Marchant, Bessie

The Ferry House Girls: An Australian Story

Blackie & Son, London, 1912. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: W. R. S. Scott. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. grey end-papers; bound in blue cloth with pictorial front cover & spine in black, white & brown; gilt titles front & spine; monochrome frontis. illustration by W. R. S. Scott with five more throughout; loosely inserted summary of the plot: "Vic and Lu were the motherless daughters of an Australian farmer, who kept the ferry at the Blue River ford. When their father was away, the girls ran off with the wool wagons, to save them from being fired by bushrangers; Vic also endeavouring to save a box containing her father's money, but taking by mistake a similar box, filled with valuable papers belonging to a friend who was under a cloud. Unfortunately, she lost the box, and, lacking his papers, her friend had to undergo much inconvenience and hardship - though the worst of the happenings fell to Vic, who needed all her courage to face the situations resulting from the disaster. In the end, however, through her bravery in saving the life of the only person who can clear her friend, everything comes right, the missing box turning up at an unexpected moment." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 283 pages. Some wear to top & bottom of spine and slight loss of brightness due to damp or splash of liquid. Previous owner's signature in ink inside front cover dated 1912. All edges blue. Moderate splash damage & staining to rear cover, contents unaffected. Illustrator: W. R. S. Scott. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Adventure Novels; Pictorial Bindings; Girls' Stories; Australia; 1900-1920; Fiction. Inventory No: 4051.

BookbarrowProfessional seller

Book number: 4051

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: BZDB227 Children/Childrens/Fiction/Girls' Stories/Adventure Novels/Pictorial Bindings/Bessie Marchant Children; Adventure Novels; Pictorial Bindings; Girls' Stories; Australia; 1900-1920; Fiction. W. R. S. Scott Unbranded Bessie Marchant The Ferry House

MARCHANT, BESSIE

Fleckie - a Story of the Desert

Blackie & Son London HB. Hardcover. Undated. In the 'Happy Home Library'. A little boy and a toy lamb, meeting jewel thieves in the desert near Bokhara. Decorative cloth covers, prize label to ffep, grubby marks to edge of page block, o/w VG in worn, chipped, mended, good DJ. 112pp 0. Very Good/Good.

Byre BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 9143

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: CHILDREN'S, JUVENILE

Marchant, Bessie:

The Fortunes of Prue;

London, Ward, Lock & co, nd ( Prize label dated 1941); Hbk; Good+/ No dw; 256pp with prize label on ffep; Red pictorial covers with a few marks.

Wheen O' BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 5404

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: children

MARCHANT, BESSIE

The Fortunes of Prue

Ward Lock, circa 1932. Hardback. Red boards with black lettering and decoration. Spine faded. A few marks to covers. Prize label on front endpaper. Spotting to fore edge. Contents VG. Good.

The Childrens BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 81503

Catalogue: Pre 1940

Marchant, Bessie:

The Fortunes of Prue.

London, Ward Lock & Co., n.d. H/B blue cloth bds, VG, a little worn at extrem.s, clipped d/w, Good, some edgewear and taped at spine ends, nice colour frontis, contents clean and tight, a sound reading copy. A story where we follow the fortunes of a brother and sister travelling in England and eventually to South America.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 2003

Keywords: brother, sister, travel, story, fiction, juvenile, novel, South America, adventures.

MARCHANT, BESSIE

The Fortunes of Prue

Ward Lock, circa 1949. Reprint. Hardback. Green boards with black lettering. Dustwrapper heavily worn. 3cm loss at lower edge of dustwrapper spine and front panel. 8cm loss to lower half of dustwrapper back panel. Name blocked out on half title. Good.

The Childrens BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 81720

Catalogue: Post 1940

Keywords: Adventure

MARCHANT, Bessie

The fortunes of Prue

London, Ward, Lock, 1925. Used - Good. Good hardback in olived-green decorated cloth . No edition stated and undated - probably 1920s. Replacement front free end paper; a little scattered light foxing; spine bumped at head. Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS062423I

MARCHANT Leslie

France Australe. The French Search for the Southland and subsequent Explorations and Plans to found a Penal Colony and Strategic Base in South Western Australia 1503-1826. [Second and Best Edition]. FINE COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

[Scott Four Colour Print, Perth,, 1998]. 8vo., Second Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs, many maps and plans in the text, and pictorial endpapers; pictorial boards, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Substantially revised and enlarged version of the original edition of 1982 which was never reissued. A LOVELY COPY OF THE BEST EDITION OF THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 22916

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration0

Keywords: australia, leslie marchant, france australe, l.r. marchant, travel, exploration, australasia, pacific, france, australe

MARCHANT, LESLIE.

France Australe. A study of French explorations and attempts to found a penal colony and strategic base in south western Australia.

First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi. 384; numerous b/w illustrations including maps, 8 full page colour plates, appendices, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy. Perth; Artlook Books; 1982.

Time BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 122430

Keywords: Australian local history Maritime history discovery exploration France Australe naval records colonize Western Australia 1503-1826 exploratory mission sailed seas ships navigation Second World War

LE MARCHANT, MICHAEL (INTRODUCTION)

French Sculpture, an Anthology of French Sculpture with Drawings and Related Material 1775-1945

London, Bruton Gallery. 1979. Paperback. Book, Octavo, 98 pages, illustrated with b/w plates. A Very Good copy. Very Good.

Colin Martin BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 089923

Keywords: Frnech Classical Sculpture

Marchant, Dovid

Gateway to Shemittah

Feldheim 2007, Hardcover. . 1583309950 Fabric binding tape to spine and owner stamp to front free-endpaper. No other markings. Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. ; 9.4 X 6.6 X 1.3 inches. Very Good with no dust jacket.

Books On The BoulevardProfessional seller

Book number: 57996

Catalogue: Judaica

Bessie Marchant:

A Girl of the Fortunate Isles.

London: Blackie & son, no date [c. 1925]. No edition stated (hardback). 12mo (19cm by 13cm), 292pp. 3 plates by Paul Hardy. Original yellow cloth with titling printed in green, dustwrapper. Light foxing to the edges of the text block, else the book is in very good condition. The dustwrapper (which is illustrated in colour) is in good plus condition (rear panel rubbed, light chipping of the edges). An above-average copy.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 59404

Catalogue: 3

MARCHANT, Bessie

A girl of the fortunate isles

London, Blackie & Son, 1930. Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dustjacket) Reprint.. Illus by Paul Hardy. Book not dated; circa 1930. Gift inscription; spine a little browned & bumped. Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS088499I

MARCHANT, BESSIE

The Girl Captives

Blackie and Son Limited, 1900. Hardback. Rainey, W. Light green cloth-covered boards. Gilt lettering on covers. Green decoration on covers. Light wear to covers. Endpapers darkened. Pages slightly tanned. Good.

The Childrens BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 111633

Catalogue: Pre 1940

MARCHANT, BESSIE

The Girls of Wakenside

London: Collins, [1911]. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 360pp.. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mar049

Catalogue: Children's Fiction

Keywords: Children's Fiction