Van Laun H (31 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gold titles and decoration on brown cloth, 550 pages including index. Minor scuffing at top and bottom of spine. Surprisingly good condition for a book of this age. Volume II of II only. Many pages are unopened.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Burgundy boards rubbed on edges, lightly chipped at tips, spinecover tanned. Inside hinges weak. Pages tanning in margins, no markings in text. No publishing date stated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reference.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. no jacket. NOT an ex library book. Book with dark red binding. Bookplate on inside front cover. 695 pages including the index.

Red Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, former owner's inscription in ink on the ffep, overall a very clean used first edition! Inscription is dated 1900 so I am assuming this copy is from around the turn of the 20th century. 651 unmarked and uncreased historical pages! "History has been revolutionized, within a hundred years in Germany, within sixty years in France, and that by the study of their literatures. It was perceived that a work of literature is not a mere play of imagination, a solitary caprice of a heated brain, but a transcript of contemporary manners, a type of a certain kind of mind. It was concluded that one might retrace, from the monuments of literature, the style of man's feelings and thoughts for centuries back. The attempt was made, and it succeeded." ---- from the Introduction Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Leather Bound. Condition: Fair. Imperial Edition. Some marking. Broken spine. Good reading copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No publication date. Books: Volume 1: 651 pages, Volume 2: 695 pages; both Very Good+, intact, clean, tight to the spine hinge, and unmarked pages. Part leather and marbleized paper boards and endpapers; a small surface stain on top edge of Volume 2. Top part of spine covering on Volume 1 has come loose. Printing and Edition Not Shown on the Copyright Page. Inside of front covers have prior owner's book plates and a notation in pencil on an endpaper in one. Overall dimensions for the set are 5 ¼" X 7½" X 3", and will require extra shipping and handling, due to extra weight and size. Dust Jacket: None, Both volumes show minimal shelf wear and browning from ageing. = = This B00K, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift. = = World Wide Shipping, AVAILABLE. = =. Translated from the French by N. Van Laun. I, II. Very Good/+ (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Burt's Mammoth Series. Red cl., black design, lines, lettering on bkst. dj. sl. worn, sl. rubbing to hinges, sl. chipping top edge. Frontis. 695pp. incl. index. Nice copy.

Half-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Imperial Edition. Blue marbled boards with brown leather corners and spinecover, leather on spine is missing, edges rubbed. Blue marbled endpages, uncut sheet edges. Pages are clean with only slight foxing, no markings in text, binding is sound. Set #190 of 500. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pub by John Wurtelle Lovell, 1873, complete in one volume. NOT exLib. VG cond. hardcover, no dj. Olive green dec blindstamped bds w/ gilt lettering on spine. Very light bumping & rubbing to cover, internally VG+ cond. Olive green eps. P/O's signature & date on 2nd blank page (1882) o/w book is complete, intact & unmarked. 722pp incl index. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 55 (Imperial Edition). Blue cloth with white lettering to spine. 165 x 220 x 35mm. 250pp. High-grade paper with slight texture; 8 full-page monochrome portraits, each with tissue guard. Ex-library, with number to spine, and stickers to front endpapers (no other marks spotted); spine also a little faded; pages slightly darkened on edges, but spotless internally; binding sound throughout. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 55 (Imperial Edition). Blue cloth with white lettering to spine. 165 x 220 x 35mm. 238pp. High-grade paper with slight texture; 8 full-page monochrome portraits, each with tissue guard. Ex-library, with number to spine, and stickers to front endpapers (no other marks spotted); spine also a little faded; pages slightly darkened on edges, but spotless internally; binding sound throughout. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo. Dk. emb. red cl., gilt lettering, lines, gilt very bright, edges v. sl. rubbed. 722pp. incl. index. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4 volume complete set. Green cloth hardcover boards with paper labels on the spines and gilt page edges. Illustrated with frontis portraits of noted authors such as Shakespeare and Burns. Boards with moderate wear and staining; pages dusty with rough page edges soiled.Bindings tight and complete. Hippolyte Adolphe Taine (1828 - 1893) was a French critic and historian. He was the chief theoretical influence of French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism and one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. Literary historicism as a critical movement has been said to originate with him. Taine is also remembered for his attempts to provide a scientific account of literature.…

Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [viii] 550 printed pages of text. Age spotting to the page edges and end papers, crossed out name to the front free end paper, spine very slightly sun darkened, small damp mark to the bottom of the front board, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. A handsome copy in half-leather over marbled boards, marbled page edges and endpapers. A clean, solid copy.

Later edition, first printing (first published in 1870's). 4 uniform volumes bound in claret boards with gilt titles to spine and gilt edges. Generally very good.

Condition: Fair. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Two volumes, 8vo, re-bound with a small portion of original backstrip featuring titles retained. Vol. 1 is bound in red cloth and vol. 2 in brown cloth. Both are in decent external condition though vol. 1 has some soiling. Both volumes are securely bound and pages are clear save for some minor pencil markings and some sporadic foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2000grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Fair. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Library sticker on front cover.Larger 8vo. Black cloth, half leather binding. Gilt lettering and raised bands on backstrip. Bumped corners, moderate exterior wear. Hinges tender. Binding tight. A few small marginal pencil markings. Light foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1100grams, ISBN.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO60070096: Non daté. In-8. Relié. Etat passable, Couv. défraîchie, Dos fané, Quelques rousseurs. 338 pages. Gravure en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de quelques gravures en noir et blanc hors texte. Tranche de tête dorée. 2e plat très fortement défraîchi. Vignette illustrée encollée au dos du premier plat (War Service Library). Annotations en pages de garde. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. …

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60107805: 1969. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, 2ème plat abîmé, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 165 pages. Texte en français et en anglais en regard. Dos des plats abîmés. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Leather. Condition: Good Only. A classic of literary criticism by this influential French proponent of naturalism, who is remembered for his three-pronged approach of considering "race, millieu, and moment." Taine was hugely influential in the direction French literature into the 20th century. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica asserted that "the tone which pervades the works of Zola, Bourget and Maupassant can be immediately attributed to the influence we call Taine's". This work enjoyed a strongly favourable reception among English critics. The Westminster Review wrote, "[Taine] has produced the most elaborate an valuable history that now exists of the copious and splendid literature of England." Even the Fortnightly Review, which sought to criticise the work, acknowledged that "whatever his faults, it is impossible not to be grateful to him." A significant work in the development of 20th century English literary criticism, all the more interesting for being written by this brilliant Frenchman. In half calf. Externally, smart with only light rubbing, however there is damage with some small loss to the heads of both spines. The front joint of volume I has split, however the board is still attached via the hinge. The spine is still attached to the backstrip by the head. Internally, firmly bound. The first and last few pages in each volume are spotted, otherwise generally clean. Good Only. None (illustrator). book.…

