Alabone Edwin W, Used (10 results)

Condition: Fair. 320 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Condition: Good. Thirty-fifth edition / 149th Thousand (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), 305pp, vi. Frontispiece and several plates (one of which is folding). Original blue cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine. Light rubbing of the boardsshort ownership inscription, else this book is in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Included in this book is a four page pamphlet entitled: 'Is It "Infamous" to Cure Consumption: The Strange, True Story of Dr. E. W. Alabone'. 308 pages + index and foldout sheet of patients who have been successfully treated. Also the 4 page article + 'form to be filled up by patient' both loosely inserted. Flexible dark maroon binding with dulled gilt-coloured titles to front and to spine.Wear to boards' corners (bottom front right had about 1 inch of front covering missing). The boards' edges are moderately worn.

John Kemp & Co, London. 1916. Fiftieth Edition (abridged). Hardback, no DW. Brown boards, faded gilt type to spine and upper board. Upper board is creased, and a little bumped at corners. Pages browned, with considerable foxing to rear endpapers, and also some to individual pages through text. Some extra papers loosely inserted including an obituary, reprinted from 'The Truth', which tells the story of this controversial medical figure.

Third Edition. 17 x 12 cm. 53 page of text plus 70 facsimile pages of letters, followed by two pages of ads. Original red cloth covered stiff card boards. Excellent condition. Minor shelf wear. Exposed metal staples rusty. A very good clean copy. Sprache: english.

John Swain & Son. London. 1912. Second edition. Tall 8vo. Original brick red cloth gilt with gilt "spirograph" style illustration to upper board. Patterned floral endpapers, all page edges gilt, Illustrated with numerous colour examples of "Spirographic" shapes. Head of spine pulled, tail of spine chipped, small split to cloth of upper joint but binding sound, boards slightly soiled. Small doodle and scribble to front endpapers, three ownership names, pages occasionally thumbed to margins otherwise a clean and sound copy. .

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 2nd Edition. Inscribed in centre of illustration at start "To ???? Lathrop with the author's compliments 1912" but not signed. Strong brown cloth lettered and decorated in gold. All pages before the plates DAMAGED BY DAMP with some loss. Front cover although clean is also DAMP WRINKLED. The 89 plates are all a little wrinkled but otherwise not affected by damp and are bright and clean. Inscribed by Author.

PRESENTATION COPY, 8vo, pp. [xvi] + 78 plates. Plates printed in several colours. Original green textured cloth, spine and front board blocked in gilt. A little spotting. Extremities rubbed, slightly shaken, hinges cracking. First leaf printed with a epicycloidal pattern inside which is inscribed ?To H. Beamont Esqr. with the author?s compliments, 1910? A scarce volume of complex curves produced with a Holtzapffel four-part chuck by the controversial surgeon Dr Edwin William Alabone (1849-1913). Following a popular book claiming to offer a cure for tuberculosis, Alabone was eventually struck from the medical register but continued practising, fighting legal challenges the whole way. His preferred method of relaxation from the stresses involved was evidently ornamental turning; this was the first of his publications showing off his creations. It omits any technical information about his process or machinery, but is elaborately printed in multiple colours, often on the same plate. It was probably printed at Alabone?s own expense and most copies privately distributed by him, there being a pattern on the first leaf just right for putting a presentation inscription in.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Only Edition. Edwin W. Alabone's Multo-Epicycloidal and Other Geometric Curves (1910) is a rare and visually striking work showcasing complex geometric patterns created through ornamental turning. Using a Holtzapffel four-part chuck, Alabone produced intricate epicycloidal curves, which were elaborately printed in multiple colours. Interestingly, Alabone was a controversial surgeon, stemming largely from his secretive remedies and unorthodox approach, and was eventually struck from the medical register, yet he found solace in ornamental turning, making this book a unique blend of art, mathematics, and craftsmanship. The work is notable not for detailed technical processes, but for its vivid illustrations: 78 multi coloured plates that highlight Alabone's artistic mastery, a testament to his inventiveness. Most copies were privately distributed, making it a prized collectible that uniquely bridges medical history and decorative art. Original maroon boards, gilt spine, and gilt lettered & decorated to the upper board. 16 pages, 78 plates, including a photograph. The plates, on gloss paper, are all of fantastic geometric examples are printed in a mixture of single colours and multiple colours. On the front turn-in is the bookseller's ticket; Malcolm Gardner, Horlological Bookseller, London. A bright and clean copy, with only minor wear at the extremities of the binding, no cracking at joints, no loose pages or damage. A pleasant copy of a verey unusual book. Size: 16 x 25 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Featured Items; New Arrivals; Inventory No: 373299. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Inscribed in centre of illustration at start "To Leslie Wilson Esqr with the author's compliments 1911" but not signed. Strong green cloth lettered and decorated in gold. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Inscribed by Author.