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London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1901. Octavo, decorated blue cloth stamped in black and gold, pp. v, [6]- 304. The covers proclaim this to be a volume in the "Girls' Select Library". Old county library stamps lighly applied in three places, endpapers considerably darkened, three large numbers faintly written on front free endpaper, page edges tanned, light spatter to top page edge, else very good or better with the covers quite bright and showing only light wear and rubbing. An attractive late Victorian edition..
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Above Rubies; or, Memorials of Christian Gentlewomen.
by BRIGHTWELL, Miss.
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Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard. A Story for Little Boys and Girls.
by KIRBY, Mary; and Elizabeth Kirby.
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London:T. Nelson and Sons, 1875. Octavo, original publisher's deep green cloth, blocked in black and gilt, pp. 175. Two colour illustrations and numerous others in b&w. Stories about Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Rice, Honey &c. by these Victorian writers who helped popularize science through their work. Scattered foxing, faint pencil inscription on endpaper, a few bent corners, some bubbling to the boards, two dime-sized damp-stains on rear covers, else near fine and especially bright. .
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The Courteous Knight and Other Tales. Borrowed from Spenser & Malory.
by EDWARDSON, E.
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Edinburgh & London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1899. First edition. Octavo, variant in blue decorated cloth; front cover titled on a small panel of white cloth; pp. 172; illustrated by Robert Hope. Spine a bit toned, some loss of colour at spine ends, else a very good copy..
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The Disagreeable Duke.
by ADAMS, Ellinor Davenport.
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London: George Allen, 1894. With 8 full page illustrations by Emily J. Harding. Lovely gilt-decorated cloth covers. Pencil name on endpaper, spine slightly darkened, one corner bumped, else very good..
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The Enchanted Land. Tales Told Again. With Pictures by Katharine Cameron.
by (CAMERON, Katharine). Chisholm, Louey.
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London: T.C & E.C. Jack, 1906. First edition. Green cloth, gilt-decorated, with a design [signed K.C.], large 8vo., pp. (xvi), 211, with thirty coloured plates by Cameron. Katharine Cameron was a Glasgow Girl, an associate of Jessie King and the MacKintosh's . Her illustrations exemplify th e creative energy and the unique style of Glasgow at the turn of the century. Long tear in margin of one plate (near gutter, affecting border only), partially unopened, and otherwise spectacularly fine and bright..
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Ewin Lloyd; or How We All Got Along.
by KELLY, Ellinor J.
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London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., (N.d). Octavo, publisher's blue cloth decorated in gilt, black, orange and green, pp. 256; frontispiece and illustrated title page [unsigned]. Tiny tear at foot of title page, "Noel 1895" on front endpaper with partially erased owner's name, else a lovely fine example of the book. Uncommon..
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The Faith of Hilary Lovel. A Story of Armada Days.
by EVERETT-GREEN, Evelyn.
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London: The Religious Tract Society, (N.d., but ca. 1920s). Octavo, publisher's original red cloth blocked in gilt, pp. (480), + (16) page publisher's catalogue; with seven illustrations by Alfred Pearse. Page edges darkened, faint damp spotting to cloth, else very good..
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Fighting Joe.
by OPTIC, Oliver. (Pseudonym of William Taylor Adams).
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Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, (N.d). Turn of the century reprint. Octavo, green cloth with blind stamped borders and attractive gilt decorated spine depicting a boy soldier on horseback, pp. 326. A volume in Adams "Army and Navy Stories" series. In this novel for boys the central figure is a young soldier in the civil war. Adams wrote under several pen names. His Oliver Optic books for young people were popular in nineteenth century America. Pencil name on endpaper, page edges a bit darkened, corners and spine ends just slightly frayed, else a very good plus copy; very handsome spine-out on the shelf!.
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Fighting With French. A Tale of the New Army.
by STRANG, Herbert.
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London: Henry Frowde / Hodder and Stoughton, (1915). Octavo, light brown pictorial cloth, pp. 327, 410, + 16 page publisher's catalogue; six colour plates by Cyrus Cuneo [all present]. Non-authorial inscription on half title [dated 1915], just slightly dull at spine, else a very nice, bright copy and near fine..
