Published by Worthington Co, New York, 1890
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Thus. Classic historical novel of the French & Indian War. Although showing its years, this is a clean and still handsome illustrated copy of turn-of-the-century edition. 5-1/4 x 7-1/2, 378 pp, decorative endpapers, full-pg b/w illus. Fair-Good, front board rubbed, light wear to spine ends & corners, binding shaken but intact. Hardcover in green-red pictorial cloth boards, pictorial gilt spine, beveled edges, no jacket.
Published by Blackie, London
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (illustrator). H/b; no vg; grey & blue illustrated cover with black lettering; undated copy; gift inscription on fep (not author) dated 1932-33; b/w frontis & 3 further b/w plates; nice clean copy; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages.
Published by Blackie, London
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (illustrator). H/b; illus boards; vg-; 8vo; 4 attractive b/w plates; 191pp; art nouveau style cover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by A L Burt ND N.D., New York
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; R Marriottt Watson; L L Weedon Et Al (illustrator). Hbk no d. W, G+, 8vo, name inside cover (not author) ; paste on illustration to cover has been partially removed - see picture on our own site; index of first lines; colour frontis; book has some nicks, grubby marks and a couple of closed tears - repaired, to pages, but in the main is generally clean & sound; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Blackie, London, 1910
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (illustrator). H/b; illus boards; attractive bottle green background with brown/yellow; illustration of a bull chasing a schoolgirl; seagulls & cliffs on spine; g+; 8vo; 255pp; fep removed; colour frontis - detached; foxing to page edges; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Language: English
Published by Wills, Gardner, Darton & Co., 1901
Seller: Allsop Antiquarian Booksellers PBFA, Warwick, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illus. with b.w. drawings, incl. frontis. 8vo. dec. cl. no d/w. Spine a little discoloured edges slightly rubbed, occasional foxing, inscrs., v.g.
Published by London: Collins, nd
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardback. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (illustrator). Red cloth with black trim and lettering; c 1930's; colour frontis - Arch Webb (despite the book being credited as illustrator Gordon Browne) ; clean sound copy with just a little foxing to blocked page foredges; one of the Play up series of books where the author created a fictional public school world which was perhaps far removed from reality, but which had its roots in the idealised picture of public school life which dominated school fiction at that time. ; Play Up Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Girl's Own Paper, London, 1932
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by Gordon Browne (illustrator). First Edition. H/b; monochrome illus boards; g+; 8vo; 256pp; thick 8vo; red cloth cover with black illustration to front and spine; pretty colour frontis; title page has small corner torn off; a couple more corners torn off - text unaffected; rear end paper removed; author's only (part) school story; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Blackie & Son
Seller: Allsop Antiquarian Booksellers PBFA, Warwick, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. n.d. c. 1890. Illus. with 7 b.w. plates, incl. frontis. 8vo. dec. cl. EX- SCHOOL LIBRARY. Hinges slightly weak, stamp on front ep., a fair copy.