of New York, dated 1921, and I presume the First American Edition. Condition: This book is in good condition. The hard covers are worn and torn, with some peeling to the finish of the leather. A small portion of the top of the spine is missing and the corners and spine tips are bumped. Inside, the book is unmarked and the interior pages show some light foxing, in some pages, none. Both hinges have been repaired with librarians tape and the binding feeling strong and tight as a result. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

Full Cloth. Condition: Fair. Two volumes in one book, complete. Full grey cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, heavy wear to the extremties, moderate foxing (brown spotting) throughout, lacking half title and flyleaf but otherwise a complete text. Overall in FAIR condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. …

1st eition thus. 411, [3 (blank)] pp. Frontis of George IV. 12mo, bound in 6s. 6-5/16" x 4" VG (some soiling to cloth/usual foxing & browing/frontis loose/po name stamp to front eps). Linen cloth binding with printed black lettering.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Royal blue binding, gold titles and black emboss decoration. 319 pages. Front cover and spine almost as good as new. Back cover appears as though a table leg has been placed on it at some stage of the book's life. Internally spotless. Apart from the back cover, still a very nice copy. Scan available.…

With cancelled title-page on a stub. With cancelled title-page on a stub. Frontispiece and plates. 1 vols. 8vo. The first edition of this tale of Rome under Nero and Titus' siege of Jerusalem, based around the romance of the "Wandering Jew" appeared first in London in 1829. Original green cloth, decorated in gilt, lettered in gilt and black. Some light wear, else a very good copy Frontispiece and plates. 1 vols. 8vo. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Bevilled blue boards; the front, decorated and lettered in gilt, has a 1cm nick to the top edge plus some discoloured water marks; the spine, lettered in gilt with brown decorative plants, rubbed on top front corner with a 1cm split 10cm below it; spotty discoloration to rear panel. Internally endpapers undamaged save for bookplate to front; the gutta-percha has dried so the contents are loose. All plates present save for the frontis to Div 1 'Greek Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre'; its tissue guard remains and is foxed; mild foxing emerges periodically throughout but with little detriment to the plates, except for 'El-Deir, Petra' which is significantly marked along with its descrptive page. Div 1, 42 plates minus 1; Div 2, 42 plates; Div 3, 36 plates. Extra postage outside UK. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. After Lithographs By Louis Haghe (illustrator).…

Condition: DISCRETO USATO. Da revisionare INGLESE Libro usato che potrebbe presentare segni di usura e del tempo. Possono esserci danni alla copertina. La rilegatura potrebbe essere allentata, ma l'integrità non à compromessa. Potrebbero esserci scritte, sottolineature ed evidenziazioni al testo. Le pagine potrebbero presentare ingiallimento e fioritura come i tagli. La foto corrisponde al libro in vendita. Altre foto su richiesta. Numero pagine 444.…

Full Leather. Condition: Good. 356pp. Bevelled boards, all edges gilt, gilt decoration to ribbed spine & boards, no cracking to leather but internal paper hinges split but all still solidly bound. Occasional minor useage mark but after first few pages interior in very nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. Scuffing wear to cover only. Heavy - Weighs 1.5kg Additional P&P will apply. Picture of this book available. Gustav Konig (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 510 grams. The front hinge is broken. Inscribed 1886.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. London: Printed for Hurst, Robinson, and Co. and Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh, 1822, Later Edition. Full leather binding with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, gilt decoration to both boards, rubbed and worn. Pagination: xx, 52pp. With 20 engravings. Provenance: signature for F.A. Juderreck (?) to the front. Approximately 6 ¾ inches tall (17cm). Condition Report Externally Spine - good condition - rubbed and worn with some loss to the gilt, titles and decorations in gilt. Joints - good condition - structurally sound, worn and rubbed. Corners - good condition - bumped and worn. Boards - good condition - full leather with gilt decoration. Page edges - good condition - all marbled, top edge darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges - good condition - sound. Paste downs - good condition - marbled, gilt decorated leather. End papers - good condition - marbled. Title - good condition - age toned with some foxing. Pages - good condition - tanned. Binding - good condition - attractive. See photos. …

