HENTY, G. A.

[Various Titles] Fifty-Six Different Titles by G.A. Henty, Published in Soft Cover As Facsimiles of the Originals

Caveland, OR, Robinson Books, 2002.8vo,,Fifty-six titles: 50 unopened and as new in original shrinkwrap,Each title is a facsimile printing of the original edition, with faithful reproductions of the original maps and illustratrations. Sold as a lot, only. Packing and postage charge will be $25, sent anywhere in the U.S.; $35 sent anywhere in Canada; and at cost (quoted in advance) sent overseas. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations. The six opened titles show wear and soiling from reading, but are still in good condition.

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HENTY, G. A.

With Wolfe in Canada or, the Winning of a Continent

London, Blackie & Son, Limited. Hardcover. pp. 384.Thick 8vo,,Bound in original pictorial red cloth,Light staining to cloth with rubbing to extremities of boards. Spine and front board images still clear and sharp. Rear hinge starting, but binding tight. All plates present, but one loose. A good copy, notwithstanding. Ill.: 12 illusts. by Gordon Browne. First published in 1887, this edition probably published between 1894 and 1901; see Newbolt 27.2.7.

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Book number: 9900040336

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HENTY, G. A.

With Kitchener in the Soudan

London, Blackie & Son Ltd. 1903. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. vi, 384. 8vo. Ink inscription dated 1902 on back of frontispiece, hinges profesionally repaired retaining original endpapers. A few pages standing proud but contents tightly bound. Board corners bumped, edges somewhat scuffed, about one inch of cloth to rear board is 'bubbled'. Overall, in good plus condition. Newbolt 104.1. Ill.: ten b&w plates, three maps. 32 pages of ads. Spine and front board are decorated, with gilt lettering. Illustrations by William Rainey. Boards bevelled.

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Book number: 9900017639

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HENTY, G. A.

The Young Franc-Tireurs; the Young Buglers And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War; A Tale of Peninsular War

London, Griffith Farran Browne & Co. Ltd. N.D. Hardcover. pp. 160; 158. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Black and white frontispiece at second title. Edgeworn, binding quite sunned and spotted, prize plate to front pastedown, foxing to endpapers, age-toning to contents; fair. .

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Book number: 054254

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HINKSON, H.A

The King's Liege: A Tale of the Days of Charles I

London, Blackie & Son Ltd. No date stated. Ed. not stated. Hardcover. pp. 224,8vo,Fr hinge going, decorated cvrs very slightly soiled, vg-. Ill.: B&w illust.

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HOCKING, SILAS K.

Sea-Waif: A Tale of the Cornish Cliffs

London, Frederick Warne and Co. ND (1882). Hardcover. pp. viii, 274.12mo,,Bound in original illustrated red cloth with all edges gilt,Silas Kitto Hocking (1850-1935) was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. This title, one of many he wrote, was first published in 1882. There is no date of publication for our copy, which is not uncommon for books published in this period, even first editions, but there is an 1883 inscription in the book, so if our copy is not a first edition, it is a very early printing, indeed.The boards are bevelled. The spine is a bit sunned but otherise there is virtually no soiling and the exterior of the book is in remarkably good condition. Tiny bookseller's 'ticket' to inside rear board. Both hinges are cracked but binding holding nicely. Name of 'E. A. Wadsworth' neatly rubber-stamped to top of two preliminary blank pages. Contents otherwise unmarked and very bright. Twenty-two page publisher's catalogue at end of book. A most handsome copy. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations. Inscription on preliminary page: 'To dear Eleanor / From her loving friend / Mrs. Denham / 1883.'.

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HOLDING, JAMES

The King's Contest And Other North African Tales

London, Abelard-Schuman, 1964. Hardcover. 8vo. pp. 125. Illustrated by Charles Keeping. Number stamp to front free endpaper,light shelfwear; very good in good- dustjacket with a few tears and publisher's sticker to spine. Overall, very good. black & white illustrations.

