Alfred Leech (45 results)
Published by Magic, Inc: Chicago, 1980
- Softcover
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.John K King Used & Rare Books
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The Book of Ballads
Bon Gaultier ( Aytoun, William Edmondstoune & Martin, Sir Theodore ) ( Edited by )
Language: English
Published by William S Orr & Co ( Wm ), London
- Hardcover
Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United KingdomC. Parritt
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Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Not dated, approx 1870-1880. 256pp + 8pp catalogue to rear. Good/None. Decorative red cloth boards with some rubbing/bumping to edges/spine, minor scuffing/soiling. Contents generally clean & tight but for some splitting to a couple of hinges near the front - the rest nice & tight, v…ery minor soiling. Charming B&W illustrations by Crowquill ( Alfred Henry Forrester), John Leech and Richard Doyle. A collection of narrative and lyrical poems blending humor, satire and adventure. Many of the verses first appeared in magazines such as Tait's and Fraser's between 1842 and 1844. Originally published in 1845. Crowquill ( Forrester, Alfred Henry ) / Leech, John / Doyle, Richard (illustrator).
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Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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Published by Chicago: Ireland Publications, 1952
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Condition: very good. Bright pink pictorial wrappers, illustrated, 30 pages plus one leaf adverts at rear. A small collection of close-up routines, including a few color changing knives tricks. A few marks to wrappers, else very good.
Published by Chicago: Ireland Magic Co., 1959
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Condition: Very Good. First edition. Pictorial cream wrappers printed with red and black, illustrated 28 pages. Includes seventeen card effects. Mild toning to covers, some edge wear. Very good.
- Hardcover
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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Published by Magic, Inc., 1980
Seller: Quicker than the Eye, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Quicker than the Eye
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Condition: Very Good. Pictorial wrappers comb bound. Illustrated, 124 pages. Mild toning to covers, else in very good condition.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by John Camden Hotten, London, 1869
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Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.Bryn Mawr Bookstore
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. 1st Edition. Small octavo. Pp.207 + 8pp. ads. In a pretty binding by Root & Son of half-teal morocco and marbled boards, six compartments to spine with raised bands, and inlaid red flowers. A.e.g. Original cloth covers bound in. Rubbing along hinges an…d darkening to spine; light foxing to rear blanks. Alfred Concanen and John Leech (illustrator).
Published by Magic, Inc., Chicago, 1980
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.Aladdin Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with gift inscription from ED MARLO to MEL BROWN, both of whom were noted magicians, signed in ink by Ed Marlo on title page. Otherwise, no markings. Very slight foxing (tan spotting) on a few pages. Plastic comb bound with stiff pictorial cover. Covers card magic, ball ma…nipulation, and thimble manipulation. Illustrated with photos.
Published by Magic, Inc., 1980
- Softcover
Seller: Peace of Mind Bookstore, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.Peace of Mind Bookstore
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Comb Binding. Condition: Good. Tight and clean. White laminate cover with blue titling and photograph of hands holding cards. Sticker residue on front cover corner. Photographs throughout. Professional book dealer with storefront since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
Published by London: The Queensway Press (Chevron Books No.18) Paperback
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Seller: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, AustraliaN & A Smiles
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. VG original stiffened wrappers, in frayed & chipped DW. Two volumes in one. Drawings by Alfred E. Taylor.
More imagesPublished by Frederick Muller Ltd, London, 1935
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Seller: Jim's Old Books, Kirkwall, United KingdomJim's Old Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Some creasing and small tears to the top edge of the unclipped dustwrapper, with some fading to spine of same; minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red cloth-covered boards, some staining to the bottom corner of pages, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this small… hard-cover book. A collection of light-hearted articles by the author on health and fitness, some of which had previously appeared in the ''Evening Standard'' and ''Woman's Own''. originally published in November 1934, this is the 1935 reprint. 104pp, small b&w drawings at top and bottom of each article. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Taylor, Alfred E (illustrator).
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents a humorous and insightful examination of the foibles and fashions of the Victorian era, particularly as they relate to the lives of women. The author explores the ways in which women were expected to conform to societal norms and expectations, and how they often foun…d creative and subversive ways to express themselves through fashion. The book also discusses the broader historical and cultural context of the Victorian era, and how the fashion trends of the time reflected the social and political changes of the period. Ultimately, this book offers a fascinating and entertaining look at the ways in which women have used fashion to express their individuality and challenge societal norms throughout history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.
