(Adams, W.H. Davenport)

Mount Sinai, Petra and the Desert, described and illustrated

T. Nelson and sons, 1883. - gutes Exemplar/good condition - Einband: Leineneinband. 308

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Book number: 3o361

Keywords: Orient

Adams, W. H. Davenport:

A Book Of Earnest Lives.

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1885 H/B 2nd Ed., VG, green cloth bds with gilt pge edges and decoration, spine a little age-darkened and bumped at ends, small dent in rear leading edge and scattering of discol. at btm edge, contents nice and tight with tissue-protected b/w frontis. and further plates through text. A nice sound copy. Chapters divided under the headings: Work and Workers in the Educational Field; Work on Behalf of the Slave; Work and Workers in the Mission Field; Prison Reform and "The Poor Are Always With Us...".

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Book number: 4775

Keywords: missionaries workers education slave trade slaves prisons poor Dean Colet Roger Ascham Lady Mary Montagu Dean Swift Robert Raikes Dr Bell John Williams Lord Brougham Dr Arnold William Wilberforce

W. H. Davenport Adams

A Book of Earnest Lives

London, Swan Sonnenschein & Co. 1889. Cloth. W. H. Davenport Adams' collection of biographies of inspiring people, including William Wilberforce, Lady Mary Montagu and John Howard. The third edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Prize bookplate to the front paste down from Burlington St. Morning School. William Henry Davenport Adams (1828-1891) was a prolific English writer and journalist. In this work, Adams compiled biographies of famous philanthropists, intended to inspire his Victorian audience. Each chapter focuses on different sectors, such as education, prison reform, and missionary work. Among those mentioned are: William Wilberforce, John Colet, Lady Mary Montagu, John Howard, Sister Dora and John Eliot. Four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with very light shelf wear to the extremities and a couple of small marks to the spine and front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot and a little age toning to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 917M15

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: Biography Davenport Adams William Wilberforce Missionaries Davenport Adams Slave Trade Lady Mary Montagu Not Stated

ADAMS, W. H. Davenport

The buried cities of Campania, or Pompeii and Herculaneum, their history, their destruction and their remains

T. Nelson and Sons, 1868. Used - Good. Good ex-lib hardback in dust jacket . Ex-library, with library bookplate on rear pastedown and very small class mark written in top corner of title page verso; no other signs. Light scattered foxing. Hinges repaired. Surface wear to front pastedown from old label. Brown cloth covered in tidy dust jacket (possibly made by the library) protected in clear film. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_66368_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS289249I

ADAMS, W. H. Davenport

The buried cities of Campania: or Pompeii and Herculaneum: their history, their destruction, and their remains

T. Nelson and Sons, 1872. Used - Good. Good hardback in blue cloth . Dated 1872. Royal blue cloth with black and gilt decorations on front board and gilt lettering on slightly browned and rubbed spine. Scattered foxing. Binding tight. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_69982_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS292685I

Adams, Wm. Davenport

By-Ways in Book-Land _ Short Essays on Literary Subjects

London, Elliot Stock, 1888. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. green cloth,beveled edges, gilt lettering and decoration, ex libris, bookplate on front paste down end paper, 224 pp, cover scuffed at the corners, frayed at the ends of spine, rubbed, edges soiled Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Good .

San Francisco Book CompanyProfessional seller

Book number: 95392

Catalogue: Books on Books

W. Davenport Adams

By-Ways in Book-Land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects

London, Elliot Stock, 1888. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce collection of essays on literary subjects by W. Davenport Adams. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. A very scarce work. This work was written by William Davenport Adams, an English journalist and author, and features a collection of essays on literary subjects such as Ruskin's poetry, authors who write about elections in their plays, poems and stories, and Shakespeare's depiction of England. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight rubbing to the extremities and marks to the boards with bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Past owner's label to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with light spotting to the front and rear blanks. Owner's signature to the half title. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 907Z29

Catalogue: English Literature Pre 1900

Keywords: First edition Davenport Adams Literary essays Essays Davenport Adams None

Adams, W. H. Davenport

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century:

(SWAN SONNENSCHEIN, 8th edition, 1903) Hardback. Light foxing. A little rubbing to original cloth, especially at edges, otherwise very good. 459pp.

