Steele Richard Editors (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; fading and edge wear to exterior; illustrated endpapers; light f ading to page edges; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm bind ing. Dust jacket, fading and edge wear, several small tears.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Previous owner's name. Spine weak. Volume 1 only. ; Vol. 1; B&W Illustrations; 1348 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. (1979) 384 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Light foxing to edges of text block. Previous owner's bookplate on front blank endpaper; owner's blindstamp on title page. DJ lightly soiled w/ approx. 1" closed tear from top edge of rear panel. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. First printings of the first edition (stated). Illustrated. 1348 pages (between the two volumes) Both volumes are fine in very good to very good plus dust jackets with moderate sun fading to the spine and enclosed publisher's slipcase which is in very good condition. BR4.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. (1975) 296 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Faint sunning to edges. Spine ends bumped; small bump to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Red ink stain to bottom margins of several leaves in rear, not affecting any text. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ wear and tear to edges. Approx. 1 3/4" closed tear from bottom edge of front flap; approx. 3/4" closed tear from bottom edge of rear panel. Mild chipping to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ b/w plates and maps.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/Good Plus. Bicentennial Edition. New York: Harper & Row. Very Good/Good Plus. 1975. Bicentennial Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this edition. Large thick 8vo. Slight wear/soiling to covers and spine. Contents clean and tight. Dustjacket is slightly rubbed/creased and has some chips along the top and bottom edges. The dustjacket also has a large closed tear at the head of the spine near the rear gutter. Size: 8vo - over 7-1/2" - 9-1/2" tall . 8vo. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First thus. Mylar protected dust jacket. Like new except the spine's crown and foot have slight creases. The DJ has no tears.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Very Good (in mylar). Book Club Edition. Textblock clean and tight; Binding lightly edge and corner rubbed. Dust jacket, in mylar, lightly to moderately edge and corner worn; Scuff marks on front cover and at the spine tips. 1348p., including index. Size: 4to - Over 9 " -12" Tall. Black and White Photos (illustrator). Hardcover. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bicentennial Edition. Very Good in Good jacket Near Fine in Good jacket 8vo-over 7Ã,¾"-9Ã,¾ " In the historical literature of the American Revolution there is simply nothing to compare".First edition full # row shown, pictorial endpapers, clean and solid, 1348 pp. heavy book with illustrations, boards clean and square with onlyu slightest edge rubs, lightly shelf rubbed dj with creases and wear at edges but bright and attractive in mylar.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Poor. Tenth Edition. Tenth edition from 1729. The title panel is missing from the spine and the front panel is wholly detached. There is chipping at the top and bottom of the spine with some surface wear - -the spine has five raised bands. The corners are bumped with some rubbing and fraying there is surface wear to the front and rear panels. Browning to the page edges. Browning to the endpapers with some ink marks to the rear endpapers. Name of a previous owner in ink to the title page. There is browning to the pages throughout the book but they are otherwise generally unmarked.…

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. 2 volume set in slipcase. Slipcase Acceptable. (US history, revolutionary war) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Near Fine. AMER.REV-NEW regular size hardcover in a near fine spine sunned jacket. black/red w/red & white lettering Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. Book moderately worn, rubbed, and soiled.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 2 Vols. Indianapolis & New York: Bobbs-Merrill, (1958). First Edition (stated). Large 8vo. Large 8vo. xxxi,662;xviii,663-1348pp, Index, Bibliography. Red cloth, top edges tinted blue. Both volumes in fine condition, owner's name on endpaper; djs slightly frayed at edge, chip to head of v.1 spine panel, very good. Slipcase has long split in one seam. Numerous illustrations and maps. Nearly a thousand pieces of eyewitness accounts, unified into a continuous and dramatic history. ; Illustrated; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1348 pages.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Volume 1 - 456 pp., other volumes similar. Includes the whole of The Spectator. Leather covered boards are worn at edges, minor foxing to contents, binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Two volumes in slipcase. Total of 1348 pages, index, bibliography. Books and dust jackets are fine. Original 1958 price of $15 per set at bottom of front jacket flaps. Red slipcase with label on end is very good with a bit of rubbing on top edge, and a 3/4" light smudge on lablel.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. x, 230 pp. ; eggshell white cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; endpapers of Brunschwig & Fils Dublin Toile wallpapers ; Contents: Dedication : A tribute to Muriel Gahan -- Introduction -- In and On the Irish House -- Pottery -- Glass -- Basketmaking and Wickerwork -- Thatching -- Textiles -- Weaving -- Knitting -- Lacemaking -- Irish Linen -- Printed Textiles -- Precious Metals -- Gold Silver -- The Irish Table -- Cheesemaking -- Honey and Beekeeping -- Leatherwork -- Bookbinding -- Saddlery ; featured firms include Tipperary Crystal, Berney Brothers, Marsh's Library, Irish National Museum, Carrickmacross Lace, Clones Lace, Irish Linen Guild, Magee and Co., and Kenmare Lace ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. (1958) Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spines. Bindings very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. DJ's lightly soiled and rubbed w/ light edge wear. Includes original red slipcase, which is cracked at top edge. Illust. w/ b/w plates and maps. Contents very nice.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. First Edition. I believe this is the first edition which has a publication date of 1712. The title panel is present on the spine which has chipping at the top and bottom and along the edges - the spine has four raised bands. The corners are bumped with some rubbing and fraying there is some surface wear to the front and rear panels. Browning to the page edges. Browning to the endpapers and the front pastedown has pulled away from the boards. There is browning to the pages throughout the book and there are extensive but fairly light pencil annotations in the margins through the book. The pages are otherwise generally unmarked.…

