Jonathan Uncle (8 results)

Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Hardback. Original mustard yellow cloth with gilt titles and black illustrations, all edges gilt. Covers slightly worn and marked, prize plate to endpaper with slightly marked pastedown, otherwise very good. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 190 pages; Clean and complete in 19th century dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine; short closed tear at edge of two leaves; original owner's name in pencil on the top edge of a few issues -- "Miss A. Aldis" A monthly magazine for young folks ; contains all twelve issues for 1883 January - December in original self-wrappers. Charming chromolithograph frontispiece depicting a young girl barefoot on the beach watching a crab scurry by with a starfish in the foreground and sailboats on the water in the background [Barclay & Fry Lithographers]. Contents include short stories, historical essays, nature stories, amusements, illustrations, poetry, songs, etc. for juvemile readers. Each issue ends with a wondeful full page picture puzzle (rebus puzzles). Filled with wonderful Victorian illustrations after engravings (full page and in text). There are separate illustrated essays on the production of coffee and the production of tea. Contributing authors include: Edith M. Edwards, Samuel Wray, 'Uncle Jonathan', Mrs. Fitzgerald, Thomas Champness, Mrs. Hutcheon, Nellie Cornwall, Mrs. R. A. Watson, Helen Briston, J. Colwell, Annie Frances Perram, Jane Middleton, Mrs. Llewellyn, J. Robinson Gregory, Lillie Wray, Mina E. Goulding, Evan G. Lynn, Mrs. C. D. Bates, et al. Illustrations by H. Prater, W. J. Gibz, W. J. Webb, et al. William James Webb (1830-1904) was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, known for his rustic, religious, and book paintings. After travelling to the Middle East in 1862 he painted many Biblical subjects in the spirit of Orientalism.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A rare first edition of this scarce work by Uncle Jonathan exploring the city of London, decorated with lovely engravings throughout. A rare first edition of this scarce work, exploring the city of London. Written by 'Uncle Jonathan,' who explores the city sharing observations and information on the wanderings, drawing a sketch of the British capital. With chapters focussing on Guildhall, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, bridges over the Thames, the British Museum and National Gallery, as well as many other descriptions of various attractions and relevant areas.Adorned with some striking engravings illustrating the tour. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, light soiling to the boards. The front free endpaper is clipped to the upper right corner. Internally, firmly bund. A minor staining mark to the front free endpaper and rear endpapers, not affecting any of the text block. The pages are clean with a hint of age toning, as usual. Adorned with some striking engravings illustrating the tour. Very Good. book.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1884 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 183 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 183.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Walks In And Around London (1884) | Uncle Jonathan | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2008 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781437362329 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.