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Book number: A15112

Keywords: B000VE3URK, 19th century, nineteenth century, travel, women travellers, history, Victorian

ADAMS, W.H. Davenport

Celebrated women travellers of the nineteenth century

London, Swann Sonnenschien, 1906. Used - Good. Good hardback in pictorial green cloth 9th ed.. Lacks front free end paper; light foxing on prelims & last pages; spine bumped; front hinge appears to have been re-glued. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS016147I

ADAMS, W. H. DAVENPORT

The Circle Of The Year Or, Studies Of Nature And Pictures Of The Seasons

Edinburgh, William P. Nimmo. 1869. Hardcover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full leather in bright condition, gilt, raised bands, marbled page edges and endpapers, bound by Prudden of Brighton, pages a little browned, prize inscription, 464pp, an attractive example. Very Good.

Clarendon Books P.B.F.A.Professional seller

Book number: 074239

Adams, W. Davenport.

Dictionary of English Literature, Being a Comprehensive Guide to English Authors and Their Works.

London: Cassell & Company, Limited, circa [1890]. [1890]. - Thick octavo, three quarter gilt-ruled brown calf & green boards titled in gilt between raised bands on the spine. Marbled endpapers. The leather is rubbed & scuffed. iv & 708 pages printed in 2 columns. Very good.

Revised edition.

From the library of William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley [1867-1932), who was immortalized in Joyce's "Ulysses" as Vice-Regal of Ireland. His bookplate is mounted on the front pastedown. Very good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 94478

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; REFERENCE; DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, BEING A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ENGLISH AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS; W. DAVENPORT ADAMS; WILLIAM HUMBLE WARD, 2ND EARL OF DUDLEY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; REVISED EDITION.

W. H. Davenport Adams

English Heroes in the Reign of Elizabeth

Edinburgh, W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, 1902. Leather. A scarce collection of biographies of English heroes in an attractive full calf prize binding. A scarce work in a full calf prize binding, with gilt detailing to the boards and spine, and the gilt crest of Monoux Grammar School, Walthamstow, to the front board. All edges gilt. A collection of biographies of English heroes during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, including Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Thomas Cavendish, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Philip Sidney. This work was written by William Henry Davenport Adams (1828–1891), a nineteenth-century writer and journalist. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. In a full calf prize binding. Externally smart, with just a little fading to the spine. Gilt remains bright. Remnants of a bookplate to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 886M22

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: English history Biography Davenport Adams Biography Not Stated

ADAMS, W.H Davenport

Episodes of Anglo-Indian history: a series of chapters from the annals of British India, showing the rise and progress of our Indian Empire

London, E. Marlborough & Co, 1879. Used - Good. Good hardback . Undated & with no edition stated - may be 1st edition, 1879. In light tan cloth with black & gilt. Folding map as frontis; 31pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Hinges repaired at some time; edged of front free end paper chipped; some repairs to folding map. Owner's name stamp. Text generally clean in firm binding. Spine a little worn & rubbed, with wear at head & foot Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_51233_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS274829I

ADAMS, W. DAVENPORT

Famous Books: Sketches in the Highways and Byeways of English Literature

London, William Glaisher, nd. No edition stated. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp vi + 384. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine and upper panel. Paper is age-browned else a clean copy in a tight binding. Cloth soiled and worn at bottom corner of upper board. Good + .

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Book number: 83830

Catalogue: Literary Criticism

ADAMS, W. H. DAVENPORT

Famous Regiments Of The British Army: Their Origin And Services

London, James Hogg. 1864. Hardcover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Pisher, A. E. Gilt stamped cloth covers in tidy condition, a little loss of colour in places, all edges gilt, contemporary previous owner inscription, contents clean, folding coloured frontis and black and white plates, 320pp. Good.

Clarendon Books P.B.F.A.Professional seller

Book number: 076639

Keywords: Pisher, A.E.