Search Results: Titles starting with F from Rosley Books

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, Museum Street, 1929. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Frontispiece - Photograph of Meyer. FIRST EDITION : 1929. [ Published simultaneously with Fleming H. Revell Company.]. Hardcover; Frontispiece - Photograph of Meyer. Flush-bound jacket style binding with flaps over boards (flap not price-clipped; 3s.6d.). White covers with portrait of Meyer (differing from frontispiece). No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear to spine. VERY GOOD. 191 pages. Index. SCARCE. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

London: I & P Knapton, 1740. No Binding. Very Good. Large Folio. Jacob Houbraken, 1740, Amst.. LONDON : 1740. [ Amsterdam Engraved. London Printed.] A single large folio leaf with fine engraved portrait dated 1740. Generous margins. In bright clean condition. Approx size; 19 x 14 inches (with good 2 inch margins). Printed on heavy, quality laid paper of the day. VERY GOOD. Ideal for framing. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Folio. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Harrisburg & London: Trinity Press International (Continuum), 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large Octavo. Colour Illustrated by Simms Taback.. FIRST EDITION. HARRISBURG : 2003. Hardback. Original dark-blue cloth; bronze lettered spine. In dark-blue and bronze pictorial dust-jacket. Bronze end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. NEAR FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xviii), 365 pages. Indexes. Vernon K. Robbins is Professor of New Testament and Comparative Sacred Texts in the Department and Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He was appointed Winship Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities in 2001. In 1984, his Jesus the Teacher: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Mark launched socio-rhetorical criticism in New Testament studies. His two most recent books are Exploring the Texture of Texts (Trinity Press International, 1996), and Invention of Christian Discourse 1.… Read More

London: Secker & Warburg, 1953. Fifth Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. LONDON : 1953. [ First published in 1938.]. Hardback. Frontispiece and 7 other plates, map. Light-brown cloth; gilt lettered spine (onto dark-red panels). In white and green printed dust-jacket (not price-clipped (18s). Neat owner name (not readable) dated 'Juba (South Sudan), 1954 and another W.G. Dowall, 1955; no internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear and dulling to jacket spine. NEAR FINE in VG jacket; now in clear protective sleeve. (xxv), 339 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Glossary: pages 319-329. Index. CONTENTS: Tribal origin and kinship system -- The Gikuyu system of land tenure -- Economic life -- Industries -- System of education -- Initiation of boys and girls -- Sex life among young people -- Marriage system -- The Gikuyu system of government -- Religion and ancestor worship -- The new religion in East Africa -- Magical and medical practices -- Conclusion --… Read More

London & New York: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1918. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - 11 x 9 Inches Tall. Colour plates . FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1918. [ Not dated; the British Library dates as 1918.]. Hardback. Frontispiece and 15 other full-page plates. Original black smooth cloth; yellow lettered spine and pictorial design to the cover. Pictorial end-papers. Untrimmed edges as issued. Neat pencil owner name; no internal markings. Feint stain to gutter margin of end-papers. Half-title foxed. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear. VERY GOOD. (viii), 180 pages. Supplied with a clear protective jacket. Heavy; extra postage needed outside the UK. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Folio; approx. 11 x 9 inches. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

Glasgow & London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1910. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Colour frontispiece . LONDON : 1910. [ Not dated; circa 1910. First published in 1863.]. Hardback. Frontispiece in colour. Original red textured cloth; gilt lettered spine. Blind-stamped decorative spine and cover. In pale-yellow colour pictorial dust-jacket. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear to the jacket and neat repair to one corner. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. Jacket VERY GOOD INDEED; now in a clear protective sleeve. 347 pages. SCARCE in a dust-jacket. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1964. Hardback. Blue cloth; silver lettered spine. In light-grey printed dust-jacket. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear and a little foxing only to jacket. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 126 pages. Bibliographical footnotes. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

London: A & C Black [ Dacre Press ], 1967. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1967. Containing the Deems Lectures for 1964. Paperback. Quality sewn book. Original dark-red printed covers. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Spine slightly fading. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. (viii), 175 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

New York: Paulist Press, 1982. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Large Octavo. EW YORK : 1982. [ Series: Classics of Western Spirituality ]. Translation of: Lama?at. First Edition thus. Paperback. Translation and Introduction by William C. Chittick and Peter Lamborn Wilson ; Preface by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Blue and full colour pictorial covers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xvi), 178 pages. Includes bibliography (p. 168-169). Index. Lg.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Uncommon title in the UK.

London: J.M. Dent & Co, Aldine House, 1913. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Small Octavo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1913. [ Dent Everyman Library No 655 ]. Theodora Phranza; or, The fall of Constantinople. First published in 1857, this is the first Edition in Everyman's Library. Introduction by Ernest Rhys. Original dark-red ribbed cloth; gilt lettered and decorated full spine. Blind motif to centre of cover. Decorative end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. NEAR FINE. (xiii), 360 pages. Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xiii). Printed at 'The Temple Press, Letchworth, England'. See Seymour's Guide to Everyman, 2005. SCARCE. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History.]

