Brunton, Violet (illustrations), and C. Lewis Hind (introduction). Ecclesiasticus or the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach. (London: The Bodley Head, 1927), 1927.

Price: US$16.11 + shipping

Description: Tall 8vo; original pictorial khaki cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; dustwrapper; fore- and bottom edges uncut; pp. xviii + (ii) + 165; colour plates with captioned tissue guards; decorations in text. Dustwrapper rather edgeworn; bump to fore-edges of boards; scattered foxing. Good condition, with dustwrapper. The text is from the Revised Version of the Apocrypha. Violet Brunton's whimsical illustrations charmingly depict the precepts highlighted.

Seller: Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Hind, C. Lewis. Ecclesiasticus; or, the Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach. John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited; Dodd, Mead, London and New York, 1927.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: xviii, 165pp., ill. (line art and coloured plates), all plates called for are present. Some light wear to covers, corners lightly bumped, few small marks or underlines to interior. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: Quickhatch Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada

C. Lewis Hind (Intro). Ecclesiasticus, or the wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach. John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1927.

Price: US$44.20 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: pp xx, 165. Sixteen full-page colour plates with tissue guards. 'The text of this Volume is the Revised Version of the Apocrypha.' Some foxing to prelims; small library stamp ('Western College Library') to f.f.e.p.`; top edge gilt; other edges untrimmed. Overall very good. Images available on request.

Seller: Geata Buidhe - Yellow Gate - Books, Kilkenny, KK, Ireland

Ecclesiasticus. Ecclesiasticus or the wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach. John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1927.

Price: US$51.53 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Introduction by C. Lewis Hind. The text is from the Revised Edition of the Apocrypha. Beautiful white shiny cloth with gilt titles and front. Deckle-edged thick pages with gilt head edges. 16 colour plates by Violet Brunton. Name and date to front free endpaper which also has some offset shading.

Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, United Kingdom

Brunton, Violet. Hind, Charles Lewis (1862-1927). Ecclesiasticus, or, the wisdom of Jesus, the son of Sirach / with illustrations by Violet Brunton and an introduction by C. Lewis Hind. London New York : J. Lane, Bodley Head ; Dodd, Mead, 1927.

Price: US$66.29 + shipping

Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Frontispiece is accompanied by a guard sheet. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xviii, 164 pages, [16] leaves of plates: color illustrations; 26 cm. Subjects: Bible. Apocrypha. English Criticism, interpretation, etc.Bible. Ecclesiasticus Versions. Bible. Ecclesiasticus; Commentaries. Bible Illustrations Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus. Illustrated books British Isles 1927. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Hind, C. Lewis [Introduction]. Ecclesiasticus. Or the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London, 1927.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1927. This "wisdom book" of ethical teachings dates to the Second Century BCE. It is accepted by Roman Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodox as canonical scripture; for others, it is part of the Apocrypha ("The text of this Volume is the Revised Version of the Apocrypha"). This is an attractive production, with sixteen colour illustrations by Violet Brunton (1878-1951). The Introduction is by the journalist and art historian C. Lewis Hind (1862-1927). Large octavo, bound in black cloth with gilt decorations and titling. Clean text; xv, 2-page list of the illustrations, then 165 pages. Top-edge is gilt; others rough-cut. Bumped corners; spine gilt a bit dulled. A solid copy, well worth a speculative read. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. Illus. by Violet Brunton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.

Brunton, Violet. Hind, Charles Lewis (1862-1927). Ecclesiasticus, or, the wisdom of Jesus, the son of Sirach / with illustrations by Violet Brunton and an introduction by C. Lewis Hind. London New York : J. Lane, Bodley Head ; Dodd, Mead, 1927.

Price: US$82.00 + shipping

Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Frontispiece is accompanied by a guard sheet. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xviii, 164 pages, [16] leaves of plates: color illustrations; 26 cm. Subjects: Bible. Apocrypha. English Criticism, interpretation, etc.Bible. Ecclesiasticus Versions. Bible. Ecclesiasticus; Commentaries. Bible Illustrations Apocrypha Ecclesiasticus. Illustrated books British Isles 1927. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Apocrypha. ECCLESIASTICUS OR THE WISDOM OF JESUS, THE SON OF SIRACH.. John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London, 1927.

Price: US$161.03 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: xviii, [ii] index illus., 165pp. Colour frontis. plate and 15 full-page colour illustrations by Violet Brunton each with a caption titled tissue guard. Introduction by C. Lewis Hind. Fawn/grey boards with black titles and illus. depicting a dragon to the upper left hand corner. Gilt titles t the spine. No inscriptions. No d.j. Printed at Oxford University Press by John Johnson. Originally the book was published with a black d.j. now rarely found. 28 x 17 cms. Size: 4to

Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom