Robert Chambers James Riddel (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Boards are edge worn, rubbed and scuffed. Curling to edges and corners. 376 pages. 376 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "Latest Reprint". In very good minus dark navy cloth boards, gilt titles to front and spine. The boards are flat, quite tight, small mark to front; spine ends and corners a little bumped. The khaki coloured end papers are slightly tanned on the outside edges. Slightly tanned and foxed cut edges. The text block is in very good condition with tight and even pages; lightly foxed Index and Prelims, otherwise unmarked. Illustrated with many 'colour drawings' and 'pen and ink drawings' by James Riddel. No dedications etc. Without jacket. James Riddel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. PUB. IN THE 1940'S. JAMES RIDDEL (illustrator).

xxiv, 377 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.25cm. Dust jacket nicked at spine head, bottom corner of front flap is price-clipped, small chip and tear at head of rear flap fold, dj's laminate peeling from panels; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Bright red cloth with vibrant gilt stamping upon spine, slight bump at spine head and top corner of rear board. Interior pages are bright and clean and binding remains fairly crisp. Strong bumping to top corners of rear leaves from pages 351 to rear free endpaper else a handsome very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. Features unpaged color plates, map, b/w illustrations, and Index. Classic 19th century account of Edinburgh. {Approx. shipping weight = 3 pounds.}.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Attractive reprint of the 1868 revised edition with notes by author's grandson. Tight clean bright book, about new but for discoloration to the publisher's brown stain on the top edge; in crisp DJ protected in mylar sleeve.; 377 pages. Illustrated by James Riddel (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. xx, 376pp., index, map, B&W line drawings, colour plates. Spine sunned and slightly cocked, corners bumped, binding sound, interior clean. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Riddel, James (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. *May ship at extra cost due to weight.* First printing of illustrations. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorations on front cover and spine. Gilt decoration of a castle on spine. Top edge gilt. 10 1/2" x 8" x 2 1/4." Pages xxvi, [1] 2-377, complete. Many color plates and black-and-white in-text illustrations, complete. List of Illustrations in front. Index in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light to moderate age toning, some bumping to upper corners, slight discoloration on front and back endpapers, and faint tiny spots on edges of text block. Covers are very clean and intact except for light rubbing, darkening and discoloration on spine, and some bumping and wear to corners and head and tail of spine. A Very Good copy. A tribute to Old Edinburgh and its history, architecture, landmarks, monuments, and inhabitants. Replete with beautiful color plates and black-and-white in-text illustrations by James Riddel showing Edinburgh scenery and its residents. This is the first printing containing the illustrations. In his Introductory Notice of 1868, author Robert Chambers (1802-1871), a Scottish publisher, geologist, and phrenologist, writes that he had first embarked on writing this book to document Old Edinburgh. During his researches and travels in Edinburgh, he became acquainted with many of Scotland's literary figures and luminaries. Contents are titled as follows: "The Changes of the Last Hundred Years," "The Castle-Hill," "The West Bow," "James's Court," "Story of the Countess of Stair," "The Old Bank Close," "The Old Tolbooth," "Some Memories of the Luckenbooths," "Some Memoranda of the Old Kirk of St. Giles," "The Parliament Close," "Memorials of the Nor' Loch," "The Parliament House," "Convivalia," "Taverns of Old Times," "The Cross-Caddies," "The Town-Guard," "Edinburgh Mobs," "Bickers," "Susanna, Countess of Eglintoune," "Female Dresses of Last Century," "The Lord Justice-Clerk Alva," "Marlin's and Niddry's Wynds," "Abbot of Melrose's Lodging," "Blackfriars Wynd," "The Cowgate," "St. Cecilia's Hall," "The Murder of Darnley," "Mint Close," "Miss Nicky Murray," "The Bishop's Land," "John Knox's Manse," "Hyndford's Close," "House of the Marquises of Tweeddale--The Begbie Tragedy," "The Ladies of Traquair," "Greyfriars Churchyard," "Story of Mrs. Macfarlane," "The Canongate," "St. John Street," "Moray House," "The Speaking House," "Panmure House--Adam Smith," "John Paterson the Golfer," "Lothian Hut," "Henry Prentice and Potatoes," "The Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth," "Claudero," "Queenberry House," "Tennis Court," "Marionsville--Story of Captain Macrae," "Alison Square," "Leith Walk," and "Gabriel's Road.". Riddel, James (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Not Issued. 1st Edition. Dark blue cloth, elaborated illus./lettered in gilt, beveled cover edges, top text block edge in gilt. Cloth shows a few areas of modest flecking on lower front cover, along front joint, and on spine panel, with corners and spine extremities a bit rubbed, slight exposure to bottom corners, minor rubbing to back cover. xv,378 pp., illus. w/ pen & ink sketches throughout text. Note that this copy does not have color plates or a map but clearly is complete as issued, with absolutely no evidence of plates having been removed. Former owner's signature and date penciled on front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. James Riddel, R.S.W. (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 2nd Edition. 1868 edition with introductory notice for that year. 376pp. 30 illustrations in colour plus textual illustrations. very good clean condition with vg blue paper to boards with gilt lettering. tear to paper at inner edhge half title. The unclipped dj with tipped on colour illustrations is poor with tears and edgewear and discolouring to spine.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Some wear and tear as with age; wormed. Remains preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xx, 2, 376 p. : col. front., illus., col. pl., map. Subjects; Legends Scotland Edinburgh. Edinburgh (Scotland) History. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Not one of the modern reprints but, we believe, the illustrated 1912 edition - the volume is undated (the work was first published in several volumes from the 1820s; the first single volume edition was 1868); blue cloth with gilt spine and board lettering, as photographed; lower edge shelf-marked; internally clean and unmarked throughout; private ownership; xxi + double-page map + 3776pp + 29 full page colour drawings + numerous in-text pen-and-ink drawings; a good, sound copy.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Some wear and tear as with age; wormed. Remains preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xx, 2, 376 p. : col. front., illus., col. pl., map. Subjects; Legends Scotland Edinburgh. Edinburgh (Scotland) History. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 17 colour plates and 83 black & white illustrations by James Riddel; Hardback: blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, top edge blue, bookseller's ticket (Sage, West Hartlepool); Binding slightly slanted, else near fine in the remains of a dustwrapper bearing a Riddel colour illustration to the top wrapper. James Riddel (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. (Xxvii), 377 Pp. Blue Cloth, Lettered And Illustrated In Gilt, Top Edge Gilt. First Printing Of This Illustrated Edition. Clean, No Marks Or Stains, Gilt Brilliant. Wear To Blue Cloth, Fraying Along Top Edge Of Spine And At Lower Front Tip, Points Of Fraying At Other Corners, Browning To Endpapers As Usual. Complete With All Plates And Illustrations, A Few Plates Loose But Undamaged. Color Plates, Illustrations In Text, Two Page Map (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Edinburgh and Philadelphia: W. & R. Chambers, Limited; J. B. Lippincott Company, 1912. Very attractive copy of the richly illustrated 1912 edition, containing 35 color plates and a map. Bright roybal blue cloth with lettering and decoration in gilt, top edge gilt, 377 pages. Covers rubbed at the edges with some light fraying to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, slightly age-toned but clean pages free from names or other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. thick 4to. 26cm, xxiii,377p., with 30 colour plates including frontis, 65 text illustrations, double page map, index, maroon gilt decorated cloth, very good to fine (gar). ~ Originally published in 1825 and revised in 1846 and 1868 by the author, the present edition has been beautifully illustrated by James Riddel. He has captured the old world charm of Edinburgh originally described by Robert Chambers.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Lightly rubbed at extremities; edges slightly yellowed, with some minor marking' some very minor foxing to endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Riddel, James (illustrator).

