W Eden Hooper (15 results)

First edition. 8vo. [xvi], 176 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in mended, unclipped dustwrapper, good condition. (75043).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xvi, 176pp, some black and white photographic plates. Green cloth-covered boards; black titles on front and spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and top board edges, rubbed spine ends, bottom front corner bumped. Text block edges tanned, page margins tanning. Otherwise internally neat, clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 2 volumes. Edition de luxe, limited to 1000 sets. 4to. Vellum boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Decorative endpapers. Gilt top edge to text block; other edges uncut. 2 folding colour maps as frontispiece in Vol. I. Numerous black and white photographic plates protected by tissue guards. Vol. I contains scenes from across the British Empire, with accompanying text. Vol. II contains portraits of notable men, with short biographies. Boards extensively soiled; rubbed, with some shallow scratches. Pencil bookshop annotation on flyleaf of Vol. I. Small spots and other marks on a few pages but generally clean; plates in excellent condition. Binding firm. Because of the size and weight of these volumes, additional postage charges will apply.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. DUDLEY Hardy 1867-1922. PROCTOR JJ (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Autograph, limited edition of humorous sayings from the Stock Market, signed by both the author & illustrator, with 52 B&W illustrations. In quarter vellum over bevelled cream buckram, corners rubbed, a few spots. Spine, title & tooling in black ink. Internally, tissue guarded half title, illustrated title, prospectus leaf, followed by 51 illustrations by Dudley & Proctor on 49 leaves (mainly tissue guarded) plus the illustrated title page, complete per list, many dated [18]99, some offsetting & spotting to blanks but not affecting illustrated leaves, front joint with short crack, not dated but either 1899 or 1900. A Very Good + example of an item which is often found in poor condition. (344*277 mm). Limited to 1000 copies, with OCLC showing 5 copies only in institutions (2*Uk, 2*US, 1* Australia, none in BL?). Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. nice unharmed binding, some light rubbing and foxing th the page. Tanned or dust stained top pages still good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light grey boards, title in black; illustrated; foxing to fore-edge, top and bottom as well; previous owner's name inside. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. dudley hardy and j.j proctor (illustrator). folio, cream buckram with vellum spine, vellum spine good and sound with just a bit of ageing/darkening, cloth boards bit grubby and marked and aged, but binding good and tight, contents vg clean and tight, undated but 1900, images can be sent of course, heavy book overseas orders will incur postage request for 2 kilos. autograph edition limited to 1000 copies. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Dudley Hardy (illustrator). 1st Edition. Authograph edition limited to one thosand copies 49 b/w plates, most with tissue guards. Buckram with vellum spine, bevelled boards, signed by the illustrator, split at spine but holding, vellum spine lifted at shoulder at back, wear to corners, two plates have some foxing otherwise clean, there appears to be 2 plates missing,No date of publication , but feels around 1900`. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Signed by Illustrator(s). Book.

hardback, large 4to, unpaginated, 49 tissue-guarded b/w plates, ex-libris Nicholas Goodison, but with previous owners' names on endpaper, old repairs to inner hinges, cream cloth over bevelled boards, vellum spine, some soiling; Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dudley Hardy , J J Proctor (illustrator). First Limited Edition Signed. London: W Eden Hooper, 1900. 51 sayings from the world of the Stock exchange, each saying illustrated by a full page drawing by Dudley Hardy and J J Proctor. This is the auitograph edition limited to 1000 copies and SIGNED by Dudley Hardy in pencil on title page. Not dated but is 1900, contains 57 pages in bright clean condition justsome browning to endpapers rest of pages very clean. 51 B/w full page illustrations plus illustration on title page, all present as listed, a couple are two on a pge, each page has tissue guard to protect the drawing. Short introductory prospectus, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are marked and stained with slight lifting of vellum spine on top front board, still a sound binding. HEAVY BOOK 1.8 Kg with packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS A nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Signed by Artist. First Limited Edition Signed. Cloth Boards Vellum Spine. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Dudley Hardy , J J Proctor. 14 x 11 Inches. Hardcover.

, xiv, [250] pages in first part, followed History of the Stage by Joseph Knight with separate title page, iv, 184 pages, complete with frontispiece and a further 99 portrait plates Edition De Luxe of 300 copies, this being No. 95 , lacks brass clasp, leather darkened at spine and edges of covers but gilt remains bright, previous owner's inscription on front blank, internally clean and tight, book in good++ condition , full red morocco with decorative gilt borders, gilt title to spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt dentelles, brass clasp Quarto, 25.5 x 19.5 cm Hardback ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Remarkable production. 1 cm. thick boards -covered with ? vellum. Titles in black with decoration in gilt and red. One of 150 copies. Marbled endpapers. Many black-and-white and coloured illustrations with tissue guards.Top edges gilt. Last leaves include alphabetically arranged photos of legal figures. Internally clean. Some spots to boards. Small damage to top corner of rear board. Weighs 4.5kgs. in box so extra mailing charge will be requested.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Thick 8vo. With 100 photogravure plates featuring 114 portraits. Publisher's full grainy red morocco, raised bands, gilt. Gilt blocking on front and back covers. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Edition de luxe no.113 of only 300 copies. The plate of Henry Brodribb Irving has been removed and a signed plate substituted, although this is not immediately obvious. SIGNED BY 37 LEADING ACTORS AND ACTRESSES OF THE DAY INCLUDING SIR HENRY IRVING, ELLEN TERRY, VOILET VANBRUGH AND JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON. The following portraits are signed: Louise Pounds, Isabel Jay, Rosina Brandram, Robert Evett, Henry A Lytton, Walter Passmore, George Alexander, Lena Ashwell, Sir Squire Bancroft, Lady Bancroft, Jessie Bateman, Arthur Bourchier, Leonard Boyne, Sarah Brooke, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Kate Cutler, Gertrude Elliott, Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Lily Hanbury, John Hare, Charles Henry Hawtrey, Charles Hayden Coffin, Captain Basil Hood, Sir Henry Irving, Henry Brodribb Irving, William Hunter Kendal, Mrs Kendal, Frederick Kerr, Mary Moore, Julie Opp, Marie Tempest, Ellen Terry, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Mrs Beerbohm Tree, Voilet Vanbrugh, Lewis Waller, Charles Wyndham. A little rubbing to edges of spine, but a very handsome copy. Presumably the original owner of this book would have had to carry this very heavy tome to the stage door every time he got an autograph. Unique item.

In-4° (285x225mm), pp. VIII, (12), 107, (32), legatura editoriale in p. pelle marrone scuro con filetto perimetrale in oro ai piatti, titolo e filetti in oro al dorso. Taglio di testa dorato, sguardie marmorizzate. All'antiporta, ritratto fotografico di Re Edoardo VII protetto da velina parlante, oltre un centinaio di tavv. f.t. protette da veline parlanti, alcune delle quali a colori. Abili restauri alle cerniere. Ottimo stato. Prima edizione, rara, tirata a sole 650 copie, di cui 250 furono riservate al mercato statunitense. Documentata e fondamentale storia delle automobili in Inghilterra e della pionieristica industria automobilistica britannica nel primo decennio del XX secolo, tesa a ricostruire "the achievements of our century in the art of traveling by mechanically-propelled vehicles Vigorous minds and fearless spirits worked with feverish anxiety, and that which, not 20 years ago, was but a hobby and a toy is now a vast industry and a machine of splendidly tested and potential capabilities.". Inglese.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 880. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1901 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 880.