Lestrange george (28 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good-. Tome is undated, 1st was in 1928. Book plate to front free endpaper dated 1941. Jacket has a large chunk taken from the front panel and a tear to the back panel. Book has a small fingertip size nick to the base of the spine but is otherwise very good. Boards repeat dustjacket illustration. Over 500grams Jacket now in a loose protective sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Howard K Elcock (illustrator).…

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

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

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A "Lost Race" ripping yarn with science fiction elements set in the Himalayas. First edition, 1916. Colour frontis by Cyrus Cuneo and line drawings, some full page, by Rene Bull. Publisher's original pictorial cloth. Two small marks to back cover otherwise in really lovely condition with no inscriptions and only the tiniest evidence of foxing. Small label for Selfridge's Book Dept. on back endpaper. Cyrus Cuneo, Rene Bull (illustrator).…

London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, (1932). 23 S. Mit 6 tls. zweifarb. Illustr. von R. H. Brock. (= Strang's Penny Books, D 3). Kl.-8vo (18 x 12,5 cm). Geheftet. Für Kinder von 11-13 Jahren. Mit Anhang von Fragen u. Übungen zu Text u. Illustrationen. - Richard Henry Brock (1871-1943), britischer Maler u. Illustrator. - Herbert Strang (i.e. George Herbert Ely, 1866-1958, u. Charles James L'Estrange, 1867-1947). Die beiden Autoren schrieben vor allem Abenteuerbücher für Jungen, stark beeinflusst von Jules Verne, gaben aber auch zahlreiche Serien u. Anthologien unter ihrem Pseudonym heraus. - Leicht gebräunt, stellenw. stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar.…

London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, (1934). 23 S. Mit 7 tls. zweifarb. Illustr. (= Strang's Penny Books, D 4). Kl.-8vo (18 x 12,5 cm). Geheftet. Für Kinder von 11-13 Jahren. Mit Anhang von Fragen u. Übungen zu Text u. Illustrationen. - Herbert Strang (i.e. George Herbert Ely, 1866-1958, u. Charles James L'Estrange, 1867-1947). Die beiden Autoren schrieben vor allem Abenteuerbücher für Jungen, stark beeinflusst von Jules Verne, gaben aber auch zahlreiche Serien u. Anthologien unter ihrem Pseudonym heraus. - Leicht gebräunt, stellenw. stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar. …

London, Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, (1932). 23 S. Mit 7 tls. zweifarb. Illustr. (= Strang's Penny Books, C 3). Kl.-8vo ( 18 x 12,5 cm). Geheftet. Für Kinder von 8-11 Jahren. Mit Anhang von Fragen u. Übungen zu Text u. Illustrationen. - Herbert Strang (i.e. George Herbert Ely, 1866-1958, u. Charles James L'Estrange, 1867-1947). Die beiden Autoren schrieben vor allem Abenteuerbücher für Jungen, stark beeinflusst von Jules Verne, gaben aber auch zahlreiche Serien u. Anthologien unter ihrem Pseudonym heraus. - Leicht gebräunt, stellenw. stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An excellent Peninsular War first-hand account and regimental history The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot earned their title of the Young Buffs at Dettingen, where George II, mistook them by their 'buff' coloured uniform facings for the 3rd Regiment-the original Buffs. The two regiments were later destined to share their fortunes on the field of battle during the Peninsular War at the bloody affair that was the Battle of Albuera and at Talavera and Vitoria. This book was written by an officer of 'The Young Buffs' and describes his experiences on campaign in Spain and through the campaign in the south of France to the conclusion of the war upon the fall of Napoleon and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. L'Estrange writes his recollections in a personable and entertaining style, which not only provides essential source information about the campaign, the battles and his regiment, but also rewards the reader with an intimate insight into the adventures of a young British Army man at war against the French during the Napoleonic Wars. Further information concerning the activities of the 31st Foot during this period (including actions where L'Estrange was not present) is included in a short history of the regiment by Richard Cannon which has been appended to this Leonaur edition. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextAn excellent Peninsular War first-hand account and regimental historyThe 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot earned their title of the Young Buffs at Dettingen, where George II, mistook them by their buff coloured un.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Americn Edition. (Vi), 449 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Green, Red And Tan. First American Printing. Herbert Strang Was The Pseudonym Of Two English Authors, George Herbert Ely (1866-1958) And Charles James L'estrange (1867-1947). They Specialized In Writing Adventure Stories For Boys, Both Historical And Modern-Day, In The Juvenile Imperialist Genre Common From The 1860'S To 1910'S. Both Men Were Staff Members Of Oxford University Press, Which Published Their Books, Giving Them A Patina Of Social Status And Approval For The Clueless Parents Of Their Intended Readership. Their Work Showed A Broad General Debt To That Of Jules Verne; Round The World In Seven Days Was One Of Their Most Popular Books. Ely And L'estrange Have Been Classified As "Popular Writers Of Imperial Fiction" And "Successors Of G. A. Henty". The Pseudonym Was Also Employed For Several Series Of Anthologies, Works "Edited By Herbert Strang" That Included The Big Book Of School Stories For Boys And The Oxford Annual For Scouts. There Was In Addition An Anthology Series For Girls By "Mrs Herbert Strang", Who Was Also Given As The Author Of Some Adventure Books For Girls, Notably The Girl Crusoes, A Robinsonade. Slight Usage; No Marks; Six Small Lighter Spots On Spine; Faint Damp Staining In Upper Corner Of Tissue Guard, Title And Contents Pages. Plates (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Undated [c.1910]. 8vo. original pictorial boards (rubbed and marked with a little wear around edges, scattered spotting, lacks prelims including frontispiece and title page (assuming these were present), prev. owner's name and pencil scrawls to rear endpaper); pp. unpaginated, with 5 colour plates (remaining) and monochrome illustrations. A reading copy. Lillian A. Govey; Millicent Sowerby (illustrator). …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this very scarce illustrated children's book on the adventures of Cerdic the Saxon. First edition. Very scarce. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A charming historical children's story of the days of our Saxon forefathers, following the adventures and experiences of Cerdic the Saxon. With reference to the Danes and their arrival on British shores. Written by Herbert Strang, the pseudonym of two English authors, George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange, who specialized in writing adventure stories for boys, both historical and modern-day, and Lucy L. Weedon, a British author of children's stories. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor creases to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. School bookplate to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Publisher's red cloth, very good. Spine bands worn with some minor dust dulling to the panel edges. Remains brightly gilt titled and decorated. Professionally strengthened with new endpapers. Scarce. ; 342 pages; Description: 342 p. , 8 leaves of plate ; 25 cm. Subjects: English literature --Fiction --Juvenile. 