Introduction Leishman (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Spine head sunned, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket 1" spine head chip, spine lettering faded, light tone, edgewear. Solid hardcover. ; First Edition, First Printing of this new collection of German poet Rilke's letters to Baladine Klossowska, whom he affectionately called Merline. The lyrical letters reflect Rilke's craving of personal intimacy conflicting with his need for isolation while completing his major poems including The Duino Elegies. ; 149 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Methuen & Co., 1951; "First published 1951" stated, no later printings indicated; [4], 5-149pp. Introduction by J. B. Leishman. One fold-out color illustration. Binding is tight, sturdy; very minor shelfwear to edges of navy cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text very good throughout. A couple small chips at top edge of unclipped (10s 6d net) dust jacket, else only minor shelfwear; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Gold canvas cover. Book plate on front paste down. Some fading to front cover, small area of heavily sunned or printing fault. Lightly browned to edges and spine. nice solid copy in otherwise excellent condition, no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. (UK ) First printing No markings, very slight toning of page edges, near Fine in unclipped Good dust jacket with tononing to panels especially at edges. Cloth, 133pp. There is a 43 page introduction and then the poems are presented with the original German text on the versos and the English translations on the facing rectos. Holderlin (d 1843) is a major German lyric poet associated with the Romantic movement. (1.5 JM HOQ 101/2 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".…

Second Edition. Octavo (22cm); mustard cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in red on spine; [6],7-173,[3]pp. Text in German and English. This copy is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown and his occasional pencilled marks throughout. Lightly spine-faded, with modest shelf-wear and -soil; Very Good. First published as Die Snette an Orpheus (1923), with its first English translation in 1936. Collection of verse dedicated for a deceased friend of the poet's daughter, and includes the preface from the First Edition and a new preface written for this Second Edition. [87376].…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 1901. First edition thus. xliii, 205pp. The Directory for Public Worship (known in Scotland as the Westminster Directory) is a liturgical manual produced by the Westminster Assembly in 1644 to replace the Book of Common Prayer. Approved by the Parliament of England in 1644 and the Parliament of Scotland in 1645, the Directory is part of the Westminster Standards. It emphasizes a structure of worship based on Scripture and includes instructions for various elements such as preaching, prayer, and the administration of sacraments. The book is bound in the original dark purple cloth covered boards with gold titling on the spine and a black emblem on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some light soiling to the boards. The spine is faded and the spine ends are lightly bumped. The contents are tight and clean with a little light foxing to the half-title, title page and last two pages of the book. There is no inscription.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Octavo in brick red cloth binding. Condition: slight wear; else very good. 402 pages.

Condition: Poor. Previous owner was a smoker - strong smell of smoke. No dustjacket. Fading/yellowing to cover/spine. Tanning to pages, darker at edges. Some marks to pages. Text good.

Condition: Very Good. First edition, 8vo., pp.xxix,402, purple cloth, gilt; foxing to edges, a very good, clean copy, in a very good unclipped dust-jacket, which is toned to spine, with slight chipping to extremities.

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 8vo. maroon cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 402pp. A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions. Small black mark to foredge of p.70. Light foxing to prelims. A few tiny holes to spine and rear flap of dust jacket, with some closed tears and chips, and tanning to spine. A VERY GOOD COPY in Good Dust Jacket. (Shelf 75) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in burgundy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 205pp. Red page edges. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (47/2).

Condition: Poor. Previous owner was a smoker, strong smell to book. No dustjacket. Scuffs/bumps to cover & fading to spine/edges. Marks/stains to textblock edges. Pages tanned, darker at edges/endpapers. Text good.