BEETON, S.O. (ed)

Beeton's boy's annual: a volume of fact, fiction, history and adventure

London, Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1870. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in half-leather 1st.ed.. Hinges cracked but tight; leather worn on board corners, & head & foot of spine, with split at foot of spine front joint. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_1368_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS226380I

BEETON, S.O. (ed)

Beeton's book of English poetry, from Chaucer to Pope

Ward, Lock, 1890. Used - Good. Good hardback in brown cloth . Undated & with no edition - probably 1890s. "With biographical notices of the poets and sketches of the history of poetry during each period". Text in 2 parallel columns on each page; bound in dark brown cloth with gilt. Hinges cracked & repaired; edges of rear end paper water-stained; wear to cloth at head & foot of spine, & at board corners; gilt on spine dull & worn Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_16233_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS240698I

S. O. Beeton; Various

Beeton&Apos;S Historical Romances, Daring Deeds, and Animal Stories

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, [1871]. Cloth. A very scarce anthology of tales edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton, an illustrated collection of entertaining stories. A very scarce work.An entertaining anthology of tales for children, containing tales of daring deeds, historical romances, and animal tales. Including 'Antony Waymouth' and 'The Story of the Spanish Armada' by W. H. G. Kingston, 'Runnymede and Lincoln Fair' by J. G. Edgar, 'The Zoological Gardens' by J. G. Wood, and more, as well as a selection of scientific articles and poems.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, thirty-five monochrome plates, and in-text engravings throughout.Collated, complete.Edited by S. O. Beeton.This is the separate issue of Volume II of 'Beeton's Boy's Own Magazine&apos.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine is faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Tears to the joints, resulting in the cloth to be lifting a little, mostly to the rear joint. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Blind stamp to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional scattered spot. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 902P3

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Beeton's Historical Romances, Daring Deeds, and Animal Stories historical romances daring deeds animal stories historical romances Not Stated

S.O. Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Boy&Apos;S Annual

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1868. Leather. An uncommon edition of 'Beeton's Boy's Annual', in leather binding. 'Beeton's Annual' was a popular annual publisher for boys in the nineteenth century. Including a colour frontispiece plate and many in-text illustrations. The work is affixed with two other works entitled Cudjo's Cave and The Three Scouts, making for a fine and broad example of Victorian children's literature. In half-calf binding with gilt detailing and paper-covered boards. Externally, sound. There is significant wear to the boards, joints, extremities and backstrip, with cracking to joints, lifting and loss to backstrip and prominent tenderness to hinges, resulting in detached but present endpages. Internally, there is tenderness to the binding throughout, though the pages are largely holding firm. Pages are bright and spotted and marked throughout, with loss to the tissue guard of the frontispiece and an ink inscription to title page. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Book number: LTH23-C-16

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: beeton's boy boy's annual boys own S.O. Beeton boy's annual three scouts victorian Not Stated

Mrs. Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Every-Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book

London, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, [1891]. Cloth. Mrs. Beeton's popular work detailing housekeeping tips and popular recipes, an illustrated edition complete with colour plates. A comprehensive abridged edition of Mrs Beeton's incredibly popular work.An interesting look at life in a Victorian household, and the running of it, in which Beeton offers a variety of recipes, advice on choosing and buying provision, how to keep household accounts, advice on various types of household work, how to truss poultry, and more.Illustrated with a folding colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, twenty-seven monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations throughout.Collated, complete.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Glasgow Library.Misbound, with the frontispiece and title page bound before the front endpaper and half-title. Though misbound, all pages are present. Adverts to the pase downs and endpapers, and two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Very minor rubbing to the joints and extremities. Hinges are strained. internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Final leaf of text and adverts to the rear are detached but present. Misbound, with the frontispiece and title page bound before the front endpaper and half-title. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 899P16

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Beeton's Every-Day Cookery and Housekeeping Book mrs. beeton everyday cookery housekeeping mrs. beeton Not Stated

Samuel Orchart Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Men of the Age and Annals of the Time

