Language: English
Published by SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, LONDON, 1896
Seller: Edinburgh Community Bookshop, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
8vo, first edition, pp,xii,468, tissue-guarded frontispiece and many illustrations, pictorial gilt and black titled green cloth which has some light rubbing.
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1896
Seller: Joan Andrews, Alton, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardback, no d/j. Boards have a gilt crest on cover, light bumping and scuffing to all edges, price sticker, o/w good. Its fictions, Facts and folk-lore.
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, 1896
Seller: Edinburgh Community Bookshop, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Beautiful old copy of Fred Whymper's The Romance of the Sea, combining non-fiction and travel writing in its 'fictions, facts and folklore'. Fred Whymper was an explorer and artist. Illustrations throughout including a stunning full-page frontispiece. Clean and strong green cloth-bound boards and spine with colour illustrative detailing. Some rubbing and bumping. Slight cracking to internal front and back covers. Octavo bound with clean and bright pages with light foxing on opening page. Good Condition. 13cm x 18.5cm x 4cm. pp. 468.
Published by London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,. 1896., 1896
First Edition
Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo., orig. green decorated cloth, xii, 468, 8pp.adverts. With illustrations. Spine ends a touch rubbed o/w a fine copy.
Published by Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, London First Edition . 1896., 1896
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition Signed
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated teal cloth covers, title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, (xii), 468pp + 8pp publisher's catalogue with 41 monochrome illustrations throughout. Lacking the half-title, corners and spine ends rubbed and bumped, foxing to the tissue guard. SIGNED by the author to the front free end paper 'Follett Papsmoresy? With the author's best wishes, Fred Whymper, November 12th 1898.' Member of the P.B.F.A. NAUTICAL (Shipbuilding).