Swift Jonathan Lang John (6 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very good copy. Hardback. From the Told to the Children series. Small format bound in plain red with black lettering. Colour frontis. and 7 further colour plates. Illustrated by F. M. B. Blackie. Slightly faded to spine. A very few light marks externally. Internally clean and bright though previous owner's name has been heavily inked out. Very good copy. F. M. B. Blaikie (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8 colour plates. F.M.B.Blaikie (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 110x160x10mm+145g . . Thomas Nelson and Sons. London. undated. . . . Pp116. Hard red cloth boards gold lettering - faded. "Told to the children by John Lang" an abridged version. Illustrated by F M B Blaikie 8 colour plates. Spine has repair; corners bumped; cover and front end paper have faint circles in biro: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$11.60. BLAIKIE, F M B (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Author: Jonathan Swift (Dean Swift); retold by John Lang; edited by Louis Chisholm Title: Gulliver's Travels in Lilliput and Brobdingnag (Told to the Children Series) Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London Date: Circa 1910 Format: Hardback Pagination: 116 pages Illustrations: Colour plates Condition: Good. Original hardback binding with mild scuffing and light marks to the boards. Clean, sound copy with tight binding. Description: A charming early 20th-century children's adaptation of Gulliver's Travels, focusing on the well-known episodes in Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Retold by John Lang and edited by Louis Chisholm, this volume forms part of the popular "Told to the Children" series. Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons circa 1910, the book includes colour plates and reflects the attractive and durable production typical of Nelson editions of the period. A collectible Edwardian children's book, appealing both as a readable classic and as part of a well-known series.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. 3 clean, small format hardbacks. Gulliver: tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt titles and blindstamped decoration with tipped in colour plate to front board, cloth rubbed at spine ends & corners, endpapers tanned, gift inscription on front endpaper dated January 1907. ix + 116 pages, 8 colour plates by F. M. B. Blaikie. Tell: bound in green cloth with black titles and decoration, cloth rubbed and worn at spine ends & corners, rear endpaper excised, page edges rough cut with some damage to fore edge of last 5 pages, no inscriptions. x + 112 pages, 7 colour plates by I. L. Gloag. Shakespeare: tightly bound in red cloth with black titles and decoration, cloth sunned at spine and marks on back cover, endpapers tanned, gift inscription on front endpaper and name and address on rear pastedown, page edges rough cut with some damage to fore edge of last 4 pages. viii+ 144 pages + 3 pages of publisher's adverts, 7 colour plates by N. M. Price & others. Three of the Told to the Children series. Books undated but assume around 1906 from Gulliver inscription.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL DECORATED CLOTH BINDING, COMPLETE WITH 8 X FULL PAGE COLOUR PLATES. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 6 x 5 INCHES MINOR EDGE WEAR & MINOR MARKS TO COVER, CORNERS BUMPED, NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER, SEVERAL PAGES WITH SMALL CHIPS TO PAGE MARGINS WITH NO LOSS TO TEXT, OCCASIONAL MINOR CREASE TO PAGES OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX. F. M. B. BLAIKIE (illustrator).…