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Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Articles include: Lyskamm on Mars; Pinnacle Peak; 50 Years On; New Routes - 80's style; . and Now for the Bad News; Nostalgia for Nails; Brandon Mountain; The Library - a survey of the first 75 Years; Not Much of a Picnic; Poems; North East of Katmandu; Across Corsica by the G, R, 20; The Fishing Line; Rock Climbs in the North of England; New Climbs and Notes etc. Crisp clean red covers, sound binding, clean pages. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 18712010143. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

Condizione: Good. a new edition. Cloth, G. xxiv+309pp+32pp publishers catalogue, b/w frontis, 184 b/w illustrations, cloth rather rubbed, corners bumped, split to the cloth along the rear hinge repaired a little crudely, sporadic foxing to the pages. A good reading copy. Interesting account from some 22 emminent late Victorian authors of the reasons & experiences thay had in writing & getting published their first books. 950 grams.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Second Printing. 536 pp. Index. Notes. Bibliography. Light edgewear, corners rubbed. Light stain to top edge of book. Second printing, includes a preface and appendices added to the report by the Commission in July-August 2015. Heavy book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall.

First Edition thus. MY FIRST BOOK, Chatto & Windus, 1897, first edition sheets with a new tipped in title page, fore edge corner tips slightly bumped, spine somewhat tanned, else a very tight, vg copy. Author contributions by Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, M. E. Braddon, F. W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R. M. Ballantyne, Israel Zangwill, Morley Roberts, Jerome K. Jerome, David Christy Murray, Marie Corelli, Bret Harte, "Q", Robert Louis Stevenson, et.al. Accompanied by 185 illustrations.

