Milner Thomas Rev (34 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Quarterbound black leather with matching black pebbled cloth. Gilt titles on spine along with five raised bands. Some edge, corner and surface wear including one noticeable scuff (1 1/2") on the front. There are a few stamps from a convent library early in this volume but no other library indicators. This volume has no publication information. I assume that info wass in Vol. I; I see no indication that pages are missing. This is a square and securely bound volume. The maps are of value by themselves. ; Maps and B&W Engravings; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 639-1198 pages.…

Condition: Very good. First edition[?]. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket-as issued?). Bit of spotting on the lower front cover; internally clean and tight.

Half Leather. Condition: Fair. New Edition. xvi + 588pp + 6 double page colour maps. 10 x 7 inch. Block detached from boards and spine but pages still well bound together between marbled end-papers, all in nice clean condition, no names nor inscriptions, ideal for repair or rebind.

Decorative Boards. Condition: Good. First Edition. Undated publication but believed to be the first edition from the late 1850s. Previous owner's name and date (1860) to the front pastedown and the text contains references to the 1850s. The spine is faded with a little fraying to the top. Rubbing and bumping to the corners and the rear panel has three small stains towards the bottom right corner. Browning to the page edges. Browning to the pages and the edges of the text block is a little uneven - no page loosening however. The endpapers have a little marking with four words in pencil to the rear free endpaper and the webbing exposed along the hinge at the rear. Brown spotting to the pages at the front and back of the book. Small dark stain to the title page. One line of writing on the reverse of the rear free endpaper. There is a little corner creasing, a few stains and pencil notations, some spotting and a small piece torn from the bottom corner of one page but the pages are generally unmarked. First printing.…

Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. Publisher's blind stamped brown cloth binding with gilt title and decoration to front board and spine. Wear to ends of spine, light marking to rear board. Lacking the front free endpaper. Foxing to frontis and pages 143-146. Small section of loss to upper margin of pages 143/144. A few occasional spots and small marks elsewhere. A few illustrations within the text. Scarce. Overall condition is Good Plus. Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches (11 x 17 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: iv, 318, ii.…

viii, 328 pp, 6 page publishers catalogue to rear, frontis plate. Original blindstamped brown cloth with gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board. 17 cm x 11.5 cm. Cloth well soiled with random marks, wear with loss to spine tips, 4.5 cm tear to upper section of front joint, small tear & minor wear to rear joint, contents lightly age browned, sticker remains to endpapers. …

