Taylor Rev I (8 results)

Condition: VG. London 1877 first edition. Hardwicke. Hardcover. Bright blue cloth with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Taylor article and discussion on pp. 179-206. VG, hinges not cracked in or out, no ownership marks; clean and binding secure.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 84 small steel engravings (3 to a page), cloth bound with leather spine, gilt title to spine, cloth is worn, foldout map of Great Britain as frontispiece, index and page of Harris works advertisement at rear, owner inscription 1823.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. (Ref.PP5) Quarter red leather spine with paper covered boards. Printed titles and illustration to front board. Faded gilt title to spine. Front board is detached with some loss to head and heel of spine. Staining to top and right side of front board and soiled looking. Some marks and light staining to rear board. Two creases down centre of spine. Darkened top edge. Greyed foredge. Fold out map at front is lightly stained around edges. Also has tear at first fold. Contents otherwise fair and complete. Requires rebind.…

Leather. Condition: Good. The second edition of this topographical work presenting scenes of British industry and trade, written and illustrated by the Rev. Isaac Taylor. Second edition. Bound in quarter straight-grain morocco with marbled paper-covered boards.The work of Rev. Isaac Taylor, an English engraver and author of books for the young. This particular work was written as part of a series of topographical works entitled 'Scenes in.', each of which contain engravings from designs by himself and his son. 'Scenes of British Wealth' presents various industries and their locations across Britain, taking the reader on a tour of commerce. This tour includes the hemp industry of Suffolk, the straw-work located in Dunstable, china manufacturing in Worcester, fish-hook business in Carlisle, the oil industry in Hull, and many others. Illustrated with a folding map and eighty-four sketches on twenty-eight plates, with three scenes to each plate. Collated, complete. With a publisher's catalogue to the rear. Bound in quarter straight-grain morocco with marbled paper-covered boards. Endpapers retained. Externally, sound, with some bumping to the extremities, rubbing to the boards and joints, with some loss to the backstrip head. Front hinge is a touch strained, but holding generally firm. Ink notation to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with a few light spots or handling marks. Good. The Rev. I. Taylor (illustrator). book.…

Leather Spine. Condition: Very Good. 2 volumes. Brown leather spine with gilt lettering and card boards with black lettering and illustration to front boards. Both volumes illustrated with engravings throughout. Rubbing and staining to the binding, with some damage and markings to the paper at boards. Some spotting and darkening throughout both volumes, and ink ownership inscriptions to the prelims. Small 8vo. Illustrated.…

Leather. Condition: Good. The second edition of this charmingly illustrated guide to the most famous trades of various British counties, for young readers. Second edition.In the publisher's quarter roan, with paper covered boards. With the original endpapers and half title present. With the 4pp index and 2pp publisher's advertisements to the rear.Illustrated with a folding engraved map frontispiece, title page vignette, and twenty-eight engraved plates, each containing three images.Collated, complete.A fascinating walk-through of the most prominent trades and industries found across 19th-century Britain, including the mineral waters of Cheltenham, wheat of Essex, hemp of Suffolk, jewellery of Birmingham and iron ore of the Forest of Dean.Written for young readers in mind, with the narrative framework used of children travelling from place to place to learn of the equipment and produce of each trade.Written by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, an English engraver and writer of books for the young. In the publisher's quarter roan, with paper covered boards.Externally, generally smart, with toning to the boards and rubbing to the extremities. Small loss to the tail of the spine. Bookplate of one Pamela Lister to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot and a neat contemporary gift inscription to the half title. Minor offsetting to the facing pages of plates. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The first edition of this topographical work presenting scenes of British industry and trade, written and illustrated by the Rev. Isaac Taylor. The uncommon first edition of this work.Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, and with a further twenty-seven plates, each illustrated with three engravings.Collated, complete.'Scenes of British Wealth' presents various industries and their locations across Britain, taking the reader on a tour of commerce. This tour includes the hemp industry of Suffolk, the straw-work located in Dunstable, china manufacturing in Worcester, fish-hook business in Carlisle, the oil industry in Hull, and many others.Rebound in calf backed, cloth covered boards, with endpapers renewed. Retaining half title. Advertisement leaf to the rear.The work of Rev. Isaac Taylor, an English engraver and author of books for the young. This particular work was written as part of a series of topographical works entitled 'Scenes in.', each of which contain engravings from designs by himself and his son. Rebound in calf backed, cloth covered boards, with endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters, with only the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good Indeed. The Rev. I. Taylor (illustrator). book.…

301 [6] pp. Folding color frontispiece map; numerous brilliant hand-colored engraved plates. 12mo, publisher's quarter leather over red printed boards, in later slipcase. First edition. Boards lightly soiled and rubbed; tight and sound; contents fine.