Ritchie Anne Thackeray Preface (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. MacMillan & Co Ltd January 1922 Binding: Hardcover **** 1927 EDITION*****.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated Edition. Reissue in the Handy Volume Classics series with no date (circa 1895). A lovely volume in gilt-stamped red ribbed cloth. A near fine copy with a small neat contemporary signature to the front endpaper; fresh and clean inside and out. Originally published in book form in 1853 but not becoming really popular until the 1890s when the publisher increased sales by offering lower-priced illustrated editions. The episodic novel was later adapted to radio, theater, and television productions. 12mo. 290 pages. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with drawings.…

Limp red leather binding with gilt decoration, all page edges gilt. Spine somewhat skewed, ends of the spine worn, binding bit weak, minor traces of use, else in good condition. Please see description or ask for photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding starting to loosen, pages age toned. No Dust jacket. Pictures available upon request. Thomson, Hugh (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Half-leather elaborately gilt with brown cloth sides by Bayntun, marbled endpapers, 8vo., xxx, 297, (1). New edition, later printing. Front hinge at head of spine just starting, trivial wear, else a very good copy in an attractive binding.

New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Good plus condition: spine yellowed & frayed;/No Dustjacket. ???? 12mo., xxiv, 230 pp. . Good plus condition: spine yellowed & frayed;/No Dustjacket. Color, Black & White Illus. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Two hardcover volumes of the same title, different edtions, no dust jackets. Macmillan (1898); 297 pages, has moss green boards with gilding, overall fade, spine cover is off, though present and laid in book. Booksellers sticker on rear pastedown reads "Chas. E. Lauriat Co. , Importers & Booksellers opp. Old South Boston". Other Edition is from Donohue Brothers (no date, circa 1900), Chicago, "complete and unabridged ", with silver pattern decorated spine on flower patterned boards, sharp cornered, mild age toning to edges. Book is solidly bound and clean throughout; b&w illustrations throughout. Free of any markings, not ex-library.…

Cloth. Condition: Very good +. [WOMAN AUTHOR]. 16mo (6 1/8" x 4 1/8"); xxiv, 290pp; glazed illustrated cloth over board, bark motif with flowers, lettering in brown; ownership in neat ink on ffep; b&w fp with tissue guard, small b&w illustrations in text; light shelf wear to boards, fraying to head of spine and front hinge; very good plus. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865) was a British novelist and biographer. Cranford was first published in 1853 after appearing in magazines as a serial, and chronicles the lives of women in a small town, and the return of their brother. Lovely late 19th-century aesthetic binding with a woodland theme.…

Condition: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original leaf designed moss green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xxx), 298 + 4 pp with distinctive monochrome illustrations throughout. Lightly scattered foxing, spine age darkened and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A lovely well preserved folio on illustrated gilded gren cloth to both spine and frontis.

leatherette. Octavo, original dark red leatherette boards with gilt decoration to the spine and upper board, top edge gilt, b&w illustrations by Hugh Thomson, pp xxx, 298. Top corners and top of spine rubbed and chipped. Very good condition. Elizabeth Gaskell's much-loved portrait of early Victorian life in a village, with many charming illustrations.by Hugh Thomson. The author was a contemporary of the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and John Ruskin. Hugh Thomson (Illus) (illustrator).…

Second printing of the Thomson illustrated edition (preceded by the November 1891 first printing - per statement upon copyright page). xxx, 298, [2] pages. Hardcover: H 18.25cm x L 12.25cm. Fine binding of full dark green leather although with spine sunned to a muted brown; some rubbing to boards which are decorated with double thin-ruled gilt border lines; spine has five raised bands delineating six compartments of which second and third from head have gilt lettered title and author respectively; spine's other compartments with gilt stamped flower vignettes with "1891" gilt stamped at heel; some scuffing at spine ends; tiny gilt stamped dots rubbing along edges of boards; overlap dentelle edges have two gilt border lines as well as dot-lines plus floral devices at top and bottom fore-edge corners. All edges gilt. Blue marked endpapers; front and rear free endpapers have bands of toning at their edge margins caused by the opposing dentelles. Foxing to interior leaves; copyright page has unfortunate modern purple ink handwritten notation "(1853)" [indicative of the first year CRANFORD was published in book form]; no other such markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal. Binding is firm. Still a handsome very good copy.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A large paper edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel, adorned with charming illustrations by Hugh Thomson. The large paper edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding.Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down.An episodic novel by Elizbeth Gaskell, originally serialised in 1853 Household Words and published in book form in the same year. It gained popularity at the turn of the twentieth century and has since been adapted for stage, radio, and TV. Without a linear plot, the work follows a series of sketches delineating people and customs contemporary to its time, painting a picture of Cranford, a market town governed by etiquette, custom and an intricate network of ladies. Adorned with the popular illustrations by Hugh Thomson, renowned for decorating many works by important authors, including Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. A new edition with a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart though a little faded. Small losses to the head and tail of the backstrip and to the spine label. Bumped to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good. Hugh Thomson (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Not stated. Presumed 1890s Edition. Frontispiece, with tissue guard, illustration with 1892 copywright date. Brown boards, front decorated with painted Queen Anne's lace flowers against a bark background, clean, sharp and square. Book is firm in binding, 290 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. No mention of edition date, nor illustrator. A comparison of illustration of page 80 with other editions, determines it to be by Hugh Thomson. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Else - Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 290 pages. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson (illustrator). …

Fine binding. First Edition; Early Printing. Very Good. Owner's name FEP. Spine slightly cocked. Edgewear, corners rounded and worn. Boards lightly soiled.; 16mo 6" - 7".

Full Morocco. Condition: Near Fine. Beautiful Kelliegram full morocco inlay binding, with gilt detailing, both front and rear cover. 8vo. 18 by 12 cm. xxx, 297, [1] pp. The front depicts Mr. Jenkyns strolling down a lane, the rear, a sedan chair. Kelliegram bindings such as this one were produced by the English bookbinding company, Kelly & Sons, at the turn of the twentieth century. The gilt stamp of the bindery can be found on the inside lower edge of the rear board. Light sunning of the spine. Otherwise, fine condition.…