Country Pastimes for Boys by Graham, P. Anderson - 1895

Longmans, Green and Co., 1897. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1897. No Edition Remarks. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with a gilt design. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Presentation plate to front paste-down. Address label and inscription to prelims. Heavy cracking at the hinges with exposed binding material. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends, with fraying cloth and small splits. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.

London, UK: Longmans, Green and Co, 1901. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 448pp, with tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated title page and a further 252 illustrations in text. Fully bound in brown calf's leather, five raised bands on spine, gilt lettering and decorations, with St Paul's Preparatory School, Colet Court, circular-stamped on front panel. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. 12mo. Boards a little rubbed, especially on corners and spine ends, short open tear in leather at spine head with leather crumbling, rear upper corner heavily bumped with some surrounding indentations. Prize presentation plate, a little spotted, on front paste down, indicating the volume was awarded to R Warde in 1906. Gutter cracked ahead of blank page, which has a small corner curl, else internally neat and clean.

London: Longmans, Green & Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Cover is somewhat soiled. 1" tear to center of rear outer hinge, with matching scuff marks on the rear cover. Looks as if the book layd & was rubbed on something metal. . Hinges are tight. Owner's inscription (dated 1898) on half-title. Lots of drawings & photos on how to keep kids out of trouble outdoors. Ow to keep rats & mice, & what kind of a toy basket to keep nestling birds in. Not exactly correct stuff these days.; 5x7 1/2" .

Longmans, Green and Co, 1897-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1897 Longmans Green new edition with 252 illustrations on red leather boards with decorative spine cover raised bars to spine and circular gilded school crest to frontis in gilt lettering

(London: Longmans, Green: 1897) New Edition. Pictorial cloth, with a stylish art nouveau design (that is, hard covers) pp. xvi, 448. Illustrated. All edges gilt. Prize Label on fixed front endpaper and an owner’s namestamp twice on recto of frontispiece. Wear to head and foot of spine and corners of boards; rear external hinge splitting; front external hinge worn; discoloration to foot of rear board; scattered foxing internally; otherwise a very good copy.

London: Longmans Green, And Co., 1897. Hardcover. Fair. Handsome full leather prize binding. Charming guide to outdoor pursuits, including games, sports and wildlife. With numerous b/w images plus plates. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edges, Inner and outer dentelles. Front board detached, rubbing and wear to edges. mild toning to covers. Mild spotting within. Else clean and tight. Fair overall.

London, New York & Bombay: Longmans, Green, And Co., 1897. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with the spine strip starting to detach at the join with the upper board. Scrape to the first blank. Gift inscription to the second blank. Text complete, clean and tight otherwise. . Hardback. Physically 7½” x 5” (1.1 kg); (xvi) 448pp; Index; Includes: Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; Frontispiece; All edges gilt; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #187782|| Condition:

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1897. Woe betide the boy of today who practises some of these pastimes!..,.( Includes pastimes such as Birds'-nesting !) A VERY NICE COPY.....Some repair to spine.......Please email for further details.. James Maunsell Newborough Patrickswell Co Limerick. New Edition. Red Decorated Cloth. Very Good Gilt Edge Pages/No Jacket. Illus. by 252 Illustrations. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hardback.

London: Longman's, Green and Co., 1897. Undetermined. xvi, 448pp. 12mo. Beige and navy illustrated cloth boards with navy lettering on front and spine, and gold decoration on front and spine. Minor shelfwear on top of spine, and minor wearing on front, spine and back. Black endpapers and minor foxing of the first and last few pages. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. B&W illustrated frontispiece and 248 B&W illustrations throughout. very good Outdoor activities and open air games for children, including skating, birds'-nesting, swimming, marbles, fishing and sailing. 1897

Longmans, Green, and Co, London, 1897-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. . Bound in full red leather with raised bands on the spine, gilt decoration, cover shows minor wear and rubbing tot he extremities, slight loss at the crown of the spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Pages are tanned and foxed. Prize gift inscription in the prelims.