John Winterich Intro (14 results)

Full Calf. Condition: In quite good condition. Collector's Edition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full fancy gilt-embossed natural calf sans dust jacket, -as issued-, pp. vii, 457. Illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his second last completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (the book is a bildungsroman, a coming-of-age story). It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT; GREY CLOTH, STAMPED INDECORATIVE BORDER LINES MAROON AND GILT SPINE TITLE OVAL. ; 798ps pages; RED TINT TOP EDGE TEXT BLOCK. Illustrated by Pitz HENRY C. ILUST COLOR (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. approximately 100 pages, oversize, hardcover in orange and black covers. corners worn through and front hinge starting. Still a serviceable and very readable copy. Priced accordingly.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. 1961 hardcover in slipcase, #1263 out of 1500 signed by illustrator Edward A. Wilson. Fraying on slipcase with a tear running the length of the top left edge, tiny fray on spine, else fine. Oversize book extra shipping charges will apply for international and priority orders as this will not fit into a flat rate envelope. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket. Crisp binding and hinges. Clean, bright pages. Gilt edging to pages all around. Full leather binding embossed and decorated with 22k gold. Exterior is clean with no evidence of wear. Moire endpapers. Previous owner's name on bookplate, ffep. Classic American novel. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written; 10.25" tall; 273 pages. Illustrated by Norman Rockwell (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket. Crisp binding and hinges. Clean, bright pages. Gilt edging to pages all around. Full leather binding embossed and decorated with 22k gold. Exterior is clean with no evidence of wear. Moire endpapers. Previous owner's name on bookplate, ffep. American novel. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written; 11.25" tall; 165 pages. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin (illustrator). …

Full Calf. Collector's Edition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed Norman grey calf sans dust jacket, -as issued-, pp. 371. Illustrations by Ben Sussan. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . Nicholas Nickleby or The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (or also The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the Nickleby Family) was originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. It was Dickens's third novel. The story centers on the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a young man who must support his mother and sister after his father dies. In exceptionally good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. #746 of 1500 copies made, signed by illustrator at colophon. Hand colored illustrations. Tan deer hide leather spine over marbled paper-covered boards, within beige paper-covered slipcase, 10-3/4" x 7-1/4". Newsletter laid in. Minor toning to spine panel, light wear to slipcase. A lovely edition of a classic of American literature. Extra postage required for priority or international shipping. Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Text and illustrations are unmarked; pages are bright, though the page edges are age toned and the top edge of the pages is foxed. Gift inscription in pen on the first free end page. Binding is sturdy. Covers are lightly edge worn, showing mostly at the corners and at the head and base of the spine. Dust jacket is quite worn, with some long tears that have been tape repaired by a previous owner. Dust jacket is age toned and there are some small stains speckled across it. International/Priority shipping at cost for this big, beautiful book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. *694/1500. Padded blue cloth boards tight and straight, inner pages crisp and clean. Beige spine, gilt spine title. Speckled blue/orange page edges. Frontis color illustration, color illustrations. Slipcase fully intact but copper-colored foil boards are torn in several areas. Signed on rear page by illustrator, American painter Reginald Marsh.; The; 0 pages; Signed by Illustrator.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Decorative gilt genuine leather hard covers. Gilt edges; moire endpapers, and silk ribbon page-marker bound in. Handling and shelf-wear to edges of covers; wear to gilt edges. Otherwise, clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Thackeray, William Makepeace (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Condition: Boards have minimal warping possibly due to moisture. Binding is secure, some hinge cracking; also shelf cocked. Pages are clean with the exception of original owners name inside front cover. Some foxing on page edges and some staining on page edges. Dust jacket has some edge chipping and tears/staining. Description: Attractive facsimile reprint of Morris's masterwork, slightly reduced in size, with a new introduction by John T. Winterich and "a glossary for the modern reader". Size:9¼" by 13" This edition, scarce complete in original dust jacket, is preceded with a valuable Introduction by John T. Winterich: "Geoffrey Chaucer's is the earliest voice in English poetry that still sounds a clear and universal note." Winterich links Geoffrey Chaucer and William Morris across the span of English history: "Today, endowed with the infallibility of hindsight, we can see how inevitable it was that these two great Englishmen, Geoffrey Chaucer and William Morris, living half a millennium apart, must one day meet on common ground, and that the later of them would build a great and durable monument to the earlier." Winterich describes the great influence of William Morris and his press ("the most important private press in the history of printing") and the virtues of this edition: "The Kelmscott Chaucer has been described as a book for the lectern rather than the lap. The present edition, in which the the page size has been slightly reduced, may legitimately be described as the first Kelmscott Chaucer ever published that is designed for reading.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Hardcover; folio 554 pages. First edition thus. Facsimile reprint in folio, a poorman's copy of the famous Kelmscott Chaucer. Textured pale yellow cloth with gilt on spine, blind stamped illustration on front.Lightly rubbed edges.Some foxing to endpapers, but bright and clean interior. The reproductions of Morris' full page illustrations are stunning, even in facsimile. In a yellowing paper jacket, red and black titles. Large piece missing from tail-edge front flap, tear on spine, edges bumped/chipped. Sunned spine. Lightly soiled. Heavy/large, may require extra shipping. NF-/G+. Book.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1958. Facsimile Edition. Quarto; blind-stamped pale yellow-green boards with spine stamped in gilt; printed dust jacket; 554pp. Black and white illustrations and decorative elements throughout. Rubbing and soiling to edges of boards; binding sound and pages unmarked. Dust jacket shows light wear with toning to edges and spine; a Very Good and sound copy.…