Search Results: history of english literature two volumes by taine h a

New York: Holt & Williams, 1872. 531pp, 550pp, trans. by H. van Laun, both volumes show soiling &wear to covers, w/ v. 1 missing half the spine, some soiling & wear to pg edges, both bindings remain fairly tight, contents are in good condition, but because of the condition of the covers, consider this a reading copy, may require additional postage.. Cloth. Fair.

New York: Chatto And Windus, Piccadill. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. .

Henry Holt & Co, 1886-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Missing. 0x0x0. Brown cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; edges and covers worn, heavier at corners and spine; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Front hinge torn and cracking; Pages toning along edges; interior is unmarked; 550 pages.

Henry Holt and Company, 1879. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Holt & Williams, 1871. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Translated by H. Van Laun. Red marbled boards with leather corners and spine, spine is beautifully decorated with gilt, top edge is gilt. Both volumes corners are slightly bumped and edges are a bit worn, some wear along spine. Overall condition is good. Extra shipping will apply.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1879. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes bound as one. Translated by H. Van Laun. Burgundy cloth stamped in gilt and black. Thick octavo. x, 531pp., 550pp. Hinges cracked, owner decorative bookplate on front pastedown, spine ends and corners frayed, a good only copy.

NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1908. 1. Hard Cover.

NY, William L. Allison & Co. (1899), 1899. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. 12 mo., hardcovers, VG in brown tweed boards. Both volumes have frontis of Shakespeare, Vol. 1 has 651 pp. Vol. II has 695 pp. Wallpaper endpapers; clean, unmarked. From ancient times to modern authors (modern being 1899).

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas. Hardback. 529pp+ 550pp. Classic history of English literature by Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, two volumes complete. Detailed index to end of second vlolume. Translated from the French by H. Van Laun. Maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine is very rubbed. Faded to spine. Some splitting, tearing and flaking to edges of both backstrips. Good, sound copy. . Hardcover. Second edition. 1872.

Henry Holt and Company, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 1886 issue of the 1873 H. van Laun (translator) ""new edition"". Dark green cloth decoratively stamped in gilt and blind. Both volumes in comparable condition, with spine ends and corners a bit worn and spines slightly dulled, and with clean, tight interiors.. Vol. II has a small dent on the back board and its frong hinge is cracking at endpapers, though not loose. A good-looking set.

Piccadilly: Chatto & Windus, 1880. Very Good. London: Chatto & Windus, [ca.1880]. New Edition. Two octavo volumes; I: viii, 531pp, II: [iv], 550pp. Marbled paper-covered boards and leather spine and corner tips, with leather spine labels and gilt lettering and decoration down spines. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Boards edgeworn with scuffing to leather at corners, nudging and some shallow splits at spine ends, and some general scuffing and smudging. Front endpaper of first volume cleanly separated but laid in. Boards open easily but binding is secure. Gift inscription dated 1880 on second colume flyleaf and a couple stray instances of pencil checks in margins, else text clean.

Leather Bound. Very Good. London: Chatto and Windus. Very good 3/4 brown leather and marbled boards. Five raised bands, floral gilt decor. , "LONDON" in bottom panel. First revised Van Laun transl., 1871, first printing thus. signature on FFEP; no other readers' marks. Marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. Brief scuffing and edgewear, rubbing from brown to tan along spine edges. Dorothy DOWNS's signature on FFEP. No other reader's marks. Bindings are tight. Octavos,, 531/550pps.

Chatto & Windus, 1892. New edn. 2 vols. 8vo (8 x 5½ ins). Contemporary Bickers full tree calf, spines elaborately gilt tooled in six compartments, gilt lettered labels and marbled edges and endpapers (some light wear at corners - otherwise a VG set). Pp. viii + 531 [&] 550 (previous owner's bookplate on front paste-downs and 1893 gift inscription on front prelim of vol I).