Resultados de búsqueda: 19th Century from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

New Orchard Editions Ltd, Poole, Dorset, No date. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 700 grammes; XXIV, 238 pages, last 2 blank, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, filmography and bibliography. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography, black-and-white illustrations -- both contemporary and modern, and black-and-white film stills. Grey coloured boards. The major fault with the book is the cheap paper used in production, which has caused significant browning to the paper edges and to the internal pages as well. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a paddle steamer, against a dull green background and black writing on the front panel and spine. Very light creasing of the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. This book is a chronologically arranged selection of Mark Twain's writing, showing how misanthropy and disillusionment becomes less and less concealed in his writings as he grew older. Size: 4to 9¾" -… Leer más

Derrydale Books, New York, 1979. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Richard Doyle. 540 g.; VIII, 64 pages, last page blank, foreword by editor, list of illustrations. Bright blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with 29 single page colour illustrations and 10 double page colour illustrations or executed by Richard Doyle. Illustrated covers (wraparound), with white background and gold and blue titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little bumping to the book corners and rubbing to the backstrip edges. Some brown marks to the top book edge. Gift inscription to the top right-hand corner of the free front end paper. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying board, with gold and blue titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper corners. Rubbing to the top act strip edge and a little chipping to the lower backstrip edge. Some yellowing of the white background and a few marks to the laminate. There is a… Leer más

Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. 102 pp., headings of the constituent sections, abbreviations, references and notes, index. Text illustrated with black and white photographs of contemporary prints. One quarter dark green coloured cloth with light green coloured boards with gilt writing on the front panel and on spine. Green coloured endpapers. The front panel is faded and there is a brown staining over most of the panel. Back panel also shows this brown staining. The endpapers are faded and brown staining also occurs on them. Previous owners name on ffep. The brown staining does not intrude into the internal pages. Illustrated dustwrapper, which is protected, showing a printed the Eureka Stockade, dark brown writing on front panel and on the spine. Brown staining commensurate with staining on the book present. Some minor rubbing of the edges of the dustwrapper. "This critical and penetrating study will… Leer más

S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Etchings. IV, 176 pages, another 32 pages of following with S.W. Partridge & Co.'s Catalogue of Popular Illustrated Books, preface by author. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of the Rev. James Chalmers. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white etchings of people, places, buildings and other interesting bits and pieces of the Rev. Chalmers sojourn in New Guinea and Rarotonga. Brown coloured boards with etching of the Rev. Chalmers with gilt decoration around portrait and then gilt and black decorations to either side and beneath the portrait. Gilt and black decorations to the edge of the front board with gilt embossed title to the top front board edge along with black titles underneath the gilt titling. Illustrated back strip being a floral design, with a gilt insert to the top edge of the back strip and within that insert brown titles. Bumping and… Leer más

Collins, London, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Barnett Freedman -- Cover Art. list of illustrations, foreword by author, selected bibliography and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of John Ruskin. The text is illustrated with 10 other black-and-white photographs or illustrations. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the spine. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine section, and to the front edge of the front board. Internally clean and bright, no annotations, bookseller sticker on front end page, no stamps. A biography of the Scottish aesthete and social reformer of the Victorian era -- John Ruskin. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 320 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Barnett Freedman -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; 19th Century; Britain/UK; 19th… Leer más

Hurst and Blackett, publishers, London, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket. combined weight, volume 1: -- XII, 300 pages, introduction by editor. Green coloured endpapers. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece of William Berwick, which is protected by a tissue guard, which has become almost completely brown. Brown cloth covered boards with black decoration to the front panel with lack titles to the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. Both books are showing their age and wear. Volume 1:-- Heavy bumping, rubbing, fraying and slight discolouration to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Underlying board is visible at the book corners. Heavy rubbing and marks to the book panels and there is a small split in the cloth of the rear spine gutter measuring 0.5 " , 2 inches from the lower backstrip edge. There is a white stain to the backstrip, 4 inches long. The book edges have been hand cut. A previous owner has over sewed the text block to… Leer más

Chatto & Windus, London, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 455 g.; X, 214 pages, acknowledgements, list of illustrations, abbreviations, references, manuscript sources, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with 10 black-and-white illustrations/photographs. Dark orange coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the top backstrip edge and to the top book corners. Light browning of the text block edges and age toning of the internal text. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a sepia toned photograph of the first 12 children of the fourth Lord of Lyttelton, with brown titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the top right-hand corner of the front dustwrapper panel with rubbing and creasing to the other dustwrapper edges. Fading to the backstrip and light scoring of the dustwrapper laminates. The Chronicle of the Lyttelton family during the 19th century. It is the story of Sarah, Lady Lyttelton and her son… Leer más

