dublin e walker (10 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Full Leather. Condition: Good. Full leather. ii, 846 pp. + 42 pp. Table. Chipping at head and foot of spine with slight loss, corner wear, some separation at one spine edge but still very tight, author and title spine slip chipped with about one-quarter loss, signed in ink by Ephraim Paine, Stephen Eno (January 10 1798), and Jonathan Holdeen (May 24 1936), some ink notation, Good. Ephraim Paine, who lived in Amenia, N.Y (Dutchess County), was the son of Ephraim Paine, the delegate to the Continental Congress. Stephen Eno practiced law in Pine Plains, N.Y. and was a prominent lawyer in Duchess County. Jonathan Holdeen (1881-1967), who resided in Pine Plains and had an office in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was the eccentric, penny-pinching, millionaire lawyer who set up 2.8 million dollars in trusts to make Pennsylvania a tax-free state (an idea inspired by Benjamin Franklin). An extraordinary legal clash followed in which the Unitarian Universalists were involved. Google Holdeen, and read about this fascinating scheme and legal battle. Interesting provenance.

First Edition. Good copy in the original full leather boards, now lightly scuffed and edgeworn; top rear corner bumped. Spine with raised bands, somewhat rubbed and lacking labels. The interior shows minor dust-dulling only to the preliminary and final leaves, remaining remarkably tight, bright and clean for its age. A well-preserved example overall. Physical description; 439 pages : portraits ; 22 cm. Notes; Vol. 3 of 3. Memoirs of his life by M. Maty (Matthew Maty, 1718-1776), late Principal Librarian of the British Museum and Secretary to the Royal Society. Subjects; Statesmen Great Britain Correspondence. Authors, English 18th century Correspondence. Great Britain Politics and government 18th century. Great Britain Social life and customs 18th century. English letters 18th century. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy in the original full leather boards, now lightly scuffed and edgeworn; top rear corner bumped. Spine with raised bands, somewhat rubbed and lacking labels. The interior shows minor dust-dulling only to the preliminary and final leaves, remaining remarkably tight, bright and clean for its age. A well-preserved example overall. Physical description; 439 pages : portraits ; 22 cm. Notes; Vol. 3 of 3. Memoirs of his life by M. Maty (Matthew Maty, 1718-1776), late Principal Librarian of the British Museum and Secretary to the Royal Society. Subjects; Statesmen Great Britain Correspondence. Authors, English 18th century Correspondence. Great Britain Politics and government 18th century. Great Britain Social life and customs 18th century. English letters 18th century. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Attractively rebound in half-brown leather over marbled boards with 5 raised bands on the spine, gilt titles and page tops. In fine condition, contents of 463 pages, fairly clean but with some minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Contemporary calf with morocco label and bands to the spine, lightly rubbed, but overall very good.

Condition: Good. 1956. In plain green library cloth binding. All plates and text unmarked. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Octavo, leather and boards (hardcover), leather spine label, gilt letters, 525 pp. Professionally rebound; images gladly provided upon request. European History, Spain, Spanish History, Monarchy, Philip the Third.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy, gilt-blocked title to spine. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiii, 86 pp., plates (some color), 32 cm. Subjects; Blake, William 1757-1827. Catalogs. Engraving, British. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy, gilt-blocked title to spine. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiii, 86 pp., plates (some color), 32 cm. Subjects; Blake, William 1757-1827. Catalogs. Engraving, British. 1 Kg.