Ned Heathcotes Model Engine, First Edition (2 results)

Condition: Fair. No edition stated, but presumed first edition (hardback). 16mo (16cm by 10cm), 128pp. Frontispiece, text illustrations (some of which are full-page). Original decorated green cloth, gilt titling to the spine. This book is only in fair condition; the binding is rather stained, the contents are foxed and there is an ownership inscription (dated 1877). Undated; JISC fives a date of 1876 or 1877.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this very scarce story from English author H. Frederick Charles. First edition. Very scarce work. With a frontispiece and numerous in-text decorations. A charming story for younger readers, following the story of young Ned Heathcote after the sudden death of his mother, and the support he receives from the townspeople around him. Written by H. Frederick Charles, an English author of numerous moral books for children and young adults. Dated from the British Library. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. book.