Ross Violet Martin (54 results)

softcover. Condition: Very good. 2nd printing. Trade paperback. xxiv [4] 298 pages. Very good condition. ".the one outstanding Irish novel of the nineteenth century." V.S. Pritchett. Ireland. Studio.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. "Further Experiences of an Irish R. M. " written by by E. Œ. Somerville and Martin Ross in 1908 is a subsequent follow-up to the previously published "Some Experiences of an Irish R.M." (1899). The copy here offered is a reissue, published by Longmans, Green & Company in 1910. It retained the excellent illustrations (both textual line drawings and plate illustrations) by E. Œ. Somerville. E. Œ. Somerville was Edith Anna Œnone Somerville; and Martin Ross was Violet Florence Martin. The two women were best life-long friends and , together, they wrote a great many stories, some of them, such as the Irish R.M. stories, were gathered into compilations and presented, appearing almost like episodic novels. An R.M. was the abbreviation for Resident Magistrate, which position was established as a sort of 'guiding hand' from the colonial power, officiating in courts and other local affairs. The position was taken by individuals of suitable class who had sufficient knowledge of the law. The Irish R. M. stories focus on the character Major Yeates, who has retired from British military service and taken the position of R. M. in a rural Irish community - this circa 1897. The books were immensely popular and an Irish television series starring Peter Bowles was created in the 1980s, closely based on the books. TITLE : Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. AUTHOR : E. Œ. Somerville (Edith Anna Œnone Somerville, 1858 - 1949) -- and Martin Ross (Pseudonym of Violet Florence Martin (1862 - 1915) ILLUSTRATOR : E. Œ. Somerville IMPRINT : Longmans, Green and Co. PLACE : London DATE : 1910 EDITION : Reissue (so stated) [Likely Third Edition - my estimation] STATUS : Longmans, Green edition OP - J. M. Dent edition OP. PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade hardcover; contains numerous line drawings through the text, as well as plate illustrations (including frontispiece, which has a tissue guard); viii + 315 pages +[i] + 3 pages of publisher's promotional list; 5 1/8" x 7 3/8"; dark red cloth covered boards & spine; gilt lettering and embellishment on spine; front board has lettering and embellishment in blind; paper used for text is thick. CONDITION -- GOOD PLUS -- This is a previously owned book that has the previous owner's penciled signature , and which shows considerable signs of handling, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Spine extremities are compressed and frayed; spine surface is darkened , but lettering, etc. is still, if somewhat dulled, still quite legible; covers display surface rub, scattered smudging and various small damp stains; weathering and darkening about edges ; corners bumped, with attendant small splitting of cloth (at bottom corner tips at fore-edge). Text-block edges are considerably toned - it is obvious that the edges have been cleaned - this to acceptable effect. BINDING - the book has obviously been read. Slight lean to front; text-block slightly shaken, with cracking to hinges at various points - the leaves open widely and readily; There is evidence of mending neatly effected to the paper over the front end-paper hinge; rear end-paper hinge is solid (not split). The binding as a whole may be considered to be somewhat tender, but holding. INTERIOR - The end-papers display a slight bit of cover dye bleed at edges - this is minor and not egregious. A previous owner signed their name in pencil on the front free end-paper (M. A. Ferguson). The end-papers are toned. The tissue guard for the frontispiece is toned and has a crease. The paper throughout is considerably toned; there is a fair amount of foxing and spotting of divers form; a few leaves had been folded down - one in particular with quite a wide diagonal crease - weathering displays on the pages adjacent to the fold, running exactly along the crease; human use has further added some smudging and spotting. I must say the book has seen a lot of use, but is still quite serviceable. E.Œ. Somerville (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. First Edition. Good Plus solid hard cover First Printing without a dust jacket. Spine slightly faded. Four small ink marks on the title page. Some foxing and browning to the endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Pages starting to embrown from the edge, dustwrapper slightly faded at spine and a little frayed at one corner. With the ownership signature of Mirabel Cecil.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; Green cloth w/gilt titles; 340 clean, unmarked pages. Typically charming, gently humorous novel of Ireland from the female writing team which is most famous for the "Irish R.M." stories.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. pp XII, 337. Everymans Library No. 978. DJ complete with very small losses to extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Everyman's Library - No. 978 - Green linen-like cloth on boards with bright gilt lettering to spine. Book is tight, square, sharp-cornered. Introduction by E.O. Somerville - patterned endpapers. Check out our other Everyman's selections along with Home University and Modern Library. 392 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 440pp. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine heel, backstrip has a crease. Top text block edge foxed, fore-edge just starting. Two previous owner's names on front pastedown. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, has shelf wear, 1cm closed tear on rear board at spine head, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped (large square removed from front flap). A classic collection of humorous stories by Edith Somerville and Violet Martin, adapted into a popular and well-done TV comedy-drama series starring Peter Bowles in the 1980s. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. London: George. G. Harrap & Company Ltd, 1925. Reprint of book first published by Longmans in 1908. 256p. Foxing to early and late pages and page edges. Owner's name on front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's very good green boards.