George Routledge and Sons Ltd, London, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. XII, 332 pages, preface by author, 3 appendices and index. Green coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Slight fading of the spine section, previous owner's name in ink on front paste down, offset tanning on front and rear free end pages, handling marks to the front edge, untrimmed bottom edge of text block. A picture can be provided to helplessness condition. Translated from the French by Veronica Lucas. The biography/history of Madame De Stael, French emigre fleeing Napoleon's regime. The book deals with her life in two parts, 1766-1795 and in England from 1795 to 1800. Quoted in the book are some of Madame De Staels' work. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; 18th Century;… Leer más

The Folio Society, London, 1951. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Joan Hassall. introduction by editor and note. Black-and-white illustrated (woodcut) frontispiece by Joan Hassall, who in fact engraved all the black-and-white illustrations throughout the text. Yellow floral design against a red background coloured boards with maroon leather strip on the backstrip and within that insert gilt titles. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. Minor rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Browning and foxing to the text block edges, endpapers and throughout the text, though the foxing is primarily to the first few and last few pages of the text. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying boards, with yellow insert to the front panel and backstrip and within those yellow inserts red titles. Rubbing and chipping to the top dustwrapper corners and top backstrip edge. A few small tears to the top dustwrapper edge… Leer más

Libraries Board of South Australia, Adelaide, 1960. Facsimile Edition -- First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. IX, 10-109 pages, a further 19 pages of advertisements, list of subscribers, preface by a author. At the rear of the book is a four-page, foldout map, showing principal mines of South Australia in 1863. At the beginning of the text and at the end of the text is a red coloured paper "covers" -- as for the original edition. Tan coloured textured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners. This book was first published in 1863 and this is a facsimile edition put out by the Libraries Board of South Australia -- Number 48. A book about the principal mines, smelting facilities of South Australia in the middle of the 19th century and a brief description of each along with a small travel log and incidences that happen within the authors' travels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Leer más

Libraries Board of South Australia, Adelaide, 1969. Facsimile Edition -- First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. 1.840 kg (combined weight]; Volume 1: -- XLII, 452 pages, last page blank, preface by author, list of plates, introduction. At the beginning of the text that there is a five page foldout map showing the intertropical and west coasts of Australia. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white plates, charts and woodcuts. Red coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. A hint of rubbing to the book corners and dustiness to the book panels. A little offset tanning to the endpapers. Volume 2: -- VIII, 642 pages, four appendices, list of plates. The text is illustrated with black-and-white plates, charts and of wood-cuts. At the rear of the book there is a two page foldout showing a detailed drawing of a Western Australian plant. Red coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Small amount of rubbing to the book… Leer más

Walker & Company, New York, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 445 g.; XIV, 242 pages, last two pages blank, preface by author, acknowledgements, notes, sources and index. Black coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with contemporary black-and-white drawings, cartoons and illustrations, and the occasional line drawing. Green coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the lower book corners. A few marks to the front fore edge of the book panel. Illustrated dustwrapper, being a metallic blue and black image of Neptune, with white titles to the front panel and white and black titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing and creasing to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges but the major fault is significant rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. A history of the discovery of the planet Neptune. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying… Leer más

The Haworth Press, London, 1934. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor/No Dust Jacket. introduction by Winston Churchill. Dark blue boards with gilt writing on the spine. Red coloured tint to top text edge. In this new edition of the "Examen" by John Paget we again read a great historians' essays in repudiation of the truth of Macaulay's "Histories". The corners of the book are bumped and rubbed. The head of the spine is bumped and frayed to where underlying board is visible, the bottom of the spine is in likewise condition only worse, with two splits on the spine gutter edges, the fronts measuring 0.25 "and the rear measuring 2". There a dust marks and rubbing to the book panels. Previous owners name on the front paste down and foxing has commenced on the endpapers and to some of the internal pages as well. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. XV, 236, [4] pages,. Deckled Front Edge (rough cut). We are happy to provide pictures of… Leer más

