John Combe (128 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Phonics 04: Stunt Duck This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: New.

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

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

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

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

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Book is very worn and tired. Boards are present but leather is in poor condition. Front board is detached. Front spine is broken. Spine is chipped and very worn. Articles are legible but are stained. Rare book is canditate for rebinding.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good unmarked condition.

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

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Poor to Good++. COVERS POOR, INTERIOR GOOD ++. [2], 60pp [2]; 133pp, [1]; 96pp; 112pp, [2]; 41pp, [3], bound in 3/4 leather and marbled paper. Binding tight, covers detached (back cover mismatched), light damp marks on preliminary pages, lacks ffp. Five Essays, each bearing it's own title page, bound in one volume. ASSOCIATION - With a copy of the Certificate of Origin laid-in. Purchased from the living Estate of Dolores Wettach Williams (model and former wife of late Hall of Fame Baseball player Ted Williams).…

PF. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good tight copy, light wear & marks, ink gift inscription from the author inside cover. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Thus. 1st thus. A facsimile reproduction of the original 1853 publication. [xvi], 408pp, with colour plate frontispiece, colour vignette on the title page and further engravings on steel illustrating the text, all by John Leech. Red buckram cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration and lettering front and spine. 9vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Still in original glassine wrapper: the wrapper itself is a little shelf worn and creased on the inner front flap. The R S Surtees Society is dedicated to reprinting the novels of Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864). They describe Surtees as "England's greatest novelist of the hunting field". Leech, John (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards blind stamped on front and rear with ornate gilt to spine. Exterior shows wear and spotting/soiling. Edges and corner show bumps and wear as well. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Front end page shows previous owners info dated 1855. Also written on front end page in parentheses in pencil) "One of the books we took of Mrs. Carathers at the start of the war". Presumably this is the Civil War. Front pastedown has "ba" written in the corner and second end page contains an 1861 date in the second owner signature - also written in pencil. No other handwriting found. Pages are toned due to age spotting/foxing is present throughout. Some pages have large spots, some are toned, and some barely have any issues. This book contains seven different essays by various authors, with the full titles being as follows: "The Constitution Of Man Considered In Relation To External Objects" (61 pp.) by George Combe / "Essays In A Series Of Letters, On The Following Subjects: On A Man's Writing Memoirs Of Himself. On Decision of Character. On The Application Of Epithet Romantic. On Some of The Causes by Which Evangelical Religion Has Been Rendered Less Applicable To Persons Of Cultivated Taste." (133 pp.) by John Foster / "The Philosophy Of Sleep" (55 pp.) and "Anatomy Of Drunkenness" (96 pp.) both by Robert MacNish / "Influence Of Literature Upon Society" and "Reflections of Suicide" (112 pp.) by Madame de Stael-Holstein / "Treatise On Self-knowledge; Showing In Nature And Benefit Of That Important Science, And The Way To Attain It: Intermixed With Various Reflections And Observations On Human Nature" (41 pp.) by John Mason. All essays show the same publisher and date on each separate title page.…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original dark green patterned cloth boards, gilt text on spine. Exterior shows wrinkling and bumping as well as wear. Rear board has possible dampstain and large split to the cloth along the spine edge. Yellow end pages and front and rear, front pastedown and end page has pencil markings and signatures, second end page has an additional two signatures all showing the owner as Henry Robinson (not able to verify if this is the same person as Henry R. Robinson). All essays show the same publisher and copyright on the title pages. Various degrees of foxing is present throughout but binding is securing for the text pages. Front hinge is cracked and rear hinge is starting. This book contains seven different essays by various authors, with the full titles being as follows: "The Constitution Of Man Considered In Relation To External Objects" (61 pp.) by George Combe / "Essays In A Series Of Letters, On The Following Subjects: On A Man's Writing Memoirs Of Himself. On Decision Of Character. On The Application Of Epithet Romantic. On Some Of The Causes By Which Evangelical Religion Has Been Rendered Less Applicable To Persons Of Cultivated Taste." (133 pp.) by John Foster / "The Philosophy Of Sleep" and "Anatomy Of Drunkenness" (96 pp.) both by Robert MacNish / "Influence Of Literature Upon Society" and "Reflections of Suicide" (113 pp.) by Madame de Stael-Holstein / "Treatise On Self-knowledge; Showing In Nature And Benefit Of That Important Science, And The Way To Attain It: Intermixed With Various Reflections And Observations On Human Nature" (43 pp.) by John Mason. All essays show the same publisher and location but no where is there a copyright date. Preface is dated 1828 but this is the case for all printings of this collection and the publisher, Silas Andrus & Son, was not in business until 1831. Estimated publication date to be 1835 as later editions released by this publisher listed a date on the bottom of the title page.…

Hardbound. Condition: Acceptable. Book is in Poor Condition. There is a 2 1/2 inch piece of the board missing from the front top corner, with additional chipping and pieces of board missing along the entire foredge of the book. Also, there is a piece missing from the top back edge across the entire width about two inches down. Spine has been reinforced with cloth tape which is visible from the inside at the gutter edge. General, overall scratches across the boards. Up to pg. 33, there are pieces of the pages (not effecting the text) missing at the top front corner. Light foxing to the endpages. Marbled edges faded and dust-stained.…

No binding. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original embossed decorative leather, stamped gilt lettering, marbeled endpapers, 6 ½ x 10 ¼ inches, double column text, 61 pp + 133 pp + 96 pp + 112 pp + 356, illustrated with 16 plates (all present). Hardcover, good. Scuffed, most notably on high points of embossing, corners bumped with a bit of cardboard exposed there, rubbed along edges, 3 inch tear on rear joint, and approximately 1 inch piece of leather chipped off rear board. Internally, contemporary previous owner's inscription, relatively moderate foxing and tanning throughout, a half dozen or so dogears, otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp and unmarked. Nice Victorian miscellany, covering science, morality, religion, history, art, literature, and even the Laurel Hill Cemetery of Philadelphia and root beer. …