Condition: Very Good. ** Complete 3-Volume Slipcased Set **; Very Good; Hardcover; The covers of all three volumes are close to new with "straight" edge-corners; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and text pages of all three volumes are all unmmarked; There is a hinge repair the back inside cover hinge of the Holy Land volume, otherwise the binding in each volume is tight with a straight spine; This book set will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 14" - 16" tall); 15.0 lbs (Heavy); Brown cloth covers with titles in gold lettering along the spine of each volume, housed in an illustrated c; 1999, Rizzoli Publishing; 287 pages; "Holy Land And Egypt & Nubia," by David Roberts & Rev. George Croly.…

Half Calf. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First. First Edition, 3 divisions published as one volume, Div. I covering Jerusalem & Galilee, Div. II covering The Jordan & Bethlehem, and Div. III covering Idumea & Petra. Text and historical description by Rev. George Croly, 120 tinted lithographs by Louis Haghe from original drawings by David Roberts, division titles printed in red and black, bound in half blue calf with gilt decoration, spine with raised bands and gilt decoration and title in gilt, all edges marbled, occasional foxing to text but lithographs are clean and bright, very good condition, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, no date of publication, but circa 1889. THIS IS A HEAVY ITEM SO PLEASE ASK FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE BEFORE ORDERING - ADDITIONAL POTAGE WILL BE CHARGED. ROBERTS, David; HAGHE, Louis (illustrator).…

Leather bound hardback; xvi + 470 pages. The full calf binding is rubbed and scuffed, there are losses to the spine, the hinges are strong and all is well bound together.

pp. (iv), xxiv, 267. Engraved title & 10 plates. 8vo. Quarter calf, cloth boards. Shaken, stitching beginning to go at front hinge. From the library of William St Clair with his name in pencil. Poor copy ODNB. Croly (1780 - 1860) was a writer and clergyman. His poem 'Paris in 1815' was lampooned by Byron in Don Juan.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

1st edition extracted from The Review. Large 8vo. 218 to 272pp ( 55 pages ). Begins top of page & finishes bottom of page. Binders marks along inside edge where extracted from bound volume ( could be trimmed ). Clean & tight. VG.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce first edition of this historical selection of conservative papers, attractively bound in full calf. First edition. Very scarce. In a handsome full-calf binding. With the signature of Welsh antiquary, genealogist and bibliophile David Lewis Wooding to the title page, dated 1873. An intriguing selection of sketches, speeches and papers, connected by their conservatism. Each text shares similar values, namely posed against democracy and the might of Rome. Compiled by Irish writer, historian and Anglican priest George Croly, who held his position as rector of St Stephen Walbrook from 1835 up until his death in 1860. In a handsome full-calf binding. With the binder's stamp of H. White & Sons (Carmarthen) to the rear paste down. A number of pencil annotations to the front paste down. Externally, smart with slight rubbing and loss of leather, particularly to the spine. Reasonable marking also to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to the title page by David Lewis Wooding and dated 1873. Pages lightly age toned with occasional spotting, more common towards the front and rear. Minimal tear affecting pages 137-40, corrected by a previous owner. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. This is division one of three in the set containing lithograph prints by Louis Haghe of David Roberts drawings from 1796-1864 that have added historical descriptions by Reverend George Croly. For protection, the pages have been placed inside an acid free folio from the library which has some library labeling and a pocket. The title page, all plates, and several other pages have library stamps. The pages and plates themselves are in fair condition. Their edges are chipped. They are all tanned and some have brown and black foxing. The title page has been repaired on the left side with some tape and has some writing on the back. Plate 16 also has a small piece of tape to patch a tear. The images themselves are in very good condition. David Roberts (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. xiv, (2), 182, (1) pp. Hardcover, bound in calf over marbled boards. The binding well rubbed; front joint partially cracked. Prior owner's name and light foxing on the preliminary leaves.

, 182 pages with 14 introductory pages First Edition , front gutter open, rear gutter cracked, one inch piece missing from head of spine, half inch piece missing from tail of spine, corners scuffed, covers slightly rubbed, spine label chipped, front free endpaper very loose, neat previous owner's name to first blank, a nice copy despite some damage, tighly bound with clean contents , full light brown calf, blind stamped margins to covers, five raised bands with gilt decorations to compartments, gilt title to black spine label, gauffered edges with gilt, marbled endpapers with decoration to leather Octavo Hardback ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover book in fair condition. Gilt decorations to spine and covers. Leather on cover fragile at spine, shows some shelf wear at edges. Binding fragile at FFEP. Light foxing throughout. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience. Gustav Konig (illustrator).…

Original Boards. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Twenty etchings from classical designs along with a few poems inspired by them. Original printed paper label somewhat darkened.