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Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 186 pages. 6.00x0.43x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 230 pages. 6.00x0.58x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 512 pages. 6.00x1.28x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. 184 pages. 6.00x0.56x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. 230 pages. 6.00x0.56x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Etat : Brand New. 400 pages. German language. 5.04x1.18x8.19 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Published in Stockton in 1847, this is a scarce early printing of this long narrative poem on the famous North Yorkshire Hill Roseberry Topping and the surrounding towns and villages, book is bound in the original embossed patterned cloth titled in gilt to the spine, just over 7 inches tall (18cm) 63 pages of text plus illustrations. Binding has light rubbing wear and light marks, else in good condition, internally small brown stain to inner edges of a few pages, light browning to pages else contents in nice general condition. A nice example of this very scarce publication.…

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original elaborately gilt decorated cobalt blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, spine and front, all page edges gilt, bevelled edges. Bound by Bone & Son, 76 Fleet Street, London. Quarto. 10'' x 8¼''. Contains red and black printed title, the text block and poems being printed on thick card stock. With 35 wonderful (the re-published edition with 28 plates) full-page single-sided black and white engravings by Arthur Boyd Houghton, the engraved illustrations from famed Victorian era wood engravers and illustrators George and Edward Dalziel. Like George du Maurier, who was a friend of his, Arthur Boyd Houghton had been afflicted by the loss an eye when he was young. However, he continued to paint as well as illustrate: among his paintings were charming paintings of family life, some jewel-like pictures of children, and some small, slightly disturbing works depicting street scenes (Lambourne 371, 183, 133). Lengthy pencil note to the front paste down 'Xmas 1865 - This year also saw 'Home Thoughts and Home Scenes', a book with 35 drawings of children by A. Boyd Houghton by Routledge, 1865, which was afterwards republished as 'Happy Day Stories'. This book is absolutely essential to any representative collection of the period, but nevertheless its designs can hastily be regarded as among the artists masterly works. Houghton is said to have taken more pains over these drawings than any others. His style in them is as far removed as possible from his later impressions, therefore the book is essential to a collection of his work.' Spine repaired with webbing exposed to the spine edges, plate number 6 with bottom corner missing, 'Age and Youth' poem with tear to the top edge, 'The Sports of Childhood Show the Future Man' poem with repaired tear across the centre of the leaf, heavy foxing to the front and rear end papers and to the margins of the plates and text block. Extremely scarce. Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).…