More imagesPublished by John Camden Hotten, London, 1869
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. A first edition copy of this illustrated collection of lyric poetry by the nineteenth-century writer and playwright Henry Sambrooke Leigh. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt and a facsimile signature in gilt to the front board. All…edges gilt. Binder's stamp of W. Bone & Son to the rear paste down. Henry Sambrooke Leigh (1837-1883) was an English writer and playwright, who wrote many poetry collections. This is one of his early poetry collections, which include the lyric poems: 'Shabby-Genteel', 'Lays of Many Lands', 'Songs of the Sick Room', 'The Twins', and many more. The first edition of this work is uncommon to find. Charmingly illustrated with in-text engravings throughout.Eight pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with light shelf wear to the extremities. Front hinge is strained but is firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good. Alfred Concanen; John Leech (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by Wm. S. Orr, and Co., London, 1849
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A lovely edition of Bon Gaultier's charming book of ballads, poems and songs. A smart edition of this work.These poems were written by Theodore Martin and William Edmonstoune Aytoun using the joint pseudonym 'Bon Gaultier'.Illustrated with a frontispiece and title page, with further vignette illustra…tions, from Alfred Crowquill, Richard Doyle, and John Leech.With an eight page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Minor losses of cloth to back strip head and tail. Light handling marks to board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with instances of light handling marks. Very Good. Alfred Crowquill; Richard Doyle; John Leech (illustrator). book.
The Book of Ballads
VARIOUS, [GAULTIER, Bon, editor], [CROWQUILL, Alfred; LEECH, John; and DOYLE, Richard, illustrators]
Published by Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons, no date [circa 1870], 1870
- Hardcover
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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[Illustrated Ballads] REISSUE. Octavo (19 x 15cm), pp.[6] 256. With illustrations in-text and to margins by various artists, as well as an engraved frontispiece and a title page decorated in red and gilt. Publisher's blind-decorated blue cloth, with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper, brown endpapers, and all edges gi…lt. Bookseller's blindstamp to flyleaf, and a binder's ticket to rear flyleaf. Rear hinge starting, but quite firm. A crisp, clean copy with very light occasional spotting. Some toning and rubbing to spine and other extremities. Near fine.
More imagesPublished by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1889
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Leather. Condition: Very Good. A smart copy of Bon Gaultier's Ballads, illustrated by well-known artists. The fifteenth edition of this work in a half calf binding. All edges, end papers and paste downs marbled. Numerous illustrations by Richard "Dickie" Doyle (1824-1883), John Leech (1817-1864), Alfred Henry Forrester (1804-187…2), known under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill, who were all well-known for their illustrations for Punch. William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813-1865) and Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909) were both Scottish poets. In around 1841, they became acquainted, and together they wrote a series of humorous articles on the fashions and follies of the time, in which were interspersed the verses which afterwards became popular as the Bon Gaultier Ballads (1855). In a half calf binding. Externally smart, with a little rubbing to the extremities and bumping to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with the odd spot throughout. Very Good. Richard Doyle; John Leech; Alfred Crowquill [Alfred Henry Forrester] (illustrator). book.
Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1859
- Hardcover
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. Sixth edition. Octavo. Title page in red and black. B/W illustrations by Richard Doyle, John Leech, and Alfred Crowquill. 3/4 gilt stamped tan calf (minor rubbing), t.e.g. Very good. 256 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Includes Spanish, American and Miscellane…ous Ballads. Richard Doyle, John Leech, Alfred Crowquill (illustrator).
Published by Orr, London
- Hardcover
Seller: Glenbower Books, Dublin, IrelandGlenbower Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. undated but apparently 1850 (the first edition to include the Leech illustrations), subtitled 'New edition with several new ballads', embossed and decorated salmon-coloured cloth, chipped at head of spine, corners bumped, all edges gilt, bookplate and signature of Robert T…emple Harris-Temple (19C Westmeath landowner of Waterston estate), nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alfred Crowquill, Richard Doyle, John Leech (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1880
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A smart copy of this illustrated collection of ballads, with illustrations from noted Victorian artists, such as Richard Doyle and John Leech. With illustrated title page, frontispiece and in text vignette illustrations. Publisher's advertisements discarded, otherwise complete.Rebacked with en…dpapers renewed. An early Blackwood edition. First published by Orr and Co. in 1845. Undated, dated from copies held institutionally.Written by William Edmondsoune Aytoun and Sir Theodore Martin under the pseudonym Bon Gaultier.The Book of Ballads is a series of humorous articles on the fashions and follies of the time, in which were interspersed the verses which afterwards became popular as the Bon Gaultier Ballads. With charming vignette illustrations by Richard Doyle, John Leech and Alfred Crowquill. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Rebacked with endpapers renewed. Advertisements discarded. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities resulting in slight lifting to the cloth. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd spot and handling mark. Very Good Indeed. Richard Doyle; John Leech; Alfred Crowquill (illustrator). book.
