Search Results: the alhambra with an introduction by by washington irving

Macmillan and Company, Ltd., 1896-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover shows minor to moderate wear, tear, rubbing. Lacking ffep. Pages lightly tanned and clean.

London, Macmillan, 1921. Hard Cover. xx, 436 p., black & white illustrations throughout; 18.5 cm. First published 1832; a chronicle of Irving's visits to Granada in 1828 and 1829. Red cloth stamped in gold, all edges gilt; ; minor wear; VG+. Stock#101147.

MacMillan and Co. Limited, London, 1925. 7 1/8" X 5" in green heavy duty library buckram. EX-LIBRARY. Covers moderately soiled with light white stains on back cover. Ususal library paraphernalia: about GOOD MINUS condition. 436pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Heritage Press, New York: (1969)., 1969 pp. xiii, 304 + Plus sixteen full page drawings by Lima de Freitas. Twenty five text illustrations. Title page ruled in an arabesque design. Includes an insert of the Heritage Club Sandglass, Number VI:35. 4to. Original full morocco-grained fabric binding. Front board decorated with an arabesque gold ornament. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Original slip case. Hardbound. Very nice copy. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W82 0.0. Hardcover.

Paperback. New.

British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011-01-11. Paperback. Good.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1978. Book. Illus. by de Freitas, Lima. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gilt full leather hardcover. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Ribbon marker smooth and unfrayed. Clean, tight, bright, and completely unmarked -- a sound and handsome copy! 416pp..

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Macmillan, 1896. ~Limited edition: 'Five Hundred Copies of this Large Paper Edition, with Twelve Lithographs, were printed December 1896'. Original brick-red buckram cloth, printed paper label, slightly worn to spine. Slight fading to spine. Corners slightly pushed in. Top edges trimmed, other edges deckled. Large 4to (20 x 27cm). Front hinge very slightly slack. Mild cracking at gutter following front free endpaper. Mild foxing to early and late pages. Owner's signature dated 1902 to front free endpaper. Frontis with tissue guard. Profusely illustrated, with numerous in-text illustrations and engraved plates by Pennell and various artists, as well as 12 full-page lithographs by Joseph Pennell (not included in accompanying trade edition). Faint stain to pp. 200-201. Faint band of offset browning to lithograph following p. 242. Loose newspaper cutting of 'An Appreciation' of Joseph Pennell between pp. 98-99, with offset browning to adjacent pages. Beautifully illustrated… Read More

Macmillan, London, 1896. One of 500 copies of the Large Paper edition with 12 Lithographs. Tall 8vo (10 3/4 x 7 inches), pages: xx;436, original burgundy cloth with printed paper label to spine, uncut. Front free endpaper removed, label chipped, crack at one inner gutter else very good indeed.

MacMillan and Co. Limited, London, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. 1896 Macmillan London large paper edition limited to 500 copies cloth hardcover with paper spine label, rough cut edges. 12 lithographs in addition to illustrated text. Tight binding endpapers are foxed with very light spotting to text. No marks. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.

London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1896. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto (4to). xx, 436 pages of text. Original maroon hardcover binding with a printed paper spine label. The spine is moderately sunned and rubbed, and there is other minor shelfwear; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Limited to 500 copies printed, this large paper edition is complete with 12 original black-and-white lithographs by Joseph Pennell (1857-1926), signed in the plate. The pages edges are uncut and untrimmed, and in many cases the protruding edge is moderately browned, with a few edges soiled. There are approximately two dozen instances of minor soiling in the text. The endpapers are moderately foxed, and the corners of the first six pages have tiny perforations, affecting the margins only. First edition. .

London: Macmillan and Co, 1896. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 11" by 8". Joseph Penell. The limited edition large paper version of Pennell's masterclass in lithography, and Washington Irving's collection of essays, verbal sketches and tales, centred around the eponymous Alhambra Palace in Granada. Here in lovely condition. The lithographs in particular are considered one of Penell's finest works and are not included in the trade edition published alongside. The Alhambra has its origins in Irving's researches for his history A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada. He raveled to Granada, where he managed to obtain access to the Alhambra palace from the governor. He was inspired by his stay there to write this work, which combines description, myth, and narrations of historical events, all the way up to the penisular wars and the earthquake in 1821. The book was first published in 1832 in the United States and England. It was highly influential, and this later limited edition is a testament to its… Read More