Strang Herbert George Herbert Ely (32 results)
More imagesSunny stories for tiny folk.
Mrs Herbert Strang, editor, (pseud. George Herbert Ely and C. J. L'Estrange).
Language: English
Published by London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press nd
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 62p, illus. Small mark on first page of text (see photo). Issued in the series: The little gay books. Ownership stamp to half-title: All Saints Infants School Pontefract.
Published by Oxford, England 1928
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Tome is undated, 1st was in 1928. Book plate to front free endpaper dated 1941. Jacket has a large chunk taken from the front panel and a tear to the back panel. Book has a small fingertip size nick to the base of the spine but is otherwise very good. Boards repeat…dustjacket illustration. Over 500grams Jacket now in a loose protective sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Howard K Elcock (illustrator).
More imagesRound the World in Seven Days The photos in this listing are of the item offered for sale.
Strang, Herbert (pseudonym of George H. Ely and C. J. L'Estrange)
Published by Hodder & Stoughton / George H. Doran Company, New York 1910
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair with no dust jacket. First American Edition; First Printing. New York: Hodder & Stoughton / George H. Doran Company [1910]. Fair with no dust jacket. 1910. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Possible first US edition Hodder and Stoughton listed first, along with monogram, on the title p…age as well as on the spine heel, but only New York listed on the title page and only Doran listed on the copyright page, blue cloth with white lettering and with white and black colored pictorial design stamped onto the front board, 282 pages, color illustrations plus a fold-out map]. Adventure novel with fantastic elements per Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 188]. Fair with edge wear, rubbing and light soiling to covers, wear to corners and spine ends, binding cracked front and rear, folding map present and intact. See photos clphE. A. C. Michael (illustrator).
More imagesLord of the Seas A Story of a Submarine The photos in this listing are of the item offered for sale.
Published by Henry Frowde / Hodder & Stoughton, London 1909
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. London: Henry Frowde / Hodder & Stoughton. 1909. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The book has been re-bound at some point by a previous owner and now has a quarter brown leather binding with gold gilt spine lettering and raised spine bands, speckled page edges,… reinforced hinges, 238 pages, attractive color illustrations. Juvenile adventure story with fantastic elements per Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 188]. A good copy of the book with the top of spine chipped, some wear to leather, hand soiling to the binding and age toned end papers. See photos LR2/4E.
More imagesFairy stories for tiny folk.
Mrs Herbert Strang, editor, (pseud. George Herbert Ely and C. J. L'Estrange).
Published by London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press nd
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 62p, illus. Issued in the series: The little gay books. Ownership stamp to half-title: All Saints Infants School Pontefract.
Published by Oxford University Press 1916
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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First Edition. Fair hardback (moderate edgewear, esp. to spine which is worn at extremities and gently sunned, endpapers foxed, prize sticker on front free endpaper, text clean and unmarked). 322 pp 12mo red cloth with blind decoration on boards. Pictorial endpapers, coloured frontispiece. The image on this page is of the actual… book for sale.
Published by Henry Frowde/ Hodder & Stoughton (c1920) (reprint) 1920
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. no dust jacket, coloured frontispiece, lower edge rear cover rubbed, publisher s catalogue, scattered spotting, a nice copy; first published 1910; 242 pages.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Henry Frowde, Hodder and Stoughton, London 1908
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardback. Condition: Good. First UK Edition. 1st edition. 1908 Hardback: 19.5x14 cm. 367 pages with all 8 listed colour plates. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref rONHND. Archibald Webb (illustrator).
