Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Various (illustrator). Victorian collection of stories and pictures. In poor condition, the title page is missing so issue date unknown. Pictorial boards. B/w and the occasional colour illustrations throughout. Condition: Poor. Partially disbound with the prelims and first few pages loose or missing. Occasional stains and edge tears. Suitable for breaking - lots of full page and in-text drawings. Size: 10x8in / 26x20cm. 432pp. Weight: 970g.
Published by The Children's Bookroom
Seller: Little Owl Books, Norwich, NORFO, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good -. Oversized hard cover glazed pictorial bds with deep red material strip to spine, Good-, bk leans, some rubbing/edgewear, scuffing and some discoloration, nice colour 'Fry's Pure Cocoa' advertisement to rear bd, picture to front of two children looking into a shop window, one is dressed as a little sailor, another young girl holds an infant and watches them, ffep advertisement pge has closed tearing to btm of hinge, Contents pge also has closed tear to inside hinge, rear hinge cracked but holding, rear pastedown advertisement has some brown paper residue stuck to it which obscures some text, contents sound and tight with some pges tanned, numerous double pge colour illustrations (occas. some have become stuck together and have left a little residue from the opposite pge), these are by such artists as: Katheleen Lucas; J Murray Wright; W J Webb; P Sumner; Cox; T. M.; W. Lloyd; W. J. W and after Sir Edwin Lanseer, plus some b/w drawings, a wide variety of subjects including: Serial Tales; Natural History Talks; The British Empire (Including Ceylon, Canada, Hongkong, Australia, Cape Colony, Penang, Calcutta, Jamica, New Zealand and Aden); Wild flowers of the Month; Our animals' friend society Papers; Poetry; Types of Indian Native Troops; British Troops in India; Star Studies; Brave Women (Includes Augustina of Saragossa, Constance de St Aunez, Only a Soldier's Wife, Lady Banks and Anna Colbioernsen); Famous Youngsters - Oliver Cromwell and John Ruskin; Robinson Crusoe Abridged; Jottings about Dr Barnardo's Homes - A Series of Notes About the Work; and many Articles.
Published by The Children's Bookroom
Seller: Allsop Antiquarian Booksellers PBFA, Warwick, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 336 pp. Illus. with b.w. and cold. reproductions. 8vo. dec. cl. no d/w. a.e.g. Bds. marked contents sl shaken else v.g.