First Steps General Knowledge Iii (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. b/w Illustrations (illustrator). First Thus. In rust red cloth with gilt titling, 12mo, 297pp. (light shelfwear and rubbing to cloth extremities, corners lightly bumped). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, c1850. 16mo. 297pp. Numerous illus in text. Hardcover. Light wear to boards. Name label to top margin of fpd. Binding firm. Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Condition: Gut. 302 S. m. zahlr. Abildungen; Besitzerverm. auf d. Vorsatz (Tinte u. Stempel). Einband m. Läsuren (Rücken eingerissen) und etwa fleckig, im Block sehr guter Zustand. In englischer Sprache / in English /lager2 0029 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600 kl. 8°; gebunden, Orig.-Leinen,

Condition: Good. 302, [2], woodcut illustations to text, one full page. . HB. 16mo, orig. brown cloth, faded, blind-stamped decorative border to both boards, gilt title to front board. Front free endpaper adhering to pastedown. Some light marginal soiling. 4cm tear to gutter of leaf A1 and A8 (title page/pp. 15-16). Bookplate of 'Parochial Lending Library, Compton Chamberlayne' to rear endpaper. First edition. Sarah Windsor Tomlinson (1809-1872), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, wife of scientist Charles Tomlinson, FRS. She wrote a number of introductory works on scientific and natural history subjects intended for children, including the 'First Steps in General Knowledge' series, of which five volumes were published.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. TOMLINSON, Sarah Windsor. First Steps in General Knowledge. Part III. The Animal Kingdom. vi, 297, [1], [4]pp adverts., engraved frontispiece, and numerous text illustrations, some full-page. A very good copy in original brown cloth, decorated in black, and gilt lettered. Ownership name dated 1879 on the front-end-paper. small square 8vo. S.P.C.K. [c1848]. ~ In 1835, Sarah's elder sister Maria married Rev. L. Tomlinson, who managed a large school in Salisbury with his brother Charles Tomlinson. Sarah married Charles in 1839, and the couple moved to London, where they lived in a small house at 12 Bedford Place, Euston. Charles was involved in a wide range of literary and scientific engagements in London. For many years, the couple worked together on the Saturday Magazine, publishing weekly articles about nature, science, history and technology. Sarah was also wrote several books for the Committee of General Literature and Education, under the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Among her prominent works were a series titled First Steps in General Knowledge, Sketches of Rural Affairs and Lessons Derived from the Animal World.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. c.1850, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 16mo., 297pp., frontis., numerous text engravings, contents very good, but original embossed cloth worn with front outer joint cracked.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1848 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: 312 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: 312.