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. ND. Blue pictorial cloth. Rubbed and bumped, some staining to boards, particularly front. Front and central gutters cracked, presentation plate to front pastedown, light foxing to closed edges, else pp generally clean and bright. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Gallery of Geography, A Pictorial and Descriptive Tour of the World. Written by Rev. Thomas Milner, M.A.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No date given. Green embossed covers with gilt lettering & decor on front & spine. Covers have beveled edges. Light edgewear. Lightly bumped corners. Light soiling. Inside hinge is cracked exposing gauzelike binding. Label on inside front cover. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No date of publication given; Jisc Library Hub Discover gives publication date of 1860. Large 8vo. pp xii, 804. Frontispiece, engraved title page and 14 other steel-engraved plates, some double-page; complete. Numerous wood engravings in the text. Red cloth boards with bevelled edges; decorated in gilt and black, and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Brown endpapers. Boards with a few spots and stains, mainly to rear and spine; lightly edgeworn; spine faded. Spots on a couple of pages but otherwise clean internally. Frontispiece tissue guard torn. Binding firm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/Near Fine. 803pp + Advertisement from the author, Table of Contents, List of Illustrations, Description and Use of the Sidereal Maps and four double sided colour Maps of the Heavens; including Index. The Gallery of Nature: A Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation, Illustrative of the Wonders of Astronomy, Physical Geography, and Geology, published by Wm. S. Orr & Co [1849], a new edition, carefully revised. Beautifully illustrated with engravings (on steel and on wood): with four double page hand tinted maps of the heavens, three other double page maps of the revolutions of the earth around the sun, the moon around the earth and the face of the moon, numerous other engraved plates and illustrations to texts. The Gallery of Nature by Thomas Milner is a pictorial and descriptive tour through creation, illustrating the wonders of astronomy, physical geography, and geology. The book serves as a visual guide that showcases the beauty and complexity of the natural world, making it a significant work in the field of natural history and geography. Explore the marvels of the cosmos and the intricacies of the Earth. Milner's engaging prose and vivid descriptions bring the latest scientific knowledge of the time to life. "The Gallery of Nature" offers a fascinating glimpse into the 19th-century understanding of the world and its place in the universe. A valuable resource for historians of science and anyone interested in the beauty and complexity of the natural world. In publishers' original fine binding, 3/4 green grained leather and brown cloth boards. Five raised bands to spine with gilt lettering. Some wear to leather, corners slightly bent with some leather missing from tips. Some chipping to extremities. Marbled text block. Marbles pastedown and FEP. Spine cracked to pastedown - no loose pages. Minor age toning to prelims. Frontispiece entitled 'Banos, Peru', following page has ghost image of frontispiece. Title page has illustration of the 'Upper Glacier of the Grindelwald'. With original blue silk integral bookmark. Spine strong. Pages are bright and clear. Appears very little read with no annotations. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Mrs Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. For shipping heavier items, or delivery outside the UK, please read our shipping terms for further details.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. OLD 038803 Solid oversized quarter green leather with marbled paper hard cover, with some wear/rubbing, corners worn thru to cardboard, hinges holding well, leather with soiling, interior pages with a bit of yellowing, foxing on some illustrated pages, ffep is cut at the top corner with sidereal maps, maps, diagrams, tables, drawings etc. 803pp. Binding is tight. With chapters covering: History of Astronomical Discovery; Scenery of the Heavens; Physical Geography and Geology. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No date listed inside - prior to 1880? Published by William & Robert Chambers.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. New Edition. xii, 4 dble-page star maps 'of the heavens' 805pp, A fine and beautiful contemporary half-calf binding with maroon cloth boards. Fully illustrated in b/w throughout. Raised bands with gilt titles and rules. Minor foxing. A.e.g. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Front cover missing, back cover present but detached from main text block, spine present but nearly detached from back cover, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, all maps (50) present and in good condition, paper slightly yellowing, all maps hand coloured, the map of India has a name written in pen Carey with a line going to the town of Serampore and a couple of other place names have been underlined in pen. Rev Thomas Milner (illustrator).…

First edition. 8vo. [xv], 300 pp. Frontispiece engraving. Hardcover binding, surface wear spine, overall very good condition. (100351).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. shelf wear, end pages missing owners inscription, soiling, staining. S2 4. Frontispiece (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. An overview of the natural history of the British Isles including: flora, fauna, geology, geogrpahy, rivers, streams, etc. Undated, but a reference in the text is made to the year 1855. Pale yellow end papers. Previous owner inscription dated July 1860. Original blind-stamped covers with a bit of sunning to spine. The text is clean and book is tight. A bit of foxing to blank preliminary and end leaves. Milner died in 1882 ; Frontis, 4 illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 318 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 804 pages, some age and light foxing. H.25cm W.18cm D.5cm.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60068801: Non daté. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 314 pages. Gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice. Titres et motifs dorés sur le dos et le 1er plat. Couverture se détachant légèrement. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. beautiful book 3/4 tan leather with Marble boards 5 raised bands with guilted spine marble page edges to match boards slight scraping on leather very tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4to (measuring 10" x 7" x 2"), three-quarter bound leather over black buckram, a later but handsome rebinding, with original spine label affixed. Fourteen engravings on steel, "eight line engravings, and two hundred and fifty vignettes on wood, with several hundred diagrams and sections". Occasional foxing to edges of engravings, with several images only themselves being lightly foxed, but never obtrusively obfuscatory. (Did I utter that?). Early-ish scientific overview ("The present volume is intended to furnish a very general view of the leading appearances of Physical Nature - the economy of the heavens and the earth-- with incidental notices of the progress of discovery, and pictorial representations of remakrble phenomena and interesting localilties."). Includes "Phases and Movements of the Moon Round the Earth", Beer and Madler's "Selenographic Map of the Whole Visible Hemisphere of The Moon" (2 pp.), a diagram of the "Phases and Movements of the Moon (2 pp.), with flanking satellite diagrams, and four "Maps of The Sidereal Heavens showing the position of the stars throughout the year".…

Half-leather. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. With calf and marbled paper boards and marbled page edges, bound by Pawson and Nicholson of Philadelphia (1848-1911). 388 pp., 12 woodcut illustrations.