More imagesThe Great Book for Girls (Front cover: Girl reading a book)
Edited by Mrs Herbert Strang (George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange)
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, London 1935
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pictorial hard boards. SOME ILLUSTRATIONS HAVE BEEN NEATLY COLOURED IN. Frontispiece margin has a stain. Foxed page edges. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref ZDT-DON.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Henry Frowde/ Hodder & Stoughton, London 1916
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Johnston's Arran Bookroom, Isle of Arran, United KingdomJohnston's Arran Bookroom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A "Lost Race" ripping yarn with science fiction elements set in the Himalayas. First edition, 1916. Colour frontis by Cyrus Cuneo and line drawings, some full page, by Rene Bull. Publisher's original pictorial cloth. Two small marks to back cover otherwise in really lovely condition…with no inscriptions and only the tiniest evidence of foxing. Small label for Selfridge's Book Dept. on back endpaper. Cyrus Cuneo, Rene Bull (illustrator).
More imagesThe little gay books. Wonder stories for tiny folk.
Mrs Herbert Strang, editor, (pseud. George Herbert Ely and C. J. L'Estrange).
Published by London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press nd
- Softcover
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 60p, illus. Library stamp to title.
Tom leaves school. [Deckeltitel].
(Strang, Herbert [Pseud. Ely, George Herbert & L'Estrange, Charles James]).
Language: English
Published by London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1932
Seller: Antiquariat Reinhold Pabel, Hamburg, GermanyAntiquariat Reinhold Pabel
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London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, (1932). 23 S. Mit 6 tls. zweifarb. Illustr. von R. H. Brock. (= Strang's Penny Books, D 3). Kl.-8vo (18 x 12,5 cm). Geheftet. Für Kinder von 11-13 Jahren. Mit Anhang von Fragen u. Übungen zu Text u. Illustrationen. - Richard Henry Brock (1871-1943), britischer Maler u. Illustra…tor. - Herbert Strang (i.e. George Herbert Ely, 1866-1958, u. Charles James L'Estrange, 1867-1947). Die beiden Autoren schrieben vor allem Abenteuerbücher für Jungen, stark beeinflusst von Jules Verne, gaben aber auch zahlreiche Serien u. Anthologien unter ihrem Pseudonym heraus. - Leicht gebräunt, stellenw. stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar.
Ten pounds reward. [Deckeltitel].
(Strang, Herbert [Pseud. Ely, George Herbert & L'Estrange, Charles James]).
Language: English
Published by London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1934
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London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, (1934). 23 S. Mit 7 tls. zweifarb. Illustr. (= Strang's Penny Books, D 4). Kl.-8vo (18 x 12,5 cm). Geheftet. Für Kinder von 11-13 Jahren. Mit Anhang von Fragen u. Übungen zu Text u. Illustrationen. - Herbert Strang (i.e. George Herbert Ely, 1866-1958, u. Charles James L'Estrang…e, 1867-1947). Die beiden Autoren schrieben vor allem Abenteuerbücher für Jungen, stark beeinflusst von Jules Verne, gaben aber auch zahlreiche Serien u. Anthologien unter ihrem Pseudonym heraus. - Leicht gebräunt, stellenw. stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar.
Don't be too sure. [Deckeltitel].
(Strang, Herbert [Pseud. Ely, George Herbert & L'Estrange, Charles James]).
Language: English
Published by London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1932
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London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, (1932). 23 S. Mit 7 tls. zweifarb. Illustr. (= Strang's Penny Books, C 3). Kl.-8vo ( 18 x 12,5 cm). Geheftet. Für Kinder von 8-11 Jahren. Mit Anhang von Fragen u. Übungen zu Text u. Illustrationen. - Herbert Strang (i.e. George Herbert Ely, 1866-1958, u. Charles James L'Estrang…e, 1867-1947). Die beiden Autoren schrieben vor allem Abenteuerbücher für Jungen, stark beeinflusst von Jules Verne, gaben aber auch zahlreiche Serien u. Anthologien unter ihrem Pseudonym heraus. - Leicht gebräunt, stellenw. stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar.