First Edition. MY FIRST BOOK, Chatto & Windus, 1894, first edition, some rubbing to fore edge corner tips and bottom cloth edges, inner hinge just starting, spine a bit tanned, else a tight, near vg copy in the publishers original pictorial cloth binding. Author contributions by Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, M. E. Braddon, F. W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R. M. Ballantyne, Israel Zangwill, Morley Roberts, Jerome K. Jerome, David Christy Murray, Marie Corelli, Bret Harte, "Q", Robert Louis Stevenson, et.al. Accompanied by 185 illustrations. Ads in rear dated September, 1893. Formerly the copy of fellow Victorian author Egerton Castle with his bookplate on the f.p.d.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Ernest W. Haslehust (illustratore). A beautiful illustrated ten volume collection of works from the Our Beautiful Homeland Series. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth bindings.These copies are undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the National Library of Scotland and the University of Birmingham Libraries.This is a eight-volume set of this charming early 20th-century travel series showcasing the historic towns, rural landscapes, and iconic landmarks of Britain.Each copy of Our Beautiful Homeland features 48 full-page colour plates of watercolours, painted by Ernest W. Haslehust, R.B.A.This set includes volumes exploring: Norwich: Shakespeare Land: The Peak District: The Dukeries, described by Walter Jerrold & R. Murray Gilchrist Exeter: Heart of Wessex: Dartmoor: Bath and Wells, described by Sidney Heath & Arthur L. Salmon Hereford: Chester: Oxford: Warwick & Leamington, described by Charles Edwards, F. D. How & George Morley Canterbury: Winchester: The Isle of Wight: Swanage, described by Edward Thomas, Sidney Heath & Canon Danks York: Ripon and Harrogate: The English Lakes: Scarborough, described by George Benson, A. G. Bradley & R. Murray Gilchrist The Thames: Windsor Castle: Hampton Court: Dickens Land, described by G. E. Mitton, Edward Thomas, Walter Jerrold & J. A. Nicklin Edinburgh: The Scott Country: The Shores of Fife: Loch Lomond: Loch Katrine & The Trossachs, described by John Geddie & George Eyre Todd The Heart of London: Through London"s Highways: In London"s By-Ways: Rambles in Greater London, described by Walter Jerrold In original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Slight age toning to cloth, more so to spines, particularly "Norwich". The odd minor handling mark to boards. slight soiling to cloth. The odd hinge strained, but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound, aside from pages 13-16 in "Oxford", which are fully disbound. Pages bright and clean, if slightly age toned. The odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edge. Very Good. book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Illustrated by Glassco, Ivan; Eldridge, H.; (illustratore). First Edition. 80 pages. Nice Ivan Glassco cover illustration of Scottie dog helping his master who is groping for a towel. Features: Fads and Faddicts; The N.H.L. All Stars as selected by the managers and coaches - with photos of Cecil 'Tiny' Thompson, Eddie Shore, Art Coulter, Frank Boucher, Charlie Conacher, and Harvey Jackson; Truck vs. Train - fascinating photo-illustrated article examines these competing modes of moving goods; A Cheechako Goes North - photo-illustrated article on a visit to Two Brothers Valley in northern British Columbia; Is This a Soviet? - Blairmore, Alberta renames its main street Tim Buck Boulevard, in honour of the leader of the Communist Party of Canada; Strange Street - Lord Beaverbrook and the Empire Crusade; Farm Debt Relief - 728,000 depression-era Canadian farmers struggle with $1.2 Billion of debt - which the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act (F.C.A.) is intended to combat; Norse Canadians - immigrants from Norway develop Bella Coola, B.C. (article with photos). Fiction: Paging Andy Sears; Four Gold Bands; Lulu Comes Home; Track of Destiny (serial). Nice one-page illustrated Studebaker ad for the new 1935 'Miracle Ride'. One-page Westinghouse refrigerator ad features illustration of elegant party guests admiring a well-stocked fridge. Nice colour one-page Winchester cigarette ad shows lady with riding crop. Champion spark plug ad includes inset illustrations of racers Tadini, S. Mortimer Auerbach, and Joel Thorne. Photo-sequence of the sinking of the Dutch liner Oranta by the Portuguese freighter Loanda in the harbour of Leixeos, Portugal. Great photo-illustrated Plymouth car ad; Half-page photo ad for Canadian Pacific and their Banff holiday offerings; Canadian Pacific half-page ad for the Empress of Britain and its service to Europe. Lovely one-page colour ad for the new Ford V-8 for 1935. Half-page colour Lifebuoy ad features sexy sepia-toned image of model in peach negligee. Crossword partially completed in pencil, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, April (Apr.) 15, 1935, Vol. 48, No. 8 Scottie dog helping his master who is groping for a towel. Features: Fads and Faddicts; The N.H.L. All Stars as selected by the managers and coaches - with photos of Cecil 'Tin.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Willinger, L.; Jousset, Albert; Kettlewell, Bill; Grassick; Scott, John; Brown, Bo; McIntosh, Hal; (illustratore). First Edition. Features: "Europe Won't Go Communist"; Funny Business - The Comic Strip Industry; Built-In Glasses - Contact Lenses; Beverage Room - Alcohol Controversy in Ontario; Ah Nuts! - Meet George Corsan of Islington, Ontario who, at age 88, operates the Echo Valley Nut Farm; London Letter - Farce at Belsen; Washington News; Ottawa Debates Tariffs; Homes To Rent, American Style - An account of how the U.S. has tackled the problem of low-rental housing; Big Iron - The Steep Rock Iron Mine near Atikokan; and more. Short Stories: I'm the Girl; It Helps to Cry; Dream Acres. Ads include: A fascinating one-page ad by the bankers of Canada featuring a U-boat with black flag raised; One-page Imperial Oil ad entitled "The Story of a [oil well] Failure"; Aunt Jemima; Frigidaire; Peposident tooth paste with Irium; Canada Dry (Christmas moif); Longines watches; Eveready batteries ad features photo of Saskatchewan-born soprano Marguerite Gendron; Stanfield's Unshrinkable Underwear; Arrid ad features photo of Hollywood star Jean Parker; Seagram ad encourages investors to hold on to Victory Bonds; Two-page Maclean's subscription ad; Gruen watches (inside back cover); Community Silverplate (back cover). 68 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this historic vintage issue.