mrs frederick locker (11 risultati)

Condizione: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 178 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose with pages 137-138 detached but still present. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to endpapers and half-title page. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. The Religious Tract Society early undated edition. Pages clean and bright, binding coming away from front board, minor shelf wear to cover, no dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a sweet and insightful tale following a young blackbird as it navigates its first spring and summer. A newly hatched blackbird, full of questions and wonder, befriends a wise old robin. The young bird learns about the changing seasons, the arrival of spring, and the beauty of the natural world that surrounds it. Readers are immersed in the sights, sounds, and experiences of the blackbird as it interacts with its environment and other birds. The author delves into themes of friendship, self-discovery, and the growth that comes with new experiences. Ultimately, this book is a celebration of the beauty and wonder of nature, as seen through the eyes of a young bird. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Cloth. Condizione: Good +. 96, 7, [1] p. 19 cm. B&w frontispiece and some other smaller illustrations. Blue cloth hardcover with black and gold impressing. Moderate wear to boards and edges. Ink inscription on front free endpaper indicates prize for Sylvester Keyes, S. S. No. 6, East Oxford, Dec. 1881. Some spotting, mainly to beginning and end.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. cr 8vo, frontis , 96pp, advert leaves, orig black and gilt decorated blue cloth, only very small bit edge rubbed in few places, binding vg clean and tight, title page has a 2cm tear going in from the right three quarters of the way down, this has no loss and could easily be taped if wished, contents good and sound a good clean tight copy, undated but circa late victorian/very early edwardian, but probably late 19th c. Book.

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Randolph Caldecott (illustratore). First edition. A scarce children's work, a charming tale of a year in the life of a blackbird, beautifully illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. The first edition of this scarce work.A charming Victorian tale for children, following a year in the life of a blackbird. Told through four chirps with one chirp for each season.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three plates.Collated, complete.By Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson, wife of man of letters and bibliophile Frederick Locker-Lampson.Illustrated throughout by the eminent artist Randolph Caldecott. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, resulting in loss to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is a little faded. Light marks to the boards and spine, including a few small and faint damp stains to the tail of the front board. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Title page and dedication leaf are detaching. Prior owner's gift inscription to the half-title. Good. book.

Leather. Condizione: Fine. Randolph Caldecott (illustratore). First edition. A finely bound copy of the uncommon first edition of this charming children's tale, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott and in a Zaehnsdorf binding. The uncommon first edition of this charming Victorian children's work, which follows a year in the life of a blackbird.Illustrated with four plates by the eminent artist Randolph Caldecott. Collated, complete.In a lovely half morocco signed binding by Zaehnsdorf, and with the publisher's original front wrap bound in.By Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson, wife of man of letters and bibliophile Frederick Locker-Lampson.With the bookplate of Charles Plumptre Johnson to the front pastedown, and with the bookplate of W. A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the recto of the front endpaper. Johnson was the son of the Physician-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Himself he was known as a yachter, owning a fine fleet of modern yawls, including the 'Moonbeam'. His impressive library extended to some 6,000 volumes.A delightful tale, 'told in four chirps', one for each season. In a half morocco signed binding by Zaehnsdorf, with paper covered boards. Externally, fine. Bookplates to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Publisher's original front wrap bound in. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine. book.