Search Results: Authors starting with F from Madoc Books

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, 1947, VG+, in blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Internally, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-viii), [4], [1], 2-260 pp, 5 illustrations. (219*142 mm). Vaughan, 1621-1695, was a Welsh metaphysical poet, author and translator writing in English, and a medical physician.

London No 10 Howland Street: F. Jukes, 1795. No Binding. Very Good. JUKES F. BIGG WR. Original hand coloured aquatint, leaf 325*274 mm, image 296*240 mm. depicting small village scene with thatched cottages.

The Old Parsonage, Didsbury: Author, 1903. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. VG, 1st ed, 242 illustrations. In brown cloth, gilt titles, rounded edges, corners rubbed, gilt titles. Spine, gilt titles, edges bumped. Internally, half title, frontis, [6], {vii-xx), [1], 2-405 pp, [1], [1] adverts, 242 illustrations (B&W, photographic, many full page), t.e.g., remainder uncut, evidence of book label removal to fpd. (163*253 pp).

THe Old Parsonage, Didsbury: By the Author, 1908. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Photographs By James Watts. In red cloth, gilt image and title to top cover, a little faded at bevelled edges. Spine titles in gilt, edges lightly bumped. Internally, ink name to fep, loose authors compliments sheet, (ix), [3], 398 pp, [2], 242 illustrations, t.e.g., remainder uncut. (254*163 mm). Fletcher Moss, born in July 1843, was a philanthropist who led many public works in Manchester; in 1915 he persuaded the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to fund the construction of a public library in Didsbury. See Wiki for Bio.

180 Varick Street New York: Dover Publications, Inc.,, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In printed soft covers, frontis, [6], (vii-xv), [1], 295 pp, 91 illustrations. An unabridge republication of the 1928 edition, Illustrators of the Sixties is a list of first editions of books illustrated by artists of the 1860's. (235*162 mm).

Printed for Private Circulation, 1888. Second Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. WATSON CJ. G+, 2nd ed, 1888, 3 pls. In titled pale blue paper wraps, corners & edges a little grubby, chipped & worn. Spine, no title. [2], [1], 2-15 pp, 3 pls, + 1 small printers footer, leaves & plates watermarked Van Gelder, title page in black & red inks, ink name to front cover (JJ Coulton possibly a Solicitor Kings Lyn Norfolk), some spotting, short repaired tear to lower cover, printed by Fletcher and Son, Norwich. With some MS notes from Robt Haselwood, Carrow Works Norwich 9 Dec 1889 to JJ Coulton Esq of Kings Lynn about the Abbey. First published by R Makilwaine Phipson, for the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society in 1883. Very Rare. World Cat shows 3 UK copies as does COPAC.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1983. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frances Richards. In cream card covers. DW with titles in black ink and coloured illustration to top cover. Internally, cotton ties, 12 pp, numerous illustrations, hand coloured by Frances Richards, an edition of just 75 copies, printed by Skelton's Press in May 1983, 9 poems, with a dedication by the author. Frances Richards, distinguished painter, graphic artist, draughtswoman and illustrator.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1984. Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frances Richards. In cream covers. DW, in cream, titles in black ink with hand coloured illustration. Internally, title in black ink with coloured illustration, 10 pp, [1], numerous hand coloured illustrations by Richards, 8 poems, an edition limited to just 75 copies, printed by the September Press in November 1984. Frances Richards, distinguished painter, graphic artist, draughtswoman and illustrator.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1884. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good, 1st ed, 1884. In purple cloth, gilt illustrations, corners bumped some marks. Spine, gilt tooling, light wear along joints, edges bumped, lightly worn. Internally, half title, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-171 pp, printed by R & R Clark, ink name to half title (Williams Wynne). With a preface by the Right Rev W Walsham How, Bishop of Redford. Uncommon, COPAC shows only 5 copies in UK institutions. (Allibone 1520). (176*119 mm).

London: Enitharmon Press, 1981. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frances Richards. In cream cover. DW, in cream, titles in black ink, hand coloured illustration to top cover. Internally, white cotton ties, 14 pp, [1], 10 poems, numerous hand coloured illustrations by Frances Richards, an edition limited to just 75 copies, printed by the Skelton's Press in November 1981. Frances Richards, distinguished painter, graphic artist, draughtswoman and illustrator.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1982. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Near Fine, 1982, Authors Copy. In blue paper booklet, white cotton ties. DW, titles in black ink to cream paper label to upper cover, 7 pp, printed by the Skelton's Press, an edition of just 101 copies of which this is one of the 35 reserved for the author. With a loose handwritten note by the author. Frances Richards, distinguished painter, graphic artist, draughtswoman and illustrator.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1982. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frances Richards. Near Fine, 1982, Author's Copy. In cream paper booklet covers. DW in cream, titles in black ink & hand coloured illustration to top cover. Internally, white cotton ties, dedication states that these poems are chiefly intimate family poems, 14 pp, [1], 9 poems, numerous hand coloured illustration by Frances Richards, limited to just 80 copies, printed by Skelton's Press in August 1982. Frances Richards, distinguished painter, graphic artist, draftswoman and illustrator.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1976. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Frances Richards. In grey cloth covers, title to spine in gilt. DW in pale blue with brown title and illustration, a few chips to edges, not clipped. Internally, signed by author to colophon, 23 leaves with text, of which 18 leaves have poems and illustrations, first published by the Enitharmon Press in 1977 and limited to just 250 copies, printed by Skelton's Press, Cannon Place, Wellingborough, Northants. Frances Richards, distinguished painter, graphic artist, draughtswoman and illustrator.

