Wright Cyril E (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprinted From The Proceedings Of The British Academy, Volume Xlvi; Printed Grey Wraps; Pp. 98-129 Clean, Unmarked Pages. [Humfrey Wanley Was An English Librarian, Palaeographer And Scholar Of Old English, ]. Frontis Portrait (illustrator).

First Edition. BEYOND THE END OF TIME, Permabooks, 1952, first edition, modest spine creases, else just about fine in full color pictorial wraps with contributions by John D. MacDonald, Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison, Cyril Kornbluth, Murray Leinster, John Wyndham, Ray Bradbury, Jack Finney, A. E. Van Vogt, Horace L. Gold, S. Fowler Wright, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein and others.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Contains 'Man Beyond the Law' by Clark; 'The Sign of the Archer' by St. John; 'Murder at the Wheel' by Hayes; 'Manhunt' by Collier; 'The Scarlet Letters' by Wright; 'Illustrated Crimes' by Allen; 'King of the Town' by Treat; 'Graduation in Red' by Fowler (Part 4 of 5); 'Death Comes by Water' by Newton; 'Life Begins at Seventy' by Plunkett; 'They're Swindling You' by Wrentmore; 'Civil Service Q & A' by "G-2" and 'Solving Cipher Secrets' by Ohaver. Chipping around the edges of the front cover which has a one inch strip missing from the top edge. Chipping to the edges of the rear cover. Two inch closed tear at the top left corner of the front cover next to the spine. Two inch closed tear to the bottom right corner of the rear cover next to the spine. Discolouration to the bottom corners of the pages. Spotting to the top of the first page and browning and spotting to the last page. A few light stains and marks to the pages with a few edge tears and the pages are browned but are otherwise generally unmarked. Illustrations at the beginning of each story. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Wraps. 8vo. pp 24. Stapled paperback. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Clean, very good.

1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Suzanne Eward. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remain particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 2 volumes : portrait, facsimile ; 26 cm. Contents; v. 1. 1715-1723 -- v. 2. 1723-1726. Subjects; Wanley, Humphrey 1672-1726 ; Diaries. Old English scholar and librarian. Harley, Robert Earl of Oxford 1661-1724 Library. Paleographers. Librarians. Antiquarian booksellers. Book collecting. English philology Old English, ca. 450-1100 History ; Sources. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xx, 24 pp; 24 plates. Original cloth, 4to. Top of spine slightly worn. Signature of former owner on front flyleaf. Else Very Good+, without dust jacket. Oxford Palaeographical Handbooks.

1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Suzanne Eward. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remain particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 2 volumes : portrait, facsimile ; 26 cm. Contents; v. 1. 1715-1723 -- v. 2. 1723-1726. Subjects; Wanley, Humphrey 1672-1726 ; Diaries. Old English scholar and librarian. Harley, Robert Earl of Oxford 1661-1724 Library. Paleographers. Librarians. Antiquarian booksellers. Book collecting. English philology Old English, ca. 450-1100 History ; Sources. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 v. (xcv, 207, [4], 209-518, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates) : ports., facsims. ; 26 cm. Series; Bibliographical Society publication for the years 1961 and 1962. Notes; Introduction also published separately and simultaneously as Humfrey Wanley and the Harleian Library, by C. E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright. Includes index. Select bibliography: p. lxxxiv-xci. Contents; v. 1. 1715-1723. -- v. 2. 1723-1726. Subjects; Wanley, Humphrey 1672-1726. Oxford, Robert Harley 1st Earl of 1661-1724 - Library - History. Oxford, Edward Harley 2nd Earl of 1689-1741 - Library - History. Wanley - Diaries. Genre; Biography. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; 2 v. (xcv, 207, [4], 209-518, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates) : ports., facsims. ; 26 cm. Series; Bibliographical Society publication for the years 1961 and 1962. Notes; Introduction also published separately and simultaneously as Humfrey Wanley and the Harleian Library, by C. E. Wright and Ruth C. Wright. Includes index. Select bibliography: p. lxxxiv-xci. Contents; v. 1. 1715-1723. -- v. 2. 1723-1726. Subjects; Wanley, Humphrey 1672-1726. Oxford, Robert Harley 1st Earl of 1661-1724 - Library - History. Oxford, Edward Harley 2nd Earl of 1689-1741 - Library - History. Wanley - Diaries. Genre; Biography. 1 Kg. …