VISIAK E. H.

The Mirror of Conrad

London, Werner Laurie. 1955, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. unclipped DW rubbed to edges, sunned spine, 255pp + plates, slight foxing to closed edges. Very Good/Good.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 009847

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: Joseph Conrad Author Writer Memoir Biogrpahy Bibliography

Helm, W. H. Visiak, E. H. (Preface By):

Memories Of W. H. Helm.

London, Richards, 1937 Dedicated at front by "A. E. Helm", Hard cover blue linen-style cloth bds, VG, in d/w with protective film (not a library book), VG+, contents clean and tight, a little age-speckling to pge edge blocks and title, b/w frontis., pp102 + adverts. "Humour, wit, and wisdom inform these mellow pages, wherein Mr. Helm, a Literary Editor of The Morning Post, is, in turn, "satirically wise and humorously critical." Personal reminiscences of Tennyson, Whistler, Mark Twain, Henry James, Rodin and H. G. Wells, and informative chapters dealing with the Victorian Theatre and Journalism, are notable features in this distinguished book."

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 11955

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: humour wit wisdom The Morning Post reminiscences Tennyson Whistler Mark Twain Henry James Rodin H G Wells Victorian Theatre Journalism literary editor Jane Austen And Her Country-House Comedy 0000000000

W. H. Helm; E. H. Visiak

Memories of W.H. Helm

London, Richards, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the memoirs of William Henry Helm; a very scarce work with a preface by E. H. Visiak. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A witty book of memoirs by the English writer William Henry Helm (1860–1936), who was Literary Editor of The Morning Post and best known for his 1909 monograph of Jane Austen. In this work, he relates personal reminiscences of Tennyson, Whistler, Mark Twain, Henry James, Rodin and H. G. Wells. With a preface by the writer Edward Harold Physick (1878-1972), under his pseudonym E. H. Visiak. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with light fading to the spine and to the extremities of the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is smart, though sunned to the spine. Chipping to the head of the spine. Two small closed tears to the upper extremities to the rear of the wrap. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 931M9

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: W. H. Helm E. H. Visiak Memoir Autobiography E. H. Visiak Not Stated

E. H. Visiak; Edgar Jepson; Richard Barham Middleton; et al.

Crimes, Creeps and Thrills: Forty-Five New Stories

London, Eric Grant, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this collection of thrilling stories by a variety of eminent ghost story, adventure, horror and crime writers. An illustrated work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. A collection of forty-five short stories of detection, horror and adventure from a variety of well-known authors, such as E. H. Visiak (1878-1972), Philip Lindsay (1906-1958), Edgar Jepson (1863-1938) and Richard Barham Middleton (1882-1911). Illustrated throughout. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with fading to the spine, shelf wear to the boards and spine and faint stains to the rear board. Cloth is splitting at the rear joint and consequently lifting at the head and tail of the spine. Hinges are strained but holding reasonably firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for a scattering of spots to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 857M22

Catalogue: Ghost Stories

Keywords: Ghost stories Horror Short stories Adventure Horror Crime Not Stated

Milton, John & Visiak, E H [editor]

Milton - Complete Poetry And Selected Prose With English Metrical Translations Of The Latin, Greek And Italian Poems

The Nonesuch Press, 1952, reprint. Cloth,VG. xxxii+860pp, title vignette, a nice copy. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ Contains Paradise Lost, Paradise Regain'd, Samson Agonistes, his Sonnets, etc etc.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 55622

Keywords: poetry, poems, christianity

Visiak, E. H.

The Animus Against Milton

Derby: Grasshopper Press, 1945. 12mo. 9 pp. Very Good, Paper Wraps, shelf wear. Mylar enclosure. .

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Book number: 16-1638

Catalogue: Books

VISIAK,E.H. a.o.

CRIMES, CREEPS AND THRILLS

London n.d., 560 pp., plates (spine sliightly discoloured) w188

Moby DickProfessional seller

Book number: 222024

Catalogue: General

VISIAK, E.H.

The Haunted Island

London, Peter Lunn (Publishers) Limited. 1946. Hardcover. Ill.: Matthews, Jack. Used, 'World Favourite Library for Boys & Girls' hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is scuffed and marked. Edges are creased and nicked, including small tears and chips. Board corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Page block is tanned and blemished. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Very Good/Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 608326

Catalogue: Children & Young Adult Reading

Keywords: Matthews, Jack

VISIAK, E.H; WILSON, COLIN, (INTRO.)

Life's Morning Hour

London, John Baker. 1986, First Edition. Hardcover. Used, First edition hard cover, in very good condition. with unclipped dust jacket, in good condition. General shelf and handling wear including creasing, tanning and some wear and discolouration to cover. Boards are very clean, minor bumping to corners, foxing to pageblock foot. Pages are tightly bound, and content is unmarked. CN. Very Good/Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 542174

Catalogue: Biographies

E. H. VIsiak; [Edward Harold Physick]

Life&Apos;S Morning Hour

London, John Baker, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of E. H. Visiak's autobiography, delving into his life in touching detail. The first edition of this work.Signed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'To dear - very dear - Doris, (Diana in this book) from her affectionate, Harold, alias, E.H.Visiak, Nov 3 1968&apos.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.The autobiography of E. H. Visiak, the pseudonym for Edward Harold Physick.Visiak was an English author, best known for being a critic and authority on John Milton, and for his novel 'Medusa&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light marking to the tail of the boards. Dustwrapper with light edgewear, resulting in a few small closed tears, and some minor discolouration and marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few light marks. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 736P23

Catalogue: Biography & Autobiography

Keywords: Life's Morning Hour e. h. visiak edward harold visiak autobiography e. h. visiak childhood colin wilson None

Visiak, E.H.

Milton: complete poetry and selected prose

The Nonesuch Library, 1969.1st edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./V.g. Little used.Jacket in plastic cover. In English.1.0 kg.

Acanthophyllum BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 41950

Catalogue: Poetry

VISIAK, E.H. (editor)

Milton: complete poetry & selected prose with English metrical translations of the Latin, Greek and Italian poems

The Nonesuch Library, 1952. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket . 1952 reprint, tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped; small tears and losses to edges and corners; discolouration to white areas. Page edges yellowed. Internally, a little foxing to endpapers/paste-downs; owner's name on front free endpaper; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_77518_jpg.jpg.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS299834I

Visiak, E. H.

The Mirror of Conrad

London, Werner Laurie, 1955. 1st Edition. 255p. b/w illus. dj. .

Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA ILABProfessional seller

Book number: 025855

Keywords: Joseph Conrad English Literature

Visiak, E H

The Mirror of Conrad

London, United Kingdom, Werner Laurie, 1955. First. Hardcover. 8vo. Browning to feps. Dw has wear to extremities. Small tear to top rear joint with slight surface loss. Very Good/Good.

The Victoria BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 5006805

Catalogue: Non Fiction

Keywords: LITERARY BIOGRAPHY

VISIAK, E.H.

The mirror of Conrad

London, Werner Laurie, 1955. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket 1st ed.. Light foxing and browning on endpapers; binding tight. Dust jacket not price-clipped; very light browning; a few short but discreet tears (no loss). Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_82118_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS304191I