8 books for « howitt mary »Edit

‎Birds and Flowers‎

‎London. T. Nelson and Sons. 1871. In-12. Plein chagrin rouge. 5 nerfs. Titre doré au dos. Tranches dorées. Avec 87 gravures sur bois par Giacomelli. 202 p. Très bon état malgré des rousseurs. ‎

‎Two Years in Switzerland and Italy. Translated by MARY HOWITT (from the Swedish). In 2 Volumes.‎

‎London, Hurst and Blackett, 1861, in-8vo, XI + 411 p.; VII + 412 p. + 8 p. (advertising catalogue), hw. name on title (1862) / Exlibris Peter E. Obergfell, contemporary red cloth bindings. A fine copy.‎

‎First English edition. (Red cloth covered boards with embossed design, spine gilt). Both ladies were prolific writers and mrs Bremer a keen and thorough observer. The voyage also went to Chamouni, Mer de Glace, Mont-Blanc & Monte Rosa... (tha was) the last point which I visit within the realm , and I am so to be accompanied to Monte Rosa by both my youg sisters, Louise and Nancy, from my beloved home beside the Living Waters. (p.304). Image disp.‎

‎FISHER'S DRAWING ROOM SCRAP-BOOK MDCCCXL.‎

‎With poetical illustrations by L.E.L. and Mary Howitt. Fisher, Son & Co., London, 1841. In-8 gr. (mm. 275x210), mz. pelle edit., piatti in tela blu con ricca cornice e figure dorate, decoraz. e tit. oro al dorso (restaur.), tagli dorati, pp. 67, con 36 pregevoli tavole inc. su acciaio f.t. (compresi antiporta e frontespizio figurato), che illustrano la raccolta di poesie (8 sono di L.E.L.: Letitia Elizabeth Landon). Esemplare ben conservato.‎

‎Contes célèbres de la littérature anglaise traduits et arrangés par L. de Wailly et P. J. Stahl.‎

‎Paris J. Hetzel 1868 1 vol. relié in-8, demi-chagrin brun, dos à nerfs, caissons encadrés de filets dorés, plats de percaline encadrés à froid, tranches dorées, VIII + 278 pp., nombreuses gravures sur bois par Georges Fath. 18 contes pour enfants dans une adaptation française par Léon de Wailly, finalisée par Stahl à la mort de ce dernier : "J'ose dire que les joyaux montés d'abord à l'anglaise dont se compose ce volume méritaient d'être remontés à la française par un orfèvre d'élite" ! Bel exemplaire.‎

‎THE STORY OF A HAPPY HOME, OR, THE CHILDREN'S YEAR, AND HOW THEY SPENT IT‎

‎T. Nelson & Sons Ltd. 1876. In-12. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 192 pages. Dessins en couleur en frontispice et en première page de titre. Etiquette de prix (Prize, Ladie's School, Ottawa, 1876) encollée au dos du premier plat. Pages de garde se détachant légèrement.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon‎

‎In Frontispiece: The Children at Hastings, & The Tea Party in the Nursery. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon‎

‎History of Magic - 2 Volumes Set - Part 1 and Part 2 - To Which is Added an Appendix of the Most Remarkable and Best Authenticated Stories of Apparitions, Dreams, Second Sight, Somnambulism, Predictions, Divination, Witchcraft, Vampires, Fairies, Table-Turning, and Spirit Rapping , (Reprint of the 1854 Edition), Translated by William Howitt‎

‎Kessinger Publishing's Rare Reprints (Baltimore) Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 2005 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon paperback, yellow and white printed wrappers In-4 2 vol. - 1013 pages‎

‎ REPRINT of the 1854 edition Contents, Chapitres : Volume 1. Editor's preface, Contents, Author's preface, xvi, Text, 471 pages - Volume 2. Contents, viii, Text, 518 pages - Volume 1. Of magic and its branches in general - Theoretical views of magic among the Ancient - Magnetism among the Ancient Nation, especially the Orientals, Egyptians and Israelites - Volume 2. Of Magic in mythology - The magic of the Germans - Mystic doctrines, and endeavours after a philosophical elucidation of the Magic of the Middle Ages - Appendix selected from various sources by Mary Howitt : Apparitions - Haunted houses - Dreams - Second sight - Trance and somnambulism - Ecstasy - Predictions - Divination - Witchcraft - Vampires - Amulets and charms - Narcotics - Fairies - Spiritual manifestations - cf : Magie - Somnambulisme - Sorcières - Maisons hantées - Rêves - Double vue - Transes - Ectase - Tables tournantes - Spiritisme fine copy, no markings - year estimated to 2005, no date inside (complete set in 2 volumes, part 1 and part 2)‎

‎The Spider And The Fly‎

‎Paris, Simon & Schuster Children's, 2012, in-4 carré, relié jaquette éditeur, 40 pages. Includes a collectible poster. Bon état. ‎