Editor Temple Scott (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Edinburgh Society 1906/1908 hardcover Aberdeen edition unnumbered of 1,000, reading copy, ex library w/ markings, rubbed soiled tan cloth, chipped edges on rubbed paper label, gilt top edge, front interior hinge broken - sound text block, tissue guard on frontis, clean unmarked text Prompt, reliable service Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.

HARDCOVER. Condition: G / NONE. G HARDBACK. EX-LIBRARY WITH TYPICAL MARKINGS. IN VERY STURDY LIBRARY BINDING. A BOT WORN AT CORNERS SOLID; PAGES SOMEWHAT YELLOWED.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Harold Nelson (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, 12mo, 16mo, xiii, 246pp, index, illustrated, green cloth with gilt titles and decoration, light general wear, overall clean and bright, with old ink inscription at front fly.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Red bds with black title to spine. Sunning to spine and board edges. Light bump to spine ends and corners. Owners sticker to fep. B/W plate to frontis. Bindings split to title page hinge. Pages evenly tanning. Text very good and clean.

Two volumes. Very good in maroon cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint . Bound in blue cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and title on the cover and spine. Frontispiece. 12 color plates. The Confessions, written between 397 and 400 AD, is an autobiographical work consisting of 10 books by Saint Augustine of Hippo. It outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It's considered one of Augustine's most important texts and is widely regarded as the first Western autobiography. xv, 326pp.CONDITION: Covers have light rubbing and mild edge wear. Spine has some fraying at the crown and foot. Previous owner name written on the front flyleaf. Binding and text block are square and sound. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Engraved frontispieces (illustrator). First printing of this edition. An extremely handsome set. All 12 volumes are near fine in full- leather red bindings with four raised bands, labels, and gilt decorations on all aspects and marbled endpapers. Light rubbing at the tips and the extremities. Volumes 3 and seven have partial chips on the spine labels. Tissue guard protectors for frontispieces all in place. A brief collation: vol. 1, [i-viii]+1-376 pages; vol. 2: [a-d]+i-xii+1-408, frontispiece portrait of Charlotte Bronte from an oil portrait by J.H. Browning; vol. 3: [a-b]+i-xii+1-458, frontispiece of Oakwell Hall from a photograph by J.J. Stead; vol. 4: [i-xii]+1-476; vol. 5: [a-f]+i-xii+1-426, frontispiece of Haworth Church and Parsonage in the Time of Charlotte Bronte; vol. 6: [i-viii]+1-410; vol. 7: [a-f]+i-xii+1-382, frontispiece of Charlotte Bronte from the portrait by G. Richmond; vol. 8: [a-d]+i-xvi+1-502; vol. 9: [i-xii]+1-306, frontispiece of Blake Hall, Mirfield, the "Horton Lodge" of "Agnes Grey"; vol. 10: [i-x]+1-358, frontispiece of Anne Bronte from an original pencil drawing by Charlotte Bronte; vol. 11: [i-viii]+1-352; vol. 12: i[a-f]+i-xvi+1-530. Eleven volumes contain the novels of the Bronte sisters and volume twelve is The Life of Charlotte Bronte by (Mrs.) E.C. Gaskell. A perfect gift for Bronte devotees!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. New York: The Davos Press (1906). Frontispiece. 464 pages. Numbered Edition 1.000 copies, This is #324. Hardcover (Maroon clothBlack plate with title on the spine, Gilt top edge, no dj). The Book looks As New withy Uncut Pages. 8.5"x5.9"x1.7". be33450.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good set in red cloth with gilt titles and floral decorations on spine. Light rubbing and shelf-wear, edge-wear. Spines are darkened a bit with a little rubbing to gilt. Top edge gilt is dulled. Interiors are bright and clean. We will send photos upon request.

[Prose Works] LEATHER-BOUND THORNTON EDITION. Complete in 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm). With a frontispiece illustration to each volume, and numerous black and white photographic plates showing Bronte country. Recently re-bound in navy half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to twin green labels, further gilt decoration to spines, and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt; other lightly trimmed. Some spotting, otherwise crisp, clean copies in an attractive new leather binding. The Thornton Edition of the Novels of the Bronte Sisters, first printed in 1905, is considered the definitive complete works, and includes Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte'. This set is simply dated 1924 (no reprint history is shown).

[Prose Works] COMPLETE THORNTON EDITION. 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm). With a frontispiece illustration to each volume, and numerous black and white photographic plates showing Bronte country. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles and floral decoration to spines. Top edges green, others untrimmed. Contents clean and fresh (unusual for this edition, which is prone to foxing). Covers are fresh but for a little rubbing to foot of spines. Near fine. Reissue of an excellent edition first published in 1901, is considered the definitive complete works including Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte'.

[Prose Works] FINELY BOUND THORNTON EDITION. Complete in 12 volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm). With a frontispiece illustration to each volume, and numerous black and white photographic plates showing Bronte country. Finely bound in later cyan half morocco by J. MAY, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines, and grey cloth over boards. Top edges gilt. Gently toned throughout, as usual, with a light tobacco scent, otherwise internally crisp and clean. Bindings sunned to spines, otherwise only lightly handled. Very good. The Thornton Edition of the Novels of the Bronte Sisters, first printed in 1905, is considered the definitive complete works, and includes Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Life of Charlotte Bronte'. This set is simply dated 1924 (no reprint history is shown).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. A complete, 12 volume set of the Thornton Edition, in original green cloth with gilt decorations and titles to spine, gte, sides untrimmed. Internals gently toned, as is usually seen. Re-issue of the Thornton Edition first published beginning in 1898. Gilt to spines a tad dulled. Still a solidly bound and readable set.