A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
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SICILY
Written by Spencer Musson.
Illustrated by Alberto Pisa.
Stock no. 2137436
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1911.
Almost very good condition.
Grey cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover and green and orange decorations. Top edge gilt. 48 tissue-guarded mounted colour plates and fold-out map to rear. Part of the A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. 1-2" split to top of spine; some fraying to cloth; other horizontal tear across top of spine - partially repaired with glue. Browning to spine. Bumping to corners. Some scuffing. Front joint is pulled. Newspaper cutting has been stuck to the rear pastedown. Some browning and foxing.
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THE LAKE OF GENEVA
Written by Francis Gribble.
Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis; May Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137434
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1909.
Almost very good condition.
A & C Black Colour Book 20 Shilling Series. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and and front cover. Top edge gilt. 60 tissue-guarded colour plates. Folding map. 4 page booklist to rear. The rarest of the Black's 20 Shilling Series. Assumed early edition/reprint in same year as 1st edition - as has 4 page booklist to rear. Spine is browned with a few chips and splits to top; some fraying to cloth. Corners are bumped. A bit of scuffing to rear cover. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Joints are starting to crack a little. Some foxing and browning.
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SOUTHERN SPAIN
Written by A.F. Calvert.
Illustrated by Trevor Haddon.
Stock no. 2137431
Published by A. & C. Black.
1st
1908.
Almost very good condition.
Maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover and yellow and orange decorations. Top edge gilt. 75 tissue-guarded colour plates and fold-out map to rear. Part of the A & C Black 20 Shilling Series. 1" split to top of spine. Bumping to corners. Some scuffing. Joints are cracked and weak - can see stitching through the paper. Page edge browning. Lower margin has slight loss page 155/6. Browning to margins of plate pages.
DENMARK
Written by Clive Holland.
Illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper.
Stock no. 2137429
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd..
1st
1928.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth. 32 colour plates. Popular series. Spine is browned. Some marks to covers. One of first pages of prelims is partially detached. Some page corner tips are creased. Foxing and light browning.
NUREMBERG
Written by Mrs. Arthur G. Bell.
Illustrated by Arthur G. Bell.
Stock no. 2137423
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1905.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover, with small decorations. Top edge gilt. 20 colour plates. 4 page booklist to rear. Assumed early reprint, as 1st printings were not produced with the 4 page booklists to rear. The booklist is dated Spring 1905. Spine and cover edges are browned. Front cover is a bit bowed. Spotting and some chipping to rear cover. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and some grubby marks to contents. Plates are clean.
THE SPIRIT OF PARIS
Written by Frankfort Sommerville.
Illustrated by G. Fraipont; Lucien Gautier; Raphael Kirchner; Maurice De Lambert; et al..
Stock no. 2137422
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Very good condition.
Brown pictorial cloth with yellow titles and yellow, black, pink and green decorations. A & C Black 7/6 Series. 20 colour plates. Reprint (doesn't have original gilt titles of the 1st edition). Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fade to one edge of rear cover. Browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.
AROUND ST. MALO
Written by Spencer Musson.
Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137417
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd..
1917.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, pale yellow titles to spine and front cover. 20 beautiful colour plates and sketch map. Originally published in French in 1912, this is the English edition. A and C Black 7/6 series. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff/wear marks to covers. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. Browning and some light foxing.
HAUNTS OF ANCIENT PEACE
Written by Alfred Austin.
Illustrated by Agnes Locke.
Stock no. 2137416
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1908.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Black/grey patterned border. 20 colour plates. A and C Black 7/6 Series. Originally published in 1902 by Macmillan. 4 page booklist to rear. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks and spots to covers. Foxing to various degrees throughout.
ADVENTURES AMONG PICTURES
Written by C. Lewis Hind.
Illustrated by Louis Grier; Botticelli; Rembrandt; Thomas Gainsborough; et al..
Stock no. 2137413
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1904.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front cover; black borders. Top edge gilt. With 24 illustrations, 8 of which are reproduced in the colours of the original paintings, and 16 are in b/w. 301 pages, plus 1 page advert for book by the same author. Additional 4 page booklist (dated Spring 1904). A & C Black Colour Book in the 7/6 series. Circa date is taken from the booklist to rear (dated Spring 1904). The 1st printings of this title did NOT have these 4 page booklists, but assumed an early reprint in same year as first. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spotting to covers. Browning to spine. Prelims are roughly opened - one b/w plate has margin tears/ragged edges. Small nick to edge of frontis. Some foxing and browning.
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- ART
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
- A AND C BLACK 7s 6d SERIES
THE MOTOR ROUTES OF FRANCE PART I
Written by Gordon Home.
Illustrated by Gordon Home.
Stock no. 2137412
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1910.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Pink/black decoration to front cover. To the Chateaux of Touraine, Biarritz, The Pyrenees, The Riviera, & The Rhone Valley. 16 full page illustrations in colour, 16 in b/w and 60 maps and plans. A & C Colour Book - Motor Routes Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Browning to spine and cover edges. Some cracking to joints. Fold-out map to rear very good indeed! Page edge browning.
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- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- EUROPE
- FRANCE
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
BATH & BRISTOL
Written by Stanley Hutton.
Illustrated by Laura A. Happerfield.
Stock no. 2137410
Published by A. & C. Black.
Circa
1915.
Almost very good condition.
A & C Black Colour Book 7s 6d Series. 3000 copies printed. Grey cloth, green titles and borders. 20 tissue-guarded colour plates. 2 folding maps. REPRINT! Spine is browned. Marks to covers; bumping. Front joint is a bit cracked. Margin tear to plate guard page 101. Blue mark to verso of plate page 176. Some foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.
OUR LIFE IN THE SWISS HIGHLANDS
Written by John Addington Symonds.
Illustrated by J. Hardwicke Lewis.
Stock no. 2137367
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
2nd
1907.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover, 20 colour plates. An A.& C. Black colour Book in the 7/6 series. Second edition. Bumping and wear o spine and corners; chipping to cloth at top and tail of spine. Front endpaper is MISSING. Browning and foxing.