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1898rif. mon0001007013Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Reprint Some light spotting to prelims Binding firm Light wear to edges Some light rubbing to spine. Macmillan and Co. Limited hardcover
1891rif. 15392Boston: Joseph Knight Company 1891. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Good. This is the Illustrated edition from Joseph Knight Company Publishers. Covers show some discoloration and darkening as well as some rubbing scuffing and fading from age. Edges show some light rubbing scuffing and shelf wear. Top edge of spine shows some light fraying. Edges of inside of covers show some foxing. Top page edge is gold gilted gilting shows some fading. Joseph Knight Company hardcover
1948rif. 00066George G. Harrap & Co 1948. Other. Hardcover. Good. George G. Harrap & Co. London 1948. Second printing. Hardcover 8vo. Jacket has a few chips missing. Blue cloth binding holding well. Dust jacket has some loss on top and bottom edges of backcover and at ends of spine. Tiny chips on top edge of cover. Gift inscription opposite to title plate. A second printing of a loved and collectible edition of Cranford with most firsts being ""destroyed by enemy action"" during WWII. George G. Harrap & Co hardcover
1907rif. 00065Macmillan Publishers 1907. Other. Hardcover. Very Good. MacMillan and Co. Limited London 1907. 8vo 297 33 vi- xxix a-t. New edition. Pictorial cloth binding and guilt title on front board and spine bright and clean. Some shelf wear corners very slightly bumped. Spine is rolled and leaned bumped on ends. Light and pale foxing on end papers otherwise clean text. Illustrations by Hugh Thompson. A beautiful collectible edition of a massively popular victorian novel crucial in the history of women's writing. Macmillan Publishers hardcover
1892rif. mon0000989780Macmillan and Co 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Pages clean no markings wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. Macmillan and Co hardcover
1940rif. 948T24London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1940. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". Joan Hassall. A very scarce and superb copy of the first Joan Hassall illustrated edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford. First Joan Hassall illustrated edition. Most copies of this work were destroyed in The Blitz and to find one with a dust wrapper is extremely rare let alone in this superb condition. Unrepeatable. With twenty-three woodcut illustrations. Collated complete. An episodic novel featuring accounts of life in a country town based on the small Cheshire town of Knutsford in which the author grew up and the old-fashioned class snobbery prevailing. Written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell an English novelist biographer and short story writer. Illustrated by Joan Hassall an English wood engraver and book illustrator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light wear and sunning to the extremities and spine. The odd small mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd hardcover
1891rif. 932M1London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7". Hugh Thomson. A large paper edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel adorned with charming illustrations by Hugh Thomson. The large paper edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding.Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down.An episodic novel by Elizbeth Gaskell originally serialised in 1853 Household Words and published in book form in the same year. It gained popularity at the turn of the twentieth century and has since been adapted for stage radio and TV. Without a linear plot the work follows a series of sketches delineating people and customs contemporary to its time painting a picture of Cranford a market town governed by etiquette custom and an intricate network of ladies. Adorned with the popular illustrations by Hugh Thomson renowned for decorating many works by important authors including Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. A new edition with a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart though a little faded. Small losses to the head and tail of the backstrip and to the spine label. Bumped to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1903rif. 219275HLondon: MacMillan and Co. Limited 1903. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5 x 7. Thomson Hugh. 297 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Previous owner's bookplate and signature on the ffep. Full gilt on the edges. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles and black decorative art nouveau design. Darkened on the spine. Lightly worn on the edges. VG/- - MacMillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1948rif. 878V43London: George G. Harrap 1948. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". Joan Hassall. The second impression published of this edition in 1948 with a rather good dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Cranford is an episodic novel by Elizabeth Gaskell.It first appeared in the Household Words. It was then revised and published in book form in 1853.Cranford is partly based on Knutsford the town in which Gaskell grew up. It is inspired by rural town life of class snobbery. Gaskell fictionalizes her childhood observations to understand the role of class within society. The second impression of this edition. Publisher's note: The first impression of this edition of Cranford was published in 1940 but most of it was destroyed by enemy fire during the Blitz. This is the second impression of that edition. Accompanied by 23 wood engraving by Joan Hassall. It includes twenty vignettes and three plates. Bound in the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Slight loss to the head tail and front corners of the dust wrapper. Edge wear to the flyleaf. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with marginal age toning. Fine George G. Harrap hardcover
1903rif. 837B59London : Macmillan and Co. 1903. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 5". Hugh Thomson . A smart illustrated copy of Elizabeth Gaskell's popular novel Cranford. This is a lovely illustrated edition of Cranford. Cranford is an episodic novel by the English writer Elizabeth Gaskell which first appeared in the magazine Household Words. This volume has a preface by Anne Thackery Ritchie and with illustrations throughout the text by Hugh Thomson.With two pages of publisher adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart with some fading to the spine and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright pages with some very light spotting scattered to some pages. Very Good Macmillan and Co. hardcover