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From Friend to Friend. A Partner in Friendship.
by (VOLLAND). Grover, Edwin Osgood.
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Chicago: P.F. Volland & Company, (1916). 15.3 cm x 11.9 cm, paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, pp. 64; printed in black and blue. Includes quotations by numerous well known authors, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, Rossetti, Tennyson, Maeterlinck, Ralph Waldo Emerson, James Whitcomb Riley, Margaret Fuller, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Greenleaf Whittier, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Clinton Scollard, Henry Van Dyke, John Greenleaf Whittier, and others. One page spread with darkening from an acidic newsprint inlay, front hinge-paper split, wear to corners and edges of boards, else good..
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Georgina of the Rainbows.
by JOHNSTON, Annie Fellows.
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New York: Britton, (1916). First edition. Name on endpaper, else near fine. No dust jacket..
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The Great Cattle Trail.
by ELLIS, E.S.
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London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1894. First English edition. Small octavo, attractive decorative cloth with western motifs, pp. iv, 313, + [16] page Cassell catalogue. Charming book by this prolific American writer of boy's stories. Brown stains to last page of the contents and to the first three pages of text which are regrettably prominent, but do not obscure the text, front hinge paper cracked, prize bookplate, light wear to spine ends, else very good..
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The Great White Chief. A Story of Adventure in Unknown New Guinea.
by MacDONALD, Robert M.
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London: Blackie and Son Limited, (1907).. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, original red pictorial cloth, pp. viii, 374, + [1] ad; with nine black and white illustrations by W. Rainey. Non-authorial inscription on endpaper [dated 1910]; evidence of a small label removed on front pastedown; spine panel a bit dull with slight loss of enamel; rear cover a bit dust-solied, front cover particularly bright and unworn. A very nice copy.
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The Hidden Nugget. A Story of the Australian Goldfields.
by MacDONALD, Alexander.
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London: Blackie and Son, 1910. First edition. Octavo, original green pictorial cloth, pp. 284; with seven black and white illustrations by William Rainey [all present]. Evidence of small label having been removed from front pastedown, endpaper, tiny frayed tear to head of spine, else near fine. An exceptionally nice example of this attractive book..
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Honest John Stallibrass.
by WRAY, J. Jackson.
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Toronto: William Briggs, 1885. First Canadian edition. Octavo, original publisher's deep green cloth decorated in black, gilt and blind, pp. xi. 266, + [12] publisher's advertisements; black and white frontispiece illustration [uncredited]. Slight lean to spine, page edges a bit darkened, very faint scattered foxing, just a bit of bubbling to the cloth on the rear board. Not an uncommon book, but this is a decidedly nice copy with the covers especially fine..
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In Red Indian Trails.
by ELLIS, E.S.
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London: Cassell, (N.d). "Sixth Thousand" Front hinge-paper cracked [hinge holding] slight wear to edges, else a very nice copy..
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The Money Moon. A Romance.
by FARNOL, Jeffrey.
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Toronto: William Briggs, 1914. Later Canadian edition, [originally published in 1911]. Small octavo, light green cloth with moon-shaped design in gilt on upper board. Previous owner's name on endpaper, light scattered foxing, else very good in the scarce Briggs dust jacket, with a few small chips..
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Once on a Time.
by (ROBINSON, Charles). Milne, A.A.
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, (N.d, but 1925]. First edition with these illustrations. Octavo, blue cloth with elaborate design in black and gilt by Charles Robinson, pp. 269; illustrated with colour frontis, pictorial endpapers, a map, and numerous b&w illustrations by Robinson. Small ink splotch at fore-edge of one page, spine is very slightly soiled, else a near fine copy of a very pretty book..
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Richard Slade; A Story of Young and Old.
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London: Partridge and Co., (N.d). Light scattered foxing, previous owner's inscription 18(97)? About very good..
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The Shuttle of Fate.
by MASTERS, Caroline.
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London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1896. Third edition. Octavo, light brown cloth covers with terrific design showing a boy climbing a rope, pp. viii, 299; illustrations by Lancelot Speed. Pencil name on half title, light foxing early and late, page edges moderately foxed, spine gently leaned, else a very good or better example, with bright unworn covers. Very attractive book..
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