Rhys Intro Ernest (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Green leatherette covers, clean and bright, general mild shelf wear to edges, with BL and Modern Library gilt logo. Book is firm in binding, 231 pages + 5 pages with Modern Library's Complete List of Titles. Woodcut illustrated endpapers by Horace Brodzky. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 231 pages.…

Small octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

First edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's original full olive cloth-gilt. 18 cm. 431 pages. Gilt spine and end pages designed by Reginald Knowles. Part of the publisher's "Everyman's Library" series. Thirteen headings are listed on the advertisements page. No text present on the copyright page. Contains the following plays: All for Love, The Country Wife, The Way of the World, Venice Preserved, The Beaux-Stratagem, and The Provoked Wife. The book is in near fine condition. Some pencil underlining to the introduction. No markings to the interior text. Hinges tight, pages bright. Browning/offsetting to the front/back matter. Light edge wear/bumping to the cloth covers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. (Undated, Blue Faux Leather) Hardback: Fair Condition. No Jacket. Pages Lightly Tanned But Clean And Unmarked. Gilded Leaf-Edges. Binding Cracked In Front But Pages Remain Tight And Secure. Wear And Fraying To Spine And Board Edges. Bumped Board Corners. Photograph Is Added By Selling Site And Not Ours, Therefore May Not Reflect This Edition Or Condition. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good-VG for Age. No Jacket. 1st Thus. Grey boards with red-bordered black lettered sp. label 'The Mermaid Series. Thomas Dekker, clean bar two whitish smudges bottom sp., outer corners bumped. f/piece+ xlvi + 473 + colophon, floral t.p.'s head-pieces, end-pieces and initial capitals throughout; paste-downs have centrally printed red ex-libris panels as published, front one has a prev. owner's sig., front end-paper has tanning to oute side and series list verso, otherwise internally clean, tight and unmarked. This has 5 of Dekker's plays, Rhys's extensive opening essay on Dekker is, academically, the main merit of this Mermaid edition. A very acceptable copy.13.5 cm x 19 cm.…

Hardback. Condition: vgc. No Dust Jacket. small green binding owner name.

Hardback. Condition: vgc. No Dust Jacket. small green binding owner name.

Condition: Good. 12mo. Red Cloth, 461 pp., Very Good. Everyman's Library.

8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of terracotta cloth, gilt back, dark top, pictorial endpapers, a near fine copy. With the Rhys EL essay bound in at end. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 789; Seymour 801.0.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Paperback Octavo. wraps, 238 pp.

