Voltaire Lowinsky Thomas (10 results)

Hardcover. Limited Edition of 1500 numbered copies on Kelmscott "handmade paper." This being copy No. 697. 4.5 x 7.5in. 156pp. Publisher's three quarters vellum over marbled boards. VERY GOOD. Shows the spine marginally toned, slight shelf rubbing of the extremities, front paste-down with former owner bookplate, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. 12mo. Cream, red, blue marbled bds. w. cream leather corners. Backstr. cream leather, gilt stamping, sl. darkening in front outer hinge. Frontis. Illus. 157pp. Number 128 of 1500 copies printed by the Westminster Press on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper. Deckle edged. Translation of the Glasgow edition. of 1769. Nice copy.

Thomas Lowinsky (illustrator). Early Printing. Quarter vellum over marbled boards, very good with gift inscription endpapers toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lowinsky, Thomas (illustrator). Limited Edition. Small hardback book, quarter bound cream spine with marbled boards. No.1056 of limited ed. of 1500 copies. 165pp. b/w illus. by Thomas Lowinsky. Light wear to spine. Pages are clean and bright; leading and lower edges uncut. Some yellow spotting to edges o/w in very good condition, clean and bright.

Limited Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked quarter-cloth over marble boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Ex-libris copy with bookplate attached; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pages; Physical desc. : 156 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Limited Edition: No. 235 of 1500 copies. Subject: Princesses --Babylon (Extinct city) --Fiction 3 Kg.

Limited Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked quarter-cloth over marble boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Ex-libris copy with bookplate attached; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pages; Physical desc. : 156 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Limited Edition: No. 235 of 1500 copies. Subject: Princesses --Babylon (Extinct city) --Fiction 1 Kg.

Hard Back. Thomas Lowinsky (illustrator). Quarter bound marbled boards Gilt titling to the spine which is slightly sunned Contents clean and bright profusely illustrated Top edge gilt other edges untrimmed Binding tight Previous owners nameplate to the rear paste down Overall good 157pp. book.

First edition. Small octavo. pp [viii], 157. Eleven full-page black and white illustrations as well as other decorations by Thomas Lowinsky. Quarter parchment with marbled boards. Top edge gilt. One of 1500 numbered copies. At the foot of the title is a small ownership inscription. Very good indeed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 158. One of 1500 numbered copies (number 47). Parchment-backed marbled boards. Top edge gilt, alittle spotted. Printed on Batchelor's Kelmscott hand-made paper. The anonymous translation is from the Glasgow edition of 1769. With the original card slipcase, which is spotted.

One of 1500 copies printed on Kelmscott handmade paper. Wood engravings by Thomas Lowinsky. Pp. [v], 157, [1]. 8vo., original half white parchment, marbled paper covered boards, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, in the original card slipcase with title stamped on side. Very good. Written by Voltaire in 1768, The Princess of Babylon is a philosophical tale in the manner of Candide. The text used here is taken from the 1796 edition published in Glasgow. Lowinsky's charming illustrations were a good fit for the text.