Search Results: Authors starting with T from MFLIBRA Antique Books

Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge.Title: The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Edited with an Introductory Memoir and Illustrations by William B. Scott.Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons, no date (1880).Language: Text in English.Size: 7.5" X 5".Pages: xxviii-420 pagesBinding: Attractive and near fine original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gilt..Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown).Illustrations: Nicely illustrated.
The book: This beautifully illustrated edition of The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge offers readers a comprehensive collection of Coleridge's poetry. Edited by William B. Scott, the book includes an introductory memoir that provides insight into Coleridge's life and work. The illustrations add a visual dimension to Coleridge's evocative poetry, making this edition both a literary and artistic treasure.

Author: Thomas Hughes. Percy Tarrant, illustrator.Title: Tom Brown's School Days.Publisher: Philadelphia, George W. Jacobs and Company, no date (circa 1923). First thus.Language: Text in English.Size: 8 " X 6 ". Pages: 311 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing or staining - as shown, chip to the upper corner of frontispiece - as shown, ex-libris of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the color frontispiece and the beautiful 6 full-page illustrations in color by Percy Tarrant.
The book: A cherished edition of TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS, this classic tale by Thomas Hughes captures the essence of school life, camaraderie, and the challenges and triumphs of growing up. This particular edition, beautifully illustrated by Percy Tarrant, offers… Read More

Author: Thomas Moore. John Tenniel, illustrator.Title: Lalla Rookh An Oriental Romance.Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, and Co., no date (1880).Language: Text in English.Size: 8" X 6".Pages: xxiv-336 pages.Binding: Very good original red full-cloth binding with gilt titles and decorations on the spine and front cover. The cover has an intricate gilt border design (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed, small bump on the lower edge of front cover near the spine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gilt.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, toning to the half-title and last pages only - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the 69 beautiful illustrations from original drawings by John Tenniel, and engraved on wood by the Brothers Dalziel. Also, 5 ornamental pages of Persian design by T. Sulman, including one in illuminated color.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies in this binding variant for sale worldwide).
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Author: Sir Thomas Smith.Title: Thomae Smithi Angli De republica Anglorum libri tres:quibus accesserunt chorographica illius descriptio, aliique politici tractatus.Publisher: Lvg. Batavorum (Leiden), Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1630.Language: Text in Latin.Size: 4,5" X 2,5".Pages: 404 pages + Index.Binding: Very good contemporary full vellum binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on upper margin of the title page - as shown).Illustration: Complete with the nice engraved title page.
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The book: Rare and nice 17th-century edition of Sir Thomas Smith's book De Republica Anglorum: the Maner of Government or Police of the Realme of England, written between 1562 and 1565, was first published in 1583. In it, he described England as a mixed government and a commonwealth and stated that all commonwealths are of mixed character.