Search Results: hereward the wake by kingsley charles

Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc. Ne, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Hardcover Cover torn and coming off.

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1916. Hardcover. Good. 1916. Reprint. 425 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable backward lean, with water marks and sunning to surfaces.

P. R. Gawthorn, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 366 pages. Brown dust jacket over dark red cloth with a colour illustrated frontis. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and heavy foxing to text block edges. Boards have major rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Soft crushing to spine ends as well. Unclipped jacket with notable edge wear and rubbing. Major sunning to spine and tears to joints.

Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1900. Reprint. 373 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Moderate sunning to spine. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends.

Thomas Nelson And Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 575 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and there is heavier tanning to text block edges. Boards have visible rubbing and notable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavy sunning to spine as well.

Schofield & Sims, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1955. Reprint. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Light marking to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

T. Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 575 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial boards with faded gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription and residue drop to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks, liquid drops and rub marks along text block edge. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean. Water drops on front board.

Ward Lock & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 443 pages. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. with sunning to spine.

Schofield & Sims, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1955. No Edition Remarks. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Dark red cloth. Abridged and Edited by W. Barnes. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Slight cracking to hinges. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Book is slightly forward leaning. Light tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing along spine joints.

Macmillan and Co, 1891. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1891. Reprint. 178 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Tears to page edges, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's inscriptions to title page, front free endpaper and pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Reprinted. 424 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Top textblock edge dyed yellow. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards.

Macmillan, 1887. Hardcover. Good. 1887. 518 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1936-01-01. Unknown Binding. GOOD/NONE . 517 clean, unmarked, tight pages with light tanning, a few open and closed tears, small stains, and some light creases; writing inside front cover; rubbing on upper black edge; cover has slightly bumped corners, stains on the spine, and light shelf wear

Nelson, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 572 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1920. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. No jacket. Rear joint/hinge starting. 1920 Hard Cover. xvi, 424, 8 pp. Charles Kingsley was a 19th century British novelist. Kingsley became a minister before becoming a Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge. Hereward is part of the British lowlands legends. Kingsley paints a romantic picture of this 11th century Anglo-Saxon leader of England. He led a resistance of the Normal Conquest and for this was branded an outlaw. Hereward resided on the Isle of Ely. Much speculation surrounds this legendary figure. Some say Lady Godiva was his mother. Some equate the later legends of Robin Hood to many of his acts. No matter what is fact and what is fiction his story is an excellent historical adventure.

Collins Clear Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light foxing and tanning to pages. Much more prominent to text block edges, pastedown and free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1908. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Wear and some cracking to spine; edgewear; intact & readable..

Macmillan and Co., 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. Reprinted. 373 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription and sticker to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Water mark to front board.

Macmillan and Co., 1883. Hardcover. Good. . Tanning to spine, chipping at top of spine, otherwise VG. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.

J. F. Taylor and Company, 1898. First edition. From the set the Novels and Poems of Charles Kingsley Edition Deluxe. This edition is limited to 350 copies of which this is number 180. Quite attractive green cloth with paper label to spine. Near fine with deckled edge and illustrations throughout with protective tissue sheets. 1595 set