manville fenn gordon stables ernest (3 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VERY RARE illustrated hardcover book. "Against All Odds" By G. Manville Fenn, Dr. Gordon Stables, Ernest Favene, N. R. Martin, Duncan McLaren, H. Hervey, E. P. Gibbon, Edward Tebbutt, and others. Illustrations by Fred S. Howard & others. Undated, but believed to be First Edition, published by John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., London, circa 1914. 4to, 25.3 cm x 19 cm x 2.3 cm. Blue cloth spine, Paper-covered printed boards (glossy image on front, matt advertisement on back), Colour Frontispiece vignette on dark card, no dust-jacket. 146 pages. Weight: 726 Grams. CONTENTS ARE LIKE NEW!!! However, there are several cracks between pages throughout, and much outer wear & tear: Spine is loose & marked, bumped & scuffed either end. Cover appears to have been bent as there is a crack on front & vertical ripples in middle of back cover, image on front cover is scuffed & scratched, advert on back cover is marked & grubby, slightly damaged, all edges worn & frayed. Corners bumped & frayed with boards exposed & worn away there. Prize sticker dated 1914 on front pastedown. Colour Frontispiece slightly rippled & discoloured. Some pages have tiny edge bumps/nicks/tears, and/or tiny corner folds, and/or creasing at head, and/or rough-cut bottom edge. Light age tanning & occasional foxing throughout, more pronounced at beginning & end of book. VERY RARE BOOK FOR YOUNG READERS, EXCELLENT CONDITION INSIDE!!! A great collection of stories of younger readers, full of adventures & wonder. With a colour Frontispiece and black & white illustrations throughout, full page & among text. Contents: 'The Night Ramble of Trooper George of the Fifth Dragoons' by Duncan McLaren. 'The Story of a Stowaway' by Dr. Gordon Stables. 'Ich Dien' by E. Menhinic Morphew. 'The Race of the Specials' by S. A. Parkes. 'The Great Treasure Lobster' by Ernest Favene. 'A Coward's Pluck' by G. Manville Fenn. 'The Saving of the Fort' by E. P. Gibbon. 'Lyle's Panther' by Harold Bindloss. 'My Lord of "Monarch's-Riding" by Edward Tebbutt. 'A Tight Corner' by E. P. Gibbon. 'Tales of Robin Hood'. IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: 67.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VERY RARE illustrated hardcover book, sorry no dust-jacket. "Bravely Won" By G. Manville Fenn, Dr. Gordon Stables, Ernest Favene, H. Hervey, N. R. Martin, E. P. Gibbon, Duncan McLaren, Edward Tebbutt & others. This undated book is believed to be the First Edition, published by John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., 1900. Thick & heavy book. 4to, 25.5 cm x 19.4 cm x 4 cm, Red cloth-covered boards, Silver embossed lettering and silver & colour decoration on spine, Silver embossed lettering & sliver & colour decoration on front cover, inlaid colour vignette showing armed soldiers on horses charging forward. 256 pages. Weight: 1.118 Kg. (1118 Grams). Undated, but believed to be the First Edition, 1900, some illustrations are dated 1900. CONTENTS ARE MOSTLY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! However, there are several cracks exposing hinges in between pages throughout the book, including at front & back of book, pages look uneven. Spine is faded & scuffed but mostly clean, bumped & frayed either end (more damage at head than tail), lettering & decoration fully visible & detailed but worn away in places. Cover is discoloured in places, front mostly clean but discoloured round edges, decoration, lettering & vignette scratched & scuffed, back slightly grubby & scratched, edges worn & bumped. Corners are bumped & frayed, boards exposed there & worn away on 3 corners. Writing indents & a crease on 1st free end paper. Frontispiece starting to pull away from adjacent page, glue is visible in spine area. Some pages (very few) have edge nicks & tears, and/or edge bumps & crease, and/or finger smudges in margins, and/or corners folds/creases including at either end of spine area. Page 63 has some transferred over printing in bottom corner, this looks like a Printer's error. Slight damage to paper on one word 9Emperor) on page 84. Light age tanning & occasional foxing throughout. VERY RARE ITEM, BEAUTIFUL INSIDE!!! A collection of stories by various Writers of Juvenile Fiction, divided in 2 parts, and with inlaid colour vignettes on grey card, black & white illustrations on plates and amongst text. 11 stories in Part I which include: "The Night Ramble of Trooper George of the Fifth Dragoons" by Duncan McLaren; "The Story of a Stowaway" by Dr. Gordon Stables, M.D.; "Ich Dien" by E. Menhinic Morphew; "The Race of the Specials" by S. A. Parkes; "The Great Treasure Lobster" by Ernest Favene; and "A Coward's Pluck" by G. Manville Fenn. 14 stories in Part II which include: "Warned" by Duncan McLaren; "Midshipmite Curly" by Dr. Gordon Stables, M.D.; "The Fate of Buldeo" by H. Hervey; "To Be Shot at Dawn" by Stacey Blake; "A Hawk's Nest" by Frank Savile; and "The Emperor and the Waggons" by N. R. Martin. IN STOCK in the UK!!! We post the same day, or if that's not possible, the very next working day. Seller's Ref: 327-B.

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Illustrated by Fred S Howard; Sherie; George Soper (illustrateur). Hbk, undated, name and date on fep - dated 1906 gives an indication; 4to, Green boards with paste on illus on front of 2 men watching a ship sinking, Large writing on spine, pages browned, Colour Frontis present, illus black/white in book. One b/w plate has corner torn off; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.