B Carpenter (24 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bumps on corners*.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Condition: very good. 6, wraps, illus., maps, brochure (two-fold/six panel)The site is registered with the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, the National Register of Historic Places, and is a National Folk Art Site.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

In orig. decorated cloth, somewhat worn, corner bumped, spine rubbed, internally clean and otherwise mostly in good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.32 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 245 x 170 mm. 256 pp. Pictorial card covers. A little creasing at top corner of back cover. A clean, bright copy. Spine not creased. Born in 1932, Dr Percy Carpenter reflects on growing up in the village of Landywood, in Staffordshire. He describes life at home and school in war and peace, as well as the people he came across, the games they played as children, and the shops he visited. Always a keen amateur naturalist, Dr Carpenter also describes the flora and fauna of the local countryside, prior to the development of opencast mining in the 1950s. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1084 Pages. Lacks Front Wrapper. First Blank Browned And Spotted. Edges Of Leaves Soiled. Items Include Prices.

flexible cloth. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. In flexible green cloth. 700 pages. Rubbing and light wear to cloth. An impressive catalogue.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 76 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 76 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 72 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 72 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 152 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 152 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 152 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 152 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 76 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Boards. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Title continues "Including a dissertation on soils and manures, and containing also a catalogue of the finest and most-esteemed carnations, &c. that are cultivated by the amateur florist, and exhibited at the different prize-shows round London, and the other parts of England. To which are added, the rules and regulations of the Islington & Chelsea Florists' Societies", xii 172pp, hand coloured frontispiece, original boards, now somewhat worn particularly to the extremities, spine replaced, offsetting on title, small piece torn from bottom margin of L2, engraved modern bookplate on front pastedown, very good copy in original state, untrimmed, internally clean, 12mo (196x112mm).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fifteenth Edition. In three volumes, this set contains a complete collection of all 208 issues of this bi-weekly periodical by Samuel Johnson. Bound in matching full light brown leather. Covers are decorated with a gilt tooled border. Spines bear a red and black label stamped in gilt lettering with blind-tooled ornamentation. Endpapers are marbled in light olive green, white, black and salmon colors. Each volume contains a black and white frontispiece engraving. On a shelf, this set spans 3.5 inches. VOLUME I: Includes Numbers 1-70, beginning March 20, 1749-50 through Saturday, November 17, 1750. 446 pp. VOLUME II: Includes Numbers 71-140, Tuesday, November 20, 1750 through Saturday, July 20, 1751. 443 pp. VOLUME III: Includes Numbers 141-208, Tuesday, July 23, 1751 through March 14, 1752. 396 pp.ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION: "The Rambler was published on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1750 to 1752 and totals 208 articles. It was Johnson's most consistent and sustained work in the English language. [.] The most popular publications of the day were written in the common or colloquial language of the people whereas The Rambler was written in elevated prose. The Rambler discussed subjects such as morality, literature, society, politics, and religion. [.] The Rambler was written primarily for the newfound, rising middle-class of the 18th century, who sought social fluency within aristocratic social circles." (Wikipedia). CONDITION: All three volumes have been professionally rebacked. Moderate shelfware with some discoloration within endpapers. Leaves are foxed throughout, yet all pages are unmarked. Hinges are strong and all bindings are sound. A very handsome, solid set.PLEASE NOTE: Due to this set's size and weight, an additional shipping charge may apply and will be requested after purchase. Full refund if not satisfied.…

Hardcover. Twelfth Edition. 12mos, 4 Volumes. In Very Goo condition. Bound in full leather with red and green labels, gilt lettering, and gilt decoration to spines. General aging and wear. Edges of textblocks speckled. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Library pockets to rear pastedowns, although torn out in Volume I. Penciling to front free endpaper in Volume I. Shelved above Case 5. 1408131. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