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Book number: 009139

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Keywords: North Africa, Mythology, Folk Tales, Folklore, Cultural history, Legends, Myths, Childrens', Juvenile

HOLLING, HOLLING CLANCY

Seabird

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. 63.4to,,Bound in green cloth with embossed seabird design and lettering,There is sl. wear to the tips of the boards. There is a small stain to the gutter, at the bottom, affecting the first half of the book. Hinges and joints tight, although binding sl. sprung. Overall, in good plus condition. The dust jacket has been price-clipped and is missing about a two inch square piece near the top of the pine. There are several small closed tears, and some general edge-rubbing, chipping & light soiling. The jacket is in fair to good condition. Not a perfect copy, but free of any previous owner scribblings, names etc. Ill.: colour illustrations. Holling's previous book 'Paddle-to-the-Sea' was a Caldecott Honor Book for 1942.

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HOLT, EMILY SARAH

Lettice Eden; or, the Lamps of Earth and the Light of Heaven. A Tale of the Last Days of King Henry the Eighth.

London, John F. Shaw and Co. ND (1880s). Hardcover. pp. 376, ads.Small 8vo,,Ornately-bound in original green cloth, with gilt lettering,Ink inscription dated May 15, 1884, on half-title page. Front hinge cracking. Rear hinge cracked. Board edges show wear and light soiling. Notwithstanding, the book is still in good, readable, condition. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations. With 16 pages of publisher's ads at the end of the book. Holt was a popular 19th century writer of tales for young girls.

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Book number: 9900032761

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HOPE, LAURA LEE

The Bobbsey Twins on the Pony Trail

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Hardcover. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good, in lightly shelfworn, good dustjacket showing chipping at edges. .

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HOPE, LAURA LEE

The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge

New York City, Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. pp. 213.Small 8vo,,Sl. shelf wear to bds. conts. typically age-toned; else vg/gd,Name and date written in 'This Book Belongs To' space on front pastedown. Number '5' on spine of dust jacket. The jacket is somewhat wrinkled and soiled, but still in good cond. notwithstanding. Ill.: b&w frontispiece. Copyright date 1913, but this is a printing from the 1940s, with 38 titles listed on dj flap. Blind stamped green boards.

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HOPE, LAURA LEE

The Bobbsey Twins at School

New York City, Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. pp. 216.Small 8vo,,Sl. shelf wear to bds. conts. typically age-toned; else vg/gd,Name and date in 'This Book Belongs To' space on front pastedown. Number '4' on spine of dust jacket. Jacket is wrinkled and scuffed, with no major tears, and good overall. Ill.: b&w frontispiece. Copyright date 1913, but this is a printing from the 1940s, with 36 titles listed on dj flap. Blind stamped green boards.

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Book number: 9900010657

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HOPE, LAURA LEE

The Bobbsey Twins at Home

New York City, Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. pp. 245.Small 8vo,,Sl. shelf wear to bds. conts. typically age-toned; else vg/gd,Name and date in 'This Book Belongs To' space on front pastedown. Number '8' on spine of dust jacket. Jacket is somewhat wrinkled and scuffed, with no major tears, and good overall. Ill.: b&w frontispiece. Copyright date 1916, but this is a printing from the 1940s, with 38 titles listed on dj flap. Blind stamped green boards.

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Book number: 9900029267

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HOPE, LAURA LEE

The Bobbsey Twins in the Country

New York City, Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. pp. 218.Small 8vo,,Sl. shelf wear to bds. conts. typically age-toned; else vg/gd,Name and date in 'This Book Belongs To' space on front pastedown, with ink inscription on ffep. Number '2' on spine of dust jacket. Jacket is somewhat wrinkled and scuffed, with no major tears, and good overall. Ill.: b&w frontispiece. No copyright date stated but this is a printing from the 1940s, with 36 titles listed on dj flap. Blind stamped green boards.

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HOPE, LAURA LEE

The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair

New York City, Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. pp. 216.Small 8vo,,Bds. a bit bumped & worn at edges, conts. age-darkened; else gd+,Name and date in ink on ffep. Ink inscription on second preliminary blank page. Number '15' on spine of dust jacket. Jacket is somewhat wrinkled, a bit soiled and scuffed, with no major tears, and good plus overall. Ill.: b&w frontispiece. 1922 copyright date stated, but this is a printing from the 1940s, with 38 titles listed on dj flap. Light green boards.

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