Olive patch (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Undated but plainly a very early printing; Subtitle: "With Some Account of Their Doings;" 176 p., clean and unmarked within except for smudge in margin of p. 92; painstakingly printed name of former owner on upper corner of inner front end page; exquisite engravings, many full-page; front gutter cracked but binding firm; clean sepia boards with still bright gilt lettering and stamped images of children, a canine companion, and some errant butterflies have bumped corners and rubbing at crown and foot of spine panel, which is split at center and detaching at lower portion. This exquisite volume deserves skillful repair.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. pen inscription front end-paper dated 1882, blue boards with gilt illustrations front board and gilt titles to spine and front board, spine cover worn and rubbed, marks to boards, frontispiece with torn tissue guard, gilt page edges, 168pp, profusely illustrated throughout, overall Vg/G condition.…

Zustand: Good. Illustrations on nearly every page including full page by M.E.E. (Mary Ellen Edwards) W.J.Morgan, W.Hatherell and others. Quarto green gilt pictorial cover with girl in rowboat with boy looking on etc. (tips worn/rebacked with part of old spine relaid) All Edges Gilt 104pp + [8]pp publisher's catalogue. Name (Bishop) to half title. Some rusty marks from staples and about 4 pages with some soiling else neat and tight. *A school story and several Christmas stories some of which seem to be quite adventurous and illustrated by well-known English artists (see Houfe Dictionary of British Book Illustrators). 1 volume. Hardcover.…