Acton, First Edition (250 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Clean, bright pages, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs; square, tight binding. Dust jacket has slight rubbing at corners and a tiny, almost invisible tear at front cover bottom edge, otherwise clean, bright and excellent, with the jacket now protected in a clear, archivally safe sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Liquid paper spot on foredge of text block. Text is unmarked. Price clipped Dj lightly worn & toned with water damage on top edge in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed 'David Mathew, Bishop of Elia, 1946.'. Signed By the Authoress.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good book (age-toning to spine and tops of covers) in very good dust jacket (age-toning to spine, but jacket is completely intact, with no tears). First English edition.

green & yellow illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean with a little rubbing along the edges, crease on rear. edges clean. a few pages have tiny wrinkles at the bottom corner (were bent), otherwise contents free of markings. first edition. first printing (NAP). . nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~.xxi+312p. b&w illustrations. chinese literature. chinese history. folklore. mythology.~ The Peach Blossom Fan is a poetic drama about national cataclysm. More than 300 years ago the Ming dynasty, the last native Chinese imperial house, fell before rebel onslaughts, made a short~lived attempt at restoration in the south, then yielded finally to the invading Manchus. Writing in the 1690s, K'ung Shang~jen was able to gather the recollections of survivors. Out of these and a multitude of documentary accounts he constructed a great historical play in the elegant southern Chinese style. Plays in this style ran to great length, but with his rich content K'ung Shang~jen is never dull. With compelling vividness he recreates confrontations between loyalists and those who would sell out to the newest master; nostalgic scenes of dalliance in riverside pavilions, with wine and poetry and beautiful girls; desperate stands on battlements of beleaguered cities; moving rituals of commemoration for the lost imperium. K'ung's personae include gallant generals and sycophantic ministers, court musicians and singing~girls, and a pair of appealing young lovers. He contrives no facile ending, but imbues his stirring action with overtones of the rich philosophy of quietism. The Peach Blossom Fan has been a play more often read than performed in China in recent decades. The explicit stage directions and evocative nature of the arias themselves (no sets were used on the traditional Chinese stage) combine to make reading an unusually satisfying experience. Sir Harold Acton, who collaborated with the late S. H. Chen in making this translation, has captured in his lively English the spirit and nuances of the original. Prefatory materials and notes provide both historical and dramaturgical background information for the Occidental reader's full enjoyment of this masterpiece.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2007). (2001) 2007 1st paperback edition. 4to paperback (226 x 255mm). Pp160. Colour photographs by Jonathan Lovekin throughout, colour paintings, bibliography. Fine new copy. Interesting and useful mushroom book which includes "everything from an insight into the extraordinary role of fungi in history and foklore to a vivid transmission of the thrill of the mushroom hunt itself. But above all, mushrooms are to be eaten, and at the heart of the book are its seventy superb recipes. .Read this book and connect with the wild in you." "Johnny Acton and Nick Sandler offer a delightfully aphrodisiac dish of mystery and myth. They single out the way mushrooms develop and propogate themselves and they reveal how man over the ages has observed and written about these unique factors." (Roger Phillips). "Informative, interesting and mouth-watering, this is what mushroom enthusiasts everywhere have been waiting for." (Mike De Stroumillo). PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 14.99.

Hardcover. Condition: Volume II- The Reformation. First Edition. Brown cloth Large octavo, Signature on endpaper crossed-out. Slight wear and soiling. V.Good-.

Hardcover. Condition: Vol. IX Napoleon. First Edition. Brown cloth Large octavo, 946pp., Top edge gilt, front hinge split, partially repaired, signature on endpaper dated May 2, 1906. Slight wear and soiling. V.Good-.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; blue c w/sunned spine; 265 pages w/ocasional lite pencil markings.

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of all books, please just ask! American Soft Covered first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Ink writing in text. Near fine jacket.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 358 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm. Notes: Originally published: London : Faber, 1932. Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-350) and index. Subjects: Medici, House of; Cosimo III, Grand-Duke of Tuscany 1642-1723; Medici (Family); Florence (Italy) Kings and rulers ; Biography; Italy Florence Medici (Family), history; Italy Florence Medici (Family), history ; Biographies. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Spine faded, edges rubbed.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 16 pages. 8.5 x 6 inch. An original complete edition of this weekly magazine. It is c200 years old and may have occasional light foxing or age discolouration. In the title I have listed articles or pictures of specific interest in this issue. It has been disbound from a compilation and is still unfolded and in nice clean condition. It will be despatched in a board back envelope. If ordering more than one issue reductions on postage apply.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Octavo, 8 2/3" tall, 218 pages with ads, black titles on grey-green cloth. A good hardcover with moderate shelf wear and rubbing, moderate foxing to the fore-edges, binding solid, paper moderately yellowed with some light foxing to the endpapers. Without dust jacket if issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. Price-clipped. Volume 1 only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by St Martins Press, 1988. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with small partially removed price sticker on pastedown. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£5.95 price intact). Published by WP, 1988. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Frontis (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price, lite wear, in mylar; 397 pages/index/bibliography/table of dates.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. This is a Very Solid and very bright British History (Biography) Hardback in Near Fine condition with a Very Good+ jacket. c2000, 1st Edition. 1st Printing. This Attractive book is in VERY nice condition both inside and out. It looks Very, very lightly read. The Light Brown Cloth spine on a brown board cover is Very clean & very bright. The edges are all very good. The spine ends are Very Nice! Just a touch of bottom wrinkle.The pages are tight & bright and unmarked. No names. (There is some Very light top page end foxing). The jacket, with price, is VERY bright and Clean with just some light shelf wear. Just a touch of spine end wrinkle. (No remainder marks.). 548 Pages. Heavy Book! Media mail Only! All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #23540-925.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical Description: x, 132 pages ; 23 cm. Subjects: Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg; Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron, 1834-1902; Biographies; Great Britain; Historians; Historians Great Britain Biography. 3 Kg.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 64 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Wotton, Henry Sir 1568-1639 Knowledge ; Art. Mann, Horace Sir 1701-1786 Knowledge ; Art. Hamilton, William Sir 1730-1803 Knowledge ; Art. Art, Italian Collectors and collecting Great Britain. Ambassadors Great Britain ; Biography. Ambassadors Italy ; Biography. International relations.sDiplomatic and consular service, British Italy History. Art Collectors and collecting. Collectors and collecting. Art, Italian. Art patronage Great Britain. Diplomatic and consular service, British. Patronage - [17/18TH Centuries - United Kingdom - Italy]. Italy Relations Great Britain. Great Britain Relations Italy. Italy British diplomatic service 1604-1800. Ambassadors British Isles. England International relations Italy. Italy International relations British Isles. 3 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dedicated on FEP "To Hanni(?) and Carol with love and best wishes" with what certainly sppearsto be the author's signature. Gilt lettering to spine, pink colour to top of page block, text clean and tight. Signed by Author. Clean Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Light page browning from age beginning to show. Overall a very clean copy, inside and out. No markings on any page. Binding solid and tight. Covers are very clean, no edgwear present. Some light rubbing to jacket, still solid and nice looking. Contains a foreward by Sir Harold Butler.

First Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 358 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm. Notes: Originally published: London : Faber, 1932. Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-350) and index. Subjects: Medici, House of; Cosimo III, Grand-Duke of Tuscany 1642-1723; Medici (Family); Florence (Italy) Kings and rulers ; Biography; Italy Florence Medici (Family), history; Italy Florence Medici (Family), history ; Biographies. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 199 Pages, Usual Ex-Lib Marks O/W Sound. Ex-Library.