3: Cloth/Embossed Hardcover. Condition: A: Book: Good or Better Cond. Dust Jacket Condition: A:This Book Has No Dust Jacket. ohn Wurtele Lovell, New York, 1879. Complete in one volume. Translated from the French by Henri Van Laun, one of the masters at the Edinburgh Academy. New edition, with a preface dated 1873. Embossed cloth hardcover; 722 pages plus index; no dust jacket. This comprehensive history and critical study traces the development of English literature from the Saxons and Normans through the Renaissance, Elizabethan theatre, Restoration, eighteenth century, Romantic movement, and Victorian period. Taine examines literature in relation to national character, religion, philosophy, politics, social conditions, and historical change, with substantial discussion of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Milton, Dryden, Addison, Swift, Byron, Dickens, Thackeray, Carlyle, John Stuart Mill, Macaulay, Tennyson, and other major figures. Some fraying and wear at the spine ends and corners, with light rubbing and general age-related wear to the binding. Previous owner's handwritten inscription dated March 1893 on the title page; the remaining text is clean and the volume is complete, sound, firmly readable, and notably attractive for its age. A handsome nineteenth-century edition for a collector, literary scholar, student of English cultural history, or anyone building a classic home library. It would make a thoughtful and distinctive gift for a reader of English literature-or an especially satisfying gift for yourself. More: The Christian Renaissance, Milton, the Restoration, Dryden, the Revolution, Addison, Swift, the Novelists, the Poets, Ideas and Productions, Lord Byron, the Past and the Present, the Nobel Dickens, the Nobel Thackeray, Criticism and History & More. (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Volume 1. - Volume 2 maroon boards no dw some separation of front endpapers, ,330 pages, b & w illus.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Language: English. History of English literature, Revised Edition, Volume III Translated from the French by Henry Van Laun, with a special introduction by J. Scott Clark The World's Great Classics, University Collection, limited to One Thousand Sets of which this is number 230 Editorial light green cloth, hard cover, upperside bookblock gilded, two other sides untrimmed, 24 x 16 cm, XV and 444 pages, 3 page wide illustrations, some wear on the covers, very clean inside in excellent condition. 0.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Language: English. History of English literature, Revised Edition, Volume II Translated from the French by Henry Van Laun, with a special introduction by J. Scott Clark The World's Great Classics, University Collection, limited to One Thousand Sets of which this is number 230 Editorial light green cloth, hard cover, upperside bookblock gilded, two other sides untrimmed, 24 x 16 cm, V and 453 pages, 3 page wide illustrations, some wear on the covers, very clean inside. 0.…

Leather. Condition: Fair. A study of the history of English literature from French author and critic H. A. Taine. Hippolyte Taine was one of the first practitioners of 'historicist criticism', a literary approach that utilises the historical period, geographical location and culture in which a text was written in order to explore a given text. Translated from the French by H. van Laun. New edition. Bound by F. Bedford (binder's ink stamp to verso of front free-endpaper). Bookplate of Ronald Eugene Jerome to front pastedowns. Complete in four volumes. In full calf bindings. Externally, sound, though with rubbing to the extremities and spines. Small tears to the backstrip of volume four, with loss to the backstri of volume two. Three joints failed, with the boards detached, and all others joints cracked and tender (may detach in the post, despite careful packing). Internally, pages are bright and clean. Fair. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. new edition; Later Printing. 4 volumes complete. Tan leather spine and tips, marbled boards, endpapers, and page edges. Former owner's name on first blank. Edge rubbed, with minor stripping of the leather corners, wear on spine bands. Spine has gilt titling, decorations, darker leather pastedown on spine for translator's name, volume number. Despite flaws a solid and handsome set. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Condition: Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Gently rubbed edges, slightly soiled lower spine v. I, still near fine. Overall very square and tight. Three-quarter brown calf over marbled boards, decoratively stamped, black and brown spine labels, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled.

Connoisseur Edition. One of 25 sets, numbered and specially bound, this being no.8. Eight octavo volumes (23.75cm); full black crushed morocco, spines in six compartments, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spines, and triple gilt-ruled border on covers; marbled endpapers; top edges gilt; xiv,225,[5]; xiii,226-433,[5]; x,238,[4]; x,239-447,[5]; xii,238,[4]; xii,239,462,[4]; xii,226,[4]; xiv,227-476,[4]pp, with frontispieces and 58 plates. Light wear to joints and extremities, touch of dustiness, finger-soil and a few scuffs to covers, with faint foxing to text edges; contents relatively clean, with hinges sound; Very Good+. Handsome edition of the French critic and historian's landmark work on English literature, published first in France in 1863, and translated into English in 1871. Gebbie published this set in a variety of issues, the Connoisseur Edition representing the smallest available limitation.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1896. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 648, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 648 648.…