Vellum. Condition: Very Good+. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 215 pages; [no date given] Circa 1896. J M. Dent & Co, Aldine House. Bound in full vellum with decorative pictorial borders and title design to cover and spine in gilt. Top edge gilt; other edges untrimmed. This vellum bound edition uniform with other Rhys edited "Lyrical Poets" volumes published by Dent at this time. Prior owner gift inscription to front endpage dated 1896. Illustrated with an etched frontis portrait of Sidney, with tissue guard. Offset toning to the pictorial title page from the guard. Expected light toning to page stock. One of the exquisite little volumes published by Dent at the turn of the century. VG.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A uniform three-volume Everyman"s Library set bringing together Robert Browning"s major poetry, including "The Ring and the Book," with contemporary scholarly introductions. In the publisher's original green cloth bindings.A uniform three-volume Everyman"s Library set of the major poetic works of Robert Browning with contemporary scholarly introductions. Together these volumes contain Browning"s major lyric and dramatic poetry, including early collections, the dramatic monologues that established his reputation, and his monumental verse epic The Ring and the Book, a narrative reconstruction of a seventeenth-century murder trial. comprising:The Poems of Robert Browning, Volume I (18331844). With an introduction by Arthur Waugh. First impression issued February 1906, this copy a fourth reprint, June 1911.The Poems of Robert Browning, Volume II (18441864). First impression issued February 1906; this copy a fourth reprint, June 1911.The Ring and the Book. With an introduction by Charles W. Hodell. This copy is undated. Dated from Jisc using a copy held at the British Library, c.1911.Robert Browning (1812-1889) was a major English Victorian poet and playwright. Married to the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, he is notable for works such as Men and Women and the verse epic The Ring and the Book. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Scattered spotting concentrated to front joint of volume I of "The Poems." Very slight spotting to the perimeters of boards of "The Ring." Very slight rubbing to boards. One or two minor handling marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two minor handling marks to fore edges. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Condition: Good. 18mo. Green Cloth, Very Good. 222 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1ST EDITION, 1944 , EARLY ISSUE REPRINT, Lite spotting front of DJ, BACK OF DJ SAYS OVER 970 VOLUMES, VG+/VG- . SMALL THIN BLUE EMBOSSED CLOTH, Interior remains tight, clean and complete. Pages with some toning remain better than average. Publishers cloth with some wear and scuffing. Title at backstrip remains. Some wear and rubbing to the head and toe of backstrip. Publishers dust jacket with some minor wear and chipping. Everything being said volume remains better than average. A must have for the Collector. A wonderful gift idea. 336 PGS + ADS , New Powers of Reasoning, Confucius, Tsu Ssu, Shang Yang, Mencius Political Philosopher & Psychologist. CHUANG CHOU POET OF FREEDOM, Metaphysics ETC What a fantastic find for the Collector. Published in Simple Form , compilation, Ways & Thought of China, CHINESE SCHOLAR IS HIGHBROW.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. An exceptionally scarce copy of this concise poetry collection comprising a selection of J. Leask"s sonnets, introduced by Ernest Rhys. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First edition.An exceptionally scarce copy of this work, with just two copies being held institutionally at the National Library of Scotland and University of Aberdeen Libraries.A scarce poetry collection comprising a selection of J. Leask"s sonnets, chosen and introduced by Ernest Rhys, editor of the Everyman"s Library series in which he praises Leask"s verse for its Petrarchan form and "felicity of phrase". With titles such as "Ruthwell Cross," "Blind in Piccadilly," "Femme Inconnub," "A Dream of Paris," "A Dalkeith Lely," "The Soul of a Girl," and "In a Russian Ghetto," among many others.A rare first edition of Leask"s sonnets, selected and introduced by Ernest Rhys, surviving in only two recorded institutional copies. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Slight fading to spine and extremities. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Very minor blistering to upper and lower perimeters of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just one or minor two spots and handling marks to fore edge. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

10 VOL SET, octavo, light blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & ship motif to spines & boards, top page edges stained black, printed eps, frontispieces, mixed pagination, occasional illus, VG (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to some eps) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some loss & closed tearing, archival tape repairs to vol 1, light soiling, moderate tanning & fading to spines, flaps to some jackets discreetly reinforced).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1ST EDITION, States "First Issue of this Edition, 1927 ,EDGE TEARS WEAR TINY CHIPS DJ, VG/VG-, SPINE DJ SMALL END CHIPS TEARS, BACK DJ HAS LIST OF BOOKS FOR WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE THRU 573 LEAVES OF GRASS & SAYS AT BTM THERE ARE MORE THAN 850 VOLUMES , Green Embossed cloth Spine has LITE Sun Fade Gold Gilt Title Nice, 2 1/4" split at top of spine and front cover connection.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Three volumes of Arthurian legend, including the famous 'Le Morte D'Arthur' and 'Arthurian Chronicles', edited by Ernest Rhys as part of Everyman's Library. Three volumes in the publisher's original uniform cloth bindings with gilt detailing to the spines. The decorative end papers and title pages were designed by the book designer and illustrator Reginald L. Knowles (1879-1950). Previous owner's stamp to the front paste down to each volume. Previous owner's ink inscription to the verso of the title page to each volume.Two chivalric romance titles in three volumes from Everyman's Library, edited by Ernest Rhys; including the famous Le Morte D'Arthur. These volumes are a couple of the earliest works published by J. M. Dent & Sons for Everyman's Library, which was founded in 1906. They provide an example of the pocket format which was used for this series from 1906 until 1953.Le Morte D'Arthur, Volumes I and II by Thomas Malory. Volume I is a first thus edition, third impression published January 1908. Volume II is a first thus edition, second impression published May 1906. Arthurian Chronicles, represented by Wace and Layamon. Translated by Eugene Mason. Introduction by Lucy Allen Paton. Undated, dated 1912 through copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with fading to the spines of 'Le Morte D'Arthur' volumes. Small marks to the front boards of 'Le Morte D'Arthur' volumes. Light shelf wear to the head of the spines to 'Le Morte D'Arthur' volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. {Size: 14.60 x 22.86 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2019, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 2022. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 264, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 264.…

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