London: Enitharmon Press, 1983. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frances Richards. Near Fine, 1983. In cream cover booklet. DW, in cream, titles in black ink, hand coloured illustration to upper cover. Internally, white cotton ties, 11 pp, [1], 9 poems, an edition limited to just 75 copies, numerous illustrations hand coloured by Frances Richards, printed by Skelton's Press in May 1983. Frances Richards, distinguished painter, graphic artist, draughtswoman and illustrator.

London: 101, Strand.: R. Ackermann, 1815. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. STEVENS Francis. G, 1st ed, 1815, 54 pls. In scruffy quarter cloth over red marbled boards, corners & edges worn. Re-laid worn spine, ink titles to black calf labels. Internally, frontis, (iv), [1], 2-36 pp, 53 pls + frontis, hinges strengthened, short paper repair to fep, some offsetting, foxing to 7 pls, random red oval stamp of the De Milt Library, ink No at spine base. (346*272 mm). (Archer 324.2).

London No. 57. Upper John Street, Fitzroy Square. - Successor to Mr. F. Jukes: J.J. Sarjent, 1811. No Binding. Very Good. SARJENT Francis James. Aquatint and etching, with hand colouring, of: A Wooden Bridge over a Waterfall, rocks on either side, trees throughout the scene. Sheet 627*477. Image 546*383 mm, short old repaired tear to margin just touching image edge. Sarjeant, a successful landscape artist flourished 1780-1812.

Chester: Eastgate Row: Catherall & Prichard, 1866. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. BEDFORD Francis. Two Fine Albums of Views by one of the greatest photographers of the nineteenth century. Two work, [1] oblong Folio, 380*265, title printed in red and black, 20 albumen photographs from collodion negatives [215*155 mm] each mounted on card with a gilt filet border and title printed in brown, original burgundy cloth, the upper cover with a panel design blocked and lettered in gilt; spine re-laid, some water staining to upper cover, gift in. [2] Oblong folio, 270*180 mm, title printed in red and black, 17 albumen photographs from collodion negatives [150*110 mm] each mounted on card with a gilt filet border and title printed in brown; original cloth, the upper cover with a panel design blocked and lettered in gilt; re-cased with repairs to joints and addition of spine. The views in each album fall into a series which begins at Llandudno, then onto Conway, Bangor (both… Read More

Chester: Eastgate Row.: Catherall & Prichard. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The Premier Victorian Photographer... First edition, oblong album, in the publishers worn gilt printed cloth, bevelled edges, corners worn. Spine, relaid, modern maroon calf gilt title. Internally, title leaf, followed by 17 B&W photographic plates, on thick cards, each with a guard, plates with reference and locations, a.e.g., not dated but c1870, (268*181 mm).

Boston: Author, 1910. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In quarter black cloth with cream boards, a little soiled, corners & edges slightly bumped & worn. Spine, gilt title, edges bumped. Internally, [3], 6-102 pp, [1], letter from Wm Ward of Richmond to R Brocklebank offering him a copy of the book tipped to fpd, title page with titles in black ink with a red device, occasional pencil marginal note, printed at the Merrymount Press, Boston in October 1910, in an edition limited to just 250 copies. Title continues: with Notes and Commentaries. Francis Bullard, a graduate of Harvard University in 1886, became a major American collector of old master and contemporary prints.

London Printed for, No. 25. Ludgate-hill MDCCLXXIII-1787: S Hooper, 1773. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Near Fine First Edition Set of Grose's Antiquities, Illustrated with over 600 Engraved Plates and Maps 1773-1787 First edition of Grose's classic work on the antiquities of England and Wales, including his supplementary volumes, beautifully bound in contemporary full diced calf, decorative gilt edge tooling & titles, blue marbled endpapers, and illustrated with over 600 engraved plates and hand coloured maps, together six volumes, royal quarto, not paginated. Grose, who has been called a sort of antiquarian Falstaff, turned to writing only after squandering his inheritance. Tapping his early interest in heraldry and antiquities and his skills as a draughtsman, he began to publish Antiquities of England and Wales in 1773, an extensive work which was immediately popular. Profusely illustrated and written in a lively, informative style, the work… Read More