Missing Prince by Farrow G E, Used (14 results)

Hutchinson, London. 1897. Hardback, NO DW. Dark green illustrated cloth gilt with gilt illustrations to spine and boards. All page edges gilt. 197 pages + publisher's ads. Frontis. + illustrated throughout. Board extremities are worn and rubbed, 1 inch split to head of spine at joint with front board. Inner hinges cracked o/w contents are clean and sound.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, pictorial cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 197, [11] p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Fairy tales; English literature Fiction Juvenile. 3 Kg.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The Missing Prince by G. E. Farrow has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Undated [c. 1890]. Fifth thousand. Early or first edition. Uncommon publisher. Hutchinson published this book in 1896; I do not know whether this C. Arthur Pearson edition pre-dates the Hutchinson edition. Green cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations, all edges gilt. 24 b/w plates, 37 in-text drawings by the Furnisses. Condition: Poor. Spine strip detached but present. Corners worn. Endpapers browned. Pages generally clean and bright. Binding fragile, would be a good candidate for rebinding. Size: 8x6in / 20x15cm. 197pp. Weight: 660g.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, pictorial cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 197, [11] p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Fairy tales; English literature Fiction Juvenile. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Harry Furniss and Dorothy Furniss. (illustrator). Illustrated Edition. Author: G. E. Farrow. Title: The Missing Prince. Illustrators: Harry Furniss and Dorothy Furniss. Publisher: London, Hutchinson & Co., 34 Paternoster Row, 1897. (Fifth Thousand ? issued one year after the 1896 first edition.) Language: Text in English. Size: 8" × 6". Pages: xii-197 pages + publisher's catalogue. Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher's green pictorial cloth binding, elaborately stamped in gilt and black with delightful designs of lobsters riding bicycles and a seated boy on the front cover, gilt title and whimsical motifs on spine, and a black-ink vignette on rear board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Overall a bright, well-preserved copy of this attractively produced late-Victorian children's book. Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown). A pleasing example of this early printing. Illustrations: Profusely illustrated with full-page drawings by Harry Furniss and vignettes by Dorothy Furniss, including the frontispiece titled "The Lord High Adjudicator had overcome the matter." (Complete).  ****  The Book: Published in 1897 as the "Fifth Thousand" issue, this charming edition of The Missing Prince followed the 1896 first edition by only a few months, confirming the book's immediate popularity. It continues the fantastical adventures begun in The Wallypug of Why, combining G. E. Farrow's playful nonsense prose with vivid illustrations by the celebrated Furniss family. A delightful example of late-Victorian imaginative literature, notable for its humor, inventive wordplay, and whimsical social satire, all housed in a striking gilt pictorial cloth binding emblematic of the 1890s golden age of British fantasy books.

Condition: Good. First. Nonsens gedichten word vaak gerelateerd aan Lewis Carroll | Druk: 1 | Binding: Gebonden | Staat: redelijk | Jaar: 1897.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Large 8vo HB. pp; xii, 197. Frontis w/ tissue-guard & illustrated throughout. All edges gilt. Internal hinges cracked with binding loosened. Ffep detached but present. Old water-mark to bottom corner of half-title page to p. 13 - diminishing as it goes. Externally Good in publisher's black and gilt-blocked green cloth. Light bumping to extremities with a fade and some scuffing to the foot of the spine. Seemingly unknown by this publisher, usually Hutchinson.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Hardback. 1897 edition. Original dark green illustrated cloth slightly rubbed, very faint occasional foxing, otherwise near very good indeed. No jacket. Gift inscription to recto of frontis.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Harry Furniss; Dorothy Furniss (illustrator). A smart illustrated copy of this charming children's story from noted British author G. E. Farrow. Illustrated with a frontispiece and many full-page and in-text images. A charming children's story following the adventures of a Prince who has gone missing. Written by George Edward Farrow, a noted British children's book author. Illustrated by Harry Furniss, a British illustrator who established his career on the Illustrated London News before moving to Punch, in collaboration with his daughter, Dorothy Furniss, a British artist and illustrator. In the original red cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Very Good. book.

First Ed., ith full-page drawings by Harry Furniss and text vignettes by his daughter Dorothy 197,11pp.original gilt decorated cover.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Furniss, Harry and Dorothy (illustrator). First Edition. The boards have bumping and fraying to the corners. Slight fading to the spine which has a little fraying at the top and bottom. The gilt lettering and decorations on the front panel are bright and clear. Gilt page edges have some surface wear to the bottom edges and a small nick to the to the top edges but are otherwise fairly bright. The front and rear endpapers have a little tearing along the hinges. Previous owner's name to the top right corner of the first blank page after the front endpapers. Tissue paper over title page in place but browned. Yellow spotting to the pages through the book with this affecting about a third of the pages. Illustrated in black and white by Harry Furniss with vignettes by Dorothy Furniss. First printing.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Harry Furniss; Dorothy Furniss (illustrator). First edition. An uncommon children's book by the prolific and beloved author G. E. Farrow, illustrated throughout by Harry and Dorothy Furniss. The first edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. All edges gilt. George Edward Farrow (1862-1919) was a notable British children's author, best known for his novel The Wallypug of Why. This charming work is another of his popular children's nonsense books, illustrated throughout by Harry and Dorothy Furniss. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, fairly smart, with a tear to the tail of the front joint and a couple of marks to the boards. Extremities are a little bumped. Front hinge is slightly strained but is held firmly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot. Very Good. book.