red true story book de lang andrew ford (32 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Henry J. Ford (illustrateur). quarter leather binding, with leather spinein six compartments. also front panel states high school for girls' bloemfontein south africa, prize copy awarded to sila rudge, middle preparatory, eunice high school , march 31 1909. a handsome tight copy of this prize book.

Etat : New.

Etat : New. In.

Etat : New.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Henry J. Ford (illustrateur). 1st Edition. New Impression.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover with red cloth over boards, worn to a darker shade at the spine. Gold text and illustration on spine and cover. Title page dated 1895. No separate copyright page. xii + 419 pages. Includes introduction and list of illustrations. Features black and white woodcut illustrations by Henry J. Ford, including a frontispiece. Name and "Christmas 1900" written neatly in blue pen on the page following the list of Andrew Lang's works. The hinge of that same page shows a crack in the binding from top to bottom, exposing some of the backing linen. The back shows much milder weakness in the binding, and the foot of the spine is very securely bound. Pages are clean and bright. Please email us with questions or to request photos.

Etat : New. In.

Etat : New.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Henry Justice Ford (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Print. Octavo, pp. 384. Publisher's original red cloth, spine and cover lavishly decorated in gilt, all illustrations present, with gilt to all text block edges. With fade to the spine, Internally clean pages, light toning, contemporary name and date to front end page ( Charles H. Bewley ) , a very good plus to near fine copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Ford, Henry J. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First Edition. Original publisher's red cloth binding. Gilt lettering and small gilt decoration of a man raising a sword on spine. Gilt decoration of the arms of a knight raising a flag on front cover. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 419 pages, complete. Many black-and-white plates and in-text illustrations, complete. List of Illustrations (denoting Plates and Woodcuts in Text) in front. The plate facing Page 374 has some watercolor handcoloring done by a former owner. Pages are clean and intact overall but have occasional marks and stains, light foxing, a gift inscription in black ink on verso of frontispiece, and occasional pencil inscriptions in the margins (most, if not all, of these inscriptions are simply numbers). Covers are clean and intact overall but have light to moderate darkening and faint smudges throughout and slight wear to edges and corners. A Very Good copy. This is the Red True Story Book, a collection of historical stories about real people and real events gathered by Andrew Lang (1844-1912), a Scottish author and literary critic. This is a sequel to his Blue True Story Book. In his Preface, Lang writes that the Red True Book is very similar to its predecessor and also promotes their basis on facts that while "less thrilling and romantic than the legends of the Fairies" are still "curious and interesting." Contents are titled as follows: "Wilson's Last Fight," "The Life and Death of Joan the Maid," "How the Bass was held for King James," "The Crowning of Ines de Castro," "The Story of Orthon," "How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom," "Monsieur de Bayard's Duel," "Story of Gudbrand of the Dales," "Sir Richard Grenville," "The Story of Molly Pitcher," "The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures, and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer," "Marbot's March," "Eylau, The Mare Lisette," "How Marbot crossed the Danube," "The piteous Death of Gaston, Son of the Count of Foix," "Rolf Stake," "The Wreck of the 'Wager,'" "Peter Williamson," "A Wonderful Voyage," "The Pitcairn Islanders," "A Relation of three years' Suffering of Robert Everard upon the Island of Assada, near Madagascar, in a Voyage to India, in the year 1686," "The Right at Svolder Island," "The Death of Hacon the Good," "Prince Charlie's War," "The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition," "The Story of Emund," "The Man in White," "The Adventures of 'the Bull of Earlstoun,'" "The Story of Grisell Baillie's Sheep's Head," and "The Conquest of Peru.".

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Ford, Henry D. (illustrateur). New Impression. Gilt drawing of a banner or flag on the front and a gilt drawing of a man with a sword on the spine; gilt lettering to the spine. Some of gilt has been outlined in ink on front board. Corners and head/tail of spine lightly bumped. Gilt fore edges. Previous owners inscription on e/p. Black and white frontis. Vignette on title page. 419 pp. Black and white illus. Collection of true adventure tales, including "Wilson's Last Fight" by H. Rider Haggard. True stories of daring and adventure contributed by many hands including Andrew Lang and his wife, with an account of Major Wilsons last stand on the banks of the Shangani in 1893.; 000969; 8vo.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Illustrated by Ford, Henry J. (illustrateur). First Edition. Spine darkened and relined, corners bumped, new eps, owner's signature and date (1905) in ink on half-title, some internal foxing. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; xii, 419 pages; Red cloth with dulled gold spine titles, image of banner stamped in gold to upper cover, man wielding cutlass to spine,18 b&w plates with inter-textual woodcuts, all edges gilt.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. This Is A New Release Of The Original 1895 Edition. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. No Jacket. Henry J Ford (illustrateur). First Edition. This is a Very Good + Copy of this book in Publisher's original elaborately decorated red hardcover cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine.The book has black endpapers and is complete with half title page,frontispiece and engraved title page.This copy has one previous inscription present to the verso of the half title page and is dated 1896.The book has a very firm binding with no hinge weakness,with no cracking to joins.There is a little darkening to the colour tone along spine but this is not unusual.All page edges are gilt lined.The book's contents remain reasionably clean apart from some sporadic browning spots/foxing to certain pages within the text block.Profusely illustrated with many black and white engraved plates and woodcuts by H.J. Ford.An excellent copy for the collector,8vo (xii) 419pp First Edition 1st Issue [1895].

