Causeries, First Edition (185 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gd. Stated 1933 original publication of the World's Classics Vol II representing the first half only of this Volume., translated, with notes, by E. J.Trechman, and with an essay "Sainte-Beuve" by Matthew Arnold. Book has a hint of cocking with gauze showing along gutters of TP and last page of appendix, but is otherwise securely bound, is lightly and uniformly age toned (some age fading to blue-dyed top edge) and, except for personal inscription inked to ffep, free of other markings and other blemishes; ribbon marker is intact and color-faded. Cover is clean and bright, with bumping and rubbing to corners, joints, headcap and tail, straight spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible gilt spine lettering. No Dust Jacket. (Please see Seller images.) Pre-ISBN. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. PLEASE CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING for additional information, details or photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. In brown cloth with minor shelfwear, 12mo, 187pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Early 20th century French text on human physiology and hygiene. "Avec Prefaces de M. Le Chanoine Emile Chartier et de M. Le Dr. Ernest Gendreau, de L'Universite de Montreal." Minor marks. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Good to very good (some wear/stains to wraps; sl browning). 4to 96+[3] Emphasis on French ornamental art from the Gothic period through the 3rd Empire. Text in French. Scarce. 250 engravings and illustrations by Osmond.

Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good +. First Separate Edition. Reprint From The Editorial Pages. Would Be Fine But Front Cover Is Aged Around Edges.

Very Good (little wear spine ends & corners covers still bright); contents clean & tight (ink name on front endpaper & title page). 8vo., green cloth, stamped in gilt & black; 298 pages First US Edition and the first edition in English.

HARPER, George McLean; [Editor]. SAINTE-BEUVE: SEVEN OF THE CAUSERIES DU LUNDI. NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1897. 12mo., blue cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition thus. Signed by Scribner's editor Robert Bridges on the front pastedown, dated 1900. Very Good (bright, small crack binding that runs partially through Bridges' signature). $20.00.

First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; [4], III, [1], 460 p. ; 20 cm. Subject; French literature. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. No edition stated, but presumed first edition (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 19cm), xvii, 176pp, 8pp adverts. 80pp illustrations. Original brown cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Boards considerably rubbed, preliminary pages foxed, short ownership inscription, chafing to the top edge of the first few pages. Overall, this copy is in good condition.

First edition. Small 8vo., 460 pp., illustrations. Printed paper wrappers. Dampstain to fore edge and lower corners of several leaves; ex-library stamp; scattered light foxing. The wrappers have been expertly repaired and a new spine has been applied, otherwise a very good, unopened copy. Contains an interesting essay on photography, nicely illustrated with full-page plates.

First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; [4], III, [1], 460 p. ; 20 cm. Subject; French literature. 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Owner's address sticker.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. 1ère Édition. Francais."Oeuvres completes",collection Michel Levy.Quelques rousseurs.284 p.Poids 300 gr.Format 19 x 12 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition thus. 10" x 7.5". xvii + 176pp incl numerous full page plates. Minor foxing on prelims otherwise a very bright copy in original publishers cloth. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE DATED 1911. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 176pp. Pages are slightly brown and with some foxing. Inner hinge on title page is starting to show. Brown cloth with gilt titling. The covers have scuffed edges and bumped corners o/w in very good condition. Inscribed by Author(s).

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. 245pp. 6 inches. No dw. Green leather covers, tanned edges, titles and elaborate decoration in gilt on spine, tanned and chipped at extremities. Internally, black endpapers, owner's name on halftitle, contents clean and clear, print a decent size, but suffering from a great deal of underlining and margin marks. Text in English, translation by EJ Trechmann. 310g (French, Literature, Essays) Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition. The Clay Sanskrit Library. xxxv, 468 p. 17 cm. Teal cloth in dustjacket. Some light marks to jacket. The Kick; The Mutual Elopement; The Lotus Gift; Rogue and Pimp Confer.

First edition. Hardcover book bound in the publisher's full cloth-gilt. 26 cm. 176 pages. Contains 72 black-and-white photographic plates. In good plus condition. No ownership marks/writing within. Hinges tight. Interior pages toned at their extremities. Spine lean. Moderate edge wear/tear, rubbing, soiling to the cloth covers. Uncommon.

1st ed. - Hardcover, as new.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. Broché, 206 pages. Un peu jauni.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. In-8° , relié , 211 pages, quelques illustrations.

Leinen. Condition: Befriedigend. 1. Auflage. 104 Seiten, Frakturschrift. Buch mit altersbedingten Gebrauchsspuren, innen ordentlich, Seiten leicht nachgedunkelt. Ecken und Kanten bestoßen berieben. Einband angeschmutzt und mit Lagerspuren. Für die Zeit ein akzeptables erhaltenes Exemplar. Namenszug auf dem Vorsatzblatt(lose inliegend). Q110 Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 201.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. in-8vo.

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine with frames in black stamped on both covers. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed with a white stain & some tiny white marks to the front cover. There are some tiny stains near the head of the spine & the head & tail are lightly chipped. lxxxvi & 298 pages plus 10-page publisher's catalog. There is an owner's name & address on the front endpaper & there is some light staining to the rear endpaper & the facing rear blank. Very good. First edition in English.The book includes Saint-Beuve's literary portraits of Louis the Fourteenth, Fenelon, Bossuet, Massillon, Pascal, Rousseau, Madame Geoffrin, Joubert, Guizot, the Abbe Galliani and Frederic the Great.

Broché. In-12 (14,5 x 18,8 cm), broché, 62 pages, édition originale, avec des lettres inédites, un portrait par P.E. Colin et un autographe ; couverture brunie, dos recollé, assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.

Publisher's printed wraps. 1st edition. French text. Good, cover soiled and split at spine, scattered foxing. Black & white illustrations. 8vo. 130 pp.

Reliure demi toile. Condition: Bon. Edition Originale. Les causeries de Bianchon, par Horace Brianchon, préface d'Henri Lavedan, Paris, Société d'édition scientifique, 1896. Edition originale, un des 20 exemplaires numérotés sur papier de Hollande. Avec un envoi autographe de l'auteur en page de faux titre. Reliure demi toile, trace de frottement sur le papier des plats au niveau des bords et des coins, intérieur en bel état de fraîcheur, quelques rares traces de rousseurs claires sur le premier et dernier feuillet, 380 p. Dédicacé par l'auteur.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Series; Bibliothèque-Charpentier. Edition; Nouv. éd. Physical description; 374 p. ; 19 cm. Contents; Mes haines -- Mon salon (1866) -- Édouard Manet. Subjects; Manet, Édouard (1832-1883). Art criticism. Literature, Modern - History and criticism. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: 4to 9 3/4 - 12". xviii + 176pp. Front hinge cracked, webbing exposed. Slight wear to spine ends. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate laid in, and ink address. Edges foxed and browned. Corners slightly bumped. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. From The Country Life Library. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Sculpture & Ceramics. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 56557.

rigide. Condition: Assez bon. Tiré à 500 exemplaires (n° 53), 1 vol. in-12 reliure pleine percaline gris-bleue, couv. conservée, A. Claudin, H. Champion, Paris, 1892, 307 pp. Etat très satisfaisant (mouill. angulaire aux plats, bon état par ailleurs) pour cet exemplaire de l'édition originale de la première série. L'auteur était un linguiste et archéologue, natif du département de l'Oise, où son père était maire (commune d'Ognon, entre Senlis et Compiègne). Langue: Français.