Search Results: sacred and legendary art 2 volumes by jameson anna

London: Longmans Green, 1891. London: Longmans Green, 1891. Third edition. 2 volumes, complete. 8vo. Steel etchings, 12 new woodcuts, 818 pp. including index. Green silk binding, beveled edges, ruled in gilt, gilt image of mother and child reading to each front board, titles and top edges gilt. "Anna Brownell Jameson was the first Anglo-Irish art historian. Born in Ireland, she migrated to England at the age of four, becoming a well-known British writer and contributor to nineteenth-century thought on a range of subjects including early feminism, art history, travel, Shakespeare, poets, and German culture." (Wikipedia) Small previous owner book plate. Rubbing to extremities. Volume I has tears at spine and top of spine. Hinges reinforced. Fair, Good.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1897-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Both volumes. Published by Houghton, Mifflin, 1896. Green cloth hardbound covers with dark green printing. About a half-dozen smudges of white paint to covers, spines darkened, light (in color) discoloration at edges of spine covers. Hinges somewhat visible at front pages; bindings appear firm. Gentle wear; no markings noted.

Houghton Mifflin Co, 1896. Hardcover. Good. 2 volume set. 10th edition, 1888 printing. Publishers brown cloth. TEG. Library tape to spine. Hinges cracked to volume I. Volume I title page loose. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily.

Ams Pr Inc. Used - Very Good. [1st AMS ed.]. 1976. Cloth, no dj. Very Good. 2 volumes. 8vo. 818 pp. Reprint of the New York edition of 1896.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1900. Hardcover. Good/Missing. Complete set of 2 volumes published 1900: Sacred and Legendary Art. Green cloth hardbound covers with dark green printing. Volume 1, binding slightly skewed, else very good condition with mild wear, no markings noted. Volume 2, binding slightly skewed; corners bumped, else mild wear, no markings noted.

Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good ; No jackets. 1895 Houghton Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press. Two volumes, complete. NOT ex-library. Hardcovers have green cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Front covers have dark green lettering and dark green decorated panel with floral designs. Top page edges are gilt. Dark red coated endpapers. Black and white frontispiece, illustrations and plates; frontispiece has tissue guard. Bindings tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have very light surface and edge wear, with minor rubbing to the corners. Small paper address label on bottom inner corner of front free endpaper of each. Smudge at top corner of front free endpaper of volume 1. Top gutter corner of rear endpaper on volume one is wrinkles and slightly pulled. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 800 pages, continuous pagination. No dust jackets. "Edited, with Additional Notes by Estelle M. Hurll, and… Read More

London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1866. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Good (EX-LIBRARY with accompanying pararphernalia; boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; inner hinges are cracked; textblock edges are toned/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean, but toned, and occasionally smudged or foxed; textblocks appear solid.). Three-quarter bound red letter and cloth with five raised bands on the spine and gilt lettering; 818 pp.; richly illustrated. Volume 1 has subtitle: Containing legends of the angels and archangels, the evangelists, the apostles, the doctors of the church, and St. Mary Magdalene, as represented in the fine arts. Volume 2 has subtitle: Containing the patron saints, the martyrs, the early bishops, the hermits, and the warrior saints of Christendom, as represented in the fine arts./ Illustrations are 187 woodcuts and 19 engravings. The engravings are printed as plates. -- WorldCat.

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. Hardcover. Very good. Two volume set! Half-leather boards, small octavos [4" x 6"], b&w frontispiece in volume one, otherwise not illustrated. Books have rubbing, toning and edgewear to boards and spines, bindings tight, previous owner's inscription to backside of frontispiece in first volume, foxing and off-setting to frontispiece, otherwise text clean and unmarked but toned throughout, spotting to edges of blocks.

London New York: Longmans, Green, 1898. New edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved set overall. Endpapers loosely inserted. Elevated motif to the front board. Frontispieces accompanied by guard sheets. Physical description: 2 v.: ill.; 21 cm. Notes: 1st ed. 1848-52, 2 vols. Purchased 1968. Subjects: Christian art and symbolism. Art. Genre: Illustrated.