Octavo, illustrations by E. OE. Somerville, original decorated blue cloth. First edition. Collection of sketches and stories, some set in Ireland, mostly nonfiction, ranging from the very short to a 100-page article on Denmark. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, some scuffing to cloth at bottom edge of front panel, spine panel a bit sunned, hairline crack along inner front hinge, still a tight, very good copy. (#113142).…

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 1� Edición. Ediciones El Viento, 2013. Novela. Cuando dos y dos son cinco (cuyo título original es Experiences of an Irish R. M.) es un clásico de la literatura angloirlandesa publicado en 1899, escrito por el famoso dúo de primas Edith Somerville y Violet Martin, quienes firmaban bajo el seudónimo Martin & Ross. La obra narra de forma muy divertida las tribulaciones del mayor Sinclair Yeates, un magistrado inglés destinado a Irlanda que se traslada convencido de que allí la lógica y los números encajarán a la perfección, chocando inevitablemente con la peculiar y caótica realidad del lugar. 322 pp. 20 x 14. Tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada con solapas. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Buen estado de conservación. ISBN: 9788415374558.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1895. First edition. vi+186p.+32p. publisher's catalogue. With numerous illustrations by E. Oe. Somerville. Presentation inscription on front free endpaper. Front endpapers splitting at spine.Slight spotting to half-title, slight colouring added to illus. on p. 67. Publisher's blue boards and spine faded, scuffed and grubby with some marks.…

Condition: Fine. First Folio Society edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green cloth covered boards, blocked in black, gilt back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xvii], 268 pp with monochrome drawings throughout by Paul Cox. Fine condition book in Fine condition slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. FOLIO SOCIETY.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. No jacket. In protective mylar cover. Binding solid and pages clean. General yellowing and external wear.

Condition: Sehr gut. 11 x 20cm. 312 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Previous owner's name on half-title page. The Big House at Inver is a product of the fruitful collaboration between cousins Edith Somerville and Violet Martin, who together wrote some thirteen novels, including the classics The Real Charlotte and Experiences of an Irish R.M. The Big House at Inver is, in the words of Somerville: "the history of one of those minor dynasties that, in Ireland, have risen, and ruled, and rioted, and crashed in ruins". The novel records the rise and fall of the Prenderville family in their majestic house on the west coast of Ireland. It opens in the late nineteenth century with the birth of Kit Prenderville whose upbringing is in the hands of his devoted half-sister Shibby. Her single-minded aim is to restore the Prendervilles to their former glory by finding a suitable bride for Kit. But his principal concern is training horses, and his interest in getting married is strictly secondary. The characters in this tragicomic story are drawn with all the skill and force for which the authors are justly famous. [From jacket notes].…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First published as a collected edition in 1928, this is a seventh impression of 1958. Some slight edge wear and to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed, some slight dust and time staining to unlaminated jacket, some darkening and foxing to spine. Price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 437pp. Edith Anna Œnone Somerville (1858-1949), was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as 'E. Œ. Somerville'. She wrote in collaboration with her cousin 'Martin Ross' (Violet Martin) under the pseudonym 'Somerville and Ross'. Together they published a series of stories and novels, the most popular of which were 'The Experiences of an Irish R.M.' first published in 1899. Thirty four stories in all in this omnibus volume, pure joy. Jacket by Charles Mozley (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION. Half title, fold. genealog. table, plates. Orig. red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription of J.G. Le Quesne, 1983. v.g. in price-clipped d.w. 'A detailed and living portrait of two gifted, complicated and very remarkable women.'.