1st ed. thus hardback in original cloth Nice copy octavo xx + 376pp., colour frontis., colour & b/w plates, text ills., map, index, Lacks free front end paper o/w a nice copy in royal blue boards with bright gilt titles to front board & spine & with nice colour plates.

VG/VG Book in excellent condition with no markings. or inscriptions. not price clipped. internally a good crisp clean copy.

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). First. Illustrated throughout with color plates by James Riddel. xxiv, 377 pages. Short thick 4to, original blue cloth with gilt-stamped pictorial cover and spine, top edge gilt. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1912. First edition. Spine ends a bit worn and rear cover scuffed, still a very good(+) copy. James Riddel (illustrator).…

new edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front board, no dustwrapper. Teg. 10.5ins x 7.75ins, xxvii, (i), 377pp plus 30pp colour plates. Also many pen and ink drawings within the text and a double page map (in red and black) within the prelim pages. VG. Nb book weighs over 2kg pre-packing, please ask for postal cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Navy blue boards and spine, the latter lettered in gilt. Internally clean and unmarked. James Riddel (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A new edition of this work on the traditions of Edinburgh by Rocher Chambers will full colour illustrations by James Riddel. A new edition of the work, with a preface written by C. E. S Chambers.In the original publisher's blue cloth with gilt text and illustrations to the front and spine.With a frontispiece, vignettes, a double page folding map and 28 full colour plates by James Riddel. Collated complete.This work was written by author Robert Chambers. This work, originally written in two volumes in 1825, has been revised and illustrated to create this new edition of the work. The work describes the traditions and history of the city of Edinburgh, with detailed accounts of noted locations within the city such as The Cowgate and Greyfriars Churchyard. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping and very light rubbing to the extremities. Slight cockling to rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with only the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. James Riddel (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Only. First edition. An uncommon, first revised edition of Robert Chambers' guide to Edinburgh. With the original extremely scarce pictorial dustwrapper.This revised edition has a new preface by Chamber's grandson C.E.S Chambers.Illustrated throughout by James Riddel with many coloured plates of iconic Edinburgh locations.A fantastic reference work regarding the history of Edinburgh, with chapters on many noted locations such as Greyfriars Churchyard, Moray House, Lothian Hut, Queensberry House and The Cowgate.A very bright copy of this work, with the scarce survival dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Several marks to boards. Dustwrapper is sound. Chipping to the dustwrapper, with loss to the head and tail of rear wrap and spine. Spine is sunned to the dustwrapper and several marks to the front and rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine. James Riddel (illustrator). book.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. 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 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1912. 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: - 367, 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. 367 367.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. 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 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1912. 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: - 424, 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. 424 424.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 478 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1912. A detailed historical and antiquarian study of Edinburgh, bringing together traditions, local history, and remembered places connected with the city's past. The work is of interest to readers of Scottish history, topography, and urban folklore, and includes bibliographical references and an index. Book images are non-contractual.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. 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 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1912. 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: - 478, 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. 478 478.…