Langhorne Rev (19 results)

Condition: Good. 1893. No edition remarks. 258 pages. No dust jacket. Rebound in paper covered boards. Uncut pages still attached at top edge. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout. Mild thumb-marking present. Moderate tanning and foxing to endpapers. Pencil inscription to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges of rear board. Mild droplet marks to rear board. Mild crushing to spine ends. Mild scuffing to board edges.

Full Leather. Condition: Good. Third Edition. Vols 2, 4 & 6 - 3 vols only of 6 vols. 3rd ed. Lacking spines covers loose, internally good, externally fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Four volumes reissued as one. Sextdecimo, half green leather with marbled boards, some wear and title label missing from spine, binding firm, previous ownership on front free end paper, internally clean and bright, engraved title page and each volume has an engraved frontis piece, each volume paginated separately: 96, 84, ix plus 110, iv plus 69, further 2 pages of S.E.& C.'s list of New and Elegant Pocket Editions. [QP].

Good blue cloth hardcover with good dj.191p.

Full Calf. Condition: In need of re-backing. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. An American Edition. Duodecimo, (18.75cm/7.5inches), full calif, pp. 376 . John Langhorne, (born March 1735, - 1779, ), poet and English translator of the 1st-century Greek biographer Plutarch; his work anticipates that of George Crabbe in its description of the problems facing the poor. He was a country rector after 1766. His best work is perhaps The Country Justice (3 parts, 177477). His translationjointly with his brother Williamof Plutarch appeared in 1770.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Hardback, no D/J. xx, 748pp. nd. [circa 1881]. A small abrasion and some marking to boards and spine. The book is in good used condition. Coffee Brown cloth, with some signs of shelf wear. Plutarchs Lives translated by John and William Langhorne. Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings.The contents include an introduction and chapters entitled :-Alcibiades; Caius Marcus Coriolanus; Alcibiades and Coriolanus compared; Nicias; Marcus Crassus ; Nicias and Crassus, Alexander; Julius Caesar; Demosthenes; Cicero; Demosthenes and Cicero. At the back of The book is a (6) page Chronological table, and an account of Weights, Measures, and Denominations of Money table. There is much more to this; 748 page book than one first assumes. Deep in History it travels to where many books do not, and reads easily. You will receive the book seen in the image. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Quarter leather and marbled pa. Condition: As Described. No Jacket. British Poets. An unusual small volume being a compilation of works printed and published between 1806-8 by W. Suttaby and others, containing works written by various British poets, namely: - The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. London, Printed for W. Suttaby, Stationers Court, and C. Corrall, 38, Charing Cross. 1806. 70pp;- The Poetical Works of James Hamond and Lord Hervey; with Biographical Sketches of the Authors. Published by W. Suttaby, Crosby and Co. and Scatcherd and Letterman, Stationers' Court. 1808. 65pp, with frontispiece;- Poems Upon Several Occasions by the Rev. John Pomfret. With the Life of the Author. Printed for W. Suttaby, Stationers' Court. 1807. x + 110pp, with frontispiece;- The Poems of Samuel Johnson. To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, by F.W. Blagdon, Esq. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby, Stationers'-Court. 1806. 64pp, with frontispiece.- The Poetical Works of William Collins with the Life of the Author and Critical Observations by Dr. Langhorne. London: Published by W. Suttaby and B. Crosby, Stationers'-Court. 1806. 94pp, with frontispiece. Black quarter-leather and marbled paper. Raised bands, gilt-blocked title and decoration. Marbled page edges. Measures 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" x 1". Scuffing and wear to binding but reasonably clean. Rubbing at edges and on hinges and chipping to paper. Bumped and torn corners. Binding reasonably firm. Page edges contain some scuffing and marking, and a degree of fading to marbling pattern. Inscription to free endpaper prior to Goldsmith work and signature to endpaper prior to Johnson. Some page corners dog-eared. Top edge of page 65 of Hamond and Hervey has had the top piece cut off. Some foxing, staining and other marking throughout, with a little ink blotching to initial front endpapers of book, but no underlining, marginalia, etc. 70, 65, 110, 64, 94 pp. 1806-8. n.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Overall condition of the set is good +, with the exception of volume 3, with detached boards. 3/4 leather and marble boards otherwise have minor rubbing and chipping, some gentle bumping to the corners and some light chipping/cracking around spine on some volumes. Top edge of pages is in gold gilt as is spine. Interior boards are marbled, as are free end pages, and board contains bookplate for previous owner in volume one. Interiors are clean and tight. As is. For more detailed information, please contact the seller. Additional shipping charges may apply.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ND but 1880's, in attractive half black morocco over red cloth. Spine, raised bands, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [3], (iv-xx), [1], 2-748 pp, 30 B&W illustrations on 11 double sided leaves, new marbled endpapers, occasional spotting mainly to prelims. 2 columns per page, a.e.g. Rebound by the previous owner 1993. (232*148 mm).

