Turner Cecil Howard (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. A true crime classic with vignettes on body snatchers, grave robbers, cat-skinners, and other "inhumanists." Well written and researched. A fine, unmarked copy in original publisher's red gilt cloth.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 188. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. No date, circa 1930s. Colour frontispiece. Charles Eugne, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand (1881 -1916), commonly known as Charles de Foucauld, French soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnographer, Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria. He was murdered in 1916. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of a number of religious communities inspired by his example, such as the Little Brothers of Jesus. Neat name on front endpaper with slight tanning at spine and slight foxing to endpapers, otherwise very good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Turner, Cecil Howard. Charles de Foucauld. London: Alexander Ouseley, Imprimatur 1933. Hardback, Good, no dustjacket. Blue cloth, a little bumped to corners, sunned to spine. Gilt lettering to front and spine. Binding strong. Foxing to endpapers. Two small ownership stamps to front pastedown and ffep. Ownership inscription to front pastedown and small number to top corner of ffep. Frontispiece colour illustration. 188pp., contents clean and bright. Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld de Pontbriand (15 September 1858 1 December 1916), commonly known as Charles de Foucauld, was a French soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnographer, Catholic priest and hermit who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara in Algeria. He was murdered in 1916. His inspiration and writings led to the founding of a number of religious communities inspired by his example, such as the Little Brothers of Jesus. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. …

Hardback. Condition: G++. No DW. 1st Edition. Brown publisher's cloth, lettered in gold. Some spotting mostly to early and late leaves and text edges. Spine bit faded. Else Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. The story of body snatching for medical purposes before the Anatomy act came into force in1832. Octavo. 22 cm x 14 cm. 286pp. A very nice copy in a lightly chipped dust jacket. Scarce in dust jacket.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1921 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 34 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…