red book heroes von andrew lang (14 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 246 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.52 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2021. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. Mills, A. Wallis (illustrator). 195 pages. 10.00x8.00x0.44 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. A. Wallis Mills (illustrator). New Impression. A beautifully bound book in red cloth with pictorial embossed scene to the front titles and vignette to the spine There is slight sunning and a lean to the spine otherwise the binding is in good condition Previous owners ink stamp and inscription to the front and rear endpapers otherwise a good clean copy Beautifully illustrated with full page colour illustrations and black and white line drawings pp xiv 368nbsp. book.

hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Mills, A. Welles (illustrator). Octavo, red cloth covers with elaborate gilt design on top cover and spine, all edges gilt. xiv + 368 pages, 2 pages of publisher's ads in front. Illustrated by A. Welles Mills with eight color plates and many black and white plates and in-text illustrations. Former owner gift inscription on first blank. Illustrated endpapers The heroes written about are: Florence Nightingale, John Howard, Hannibal, Father Damien, The Constant Prince, Montrose, Havelock, Sir Thomas More,The Little Abbess, Gordon,Theodosius, Palissy. Spine a bit rubbed, one rear cover bumped. Rear hinge cracked, but holding.Studio.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No dustwrapper. 1st edition. Endpapers slightly cracking at gutters. Original red cloth decor in gilt, with minor wear. Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders on request. Size: xiv, 368pp. Owner's signature.

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Mills, A. Wallis (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1909. Good condition with no wrapper. Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Light rubbing to board corners. Some fading and a few marks to boards. Large personal ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are cracked, hinges pulled but binding is tight. Pencil underlining to contents in places (minimal). Some light marks to contents, mainly to margins. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Wallis Mills, A. (illustrator). First Edition. xv, 368 pp. Publisher's original elaborately gilt-decorated red cloth. All edges gilt. Slight fraying to cloth at extremities, with gilt boards bright. Internally clean. With eight full-page colour plates and numerous b&w illustrations by A. Wallis Mills. 8vo.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A. Wallis Mills (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this children's story collection on historical 'heroes', illustrated with colour plates throughout. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth with illustrative gilt and illustrated endpapers.With eight coloured plates, including a frontispiece, and seventeen monochrome plates. Collated complete.A wonderful collection of stories based on prominent historical figures. Stories include 'The Lady-in-Chief' about Florence Nightingale, 'Prisoners and Captives' about John Howard and 'A Child's Hero' about Henry Havelock.Written by Leonora Blanche Alleyne, an English writer, editor and translator best known for her collaborative 'Fairy Books' series with her husband, Andrew Lang.With three pages of advertisements to the beginning of the work. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with slight wear to the extremities and bumping to the head and tail of spine. Marks and handling marks to the boards, heaviest to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A. Wallis Mills (illustrator). First edition. A wonderful first edition copy of this biographical book for children, which contains information on various historical 'heroes', with vivid colour plates by A. Wallis Mills. First Edition.Illustrations include one colour frontispiece, six colour plates, seventeen black-and-white plates, and twenty-three in-text illustrations. These were all drawn by Arthur Wallis Mills (1878-1940), a British artist who often contributed to 'Punch Magazine', and illustrated different works by Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse.This is a lovely children's work which contains stories about various important historical figures. Contents include 'The Lady-in-Chief', 'Hannibal', 'The Marquis of Montrose', and 'Palissy the Potter'.Written by Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851-1933), an English author, editor, and translator. She helped to write 'The Fairy Books' with her husband Andrew Lang, between 1889 and 1913.Edited by Andrew Lang (1844-1912), a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic. His contributions within the field of anthropology are well-remembered at the University of St Andrews, where he studied, with a lecture series named after him. The most famous lecture from within the series, titled 'Fairy Stories', was given by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1939.With three pages of publisher's adverts to front of text.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light wear to the extremities with bumping to head and tail of spine. Fading to the spine and the margins of boards, with a few marks. Endpapers are lightly age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout, with light age-toning to margins of text. Very Good. book.

Colour frontispiece, plates in colour and black-and-white, illustrations by A. Wallis Mills Lower cover a little marked, but a very nice, bright copy Original red pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt.

First edition, 12mo, pp. xv, [1], 368; 8 color plates and numerous illustrations by A. Wallis Mills; leaning just slightly and the merest hint of rubbing to edges, front free endpaper excised; a good, sound, attractive copy in original red cloth, upper cover and spine pictorially gilt, a.e.g.