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Zustand: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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

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

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A very scarce and charmingly illustrated collection of tales for the young, by British author and poet Mary Belson Elliott. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eight further charming engraved plates.Aiming to provide moral guidance and examples of good behaviour, this volume consists of eighteen short tales aimed at guiding the young in their development, with titles including 'Prudence without Meanness', 'Good - Not Best', and 'Penny Wise and Pound Foolish'.Undated; dated c1840 via Jisc and WorldCat. In a half morocco binding, with gilt detailing to back strip, and marbled paper covered boards. A touch of rubbing to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally lovely. Front hinge lightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages significantly age toned, with the odd spot. Very Good. book.

12mo, (140x88mm), 36p. engraved frontispiece with a small amount of colour added by a juvenile hand with some slight offset onto the facing title. Disbound. A translation into French of Elliott's Dumb Animals, this appears to be a variant to Darton, H396 which calls for a folding engraved frontispiece. Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if necessary the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email.

FIRST EDITION in French circa 1830, inscribed 1834, the first story is dated 1829 on its separate title page, the other 3 undated. Approximately 143 x 90 mm, 5¾ x 3½ inches, original black roan spine, marbled boards, gilt title to spine in double ruled gilt frame, pages: (4), 36, 36, 36, 36. Double sided advert leaf for Elliott's works bound after general title page. Each of the 4 stories has a title page, a delightful folding copper plate frontispiece, image size 118 x 160 (4½" x 6¼"), plus 2 engraved plates. Spine and corners slightly worn, a little marbled paper chipped off along board edges, rear endpaper removed, occasional very neat ink correction to error in French text, very little pencil scribble erased from a couple of margins, early inscriptions on endpapers, tiny chip to lower margin of 1 folding plate. A very good copy. Moon, Elliott, No.415; The Dartons, page 398, No.H425; Gumuchian 2388; Oppenheimer 828 and 829. The book is inscribed to Emma Deane by her Aunt who has put a comma after 'Boys' on the general title page and added very neatly 'or Girls'. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

8vo, pp. viii, 9-143, [1, advertisements]; engraved frontispiece, preceded by additional engraved 'token' leaf, inscribed 'Mary Ann Mantel [from] her cousin Martha Flower Nov 8th 1839'; Darton's engraved trade card to rear; frontispiece spotted and stained, some light foxing throughout, contents lightly shaken, otherwise a good copy in original quarter blue roan and boards, spine gilt, fairly severely rubbed; the trade card is mostly very clean, the corners lightly creased; leaf loosely laid in; pencil marks to margins.'Fourth edition, corrected and revised'. Elliott was an extremely prolific author for Darton. These poems are settings of Anna Letitia Barbauld's Hymns in Prose for Children (1791).We have traced one other book on LibraryHub bearing this trade card with the address given as the 'Repository of Genius, 58 Holborn Hill', at the Bodleian: Food for Thought by "Mother", published 1823. Darton H505.

Paperback. Zustand: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The very scarce first edition of this charmingly illustrated book of poems for children by Mary Elliott. The very scarce first edition of this work. To the tail of the front wrap the publisher's note 'Price 1s. with Plain Plates, or 1s. 6d. with the Plates Coloured'. This is the plain plates variant.Illustrated with four engraved plates. Lacking the engraved frontispiece, and the plate that should appear between pages 16 and 17.A delightful collection of poems by Mary Belson Elliott,a prolific and popular early nineteenth century writer of books for children.Undated; dated 1824 via Jisc and WorldCat. Plates dated 1823 and 1824.With publisher's advertisement to the rear wrap. In the publisher's original printed paper wraps. Significant discolouration and handling marks to wraps, most concentrated to perimeters of rear wrap. Rubbing and small losses of paper to spine. Internally, binding slightly tender. Ink notations and handling mark to title page. Pages significantly age toned, with handling marks and spotting. Small losses and a closed tear to fore edge of central two plates. Lacking the front free endpaper, frontispiece, and one further plate. Good Only. book.

, Volume 1: 36, 36, 36, 36 pages, 12 hand coloured plates including folding hand coloured frontispiece plus 11 hand coloured engraved plates (2 folding), a list of published works on rear pages. Volume 2: 36, 35, 36, 36 pages, a list of published works following title page, 12 engraved plates (4 folding). From the library of Lawrence Darton, referenced [volume 1] H425 and H428 [volume 2] with his labels on inside of front cover. First English Editions , slight rubbing to upper and lower boards, rubbing to board edges, compaction to board corners, slight marking to some leaves, volume 1 :page 33 loosening, volume 2: wear to spine and upper and lower hinges, early ownership inscription on front endpaper, title page inscribed , good condition , first volume quarter bound with maroon morroco and marbled boards, gilt titles to spine, green endpapers; second volume quarter bound with black morroco and marbled boards, gilt titles to spine, , 15 x 9 cms Hardback ISBN:

Original Printed Paper Covers. London: Printed for the Author by W. and T. Darton, 58, Holborn Hill, 1810, original printed paper covers, stitched, 12 x 10 cm., 30 pages, frontispiece and 5 plates (4 of which are hand-coloured. The frontispiece is included in the pagination, the plates are unpaginated), the lower 1.5 cm. of the spine is torn exposing the gatherings, slightly torn at the head of the spine, slight split along the inner edge of the front cover but holding well (see photograph), lower corner of the front cover a little creased, covers worn and a little soiled, off-setting opposite the plates, otherwise a sound and internally very clean copy. NOTE: There was an earlier edition in 1909. Size: 12 x 10 cm.

Leather. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce first edition children's work, a charming and simple tale about three children during the summer holidays, emphasising their moral fallings and how these are overcome. The very scarce first edition of this work by Mary Belson Elliott,a prolific and popular early nineteenth century writer of books for children.Elliott offers the charming tale of the summer holiday of the Somers siblings, in a brief work aiming to entertain the young, and educate them on proper behaviour.With a small woodcut tail piece to page twelve, as called for.Undated to title page; dated by M. Moon in 'The Children's Books of Mary (Belson) Elliott, A Bibliography', reference no. 273. In a quarter calf binding, with paper covered boards. Handling marks and spotting to boards. Hinges starting, but firmly held. Lacking endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with instances of spotting. Good. book.

Circa 1825-1830, 12mo, 140 x 90 mm, 5½ x 3½ inches, thin card covers with repeat of title page printed on upper cover and adverts for all Elliott's French editions on lower cover, large folding engraved frontispiece and 2 charming engraved plates, all 3 plates showing little girls and a doll, 36 pages. Expertly restitched with new matching spine, covers slightly stained, inscription to inside of upper cover, offsetting to title page from frontispiece, a couple of small light stains to text, 1 tiny hole with loss of 1 letter, all easily legible. A good copy of a scarce title. See Marjorie Moon, Bibliography of Elliott, page 128, No. 435; The Dartons, page 406, No. H466. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.