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London: Wm. Isbister, 1880. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound one half green-blue leather with blue cloth to boards. Gilt decoration to ribbed spine. Marbled page edges; marbled endpages. Illustrated throughout in black & white. There is general wear to outer corners & head & heel of spine & lower edges of boards show shelfwear. Slight fade to spine. Marbled page edges faded; upper page edges soiled. Front hinge is cracked, but binding is still tight. Gift inscription to first page.
Half-Hours in the Far North. by THE HALF-HOUR LIBRARY.:
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Half-Hours in the Far North.
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London: James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1899.. The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature and Science for Young Readers series.. With numerous illustrations. Life Amid Snow and Ice. Travel to Iceland, Northern Russia, Greenland,Orkney, Shetland, Arctic Seas, Norway, and Sweden. Pp.xii/340/16(publisher's catalogue), numerous black & white illustrations throughout, brown foliate endpapers, occasional minor spotting. Teal cloth, gilt decorated title to front and spine, bleached discolouration to rear board. G+.
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- Keywords half hour library far north snow ice travel nature science iceland northern russia greenland orkney shetland arctic seas franklin norway sweden illustrated 51826
Half Hours in the Deep
by THE HALF HOUR LIBRARY
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Half Hours in the Far South, The People and Scenery of the Tropics
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
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London: Wm. Isbister , 1883. Very Good. small octavo. leather xii + 342pp., frontis., b/w ills., With numerous illustrations. Prize-label to the front paste down, front board detached, tiny ownership inscription o/w VG
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HALF HOURS IN EARLY NAVAL ADVENTURE.
by THE HALF HOUR LIBRARY OF TRAVEL, NATURE, AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG READERS
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria, Australia
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London, James Nisbet & Co. Limited 1904.. xvi+360pp. 8vo. Original pictorial, gilt decorated cloth. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations. Foxing to endpapers. Prize plate on ffe. A very good copy.
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Half Hours on the Quarter-Deck
by The Half Hour Library
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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London: George G. Harrap & Company 1905. 8vo.Prize Binding. xiv, 376 pp. Full dark green morocco with gilt school crest to board and gilt lettering and borders to spine; all edges gilt. Newcastle Royal Grammar School prize binding, with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1927. Spine slightly faded; spotting to endpapers but generally internally clean. Black & white illustrations throughout. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1924.
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Half Hours on the Quarter-Deck
by The Half Hour Library
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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London: George G. Harrap & Company 1905. 8vo.Prize Binding. xiv, 376 pp. Full navy blue morocco with gilt school crest to board and gilt lettering and borders to spine; all edges gilt. Newcastle Royal Grammar School prize binding, with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1929. Spine slightly faded; endpapers foxed and occasional light spots throughout. Black & white illustrations throughout. . Very Good. Full Leather. 1924.
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Half hours in the Far East among the people and wonders of India
by The half hour library
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Galway, Ireland
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London ; Wm Isbister, 1880. 1st edition in this form. Hardcover. All edges gilt. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-bordered decorated cloth over beveled boards. Professionally re-cased with the original spine laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series; The half hour library. Physical description xiii, 357, [2] p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Publisher's advertisements on 2 p. at end. Audience; juvenile. Subjects; India - Description and travel - Juvenile literature. India - Social life and customs - Juvenile literature. Genre; Illustrated.
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