Search Results: the life and letters of r by byles c e

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London: John Lane, 1905. Book. Illus. by J. Ley Pethybridge. Fair. Original Cloth. First Edition. Book has frayed head and heel of the spine, spine is a tad faded, cover wear..

1905 The Abbey Press, 1905. Hardcover in good condition.. Hardcover. Good.

New York: John Lane, 1906. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Dark brown leather look embossed front board; embossed spine with gold print. Bumping and slight fraying to edges and corners of boards. Spine has a 5" long spilt where it looks like someone accidently cut it with a box opener. Pages detached along inside spine/gutter so book will lay open. Pages clean but a quick look through shows a couple of pages with neat underlining or pencil writing (I saw two pages with marks). Very slight browning to edges. 689 pages + additional advertising pages. Only print info stated is "MCMVI" on title page. "With two sketches by the Earl of Carlisle, Lithographs by J. Ley Pethybridge, andreproductions from portraits, photographs, etc." Large ex-libris ink stamp on ffep. Split along seam of front and back endpapers. Probably better than Good condition given it's age. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

The Abbey Press. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear.

London & New York: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1905. First Edition . Cloth. Vg/No Jacket. 8vo. 689 pgs. b/w illustrs. Colour frontis. Errata at page 1. Ads at the end. Bound in black blindstamped cloth with light wear at spine ends. Top edge gilt. Name to front endpaper as well as the fore-edge. Remains a respectable copy. Robert Stephen Hawker (1803 - 1875) was an Anglican priest, poet, antiquarian of Cornwall and reputed eccentric. The author, Byles, was his son-in-law.

JOHN LANE, BODLEY HEAD. LONDON. 1905. FIRST EDITION, RED CLOTH, WEAR TO THE SPINE AND FRONT HINGE WEAK BUT A GOOD COPY. TWO SKETCHES BY THE EARL OF CARLISLE. LITHOGRAPHS BY J. LEY PETHYBRIDGE, AND REPRODUCTIONS FROM PORTRAITS, PHOTOGRAPHS ETC..