Stories by Mathias Robert (9 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. 397 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself, this including the Blanched Soldier, and two others are written in the third person. In two stories (The Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Gloria Scott), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, whereas Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations. Robert Mathias (Cover Design); John Atkinson Grimshaw (Cover Illustration) (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Robin Lawrie (illustrator).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 383 + pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Damage near top of spine. Robert Mathias (Cover Design); Octave Percy Tarrant (Cover Illustration) (illustrator).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. Complete & Unabridged Edition. 211 + pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Robert Mathias (Cover Design); Edwin Lord Weeks (Cover Illustration) (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Small tear on dust jacket Otherwise near pristine.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 224 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Robert Mathias (Cover Design); Thomas Barnes (Cover Illustration) (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 76pp. Green cloth-covered boards; blind embossed design on front, gilt titles on spine; top text block edge sprayed black; grey coloured endpapers. Illustrated with colour plates, and in text black and white and colour drawings. 4to. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge lightly foxed, endpapers starting to fox. Internally a neat, clean, bright and tight volume. Dust jacket has moderate shelf wear, chipping to edges, small tears and water stain to back. Six beautifully illustrated stories from Hans Andersen - The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, The Wild Swans and The Emperor's New Clothes. Lawrie, Robin (illustrator). …

(1985). First U.S. edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Robin Lawrie's beautiful illustrations reflect the magic of Andersen's stories, and add a further dimension to some of the world's favorite tales for children.

AndersenÆs fairy tales, once read, are never forgotten. They capture the imagination and live in the memory forever. Using highly visual language, Mathias beautifully retells six of Hans AndersenÆs most celebrated stories, including The Little Mermaid, The Wild Swans, The Little Match Girl and The EmperorÆs New Clothes. The superb and charming illustrations perfectly reflect the magical quality of these stories and add a unique dimension to these world-favorite fairy tales., , Year1985, Illust. B/W22, Illust. Color26, ISBN 0382091531, Code 4195. Clothbound w/ Jacket, All books have 2 to 4 bashed corners, Pages 76, Size 11öx 8ö.…