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. xii, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm ; OCLC 5593443 ; Bound in red cloth. Pictorial front cover and spine stamped in gold. All edges colored olive green; George Herbert (1866-1958) and Charles James L'Estrange (1867-1947), two English writers who worked together on several children's adventure books, wrote under the pen name Herbert Strang. ; "Samba lay face downwards upon the yellow sand, amid which his body shone in the sunlight like polished ebony. Behind, the rising bank was thick with trees and shrubs ablaze with colour, overspread with the delicate tracery of lianas and, creeping plants. Here was a spot of red, there a dash of orange; at intervals the pale yellow flowers of climbing gourds and the mauve blossoms of convolvuli peeped from the wall of vivid green. Tiny rills made music as they trickled through the foliage; and near at hand was a path trodden by herds of antelopes as they came to drink." ; "Nearly a generation has passed since King Leopold was entrusted by the great Powers with the sovereignty of the Congo Free State. The conscience of Christendom had been shocked by the stories, brought back by Stanley and other travellers, of Arab slave raids on the Upper Congo; King Leopold, coming forward with the strongest assurances of philanthropic motive, was welcomed as the champion of the negro, who should bring peace and the highest blessings of civilization to the vast territory thus placed under his sway. For many succeeding years it was supposed that this work of deliverance, of regeneration, was being prosecuted with all diligence; the power of the slave traders was broken, towns were built, roads made, railways opened-none of the outward signs of material progress were wanting.the civilized world has been horrified to find that this imposing structure has been cemented with the life blood of the Congo races; that the material improvements to which the administrator of Congoland can point, have been purchased by an appalling amount of suffering inflicted upon the hapless negoes. The collection of rubber, on which the whole fabric of Congo finance rests, involces a disregard of liberty, and indifference to suffering, a destruction of human life, almost inconceivable. Those who best know the country estimate that the populationis annually reduced, under King Leopold's rule, by at least a hundred thousand. No great war, no famine, no pestilence in the world's history has been so merciless a scourge as civilization in Congoland." ; Contents: The Coming of the White Man -- "Rubber is Death" -- Monsieur Elbel -- Night Alarms -- The Order of Merit -- Samba is Missing -- Blood Brothers -- Jack in Command -- Samba Meets the Little Men -- A Trip with a Crocodile -- Bula Matadi Comes to Ilola -- Samba comes Back -- "Honour thy Father and thy Mother" -- Lokolobolo's First Fight -- A Revolt at Ilola -- The House by the Water -- A Buffalo Hunt -- Elbel's Barrels -- Breaking the Blockade - David and Goliath -- A Dash and all Together -- A Message and a Meeting -- Elbel Squares Accounts -- A Solemn Charge -- A Break for Liberty -- Turning the Tables -- The Return of Lokolobolo -- The Chicotte -- Reaping the Whirlwind -- Sinews of War -- Summons and Surrender -- The Dawn of Freedom -- Conclusion ; front endpaper excised ; dig at top of spine ; else G. Book. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of this illustrated adventure novel, with coloured plates and a folding map. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original decorative blue cloth binding.An adventure novel that tells the tale of a scientist, shipwrecked on the Solomon islands full of Savages, and how his daring son fly round the world to rescue him.Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece, five coloured plates, and a folding map. Collated, complete.A work by Herbert Strang, the pseudonym of twoEnglishauthors,George Herbert Ely(18661958) andCharles James L'Estrange (18671947). They specialized in writing adventure stories for boys, both historical and modern-day. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with fading. Front gutter cracked, but hinge is firm. Ink inscription to rear of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. A.C. Michael (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first UK edition copy of this fictional work by Herbert Strang. With gorgeous and colourful illustrations by W. H. Margetson. The first edition of this work. An exciting novel by Herbert Strang following the adventures of Humphrey Bold. Herbert Strang was the pseudonym of two English authors, George Herbert Ely, and Charles James l'Estrange, who specialised in writing historical and modern stories for boys. A beautifully illustrated volumes, comprising eight colourful illustrations by W. H. Margetson. An uncommon and exquisite edition of this title. In the original publisher's quarter paper vellum binding with illustrated cloth over board. Externally very smart with only minor shelfwear. Minor faint handling mark to erar board. Spine has slightly darkened. Internally, firmly bound. Faint minor spotting throughout. Profusely illustrated in coloured plates throughout by W. H. Margetson. Very Good. W. H. Margetson (illustrator). book.…