Leather. Condition: Good Only. None (illustrator). A scarce volume of poetry by clergyman and translator John Langhorne, bound in half calf. A scarce compilation title of the work of English clergyman, poet, editor, translator and author John Langhorne. Langhorne, along with his brother William, are most known for their translation of Plutarch's 1st century writings, 'Lives'. Volume one features one unlised monochrome plate, and volume two features two. No other collation record available. Bound in half calf. Bound in half calf. Externally, a little worn. Vol1 front board very weak, and may detach with further handling. Notable losses to spines. Some corresponding pieces of spine slotted into front endpapers. Significant rubbing to extremities. Vol2 front joint broken. Vol2 hinges moderately starting towards head. Mild age toning to endpaper extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the occasional mild crease and spot. Ink inscription to vol2 title page. Small closed tear to vol1 p.85. Good Only. book.

Full Sheep Leather. Condition: Good. One volume complete. Original full sheep leather with red calf label on the spine. Inexpertly repaired. Splitting at the joint as is common with sheep leather. Bound into a single volume. 748 pages including appendices, chronological table, and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Cloth. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). Nine smart volumes from the Family Classical Library. Nine volumes. Family Classical Library or English translations of the most valuable Greek and Latin Classics. This set contains: The Orations of Demosthenes, 1830. Complete in two volumes. Translated by Thomas Leland, an Irish Anglican priest, a historian, translator and academic. Volume II also includes Sallust, 1830, and is illustrated with two portrait plates. Collated complete. Translated by William Rose, a British academic. Heodotus, 1830. No. VII. Volume III of III only. Translated by William Beloe, an English divine and miscellaneous writer. Horace, 1831. No. XVII. Volume I of II only. With an engraved portrait frontispiece. Collated complete. Translated by Philip Francis, an Irish-born British politician and pamphleteer. Plutarch, 1832. No. XXVIII. Volume VI of VI only. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. Translated by John and William Langhorne, English clergymen, poets, translators, editors and authors. Juvenal and Persius, 1831. No. XIX. New edition. With a portrait frontispiece. Collated complete. Translated by Reverend Charles Badham, an English classical philologist, textual critic, headmaster, and university professor. With an appendix by Dr. Samuel Johnson, an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. Hesiod & Bion and Moschus, Sappho and Musaeus & Lycophron, 1832. Translated by Sir Charles Abraham Elton, an English officer in the British Army and an author, F. Fawkes, and Viscount Royston, a British traveller and politician. Ovid, 1833. No. XL. Volume I of II only. With a portrait frontispiece. Collated complete. Translated by Dryden, Pope, Congreve, Addison, and others. Cicero, 1833. No. XLIV. Volumes III of III only. Translated by Duncan, Cockman, and Melmoth. Previously held in the library of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Farrer Acton. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd small mark to the boards. Number label to the head of the spine of volume No. XIX. Front hinge starting but firm to volume I and no. XXVIII. Rear hinge starting but firm to No. XVII. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Minor age toning to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Pencil inscriptions to the endpapers. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown of the odd volume. Good. book.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Six Volumes. Later leather panels nicely affixed to front and rear of boards to create full leather effect. Hinges sturdy probably expertly tightened. Spine with 6 compartments of gilt tooled bands. Wear to extremities. Small piece gouged from spine of second volume. Marbled paste down and free end papers. Bookplate of Richard Goolden appears at front endpaper in each volume. Pages toned.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A complete collection of Langhorne's translation of Plutarch's Lives, uniformly bound in full calf. The second edition to contain Rev Francis Wrangham's corrections and additions. In a smart full calf binding, with the boards rebacked. Complete in six volumes. Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives', detailing the biographies of noteworthy Greek and Romans, one from each empire paired to compare and contrast. Features the likes of Julius Caesar, Cicero, Pompey, Alexander, Mark Anthony and Theseus. Plutarch (c. 46AD-119AD) was a Greek writer and philosopher, with 'Parallel Lives' and 'Moralia', a set of essays, being his most famous works.Translated by John Langhorne and William Langhorne. With corrections and notes by Rev. Francis Wrangham. Containing critical and historical notes, as well as life of the author. With two pages of publisher's advertisements to Volume VI. Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I. Collated, complete.This copy is from the library of Anglican clergyman and author of theological works and detective novels, Rev. Herbert Maynard Smith, and his brother, Rev. J. Outram Smith, with their ownership stamp to the front paste down. In a smart full calf binding, with the boards rebacked. Externally, very good, with rubbing causing a little loss to board extremities in places. Heavier rubbing to the head of the spine and joints. Light marks to boards. Library location to spines. Library stamp to front paste down. Front hinge is slightly strained to volume III. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with a few spots to the first few pages. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. London: Printed for J Mawman et al., 1813, Second Edition. Six Volumes bound in three. Later half morocco leather, rubbed and worn, titles in gilt, five raised bands, all page edges stained red. Vol I [vi], lxxxix, 425pp; Vol II [ii], 540pp; Vol III [ii], 505pp; Vol IV [ii], 449pp; Vol V [ii], 542pp; Vol VI [ii], 512pp. Approximately 8 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles and decorations, five raised bands, slightly faded with marks and scratches. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition half leather with some marks and scratches. Page edges good condition top edge dust darkened, red. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled, subsequent papers tanned. Title good condition tanned. Pages good condition tanned. Binding good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1813 Binding: Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good Copy, Weakened Rear Hinge, Wear And Loss At Heal and Toe Of Spine, Light Wear At Extremities with Bookplate At Fep of Clivedon Library Of Nancy Waldorf Astor dated 1922, Sm Quarto, Tan Cloth, Gilt Lettered, 1893, PP.258, Plus Errata Tipped In, and Fifteen Pages Of Architectural Archaeological And Historical Works Recently Published by David Douglas,Interesting Inclusions 1) A Folded and Hand penned Pedigree (Geneology) Chart of The Langhorne Family back to 1559 Prepared by W. Moyle, Polsue Manor, St, Erme, chart has tears at sheet folds and 2) Three 7 inch by 5 inch numbered sheets in the same hand penning Langhorne Family history - A Pembrokeshire story with Numerous dated references through 1715 to family members in Parliament to Capt. John Langhorn, Warwick County, Virginia ca 1676 and 3) a 9 inch by 7 inch letter from W. Moyle (the same) in Embossed sheet Polsue Manor, Probus, Cornwall Dated March 15, 1920 to Dear Lady ( Nancy Waldorf) Astor describing her ancestoral connections ending with his note, We shall regard you from this time forward as a Bormesh Woman.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good Copy, Weakened Rear Hinge, Wear And Loss At Heal and Toe Of Spine, Light Wear At Extremities with Bookplate At Fep of Clivedon Library Of Nancy Waldorf Astor dated 1922 Sm Quarto, Tan Cloth, Gilt Lettered, PP.258, Plus Errata Tipped In, and Fifteen Pages Of Architectural Archaeological And Historical Works Recently Published by David Douglas, Interesting Inclusions 1) A Folded and Hand penned Pedigree (Geneology) Chart of The Langhorne Family back to 1559 Prepared by W. Moyle, Polsue Manor, St, Erme, chart has tears at sheet folds and 2) Three 7 inch by 5 inch numbered sheets in the same hand penning Langhorne Family history - A Pembrokeshire story with Numerous dated references through 1715 to family members in Parliament to Capt. John Langhorne, Warwick County, Virginia ca 1676 and 3) a 9 inch by 7 inch letter from W. Moyle (the same) in Embossed sheet Polsue Manor, Probus, Cornwall Dated March 15, 1920 to Dear Lady ( Nancy Waldorf) Astor describing her ancestoral connections ending with his note, We shall regard you from this time forward as a Bormesh Woman .

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Later Edition. 8 volumes ea. 300-400pp. Original leather binding with inlaid gold lettering and design on the spines. The volumes are fully intact, and the binding is tight. In some places the leather is flaking and creased and slightly separated at some hinges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcovers in early (likely original) full leather bindings. Originally issues in 8 volumes - this set bound in 4. Brown leather with black title labels on the spine, along with volume numbers and gold bands. Bindings tight, with some rubbing and scuffing. Each of the 8 volumes is paginated separately, with its own title page. At the end of the first book there is a tear to the upper corner resulting in the loss of some text, on the final two leaves. The final page of text seems to be missing altogether. All 4 volumes have a bookplate on the inside front cover with the name 'Paul Sleman Clark.' All have a small rubberstamp on the inside back cover with the Clark coat of arms and the word Clark. This is a nice early Philadelphia edition of Plutarch. Volumes measure 4.25 x 7 inches. They take up just over 6" of shelf space. International shipping will require some extra postage, because this is a 4 volume set.