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Ford, H.J. (illustrateur). First edition. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and illustration to front cover. Black endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. 419 pages. All edges gilt. Spine bumped, browned and a little worn at top. Corners are bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing and some fingering throughout. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Illustrated throughout by Henry J. Ford. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First edition 1895. Illustrated by Henry J. Ford. All edges gilt. Some very light foxing in places. Publishers gilt decorated red cloth slightly rubbed around the edges and corners. Cloth slightly darkened and lightly marked. Very slight lean to the spine. Generally a good solid copy. 419 p. Book.

Decorative Cloth. Etat : Near Very Good. Ford, Henry J. (illustrateur). Red cloth cover with Gilt Illustration of a Banner of Jesus & Mary on the front and a gilt illustration of a Pirate on the spine, with gilt lettering above. Full-Page and In-Text illustrations throughout. Frontis Illustration of playing Golf in the Borghese Gardens. Many thrilling accounts of Historical incidents, including Wilson's Last flight, The Life and Death of Joan the Maid, How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom, Monsieur de Bayard's Duel, How Marbot crossed the Danube.and many more. Illustrated with 19 Plates and many In Text Woodcuts. 419 Pages.7 1/4" Tall. All Page Edges Gilt. Black Endpapers. Small closed tears to cloth along sides of spine. Spine colour faded to brown but gilt still bright. Hinges sound & text Block firm. A little light foxing to some pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Henry J. Ford (illustrateur). First edition. The first edition of this illustrated collection of true stories, mainly drawn from European history, including Joan of Arc and the Jacobite uprising of 1745. The first edition, in the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and eighteen plates. Collated complete.'The Red True Story Book' is one of Andrew Lang's classic true story collection for children about prominent historical figures, mainly drawn from European history.Titles include 'The Life and Death of Joan the Maid', 'A Wonderful Voyage' and 'How Marbot Crossed the Danube'.One of the 'Lang's Fairy Books' series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published by Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with sunning to the spine and bumping to the head and tail. Marks to the boards. Bookplate of one Margaret Crichton Stuart to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional spotting. Very Good. book.

Etat : Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Spine sunned. Wear to corners. Previous owner's inscriptions to half-title. Sporadic light foxing.Teg. 270mm x 180mm (11" x 7"). xii, 419pp. With b/w frontis plate and additional b/w plates by H.J. Ford. Red gilt illustrated hardback cloth cover.

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Henry J. Ford (illustrateur). First edition. The first edition of this illustrated collection of true stories from history, edited by Scottish writer Andrew Lang. First edition. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and eighteen plates. Collated complete. 'The Red True Story Book' is one of Lang's classic true story collection for children about prominent historical figures, mainly drawn from European history. With titles including 'The Life and Death of Joan the Maid', 'A Wonderful Voyage' and 'How Marbot Crossed the Danube'. One of the 'Lang's Fairy Books' series of twenty-five collections of true and fictional stories for children published by Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. Edited by Andrew Lang, a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, a prolific English artist and illustrator. Rebacked with the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with light fading to the board edges with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting throughout. Very Good. book.

Hardcover (Half Leather). Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Ford, H. J. (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Half binding of deep red crushed morocco and red marbled boards. Endpapers also of red marbling. Page edges uncut. Spine titles and design in gilt. 5 raised bands. Some light foxing. Inscription to recto of frontispiece. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Ford, H. J. Category: Children; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 003760.

Etat : Near Very Good. Illustrations, Henry J. Ford (illustrateur). First Edition. First Edition. Original red cloth, all edges gilt, gilt decoration on cover, overall near very good. Endpapers ok, small bookstore stamp at bottom of half-title. Illustrations by Henry J. Ford.

hardcover. Etat : very good. Ford, H.J. (illustrateur). First. Numerous illustrations by H. J. Ford. Thick 12mo, rebound in older full red polished calf with ornately gilt spine (spine darkened and leather somewhat crackled), a.e.g. London: Longmans, Green, 1895. First Edition. A very good copy of this uncommon title.

Etat : New. Print on Demand.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Etat : New. Print on Demand.

Leather Bound. Etat : New. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1895. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 446, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 446.

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