Wright Rev T Thomas (5 results)

Paper Cover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 80pp + 1 plate (missing plate of Augustus). Magazine disbound from a compilation. Pages still well bound together with spinal tape and interior in nice clean condition. In title line I have listed some of the articles in this issue.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Large quarto (oversized). Russell Bidlack's copy, former dean of the School of Librarianship at the University of Michigan. Slight wear to edges and corners, with bumping at head and heel of spine. Signature of Bidlack on pastedown, and of another former owner on flyleaf. Page edges are slightly darkened. The American edition of rules the Vatican Library used for cataloging its collection of printed works.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pages 474-560 + 32 pages of ads. Features: The Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reformation of Bill Allerday - an amusing Australian story; The Human 'Tank' - Mike Inik constructed a suit of armour out of solid steel and schemed revenge for twenty years; The Boat-Dwellers - wonderful photo-illustrated article on the thousands of British families who live on boats; "R.N.-W.M.P - The Riders of the Plains - authoritative stories of some of their exploits; Strange Stories of the War, including "Maroc", mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; On the Borders of Tibet, Part VI - article with amazing photos; The Trouble at Punta Gorda - a planter's struggle with drink-crazed labourers in British Honduras; Circumstantial Evidence - the October 4th, 1900 tragedy at Rochester University, New York state; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; Railway Building in the Wilderness, Part II - fantastic photo-illustrated article on the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad through the Canadian Rockies; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with openings to bottom of backstrip. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World - The Magazine for Everybody, October 1917, Vol. XXXIX, No. 234 - The Human Tank Tong Royal North-West Mounted Police of Canada Inspector W.J. Beyts Sergeant Calkin Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reform. Illustrated by Evison, G.Henry; Henry, Thomas; Wright, Frank; Gillett, F.;Wood, Stanley L.; Coller, Hy (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son, & Co., The Caxton Press., [1850], First Edition. Vol I ONLY of a two volume set. Half leather binding with buckram cloth boards, gilt titles to the spine, gilt page edges, rubbed and worn, with illustrated and letterpress title pages. Vol I 152pp with 73 plates including the title page and frontispiece. Provenance: signature for Francis Leteux to the front. Approximately 11 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition structurally sound, worn marked and scratched leather, gilt titles. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped rubbed and worn. Boards good condition buckram cloth and leather boards, rubbed marked and worn. Page edges good condition top edge darkened, all other edges gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition yellow, tanned and marked. End papers good condition yellow, tanned and marked. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition damp stained, tanned and gently foxed throughout. Binding good condition sound. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: [1850] Binding: Hardback.…

Wrappers. Condition: Fine. Second Edition of this treatise on controlled irrigation, during which water is diverted from springs and streams along series of channels onto pasture lands, usually in early spring. Crown 8vo (202 x 134mm): 48pp, with two folding engraved plates. Stitched as issued in contemporary slate-blue upper wrapper (lower wrapper supplied in matching paper), titled in manuscript. A superb, large, uncut copy, securely bound and clean throughout (verso of final leaf lightly soiled), with strong impressions of the plates. Fussell, p.122. Perkins Library 199. Goldsmiths 13814. According to Fussell, the making and managing of water meadows was common practice for at least two centuries in parts of Wiltshire, Berkshire, Gloucester, and Dorset before George Boswell published A Treatise in Watering Meadows in 1779. Wright's treatise followed ten years later, with this second edition appearing in 1790. Wright, curate of South Cerney, Gloucestershire, was inspired to publish by a small mistake regarding water meadows he had seen in the Monthly Review. He wrote a letter to the editor, which later expanded into this treatise. He describes the most efficacious methods of creating water meadows and provides a calendar setting out times of year during which watering is best practiced. Following his advice, he concludes, will result in early pasturage and higher yields of hay. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).…