Brian W Downs (95 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Vulliamy, E. (illustrator). Dark purple blind stamped cloth boards, lightly rubbed at corners and lightly sunned to spine. Ex college library with usual markings. 257pp, clean, tight and with some wonderful colored plates.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No dj as issued. Not ex-library. Small owner's sig at top of front flyleaf. A clean and sound copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Lacks jacket. Spine and front board edge faded. 1926 Hard Cover. vii, 257 pp. Includes 16 color plates and a map of Cambridge on front endpapers. Contents include: The Town--Situation and Name; The Town--History and Commerce; The Town--Memorials and Things of Fame; The University--Origin and Organization; The University--Library and Senate House; The University--Press and Scientific Institutes; The Fitzwilliam Museum; The Colleges--Peterhouse and Pembroke; The Colleges--Queen's, St. Catharine's, and Corpus Christi; The Colleges--King's and Clare; The Colleges--Trinity Hall and Caius; The Colleges--Trinity; The Colleges--St. John's; The Colleges-- Magdalene and Jesus; The Colleges--Sidney Sussex, Christ's, and Emmanuel; The Colleges--Downing and Other Foundations Since 1600; Index.

paperback. Condition: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Good+ paperback copy. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. A few light marks to text. Light shelfwear. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 234 pages. Ex-university library marks, sunning to the covers; pages toned; a sound binding; good shape. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literary Criticism & Essays; Inventory No: 220918.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book Condition is Very Good with a Good dust jacket. A few small chips and tears to jacket edges. Foxing to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 276 pages, a very good hardback in a very good dust-jacket [0521048540].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp.xii, 213 pages, a very good hardback. Ex-library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo bound in red cloth and yellow, patterned, paper-covered boards. Condition: mild wear to binding; else very good. 355 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Fair. 1926. First Edition. 257 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Beige cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+. E. Vulliamy (16 Illustrations in Colour by) (illustrator). Reprint. Undated, circa 1926. Illustrated (mapped) end papers;Textblock very clean and tight; Purple cloth binding, with faded spine and blind-embossed decoration on front cover; Spine extremities and board corners are lightly bumped; Lacks dust jacket; 257p., including index. Sixteen colour plates by E. Vulliamy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Condition: Good. Hardcover. 276 pages. Ex-library with usual markings and stamping. Dust jacket with edgewear, light soiling, library label on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Price Clipped in Brodart Cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Book has margin notes in pencil, dust jacket is worn but wrapped in a mylar protector. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore since 1992.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. pp.xi, 188 pages, a very good hardback in a very good dust-jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. pp.xi, 188 pages, a very good hardback in a very good dust-jacket.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Minor scattered foxing to prelims and dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 3 preliminary leaves, 247, [1] pages : frontispiece ; 19 cm. Notes; (Half-title: The Republic of letters, ed. by William Rose). Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241). Contents; The life -- Circle, character and opinions -- The three novels and their purposes -- Richardson's art -- Sentiment and the age -- The consequences of Richardson. Subjects; Richardson, Samuel 1689-1761. Richardson, Samuel Criticism and interpretation. Epistolary fiction, English History and criticism. Biography. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. Printers Great Britain ; Biography. Epistolary fiction, English. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with spotting to page ends. DJ with some toning, tears and scuffs - a few tape repairs. Solid binding.

Condition: Good. 1965. First Paperback Edition. 233 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Sticker to front flap. Water stain to bottom of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First U.S. Edition. No DJ, ; very nice brown red cover boards with hardly any wear. Gold stamping of title on spine and front cover, price penciled inside front cover, no markings, very clean; 323 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. VG/VG. Brown cloth, gilt lettering. Just a hint of rubbing at extremities, covers clean, gilt bright. Ownership ffep, otherwise clean and unmarked, bindng and hinges sound. Jacket lightly rubbed at extremities, spine slightly age-toned. Jacket in new mylar protector. Beautiful copy.

Condition: Good. 1946. No Edition Stated. 187 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Front endpaper has been clipped. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Brown hardback in good condition. Internally in very good condition. Previous owner's neat name inside. 1213 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. 212 pages. Ex-University Library. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Minor scattered foxing to prelims and dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 3 preliminary leaves, 247, [1] pages : frontispiece ; 19 cm. Notes; (Half-title: The Republic of letters, ed. by William Rose). Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-241). Contents; The life -- Circle, character and opinions -- The three novels and their purposes -- Richardson's art -- Sentiment and the age -- The consequences of Richardson. Subjects; Richardson, Samuel 1689-1761. Richardson, Samuel Criticism and interpretation. Epistolary fiction, English History and criticism. Biography. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. Printers Great Britain ; Biography. Epistolary fiction, English. 1 Kg.

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Stiff clean book in bright blue cloth, unmarked but for name to front endpaper; in crisp dust jacket with touches of shelfwear; Everyman's Library; Vol. 716; 224 pages.