Margaret lushington (4 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The first edition of this charming collection of short stories by Henrietta Manners Lushington, illustrated throughout by Margaret Dobson. The first edition of this very scarce work.A collection of the entertaining short stories of Mrs. Henrietta Manners Lushington, containing eight in total.Including 'Great-Grandmamma's Work-Box', 'Little Violet and the Fairy Nightshade', 'The Old Woman and Her Potatoes', 'Little Master Grumpy', 'The White Rabbit', 'The Dust Heap', 'The School for Donkeys', and 'The Fairy in the Teapot'.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty plates, and in-text illustrations by Margaret S. Dobson.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bond. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Some of the illustrations have been charmingly hand-coloured by a prior owner. Very Good Indeed. Margaret S. Dobson (illustrator). book.…

Hard back binding in later bound dark green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, pale lemon lining papers, red speckled page edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 7''. First appearance in book form of The Owl and the Pussycat. Contains numerous monochrome illustrations throughout. Rear end paper cracked, boards slightly bowed with signs of damp stains to the edges. Ink message to the half title 'This book belonged to the artist Anna Margaret Carr (1791-1872) and was given her by her sister's (Sarah Grace Lushington), youngest daughter.' Message above in a different hand and fountain ink colour 'For Dear Aunt Anna (Carr | added), From John and Edith (Nom's | added) Christmas 1870.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).…