The Gentleman's Magazine Library by Gomme George Laurence Editor (24 results)

Condition: Near Fine. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), xiv, 350pp. Original brown cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Minor rubbing to the extremities of the binding, else this book is in very good condition.

Condition: Good. First edition (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), xii, 388pp. Original brown cloth, gilt titling to the spine. There is some bumping to the corners of the boards, and foxing to the preliminary pages; overall, this book is in good plus condition.

Condition: Good. First edition, part I only (hardback). 8vo (23cm by 15cm), xx, 335pp. Original brown morocco spine, blue cloth boards, gilt titling to the spine, top edge gilt. The spine is rather rubbed, the endpapers are foxed, and there is a bookplate to the front pastedown. Overall, this copy is in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good tight copy, front and rear inner hinges straining slightly, light age spotting to end papers, shading on end papers, light wear and marks.

8.75" x 5.5". 1st edn. orig. brown boards with gilt lettering. 345 pp. book has slight browning. boards are slightly grubby o/w V.G.+.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

HardBack. Condition: Good. No jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition Thus, Elliot Stock 1892. Thick Royal 4to. Internally cracked to upper hinge holding firm, else good clean tight sound square, Bound in gilt lettered, ruled and embossed white cloth shelf dusted, and lightly browned to chipped spine, edges of leaves attractively untrimmed.

HardBack. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. First Edition. 1st Edition Thus, Elliot Stock 1896. Thick Royal 4to. Ep clipped with loss, else Very good clean tight sound square, attracively untrimmed to lower and foreedges of leaves. In gilt ruled and lettered rubbed brown Morocco leather cloth bound over black cloth bumped to foreedge gently bumped, top edge gilt.

PaperBack. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1st Edition Thus, Elliot Stock 1896. Thick Royal 4to. Very good clean tight sound square, attractive arorial bookplate with coat of arms and scrolled Latin motto, and inscription of [Colonel] William A Cragg, graduate of Lincoln College Oxford. Newspaper cutting explaining origin of Gentleman's Magazine tipped to front endpaper. Bound in gilt lettered, ruled and embossed white cloth gently dusted, and lightly bowned to gently rubbed spine, edges of leaves attractively untrimmed.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback, brown cloth, gilt titles to spine. xii, 336pp. Extremities slightly worn. Some foxing to first and last few pages. A very pleasing copy. (q17).

8vo (230x146mm), x,350p. +2p. publisher's adverts. An ex-library copy in original cloth, covers soiled.

8vo (230x146mm), xii,328p. +2p. publisher's adverts. An ex-library copy in original cloth, covers soiled. Includes articles of early newspapers, almanacks, &c.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. The boards are very shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, but remain intact. Internally, the hinges are cracked and there is tanning throughout. Tightly bound and in fair condition for its age. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

8vo. viii, 371pp, head and tail-pieces. Original white cloth gilt, uncut. Spine browned, light soiling to cloth, light spotting to prelims, typescript strip to spine.

8vo. xi[i], 361pp, head and tail-pieces. Original white cloth gilt, uncut/partly unopened. Cloth soiled; very slight soiling to prelims.

First Thus. 8vo. hardback with roan spine, gilt and textured green cloth boards. 328pp, indexed. Attractive bookplate to inside front cover. No other markings or inscriptions. Some mottling to outer edges of boards and rubbing to spine, particularly edges, top and base. Overall a Good Copy.FOR FURTHER DESCRIPTION, PLEASE ENQUIRE. NEW TITLE TO OUR SHOP STOCK. (Shelf 255) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. reprint. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages; 1968 Singing Tree Press. HC snugly bound in two tone brown cloth with titles brightly in gilt. Reprint of the 1884 original. Ex-library with nominal ownership indications and attachments. Tightly bound with bright fresh contents. G++.

8vo, x+350pp, original boards, very good.

xii + 349pp. + [i] + [ii] adverts. Some sporadic brown staining, fore edge of f.e.ps. sl. browned, upper hinge cracking but firm, gilt lettered brown leather backed dark blue cloth boards, corners sl. bumped, spine lightly soiled and rubbed, t.e.g. rest uncut. US$37.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smart copy of this collection of works from the monthly magazine The Gentleman's Magazine. A collection of works originally published in The Gentleman's Magazine, a monthly magazine founded in London, by Edward Cave in January 1731. The magazine ran uninterrupted for almost 200 years, until 1922, and was the first to use the term magazine (from the French magazine, meaning "storehouse") for a periodical. This collection includes contributions on topics such as: fairy beliefs, legends and traditions, dreams and ghost-stories, customs of foreign countries, and more. Samuel Johnson's first regular employment as a writer was with The Gentleman's Magazine. Edited by Sir George Laurence Gomme, a British public servant and antiquarian with interest in folklore and old buildings. In the original beige cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Fading to the spine. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. The covers are rubbed. The spine is darkened. The binding is cracked in a couple spots.

Hardcover. Brown stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine, 291 pp., no illus. The second volume only of a two-volume set. The first volume addressed "Architectural Innovation," while this one considers "Progress of architecture in England," from the 11th century through the reign of George I. Additional notes address Durham Cathedral; York Cathedral; Ely Cathedral; Timber Houses; Construction in Norman Architecture; Norman Domestic Architecture; Norman House at Lincoln; Canterbury Cathedral; St. Mary's Hall, Coventry; and Ancient Conduits. A scarce title, in any condition. G- (Binding is of average age and wear, with few scuffs to covers and bumping of corners; pages are aged primarily along ragged edges, which remain uncut; some more noticeable foxing on outermost pages, with the majority of text surfaces being clear.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. Contemporary calf spine over cloth boards.xvi, 331 p.p., [2] p.p. ads. Light rubbing to boards, edges. Spine and joints worn. Light staining to middle rear board. Corners gently bruised. Front inner hinge cracked. Some trimmed pages to bottom edges. Sporadic foxing, otherwise in very good condition. This collection is divided into Days and Seasons, Superstitious Customs and Beliefs and Witchcraft throughout England. George Laurence Gomme [181853-1916], was a British folklorist and secretary to the Folklore Society. This volume includes some popular superstitions, charms folk-remedies and folklore from Hair of the Same Dog, Mine Knockers, April Fools Day,Second Sight, The Faculty of Abrac [Abracadabra] and more.

GOMME, George Laurence, editor. THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE LIBRARY. London: Elliot Stock, 1894. 8vo. Publisher's quarter-morocco, cloth. x, 327, pages. A collection of articles on church architecture and history published in the Gentleman's Magazine from 1731 to 1868. Index. Very good.