Sutherland James Runcieman (41 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Pencil markings. Previous owner's bookplate on inside of front cover, with some glue getting on title page. A nice reading/study copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Edition Unstated. Some shelf and corner wear with curling, creasing, and scuffing to the cover. Text appears clean with the exception of a name written on the front cover. Binding is tight and solid in very good condition. Looks Nice. Size: 21 cm. 382 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Authors, English Anecdotes; ISBN: 0671227440. ISBN/EAN: 9780671227449. Dewey Code: 828/.02 19. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561008039. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Near fine in at least a very good wrapper. Tight and square edition. Light soiling to fore edge. Sharp corner. Complete and bright wrapper with a few short tears and light rubbing but no losees. Internally, the pages are clean and free of any marginalia.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good clean copy - 18 pages.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. English Satire. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. BK: As new DJ: As new.

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly dust-toned. Pages slightly tanned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 382 p.; 23 cm. Subjects: Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert) 1885-1930. Authors, English; Anecdotes. English literature; Anecdotes. Authors, British; Biography. Authors, English Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. Genre: Anecdotes. Biography. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Dust jacket very good. Text is clean and unmarked. Slight wear to dust jacket.

Reprint "from corrected sheets of the [1948] first edition" (as stated upon copyright page). viii, 176 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Lacks dust jacket. Blue cloth rubbed with light bumping to board corners, color fading to spine and along top and fore-edge areas of front board, mild mottling to rear board, spine's gilt stamping remains bright. Small dark stain at heel of fore-edge; past owner's ink signature on front free endpaper. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy. With Preface, Notes, and Index. Features nine chapters titled as: "The Background (1)," "The Background (2)," "Readers and Writers," "Poetry in a Polite Society: Restraint," "Poetry in a Polite Society: Refinement," "Some Limitations," "Nature," "Poetry as an Art," and "Truants and Rebels.".…

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; wrappers slightly dust-toned. Pages slightly tanned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: ix, 382 p.; 23 cm. Subjects: Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert) 1885-1930. Authors, English; Anecdotes. English literature; Anecdotes. Authors, British; Biography. Authors, English Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. Genre: Anecdotes. Biography. 1 Kg. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. A personal selection of previously published anecdotes providing characteristic glimpses of literary men and women and their literary preoccupations and activities, drawn from over a thousand years of English literature. 392 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Will despatch first class post.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling, staining and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 192 pages, 20 cm. Subjects; English poetry 18th century. English poetry 18th century ; Literary collections. English poetry 18th century Collections. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 300 pages; Description: xiii p. , 1 l. , 300 p. Incl. Facsims. Plates, 2 port. (incl. Front. ) map, facsims. 22 cm. "Notes and references": p. 283-292. Subjects: Defoe, Daniel (1661? -1731) . 1 Kg. …

Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Discoloration on dust jacket. Some wear and tear on edges and spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 382 pages. dj chipped and worn. Price clipped, name ffep, If an anecdote is to live beyond its own day, it must not only be worth the t elling but be well told, and from over a thousand years of memoirs, reminiscence s, and letters, Professor Sutherland has gathered almost five hundred that meet these demanding criteria. Here are comic, poignant, and revealing stories by or about not only those famous for their eccentricity, forthrightness, and wit -- J ohnson, Scott, Henry James, Wilde and Shaw -- but also almost every major figure in English literature and a host of minor ones. We hear of Bede and David Hume and Sterne on their deathbeds, Milton's body being disinterred and his bones pil laged by curio-hunters, and Shelley's body being cremated on the beach near Viar eggio, John Stubbs (author of a pamphlet that had angered Queen Elizabeth) conde mned to have his right hand cut off and lifting his hat with his left hand cryin g 'God save the Queen!', Sir Walter Scott secreting in his coat-tails the glass out of which George IV had just drunk a toast, and then sitting down and breakin g it, Ronald Firbank entertained to a luxurious tea at Oxford by Siegfried Sasso on, and nibbling a single grape. Professor Sutherland's anthology offers an ofte n affecting, always entertaining corrective to the familiar outlines of literary history.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling, staining and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 192 pages, 20 cm. Subjects; English poetry 18th century. English poetry 18th century ; Literary collections. English poetry 18th century Collections. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 300 pages; Description: xiii p. , 1 l. , 300 p. Incl. Facsims. Plates, 2 port. (incl. Front. ) map, facsims. 22 cm. "Notes and references": p. 283-292. Subjects: Defoe, Daniel (1661? -1731) . 1 Kg. …

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards dust-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; ix, 589 pages 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-578). Contents; The background of the age -- Drama (I) -- Drama (II) -- Poetry -- Prose fiction -- Essays, letters, and journals -- The essay -- Letter-writing -- The periodical -- Biography; history; travel literature -- Biography -- History -- The literature of travel -- Religious literature -- Philosophy; politics; economics -- Philosophy -- Politics -- Economics -- Science -- Criticism. Subjects; Dryden, John 1631-1700 Criticism and interpretation. Bunyan, John 1628-1688 Criticism and interpretation. Pepys, Samuel 1633-1703 Criticism and interpretation. Pepys, Samuel 1633-1703 ; Diaries. 1500 - 1700. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 ; Bibliography. English literature Early modern. Intellectual life. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism. English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 ; Bibliography. English literature History and criticism Early modern. Great Britain Intellectual life 17th century. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Limited edition, 1403/1500. Quarto, xvi, 270 pages. In Very Good condition in a Good slipcase. Slipcase in black paper; short tear to paper spine label and to bottom panel. Spine is brown with gold print on red paper title label. Boards in brown burlap. Text block has grey tinted edges. Illustrated: b&w text illustrations with color plates. Laid in: Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions, Club, February, 1968. Signed in ink by the illustrator on the limited edition page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in column ND-QC. 1402202. FP New Rockville Stock. …