Nutshell Knowledge by A L O E, Used (8 results)

Blue Cloth. Condition: Poor Loose Torn Pages. No Jacket. Line Drawings (illustrator). Undated Circa 1880. Please Email for further details. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Nice 1860s American novel. Unmarked. This is the First American edition from 1868. Unmarked. Solid copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hardback, rebound retaining original cloth. Edges gilt. 196pp, [4]. Colour frontis and illustrative title page. B&w illustrations throughout. nd. [circa1868]. Previous owner's details to front free end-paper, tape repairs to rear pastedown. A little occasional foxing. A decent copy. (ar0).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American edition 16mo. 224pp. Decorative blue cloth stamped in black and gilt. Label affixed to front fly, stamp on rear pastedown, pages foxed, a good only copy with extremities lightly worn.

1st.ed. Binding tight, but spine browned with wear to cloth at head & foot & dull gilt; gift inscription Used - Good. Good hardback in blue cloth with gilt Used - Good. Good hardback in blue cloth with gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: V. Good. (i-viii), 193 pp. Blue cloth boards, w. gilt title to cover & floral decoration. Cnrs bumped. Spine bumped top & btm, worn but sound; title in gilt label. Front endpaper gutter split. Some age-toning. Frontispiece. Illus. w. 36 b&w engravings. Preface. Index, (2 pp.) List of publisher's titles. (10 pp.). By the author of The Shepherd of Bethlehem.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. original decorated cloth, spine bumped and a trifle chipped, corners rubbed, covers a trifle marked, illustrated, ink inscription, all edges gilt, occasional spotting and marginal soiling, good. first published 1866; 196 pages including index.

Cloth. Condition: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce first British edition of a short children's book by Charlotte Maria Tucker written under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. The first edition.Very scarce. Written by Charlotte Maria Tucker under the pseudonym A.L.O.E which stands for a Lady of England. Charlotte Maria Tucker was a prolific British writer and poet. She wrote both children's and adult works of fiction.Her work as a children's writer focuses on her Evangelical religious beliefs. Most of her stories are allegories with clear moral messages. Her stories included elements of realism and naturalism which softens the moral messages. Many of her works first appeared in magazine form.The text is accompanied by a selection of charming vignettes a colour frontispiece and a half title. In the original publisher's cloth. Externally generally smart. A small crack in the front joint. Rubbing resulting in minor loss to the joints and tail of the spine. A small mark on the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages but generally, the pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good. book.