rif. 029072New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. H. M. Brock. VG/none used maroon cloth with a 2 inch leather label at the head of the spine vii-ix 16 illustrations 313pp. Interior clean no marks binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior corners slightly rubbed but not worn. One of the "Library of Famous Novels" series G. P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press hardcover
1891rif. 833A33London: Macmillan and Co. 1891. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7" . Hugh Thomson. Bright large paper edition of E. Gaskell's episodic novel adorned with illustrations by Hugh Thomson. An episodic novel by Elizbeth Gaskell originally serialised in 1853 Household Words and published in book form in the same year. It gained popularity at the turn of the twentieth century and has since been adapted for stage radio and TV. Without a linear plot the work follows a series of sketches delineating people and customs contemporary to its time painting a picture of Cranford a market town governed by etiquette custom and an intricate network of ladies.Adorned with the popular illustrations by Hugh Thomson renowned for decorating many works by important authors including Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. A new edition with a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie.In the original publisher's full cloth binding. The large paper edition of this work. In the original publisher's full cloth binding title label to spine. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only bumped to head and tail of spine chipped to tail of spine. Internally firmly bound. Light spotting to endpapers pages bright and clean otherwise. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1898rif. 789R47London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1898 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". Hugh Thomson. With delicate colour illustrations by Hugh Thomson a truly delightful edition of this popular collection of village sketches. First published in book form in 1853 this episodic work became extremely popular towards the end of the nineteenth century and follows village life as inspired by the author's time growing up in Knutsford.With beautiful in-text illustrations in colour throughout by Hugh Thomson.Written by Elizabeth Gaskell an English novelist known for her stark depictions of Victorian society.A lovely little copy of a charming depiction of village life brought to life by Thomson's delightful illustrations. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with just a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Gift inscription in pencil to the front endpaper. Internally generally firmly bound; a little strain to the binding at the half title and pages 144-5. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
rif. 1905716494.Gpocket_book. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1927rif. biblio38524London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1927. XXX299 pages. 111 Illustrations. NearFine Hardcover no dj. Padded Multicolor binding Gilt lettering and stamping. All Gilt edges. No Wear. Light Yellowness to the endpapers otherwise The Book is Fine. 6.9"x4.5". be12147 Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1867rif. 569642Bernhard Tauchnitz 1867. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! UK ONLY. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Not Signed or Inscribed. Red Cloth. Very Good AVERAGE/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". HARDBACK. Bernhard Tauchnitz Hardcover
1935rif. 19201935. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Humphrey Ward Pub. London 1935 'The Hesperides Series' limited to 500 copies; fine condition with a near fine dust jacket: light chip to jacket at head of spine; Mrs. Gaskell Literature hardcover
1923rif. 1208310002London: MacMillan and Co 1/1/1923. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. xxx 297 pp. Contemporary burgundy Moroccan over marbled boards raised bands compartments decorated in gilt top edge gilt marbled endpapers. Rubbing. Crisp crisp and sound. A near fine copy. London: MacMillan and Co hardcover
1895rif. mon0001591047Macmillan and Co. 1895. Hardcover. Good. . Leather binding. Macmillan and Co. hardcover
2006rif. Q-1840224517Wordsworth Editions Ltd 2006-07-10. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wordsworth Editions Ltd paperback
1892rif. 953T53London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1892-1893. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Hugh Thomson. Two smart volumes of these illustrated novels from English writers Elizabeth Gaskell and Mary Russell Mitford. Two volumes. Both illustrated throughout with in-text images from Hugh Thomson an Irish illustrator best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations. With an introduction to each text from Anne Isabella Lady Ritchie the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray and an English writer. This set contains: Cranford 1892. Fourth impression. An episodic novel following a cast from the fictional town of Cranford based on the small Cheshire town of Knutsford in which Elizabeth Gaskell grew up. Written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell often referred to as Mrs Gaskell was an English novelist biographer and short story writer. Our Village 1893. First edition. A collection of about one hundred literary sketches of rural life the vivid series was based upon life in Three Mile Cross a hamlet in the parish of Shinfield south-east of Reading in Berkshire where she lived. Written by Mary Russell Mitford an English essayist novelist poet and dramatist. In the original full green cloth binding with gilt. Externally sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges starting but firm with the front endpaper of Cranford loosening. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1904rif. RO60107216Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig. 1904. In-16. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 295 pages. Quelques annotations dans le texte. Nombreuses pages non coupées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
rif. 466944Heron Books. Hardcover. Good. Elizabeth Gaskell's portrait of kindness compassion and hope. Heron Books hardcover
1930rif. blb08744London: MacMillan and Co. 1930. 1st thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Finely bound in 3/4 navy blue leather over boards with a patterned cloth. Same design to endpapers. Top edge bright gilt and spine elaborately tooled with gilt two maroon leather title boxes and four other panels. Some minor rubbing to edge of leather where it meets spine. Book still Near Fine with no markings or flaws inside and only the minor aforementioned to outside. Filled with line drawings by Hugh Thomson - title page printed in black and red with red rulings. Very nice later printing - stated as 1930 on the title page - of the first edition with Hugh Thomson illustrations. MacMillan and Co. hardcover
rif. 12448458like new. unknown