Moncrieff Hope Editor (16 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. Olive green cloth, decorated in dark green, lettered in gilt. Ex-library copy, typically marked/stamped, moderate wear, rubbed at heel of spine with narrow strip of loss at crown. Perforation stamp to lower title page. 128 pp., illus., maps. All 4 bound-in color maps present, though with tears and/or archival tape repairs, lacking rear pocket map. Salisbury, Shaftesbury and Sherborne, Lyme Regis, Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland, Isle of Purbeck, Poole and Wimborne. Early edition, quite scarce. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Keith Parkinson; (illustrator). First American Edition. (xiii) 418 pp. Quarter-bound in yellow cloth on violet boards; red lettering on the spine; headband. Light wear at the corners and upper front edge of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Keith Parkinson. Introduction and appendix by Theodore Goodridge Roberts. This anthology contains: The Quiet Monk by Jane Yolen; Sir Agravaine by P. G. Wodehouse; The Coming of the Light by Phyllis Ann Karr; Belle Dame Sans Merci by Vera Chapman; The Winning of a Sword by Howard Pyle; The Storming Bone by Ian McDowell; The Oath of the Saxon by Peter Tremayne (Peter Berresford Ellis); Blueflow by Don Wilcox; The Brotherhood of Britain by Keith Taylor; Morte D'Un Marcheant by Maxey Brooke; Sir Lanval by A. R . Hope Moncrieff; The True Story of Guenever by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; The Sad Wizard by John T. Aquino; Told by Moonlight by Darrell Schweitzer; Sir Borlays and the Dark Knight by Anthony Armstrong; The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Hilaire Belloc; and a traditional tale, John the Knight of the Lion. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Keith Parkinson; (illustrator). First American Edition. (xiii) 418 pp. Quarter-bound in yellow cloth on violet boards; lettered in red on the spine; headband. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; discreet ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; no interior markings. Dj art by Keith Parkinson. Introduction and appendix by Theodore Goodridge Roberts. This anthology contains: The Quiet Monk by Jane Yolen; Sir Agravaine by P. G. Wodehouse; The Coming of the Light by Phyllis Ann Karr; Belle Dame Sans Merci by Vera Chapman; The Winning of a Sword by Howard Pyle; The Storming Bone by Ian McDowell; The Oath of the Saxon by Peter Tremayne (Peter Berresford Ellis); Blueflow by Don Wilcox; The Brotherhood of Britain by Keith Taylor; Morte D'Un Marcheant by Maxey Brooke; Sir Lanval by A. R . Hope Moncrieff; The True Story of Guenever by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; The Sad Wizard by John T. Aquino; Told by Moonlight by Darrell Schweitzer; Sir Borlays and the Dark Knight by Anthony Armstrong; The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Hilaire Belloc; and a traditional tale, John the Knight of the Lion. Size: 8vo. Book.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (travel, guides, england, london) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

18th edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 136 p., [5] leaves & [5] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 17 cm. Series: Black's guide books. Subject: Dorset (England) ; Guidebooks. 3 Kg.

Original cloth. Condition: Good. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1895. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2". 5 p.l., 232pp., 128pp. (ads). Frontispiece, 13 maps (one folding, one double-page), folding map in pocket. Original cloth, backstrip faded, outside edge bumped. Good, sound copy. Collated and complete. Former owner's pencilled signature on front free endpaper.

