Volume the First (44 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine/No Jacket. London: J. Johnson. Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover. This book is a facsimile reprint of the 1795 Second Edition. It is bound in a black cloth library binding. Book in excellent clean tight unread condition. .

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Some marking due to age on pages, but overall book remains in good condition considering age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Condition: Very Good. 8 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: British Diarist; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 11 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 22 cms. Category: The Reliquary; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Leather Backed Boards. Condition: Very Good. PAGES: xi, 295, (1) Table; 307, (1) Table. BINDING: Leather backed boards with gilt decoration and lettering to spines. CONDITION: Light scuffing to spines, corners scuffed, presentation inscription to half title pages, occasional light foxing; otherwise a very attractive set. Size: 15.5 X 10 Cms. With a Frontis Plate to the First Volume. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. This volume only. Fair condition, octavo, full calf leather, cracked along front and rear hinges, losses to spine extremities, titles in gilt across red and green lables, (lables upside down), 358 pages. [QP].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 154 pages. Edmund Blunden "The Ivy Bush" / Laurie Lee "First Love" / Stevie Smith "Touch And Go" / John strachey "A Bath With The Colonel" / Edwin Muir "'Royal Man'" / Roy Fuller "Winter Night" / Walter de la Mare 2 poems / Osbert Sitwell "A Short Character Of Walter Richard Sickert" / Logan Pearsall Smith "Tavistock Square" / Elizabeth Bowen "Notes On Writing A Novel" (U.P.).…

Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. PAGES: Half-Tile, Frontis Plate, Title-Page, 198 ; Half-Tile, Title-Page, 199 ; BINDING: Contemporary full Treecalf leather with gilt decoration to spines. CONDITION: Covers and spines scuffed and chipped, lacking the labels, hinges cracked (but still holding well); otherwise a good and attractive set. Size: 4 3/4 X 2 3/4 Inches.(12.5 X 7 Cms.). Frontis Plate to the First Volume. (illustrator).…

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1.

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 1 book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book, which is comprehensive and informative, discusses the current state of scientific research regarding agriculture in England. The author looks at the various methods and best practices used across the country to maximize agricultural output and increase crop yields. The author discusses everything from soil treatment, the rotation of crops, manure types, and animal husbandry to new and emerging technologies such as mechanized threshing. This book will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in agriculture, from those just starting out to more experienced practitioners who want to learn about the latest advancements in the field. 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.…

Condition: gut. The Golden Age Wonder Woman Omnibus Volume 1 First printing In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Thick octavo, [three volumes], 752pp; 736pp; 667pp. All first editions, first printings, with complete number lines. All hardcovers with cloth spines. Occasional pencil marks from Mr. Sapphire, with notes near passages pertaining to his time in the Nixon Administration. All three volumes in near fine condition, volume III with some separation at front hinge, not affecting the integrity of the text block. In near fine dust jackets, retail price on each volume, some toning to the spine of Volume II, light shelf wear to Volume I. Inscribed by Stephen Ambrose to Mr. William Safire in Volume I and Volume II. Inscription reads: "For Mr. Safire, from his fan, Stephen Ambrose." Second inscription reads: "For Bill Safire, With thanks for all the help (see acknowledgments and footnotes and index - w/o Safire, no book), Sincerely, Stephen Ambrose." William Safire was a Pulitzer Prize winning conservative columnist for the New York Times. He was a frequent guest on Meet The Press, describing himself as the voice of "libertarian conservatives." Before joining the New York Times, Safire served as a presidential speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. The complete three volume set of Nixon by Stephen E. Ambrose, all first printings, inscribed by the author to William Safire. (illustrator). Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. CONTENTS & PAGES: Vol. 1- LE MISANTHROPE, 133PP; LAVARE, 117PP; LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME, 125PP; LE TARTUFFE, 128PP. Vol.2- LA MALADE IMAGINAIRE, 114PP; LES FEMMES SAVANTES, 119PP; LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN, 96PP; LES PRECIEUSES RIDICULES, 46PP. Vol. 3- LECOLE DES FEMMES, 120PP; LECOLE DES MARIS, 63PP; LE MEDECIN MALGREE LUI, 52PP; M. DE POURCEAUGNAC, 64PP; & AMPHITRYON, 88PP. Binding: The three volumes are bound in contemporary leather backed marbled boards with gilt decoration and lettering to spines. CONDITION: Covers a little rubbed; spines scuffed with small loss (see image); the odd small tear (some with loss but away from the text); occasional foxing and the odd small stain. On the whole a good set. With a Vignette to The Extra Engraved Title Page of the First Volume. (illustrator). …

Condition: Fine. Number of books: 3.