Edinburgh [ Dundee ]: Waugh and Innes, 1824. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 12mo. FIRST EDITION. EDINBURGH : 1824. [ Dundee printed ]. Hardback. Original printers boards; light grey paper-covered with original printed paper label; RUSSELL ON THE COVENANTS. Edges untrimmed as issued. Spine not faded. Minor wear and a few minor marks (small nick to foot). VERY GOOD; in tight, bright clean condition. Neat owner name (contemporary); no internal markings. (xii), 432 pages. Nice copy. VERY SCARCE. Only 3 copies held in the UK : British Library and National Library of Scotland and Glasgow. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Literature, Theology and History. ] Rev. David Russell, Minster of The Gospel in Dundee

Salford [ Manchester ]: John Roberts, 156 Chapel Street, 1857. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 12mo. FIRST EDITION. SALFORD : 1857. Hardback. Full red morocco leather. Gilt lettered and ruled spine and boards. All edges gilt. Gilt tooled edges and blind dentelles. Original yellow end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 76pp. SCARCE. No copy recorded in the UK libraries. 12mo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

Edinburgh: David Brown, 16 St. Andrew's Street, 1825. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. FIRST EDITION. EDINBURGH : 1825. **FINE BINDING** Hardback. Contemporary full calf-leather. Raised bands; dark-red gilt lettered label; gilt decorative panels to spine and cover. Gilt decorative boards edges and dentelles. Original yellow end-papers. All edges gilt. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or markings. FINE copy of a FINE BINDING. (xi), 284 pages. DR RICHARD HUIE FRCSEd (1795-1867) was a 19th-century Scottish surgeon who served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the period 1840 to 1842. An ardent Christian he was also a popular hymn-writer, with at least 29 hymns to his name. SCARCE. In the UK on 3 Holding libraries; University of Aberdeen; National Library of Scotland and of Wales. No copy in the British Library, Cambridge or Oxford. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings,… Read More

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1825. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. LONDON : 1825. Hardbacks. Contemporary dark-red full Morocco-leather; gilt lettered spines; raised bands. Marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Nice and attractive set. VERY GOOD INDEED. CONTENTS: v.1: Tempest; Two gentlemen of Verona; Merry wives of Windsor; Twelfth night, or, What you will - v.2: Measure for measure; Much ado about nothing; Midsummer-night's dream; Love's labours lost - v.3: Merchant of Venice; As you like it; All's well that ends well; Taming of the shrew - v.4: Winter's tale; Comedy of errors; Macbeth; King John - v.5: King Richard II; King Henry IV. Parts 1-2; King Henry V - v.6: King Henry VI. Parts 1-3 - v.7: King Richard III; King Henry VIII; Troilus and Cressida - v.8: Timon of Athens; Coriolanus; Julius Caesar; Anthony and Cleopatra - v.9: Cymbeline; Titus… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd.,, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1937. Hardback. Original black cloth; gilt lettered spine (Art Deco). Neat owner name; no internal markings. A little foxing to early few pages and latter pages. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. 448 pages. Referenced by: Sterling library II,462. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.

Glasgow & London: Porteous & Hislop, 1863. Not Given . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 12mo. GLASGOW : 1863. Reprint of this famous work. Originally published in the 17th century; a Puritan classic.. Hardback. With a biographical sketch of the author. Cloth spine, printed paper label to spine. Marbled boards. Original yellow end-papers. Uncommon. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. A little foxing. VERY GOOD INDEED. 142 pages. 12mo. ON;y one copy held in the UK; Cambridge University.**Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1883. Re-issue . Hardcover. Very Good. Small Octavo. EDINBURGH : 1883. [ Originally published in the 17th century; a Puritan classic.]. Hardback. Original dark blue smooth cloth; gilt lettered spine. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear. VERY GOOD. 142 pages. SCARCE. Sm.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Faber and Faber, 1949. New Edition . Hardcover. Good Plus. 8vo. C.F. Tunnicliffe A.R.A.. NEW EDITION. LONDON : 1949. [ First published in 1941.]. Hardback. Illustrated by C. F. Tunnicliffe. Original red cloth, gilt lettered spine. No half-title. Tight, bright and clean. Neat owner name or internal markings. Slight fading to spine. Minor wear only. INternally very good indeed. GOOD.. 285 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., Museum Street, 1976. New Impression . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Large Octavo. Embellished By Pauline Diana Baynes. LONDON : 1976. New format; reset. [ First published in 1949.]. The Rise and Wonderful Adventures of Farmer Giles, Lord of Tame, Count of Worminghall and King of the Little Kingdom. Hardback. Full-colour pictorial boards as issued (with original gold publisher's price -sticker to rear cover). Frontispiece in 2-colour and one other plate. Baynes' black and white drawings throughout. No ownership marks or inscriptions. Tight, bright and clean. Minor use only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 64pp. A nice copy. First published 17 November 1949. Hammond/Anderson A4. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for the Inklings, Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Edinburgh: Printed by the Heirs of D. Willison., 1823. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. EDINBURGH : 1823. Vol. XXIV. 517 pages. Hardback. Professionally rebound in green Morocco-leather spine; green cloth sides. Gilt lettered and ruled spine by Speir, Strath Tey. Index. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor use only. NEAR FINE. 517 pages. Index. Plus 31pp Premiums to the rear. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.