Half title, front. & illus., 6pp ads; prelims sl. browned. Orig. grey pictorial cloth, blocked & lettered in black & gilt; spine a little darkened, sl. rubbed. Initials on half title, 1903. See Hudson p.22; Loeber S473. With identical blocking to the first issue.

Condition: Wie neu. Oblong Folio. 47 pages with eight (8) plates in colour and several illustrations in black-and-white. Original, illustrated Hardcover, now in professional colloctor's Mylar. Some of the plates with some minor staining, one plate cleanly detached. But all plates in wonderful and vibrant condition overall (see photographs). Wonderful satire on local West Cork Folk, riding through the countryside.…

Condition: Sehr gut. First Edition. Octavo (17.8 cm wide x 21.3 cm high). IX, 134 pages with ten illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. The very rare dustjacket with some fraying and staining. Beautifully signed by Edith Somerville on the titlepage. Includes the following chapters: I - P.G.s etc. II - Various Magics III - Failures IV - Some Ghost-Stories V - A Derelict's Story - (Part I) VI - A Derelict's Story - (Part II) VII - Unusual Things VIII - A Few People and some Dogs IX - Travel X - Industries.…

Condition: Sehr gut. 19.8cm x 13cm. vii, 200 (33) pages with several illustrations. Original publisher's binding (the red cloth variant),decoratively illustrated hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Good condition still with the binding shaky and the cover stroonger rubbed. Front free endpaper sellotaped. One of the very rare occasions in which Violet Martin signed with her full name, a few months prior to the books official publication in November 1892. Very rare, early Edith Somerville and Martin Ross (Violet Martin) title ! The two famous cousins, Edith Oenone Somerville and Violet Florence Martin, observe the sights and sounds experienced on their week-long travels in Connemara. Their adventures begin with their buying of a neat governess cart and a mule called Sibbie to pull it and from there we read the delightful misadventures of the two ladies. The strange characters they meet, the habits of Sibbie, the isolated hotels they stay in are all described with the laconic wit and sharp eye that make this into an exquisite jewel of travel lore.…

Condition: Wie neu. Folio - Sheets (38.2 cm x 28.5 cm). Ten original etchings in bespoke Folder with original tissue-guards. Original Hardcover-Folder with one additional, signed inlay-etching to frontcover. The ten etchings and the folder with the original inlay-art, are all in mint condition. The etchings all protected by their original tissue guards. A stunning publication of a wonderful West Cork - Artist. A must-have for all collector's of rare and signed Somerville & Ross collectables, this find is simply an unusual occurance because the artwork was originally designed to be framed. One usually never finds this edition with the artwork still in its original folder ! Portfolio of 10 Etchings, Limited to only one hundred (100) signed and numbered copies. List of original, signed Etchings: 1. The Studio at Drishane 2. Drishane House (Family Home) 3. Gate Lodge Castletownshend 4. Village street in Castletownshend 5. "Tally Ho" (Edith Somerville's home from 1946 until her death in 1949) 6. The Organist Loft, ( Church of St. Barrahane, Castletownshend, Edith was organist here for 70 years) 7. Castletownshend (Architectural features) 8. Graveyard at Castlehaven 9. Watergate and Pier, Castletownshend Village 10. The Graves of Edith Somerville & Violet Martin, Church of St.Barrahane.…

