First Steps General Knowledge Part (20 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.

Condition: Fine. No Jacket. - Science for Children Series Edited and introduced by Aileen Fyfe - Wonders of Water first published 1842 & Starry Heavens 1846 - New book still in publisher's shrink wrap -.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A tan to the page edges/pages. Minor wear. Previous owners name inside the front page/cover. Undated.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. small pocket edition on brown cloth missing opp. end paper + owners name.

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,

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Another Edition. iv, 232 pages. Circa 1850. Some loss at top of spine and wear at base. Wear to cover corners and down joints of spine. Page edges greyed and dark. Size: 140mm Tall 24mo. Book.

Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the front cover. 8vo. 5½'' x 4¼''. Contains 161 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Tiny rubs to the softened spine ends, age darkened closed page edges, and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ASTRONOMY & COSMOLOGY.

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.

Hardback. Condition: V.g. 1st Edition. 302 [i]pp. Attractive vignettes to the text throughout. Original blind stamped cloth binding with gilt titles to the front board. Nicely embossed blind borders to the covers. Spine a trifle faded but a clean sound copy. Scarce in the first edition.

Hardback. Condition: V.g. 1st Edition. iv, 187 [i]pp. Attractive vignettes to the text throughout. Original blind stamped cloth binding with gilt titles to the front board. Nicely embossed blind borders to the covers. Spine a trifle faded but a clean sound copy. Scarce in the first edition.

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.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 140 x 155 mm. Original brown blind decorated cloth lettered in god on front cover only. Inscription of owner at start of book. Very clean tight book throughout BUT some patchy fading to covers.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 140 x 155 mm. Original brown blind decorated cloth lettered in god on front cover only. Inscription of owner at start of book. Very clean tight book throughout BUT some patchy fading to covers and some ?ink spots to fore edge (light) and to covers (not severe).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 201pp, Steel engravings and vignettes. Part 2 of a 5 volume series. Pub.binding, gilt titles to the front board, pebble-grained cloth with blind floral decorationto the boards.

FIRST EDITION. Woodcut illus. Orig. purple cloth, front board lettered in gilt; spine sl. faded. Ownership inscription of A.C. Bird 1855. v.g. The complete series was in five parts (advertised on final page): The Starry Heavens, Surface of the Earth, Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Kingdoms. This volume concentrates primarily on flowers and fruits. A number of libraries on Copac list the author as Sarah Windsor Tomlinson.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 302 + (Ii) Pages. Illustrated. Org. Cloth With The Title In Gilt On The Upper Cover. Contemporary Ownership Inscription On Inside Cover, Webbing Showing On Inner Hinges But Firm. Five Others In The Series.

Thoreau MacDonald's copy with his signature and date on the front free e/paper, "Thoreau MacDonald 1934 Thornhill Ontario." 12mo., orig. cloth, 187pp. Illustrated. A fine copy.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1849 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: 202 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: 202.

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.