Zustand: Very good. Miniature edition of children's tales, a charming, chunky production containing "Three Little Pigs" (not the tale with the wolf), "Betty Brighteyes" (about a mouse), "The Magic Whistle," and "The Shipwreck." Part of the TEENY WEENY series, edited by "Mrs. Strang," the female pseudonym of George Herbert Ely and Charles James L'Estrange. 3.25'' x 2.75''. Original pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Lodge with charming full-page and smaller black-and-white images. Spine a bit creased, with subtle color renewal at ends.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. A smart four-volume collection of early 20th-century illustrated adventure novels, illustrated with colour plates. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings. This is a charming collection of four early 20th-century illustrated adventure and historical works, with two first editions, each illustrated with colour plates. This set consists of: King of the Air, Or, To Morocco on an Airship by Herbert Strang (1908). This is a first edition. This copy is illustrated in colour by W. E. Webster. Sadly the final colour plate and frontispiece are missing from this copy, all other colour plates are present. "Herbert Strang" was a joint pseudonym used by George Herbert Ely (18661958) and Charles James L"Estrange (18671947). Their works are often critiqued for containing the attitudes of their time surrounding class, race, empire. Bridget of All Work by Winifred M. Letts (1909). This volume is a first edition. This volume is illustrated by James Durden with six colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. The Lost Empire: A Tale of Many Lands by Captain Charles Gilson (1910). This work is illustrated in colour by Cyrus Cuneo, with eight colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. Charles James Louis Gilson (1878-1943), a British soldier and prolific author of adventure, science fiction, and children"s historical fiction. The Romance of the King"s Navy by Edward Fraser (1913). Illustrated in colour by N. Sotheby Pitcher, featuring four colour plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight rubbing to boards. The odd slight handling mark to boards. Prize plate to the front paste down of "King of the Air" scribbled over in pencil. Previous bookseller"s blind stamp to front free endpaper. Front board and spine of "King of the Air," disbound, holding at rear joint, with slight cracking to upper extremities of joint. Prize plate to front paste down of "The Romance of the King"s Navy" from Woodhouse Sunday School, presented to Charles Flanders, 1913. Previous owner"s pencil inscription to front free endpaper of "Bridget", partially rubbed out. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but holding firm. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves and the odd handling mark to fore edges. Final colour plate and frontispiece are missing from "King of the Air," all other colour plates are present. Good. W. E. Webster; James Durden; Cyrus Cuneo; N. Sotheby Pitcher (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good Only. A very scarce reprint of this exciting adventure novel from Herbert Strang, illustrated throughout. Reprinted 1917 in Great Britain. Very scarce work. Illustrated with colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and twenty-two in-text images. Collated complete. An exciting work following the young pilot of a hydro-plane. Written by Herbert Strang, the pseudonym of two English authors, Charles James L'Estrange and George Herbert Ely, who specialised in adventure novels for young boys, many of which were historical. Illustrated by Charles Edmund Brock, an English painter, line artist, and book illustrator who was widely published. In the original pictorial blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with chipping to the extremities and loss to the head and tail of the spine. The odd mark and tide mark to the wrap. Sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good. C. E. Brock (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Two scarce editions of Aesop's fables, including the very scarce first edition of the Percy J. Billinghurst illustrated edition, and a late twentieth century edition also featuring his illustrations. Two volumes of the fables of Aesop, both featuring the illustrations of Percy J. Billinghurst.The first of these two volumes is the very scarce first edition of this charming late nineteenth century edition of Aesop's fables, with this edition from the English version of English pamphleteer Sir Roger L'Estrange, featuring an introduction from Kenneth Grahame - author of 'The Wind of the Willows' - and illustrated by Percy J. Billinghurst.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and with full page illustrations throughout - included in the pagination - from illustrator and bookplate designer Percy J. Billinghurst.The second volume is the scarce 1977 first edition of George Beal's retelling of the fables, which also features Billinghurst's illustrations throughout.Aesop's Fables are a collection of brief moral tales attributed to a storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece around the 6th century BCE. These tales typically feature animals as characters who embody human traits and behaviours, teaching practical life lessons through their interactions. Classic fables like "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," and "The Ant and the Grasshopper" use simple narratives to convey enduring wisdom about virtues such as perseverance, honesty, and hard work.Housed in a cloth slip case In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings, housed in cloth slip case. Externally, excellent, with bump to head of 1899 volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages of 1977 volume exceptionally clean and bright, with the odd spot to the 1899 volume. Slip case in excellent condition. Near Fine. Percy J. Billinghurst (illustrator). book.…