London, Longmans, Green, And Co., 1888. Tenth Edition. Hardback. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked calf-backed buckram boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 0 pages; Description: 2 v. Front. (port. ) 15 cm. Subjects: Christian art and symbolism. Christian saints in art. Notes: Paged continuously.

2 volumes. the 1870 6th edition. Jameson's excellent study of religious and legendary art. Beautiful leather bound and in VG condition pages clean and bright. Lovely gold edged text. See photos. Both Volumes have the book plate of Julia Jordan Dumaresq.

London: Longman Brown Green Longmans. NEAR FINE set, with a MAJOR FLAW. 1st ed, 8"x5.5", 387,439pp.. 1848. 1st edition.. Hardcover. NEAR FINE books. Elaborate gilt decoration. MAJOR FLAW: both upper hinges repaired. Ideal candidate for quality repair. . Loose (opposed to tight) back binding so hinges repairable. Bound by a master though no binder ticket or turn in binder name. Gilt turn ins. AEG. Both FINE inside. Some plates (NOT text) with spot or two of foxing but no aging, marginalia, etc. Both tend to remain closed when stood on spines. Flaws (other than the hinges) very minor and mostly one type: scuffing. (1) All tips flat & square but scuffed. (2) Lower hinges scuffed. (3) Of the two book's 10 raised bands the very highest points of ONLY TWO are scuffed. Spine gilt quite elaborate and any scuffing at all would be very apparent. (4) "14.99" pencilled in both. (5) Vol 1 with full page pencilled gift inscription, 2nd ep with closed tear the width of the leaf. Kind of a… Read More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Book. Very Good. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Four volumes, all in very good condition; internally fine. Textual illustrations and plates taken from drawings by the author's own hand. Three-quarter gilt black leather bindings with raised bands; marbled boards, endpapers, and edges. Published sequentially in 1848, 1850 and 1852. Owner's bookplates neatly applied. A very nice, solid and bright set in matching bindings showing some slight wear or rubbing to extremities..

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Ex-Library. Good. Decorative Cloth. First American Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Mrs. Jameson's Works (6 volumes): Sacred and Legendary Art, Volumes I and II; Characteristics of Women, Moral, Poetical, and Historical; Studies, Stories and Memoirs; Legends of the Madonna As Represented in Fine Arts; Legends of the Monastic Orders; Sketches of Art, Literature, and Character. Stated first American edition. Published posthumously. Maroon sandcloth binding, blindstamped decoration, gold decoration and titles, top edge gilt. Fine engraved decorations at head and tail of chapters. Engraved frontispieces with protective tissue. Antique hand-numbered and dated bookplates from one of the oldest libraries in the USA. Chipping to top and bottom of spine on most volumes. Lightly foxed on a few pages. Good condition and scarce..

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848. A First Edition set, published 1848, 1850, 1852, and 1864 of her major works on Christian art, done in the last twenty years of her life, the last completed after her death in 1860 by her friend Elizabeth Rigby, Lady Eastlake. Lavishly illustrated by her own drawings and etchings, and by those of Gerardine Macpherson, her niece. Finely bound by Bickers, London, their name stamped on wide inner dentelles each volume. Dark blue crushed morocco with gilt rules and lettering, top edges gilt, marbled end papers, silk markers, Near Fine, the scantest of shelf rubbing. end papers evenly toned from dentelles. An exceptional and heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . First Editions. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company. As New. 1897. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Pages 389 - 800. Includes sections titled "The Patron Saints of Christendom," "The Early Bishops," and "The Hermit Saints." -- with a bonus offer-- .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company. New. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE & UNMARKED, TIGHT TO THE SPINE - Volume 1: Pages 1 - 388; Volume 2: 389 - 800. Includes sections titled "Of Angels and Archangels," "The Twelve Apostles," ," The Doctors of the Church," "The Patron Saints of Christendom," "The Early Bishops," and "The Hermit Saints." -- with a bonus offer-- .