Corner Emily (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo. 60 pages. Very Good. Text a little tanned at the edges; small smudge to the fore-edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Undated, c1880. Frontispiece in colour and numerous other illustrations in text. Original brown cloth on bevelled boards; gilt panel on front board lettered in green, black decorative borders, pale yellow endpapers. Spine a little darkened with gilt dulled, small nicks to spine ends, chip to top left corner of spine, inscription (1880?) on front free endpaper, good. One of various "collections" of The Magnet Stories, each originally issued individually and unpaginated. This volume contains twelve: The Grateful Indian by W. H. G. KINGSTON, Fanny's Fancies by Mrs S. C. HALL, Purples and Blues by Emily TAYLOR, The Poor Cousin by Frances BROWNE, The Christmas Tree by H. J. WOOD, The Planter's Son by W. Heard HILLYARD, The Captive's Daughter by W. Heard HILLYARD, The Pedlar's Hoard by Mark LEMON, My Longest Walk by Mrs Russell GRAY, When We Were Young by Mrs BRASSEY, Lottie's Half-Sovereign by Mrs Russell GRAY & Hereward the Brave by Julia CORNER. Book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A very scarce collection of short stories, headed by Julia Corner's "Hereward the Brave" and delightfully illustrated throughout. Very scarce. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twelve monochrome plates and further examples in the text. Undated, dated from copies held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Libraries and Trinity College Dublin Library and from the contemporary inscription to the front paste down, dated 1883. A lovely collection of short stories, including "Hereward the brave" by Julia Corner, "Purples and Blues" by Emily Taylor, "Sea-shell island" by G.E. Sargent, "The pedlar's hoard" by Mark Lemon, "Which was the bravest?" by L.A. Hall, and "Mamma Milly" by Mrs. S.C. Hall. The titles are all connected by historical and moral themes and presumably aimed at children. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Contemporary inscription to the front paste down, dated 1883. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, resulting in minor loss of cloth, particularly to the spine head and tail and front joint, with light marking to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound, with slight periodical weakness, more common to the bindings between stories and especially delicate to the hinges and to "Purples and Blues". A small mark towards the top edge of the first eighteen pages, otherwise a bright and clean copy, subtly age toned with occasional spotting. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…