None, Ward, Lock and Tyler, c1874. Leather. A scarce copy of Beeton's work on the most famous men and women of his time. With a publisher's catalogue to the rear. With the bookseller's label of Veuve J. Boyveau, Librairie Etrangere, to the front pastedown. Samuel Orchart Beeton (2 March 1831–6 June 1877) was an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs Beeton and publisher of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. Beeton launched The English Woman's Domestic Magazine, a pioneering serial for middle-class women, in 1852. His Boy's Own Magazine, published in the UK from 1855 to 1890, was the first magazine for boys. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was published in 1861. Beeton followed it with a series of other self-help textbooks, including Beeton's Book of Needlework, Beeton's Dictionary of Geography, Beeton's Book of Birds, and Beeton's Book of Anecdote, Wit and Humour. In a half leather binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, rubbed. Loss to the top of the spine. Hinges slightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although slightly strained in places with one page working loose. Generally clean with some just some occasional spotting. Tide marks to lower edge of front pastedown and front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: LTH14-B-11

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Orchart Beeton Annals Beeton None

Samuel Orchart Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Illustrated Gardening Book

London, Ward Lock and Co. c1889. Paperback. A scarce set of Beeton's illustrated Gardening Book in the original parts with wrappers 12 of 13 parts, lacking part 3. With the coloured plate to part 1 as called for. Scarce, especially in the original parts. Samuel Orchart Beeton was a publisher who gave his name to many books of domestic and general information. His company was most famous for the Book of Household Management, written by his wife Isabella Beeton, however his work on garden management, most likely compiled and edited by him, was very popular. It covers flower, fruit and vegetable gardening for the whole year and is full of advertisements that give a fascinating insight into the leisure market of the day. In the original paper wraps. Externally, sound with chipping to the spines and loss to the spines. Slight loss to front wrap of part 1. Spotting and light tidemarks to all wraps with rusting from staple binding. Front wrap of Part 2 detached but present. Front wrap to part 5 detached and missing. Rear wrap to part 12 loosening. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with the odd spot. PAges uncut tot he top edge. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 565W3

Catalogue: Gardening

Keywords: Horticulture Leisure Beeton Gardening Leisure None

Samuel Orchart Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Tales of Chivalry, School Stories, Mechanics at Home, and Exploits of the Army and Navy

London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, c1880 . Cloth. A scarce early edition of this collection of short stories from fiction and history for boys. Early edition of Beeton's Tales of Chivalry, School Stories, Mechanics at Home, and Exploits of the Army and Navy. A collection of short stories for boys.A scarce work with only one copy held in libraries. Undated, dated from Jisc. Densely illustrated throughout with various in-text and full page illustrations. With a colour plate as the frontispiece. Edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton, an English publisher, who published Boy's Own Magazine and Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. He was a pioneer of Victorian self-help, guidance, and entertainment works for every day people. Prior owner's ink stamp to the first pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some marks and staining to the boards. The front hinge is starting but firm and the rear hinge is slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's ink stamp to the first pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Good Only . Ill.: Not stated. Good Only .

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Book number: 851W12

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Beeton Tales of Chivalry Illustrated Scarce Tales of Chivalry Not stated

ed. S. O. Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Great Book of Poetry

London, Ward, Lock & Tyler, 1870. Cloth. An expansive collection of poetry covering millenia, edited by the husband of Mrs. Beeton and presented in its original decorative binding. With nearly two thousand poems, including the work of King Alfred, Robert Burns, Lord Byron, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, John Donne, Mrs. Hemans, John Keats, King James VI, John Milton, John Lyly, Samuel Rogers, William Shakspeare, Jonathan Swift and William Wordsworth, to name a few.Edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton (1831-1877), an English editor, publisher and the husband of Isabella Beeton. He founded the first boys' magazine, 'Boys Own Magazine', and published numerous self-help works, including on geography, needlework, domestic animals and natural history.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc.In the original decorative cloth binding, with gilt detail to the cover. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally a trifle worn; both hinges are starting. Extremities are bumped and the spine is worn. Ownership stamp to the front endpaper. Internally, both hinges have near failed; binding is otherwise firm. Pages are bright and clean. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 785R38

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Poetry Collection Alfred Lord Tennyson S. O. Beeton Poetry Collection None