First Edition. Good to very good copies all in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, now with minor surface-wear and some minor abrasions. Panel edges and corners show some wear. Spines gilt-tooled with raised bands and leather labels, the former slightly rubbed along with joints and endbands, and the latter partly or entirely lacking on a few volumes. Some joints cracked, with hinges weak and board becoming loose. Vol. 19 bottom edge shows a stain, with text unaffected. Marble endpapers; preliminary and final leaves foxed. Core text blocks remain uniformly strong, showing only the expected faint foxing and offsetting of age. A well-preserved set overall. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description; complete in 21 volumes ; 25 cm. Notes; Each volume has a half-title. Text printed in double columns. Includes index. Contents; Vol. 1, Chaucer -- Vol. 2, Gower, Skelton, Howard, Wyat, Gascoigne, Turbervile -- Vol. 3, Spenser, Daniel -- Vol. 4, Drayton, Warner -- Vol. 5, Shakspeare, Davies, Donne, Hall, Stirling, Jonson, Corbet, Carew, Drummond -- Vol. 6, J. Beaumont, G. and P. Fletcher, F. Beaumont, Browne, Davenant, Habington, Suckling, Cartwright, Crashaw, Sherburne, Brome, C. Cotton -- Vol. 7, Cowley, Denham, Milton -- Vol. 8, Waller, Butler, Rochester, Roscommon, Otway, Pomfret, Dorset, Stepney, J. Philips, Walsh, Dryden -- Vol. 9, Dryden, Smith, Duke, King, Sprat, Halifax, Parnell, Garth, Rowe, Addison -- Vol. 10, Hughes, Sheffield, Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Fenton, Gay -- Vol. 11, Lansdowne, Yalden, Tickell, Hammond, Somerville, Savage, Swift -- Vol. 12, Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson -- Vol. 13, Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, Young -- Vol. 14, Mallet, Akenside, Gray, Lyttelton, Moore, Cawthorne, Churchill, Falconer, Cunningham, Grainger, Boyse -- Vol. 15, W. Thompson, Blair, Lloyd, Green, Byrom, Dodsley, Chatterton, Cooper, Smollett, Hamilton -- Vol. 16, Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith, Armstrong, Johnson -- Vol. 17, Glover, Whitehead, Jago, Brooke, Scott, Mickle, Jenyns -- Vol. 18, Cotton, Logan, T. Warton, J. Warton, Blacklock, Cambridge, Mason, Jones, Beattie, Cowper -- Vol. 19, Pope's Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Dryden's Virgil and Juvenal, Pitt's Virgil's Aeneid and Vida's Art of Poetry, Francis's Horace -- Vol. 20, Rowe's Lucan, Grainger's Tibullus, Fawkes's Theocritus, Apollonius, Rhodius, Coluthus, Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus, and Musaeus, Garth's Ovid, Lewis's Statius, Cooke's Hesiod -- Vol. 21, Hoole's Ariosto and Tasso, Mickle's Lusiad. Subjects; English poetry. Collections. Poets, English. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Good to very good copies all in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, now with minor surface-wear and some minor abrasions. Panel edges and corners show some wear. Spines gilt-tooled with raised bands and leather labels, the former slightly rubbed along with joints and endbands, and the latter partly or entirely lacking on a few volumes. Some joints cracked, with hinges weak and board becoming loose. Vol. 19 bottom edge shows a stain, with text unaffected. Marble endpapers; preliminary and final leaves foxed. Core text blocks remain uniformly strong, showing only the expected faint foxing and offsetting of age. A well-preserved set overall. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description; complete in 21 volumes ; 25 cm. Notes; Each volume has a half-title. Text printed in double columns. Includes index. Contents; Vol. 1, Chaucer -- Vol. 2, Gower, Skelton, Howard, Wyat, Gascoigne, Turbervile -- Vol. 3, Spenser, Daniel -- Vol. 4, Drayton, Warner -- Vol. 5, Shakspeare, Davies, Donne, Hall, Stirling, Jonson, Corbet, Carew, Drummond -- Vol. 6, J. Beaumont, G. and P. Fletcher, F. Beaumont, Browne, Davenant, Habington, Suckling, Cartwright, Crashaw, Sherburne, Brome, C. Cotton -- Vol. 7, Cowley, Denham, Milton -- Vol. 8, Waller, Butler, Rochester, Roscommon, Otway, Pomfret, Dorset, Stepney, J. Philips, Walsh, Dryden -- Vol. 9, Dryden, Smith, Duke, King, Sprat, Halifax, Parnell, Garth, Rowe, Addison -- Vol. 10, Hughes, Sheffield, Prior, Congreve, Blackmore, Fenton, Gay -- Vol. 11, Lansdowne, Yalden, Tickell, Hammond, Somerville, Savage, Swift -- Vol. 12, Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson -- Vol. 13, Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, Young -- Vol. 14, Mallet, Akenside, Gray, Lyttelton, Moore, Cawthorne, Churchill, Falconer, Cunningham, Grainger, Boyse -- Vol. 15, W. Thompson, Blair, Lloyd, Green, Byrom, Dodsley, Chatterton, Cooper, Smollett, Hamilton -- Vol. 16, Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith, Armstrong, Johnson -- Vol. 17, Glover, Whitehead, Jago, Brooke, Scott, Mickle, Jenyns -- Vol. 18, Cotton, Logan, T. Warton, J. Warton, Blacklock, Cambridge, Mason, Jones, Beattie, Cowper -- Vol. 19, Pope's Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Dryden's Virgil and Juvenal, Pitt's Virgil's Aeneid and Vida's Art of Poetry, Francis's Horace -- Vol. 20, Rowe's Lucan, Grainger's Tibullus, Fawkes's Theocritus, Apollonius, Rhodius, Coluthus, Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus, and Musaeus, Garth's Ovid, Lewis's Statius, Cooke's Hesiod -- Vol. 21, Hoole's Ariosto and Tasso, Mickle's Lusiad. Subjects; English poetry. Collections. Poets, English. 1 Kg. …

Leather. Condition: Good. Light wear to all edges. A few volumes have boards that have become loose. Overall this eight volume set is in good condition. 0.