hardcover. Condition: Very good. 10th impression. Illustrated by E. O.E. Somerville. Originally printed in the Badminton Magazine. Octavo (approx. 4 3/4" wide by 7 5/16" tall) 3/4 green leather over green cloth boards. Gilt rules. Gilt titles on spine with gilt designs of shamrocks and harps. Raised bands on spine. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. viii + 309 pages. Spine leather has sunned to brown. With the bookplates of two former owners on front endpapers. The earliest is from The (Second) Earl of Dudley, William Humble Ward, who was the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1902-1905. Ireland, Humor. Studio. Somerville, E. O.E. (illustrator).…

FIRST EDITION. 4to. Half title, illus. Orig. orange cloth, spine lettered in black; spine faded. Ownership inscription of J.G. Le Quesne, beneath earlier struck through inscription. Hudson p.58; Loeber S488. Ten stories.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A third impression of this illustrated collection of Irish sketches from cousins Edith OEnone Somerville and Violet Florence Martin. Third impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine plates. Collated complete. A charming collection of Irish sketches, with chapters entitled: The Tinker's Dog, Fanny Fitz's Gamble, A Grand Filly, High Tea at McKeown's, and An Irish Problem, amongst others. Written by Edith Anna none Somerville, an Irish novelist and her cousin Violet Florence Martin, an Irish author who wrote under the pen name of Martin Ross. The pair collaborated on numerous novels, and were most famous for their series of books that were made into the TV series The Irish R.M. With illustrations by Edith Anna none Somerville. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. Rebacked in the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark or damp mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Minor age toning to the extremities with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. E. OE. Somerville (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.viii, 126. With in-text illustrations by Somerville. In publisher's yellow cloth with blue titles to spine and blue dog motif to upper board. With original orange pictorial dust jacket. Chipping to jacket edges; one particularly large chip from front cover bottom edge. Good overall. An anthology of dogs from previous publications by Somerville and Ross.…

FIRST EDITION. Half title; sl. spotting. Orig. maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt; small ink mark on front board. Ownership inscription of J.G. Le Quesne, 1957. v.g. Hudson p.47; Loeber S483.

FIRST EDITION. 4to. Half title, front., plates & illus. Orig. green cloth, cream cloth spine label lettered in gilt; generally dulled. Ownership inscription of J.G. Le Quesne, 1955. Hudson p.54; Loeber S484. Twelve stories.

FIRST EDITION. 4to. Half title, front., plates & illus. Orig. dark blue plain cloth, cream cloth spine label lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription of J.G. Le Quesne, 1959. A v.g. copy. in sl. worn d.w. Hudson p.55; not in Loeber. Ten stories.

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. First edition of this illustrated collection of evocative prose by cousins Somerville & Ross, capturing life in southern Ireland. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards.This volume is a first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen plates, and fifteen in-text images. Collated complete.A collection of prose works focusing on life in southern Ireland before the Free State and steamrollers, recounting personal experiences and observations, with a particular emphasis on Drishane and the West Carbery Hunt.Edith none Somerville (1858-1949) and Violet Martin (1862-1915), who wrote together under the name Somerville & Ross, were Irish cousins and literary collaborators best known for The Irish R.M. series. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards.Externally, generally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities and boards, with slight loss to paper boards partially obscuring "Martin Ross". Rubbing to and creasing to spine label. Spine creased down the center. Slight discolouration to paper boards. Spot of damp staining to rear paper board. Library bookplate to rear paste down, with slight offsetting and the odd handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, if a little age toned with the odd spot and handling mark. Good. Edith none Somerville (illustrator). book.…