Comus Ballantyne (22 results)
- Softcover
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United KingdomAlexander's Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Facsimile of a Victorian original (18560 circa 1980s. Card covered concertina format small octavo, illustrated in colour. Slightly rubbed corners otherwise Good+ condition. No inscriptions. No dust jacket. Pretty little book. Comus (R. M. Ballantyne) (illustrator).
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Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United KingdomAJ Scruffles
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Charming modern reproduction of Nelson's 1856 illustrated edition the classic nursery rhyme, done in a fold-out concertina style. No date but c. 1980. Some toning to covers. Otherwise clean and prim. Very good.
- Hardcover
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by London ; Edinburgh ; New York : Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons 1857
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 24 pages. Subjects; Children's stories, English. Foxes -- Juvenile fiction. Foxes. 3 Kg.
Published by London ; Edinburgh ; New York : Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons 1857
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; 24 pages. Subjects; Children's stories, English. Foxes -- Juvenile fiction. Foxes. 1 Kg.
Published by Lapin Blanc 1900
- Softcover
Seller: Sally Smith Books, Bury St Edmunds, , United KingdomSally Smith Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback (thick card). A concertina open-out board book. Undated facsimile reprint.12pp. Striking illustrations. Small repair to base of spine, else just minor signs of use. A VG copy.
- Softcover
Seller: moluna, Greven, , Germanymoluna
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Condition: New. KlappentextMister Fox is a classic novel written by Comus in 1857. The book tells the story of a sly and cunning fox named Mister Fox who lives in the woods. He is known for his mischievous ways and his ability to outsmart other animals.
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Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, London 1857
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Johnston's Arran Bookroom, Isle of Arran, , United KingdomJohnston's Arran Bookroom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Frst edition, first printing, 1857. An illustrated story about the three kittens, based on the nursery rhyme. With eight delightful colour plates, by the author and four pages of sheet music at rear. Spine missing and front board partially detached. The title page is present but detached.… There is scattered foxing throughout but the plates are in lovely bright condition. No inscriptions but bookplate on front free endpaper. 'Comus' was the pseudonym of Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 - 8 February 1894), the Scottish author of ripping yarns such as The Young Fur-Traders and The Coral Island. R. M. Ballantyne (illustrator).
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Published by Nelson, Thomas & Sons, London 1857
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Boyd, SEASCALE, , United KingdomDavid Boyd
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. As depicted- a very good example of this scarce 1857 first edition. All illustrations etc fully intact and just minor age related tanning etc and overall a VG+ example.
- Hardcover
Seller: moluna, Greven, , Germanymoluna
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Gebunden. Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Published by Nelson & Sons, London 1857
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Peter Grogan, London, , United KingdomPeter Grogan
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First edition. New endpapers, foxed (!) - a good copy in the original cloth.
More imagesPublished by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1857
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. The first editition of R. M. Ballantyne's charming children's tale about an anthropomorphic fox, illustrated with colour plates. The first edition of this charming children's tale from R. M. Ballantyne, who wrote under the pseudonym Comus.Illustrated with eight colour plates. Collated, comp…lete.The highly entertaining tale of a fox and his young family, and the adventures they go on together. With the inscription of Anna Horner to the front free endpaper.A charming mid nineteenth century children's work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fraying in these regions. Back strip age toned. Boards bright. Hinges strained, with board firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages age toned, with spotting throughout. Tide mark to head of each leaf. Repair to closed tear to reverse of one plate. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
Published by Nelson, London 1857
- Hardcover
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
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hardcover. Condition: poor. 8 color lithographs. 2 songs, with music. 24pp., tall, thin 8vo, gilt-decorated red cloth, re-backed with cloth; lacks title page, text heavily foxed, text and covers heavily dampstained. London: Thomas Nelson, (ca. 1857). A poor copy.
