Rev Guy Pearse (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Fair condition hardback green pictorial boards no DJ. Title etc clearly shown on front boards with an outline of the gentleman in gilt, gilt lettering on spine also. 170 pages good and clean yellowing a little, gilt edged. Corners of boards bumped. Front fly sheet between board split. Pages tightly bound. Wood engravings throughout the book.…

202pp. sm8vo. Blue cloth blindstamped and stamped in gold. Beveled boards. Many engravings. Reading copy. Binding repaired. Lower half of cloth of spine missing. A few small stains in text. Flyleaf torn. Front endpaper spliting at hinge. Considerable wear but still tight and complete.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. The pages are good and clean with some light to moderate foxing. The covers have some light staining, but are very sound. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 215 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover title - Children's Lives of the Saints. Blue hardcover with coloured illustration stuck on, dark blue text. Spine colour faded. With 49 illustrations, including full plate engravings, by Geoffrey A Mott.12 chapters on different saints (Christopher, Francis, Martin, Nicolas, George, Sebaste martyrs, Aidan, Chad and Cuthbert, Edmund and Edward, Vincent, Catharine, Theresa, Monica) each around 25 pages. Blue hardcover with coloured illustration stuck on. No publication data given but research suggests about 1920. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lightly rubbed and bumped, spine ends chipped, gutters cracked, some foxing, content clean and bright. Bookplate and owner name to front endpapers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Brochure/Pamphlet. Condition: Good Only. Three scarce issues of The Children's Library of the Saints from English preacher Rev. W. Guy Pearse, with illustrations. Three volumes. The Children's Library of the Saints. Scarce works. A charming guide to the lives and works of the Saints of the Christian faith, suitable for young readers, to encourage faith among children. Written by Rev. W. Guy Pearse, an English clergyman and preacher. Illustrated by Geoffrey Alan Mott, a British artist and illustrator. This set contains: No. 11 - Saint Theresa. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three in-text images. No. 16 - Saint Dunstan. Illustrated with one full-page image. No. 19 - Saint Patrick. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three in-text images. In the original blue paper wraps. With the wraps of volume one lacking, and the wraps of volume three detached with only the front panel present. Externally, sound with light wear and the odd small crease to the extremities. A 2" closed tear to the spine of volume two. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark or pencil mark. Light age toning to the extremities. Ink stamp to the front endpapers of volumes two and three. Good Only. Geoffrey A. Mott (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Seven scarce issues of The Children's Library of the Saints from English preacher Rev. W. Guy Pearse, with illustrations. Seven volumes from The Children's Library of the Saints. Scarce works. A collection of charming guides to the lives and works of the Saints of the Christian faith, suitable for young readers, to encourage faith among children. Each volume contains four illustrations, three of which are full-page. Edited by Rev. W. Guy Pearse, an English clergyman and preacher. Illustrated by Geoffrey Alan Mott, a British artist and illustrator, and P. Radcliffe-Wilson, an English illustrator. This set contains: Saint Monica, No. 12. Saint Margaret of Scotland, No. 15. Saint Wilfred of York, No. 20. Saint Columba, No. 22. Saint Genevieve of Paris, No. 23. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, No. 24. Saint Joan, No. 26. In the original paper wraps. Externally, sound with light wear and sunning to the extremities. The odd small crease or mark to the wraps. Rear wrap detached but present to No. 22, with minor tears to the spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark. Pencil marks to No. 15. A library ink stamp to the front endpaper of some volumes. Good. Geoffrey A. Mott; P. Radcliffe Wilson (illustrator). book.…