E edith 1858 1924 nesbit (10 Ergebnisse)

Audiobook Edition. Audiobooks; 2 Cassette Tapes, in a good, if slightly cracked, hard plastic case. Physical description: 2 sound cassettes (ca. 165 min.): analog, Dolby processed. Subjects: Children's fiction. Juvenile literature. Juvenile audiobooks. Audiobooks. 1 Kg.

CD Audiobook Edition. Audiobook; 3 CDs in near fine case. Physical description: 3 sound discs (ca. 3 hr.): digital, stereo. ; 4.75 in. Notes: Abridged and produced by Mellie Buse. Summary: "The five children are Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother. But what is 'It'? It is the Sand-fairy known as the Psammead, and it lives in the gravel pit where purple and yellow wildflowers grow. It is furry and fat with hands like a monkey's - and has the power to grant wishes. The children discover that wish-making is fun at first, but sometimes, when wishes come true, fun can soon turn into trouble."--Container. Subjects: Children's literature. Children's fiction. Children's audiobooks. Audiobooks. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 127 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Subjects: Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858-1924 Childhood and youth ; Juvenile literature. Authors, English 19th century ; Biography ; Juvenile literature. England Social life and customs 19th century Juvenile literature. 1 Kg. …

1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description:vii, 324 pages, 19 cm. Notes: Print version record.Contents: The unfaithful lover. -- Rounding off a scene. -- The obvious. -- The lie absolute. -- The girl with the guitar. -- The man with the boots. -- The second best. -- The holiday. -- The force of habit. -- The brute. -- Dick, Tom, and Harry. -- Miss Eden's baby. -- The lover, the girl, and the onlooker. -- The duel. -- Cinderella. -- With an E. -- Under the new moon. -- The love of romance. Subjects: Literature; Literary Criticism; Literary Theory; 19th Century. 1 Kg. …

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dj. [Children's Fantasy] NEW EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xii; 274 [2]. With wood engraved plates by Millar. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 12/6. Charming gift note to flyleaf, jacket a little edge worn and slightly sunned. A very good copy. The first impression of this reissue, which is apparently quite scarce in jacket. …

[Children's] THIRD IMPRESSION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.325 [1]. With 48 in-text illustrations by Millar, including a frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine and upper. Top edge gilt, others trimmed. Endpapers quite heavily browned, with neat repairs to split hinges. Slightly toned internally, otherwise clean. Moderate general wear to cloth, with some toning also to spine. Very good. The second instalment of the adventures of Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb. As opposed to the first story, the children find magic and wonder in central London, rather than the removed countryside of Kent. First published in the Strand Magazine in the summer of 1903.…

First Edition. [Children's novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xiv; 402; [2], ads. Publisher's burgundy cloth, pictorially blocked in gilt to spine and upper board, t.e.g. Illustrated with plates (all present) and one drawing in-text. Clean throughout. No inscriptions, light toning to endpapers, covers fresh. An exceptionally bright copy. Fantasy adventure from the author of The Railway Children. The 'three C's', being the children Caroline, Charles and Charlotte, are spending the summer holidays at their Great-Uncle's Manor House, where they discover secret passages which lead to a lost garden.…

First Edition. [Children's classic] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xii; [2]; 296; [2]; [2 of advertisements]; [8 of publisher's advertisements]. Publisher's blue-green cloth, blocked in gilt to spine and upper board, all edges gilt. Illustrated with seventeen plates. Contents clean, owner's stamp to flyleaf, binding shows some shelfwear, spine rubbed/darkened. A very good copy. The first book in the Bastable family adventure series. The Bastable books were a big influence on C.S. Lewis and Arthur Ransome, among others.…

First Edition. [Children's Fantasy Adventure] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.352 [2]. With 47 engraved illustrations by Millar, including a frontispiece. Recently re-bound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and the original publisher's gilt-decorated red cloth over boards. Top edge gilt. Toned and a little thumbed to edges. Light occasional spotting and minor marks throughout. A clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. Three children can't bear the thought of being stuck all summer with a prim maiden aunt, and so end up instead at a half-closed-up girls school where they discover fantasy and adventure out on the estate, complete with a magic ring which grants wishes.…