Pritchard Library from Turtleman Used Books

Little wear to the cover other than the soiling of over a century. One small hole in the fabric on the spine, where there also is a little fading of the red cloth. Edges and corners are in good shape, with intact fabric. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked and mostly tightly bound. One small… Read more about this item

Other than the soil of more than a century, this book shows little wear. Red cloth cover is not worn through at any point, and the corners and edges look pretty good. Pages are tight and unmarked, although there is a small stain that runs through the bottom edge of the first 20 pages or so. No… Read more about this item

Part of a series called Elementary Classics. Book is worn, with the fabric faded on the spine, and worn through at most edges and corners. Pages are fairly tight and intact. The Introduction, Index and Notes are in English, while the actual essay is in Latin. Written by Cicero in 44 BC. The original owner's name can… Read more about this item

Embossed red cloth cover. Not a lot of wear for its age. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Four fold-out maps are intact, still bright (see two examples in photos #4 and 5). The original owner's name is inside the front cover. That owner, Gertrude Pritchard, appears to have been a schoolteacher in England in… Read more about this item

Blue cloth cover is coming loose from the binding, front and back, but not completely detached. Peeling off the lower corner of the spine as well, as shown in photo #1. Pages are clean and tight, with no sign of notes or underlining. Owner's name on each of the first four pages. That owner was Gertrude… Read more about this item

Red cloth cover, worn through at the lower corners. 95 illustrations. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. This book is listed with others in my "Pritchard Library" catalogue. All are from the first two decades of the 20th century and were once the property of one Gertrude Pritchard, apparently a schoolteacher in England. Over the… Read more about this item

Cover shows wear at the corners and edges, and the fabric over the spine is torn halfway up from the bottom along the back edge and part way across. Pages are clean, tight and not particularly yellowed. Some illustrations. Original owner's name and more recent owner's name both inside front cover. The original owner was a… Read more about this item

Showing its age, there is a substantial amount of wear. The cover is tan cloth, but the cloth is missing over the spine. It is also well worn at the corners and lower edge. Pages are complete and mostly attached (one small packet is loose at the top), with a minor scattering of underlining and copious notes… Read more about this item

This compact little book has lost its cover. As shown in the photos, the half-title page has also come loose. All other pages are still attached. Owner's name is on the half-title pages and the remaining pages appear clean, intact and unmarked. This is one of a number of books that belonged to Miss Gertrude Pritchard… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Generally in good condition, however the fabric of the front cover has bubbled up in a few places on the front cover, perhaps from some moisture. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. This is part of a collection of books I recently acquired that used to belong to one Gertrude Pritchard of England in… Read more about this item

Shows some wear, not bad for its age. Pages are tight and intact. Owner's name inside front cover and some scattered margin notes throughout. In a recent acquisition at an estate sale, I came into possession of a number of books once belonging to a Miss Gertrude Pritchard of London, in the early 20th century. How… Read more about this item

Some wear around the edges and at the corners. Scattered notes throughout the book. In remarkably good condition for all the years and miles it has travelled. This is one of a number of books I acquired at an estate sale in Seattle that originally belonged to one Gertrude Pritchard of England in the early 1900s. … Read more about this item

Green cloth cover, no dust jacket. Pages clean, tight and unmarked. Contains introduction, the play, notes and five appendices. Recently, an estate sale yielded a number of books originally owned by a woman in England during the first two decades of the 20th century. All are marked with the name of Gertrude (or G.) Pritchard. … Read more about this item

This book shows some wear at corners and edges. Owner's name and information in a couple places, as well as a few check marks at the table of contents. The "Specimens" are excerpts from many works of both nonfiction and fiction. This turn of the century book is one of a number I recently acquired with the… Read more about this item