The Big Book for Guides (Front cover: Guides & tents)
Alice Massie; Jean Callender; Shirley Grey; Marcus Woodward & others. Edited by Mrs Herbert Strang (George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange)
Language: English
Published by Oxford, UK 1935
- Hardcover
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United KingdomSAVERY BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Undated: circa 1935. Pictorial spine has wear at the ends. Pictorial hard boards. 23.5x17cm. Rear board has suffered some surface loss where labels have been removed. Front paste-down has a faint inscription dated 1935. 4 full page colour plates including the frontispiece. Many black & white illu…strations. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref R-RB. M. S. Reeve & Others (illustrator).
Brown of Moukden. A Story of the Russo-Japanese War.
Strang, Herbert. (pseud of George Herbert Ely & Charles James L'Estrange)
Language: English
Published by Blackie and Son, Ltd., London. 1906
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, STAFF, United KingdomColophon Books (UK)
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not applicable. 1st Edition. 370 pages inc index + 4 page list of other books by these writers, 8 full page plates inc 2 maps of the battle etc, original embossed illustrated cloth, covers have a loss to the knap off the surface and feels rubbed, spine clear and fresh and has no… issue, charcoal grey endpapers, olivine edges, Inscription on half title top edge, "Cecil Ayscough Xmas 1911 from auntie Bella", contents clean, full substantial octavo. 1st edition. W. Rainey. (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London 1938
- Hardcover
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Hard Boards. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial front board & spine. 192 pages. 4 Colour plates including the frontispiece. COVERS ARE A LITTLE SOILED. Tight binding. Internally clean. No inscriptions. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref RQX.
Let's Go Flying (The Happy Day Series)
John Anderson. Edited by Herbert Strang (George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange)
Language: English
Published by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United KingdomSAVERY BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pictorial hard boards. Published in 1937. 16 full page colour plates are all in very good condition. PLEASE NOTE: Some of the black & white illustrations have been coloured in. Front end paper inscription is dated 1945. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next wor…king day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref C5. Let's Go Flying by John Anderson. Illustrated by Geoffrey Eyles & Mays. Edited by Herbert Strang (George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange). Published in 1937 in the "The Happy Day Series)" by Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, London. Geoffrey Eyles & Mays (illustrator).
Our Great Adventure
STRANG, Mrs. Herbert (Hrsg.) (Pseud. f.: - ELY, Mrs. George Herbert u. - L'ESTRANGE, Mrs. C.J.)
Published by London, Humphfrey Milford, Oxford University Press
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London, Humphfrey Milford, Oxford University Press. 7¿ x 5 ½¿ 18cm x 15cm. Hardback. No date, circa 1890¿s. 96 pages. Book Condition Good-. Hardback boards rubbed and darkened, backstrip missing from spine. Binding sound throughout. Contents foxed here and there, Christmas insc…ription to ffep dated 1927.
In Clive's Command : A Story Of The Fight For India [A Quite British View, For Adolescents]
Strang, Herbert (George Herbert Ely (1866-1958) And Charles James L'estrange (1867-1947); Plates By William Rainey
Language: English
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, New York 1906
- Hardcover
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Americn Edition. (Vi), 449 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Green, Red And Tan. First American Printing. Herbert Strang Was The Pseudonym Of Two English Authors, George Herbert Ely (1866-1958) And Charles James L'estrange (1867-1947). They Specialized In Writing Adventure Stories For Boys, Both Hi…storical And Modern-Day, In The Juvenile Imperialist Genre Common From The 1860'S To 1910'S. Both Men Were Staff Members Of Oxford University Press, Which Published Their Books, Giving Them A Patina Of Social Status And Approval For The Clueless Parents Of Their Intended Readership. Their Work Showed A Broad General Debt To That Of Jules Verne; Round The World In Seven Days Was One Of Their Most Popular Books. Ely And L'estrange Have Been Classified As "Popular Writers Of Imperial Fiction" And "Successors Of G. A. Henty". The Pseudonym Was Also Employed For Several Series Of Anthologies, Works "Edited By Herbert Strang" That Included The Big Book Of School Stories For Boys And The Oxford Annual For Scouts. There Was In Addition An Anthology Series For Girls By "Mrs Herbert Strang", Who Was Also Given As The Author Of Some Adventure Books For Girls, Notably The Girl Crusoes, A Robinsonade. Slight Usage; No Marks; Six Small Lighter Spots On Spine; Faint Damp Staining In Upper Corner Of Tissue Guard, Title And Contents Pages. Plates (illustrator).
