Sowerby Crane Thos (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. About the book: Hardcover with price-clipped jacket. First Edition, First Printing, thus. Both book and jacket are in very good to near fine condition. Additional photos available upon request.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine condition in pictorial laminated boards in a like dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose made clear archival plastic sleeve. Lovely colour illustrations by Sowerby and Crane. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 48pp. First published in 1886. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Facsimile reprint of the 1886 edition. Hardback: many colour illustrations, dj is lightly foxed on reverse, spine is a little faded, price unclipped, glazed colour pictorial covers, some foredge and internal foxing, vg. sq 4to, 47pp. …

Card Boards. Condition: Good. Includes numerous b/w and colour photographs and illustrations. 37pp. Card boards with light rubbing to edges. Pages have some water staining. Sowerby, J G & Crane, Thos. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket (as published). 56pp. Illustrated prose / poetry etc. for the younger reader. Not dated but thought to be from around 1880. This copy has had a tough life. The front free end paper is missing, the binding is loose, edges of the boards are worn, there is a previous owner's name on the half title page, page 31/32 has been torn out and is loose, there is a tear on page 49/50, page 55/56 with the rear free end paper are detached but present. Please email with any queries. 7"x9".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. A collection of illustrated poems for children. No date, BL lists as 1881. 56pp. Illustrated boards with fair amount of rubbing to edges. Front end papers becoming detached from front board leaving it a little loose. Sowerby, J G & Crane, Thos (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. cover shows minor wear and rubbing. pages are tanned and slightly shaken, minor foxing. contemporary gift inscription in the prelims.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No date but Christmas gift inscription dated (18)87. Heavy paper boards are illustrated, normal wear to edges, tan cloth spine with rubbing to edges and wear to spine ends. Inside front and back hinges are cracked and loose but attached. Some fox spots to beginning pages and ending pages. Pages are stiff stock, mildly toned. Illustrations are rich and lovely.…

First Edition. Condition: good. good complete solid 1st Marcus Ward & Co 1881 edition hardcover name & 1885 inside original colour illus paper covered bds aqua blue cloth spine publisher's patterned end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 7½''. Contains 56 printed pages of text with colour illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Square 8vo. Pictorial boards backed in brown cloth, with cover illustration of 2 young girls reading on a couch, a third standing and holding a cat, flocked with large floral curtains, paper lanterns, and a decorative fan. Some soiling to boards and spine, with chipping to spine ends, small split to cloth at front joint. Corners bumped. Binding shaken, front hinge split but holding. Free endpapers both heavily browned, with some foxing to prelims. Verses by Eliza Keary, accompanied by bright, floral text decorations and full page chromolithographic plates. Some leaves have ghosting opposite plates, and others were previously stuck to the facing page, leaving small bits of paper residue adhered to illustrations. Charmingly illustrated poems for children.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat edge-nicked and dust-toned as with age. Some wear around the spine cover edges. Hinges starting. Scattered foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 56 pages, illustrations. Subjects: Children's literature. 19th century Juvenile fiction. Juvenile fiction; pictorial works. 1 Kg.…

Hardback. Pretty pictorial paper covered boards in good condition with slight wear along the extremities Decorative endpapers with small piece missing to the left hand corner of the ffep Large piece missing to the top of the title page Foxing to the title page and occasionally throughout otherwise a good clean copy Beautifully illustrated throughout pp 56. J.G. Sowerby (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat edge-nicked and dust-toned as with age. Some wear around the spine cover edges. Hinges starting. Scattered foxing. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 56 pages, illustrations. Subjects: Children's literature. 19th century Juvenile fiction. Juvenile fiction; pictorial works. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Hardcover; 8vo; pp 56. No date (1881). Children's poetry. In original paper covered boards, illustrated in colour. Blank cloth spinme. Edges and boards quite rubbed. Shaken binding but still in good+ condition. Pages bright and clean with many coloured illustrations throughout. G+/--. Sowerby, J.G. & Crane, Thos. (illustrator). Book.…

Hardback. Pictorial boards chipped and rubbed to extremities resulting in loss of paper Corners bumped and curled Upper board loose and becoming detached Pages browned to edges with several small closed tears throughout A few particularly damaged pages have had some repair but this is not professional and has not improved the quality of the book Despite the condition of this book the colour illustrations are bright and clear There are meant to be 36 nursery rhymes in total but the last rhyme Au Revoir is completely missing 54 pp. Illustrated By J.G. Sowerby and Decorated By Thos Crane (illustrator). book.…

Small square 4to., (185x216mm), pp: i-viii,9-56, illustrated by J. G. Sowerby and decorated by Thos. Crane, half title, dedication, coloured frontispiece & decorative pictorial title page, illustrated throughout including full page coloured, each verse illustrated & in decorative border, patterned endpapers, half title lightly borwned & owner inscribed to the head of page & dated Xmas 1885, coloured pictorial boards with cloth spine uniformly worn to corners and extremeties, however sound & attractive.…

Hard Back. Condition: Good. First Edition. Although not dated is 1881 first edition as 56 pages including half title, dedication, coloured frontispiece & decorative pictorial title page. Condition The decorative hardback binding fair/good, with edge rubbing, split at base of spine. Contents, apart from tiny label inside cover of W. Whitely, Stationer, Westbourne Grove & gift inscription to inside front half title page, Otherwise the text/illustrated pages are mostly very good and clean, just the odd minor ageing, also has the original flower designed end-pages front & rear, endpages paper is mostly split, but linen below holding well and end-pages in good clean condition. This book has very well coloured illustrations throughout including full page colour illustrations. Fortunately with this copy the contents have not been miss handled & is in original condition without any restoration. This book is illustrated by John George Sowerby and decorated by Thomas Crane, for some reason the author Eliza Keary ( Eliza Harriett Keary 18271918) is not credited. This book is known for being one of the best illustrated Victorian picture books for young children. Size: 18.75 x 22cm. Approx. Illustrated by J. G. Sowerby ; decorated by T. Crane (illustrator).…

Oll.Opd. 56 pages with over thirty coloured chromo-lithographic plates. Einbnadkanten stark beschabt, Innengelenk angeplatzt, bindung gelockert, innen etw. stockfleckig Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 400.