Shaw Nicolson (12 results)

Condition: Good. 1966. First Edition. 262 pages. No dust jacket. Green and beige pictorial cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 262 pages. Illustrated, Shadows of tape removed endpapers.

Condition: Good. 1961. 314 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow and brown pictorial cloth. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Byam Shaw (illustrator). Illustrated Edition. The John Lane Company, New York, New York, USA, 1918. Gift inscription with date "Xmas 1918" on the front free endpaper. Early printing of the Illustrated Edition Illustrated by Byam Shaw with 24 full page color illustrations and numerous smaller, gray and white drawings. Near Fine condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, reasonably tight, straight and square, with gilt top-edge, deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Binding is full blue cloth, color uniform throughout, with bright gilt author and title plus elaborate design to the front board, faded gilt title, etc., to the spine, wear at the head and heel of the spine and at the corners of the boards, and off-white endpapers unmarked except for the aforesaid gift inscription. No Jacket. See the accompanying photos. ix, 158 pages plus the unnumbered color illustrations. Small Folio size: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". Although the title page claims that the poetry was translated and arranged by the author, this is the author's own original poetry. Her poems often used imagery and symbols from the poets of the North-West Frontier of India and the Sufi poets of Persia. The poems are typically about unrequited love and loss. NOTE: This is a heavy book, weighing 1,530 grams / 54.0 ounces, and will require extra postage for international or priority shipment.

Hardback. A.G.L. Shaw And H.D. Nicolson, Angus & Robertson, Sydeny. Author: A.G.L. Shaw And H.D. NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydeny, 1967Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Minimal markings in grey lead pp68-73. Minor nick /tear on front pastedown. 'Growth And Development In Australia presents a comprehensive historical account of the nation's evolution, detailing the key economic, social, and political forces that shaped its trajectory. This authoritative work chronicles the significant milestones and challenges encountered throughout Australia's development, offering an insightful analysis of its transformation. The authors meticulously illustrate the complex interplay of factors contributing to the country's unique identity and progress. It serves as an essential resource for understanding the foundational elements of Australian society and its ongoing journey. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 'Biographies of famous people and excerpts from contemporary sources enrich the narrative throughout." Hardback, no dust wrapper. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Covers moderately rubbed, so too edges of front cover. Free endpaper bears previous owners inscription. Corners bumped. General use and thumbing throughout. This book is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Shaw, Byam (illustrator). A beautifully illustrated early American edition of "India's Live Lyrics", first published in Britain as "The Garden of Kama". The poet Adela Florence Nicolson presented her work as translations under the pen-name "Laurence Hope". 24 color plates with Byam Shaw's illustrations, each with a captioned tissue guard, as well as black and white adornments throughout. The dust jacket is worn with tears along the joints and the middle of the spine. Illustrated covers, slightest toning throughout. x, 158pp. 12.5 x 9.5". As a large book, this order may incur additional shipping charges.

Sml. folio. ix, [1], 158 pp. Title w/ woodcut illustration, Colour frntsp., 23 colour plates, numerous text woodcut illusts. throughout. Elaborately decorated blue cloth, Art Nouveau cover art in red & gray on front cover &spine (very minor rubbing, edgewear, 1 very small tear to spine), still a VG bright copy. Beautifully illustrated edition of this wonderful anthology of tragic and erotic poetry written by Nicolson (1865-1904), who created a scandal when these were first published in 1901 as "The Garden of Kama"when she tried to pass them off as translated from classic erotic Indian poets. Shaw (1872-1919), was considered one of the most important pre-Raphaelite painters, and the Garden of Kama as his best illustrated work.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Norman Sutcliffe; T.H. Peddie; W.J. Gale; Dudley Tennant; John De Walton; E.J. Kealey; S. Tresilian; Cyril Holloway; S.H. Vedder; Francis E. Hiley; G.W. Goss; Nicolson (cover) (illustrator). American Edition. Pages 254-336 plus 12 pages of ads. Features: Biggest Hold-up on Record - robbery of the U.S. Mail at Toledo, Ohio in February, 1921; Salvaging a God - a tale of South Sea natives and one of their gods; Pekin (Peking / Beijing) to London, Mostly by Car- Fantastic photo-illustrated article on Capt. D.M. McCallum's 15,000 mile adventure, including photos of Angkor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada (part 3 of 3) - H.P. Musson's homestead turns out to be all rocks and precipices!; The People of Pierre Le Loupe - George E. Stuart-Reid volunteers with the North-West Mounted to finally capture a half-breed murderer after a long and arduous hunt; A Day in the Life of a South African Farmer; Over Niagara Falls in a Rubber Ball! - Amazing photo-illustrated article on Jean Albert Lussier and his daring exploit; How I Won My Horse - Margaret S. Coffman and her challenging 300-mile Texas ride; The Big Leopard - John de Bruin recounts how he was attacked - with photo; When Raj Mungal Saw Red - a valuable elephant goes rogue in Sabalpur, India; The Snake Worshippers - a story from Calcutta about the Ooriyas, natives of the province of Orissa on the east coast of India; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part 2 of 2 of this photo-illustrated account of Emil Trinkler and his trip to this strange land of desolate mountains and fertile valleys, with photos of the huge cliff carvings at Bamian; Following the Frontier Trail - Newspaperwoman Edith Ammons Kohl recounts her experiences in the vast range country of Wyoming; My Strangest Experience - a story of the occult by a trooper in the B.S.A. police. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Wightman, W.E.; Woodville, R.Caton; Cleaver, Reginald; De Walton, John; Inns, Kenneth; Nicolson, W.C.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Gillett, Frank; Burns, Inder (illustrator). First Edition. Features: The Derelict; The Vengeance of Devi Chand - the revenge of a bereaved father in India; A Donkey in Spain - the author planned to take a walking trip through Spain with a donkey carrying his baggage; An Arctic Outpost - what happened to three members of the RCMP's Craig Harbour Detachment - article with photos; Through France with "Sylvabelle" - I - a yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera - article with great photos; The Netik - native 'magic' on a south sea island; Aerial photo of dozens of log booms at Vancouver, B.C.; "The White Man's Great War-Game" - II - amazing photo-illustrated article of the savages of Sura, Angas and other primitive tribes of northern Nigeria; Truffle-Hunting - a description of the industry in Italy and France - and a description of the manner in which the pigs and dogs are trained to search for them - with photos; The One-Legged Kea - a tale from the South Island of New Zealand; Behind the scenes in American crime - "a veritable hell-brew of wickedness and intrigue that has no counterpart in Europe - article with photos of Mrs. Margaret Whittemore and Richard Whittemore; Besieged by Crocodiles; The Lost Safe - a detective story; Lee Sum's Lucky Day - a 'gang-robbery' in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. Multiple pieces of red and clear tape holding covers in place. Brown tape securing fore-edges of each cover. A worthy vintage copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Twenty Volume Hardback set. No Dust jackets. 1926 to 1930 dates for all tttwenty volumes. First Printing. Bound in green cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine. Good to Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with with dust soiling to top edge, minor brown stains and spots sprinkled through out the twenty volumes, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. Nice complete set otherwise. Section 1, Shelf 5. No Signature.