1832Best.-Nr. 903T34London: Charles Tilt 1832. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound copy of this collection of didactic poetry for children with illustrations. Illustrated throughout. A collection of didactic moral poetry for children originally published in 1715 with more than one thousand editions. The work includes: "Praise for Creation and Providence" "Against Idleness and Mischief" "The Sluggard" and many more. Written by Isaac Watts an English Congregational minister hymn writer theologian and logician. Bound in full straight grained morocco. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Very Good Charles Tilt hardcover
Best.-Nr. 375257416X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1857Best.-Nr. 857P12London: Ward and Lock 1857. Paperback. Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated. An illustrated reprint of Isaac Watts' very popular collection of moral songs for children including Watts' best known poems. A Victorian edition of Isaac Watts' popular and often reprinted work of moral and divine songs for children. This work was first published in 1715 and went through more than one thousand editions by the mid 19th century. 'Divine and Moral Songs For Children' collects together didactic moral poetry for children the best known in this volume being 'Praise for Creation and Providence' 'Against Idleness and Mischief' and 'The Sluggard'. Illustrated with a frontispiece and in-text engravings throughout. Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally generally smart with a little loss of paper to the spine. Removed label to the front wrap. A few minor marks to the wraps. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few light spots. Good Ward and Lock paperback
1830Best.-Nr. 863F12Abertawy; Llanelli; Albion-Wasg: E. Griffiths; Rees A. Thomas; P. Evans 1830-1836 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A collection of four very scarce Welsh language texts from the mid nineteenth century. The first work in this collection is Daniel Evans's 'Y cawg aur yn llawn o ddwfr pur o Afon Bywyd neu Draethawd' or 'The Golden pitcher full of pure water from the river of life'.Undated; dated 1830 via Jisc.The second work present is a Welsh translation of John Stevens Cabot Abbott's guide to maternal duties published in 1836. This work was first published in the original English as 'The Mother at Home' in 1830.The third work in this collection is Isaac Harding's sermon on Revelations XIV.6 first delivered as a speech for the Bible Society and published in 1835.The final work is E. Griffiths Welsh language translation of the 'Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul' by the Nonconformist minister Phillip Doddridge.With the bookplate W. Evans to the front pastedown. Rebound in full cloth with endpapers renewed. Externally fine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned with spotting throughout. Spotting most concentrated to each title page. Very Good Indeed E. Griffiths; Rees A. Thomas; P. Evans hardcover
Best.-Nr. A9783375045623Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1845Best.-Nr. 859T33Oxford: Oxford University Press 1845. Cloth. Good. 9" by 6". None. A complete two volume set of this biographical sketch of Richard Hooker with details of his work. Two volumes. A collection of this works of Richard Hooker an English Church of England priest and influential theologian with an account of his life. Hooker was considered one of the most important theologians of sixteenth century England redeeming reason informed theology. Written by Isaac Walton an English writer known for his biographies. Previously held in the library of Andre Vincent Corbet Bart a member of the Corbet family which held substantial estates in Shropshire. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. The odd mark to the board. Joints starting but firm. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookseller's label to front pastedown. Good Oxford University Press hardcover
1862Best.-Nr. 871M10Bristol: I. E. Chilcott 1862. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A very scarce pocket-sized travel guide to Clevedon illustrated throughout. The eighth corrected and enlarged edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. All edges gilt. Small bookplate of George Fleming to the front paste down. Illustrated with a frontispiece five further plates a folding plate and a folding map. Collated complete. A charming 19th-century guide to Clevedon with historical information on Clevedon Court and Walton Castle and a description of Coleridge's Cottage as well as other attractions in the area. Illustrated throughout. 6 pages of advertisements to the rear of the volume. Undated dated through copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound though faded. Shelf wear to the extremities and head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are a little age toned with the odd spot throughout. Very Good I. E. Chilcott hardcover
1825Best.-Nr. 876P34London: John Harris 1825. Leather. Good. 7" by 4". Not Stated. An illustrated travel work for children in which the author Isaac Taylor explores England. 'Scenes in England' is an interesting travel work for children looking at various places around England and Wales with recommendations of what to do whilst visiting. Some of the places included are Buckinghamshire Staffordshire Dorsetshire Cornwall Oxford Essex and Lincolnshire.Illustrated with a folding frontispiece of a map of England and Wales and twenty-eight plates.Written by Isaac Taylor was a historical writer artist and inventor. The third edition.Collated complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original quarter calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally generally smart. Extremities are a little worn with some off of paper and bumping. A small amount of loss of leather to the head and tail of the spine. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and light rubbing to the leather. Minor bump to the head of the rear board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the occasional spot. Small closed tear to the folding map. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title. Good John Harris hardcover
1905Best.-Nr. 22635Boston: Small Maynard and Company 1905. hard cover white cloth-backed on brown paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and untrimmed pages. minute wear to fore-corner tips. very slight dulling and rubbing to exterior. gilt lettering intact. no writing or markings. no bumps. strong binding. a very nice copy.xiii-123pp. b/w illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Small, Maynard and Company Hardcover
Best.-Nr. A9781163409282Hardback. New. hardcover
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Best.-Nr. A9781632399373Hardback. New. hardcover
Best.-Nr. A9789354016608Paperback / softback. New. paperback
1971Best.-Nr. 849M6London: Panther; Grafton Books; HarperCollins; Bantam; Orbit 1971-1999. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. Six volumes from Asimov's most famous work The Foundation Series with an additional work developing the series by Greg Bear. Seven works in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Isaac Asimov 1920-1992 was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. His most famous work was the Foundation series the first three books of which won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966. In this collection are six books from this series as well as Greg Bear's Foundation and Chaos 1998 the second book of the Second Foundation trilogy which was written after Asimov's death by three authors and authorised by the Asimov estate. The works in this collection are listed below: Foundation 1971 reprint Foundation and Empire 1971 reprint Second Foundation 1971 reprint Foundation's Edge 1987 reprint Foundation and Earth 1994 reprint Forward the Foundation 1998 reprint Foundation and Chaos 1999 reprint There are a couple of pages of advertisements to the rear of five of the books. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally smart with light shelf wear to the first three volumes. Bumping to the rear of the paper wraps to Foundation's Edge. Last three volumes are very smart and bright. Internally firmly bound. Pages are clean but a little age toned. Tidemarks to the first few pages of Foundation's Edge and a stamp to the front free end paper. Very Good Panther; Grafton Books; HarperCollins; Bantam; Orbit paperback
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