More imagesThe Ingoldsby Legends; The Poetical Works of John Milton; The Poetical Works of Mrs. Hemans; The Poems of Elizabeth Barret Browning; The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson
Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Harris Barham]; John Milton; Mrs. Hemans [Felicia Dorothea]; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Alfred Lord Tennyson
Published by Frederick Warne; Macmillan and Co. 1889-1911, London, 1889
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. An attractive set of collective poetical works and short stories from classic authors on early modern and Victorian Britain, with nice decorative bindings. A collection of classic British poets, an attractive set of five short story collections and poetry published between 1889-1911.In the publisher'…s original decorative cloth, with Ingoldsby, Tennyson and Browning each containing a frontispiece of themselves. Ingoldsby also contains eighteen illustrations by eminent British illustrators George Cruickshank, who illustrated many of Dickens's works, and caricaturist John Leech among others. Collated complete.- The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirths and Marvels, a short story collection written by humorous poet and novelist Thomas Goldsby, whose real name was Richard Harris Barham. (Frederick Warne, 1889).- The Poetical Works of John Milton, including Paradise Lost, with an introductory memoir, notes, and bibliography written by L. Valentine. (Frederick Warne, 1889).- The Poetical Works of Mrs. Hemans, whose real name was Felecia Dorothea. Contains a prefatory memoir by Hemans and notes. (Frederick Warne, 1890).- The Poems of Elizabeth Barret Browning, poet and wife of fellow poet Robert Browning, including a memoirs and prefaces by the author from earlier editions. (Frederick Warne, 1892).- The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate, containing an address to the Queen and early sonnets. (Macmillan and Co., 1911). In the publisher's original decorative cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Slight edgewear, mostly to Browning, with signs of rubbing, also to joints and the odd small rubbing mark to spine. Golden fore-edges in nice condition. Black and marble end papers are clean to Browning and Milton respectively. Slight offsetting and browning to decorative end papers of Ingoldsby, Hemans and Tennyson, with signs of wear to hinge of front end papers to Tennyson. Internally, firmly bound, with marginal wear to hinge of Browning between pp.338-339. Pages are bright and clean, with minimal age toning, a couple of faint spots to first leaves of Tennyson and Browning, with slight spotting to frontispiece of Tennyson, and offsetting to half-title of Hemans. Very Good. Various [inc. George Cruickshank, John Leech] (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1874
- Hardcover
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Leather. Condition: Near Fine. A lovely copy of this collection of ballads edited by Aytoun and Martin, under the pseudonym Bon Gaultier. The twelfth edition of this work in a full calf binding, with decorative gilt to the spine and boards. All edges gilt. Ink inscription to the verso of the front free end paper, dated 1889. Wil…liam Edmondsoune Aytoun (1813-1865) and Sir Theodore Martin (1816-1909) met in around 1841, and together they wrote, under the pseudonym Bon Gaultier, a series of humorous articles on the fashions and follies of the time, in which were interspersed the verses which afterwards became popular as the Bon Gaultier Ballads. In this twelfth edition of the Bon Gaultier Ballads are Spanish, American and miscellaneous ballads, with illustrations by Richard Doyle, John Leech and Alfred Crowquill. In a full calf binding. Externally very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, except for the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages. Near Fine. Richard Doyle; John Leech; Alfred Crowquill (illustrator). book.
Published by Wm. S. Orr & Co, London, 1843
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Printed on various color leaves, with a publisher's advertisement on recto of final leaf. Humorous articles, verses, etc., by Dickens, Thackeray, and others. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings designed by Alfred Forrester (known under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowqu…ill), John Leech, and others. Contemporary bookseller's ticket and later owner's small bookplate on front pastedown, autograph note in pencil on front free endpaper. Contemporary half polished levant and pebbled cloth over boards, gilt decorated spine with red titling label, cream endpapers, all edges gilt. Head and tail of spine and one corner tip neatly refurbished in matching leather, joints are rubbed with light wear at corners, a few small stains on endpapers, very good.
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Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 340.
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Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, HESSE, GermanyBiblios
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1844 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 150 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. 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. Pages: 150 Language: English.
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1843 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 149 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. 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. Pages: 149 Language: English.
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