Chambers Cyclopedia of English Literature. Two Volumes, Chambers Cyclopedia of English Literature published by W& R. Chambers, London and Edinburg, 1876. Third Edition, revised by Robert Carruthers. A History, Critical and Biographical, of British Authors with Specimens of their Writings.
Hard cover (rebound), with marbled page edges. Large volumes, measuring each 25.5 cm by 18.5 cm by 5.7 cm thick (10 inches by 7.1/4 inches by 2.1/4 inches thick. Some foxing to front introductory pages, otherwise very good condition. Approximately 816 pages per volume.
Circa: 1876
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: GB
Publisher: W & R Chambers, London  

Book Peter Pan, picts. Mabel Lucie Attwell. Peter Pan: Frontis page description is "J.M.Barrie’s Peter Pan & Wendy, retold by May Byron for Boys and Girls with approval of the Author. Pictures by Mabel Lucie Attwell."
Published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London. 128 pages, 9 colour illustrations. Hardback, measuring 25.5 cm by 17.5 cm and 2.5 cm thick (10 inches by 7 inches and 1 inch thick). Flyleaf has School Prize sticker: KisseltonSchool. Prize awarded to Edward Worsdale, Standard II, for First in Class. 1930.
Unfortunately young Eddie Worsdale has done a spot of colouring-in in his prize, and most of the black and white chapter heading illustrations have been watercoloured. (Quite well, really). Some-one very young has scribbled on about two of the pages. This book is not in very good condition, as it has a loose binding, a few pages torn at the lower edge, and generally ratty edges. However, the 9 colour illustrations are intact, except one with scribble, and one torn. Charming book, though.
Circa: Circa 1930
Condition: Tatty but quaint.
Country of Origin: GB
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, London.  

British Battles, 3 Vols. Published Circa 1876 Three Volumes of British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant, starting with 1066, the Battle of Hastings and ending in 18 75 with the Nagas Expedition in Assam. Hardcover, bound with red leather spines and corners, and with marbled page edges.. Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, Paris & New York. All volumes have numerous black & white engravings as illustrations.
Vol. 1 is " British Battles", 576 pages. The leather covering to the spine on this volume is missing. Vol. 2 is "British Battles on Land and Sea", 576 pages. Intact, some rubbing o leather to spine. Vol. 3 is "British Battles on Land and Sea", 579 pages including index for all three volumes.
Half of spine leather cover is damaged. Otherwise, all in very good condition inside.
Measurements: 27 cm by 20 cm and 4.2 cm thick (10.1/2 inches by 8 inches and 1.3/4 inches thick).
Circa: Circa 1876
Condition: See description
Country of Origin: GB
Publisher: By James Grant, Pub. by Cassells, Petter & Galpin  

World War One Manual of Map Reading. Military Books - "a manual issued by command of the Army Council for the guidance of all concerned" , War Office, 1914. The Manual of Map Reading and Field Sketching. General Staff - War Office, London. First printed 1912 - reprinted with additions 1914 (at the outbreak of WW1). Hard Cloth cover, 101 pages with plates and pull outs, training maps England and Europe. Condition Basically very sound, some dog-ears to cover corners, some pencil writing in rear lists of books available, and on inside front cover - none in book itself. Book measures 18 cm by 13 cm and 1.3 cm thick (7 inches by 5 inches and 1/2 inch thick).
Circa: 1914
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: GB
Publisher: War Office  

Weldons Encyclopedia of Needlework. Weldon’s Encyclopedia of needlework. Hard cover, published by The Waverley Book Co Ltd, London. 876 pages. Many black and white a photo illustrations (Nearly 2000). Circa 1940s? Book measures 23.5 cm by 15 cm and 4.5 cm thick (9.1/4 inches by 6 inches and 1.3/4 inches thick). One minor scuff to cover edge, otherwise excellent condition.
Circa: Circa 1940s?
Condition: Excellent - see description.
Country of Origin: GB
Publisher: The Waverley Press, London.  

Reveries of a Batchelor, I. K. Marvel, 1906. Hardback book by I.K. Marvel, entitled "Reveries of a Bachelor" - illustrations and page decorations by E.M. Ashe. I.K. Marvel was the pseudonym of Donald G. Mitchell (1822- 1908). A very popular best seller at the time.
Ashe was a well known illustrator, and the colour plates are very good. "Reveries" was first published in book form in 1850. This version with the Ashe illustrations was published 1906 by Bobbs-Merill Company, Indianapolis.
This book: No. of pages: 338. 16 colour plates plus one on the cover. Two pages still retain their hand-cut edges. Book measures 21 cm. by 14 cm.
Excellent condition cover and spine with just a tiny amount of scuff to corners - no dust dulling. Light foxing to page edges when book is closed, mainly on top and front. Some minor foxing inside, mainly to pages before the preface. Otherwise very tight and good condition.
Circa: 1906
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: I.K.Marvel, published by Bobbs-Merril Co  

Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Hard cover Victorian edition, published 1898 by Smith, Elder & Co, London. "New Edition, with Prefatory Note by Algernon Charles Swinburne". 377 pages. Book measures 19.5 cm by 14 cm and 2.8 cm thick (7.3/4 inches x 5.1/4 inches x 1.1/8 inches thick). Edges of pages and spine discoloured, otherwise very good condition.
Circa: 1898
Condition: Very Good - See description
Country of Origin: GB
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co, London.  

The Knights at Bay, by Philip Lindsay. Hardback with dust cover. 189 pages, 9 illustrations (1 colour, the rest black and white). Published by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, England. First printed in 1935. This is an ex-school prize, Standard 1, 1942. Dust jacket is a little scruffy, andthe book exposes the spine in a couple of places (see photo), but overall very sound. Some foxing to outer edges of pages."The Knights at Bay" by Philip Lindsay. Tales of Action, No. 1. Possibly a first edition. No reprint dates.
Circa: 1942
Condition: See Description & Photos
Country of Origin: GB
Publisher: by Philip Lindsay