francis blake crofton (67 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. SUPER FAST SHIPPING.

/Bennett, illustrator. (illustrator). CONDITION: Good Minus; no names or other marks, slanted with top board bowed, extrems very bumped and rubbed, boards blotchy with dark half inch spot of back, gilt fairly bright on boards, rear hinge cracked and inexpertly repaired, first half of the book has intermittent soil and reading wrinkles and foxing adjacent to endpapers, remaining pages darkening but clean. Juvenile hardback. "The Book for Boys - His perilous encounters, startling adventures, and daring exploits with Indians, cannibals, wild beasts, serpents, balloons, geysers, etc. all over the world, in the bowels of the earth and above the clouds." Lest we overdo the doll and puppy books, we'll add this one to the mix! The Major tells his nephew Bob one horrifying adventure after another, with "spirited illustrations." ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /Bennett, illustrator.

Zustand: New.

Decorative Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Bennett (illustrator). The boards are beveled and covered in brown cloth. Most of the 61 short stories are set in Africa;15 plates of b/w illustrations. The front cover and the title page state, The Book for Boys. Spine strip: The top end has a 3/4 in. piece missing. The bottom edge and two places on a fold are frayed. The bottom end has a small label from a private library. One board corner is threadbare. The boards have moderate soiling from shelf wear. About 2 dz. pages have stains, mostly fingerprint soiling on page margins. Scans e-mailed upon request.

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Zustand: Good. 1881. No edition remarks. 152 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Ex library copy with associated labels, inserts, stamps and annotations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Book has slight forward lean.

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 226 pages. 9.00x0.57x6.00 inches. In Stock.

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Bennett (illustrator). 1st Edition. With previous owner's name, otherwise a VG hardcover 1889 edition in a brown decorative cloth binding, 236 unfoxed pages with ripping good yarns that strongly resemble the tales of Baron Munchausen with spirited illustrations by Bennett. Photos on request.

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.

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.

236 Pp. With Spirited Illustrations by Bennett Francis Blake Crofton, a native of England, (1841-1911) was at one time Legislative Librarian of Nova Scotia. According to previous owner's notation on title page , he lived on the corner of Church & Harvey St, Halifax. Cloth very worn, interior good. Previous owner's bookplate and writing to title page Brown cloth with gilt and black decorations to front & spine.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Large octavo. Original illustrated cloth. Covers slightly marked and faded, slightly edge rubbed with some fraying to spine ends and corners, inner hinges starting, otherwise about very good.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A collection of stories for children set in Africa, featuring ostriches, lions, buffalo, and more. Illustrated throughout with numerous engravings in the text. In a decorative green cloth binding. Externally, smart, though with some bumping and slight wear to the extremities. Spine is a little cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, and generally clean, with just a few instances of foxing. Very Good. book.

Leatherbound. Zustand: NEW. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1904 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 20 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Leatherbound. Zustand: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 70. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1897 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 70.

Leatherbound. Zustand: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 138. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1875 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 138.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ills by Bennet, His perilous encounters startling adventures and daring exploits with indians, cannibals wild beasts, serpents, balloons geysers etc etc all over the world, in the bowels of the earth and above the clouds, Baron Munchausen fantasy,FANTASY. THE HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES OF MAJOR MENDAX by Francis Blake Crofton. Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers (1889). 4to, (7 x 8 1/2"), brown cloth stamped in black and gold, 236p. tight and VG. 1st edition of this strange fantasy adventure story set in fictional countries all over the African continent. Arranged as a series of tales told to his impressionable nephew, each chapter brings another nonsensical, dangerous encounter that The Major manages to escape. The natives are all stereotypically portrayed. Illustrated with 15 fabulous full page pen and inks by Bennett full of detail and humor. Blake was born in Ireland but lived most of his life in Canada working as a librarian in Nova Scotia. Nice copies of this title are very hard to find. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 245. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1889 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 245.