Published by Humphey Milford, Oxford University Press, London 1910
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Undated [c.1910]. 8vo. original pictorial boards (rubbed and marked with a little wear around edges, scattered spotting, lacks prelims including frontispiece and title page (assuming these were present), prev. owner's name and pencil scrawls to rear endpaper); pp. unpaginated, with 5 colour…plates (remaining) and monochrome illustrations. A reading copy. Lillian A. Govey; Millicent Sowerby (illustrator).
The motor scout. A story of adventure in South America. Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
[MOTORCYCLES]. STRANG, Herbert [pseud. of ELY, George Herbert & L'ESTRANGE, Charles James L.].
Published by Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton,, London: 1913
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerThick 8vo. vi, [1], 303, [1] pp. Colour frntsp., 5 colour plates, 1 map. Colour-illust. green cloth, w/ cover art of Triumph motor bicycle (motorcycle) on front cover, illust. spine (minor scuffing, w/o ffep), still a VG- copy. First edition of this very early adventure story set in Peru, and the adventures of a young military a…dventurer on a Triumph motorcycle as he aids the country's President.
More imagesPublished by Henry Frowde, Warwick 1914
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this very scarce illustrated children's book on the adventures of Cerdic the Saxon. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A charming historical children's story of the days of our Saxo…n forefathers, following the adventures and experiences of Cerdic the Saxon. With reference to the Danes and their arrival on British shores. Written by Herbert Strang, the pseudonym of two English authors, George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange, who specialized in writing adventure stories for boys, both historical and modern-day, and Lucy L. Weedon, a British author of children's stories. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor creases to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. School bookplate to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
Samba : a Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo / Illustrated by William Rainey
Strang, Herbert, Pseud. [I. E. George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange. ]
Published by London : Hodder And Stoughton 1906
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Publisher's red cloth, very good. Spine bands worn with some minor dust dulling to the panel edges. Remains brightly gilt titled and decorated. Professionally strengthened with new endpapers. Scarce. ; 342 pages; Description: 342 p. , 8 leaves of plate ; 25 cm. Subjects: English literature --Fiction --Juvenile. 4…Kg.
More imagesSamba : a story of the rubber slaves of the Congo [The Coming of the White Man -- "Rubber is Death" -- Monsieur Elbel -- Night Alarms -- The Order of Merit -- Samba is Missing -- Blood Brothers -- Jack in Command -- Samba Meets the Little Men -- A Trip with a Crocodile -- Bula Matadi Comes to Ilola -- Samba comes Back -- "Honour thy Father and thy Mother" -- Lokolobolo's First Fight -- A Revolt at Ilola -- The House by the Water -- A Buffalo Hunt -- Elbel's Barrels -- Breaking the Blockade - David and Goliath -- A Dash and all Together -- A Message and a Meeting -- Elbel Squares Accounts -- A Solemn Charge -- A Break for Liberty -- Turning the Tables -- The Return of Lokolobolo -- The Chicotte -- Reaping the Whirlwind -- Sinews of War ]
Ely, George Herbert (1866-1958) ; L'Estrange , Charles James (1867-1947) ; "Herbert Strang" ; art, William Rainey; Harris, J. H. rev, Mrs. harris; Morel, E. D.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, Butler and Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works, Fromme and London, 1906 1906
