Womankind by Wright Thomas: First Edition (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Royal Blue Victorian decorative cloth on bevel edged boards, with gilt blocked titles and embellishments. 215 x 170 mm approx. All edges gilt, publisher's brown made end papers, xii + 400 pp. Sumptuous colour chromolithographic frontis, illustrated title + 8 further chromo. plates all on heavy card paper stock with guards. Many other steel engravings in text. First Edition 1869. There is no list of illustrations to enable collation and descriptions of the book on "library hub" of copies in National and University libraries does not assist but looking through it appears that one plate may be missing. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Fair (Book- heavy shelf wear to extremities, end papers cracked, mull holding but fragile, ink stamp "Chippens Bank" to front paste down half title and illustrated title with previous owner name and date in ink to former page. Title page strained at gutter. Glue to back strip has failed - sewing holding, foxing to prelims. last couple of leaves and to guards. Light occassional finger soiling to margins. Due to shaken text block and possible loss of one plate the book is priced and offered with all faults.…

First edition (hardback). 8vo, xii, 340pp. Several (at least 11) chromolithographic plates, plus numerous text illustrations. Original decorated red cloth, gilt titling to the front board and the spine, all edges gilt. Formerly in Chelsea Reference Library, with their book plate to the front pastedown and small stamps to the margins of the plates. There is some wear to the spine (head and foot chipped, upper joint repaired), and the binding is shaken. Overall, this copy is in fair to good condition.…

First Edition. Good library copy in the original gilt-blocked half blue leather over blue buckram boards, with minor scuffs. Spine gilt-blocked with raised bands; corners, joints and endbands rubbed, with headband crumbling slightly. Marbled endpapers; some minor library marks remain. Text block remains tight and strong, with marbled edges; preliminary and final pages, as well as plates' margins and facing leaves somewhat foxed. Text remains otherwise clean, showing the occasional marginal crease. A well-preserved example overall. Physical description; xii, 340 pages : colour frontispiece, illustrations, colour plates ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Woman in Gaul and Britain under the Celt and the Roman -- The women of Teutonic mythology and romance -- The Franks in Gaul -- The Anglo-Saxon woman -- Boniface and his fair correspondents : the Anglo-Saxon nuns -- Transition to the feudal period : domestic life in the castle : the Anglo-Normans -- Condition and costume of women in the twelfth century -- The women of feudal romance : Bertha and Parise -- Provence, its poetry and the courts of love -- The Romance of the rose -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's position in the household : chivalry, the relations of the sexes, love -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's amusements : the gardens of the castle, pet animals -- Womankind in the feudal castle : the feudal lady of the castle : walking, riding, and driving -- Womankind in the feudal castle : hunting and hawking -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's beauty and woman's dress -- Womankind outside the feudal castle : the town and country : pastoral life -- Literature among women of the feudal period : Marie de France and Christine de Pisan -- The transition from feudalism : the beginning of the sixteenth century : Louis XII and Henry VIII -- The social movement of the sixteenth century in France : the female costume -- How Englishwomen looked in the days of Queen Elizabeth -- Continuation of the Elizabethan Age to that of Charles I. Subjects; Women. Europe. History. Middle Ages. 19th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good library copy in the original gilt-blocked half blue leather over blue buckram boards, with minor scuffs. Spine gilt-blocked with raised bands; corners, joints and endbands rubbed, with headband crumbling slightly. Marbled endpapers; some minor library marks remain. Text block remains tight and strong, with marbled edges; preliminary and final pages, as well as plates' margins and facing leaves somewhat foxed. Text remains otherwise clean, showing the occasional marginal crease. A well-preserved example overall. Physical description; xii, 340 pages : colour frontispiece, illustrations, colour plates ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Woman in Gaul and Britain under the Celt and the Roman -- The women of Teutonic mythology and romance -- The Franks in Gaul -- The Anglo-Saxon woman -- Boniface and his fair correspondents : the Anglo-Saxon nuns -- Transition to the feudal period : domestic life in the castle : the Anglo-Normans -- Condition and costume of women in the twelfth century -- The women of feudal romance : Bertha and Parise -- Provence, its poetry and the courts of love -- The Romance of the rose -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's position in the household : chivalry, the relations of the sexes, love -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's amusements : the gardens of the castle, pet animals -- Womankind in the feudal castle : the feudal lady of the castle : walking, riding, and driving -- Womankind in the feudal castle : hunting and hawking -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's beauty and woman's dress -- Womankind outside the feudal castle : the town and country : pastoral life -- Literature among women of the feudal period : Marie de France and Christine de Pisan -- The transition from feudalism : the beginning of the sixteenth century : Louis XII and Henry VIII -- The social movement of the sixteenth century in France : the female costume -- How Englishwomen looked in the days of Queen Elizabeth -- Continuation of the Elizabethan Age to that of Charles I. Subjects; Women. Europe. History. Middle Ages. 19th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Poor copy in the original gilt decorated cloth; wear and tear to the spine bands as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 4 preliminary leaves, [vii]-xii, 340 pages : color frontispiece, illustrations, color plates. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Woman in Gaul and Britain under the Celt and the Roman -- The women of Teutonic mythology and romance -- The Franks in Gaul -- The Anglo-Saxon woman -- Boniface and his fair correspondents : the Anglo-Saxon nuns -- Transition to the feudal period : domestic life in the castle : the Anglo-Normans -- Condition and costume of women in the twelfth century -- The women of feudal romance : Bertha and Parise -- Provence, its poetry and the courts of love -- The Romance of the rose -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's position in the household : chivalry, the relations of the sexes, love -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's amusements : the gardens of the castle, pet animals -- Womankind in the feudal castle : the feudal lady of the castle : walking, riding, and driving -- Womankind in the feudal castle : hunting and hawking -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's beauty and woman's dress -- Womankind outside the feudal castle : the town and country : pastoral life -- Literature among women of the feudal period : Marie de France and Christine de Pisan -- The transition from feudalism : the beginning of the sixteenth century : Louis XII and Henry VIII -- The social movement of the sixteenth century in France : the female costume -- How Englishwomen looked in the days of Queen Elizabeth -- Continuation of the Elizabethan Age to that of Charles I. Subjects; Women Europe History. Women Europe History Middle Ages, (500-1500). Women History. Women Social conditions. Women History Europe. Europe. Women History Europe. Women Social history. (1865-1869) Books. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Very Good. 1911 First Ed. Original green cloth with motif and lettering in silver to front. Bevelled edges. Afew finger marks otherwise a nice clean copy. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Book has been well cared for. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