Condition: Good. London: Geo Routledge 1856. 2 volume set. Hardcovers 12mo 522, 498 pgs. Good. Green embossed cloth. Green ribbon bookmark bound in to each. Covers edgeworn and sunned, soiled. Some repairs to spines with newer green cloth at ends, header cloth also looks newer. Hinges repaired at front and rear with green cloth. Contents clean and bindings sound. (britain, journalism, essays, literature) Inquire if you need further information.…

Condition: Good. Frontispiece illustrating No.379 on discovery of Rosicrucian burial vault + engraved titlepage with vignette & rococco floral decorations. Duodecimo (165x105mm) original speckled roan on 5 raised bands with red gilt spine label (some leather lacking along front hinge, head of spine very chipped but covers well attached). Frontis + title +282pp +[8]pp index]. Some foxing mainly to beginning and end and faint tidemarks to first and some later leaves. Rear end papers with minor loss to lower gutter, but a neat tight copy, no loose pages, no tears, text all clear. Includes Nos. 322 (Monday, March 10, 1712) to 394 (Monday, June 2, 1712). *Dedicated to Thomas Earl of Wharton, with references throughout to Dryden, Milton, Horace and other classical authors. The Spectator was founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in 1709-12. These papers were collected into 7 volumes of which this is number 5, and frequently re-published in the 18th century. 1 volume. Hardcover.…

Leather Binding. Condition: Good. 8 volumes, complete. A good set in full brown period calf, spines with raised bands and twin contrasting red and blue morocco labels, all edges red (spines, joints, and boards quite rubbed, red labels generally faded to brown, some pencil notes to text). Engraved frontispiece in each volume. PROVENANCE: Typographic bookplate of Stanley Leathes, Workington in each volume.…

Hardcover. 4 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 440; 488; 472; 470, [42]index. engraved title portraits by J.Miller. 4 engraved frontis. by C.Grignion after Francis Hayman. engraved coat of arms at head of each dedication. contemporary gilt-paneled calf, gilt backs (covers worn, 1 cover detached, other joints cracked & holding by cords, frontis. offet). Of the 271 numbers Steele wrote 188, Joseph Addison 42, and the two jointly 36. Several numbers and additions have been attributed to Jonathan Swift. cfGrolier, One Hundred Books Famous In English Literature, 39. cfNCBEL II II 1269. cfRothschild 1948. cfTeerinck 513-15.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Vignette on each title-pages. 8 vols. Contemporary tree calf. Gilt decorations on backstrips. 22cm. Back cover detached on Vol. I; several other joints tender or splitting but cover still attached. Volume label missing on Vol. Iv and VIII and half-gone on Vol. 7. Each volume has an old armorial bookplate (James Corry) on front pastedown and a modern bookplate (Andrew Hasell Lance) on old marbled endpapers. Signature of James Corry in upper right corner of title-pages. Contents sound. Mostly modest foxing in scattered portions and occasional browning or soiling.…

Hardcover. 8 Volumes. 12mo. 8 engraved frontis. by C.Grignion, C.Mosley, & J.S.Miller after designs by F.Hayman. title vignette portraits. contemporary mottled calf, gilt backs (joints cracked but firm, some wear & chipping to spines & extremities, spine labels wanting). cfGrolier 100, 40. cfNCBEL II 1101. cfRothschild 3.…

xxxii, 722pp. Thick 8vo. A New Edition. Complete in One Volume. A New Edition. Complete in One Volume. xxxii, 722pp. Thick 8vo. Bound in full brown polished calf, marbled edges.

orig.wrappers. Condition: Minor rubbing. VG. 24x16cm, 271 pp. Full title reads: "Kritik der medizinischen Vernunft : Schritte zu einer zeitgemassen Praxis : ein Lesebuch : Beitrage des 1. Wissenschaftlichen Einsiedler Symposiums der Stiftung Paracelsus Heute / A Critical View of Medical Reasoning : Steps Toward Timely Medical Practice : A Reader : Contributions from the 1st Scientific Symposium of Einsiedeln by the Foundation Paracelsus Today". Contains 26 papers [11 in German, 15 in English]. Includes: 'Healthy' diet & cholesterol screening to prevent coronary heart disease: An illustration of follies & fallacies in medicine;Screening der Osteoporose: Nutzen oder Trugschluss?; Medical uncertainty & overcare: What can the patient expect from modern medicine?; Theyry & practice: How do they relate to each other and why is a practice such as homeopathy theoretically unacceptable?; Bias in traditional medicine in East Asia; Measuring the efficacy of acupuncture medicine; etc. …

Later edition. Later edition. Frontispieces, title page vignettes. 8 vols. 12mo. Standard edition of the celebrated periodical, with the ownership signatures of Yale athlete (Class of 1889), author, and diplomat Charles H. Sherrill, who is credited with first adopting the crouching start in track events. Contemporary calf, boards ruled in gilt. Bookplate of Revd. Benyon de Beauvoir. Ownership signature of C.H. Sherrill, Jr., 1890, at head of title pages. Worn, some joints tender, boards of vol. III detached. Good Frontispieces, title page vignettes. 8 vols. 12mo.…