Octavo, four issues, printed wrappers. The first four issues of the first series. A very good set. (#81191).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Deluxe Edition. Quarto and folio, two volumes, xiv, 160, [1]pp. Beige cloth with brown cloth backstrips, brown top edge. The second volume is a matching cloth and leather portfolio containing 35 loose plates, including 12 color plates and 23 monochrome plates. Housed together in the publisher's slipcase, with printed paper labels affixed. A fine example. The first edition, deluxe two-volume issue of A Picture Gallery: Paintings and Drawings by Tom Lea, with Text by the Artist. Complete with 35 illustrated plates. (illustrator).…

Full leather. Condition: Near fine. Omnibus Edition. Octavo, 829pp, [1]. Finely bound in full purple morocco, detailed gilt border. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Heavily sunned spine, purple lifted to tan. All edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers. Books from the library of Barbara Taylor Bradford are bound in the style of the Bayntun-Riviere Bindery. Stated "This omnibus edition first published exclusively for Marks and Spencer plc 1989 by Grafton Books" on copyright page. Solid text block, appears unread. Housed in a matching purple morocco slipcase, similarly sunned. A vibrant example. Provenance: Doyle Auctions of New York, May 2025. This copy is from the private collection of Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British-American novelist. Following the success of her debut novel, A Woman of Substance (1979), Bradford wrote 40 best-selling novels, often about young women advancing in the world through hard work. Bound as a single volume, Voice of the Heart and Act of Will by Barbara Taylor Bradford. This is the first omnibus edition of these two works, from the personal library of the author. (illustrator).…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. lxvi, 356 p. Front endpaper cracked. stamp. Code 1395.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 1915, 1916, 737, 174 p. Rear endpaper cracked. stamp. Code 1396.

1/2 Leather. Condition: G/NO DUSTJACKET. Bern, Switzerland: Beat Ludwig Walthard. G/NO DUSTJACKET. 1785. . 1/2 Leather. In German, in Fraktur script. Four volumes comprising two books. . 16mo., 268, 272, 296, 342 pp. plus introductions, Covers worn, foxing, writing on flyleaves and title page of first book. . Small cut above the text on the first page of each volume. (illustrator).…

Quarter Leather. Condition: Near fine. First Single Volume Edition. Octavo, vii, [1], 408pp. Bound in three-quarter brown morocco, decorative raised bands, title in gilt, marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Includes frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Light sunning to spine, internally fine, solid text block. (BAL 3859). In 1831, Richard Bentley began publishing the "Standard Novels" series, which took multi-volume works and condensed them to single volumes. The Pilot by James Fenimore Cooper was the first novel in the series, which would eventually include 126 volumes over a 24 year period. The first single-volume edition of Lionel Lincoln by James Fenimore Cooper. (illustrator). …

Quarter Leather. Condition: Near fine. Single Volume Edition. Octavo, vi, 392pp. Bound in three-quarter brown morocco, decorative raised bands, title in gilt, marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Includes frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Light sunning to spine, internally fine, solid text block. (BAL 3889) This work was number LXXIV of the Standard Novel series. In 1831, Richard Bentley began publishing the "Standard Novels" series, which took multi-volume works and condensed them to single volumes. The Pilot by James Fenimore Cooper was the first novel in the series, which would eventually include 126 volumes over a 24 year period. The first single-volume edition of Precaution: A Novel by James Fenimore Cooper, published as part of the Standard Novel series by Richard Bentley of London. (illustrator). …

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [three volumes], xxvi, 641pp; xxi, 743pp; xxiii, 468pp. Brown cloth, title stamped in gilt over black label on the spine. Each volume a first printing, with corresponding statement or number line. All appear unread, clean throughout. In the publisher's near fine dust jackets, light shelf wear, volume I price clipped, retail price on front flap of volumes II and III. Label removed from rear panel of volume I. A handsome set. The set includes Robert Frost: The Early Years, 1874-1915; Robert Frost: The Years of Triumph, 1915-1938; and Robert Frost: The Later Years, 1938-1963, the final volume completed with R.H. Winnick after Thompson's death. The Years of Triumph won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, and The Early Years was a 1967 National Book Award finalist. The first editions, first printings of the complete three-volume biography of Robert Frost by Lawrance Thompson, winner of the 1971 Pulitzer Prize. (illustrator).…

Quarter Leather. Condition: Near fine. Single Volume Edition. Octavo, viii, 450pp. Bound in three-quarter brown morocco, decorative raised bands, title in gilt, marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Includes frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Light foxing to endpapers and frontispiece. (BAL 3865). In 1831, Richard Bentley began publishing the "Standard Novels" series, which took multi-volume works and condensed them to single volumes. The Pilot by James Fenimore Cooper was the first novel in the series, which would eventually include 126 volumes over a 24 year period. The first single volume edition of The Red Rover by James Fenimore Cooper, published by Richard Bentley of London. (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition, First Printing. Twelvemo, [four volumes]. All bound in red cloth, title printed on label affixed to the spine and front cover of each volume. Illustrated endpapers. Each volume with light dust remnants along top of text block. Scuff to front endpaper of The Fort. Lacking the publisher's slipcase. In the publisher's dust jackets, faint sunning to the spines, a few closed tears, all very good examples, with illustrations by E.C. Caswell. This work is from the Old City Fiction Series and includes the following four volumes: The Fort: When Chicago Was the Frontier, The Duel: When Chicago Was a Town, Debt of Honor: When Chicago Became a City, and Metropolis: Chicago in the Eyes of the World. The first edition of Old Chicago by Mary Bradley Hastings, the four volume history of Chicago, published in 1933. (illustrator).…