Walter Esq (79 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: As New. Paperback. Cover shows very minor shelving wear, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Updated, Revised. Used - Very Good.

paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 16mo. volume in original embossed black cloth. Condition: about one inch of the bottom of the spine cloth has been chipped away; top of spine chipped; corners bumped and rubbed through; binding cloth generally soiled and faded; some creasing to upper corners of some pages; else a good, tight copy. 155 pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Some stray pencil marks throughout. Some wear and rubbing to the edges. A poem pasted in the front cover, dated 1842. This has seen water in the top half, dried pretty cleanly, not that dark - but you can notice it. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Cover has significant edgewear, rubmarks, and fading; foxing within the text; lacks front flyleaf, opening to the title page, which has a small tear at the right upper corner. Early 19th century autobiography of this lawyer, whose father Allan was a Scotish clergyman and a dissenter from the "established form of his country's faith". Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1836; brown leather covered boards with gold accents; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are rounded; 16mo - over 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; hinges are cracked; pages are toned with heavy foxing present; 219 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Stated Second Edition on front cover. A memoir/autobiography by the son of a Scottish clergyman regrading their faiths. Paper covered boards with red leather spine. Front and rear boards are illustrated (rear has sketch of the publishers establishment). An ex-private library copy with their period bookplate (c.1800s) on front paste-down; a collection # on spine. A warm inscription on front free end-paper " Keep the heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life"(see photo), dated 1830. Scattered moderate foxing throughout, with wavy pages. Extremities of book boards are gently shelf-worn, with spine crown and tail being frayed and lacking approx. 1/8" each of leather. Overall, a tight copy, with only a very tiny ink number written on the dedication page. Hard to find title. Protected in a mylar slip.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Possibly a first American edition. Hardcover. One quarter binding, brown leather on spine and light brown boards. Gilt lettering on spine. 95 pp. Inner hinges are cracked, book integrity is not compromised. Damp stains throughout, text is still readable. Tears and bent corners on some pages. Pages 113-116 have a small amount of text missing due to an open tear. Covers have rubbing and chipping. Overall a nice copy, held together well. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. early edition. This light brown full leather book has gilt borders on the covers. However, the spine is heavily damaged, chipped, and cracked at the hinges. Overall binding is sturdy, though the spine is not visually attractive at all. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hard. Condition: Good. Good. Contemeporary half calf and marbled boards. Ownership inscription neatly penned to title page. Foxed.

Hard. Condition: Good. Good. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Slightly foxed and with damp-stain to top quarter of many leaves.

Full-Leather. No Jacket. Third Edition. Leather boards 413pp, plain endpapers, 6 compartments with raised bands, leather to spine with marbled boards. Leather a nice medium tan brown. Boards are very clean and tight with little marking. Title on spine is still mostly intact. Pages are still very tightly bound, all intact with no tearing whatsoever, but front board detached -- hence low price. Looks great apart from detached board.

Condition: Very Good. A good likeness in colors of John Walter, Esq., M.P.; lithographed from a photograph ".in the collection of Messrs. Barraud & Jerrard, of Gloucester Place, Portman Square."; with a facsimile signature below; paper 8" x 11" sheet approx. overall; John Walter (1818-1894) British newspaper proprietor and politician ".The Times, under Walter's aegis, retained and developed its unique influence.For Walter an independent 'fourth estate' was a benign and restraining influence in politics and society. Mediating directly between the government and the governed The Times, in his view, was helping to supply any deficiencies in the representative system and was 'therefore more conservative in its effects than any machinery that constitution-mongers can devise'.(Dilwyn Porter, in the DNB); this image from the series of biographical portraits in "The Modern Portrait Gallery." 1st series, by this publisher; light wear; portrait of the important British politician and important newspaperman in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good -. First Edition. Square octavo, 124pp. Ex-library with the usual markings. About very good in the publisher's green cloth with wear to the spine ends. Below the more recent library bookplate is the bookplate of William Whewell, the notable British philosopher and polymath (only the name is legible - the rest of hte bookplate is covered). Internally clean and bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Good++. The Twelfth Edition. 349pp, bound in polished calf with gilt borders, raised bands on gilt decorated spine, leather spine label intact [no chips], outer edges gilt, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, binding and hinges tight. Small early signature on the front free endpaper for "Eliz th Yates". Foxing to the preliminary pages, front cover sunned, back cover shows light soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD ++. The Eighth Edition. [8], 433pp, bound in polished calf with gilt borders, raised bands on gilt decorated spine, leather spine label intact [no chips], outer edges gilt, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, binding and hinges tight. Small early signature on the front free endpaper for "Eliz th Yates". Foxing to the preliminary pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Hard bound. No dust jacket. Binding is cracked at front hinge but pages are holding firm. Boards show soiling. Pages show toning. Previous owner's name in ink on front free end paper, otherwise in good condition.

Cloth. Condition: Good. 288 pp., publisher's original red cloth stamped in blind and gilt, yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. frontispiece and Title page vignet. Some ancient light staining on the covers. Previous owner's presentation on the ffep. Picture.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Inner hinges starting to loosen, covers have edge wear and fading; minor foxing within. Nearly 200 year old, two volume work of "imaginary conversations". Great look at thoughts and opinions of the early 19th century. Book.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Fifth Edition. [6], 447pp, [1], bound in polished calf with gilt borders, raised bands on gilt decorated spine, leather spine label intact [no chips], outer edges gilt, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, binding and hinges tight. Small early signature on the front free endpaper for "Eliz th Yates". Foxing to the preliminary pages, covers lightly rubbed.

8vo (21.5x 14.5cm), hardback, xiv + 215pp. Fold-out map. Good condition in good dustwrapper (sunned spine and edges, bumped, white background a bit grubby). Lightly bumped, age-toned, some foxing, owner's details penned at free front endpaper. Pictures available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Tan and light green paper covered boards. Spine panel paper shows loss at both extremities; front board a bit loose but still firmly anchored. Covers typically rubbed and soiled, with dampstaining to upper front cover. 180,83 pp. Interior shows scattered foxing, a few soil marks, generally minor. Scarce Charlestown imprint. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.