Childs guide knowledge di lady (19 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Covers are mottled. Owner's name.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Marbled boards, black spine title in gilt, good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Image shows actual book for sale. 1/4 Leather. Book Condition: Fair; firm binding; contents good; scuffed to extremities; some quite heavy wear at head of spine; no jacket. Hard Cover Simpkin, Marshall 1872 Science.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 49th ed. Spine nearly perished. Hinges mostly gone. Hardcover. Generally clean, unmarked pages. Early ownership signatures inside board. v, [1], 474 pages.

Condizione: Very Good. 63rd ed. 480p. Roan-backed marbled boards with title in gilt cartouche to spine. Wear to corners and spine ends; spine strip split not affecting binding. A very good copy.

Authorized Edition (49th Ed.). Poor copy bound in quarter leather over marble boards. Wear and tear as with age (with some loss to the spine). Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; v, [1], 480 p. ; 13.8 cm. Notes; Author identified from BL Catalogue (her name is also given as Mrs R. Ward). First printed as '262 questions and answers: or, The child's guide to knowledge' Thetford 1825. Index. Audience; juvenile. Subjects; Children's Knowledge. Knowledge Guide. Genres; Juvenile literature - English - 19th century. 1 Kg.…

vi+462pp. Small 8vo. Original quarter leather with marbled boards, quite worn at extremities. Some foxing to edges and throughout. A very good copy.

v+474pp. Small 8vo. Original quarter leather with marbled boards, quite worn at extremities. Some foxing to edges and throughout. A very good copy.

Condizione: Très bon état. Texte en anglais. Un volume de 472 pages, demi-reliure d'origine en basane, très bon état.

Authorized Edition (49th Ed.). Poor copy bound in quarter leather over marble boards. Wear and tear as with age (with some loss to the spine). Text remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; v, [1], 480 p. ; 13.8 cm. Notes; Author identified from BL Catalogue (her name is also given as Mrs R. Ward). First printed as '262 questions and answers: or, The child's guide to knowledge' Thetford 1825. Index. Audience; juvenile. Subjects; Children's Knowledge. Knowledge Guide. Genres; Juvenile literature - English - 19th century. 1 Kg.…

Half-Leather. Condizione: Fair. Fortieth edition. Fascinating little book filled with explanations concerning a host of various subjects from Spices to Tea, Merino wool to English porcelain, printing to asbestos. 474 Pages. Contemporary Brown 1/2 Leather binding with gilt decorative title to spine. Marbled paper covered boards. Pages in nice clean condition. Preliminary pages, including title page & introduction loose, binding otherwise firm. Front hinge broken and nearly half the leather missing from the spine (see photo) Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. …

Condizione: Good. 140x90mm roan spined marbled boards (very worn/lacking part of spine leather but retains some titling) v +[i] +480pp + 16pp Specimen pages from Guide to English Literature (these pages very browned unlike rest of book). A few pencil ticks to margins and name to fly leaf else clean and tight (cf. Osborne Collection 743 which has 1858 & 1888 edns only). *An augmented edition of this very popular general knowledge book starting with the ingredients of food, incl. hair-powder! Explains all about beer, brewing etc. 1 volume. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. worn half bound pocket leather edition with faded marbled boards published in MCCCCLXVIII by Simpkin.

Condizione: very good. Forty=Seventh Edition. 474pp. 24 mo. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled paper covered boards with only light wear to corners. Small tear to title page and the page following. Some light wear to outer edge of text block. Some mild discolouration and small markings to a couple of pages, else clean tight text block and a very nice copy. very good A very interesting book of information on every subject written for children.…

pp. 480. Quarter roan and marbled boards, front joint weak, rear free end-paper cut out, good overall. *Q. What is Claret ?; A. A thin, highly flavoured red wine, much drunk and esteemed in England. Q. What musical instrument is now seen in almost every household ; A. The Pianoforte. Q. Is not the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits from Carnarvonshire to the Isle of Anglesea very wonderful; A. Yes.…

Leather. Condizione: Good. A scarce edition of this popular primer by British author Fanny Umphelby, credited here as "A Lady". The twenty-third edition of this work. Scarce to find copies as early as this.In the original quarter calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards and gilt imprint to the spine.This book, styled in a charming question-answer format, offers a wide array of information on general knowledge, history, natural sciences, geography and more, designed for young readers.Published under the attribution of 'A Lady,' the volume was confirmed to be the work of Fanny Umphelby after her biography was added by her nephew, Robert Avey Ward, to the Dictionary of National Biography in 1900. An incredibly successful publication, the 1900 edition states that on publication in 1825, it "became at once a standard" book in the classroom.The book also caused a resurgence of popularity around books based on dialogue, presenting its information as a Socratic dialogue between a teacher and their disciple. In the original quarter calf binding. Externally, with wear and scuffing to the boards. Fading to the spine and less significant rubbing to the head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the title and rear endpapers and the odd spot to the contents. Good. None (illustratore). book.…

Half-Leather. Condizione: Near Good. authorized edition. Fascinating little book filled with explanations concerning a host of various subjects from Spices to Tea, Merino wool to English porcelain, printing to asbestos. 474 Pages. Contemporary dark red 1/2 Leather binding with gilt decorative title to spine and 2/- price. Leather wraps around marbled boards by 1/2". Pages in nice condition, a few pencilled marks on a few pages, a little light foxing to title page, front free endpaper missing. Some wear to cover with a little leather missing from very bottom of spine and some splits to leather at spine edges. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.…

Leather. Condizione: Very Good. A later impression of this fascinating guide to knowledge for children written in question-answer format. A fascinating primer which became a standard book in the classroom in its time. Exploring questions on life and general knowledge, educating children in all relevant and useful subjects. Written in a question-answer format. Published under the attribution of 'A Lady,' the volume was confirmed to be the work of Fanny Umphelby, British author, by the Dictionary of National Biography in 1900.An incredibly successful publication, it ran through fifty-eight edition by 1899, the first having appeared in 1825. The present copy is of the fiftieth edition. No half title. In quarter calf binding over marbled boards. Externally sound with some shelf wear and rubbing to the boards, a touch of sunning to the front board, with a minor loss to the upper right corner of the front board, repaired with cloth. Faint pencil previous ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Minor marginal annotations in pencil to the odd leaf, and light spotting to the endpapers, only affecting the first and last few leaves. Otherwise, the pages are generally clean throughout. Very Good. None (illustratore). book.…

Original Decorated Cloth. Condizione: Very Good for Age. Early Edition. Sm crown, browncloth blocked front, back & spine (small nick in rear case foredge], 466 pp. A curious and interesting child educator entirely by the catechetical method of question & answer. Excellent condition for age. 466 clean unmarked pages. Size: Sm Crown. Antiquarian Education.…