First Edition. Poor copy in the original gilt decorated cloth; wear and tear to the spine bands as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 4 preliminary leaves, [vii]-xii, 340 pages : color frontispiece, illustrations, color plates. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Woman in Gaul and Britain under the Celt and the Roman -- The women of Teutonic mythology and romance -- The Franks in Gaul -- The Anglo-Saxon woman -- Boniface and his fair correspondents : the Anglo-Saxon nuns -- Transition to the feudal period : domestic life in the castle : the Anglo-Normans -- Condition and costume of women in the twelfth century -- The women of feudal romance : Bertha and Parise -- Provence, its poetry and the courts of love -- The Romance of the rose -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's position in the household : chivalry, the relations of the sexes, love -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's amusements : the gardens of the castle, pet animals -- Womankind in the feudal castle : the feudal lady of the castle : walking, riding, and driving -- Womankind in the feudal castle : hunting and hawking -- Womankind in the feudal castle : woman's beauty and woman's dress -- Womankind outside the feudal castle : the town and country : pastoral life -- Literature among women of the feudal period : Marie de France and Christine de Pisan -- The transition from feudalism : the beginning of the sixteenth century : Louis XII and Henry VIII -- The social movement of the sixteenth century in France : the female costume -- How Englishwomen looked in the days of Queen Elizabeth -- Continuation of the Elizabethan Age to that of Charles I. Subjects; Women Europe History. Women Europe History Middle Ages, (500-1500). Women History. Women Social conditions. Women History Europe. Europe. Women History Europe. Women Social history. (1865-1869) Books. 1 Kg.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. A brightly illustrated work on the history of the female sex from English antiquarian Thomas Wright. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, a colour title page, nine colour plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. Traced from a wide variety of uncommon sources, this work aims to describe the condition, character, and manners of the female sex through history in the various revolutions of Western society. Written by Thomas Wright, an English antiquarian and writer chiefly remembered as an editor of medieval texts. Bound by W. Bone & Son, London. In the original cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. The odd small split to the cloth at the board edges with a small puncture mark to the front board. Front hinge held by cords only. Internally, firmly bound with frontispiece loosening. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Bound by W. Bone & Son, London. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Womankind: In All Ages of Western Europe: From the Earliest Times to the Seventeenth Century by Thomas Wright, published in 1869. Sections Include: Woman in Gaul and Britain Under the Celt and the Roman, The Woman of Teutonic Mythology and Romance, The Anglo-Saxon Woman, Transition to the Feudal Period, Domestic Life in the Castle, Condition and Costume of the Women in the Twelfth Period, The Romance of the Rose, etc. etc. Illustrated with color plates and engravings throughout. Hardcover in stunning navy blue and gilt decorated boards. Shelfwear to corners and ends with chipping to head and heel of spine, light foxing throughout.…