Adam & Charles Black
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THE FASCINATION OF IRELAND
Written by L. Edna Walter.
Stock no. 2125948
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1913.
Very good condition.
Green decorated cloth with gilt titles. B/w photographs by the author. Bumping to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Foxing. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. B/w frontis has 1" closed margin tear.
- Categorised in:
- IRELAND
AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE
Written by Harold Child.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1316854
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1911.
Very good condition.
Translated and edited by H. Child. Cream cloth with blue titles and decoration. 6 beautiful colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. 131 pages. Text surrounded with decorative gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
REMBRANDT
Written by Mortimer Menpes; C. Lewis Hind.
Illustrated by Rembrandt.
Stock no. 1814271
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1905.
Very good condition.
Large format, Brown cloth. Mounted colour illustrations. Edges lightly rubbed. Free endpapers browned. All plates present. New pastedowns, some professional strengthening of sections using cloth.
A DREADFUL OF DRAGONS
Written by Peggy Blakeley.
Illustrated by Frank Francis.
Stock no. 2123242
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1975.
Very good condition.
Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. And other collections of creatures and people and things put together for fun. Colour illustrations. Very little text. ISBN: 0713615559. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Uneven browning to covers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DRAGONS
- PICTURE BOOK
- LARGE PRINT
THE HEAD OF KAY'S
Written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1504928
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1905.
Almost very good condition.
Red pictorial cloth with white titles to front cover, gilt to spine. 8 b/w plates. 280 pages plus 8 page publication list. Spine bumped and worn with a couple of tiny splits to cloth, also faded. A little bumping and wear to corners and tiny bump to bottom edge of front cover. Both covers are marked, light stain to front cover below title. Small neat ink name and address to top corner of front endpaper. Repaired tear to inside margin of contents page. A couple of hinges cracked. All plates present but two partially detached and crease to corner of plate opposite page 210. Some browning, mainly to half-title page and last page in publication list. Some foxing throughout.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
- SCHOOL STORIES
WORLD'S CHILDREN
Written by Dorothy Menpes.
Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Stock no. 1314438
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1903.
Very good condition.
Deluxe edition limited to 500 copies. White decorated cloth with gilt titles. 100 colour plates. 246 pages, top edge gilt others untrimmed. SIGNED by the artist. This is copy no. 322. Spine and corners bumped. White cloth is slightly grubby. Foxing throughout (affects tissue-guards but not actual plates).
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- A AND C BLACK COLOUR BOOK
JOHN HALIFAX GENTLEMAN
Written by Dinah Maria Murlock; Gordon Home.
Illustrated by Oswald Moser; G.F. Nicholls.
Stock no. 2114825
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st thus
1912.
Almost very good condition.
Deluxe, limited edition of 250 copies, SIGNED by publisher. Large format. Cream cloth with gilt titles and elaborate black/brown decorations. 20 tipped-in colour plates, with captioned page guards. This is copy 109. SIGNED by publisher. Damaged spine has been repaired - still some chipping. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Front endpaper has been repaired. Some foxing and grubby marks. All plates present. Damp marks to bottom of last pages.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- LIMITED EDITION
FARAWAY FARM
Written by Hilary Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by Peter Biegel.
Stock no. 1502844
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1957.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
This is a further story of The Home Farm children who find themselves solely responsible for a small farm with all its pleasures and difficulties. Pale blue boards with white titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 141 pages. Some bumping to spine and corners. A couple of small faded patches to top edge of front cover. Name in ink to front pastedown. Yellowed tape marks to endpapers. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of tears and slight loss. Some yellowed tape marks, spine slightly browned, rear panel a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
SOUTH OF FRANCE
Written by C.B. Black.
Stock no. 1206809
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
Circa
1880.
Very good condition.
A Black's Guide. Third Edition. East Half. The Riviera from Montpellier and Marseille to Florence and Leghorn with the Roads to Them. Including the Island of Corsica. Small format. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Large folding b/w map. 8 other maps and 14 plans. 200 pages + index + 20 pages + index for Corsica. Contents clean and bright. Spine a little dulled.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- FRANCE
- BLACK'S GUIDE
- GUIDE BOOKS
- ITALY
- CORSICA
- ANTIQUARIAN
BLACK'S PICTURESQUE GUIDE TO THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX AND ITS WATERING-PLACES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1206783
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
4th
1877.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Small format. Green cloth, gilt titles. 11 b/w wood engravings, 3 maps including 2 large folding. xxi + 171 pages + 112 pages of advertisements. All maps and plates present. Contents bright and clean. Corners slightly bumped.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SUSSEX
- BLACK'S GUIDE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- GUIDE BOOKS
- TRAVEL
HAPPY ENGLAND
Written by Marcus B. Huish.
Illustrated by Helen Allingham.
Stock no. 2107921
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1909.
Very good condition.
Red pictorial cloth. 80 colour plates and 1 black and white portrait of author. A. & C. Black Colour Book series. Reissue in large size. Bumping to corners. Spine is faded/browned, with small split to top. A few marks to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Front joint is a bit cracked. Foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN STILLWATER FISHING
Written by David Jacques.
Stock no. 821893
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713614706. Ex-lib with just one stamp to verso of title page and one to end of index page. New endpapers. Wrapper spine lightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING