Miniature History of England. to George v.
Language: English
Published by Goode, T., Clerkenwell Green. London., 1910
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Jason Burley, Camden Lock Books, ABA, ILAB ., London, United KingdomJason Burley, Camden Lock Books, ABA, ILAB .
AbeBooks seller since April 11, 2012
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 75.00
Quantity: 1 available
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50 unnumbered pages. Frontispiece and four central full-page illustrations of London landmarks. 36 vignette portraits of English monarchs from William the Conqueror to George V. 5 pages of George V's maiden speech at end. All edges gilt. Some mild occasional spotting and some page corners folded. 30 x 35 mm. Original black paper wrappers. Gilt lettering completely faded and wrappers slightly torn and damaged - also loose. Bondy, 143 .Welsh, 5046. A similar edition is in the Queen Mary's Dolls' House in Windsor Castle. Goode's penny publications, such as this, made reading accessible to the growing working-class readership, encouraging literacy. This publication was one of the stock penny lines of the London street vendors and is interesting for its illustrations and specific literary form combining prose and poetry; the dual approach aimed to engage readers through different literary styles: descriptive prose for factual accounts and poetic verse for devotional or reflective passages. Dramatic illustrations made them the precursors to penny dreadfuls and modern comics. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Miniature History of England. to George v.
- Publisher
- Goode, T., Clerkenwell Green. London.
- Publication year
- 1910
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 30 millimeters width by 35 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
- Seller catalogs
- Childrens books, History, Miniature
Jason Burley, Camden Lock Books, ABA, ILAB .
London, United Kingdom
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 14 to 45 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
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Store description
Jason Burley, an accredited full member of the ABA and of ILAB, has owned his own bookshop continuously since 1984, been a past Chair of the PBFA (London) for over four years and exhibited at the PBFA monthly Russell Hotel antiquarian bookfairs & other specialist bookfairs for over a decade. At Firsts London 2024, the Rare Book Fair Committee selected Jason of Camden Lock books for the Award of Best Display of the four-day event. Jason is also co-founder and co-owner of Burley and Fisher Books LLP. - located between Haggerston and Dalston Kingsland Stations, the bookshop has an events space with a bar where we hold over 100 literary events each year, a basement of second-hand books, and a Risograph Printing department. Our stock of new books includes independent publishers and local authors, with general, collectable second-hand books, as well. Our older, rare books include collectable miniature books, our specialism.…
Specialty
Secondhand, antiquarian, collectable, miniature books, children's literature, quirky books.Association member
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Jason Burley, Camden Lock Books, ABA, ILAB .
United Kingdom
JASON BURLEY
127 DYNEVOR ROAD, LONDON, N16 0DA UK
jason@camdenlockbooks.co.uk
07791962785
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