BALLANTYNE, R M; STABLES, GORDON; VERNE, JULES; ETC

The Boy's Own Annual. Volume 2. October 1879 - September 1880

London: Leisure Hour Office, 1879. First Edition. Half leather hardback with blue cloth boards. 300mm x 210mm (12" x 8"). vi, 828pp. 12 [of 17] colour & b/w plates (2 with colour, 8 fold-out) + in-text illustrations. Plates missing: 'Chariot Race', 'Solitaire Board', 'Portraits of the Royal Family', 'British Bird Eggs', 'Our British Soldiers'.. Worn condition. Rebound, with new eps. Tape repairs to title and most plates. Loss to title, contents, page 365/366, and plate 5 'Optical Illusions'. Browning to pages. Occasional marking .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: bo-02

Catalogue: Children's Annuals

Keywords: Children's Annuals

Gordon Stables etc

Boys own paper, Part 115 September 1888 No 499 Vol X August 4

London, Boys own paper Spottiswoode, 1888. First Edition. Paperback. original orange wrappers ,rusty staple rear cover missing Fair.

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Book number: 500035905

Keywords: PERIODICALS

Fry, Roger, W.W. Watts, J.B. Manson, Oliver Brackett, Geoffrey Webb, A.F .Kendrick, Bernard Rackham, L. Gordon-Stables

Georgian Art (1760 - 1820): An Introductory Review of English Painting, Architecture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Metalwork, Furniture, Textiles and Other Arts During the Reign of George III

London, B.T. Batsford, Ltd., for The Burlington Magazine, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Brilliant gilt illustration (device) to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, a bit rubbed, and with some bumping to spine head and foot. Decorative endpapers, and with an extremely ornate previous owner's bookplate. Quite a comprehensive review of English painting, architecture, sculpture, ceramics, glass, metalwork, furniture, textiles and other arts during the reign of George III, and with a number of quite gorgeous full color reproductions, including of King George at frontis. [2], 68, [4] pp., plus 70 plates some being in full color.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 346371

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: King George|Georgian Art|The Burlington Magazine|Roger Fry|W.W. Watts|J.B. Manson|Oliver Brackett|Geoffrey Webb|A.F. Kendrick|Bernard Rackham|L. Gordon-Stables

Fry, Roger , J.B. Manson, Geoffrey Webb, Bernard Rackham, W.W. Watts, Oliver Brackett, A.F. Kendrick, L. Gordon-Stables

Georgian Art (1760-1820). An Introductory Review of English Painting, Architecture, Sculpture, Ceramics, Glass, Metalwork, Furniture, Textiles and Other Arts During the Reign of George III. Burlington Magazine Monographs. Vol. III.

London, B.T. Batsford, 1929. cloth, 31 cm, 68 pp text and numerous illustration pages. Ills.: black and white illustrations and 1 color illustration. Cond.: goed / good.

Bij tij en ontij . . . .Professional seller

Book number: 45976

Catalogue: Kunst - Art

STABLES Gordon

Hearts of Oak a Story of Nelson and the Navy

Hutchinson, c. 1900. 8vo. Original dark blue lettered light grey cloth (spine rubbed, ends bumped, otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xi + 374, illus with b&w frontispiece (pages tanned; print has faded on some pages; partial loss in margin on p113-114; no inscriptions). .

Rothwell & Dunworth LtdProfessional seller

Book number: 105545

Catalogue: Literature childrens

Keywords: Literature childrens

STABLES W GORDON

In the Great White Land, A Tale of the Antarctic Ocean

London, Blackie. Decorative Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Ambrose De Walton. blue cloth with pictorial cover, light wear to spine ends and corners, browned feps, bookseller stamp to fep, closed edges dust soiled with a minor damp spot, 288pp + plates, adventure story set in Antarctic wilds, cicra 1920, Book 1 - Far Away in the Frozen North; Book 2 - Under the Southern Cross; Book 3 - On the Great Antarctic Continent. Very Good/No Jacket.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 006423

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Arctic North Pole Polar Exploration Victorian Adventure Story Young Adult Fiction Ambrose de Walton

GORDON-STABLES, William

Our humble friends and fellow mortals, vol.I: friends of homestead and farm

Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1892. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in tan cloth 1st ed. A very nice copy, with bright gilt & tight binding. Slight discolouration to patterned end-papers. With 6 illustrations by Harrison Weir. Photo:.

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Book number: BOOKS210339I

GORDON-STABLES, DR.

Rob Roy MacGregor. Highland Chief and Outlaw.

London: Ernest Nister, nd. (c.1902). Boys adventure story about the Scottish outlaw and folk hero. Pp.304/8(publisher's catalogue), black & white frontispiecel + 7 further illustrations by Stanley L.Wood, toned prize bookplate (St Andrew's Sunday School, Halstead) to front free endpaper, cracking to inner hinges front and rear (but holding), pages tanned. Brown illustrated cloth, gilt title to front and spine, boards slightly rubbed. Good.

Chilton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 51087

Catalogue: Childrens

Keywords: Gordon Stables Rob Roy Macgregor Highland Chief Outlaw Folk Hero Boys Adventure 52550 Childrens

Gordon-Stables, w.

The sauciest boy in the service

Ward, Lock, n.d. Pictorial hard covers.Good/No Jacket.Spine sunned. In English.1.0 kg.

