Resultados da Pesquisa: thistledown a book of scotch humour por ford robert

Alexander Gardner Paisley 1901 Fair (no dj, red cloth lightly worn top and base of spine and all corners bumped, lightly soiled front board decorated with gilt thistle and shield, top page edges heavily dust marked, front hinge cracked, foxing prelims and back free endpaper, the contents are generally clean with the occasional small spots and smudges, shelf cocked and spine leaning) 12mo 402pp. New and enlarged edition, with illustrations.

Alexander Gardner. n.d.. Hardcover. Internally very good, spine faded and repaired. ; 402pp. .

Paisley, UK: Alexander Gardner , 1913. Seems unread.. Tight and crisp.. Decorated. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Alexander Gardner, 1891. Hardcover. Good. . Light shelf wear. Splitting at inner hinges but binding is sturdy. Pages/boards clean, NO foxing or markings.

Paisley: Alexander Gardner. Fair. 21 x 14cm. Hardcover. 463 pages. Front hinge cracked. Text edge lightly foxed.<br> .

1895-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. 1901 edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable

Frederick A. Stokes, 1910-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows shelf wear and minor tanning. Pages shows minor tanning.

Alexander Gardner. 1930 Alexander Gardner sixth impression hardback; green boards with gilt emblem and titling to front, no dj; good+ clean, lightly aged copy; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1930.

Alexander Gardner. Undated c1895 Alexander Gardner "new and enlarged edition with illustrations" hardback; acceptable reading copy, 1912 presentation plate inside front cover, internal hinge weakened, worn spine, no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Acceptable. Hardcover. 1895.

Paisley, Alexander Gardner, 1913;. Very good/ No dw; 463pp with 8 beautifull tipped in coloured & 8 black/ white Illustrations by John Duncan; Brown covers with gilt title & motif on the front; Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. .

Toronto: S.B. Gundy [no date], 1st Canadian. (Cloth) 463pp. Very good, no dust jacket. 8vo. Beige cloth covers with gilt illustration and lettering to front and spine. Frontispiece. 15 full-colour illustrated plates. The Bible to figuring out those wackly kilt-cladded, wee dram tippling, sheep's stomach munching, brogue speaking ragamuffins so lovingly called the Scots. Unless you're Irish but at least they're better than the Welsh..

Toronto: S. B. Gundy, 1891. No date of publication, circa 1891, 463 pages, illustrated by John Duncan nice clean tipped in plates with tissue guards."Essentially a book of humour, it is hoped that the reader will find it to be something more than a merely funny book. If he does not, the writer will have failed to realize fully his aim." VERY GOOD HARDCOVER, tan linen cloth covers, letering is bright on the spine and cover. A nice clean tight copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket Present. Illus. by John Duncan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1910. NA. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 463 pages. Hardcover. Circa 1910. Letter "A" appears at bottom left corner of preface. Illustrations by John Duncan. Brown cloth covers with gilt titles. Light wear. Clean, tight copy. Record # 610970

Paisley: Alexander Gardner Salmon DW with title to cover and spine, small patch of discolouration half way down spine, spine a little sunned. Book tan boards with green titling and ruling. New edition enlarged and illustrated, 402pp with index. Paste action to paste downs, a little dusty otherwise VG. . New edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1921. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Duncan, John (illustrator). 463 pages. Brown boards with gilt print on the front cover and spine. The covers are lightly rubbed; the front and back paste downs as well as the front and back end papers have a large ownrship stmap; the front paste down has two brandy labels and there is a neat ownership signature on the front end paper. 'Thistledown a Book of Scotch Humour, Character, Folk-Lore, Story, and Anecdote' was first published in 1891, this is the fourth impression of a new and enlarged edition published in 1913. "Robert was an excellent editor and collector, and his works, published latterly by Alexander Gardner of Paisley, were best-sellers both at home and abroad. Dryerre notes that his collection of anecdotes in the fashion of Dean Ramsay, Thistledown, inspired an expatriate Scot in Klerksop, South Africa, to name his estate after it." (Provincial Grand Lodge of Glasgow)

Alexander Gardner. Undated c1895 Alexander Gardner "new and enlarged edition with illustrations" hardback; rebound with reinforced sound and firm library binding, blue linen effect patterned boards with white titling to spine, red speckled page edges, no dj; ex-library local reference collection, usual plate and stamps; good+ clean and little-used copy, lightly age-tanned pages; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. 1895.

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, Ltd., 1930. 463p., index, 16 tipped-in colour plates, a little underlining, previous owner's name on ffep, original brown cloth with gilt titles, light wear along the edges, VG-. Illus. by Duncan, John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1930 tan boards with gilt titling, New edition enlarged and illustrated, 463pp with index, name and date to reverse of frontis, tissue guards intact to colour plates, colour and b&w plates, untrimmed edges apart from gilt top edge, some foxing or browning to a few margins, spine ends rubbed or creased. New edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Duncan. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Paisley : A. Gardner, 1921. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 463 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subject; Humour, satire.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.