Search Results: Authors starting with T from MFLIBRA Antique Books

Author: Thomas Hughes. Percy Tarrant, illustrator.Title: Tom Brown's School Days.Publisher: Philadelphia, George W. Jacobs and Company, no date (circa 1923). First thus.Language: Text in English.Size: 8 " X 6 ". Pages: 311 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight, and clean, some light foxing or staining - as shown, chip to the upper corner of frontispiece - as shown, ex-libris of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the color frontispiece and the beautiful 6 full-page illustrations in color by Percy Tarrant.
The book: A cherished edition of TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS, this classic tale by Thomas Hughes captures the essence of school life, camaraderie, and the challenges and triumphs of growing up. This particular edition, beautifully illustrated by Percy Tarrant, offers… Read More

Author: Thomas Roscoe. A T Elwes and John Jellicoe, illustrator.Title: The Pleasant History of Reynard the Fox: Translated by the late Thomas Roscoe. Illustrated with nearly one Hundred Designs by A T Elwes and John Jellicoe.Language: Text in English.Publisher: London, Swan Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey, 1886. Second Edition with a new Preface.Size: 8" X 6".Pages:xv-134 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good original gilt decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gilt.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first blank page - as shown).Illustration: Complete with the one hundred illustrations by A T Elwes and John Jellicoe.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies of this edition available for sale worldwide).
The Book: "The Pleasant History of Reynard the Fox" is a rare edition of this medieval story, translated by… Read More

Author: Sir Thomas Smith.Title: Thomae Smithi Angli De republica Anglorum libri tres:quibus accesserunt chorographica illius descriptio, aliique politici tractatus.Publisher: Lvg. Batavorum (Leiden), Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1630.Language: Text in Latin.Size: 4,5" X 2,5".Pages: 404 pages + Index.Binding: Very good contemporary full vellum binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a removable protective mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on upper margin of the title page - as shown).Illustration: Complete with the nice engraved title page.
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The book: Rare and nice 17th-century edition of Sir Thomas Smith's book De Republica Anglorum: the Maner of Government or Police of the Realme of England, written between 1562 and 1565, was first published in 1583. In it, he described England as a mixed government and a commonwealth and stated that all commonwealths are of mixed character.

Author: Thornton W. Burgess. Harrison Cady, illustrator.Title: Mrs. Peter Rabbit.Publisher: Boston, Little Brown and Company, 1925.Size: 8" X 6".Pages: viii-205 pages + publisher's catalog.Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated hardcover binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, cold stamp of a previous owner on the half-title page - as shown).Illustrations: Nicely illustrated with 8 full-page color illustrations by Harrison Cady.
The book: "A rare 1925 edition of ""Mrs. Peter Rabbit"" by Thornton W. Burgess, published by Little Brown and Company, Boston. This beloved children's book is part of Burgess's extensive series featuring animal characters and their adventures in the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. The book is attractively bound in an original illustrated hardcover, enhancing its collectible appeal.