18th edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: vi, 136 p., [5] leaves & [5] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 17 cm. Series: Black's guide books. Subject: Dorset (England) ; Guidebooks. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Printing - First Thus. 325 pp. Blue pictorial cloth decorated in gilt and black on the front panel and spine; bevelled edges. Edge and corner wear with some rubbing on the front panel; presentation plate on the front pastedown; some foxing on the endpapers; hinges tight; gutters intact. Illustrated with line drawings. This anthology contains: Horace Hazelwood or Little Things by Robert Hope Moncrieff; Working for God by Rev. Frederick Whitfield; God Keep My Child - verse by Paul Gerok; Sketches in India: Natives Nurses and Ayahs - Anonymous; Dioramic Sketches: The Chinese Missionary - Picture First; The Whispering Shell - verse - Anonymous; The Story of a Bible - Anonymous; An Insect Which Saved the Life of a French Naturalist by Adam White; Come Home - verse by Bessie; The Thorn in the Foot by H.P.M; Little Travellers - Anonymous; The Story of a Drop of Water - Anonymous; The Lost Tool - Anonymous; The Child Known by His Doings by Rev. H. T. Howat; Ragged School Reminiscences - Anonymous; Circumspice - verse - Anonymous; Dioramic Sketches: The Chinese Missionary - Picture Second; The Two Birthdays - Anonymous; Sunbeams - verse - Anonymous; The Beginning of Evil - Anonymous; Sketches in India: Native Girls' School - Anonymous; Honesty - Anonymous; An Egyptian Desert Snail in the British Museum by Adam White; A Birthday Letter - Anonymous; The Childhood of Jesus - verse - Anonymous; The Violet - Anonymous; Summer Flowers - Anonymous; The Way to Be Saved by Rev. Thomas Alexander; Kiss and Be Friends by Hetty Bowman; The Swallow - verse - Anonymous; Dioramic Sketches: The Chinese Missionary - Picture Third; Fables from the Farmyard by Mona B. Bickerstaffe; Little Servants - Anonymous; The Bible - Anonymous; The Stray Lamb - Anonymous; Rock Us in Thy Cradle - verse - Anonymous; The Christian Seaman - Anonymous; Little Peacemakers - Anonymous; Sketches of Swiss Scenery by Rev. J. Thomson; The Sunday Theatre - Anonymous; The Shepherd and His Flock - verse - Anonymous; The Two Cousins - Anonymous; Eugene the Little Rag Boy - Anonymous; The Repentant Child by Rev. J. A. Wallace; The Way to Paradise - verse - Anonymous; Herbert Kean by Josephine Frances; A Pure Heart - verse - Anonymous; and Autumn - Anonymous. Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 128 pages. cover worn. spine tanned. hinges weak.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 21st edition. Good condition hardback green boards showing title etc on front board and on spine, no DJ. 188 pages good and clean with clear print. Plus there are 88 pages of advertisements of various hotels. Black and white photographs, with maps and plans.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ninth Edition. Pp. 87 + 66 [adverts], folding maps, b/w illustrations. Publisher's green paper wrappers printed in black and red, slightly chipped to the head tail of the spine, spine lightly rubbed/worn, original price crossed out and "1/6" added. Contents clean and tight, original pale yellow printed end papers. A very good copy. Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Handsome collection of extracts from various great histories by eminent authors describing key events, including The Fire of London, The Discovery of America, The South Sea Bubble, The Salem Witch trials and dozens more. Decorative blue cloth. Bevelled edges. All edges gilt. With frontispiece. Printed in double columns. No date but c. 1900. Some rubbing to edges and bumping to corners. Contents clean and tight. Very good.

15th edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Black's guide books. Physical description; xii, 188 pages : folded maps, folded plans ; 17 cm. Subjects; Hampshire (England) Description and travel. Hampshire (England) Guidebooks. 3 Kg.

Condition: Good. London 1904 15th Adam and Charles Black. Hardcover. 12mo., 188pp., 112pp. of ads, maps, limp cloth. All maps present including foldout map in rear pocket. Good plus, some foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. TIGHT FIRM COMPLETE BLACK'S GUIDE BOOK - 88 PAGES - WITH MAP AND TOWN PLAN INSERTS. CLEAN CONDITION WITH SLIGHT BROWNING TO PAGES. DUST GRIMED PAGE EDGES. GREEN CLOTH HARD COVER WITH DESIGN, TITLE AND "BLACK'S GUIDE BOOKS" - "EXETER" ON SPINE [ SLIGHTLY FADED] - PUBLISHER'S LOGO AND PRICE ON REAR ALL IN DARK GREEN PRINT. SLIGHT RUBBING TO SPINE EDGES.

15th edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Black's guide books. Physical description; xii, 188 pages : folded maps, folded plans ; 17 cm. Subjects; Hampshire (England) Description and travel. Hampshire (England) Guidebooks. 1 Kg.