More imagesPublished by Thomas Nelson & Sons 1857
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United KingdomStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1857. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Comus is the pseudonym of R.M. Ballantyne. Red embossed cloth with gilt title and vignette to front. Eight colour plates. Contains music accompanied by the verse and a short story. Spine and corners worn. Damp stain to… lower edge of front cover (4.5 x 1") affects the lower edges of the front endpapers and first 12 pages (including 3 plates - margins only, pictures not affected). Previous owner's name and address in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering, a small closed tear and light creasing to front endpaper. Not as bad as it sounds, still a nice copy. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.
More imagesPublished by Thomas Nelson & Sons 1857
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United KingdomStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1857. Good condition with no wrapper. An adaptation of the poem by Ann Taylor, with a prose version and two musical settings. Comus is the pseudonym for R.M.Ballantyne. Large format. Green embossed cloth with gilt title and vignette to front cover. 32 pages. 8 attractive c…olour plates. The story of a kitten. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks and uneven fading to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Creasing and a few margin tears, foxing, including to plate pages. Frontis is very creased; appears to at one time have been folded. Some damp marks. A reading copy. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.
More imagesPublished by Nelson 1858
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.Fantastic Book Discoveries
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. re-bound in uniform red gold cloth with gold letters, endpapers have some foxing.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons 1857
- Hardcover
Seller: Yushodo Co., Ltd., Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., , JapanYushodo Co., Ltd.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 24 pp. 2 musics, frontis., 7 color plates. Red cloth, frontcover decorated with gilt, blindstamped, a.e.g., pine and corners rubbed, inscription on front fly leaf, rear hinge weak, some browned throughout.
More imagesPublished by Thomas Nelson And Sons, London 1857
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, , United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
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Hard Back. First Edition. First Edition Hard Back Inscription from Comus dated 1857 to one of the prelims Comus is the pseudonym of RM Ballantyne Rebacked with beautifully decorative embossed boards and gilt pictorial to the front The boards are generally in good condition despite a little wear to the extremities and loss to the… corners minor pen mark to the front The spine is worn with some loss of the cloth Binding tight The pages are a little worn and chipped to the extremities with foxing throughout Placed to the verso of the front free endpaper is a newspaper illustration of Mr Ballantyne There are eight full page colour plates throughout one of which has some crude tape repair Overall a fair copy although scarce to find with the authors signaturenbsp. book.
More imagesPublished by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1858
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Peter Sheridan Books Bought and Sold, West Molesey, Surrey, United KingdomPeter Sheridan Books Bought and Sold
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Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. First Edition. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1858. Beautifully illustrated book of the tale of the Roober Kitten, 32 pages in heavily foxed condition 8 full page colour illustrations, all present as called for, neat former owners details on front endpaper. dated 1916. Foxing is to te…xt , margins and rear of illustrations it shows through only slightly on the frontispiece., one illustration has a neatly repaired closed tear to bottom 3 inches long. NO dustwrapper outer gold decorated boards are rubbed and worn to edges especially top and bottom of spine, Though not perfect still a pleasing example of a collectable book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Gold Decorated Boards. Good Plus/No Jacket. 10 x 7½ Inches. Hardcover.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London 1857
- Hardcover
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller25 pp. Complete with eight fanciful color plates. 4to, publisher's gilt and blind-stamped cloth. Foxed throughout; a few old (erasable) pencil notes; light soiling and use to cloth; tight and sound.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fahrenheit 451 Antiquarian Booksellers, Nieuwerbrug, NetherlandsFahrenheit 451 Antiquarian Booksellers
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Philadelphia, Willis P. Hazard, n.d. (1860?), 1st American ed., 31 pag., handcoloured frontispiece and 6 handcoloured plates, music examples, original blindtooled red cloth with gilt cats, 17,3 x 14,4 cm. = Quite rare with only 2 listings in WorldCat. Spine renewed with red cloth, original covers well preserved. With a Christmas… gift inscription (cut from original endpapers and mounted to new endpapers) reading: "Miss Annie Hogg Decr. 25th 1864 from her Uncle Walter".
- Softcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, , United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 40 pages. This item is printed on demand.
