W. H. Hudson

El Ombu

London, Duckworth & Co. 1902. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this short story anthology by Argentinian author W. H. Hudson. The first edition of this anthology comprising five short stories by William Henry Hudson, Anglo-Argentine author and naturalist. These stories report notable experiences of people living on and around a rural estate in colonial Argentina, told by an old man. Tragic and compelling, they provide a picture of life in the Pampas in the nineteenth century.  In a quarter calf binding over marbled boards and endpapers. Externally sound with some shelf wear and minor rubbing to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Odd minor spotting to the front blank page, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 798A52

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: el ombu hudson short stories pampas hudson None

W.H. Hudson

El Pato (a game on horseback, popular in Argentine country). An uncommon original article from the Badminton Magazine, 1898.

Badminton Magazine, London, 1898. First Edition, Disbound. Very Good. 9 pages, 3 plates, 1 illustration. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (25 x 17 cms). Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Badminton Magazine; Inventory No: 282985.

Cosmo BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 282985

Catalogue: Badminton Magazine

Keywords: BZDB395 Badminton Magazine; W.H. Hudson El Pato (a game on horseback, popular in Argentine country). An uncommon original article from the Badminton Magazine, 1898.

HUDSON, W. H.

Le Pays Pourpre. The Purple Land. Aventures du nommé Richard Lamb dans la Banda Oriental (Amérique du Sud) racontées par lui-même, et mises en français par Victor Llona. Collection: Feux Croisés, ames et terres étrangères, n.° 3.

Paris, Librairie Plon, 1927,. 195x125mm, 358 pages, broché. Exemplaire sur papier d'alfa, numéroté n.° 1934 / 3300. Bel exemplaire.

Bouquinerie du VarisProfessional seller

Book number: 81343

Keywords: Littérature

Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

The Purple Land, Being the Narrative on One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental, in South America...

New York, E.P. Dutton & Co. c1916. 1922 printing. Hardcover. 355p. Ill.: Keith Henderson. Good condition .

Brookline Village BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 32569

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Keith Henderson Fiction

HUDSON, W.H.

The Purple Land: being the narrative of one Richard Lamb's adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by himself.

London: Duckworth & Co, 1919 5th imp. viii, 355[1]pp including appendix, 15[1]pp publisher's catalogue. Original blue cloth gilt. Spine slightly discold, 2 nicks to spine head, general age browning.

John TurtonProfessional seller

Book number: 9354

Keywords: TRAVEL South America

W H Hudson:

The Purple Land.

New York: Three Sirens Press, no date [c. 1970]. No edition stated (hardback). 8vo (21cm by 14cm), x, 260pp. Frontispiece, 12 plates and text illustrations by Keith Henderson. Original purple cloth, no dustwrapper. Endpapers browned, ownership inscription; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 57778

Catalogue: 3

W.H. Hudson

The Purple Land - Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda oriental, in South America as Told By Himself

London: England, Duckworth, 1927. Hard Cover/No Jacket. pp.355 The New Readers's Library series. clean tight copy slight tanning to pages and a few dog ears to outside lower corner former owner name on frontpiece blue covers with sunned spine and slightly bumped corners and top/bottom spine slightly soiled and sunned covers Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Very Good.

Judith Patton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 011539

Catalogue: TRAVEL LITERATURE

Hudson, W. H. (Illistrated by Keith Henderson)

Purple Land - Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental in South America as told by himself

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1904? 260 p., hardcover, in goede staat, deze uitgave is vrij zeldzaam.

De AlkenaerProfessional seller

Book number: 4423

Keywords: Biographies: General, journals and correspondence

HUDSON, W. H.

The Purple Land (Modern Library #24. 2)

New York: The Modern Library, [c.1931-39]. Hardcover. W. H. Hudson's 1885 novel, set in the Uruguay of the 19th Century, was originally titled "The Purple Land that England Lost," and later was published as "The Purple Land, Being One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by Himself." Introduction by William McFee. --- In Toledano spine 7 / green balloon cloth / limp boards / gilt cover torchbearer / gilt spine titling with interconnected "ML" device / green topstain / orange Kent endpapers / volume lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1931-39 (no publication date appears in book). ML #24.2. --- With small holes at top and bottom of spine (which is also sunned) & age-toning to leaves, volume is otherwise tightly-bound and unmarked.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xvi, 389 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

Bluebird BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 87359

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Modern Library Editions

HUDSON, W.H.

The Purple Land.

London : Duckworth, 1927.. Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda oriental, in South America as Told By Himself 355 p. + adverts HARDCOVER: (Orig. dark blue boards with title in gilt on (sunned) spine Cover small spots VERY GOOD)
¶ Rare edtion

Antiquariaat SigmaProfessional seller

Book number: 19002

Catalogue: Argentina

Keywords: Latin America South America Argentina Argentinean Argentine Natural history South American Indians voyages travel

Hudson, W. H. & Keith Henderson

The Purple Land Being the Narrative of One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental in South America

Three Sirens Press 1930, Reprint, Hardcover. . 1/4 Violet suede spine, gilt titles over beige linen boards. Boards show even, light soiling front and back. Top edge gilt, deckled page edges. Owner bookplate remnant to inner pastedown.; 260 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket.

Books On The BoulevardProfessional seller

Book number: 62935

Catalogue: Literature

Hudson, W.H.

The purple land

London: Duckworth, 1929.2nd edition.Hard covers, dust jacket.V.g./Good.Jacket frayed and torn, with ink spot on front cover.Corners of boards worn.In English.1 kg.

Acanthophyllum BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 30344

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Hudson, W. H.

The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental, in South America, as told by Himself

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd. London, 1951. First Thus, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Hudson was born in Argentina & spent over thirty years there before moving to England in 1874 so, although this was written as a novel, the background is as authentic as an early travelogue & the appendix gives a brief history of the Banda Oriental. B/w. frontis. portrait of the author aged about twenty-five. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 366 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's gift inscription in ink to front end-paper. Gilt titles spine. light fading to bottom of spine. red cloth. Includes appendix. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Novel; South America; Uruguay; Travel & Places. Inventory No: 3754.

BookbarrowProfessional seller

Book number: 3754

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: BZDB227 Travel/South America/Banda Oriental/Uruguay/Novel/Montevideo/Guillermo Enrique Hudson Fiction; Novel; South America; Uruguay; Travel & Places. Unbranded W. H. Hudson The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Ba

HUDSON, W.H.

The purple land

London, Penguin, 1935. Used - Good. Good paperback in Fair dustjacket . 1st Penguin edition. Orange & White Penguin no.12. Previous owner's inscription on title page; foxing on verso of cover; binding tight; dust jacket worn & foxed, with some loss, & short tears. Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS178618I

HUDSON, W.H.

The purple land

London, Penguin, 1935. Used - Good. Fair paperback . 1st Penguin edition. Orange & White Penguin no.12. Pages yellowed, with a little foxing; binding tight; some foxing & staining on front cover; spine browned, worn & a little slanted Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS206273I