Armstrong Scribner Welford (3 results)

First Edition. Poor small format copy in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth boards, now dust-toned and damp-stained. Rear hinge broken, with the front starting. Panel edges worn; joints and endbands rubbed. Text shows scattered light foxing and dust-dulling throughout, with some ink marks on the earlier leaves. Colour plates collated and strong overall, though the frontispiece shows the aforementioned ink marks marginally, with the image unaffected. Despite faults, a complete and very serviceable example. Physical description; 238 pages : colour illustrations ; 14 cm. Notes; Originally published in 1786 under the title Fabulous Histories, designed for the Instruction of Children, respecting the treatment of Animals. Later known as The History of the Robins. Date of publication based on preface date as well as publishers' names and locations. Some illustrations signed "WHJB. Publisher's advertisements precede and follow text; some bound in. Subjects; Trimmer, Sarah, children's literature. Animal welfare, juvenile fiction. Victorian children's books, illustrated. Conduct of life, juvenile fiction. 1 Kg.…

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1874 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 48 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…