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. xii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm ; OCLC 5593443 ; Bound in red cloth. Pictorial front cover and spine stamped in gold. All edges colored olive green; George Herbert (1866-1958) and Charles James L'Estrange (1867-1947), two English writers who worke…d together on several children's adventure books, wrote under the pen name Herbert Strang. ; "Samba lay face downwards upon the yellow sand, amid which his body shone in the sunlight like polished ebony. Behind, the rising bank was thick with trees and shrubs ablaze with colour, overspread with the delicate tracery of lianas and, creeping plants. Here was a spot of red, there a dash of orange; at intervals the pale yellow flowers of climbing gourds and the mauve blossoms of convolvuli peeped from the wall of vivid green. Tiny rills made music as they trickled through the foliage; and near at hand was a path trodden by herds of antelopes as they came to drink." ; "Nearly a generation has passed since King Leopold was entrusted by the great Powers with the sovereignty of the Congo Free State. The conscience of Christendom had been shocked by the stories, brought back by Stanley and other travellers, of Arab slave raids on the Upper Congo; King Leopold, coming forward with the strongest assurances of philanthropic motive, was welcomed as the champion of the negro, who should bring peace and the highest blessings of civilization to the vast territory thus placed under his sway. For many succeeding years it was supposed that this work of deliverance, of regeneration, was being prosecuted with all diligence; the power of the slave traders was broken, towns were built, roads made, railways opened-none of the outward signs of material progress were wanting.the civilized world has been horrified to find that this imposing structure has been cemented with the life blood of the Congo races; that the material improvements to which the administrator of Congoland can point, have been purchased by an appalling amount of suffering inflicted upon the hapless negoes. The collection of rubber, on which the whole fabric of Congo finance rests, involces a disregard of liberty, and indifference to suffering, a destruction of human life, almost inconceivable. Those who best know the country estimate that the populationis annually reduced, under King Leopold's rule, by at least a hundred thousand. No great war, no famine, no pestilence in the world's history has been so merciless a scourge as civilization in Congoland." ; Contents: The Coming of the White Man -- "Rubber is Death" -- Monsieur Elbel -- Night Alarms -- The Order of Merit -- Samba is Missing -- Blood Brothers -- Jack in Command -- Samba Meets the Little Men -- A Trip with a Crocodile -- Bula Matadi Comes to Ilola -- Samba comes Back -- "Honour thy Father and thy Mother" -- Lokolobolo's First Fight -- A Revolt at Ilola -- The House by the Water -- A Buffalo Hunt -- Elbel's Barrels -- Breaking the Blockade - David and Goliath -- A Dash and all Together -- A Message and a Meeting -- Elbel Squares Accounts -- A Solemn Charge -- A Break for Liberty -- Turning the Tables -- The Return of Lokolobolo -- The Chicotte -- Reaping the Whirlwind -- Sinews of War -- Summons and Surrender -- The Dawn of Freedom -- Conclusion ; front endpaper excised ; dig at top of spine ; else G. Book.
Samba : a Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo / Illustrated by William Rainey
Strang, Herbert, Pseud. [I. E. George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange. ]
Published by London : Hodder And Stoughton 1906
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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First Edition. Publisher's red cloth, very good. Spine bands worn with some minor dust dulling to the panel edges. Remains brightly gilt titled and decorated. Professionally strengthened with new endpapers. Scarce. ; 342 pages; Description: 342 p. , 8 leaves of plate ; 25 cm. Subjects: English literature --Fiction --Juvenile. 2…Kg.
More imagesPublished by Henry Frowde, London 1911
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of this illustrated adventure novel, with coloured plates and a folding map. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative blue cloth binding.An adventure novel that tells the tale of a scientist, shipwrecked on the Solomon islands full of Savage…s, and how his daring son fly round the world to rescue him.Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, five coloured plates, and a folding map. Collated, complete.A work by Herbert Strang, the pseudonym of twoEnglishauthors,George Herbert Ely(18661958) andCharles James L'Estrange (18671947). They specialized in writing adventure stories for boys, both historical and modern-day. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with fading. Front gutter cracked, but hinge is firm. Ink inscription to rear of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. A.C. Michael (illustrator). book.