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Book number: 42229

Catalogue: Antiquarian

STABLES W GORDON

The Voyage of the Blue Vega, a Story of Arctic Adventure

London, Religious Tract Society. Decorative Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Alfred Pearse. blue cloth with pictorial cover and gilt titling, light wear to spine ends and corners, browned feps, 400pp +16pp adverts + plates, adventure story set in Arctic wilds. Very Good/No Jacket.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 003825

Catalogue: Fiction Literature & Criticism

Keywords: Arctic North Pole Polar Exploration Victorian Adventure Story Young Adult Fiction Alfred Pearse

G. A. Henty; Gordon Stables

In the Hands of the Malays and Twixt School and College

London, Blackie & Son, c1905. First edition. Cloth. Two illustrated and fun novels, 'In the Hands of the Malays' and 'Twixt School and College&apos. The first edition for 'In the Hands of the Malays' and a later edition for 'Twixt School and College&apos. Two volumes. In the publisher's original pictorial cloths. Illustrated with monochrome frontispieces to both and Five monochrome plates by W. Parkinson to 'Twixt School&apos. Collated complete. One monochrome plate to 'Hands of the Malays' by J. Jellicoe. 'In The Hands of the Malays' is an exciting adventure novel which follows a young Dutch sailor who is put against Malaysian pirates. 'Twixt School and College' is a coming of age novel by prolific boys adventure novelist Gordon Stables.Both undated. Dated by copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original pictorial cloths. Externally very smart with only slight fading to the spines, a very slight lean and light bumping to the extremities to both and a small closed tear to the head of the spine to 'Twixt School&apos. Prize label to the front pastedown to 'Twixt School' and stamps to the front endpapers to 'Hands of the Malays&apos. Internally generally firmly bound with frontispiece disbound but present to 'Hands of the Malays&apos. Pages lightly age toned with occasional spotting to 'Twixt School', heavier to the front, and generally clean to 'Hands of the Malays&apos. Very Good . Ill.: W. Parkinson; J. Jellicoe. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 903Z6

Catalogue: World Literature

Keywords: Illustrated G. A. Henty Gordon Stables Novels G. A. Henty W. Parkinson; J. Jellicoe

Hutchinson, G Andrew Stables, Gordon, Browne,

The Encyclopedia of Britain

London, BCA, 1999. First Thus. Hardcover. 8vo Heavy. Light bump to top of spine. Dw has light wear to edges.Spot to lower front cover. Please contact us for revised postage rates for this heavy book Good+/Good.

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Book number: 500008987

Catalogue: Non Fiction

Keywords: REFERENCE

Hutchinson, G Andrew Stables, Gordon, Browne,

Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of English Usage, The

Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom, Helicon Publishing, 1995. First. Paperback. 1859860656. 12mo. Very Good.

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Book number: 500004162

Catalogue: Non Fiction

Keywords: REFERENCE 1859860656

Gordon Stables; G. A. Hutchison; et al.

The Boy&Apos;S Own Bookshelf: Indoor Games and Recreations

London, The Religious Tract Society , 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this highly illustrated volume from The Boy's Own Bookshelf, focusing on indoor games and recreation. First edition, in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Scarce. This charming work was published as volume VIII of The Boy's Own Bookshelf, which was a popular encyclopedia for boys created alongside the Boy's Own magazine. This particular volume contains a whole manner of exciting tasks and games, such as 'How to make gymnastic apparatus', 'How to build a model locomotive' and 'Practical hints on taxidermy&apos. Edited by G. A. Hutchison, with contributions from many different authors, including Dr. Gordon Stables, Captain Crawley, Rev. A. N. Malan and many others. Illustrated throughout with over seven hundred vignettes. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the cloth. Spine has darkened slightly. Hinges are a touch strained, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the first and last pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 893Q6

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: Boy's Own sports hobbies recreation sports G A Hutchison illustrated Not Stated

Earl Roberts; Robert Baden-Powell; Admiral Hamilton; R.K. Douglas; H. Rider Haggard; Frank T. Bullen; A. Quiller Couch; Winston Churchill; C.B. Fry; Captain Wells; Frederick Villiers; Gordon Stables; Others

The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw: Stories of Personal Experience

London , Hutchinson & Co. [1905]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this work containing autobiographical short stories of heroic deeds from well-known authors and celebrities, such as Earl Roberts, H. Rider Haggard and Winston Churchill. A very scarce first edition, first impression of this work.Undated, but according to institutional sources published 1905.Prize competition insert at rear of the work, dated 1906. With six illustrated monochrome plates, including frontispiece, by British artist Vernon Pearce. This collection of short stories was aimed at young boys, and included brief autobiographical tales of heroic deeds from esteemed authors and celebrities. This copy contains writings by popular Victorian author Sir H. Rider Haggard, former Prime Minister Winston Churchill and celebrated British soldier Earl Roberts. A thoroughly entertaining and enlivening collection of short autobiographical works that give an insight into the lives and minds of some of the most renowned literary and political figures in British history. Edited by the prolific Victorian author, editor, anthologist, journalist and composer Alfred H. Miles.Part of The Fifty-Two Library series. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth boards, with gilt details. Externally, very smart. Light shelf wear to boards extremities. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Several small areas of damp staining, but cloth remains bright. Toning to spine and extremities due to handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Vernon Pearce. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 899Y37

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw Winston Churchill H. Rider Haggard Earl Roberts Winston Churchill Short Stories Vernon Pearce