Knowles Rev E H Knowles (5 results)

Hardcover. First Edition. Includes 23 original B&W albumen photos of the castle and its objects. Loosely inserted hand written note with details on a scandal one of the previous residents of Kenilworth, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, was involved in. All edges gilt, generally clean throughout, the mildest of spotting to prelims. Front hinge cracked, still attached, previous owner's neat 5mm signature to top corner of blank prelim. Bound in purple buckram, which patchy loss of colour, spine fully faded. Gilt lettering and emblem to front board and spine. Extremities rubbed, spine ends bumped. Scarce. Good+.

Disbound. Condition: Fair/good. First Edition. frontispiece photograph + Title page with Photograph + pages 1 228 + xxxii + pages 229 240 + 22 single sided photographs tipped on pages + 4 single sided plans. So complete with all 24 photographs tipped on pages. Lacks binding, Contents mostly good, 1st is a tatty end page (left in to protect) , then another endpage with rough edges and corner folding, edge water staining to frontispiece page + Title page not affecting photographs or text, dirt/ageing and edge wear to last page. No inscriptions. So a reasonably good copy with faults to 1st 4 pages and last page (228) and in need of rebinding. Due to size/weight postal surcharge if going outside the U.K. Size: 25 x 31cm.appox.

First edition, 4to (310 x 250 mm), [12], 240pp., photographic frontispiece, photographic vignette to title page and an additional 22 mounted albumen photographs, 4 lithographed plans, front inner hinge a little tender, orig. publishers brick red pebbled cloth, blocked in gilt, some light wear, all edges gilt. Gernsheim, 545.

Original Cloth, Rebacked. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Complete with 24 albumen prints. Original cloth, rebacked with cloth to match. All edges gilt. Gernsheim 545.

Later Half Calf. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Illustrations include 24 original photographs. All edges gilt. Handsomely and securely bound in half calf. Gernsheim 545.