About this title: Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), who often published under the pen-name of 'Q', was one of the giants of early twentieth-century literature and literary criticism. A novelist and poet who was also a Professor of English, he helped to form the literary tastes of generations of literary students and scholars who came after him. The freshness, ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth and Board
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Date Published: 1925
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. This is a collection of lectures given by Quiller-Couch at Cambridge with the exception of the essay on Anthony Trollope. They discussions on the lives and works of such notaries as Dickens, Thackeray, Disraeli, Trollope, and a general dissertation on the Victorian era. Dark blue cloth spine, lighter blue boards, gold titles on spine and cover. Cloth and boards are moderately stained with some fading to boards. Rubbing to head and tail of spine. A ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: 1/4 Cloth/Paper
Publisher: G. P. PUTNAM, NY
Date Published: 1925
Description: Very Good- Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. VG-with fading to gilt and minor wear too spine ends. Some corner wear with top edge gilt. pp.240. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925
Description: Hard Cover. Firsr Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 240 PAGES. Includes index. Book is based on lectures Quiller-Couch gave at Cambridge, with the exception of the Trollope chapter which was publilshed in the Nation & Athenaeum. The works of Dickens, Thackeray, Disraeli, Mrs. Gaskell, Trollope etc. are examined. Some staining, rubbing & edgewear to boards. Gilded top. Gilded letters on spine fading. Interior very good. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Date Published: 1925
Description: Book Very Good. No Dustjacket. 9" Tall. vi + 240 pages including index. Very clean and attractive midnight-blue boards with gold-coloured lettering to spine-small wear at spine-ends. Endpapers lightly browned, page edges age-yellowed and lightly foxed, rough-cut to long and bottom edges. Internally a very clean and very tidy copy. Quiller-Couch discusses Dickens, Thackeray, Disraeli, Mrs Gaskell and Anthony Trollope. A very nice copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1927
Description: Pocket edition Hardback (blue cloth with gilt "Q" device) viii + 224 pp. Previous owner's inscription on front free end paper. VG. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1925
Description: Very Good. Large section devoted to Dickens, but also sections on Thackeray, Disraeli, Mrs Gaskell and Anthony Trollope. Hard cover book, no jacket. Very good condition. Ex-library book with no markings save for library book borrowing sheet glued to rear endpaper. Slight wear to black boards, edgewear and wear to corners. Gilt lettering to spine. Some small tears to a couple of pages. Slightly discoloured block edges. 232mm tall. 240pp. read more
Edition: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
Binding: 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Top edge gilt. 240 pp.
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons., New York and London.
Date Published: 1925.
Description: Near very good. Light corner wear. read more
Edition: Pocket Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 1927
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The author, in a series of papers written as lectures, analyses Thackeray, Disraeli, Mrs. Gaskell, Trollope, as well as Dickens and the Victorian background. A very good clean copy in dustjacket which shows signs of wear and tear. 224 pages including index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780521736800ISBN:0521736803
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 7.99 by.55 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing)(236 pages) sir arthur quiller-couch was one of the giants of early twentieth-century literature and literary criticism. sir arthur quiller-couch (1863-1944), who often published under the pen-name of 'q', was one of the giants of early twentieth-century literature and literary criticism. a novelist and poet who was also a professor of english, he helped to form the literary tastes of ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780521736800ISBN:0521736803
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge at the University Press
Description: Very Good. B000WUOKPY Excellent condition, hardback 1925, no marks, great cover, no dust jkt, bright pgs, tight binding, read it. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1925
Description: Indexed. Near fine copy in the original publisher's cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust dulling to the spine bands. Remains a particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean and sharp cornered. Uncommon in this condition. 1. pp. 240. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam, New York
Date Published: 1925
ISBN-13:9781125791134ISBN:1125791136
Description: Hardcover-pages clean & tight, cover heavily worn though binding tight. Discarded from YMCA library in Ware Massachusetts (with their beautiful bookplate affixed inside front cover) ISBN listed below is for later edition. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 1925
Description: Indexed. Near fine copy in the original publisher's cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust dulling to the spine bands. Remains a particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean and sharp cornered. Uncommon in this condition. read more
Edition: First UK Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge at the Univ Press
Date Published: 1925
Description: Navy cloth covers, bright gilt spine lettering, 9" tall. 240pp. Book VERY GOOD CONDITION, tiniest edgewear cover, bookplate and ink note on flyleaf by former owner telling where he bought the book and read it in 1975--and tiny ink on 7 pages after page 100 with date the chapter was read. no dj. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press
Date Published: 1927
Description: Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. Ships within 24 hours. No dust jacket. Cover worn., 300grams, ISBN: read more
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