More imagesHumphrey Bold His Chances and Mischances by Land and Sea A Story of the Time of Benbow
Herbert Strang [George Herbert Ely, Charles James L'Estrange]
Published by Henry Frowde, Hodder and Stoughton, London 1909
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first UK edition copy of this fictional work by Herbert Strang. With gorgeous and colourful illustrations by W. H. Margetson. The first edition of this work. An exciting novel by Herbert Strang following the adventures of Humphrey Bold. Herbert Strang was the pseudonym of two Engli…sh authors, George Herbert Ely, and Charles James l'Estrange, who specialised in writing historical and modern stories for boys. A beautifully illustrated volumes, comprising eight colourful illustrations by W. H. Margetson. An uncommon and exquisite edition of this title. In the original publisher's quarter paper vellum binding with illustrated cloth over board. Externally very smart with only minor shelfwear. Minor faint handling mark to erar board. Spine has slightly darkened. Internally, firmly bound. Faint minor spotting throughout. Profusely illustrated in coloured plates throughout by W. H. Margetson. Very Good. W. H. Margetson (illustrator). book.
More imagesTHREE LITTLE PIGS AND OTHER STORIES
Lodge, Grace; Mrs. Strang [George Herbert Ely and C.J. L'Estrange]
Published by Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, London 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
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Condition: Very good. Miniature edition of children's tales, a charming, chunky production containing "Three Little Pigs" (not the tale with the wolf), "Betty Brighteyes" (about a mouse), "The Magic Whistle," and "The Shipwreck." Part of the TEENY WEENY series, edited by "Mrs. Strang," the female pseudonym of George Herbert Ely…and Charles James L'Estrange. 3.25'' x 2.75''. Original pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Lodge with charming full-page and smaller black-and-white images. Spine a bit creased, with subtle color renewal at ends.
More images4 Vols King of the Air; Bridget of All Work; The Lost Empire; The Romance of the King"s Navy
Herbert Strang [George Herbert Ely; Charles James L'Estrange]; Winifred M. Letts; Captain Charles Gilson; Edward Fraser
Published by Herny Frowde; Hodder and Stoughton 1908-1913, London 1908
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Cloth. Condition: Good. A smart four-volume collection of early 20th-century illustrated adventure novels, illustrated with colour plates. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. This is a charming collection of four early 20th-century illustrated adventure and historical works, with two first editions, each illust…rated with colour plates. This set consists of: King of the Air, Or, To Morocco on an Airship by Herbert Strang (1908). This is a first edition. This copy is illustrated in colour by W. E. Webster. Sadly the final colour plate and frontispiece are missing from this copy, all other colour plates are present. "Herbert Strang" was a joint pseudonym used by George Herbert Ely (18661958) and Charles James L"Estrange (18671947). Their works are often critiqued for containing the attitudes of their time surrounding class, race, empire. Bridget of All Work by Winifred M. Letts (1909). This volume is a first edition. This volume is illustrated by James Durden with six colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. The Lost Empire: A Tale of Many Lands by Captain Charles Gilson (1910). This work is illustrated in colour by Cyrus Cuneo, with eight colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. Charles James Louis Gilson (1878-1943), a British soldier and prolific author of adventure, science fiction, and children"s historical fiction. The Romance of the King"s Navy by Edward Fraser (1913). Illustrated in colour by N. Sotheby Pitcher, featuring four colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight rubbing to boards. The odd slight handling mark to boards. Prize plate to the front paste down of "King of the Air" scribbled over in pencil. Previous bookseller"s blind stamp to front free endpaper. Front board and spine of "King of the Air," disbound, holding at rear joint, with slight cracking to upper extremities of joint. Prize plate to front paste down of "The Romance of the King"s Navy" from Woodhouse Sunday School, presented to Charles Flanders, 1913. Previous owner"s pencil inscription to front free endpaper of "Bridget", partially rubbed out. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but holding firm. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves and the odd handling mark to fore edges. Final colour plate and frontispiece are missing from "King of the Air," all other colour plates are present. Good. W. E. Webster; James Durden; Cyrus Cuneo; N. Sotheby Pitcher (illustrator). book.
