The Grey Brethren by Michael Fairless (105 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Seventh Impression. Fair condition hardback green boards showing title of book etc embossed on front board, no DJ. Yellow stains on spine title not visible. 147 pages good and clean with clear bold print. No foxing, previous owner written name on fly sheet. End papers decorated with a country scene i.e. trees, farm gate.

Condition: Good. 1923. Tenth Impression. 147 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Very Good. reprint of the 1905 edition, 147 pp., hardcover, very good . - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Smallish gren cloth bindign with some shelf wear, stain on front cover clean spine and rear cover, sound binding, unmarked soiling to first few pages, else light foxing throughout. No dust jacket. Uncommon in the USA. Assumed First Edition (no stated impression).

Condition: Good. 1905. No edition remarks. 147 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Deckled edges. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "The Grey Brethren" by Michael Fairless, Pseudonym of Margaret Fairless Barber. First American Edition, Published in 1905 by E. P. Dutton. Posthumous Collection, containing Fairy Tales, Christmas Fragments. Hardcover Format. Michael Fairless was the pseudonym of Margaret Fairless Barber, a Christian inspirational writer of delicate sensibility, and even more delicate physical constitution. Her book "The Roadmender" was hugely popular, and was reprinted numerous times through the years. "The Grey Brethren" was a posthumous publication, issued in 1905. This is the First American Edition, issued by E. P. Dutton. It is a collection of fragments in verse and prose, including four fairy tales intended for juvenile audience. CONTENTS ** The Grey Brethren ** A Song of Low Degree ** A German Christmas Eve ** A Christmas Idyll ** The Manifestation ** All Souls' Day in A German Town ** By Rivers and Streams ** Spring ** A Lark's Song ** 'Luvly Miss' FOUR STORIES TOLD TO CHILDREN : ** The Dreadful Griffin ** The Discontented Daffodil ** The Fairy Fluffikins ** The Story of the Tinkle - Tinkle TITLE : The Grey Brethren and Other Fragments in Prose and Verse. AUTHOR : Michael Fairless (Pseudonym of Margaret Fairless Barber, 1869 - 1901) Margaret Barber, a Christian writer, was something of a mystic, and a lover of nature and all things natural, which give her works a special cadence, lifting them above the common everyday essay. Her inspirational book, "The Roadmender", was an immense success and very popular. She was also the author of a mystic romance titled "The Gathering of Brother Hilarius" IMPRINT : E. P. Dutton & Co. PLACE : New York DATE : 1905 EDITION : First American Edition PRINTER : Turnbull and Spears, Edinburgh, Scotland STATUS : OP - Out of Print PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Small trade hardcover; Contains a Preface; x + 147 pages; 4 1/2" x 6 5/8", dark blue cloth-covered boards, with silk title labels on spine and front board. The labels are lettered gilt on cream. Top edge gilt CONDITION - GOOD PLUS / NEAR VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book which has been read, likely more than once, but which remains clean and serviceable, the following noted: EXTERIOR : Spine extremities are frayed; joints rubbed; board corner tips softly bumped, with slight splitting of fabric. Spine title label displays a bit of edge roughness and slight surface roughness - else the exterior is clean and unmarked. The top edge gilding is considerable rubbed, but clean; fore- and bottom text-block edges are toned , else clean. BINDING : The book's text-block, having been read more than once, is not as tight as when issued, the leaves opening widely and the whole being slightly shaken; however no leaves are detached or loose, the whole remaining fairly solid. INTERIOR : The end-papers are foxed; there is light scattered foxing and spotting throughout, as well as a few small smudges, but basically the interior is clean and presentable, with no writing or marginalia. No signatures.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Thus. 12mo. New readers library edition. Faded spine, marks to boards.147pp + adverts. Crease to one of the ad pages. Presentation label to fpdwn. Light foxing. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 10TH IMP 1923. NO DJ, CLOTH TANNED ON SPINE, CLOTH WEAR AT EXTREMITIES, TANNED ON EPS AND SIDES, WRITING TOP OF FRONT END-PAPERS, OTHERWISE GOOD. 250 GRAMS.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good hardcover copy with acceptable dustjacket. Tears to dustjacket. Lightly tanned endpapers, otherwise contents are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Will G Mein (illustrator). 1st Edition. Third impression 1911. Book has minor rubbing to boards. Two gift inscriptions to half title. Else a very nice copy.

PF. Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fourth impression 1913. Pocket-size hardcover is slightly faded with bumped spine ends and leading corners. A few light stains on boards. Page block is slightly grubby. Gilt head of page block. Endpapers have light large waterstains. Name of previous owner and date penned on FEP. Minor tanning to pages. Binding is sound, and text remains clear throughout. No dust jacket. T. Used.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fifth impression. Only obvious fault is very slight corner wear to boards.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Reproduction of the original: The Grey Brethren and Other Fragments in Prose and Verse by Michael Fairless 52 pp. Englisch.

1st ed. Lacks front free end paper; pages stained in a few places (from pressed flowers); spine wrinkled with wear & bumping at head and foot. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback.

VG (no dj, limp covers fully bound in black leather with bright gilt titles and decoration on spine, front cover has bright gilt titles and central gilt country scene, lightly worn top of spine and top corners rubbed with minor loss at one corner, endpapers illustrated in brown with woodland scenes by Will G Mein, small neat signature in ink front free endpaper, the unevenly cut pages are extremely clean bright and tight - last page still uncut) 16mo 147pp plus 2pp publishers lists. Seventh impression. Stories and verses and fairy stories for children.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Reader's Library Edition. Very good book in purple cloth covers with bright gilt titles to a slightly sunned spine. Internally very good; owner's impressed address small and neat to ffep. An attractive small book.

Hardback. Small splash on front board, light foxing, otherwise very good. x + 147pp.