John Bell Various (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Various (Photographs) (illustrator). Cover is in excellent condition. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Both authors have signed a special signature plate, on half-title page. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Both Authors.

Cloth Hardback. Condition: Good. Later library bindings by Alfred Stacey of Leicester which are still strong & tight. Slight wear at top of spines. Inside cover is the library lending date sheet. No other lib markings or names. Apart from some very occasional minor ageing discolouration interiors generally in nice clean condition. Gilt titling on spine with number 822 at bottom of spine. Good working volumes. Printed between 1776 & 1778. When ordering please state vol/s required. If you would like a more exact description or pic of any vol please ask.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Contains: The Machinations of Maselle by Howard Horder (crime stories) Novelettes and short stories by John K. Leys, Edgar Wallace, Ethel M. Dell, R. S. Warren Bell, Seton Cross. Original crimson cloth, lettered in black. Marked on boards, paper tanned, newsagent's stamp on front endpapers, good+. A heavy item which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Contains: The Machinations of Maselle by Howard Horder (crime stories) Novelettes and short stories by John K. Leys, Edgar Wallace, Ethel M. Dell, R. S. Warren Bell, Seton Cross. Original crimson cloth, lettered in black. Marked on board edges, paper tanned, inner joint paper cracked (but joint tight), inscription (1921) on front endpapers, good. A heavy item which will require additional postage outside the UK. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.32. Publisher's glossy card wraps printed in black and blue, stapled. Slight bump to top of spine. Fine. A programme of events for a poetry festival spread over four days.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Various [inc. John Bell, Frank Stone, Thomas Webster, J.C. Horsley et al.] (illustrator). A charming illustrated edition of Thomson's beautiful poetical cycle on nature, with numerous engraved illustrations from The Etching Club. A charming illustrated edition of The Seasons, the celebrated poetical cycle, written by acclaimed Scottish poet James Thomson, to which is added The Life of the Author by publisher and mathmetician Patrick Murdoch, edited by English antiquary Bolton Corney. Published in 1841, with Seasons and Life first published in 1730 and 1762 respectively. In red half calf, with a decorative title leaf by John Bell, and numerous in-text illustrations by various British artists and engravers, including John Bell, Frank Stone and other members of The Etching Club. A carefully planned edition of which Corney was delighted to edit, containing both the revised edition of the memoir and an ode to his memory published in 1749. Printed from copper blocks, the engraved illustrations beuatifully bring out the poet's vision of nature and our place within it. In red half calf. Externally, mostly smart, with slight rubbing to the joints, edges and extremities. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Marble end papers are bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with faint spotting to blanks. Very Good. book.