A New Edition, Carefully Revised. Large 8vo., in full green morocco gilt, with raised bands and gilt decoration to spine, decorative gilt borders to both boards, a.e.g. [xii] + 803pp, indexed, with engraved frontis plus vignette to title page, many other engravings on wood and steel, including 8 double-page plates of the Heavens, moon and sun, 4 of which are in duo-tone, plus numerous engravings within text. Ink gift inscription dated 1857 to early blank. Foxing to endpapers, first and last few pages, plates, plus some occasional foxing and browning throughout; a few small marks to boards, edges rather rubbed. A Good copy overall. (Shelf 10) PLEASE NOTE: HEAVY BOOK ( 1.8 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. 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. Revised Edition. APPEARS VERY LITTLE READ. Minimal wear to very large hard back book.Gilt page fore edges. 803 pages.Pages are clean and tight. Full dark green leather boards with five ring spine and heavy gilt decoration and titles.No name or inscription.Very heavy book.Small rubbed area on rear board.Front hinge has cracked.…

Wm. S. Orr. London. 1846. First edition. Large 8vo hardback bound in half tan morocco gilt, marbled boards, edges and endpapers. xii, 803 pages. Illustrated with four double page hand tinted maps of the heavens, three other double page maps of the revolutions of the earth around the sun, the moon around the earth and the face of the moon, numerous other engraved plates and illustrations to texts. Spine and boards rubbed, extremities worn, prelims and some plates foxed, pleasing ownership stamp with two Welsh dragons. Generally a very clean and sound copy of this beautifully produced mid-19th century science book.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Near Very Good. Complete 2 Volume Set. Beautifully illustrated with many Double Page Colour Maps,B&W In-Text Illustrations and Colour Plates,inclluding Chromolithograph illustrations of National Costume. Illustrated Title pages followed by Colour Maps and Printed Title Pages. Contemporary Black Half-Leather Bindings with 4 Raised Bands to spines. Gilt decorationon the bands and at spine ends, Gilt Titles & Vol Nos. in 2nd & 4th Compartments. Black & red Paper covered boards and Leather Corners with Gilt border between leather and board. Marbled Endpapers. All Page edges Red. Vol I, 582 pages & Vol II continues the pagination to 1,146. 10 1/4" Tall. Some wear to leather, mainly around spines and tips of corners. A few spots of foxing to first and last pages, otherwise pages in very nice, clean condition with only an occasional marginal spot. No inscriptions. Set weighs 3.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. The new edition of this comprehensive work by Rev. Thomas Milner in full calf, illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page and fourteen further steel-engraved plates In full calf. The new edition. With a frontispiece, engraved title page and fourteen further steel-engraved plates, some double-page. With four astronomical maps 'Of the Heavens', showing the heavens during each quarter of the year (e.g., 'January, February & March.') Collated, complete. Bound in full calf.Externally, smart with rubbing to extremities and joints. The odd mark to the boards including the odd minor damp stain to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright with the odd spot to first and last few leaves. Damp staining to tops of first few leaves including frontis and title pages. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No DJ. 1st Edition. Published: n.d. (c1850) preface. DESCRIPTION: Green silk-like cloth with debossed borders and decorative design boards with ornate faux ridges to titled spine. Illustrated with ten double spread coloured maps, one being fold out Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear to gently bruised corners and crushed spine ends. Lightly cracked endpapers with weakening to front hinge. Prev owners name to ffep dated 1860. Age toned endpapers. Lightly toned unmarked pages. All maps are present DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages xxiv, 527. Size: 8vo 19cm by 11cm. Not signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language: English. THIS RARE/ANTIQUE BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1852 BY Not Mention HAVING 398 PGS AND SIZE 4.75*6.25 WRITTEN IN English . THE BOOK IS IN READABLE CONDITION Originally in Hardcover with some issues like loose binding and some Pin Holes. The book is having B/W Plates. THE IMAGE OF THIS BOOK IS GIVEN FOR YOUR REFERENCE. WE CAN REBIND THE SAME IN LEATHER BINDING FOR EXTRA $ 25. 398.…