The Hartford Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. 1.3 kg.; (4) V-XXVIII, 29-715 pages (3) publishers' preface, names of authors with a list of this subject, list of "Our Famous Women", list of portraits and illustrations. Pale green floral decorated endpapers. The text is illustrated with 47 black-and-white illustrations throughout the text. Dark red coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed decoration to the front panel and gilt embossed titles to the front panel and gilt titles and decoration to the backstrip. Heavy bumping, rubbing and fraying to the backstrip edges and book corners. Underlying board is visible to the book corners. Heavy rubbing, fading and marking to the book panels and backstrip. Browning and foxing to the text block edges and internal text. Staining to the endpapers and the result of insect activity can be seen to the endpaper through to the title page. The… Leer más

Penguin Books, London, 1981. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. preface by Christopher Morley. Colour illustrated cover with pale dark purple background with black and white titles to the front panel and black titles to the backstrip. Creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the book edges and there are reading creases to the backstrip. Light browning to the text block edges and age toning of the internal text. Complete Sherlock Holmes. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. V, 6-1122 pages, and further 14 pages (two pages further books from publishing house), last 10 pages blank, intentionally,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; 19th Century; Fiction -- Crime; ISBN: 0140056947. ISBN/EAN: 9780140056945. Inventory No: 0109382. . 9780140056945

John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 950 g.; (7), VIII, 438 pages, acknowledgements, notes, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Black coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. Minor bumping to the extra edges and rubbing to the book corners. Black-and-white photographic dustwrapper, of Joseph Pulitzer, with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. The biography of Joseph Pulitzer -- journalist, civil war soldier, owner of newspapers and one of the most influential men of 19th century America. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History… Leer más

Harper & Brothers, London and New York, 1900. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Peter Newell. list of illustrations. Within the text there are 22 black-and-white illustrations by Peter Newell, but the frontispiece is missing. Black coloured boards with red coloured illustration, same illustration as for page 128, with red coloured titles to the front panel and spine. A pastiche on the Arthur Conon Doyle / Sherlock Holmes genre of crime writing. First published in 1897. The book is showing very much its age and wear. Softening and rubbing to the back strip edges and book corners with the underlying board of visible to the corners. Rubbing and fading of the cloth of the book and on the front panel there is a " cup ring " on the top left-hand corner. The book edges show wear and bumping. Browning and foxing and marking to the paper edges. Browning and foxing to the endpapers and the free front endpapers missing from both front and back… Leer más

Oxford University Press, London, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. introduction by editor, note on the text, bibliography, a chronology of Edward Howard, textual notes and explanatory notes. Aqua coloured cloth covered boards with dark blue insert to the backstrip and within that backstrip gilt titles and gilt decoration and titles below the insert. Plain text dustwrapper with aqua and dark blue coloured background and white coloured tiles to the front panel and backstrip. This book was first published in 1836 and deals with the life of an orphan in the early part of the 19th century and then spoofs the adventure nautical book popular at that time. Very light age toning of the text block edge and the previous owners details to the lower right-hand corner of the free front end paper. The remains of the sticker can be seen to the lower left-hand corner of the same page. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges and faint fading to the backstrip. Size: 8vo -… Leer más

G.P. Putnam's Sons, London, 1922. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. acknowledgement. Red coloured boards with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. This book is showing its age. Corners of the book are bumped, rubbed and slightly frayed. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. The major damage to the book has been flecking, which has caused loss of colour to the cloth, particularly the spine of the panel and the first 0.25" of the front panel, but there is damaged on all surfaces. Browning and staining to the paper edges. Offset tanning and faint foxing to the endpapers. Foxing to the pages. Bleeding of the cloth colour has happened to the first few top paper edges. Bottom paper edge is deckled, and is slightly creased and soft. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. X, 310 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category:… Leer más

University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. XVIII, 350pp., last three blank, list of illustrations, foreword by Francis Rush, Archbishop of Brisbane, introduction by author, acknowledgements, appendix, abbreviations, notes, bibliography and index. Coloured endpapers. Illustrations used within book by the black and white photographs, sketches or illustrations. Dark blue boards with gilt writing on spine. The corners are slightly rubbed and top two corners are bumped, the front more noticeable than the back. The head and the heel of the spine are also bumped and rubbed. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a portrait of the subject, with dark green background and white and yellow writing on front panel and spine. Dustwrapper slightly rubbed and faded and there is a small tear on front cover near the spine. The top two corners are bumped commensurate with bumping underneath. "This distinguished study is a major contribution… Leer más