Thoms William J Editor (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No dust jacket, as issued. Book is gently used with only minor wear. Tightly bound copy with clean interior having no markings, writing, underlining, or highlighting in margins or text block. Inv. # 11655.

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Red cloth, VG. xxviii+134+32pp, Ex Library & rebound in a plain red library cloth. Occasional ink stamp & large bookplate, reference stock so in nice condition. Camden Society Old Series Volume V [5]. The volume is made up of exctracts from - 'Merry Passages & Jests' by Sir Nicholas Lestrange - 'Remains of Gentilism And Judaism' by John Aubrey & the commonplace book of Mr John Collet. Contains 250 extracts all dealing with folklore, epithets, traditions & oral wisdom. 400 grams.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition Enlarged. Covers have light wear to the corners and edges and light rubbing. Spine has wear to the ends, small splits to the top corners, and light wear to the edges. Slight damp stain to upper edges of first few and last few pages. ; Volume One only: Robert the Deuyll, Thomas a Reading, Frier Bacon, Frier Rush. Three-quarter leather binding with marbled boards and endpapers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Large Octavo. 134pp + addenda A good copy in original green patterned cloth. Stain on front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Vol. I and Vol. II, lacking Vol. III. Full leather elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, red and blue spine labels gilt, small 8vo., Vol. I: xv, 56, vi, 110, vii, 62, iv, 44 pages; Vol. II:xii, 44, xvi, 53, xx, 57, (ii), 77, vii, 83-133 pages. Comprises 8 tales (of 11 for the set). Front board of Vol. II nearly detached, that of Vol. I cracked but holding, bindings show moderate wear but are attractive in archival mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Early English Prose Romances: Robert the Deuyll A Romance by Wm. J. Thoms (First Edition) Moderate rubbing to the spine and corners, tanning to the boards. Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies. Red cloth-backed gray boards, gilt lettering to spine. This volume is part of a series of Early English Prose Romances. William J. Thoms(Editor) Harold Nelson(Illustrator) (illustrator). BOOK. …

Facsimile ed. Each book: Paperback small square trade, very good condition, frontispiece, black & white decorations edges of pages, thin coloured card covers (matching colour decorative covers), gilt edges. In single slipcase (tiny scuff top corner, tiny bump top spine). 16 + 16 + 16 pp. Facsimile edition. Three volumes in one slipcase: The Gallant History of Bevis of Southampton - The Sweet and Pleasant History of Patient Grissel - A Mournful Ditty of the Death of Fair Rosamond. The editor of the series Gammer Gurton's Story Books was hired at a young age as a clerk in the office of Chelsea Hospital for disabled soldiers until 1845. In 1863 he became deputy librarian and continued in that post until he retired in 1882. The titles in this series were published in separate booklets with gaily decorated and gilded stiff-paper covers with a coloured frontispiece. The books in the series were published by Joseph Cundall and printed by Charles Whittingham. Each book has been illustrated by a different artist. (One of a set of 35 handsome facsimiles in 28 slipcases.).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 496 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.