S. O. Beeton and John Sherer

Beeton&Apos;S Dictionary of Universal Information

London, S. O. Beeton, c1861. Cloth. A smart three volume set of this comprehensive reference work, complete with folding plates. Undated. Dated from the final insert in the table of chronology. With fifteen folding maps and four tables. As per volume three contents, The Length of Rivers and The Heights of Mountains has been replaced with a coloured chronological chart to page 1376 of volume three. Complete as published. An ambitious work, offering across three volumes a dictionary format of 'useful information&apos. A wide variety of included topics, including heraldic crests, the continents, coins and flags, as well as brief histories of important figures and events throughout history. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart with bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 866K8

Catalogue: Dictionaries

Keywords: Mrs Beeton Folding Plates S O Beeton Folding Plates None

Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening Constituting a Popular Cyclopedia of the Theory and Practice of Horticulture and Floriculture

London , Ward, Lock & Co, 1909. Cloth. An uncommon and richly illustrated copy of Beeton's Dictionary of Everyday Gardening. An uncommon copy of Beeton's Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening which constitutes a cyclopedia of the theory and practice of horticulture and floriculture in all their various branches and a monthly calendar of garden works throughout the year has been added. With nine plates and further illustrations throughout the text. With four pages of adverts to the rear and front pastedowns and endpapers.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some bumping to the spine and some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the first and last few pages having a few spots. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 825B38

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: Beeton's Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening Constituting A Popular Cyclopedia of the Theory and Practice of Horticulture and Floriculture horticulture flowers A Popular Cyclopedia of the Theory and Practice of Horticulture and Floriculture garden

Samuel Orchart Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Gardening Book, Containing Full and Practical Instructions Concerning General Garden Operations, the Flower Garden, the Fruit Garden, the Kitchen Garden, Pests of the Month.

London, New York, Melbourne and Sydney, Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co. 1895. Cloth. A charming little guide to gardening published by Samuel Orchart Beeton, illustrated with engravings throughout. Containing details on garden operations, the flower garden, the kitchen garden, fruit-growing and pests of the garden, as well as a monthly calendar.Edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton, an English editor, publisher and the husband of Isabella Beeton. He founded the first boys' magazine, 'Boys Own Magazine', and published numerous self-help works, including on geography, needlework, domestic animals and natural history.Richly illustrated with engravings throughout.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc. In the contemporary full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; some bumping to the extremities and edges discolouring the cloth. Spine is a touch cockled. Internally, binding is strained and exposed after the front endpaper but remains firm. Pages are just a touch age-toned. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 798R38

Catalogue: Gardening

Keywords: Beeton's Shilling Gardening Book Samuel Orchart Beeton Isabella Beeton Gardening Guides Samuel Orchart Beeton Not Stated

Samuel Orchart Beeton

Beeton&Apos;S Dictionary of Universal Information

London, W. Kent and Co, 1861. Leather. Beeton's comprehensive and illustrated Victorian dictionary of general knowledge. Featuring a fold-out illustrated frontispiece. With numerous illustrations in the text. 'Comprising Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, Bible Knowledge, Chronology. With the pronunciation of every proper name&apos. With a 'table of chronology' to the rear. Samuel Orchart Beeton (2 March 1831–6 June 1877) was an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs Beeton (Isabella Mary Mayson) and publisher of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. He launched The English Woman's Domestic Magazine, a pioneering serial for middle-class women, in 1852. His Boy's Own Magazine, published in the UK from 1855 to 1890, was the first and most influential boys' magazine. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was published in 1861. Beeton followed it with a series of other self-help textbooks, including Beeton's Book of Needlework, Beeton's Dictionary of Geography, Beeton's Book of Birds, Beeton's Book of poultry and domestic animals?. Beeton's Book of Home Pets, Beeton's Book of Anecdote, Wit and Humour, and others. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Some slight loss to the marbled paper of the rear board. Hinges strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places, with the front free endpaper detached but present. Some scattered light foxing prominent to the endpapers. Small tear to the corner of pp.25 of the table of chronology. Some crease marks to a few of the pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: LTH5-E-12

Catalogue: Cookery

Keywords: Beeton Geography History Household Management Geography None