Published by Ingram Brothers, London, 1899
Seller: Richard Beaton, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 34.59
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Contains: Lady Barbarity by J. C. SNAITH. Conclusion of serialisation. Rose and Chrysanthemum by Carlton DAWE. Final five stories of Japanese life in series. Short stories include: How Martin Hughes Found Manoa-Land & A Queen's Favour by Hamilton DRUMMOND, Mr Barling's Income & Young Platitude by W. Pett RIDGE, A Ride for a Maid & The Story of Sung by Walter E. GROGAN, Their Prison House by E. Phillips OPPENHEIM, The Third Ovanoff by Ernest G. HENHAM. Original light green cloth, elaborately decorated and lettered in darker green and gilt; patterned endpapers. Clean, bright, very good. A heavy item which will require additional postage outside the UK. NB. There are additional blank pages inserted between each individual issue in this volume, probably in order to make the text black fit neatly in thebinding. Book.
Published by Alston Rivers, 1908
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 103.76
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Scarce UK first impression of one of the West Country novels of John Trevena. Cloth has some marks to front board. Book is Fair only overall due to missing front endpaper. Has some spotting to page edges and weak front hinge showing webbing. Interestingly, there are two old black & white photos stuck in, one to front labelled St Michael's Ford, and one to rear of St Michael's Wood. No jacket.
Published by Alston Rivers, 1909
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 124.51
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Scarce UK first impression of one of the West Country novels of John Trevena. Good overall condition with light wear only to boards, some spotting to page edges and weak front hinge showing webbing. No jacket.
Published by George Newnes, Limited, London, 1899
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Pearse, Alfred; Hardy, Norman H.; Symons, W.C.; Staniland, C.J.; Kerr, Charles (illustrator). First Edition. An early issue of this popular and long-lived publication. Pages 226-336. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part V; The Votaries of Eternal Silence - the Monastery of La Trappe; E.G. Henham is Saved by a Horse - an 1891 adventure in North-West Canada; A River of Red Lava - photo-illustrated Hawaiian story by Overend G. Rose; Abandoned - Morgan Andrews was left on a desolate island in Lake Winnipeg for 8 days; (Fantastic) Klondike Pictures supplemented by text; The Voyages of the "Mole Hill"; Curious Birds' Beaks; Pirate Hunting in China - Admiral J. Morseby describes the chasing of pirate junks, the queer incidents that happened, and the extraordinary method by which the pirates were smashed (includes photo of Moresby and illustration of the H.M.S. "Snake"); The Indian Child and His Toys - Ute child Capitano and photos of him, his complete outfit of toys, implements and dolls; Christmas in an African Desert - illustrated article by big-game hunter F.C. Selous; How the "Maid of the Mist" Shot the Niagara Rapids (with illustration of Joel R. Robinson); Parachuting adventure of Captain Bidmead (with photos); and more. Front cover loose but present. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy.