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The Adventures of David Oliphant by Pickering, Edgar - 0

by Pickering, Edgar

The Adventures of David Oliphant by Pickering, Edgar - 0

The Adventures of David Oliphant

by Pickering, Edgar

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London: Frederick Warne & Co, Ltd. Book. Illus. by Lancelot Speed. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blindstamped blue cloth on boards. First free endpaper missing. Fading to cover. Tears at head of spine. Seventeen-year-old David Oliphant has finished school and is back home with his uncle in Oldanby, a boring town. When a visitor excites David's uncle with a scheme to find treasure in South America, David is invited to go in his uncle's place. Eight black-and-white plates. 335 pp..
  • Bookseller Dave Shoots, Bookseller CA (CA)
  • Illustrator Lancelot Speed
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good Plus
  • Jacket Condition No Jacket
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Frederick Warne & Co, Ltd.
  • Place of Publication London
  • Keywords NOISBN Juvenile Fiction
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Silas Verney

Silas Verney

by Edgar Pickering

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Acceptable
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Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Blackie and Son Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front endpaper is removed. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Scuffing to front pastedown. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends and corners. Water staining to boards. Black marks overall. Textblock is shaky.
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An Old Time Yarn

An Old Time Yarn

by Edgar Pickering

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Blackie & Son, 1898. Hardcover. Good. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth illustrative boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrative plates throughout by Alfred Pearse. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Plates at page 272 and frontispiece are loose but still present. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.
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Two Gallant Rebels

Two Gallant Rebels

by Edgar Pickering

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Acceptable
Binding
Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Blackie and Son, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1906. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
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The Cruise of the "Angel

The Cruise of the "Angel

by Edgar Pickering

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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London / New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1907. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover in good condition. Front hinge starting, po signature, nameplate removed from front paste-down. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.
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A Stout English Bowman

A Stout English Bowman

by Edgar Pickering

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Used - Acceptable
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Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Blackie & Son Ltd., 1898. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1898. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions and embossed stamp to front pastedown, endpaper and title page. 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.
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IN PRESS-GANG DAYS.

by Pickering, Edgar

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - VG
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No DW
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Hardcover
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WINTERTON, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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$7.49

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GB: Blackie Green pictorial cloth featuring sailor and sword. BW frontis & 5 other plates. Presentation plate on front pastedown hand dated 1911. Very clean and bright externally but text a little shaken and spotted. Slight scuff mark across top of book. . Hardback. VG/No DW.
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A Stout English Bowman Being a Story of Chivalry in the Days of Henry III

by Edgar Pickering

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  • good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Good
Edition
New Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Hardcover
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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London: Blackie and Son Ltd., 1906. New Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Walter S. Stacey. New edition first printing octavo hardback Blue Green pictorial cloth 288 pp,+ 16 pp publisher's adverts illustrated with six black and white plates Good condition, a little foxing of extremities Prize label on inside cover
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AN OLD-TIME YARN

by Pickering, Edgar

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  • good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Good
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Hardcover
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Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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$15.07

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Blackie & Son Ltd., 9999-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Undated edition without jacket on green illustrated pictorial cloth + award plate inside cover will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable
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A STOUT ENGLISH BOWMAN. Being A Story of Chivalry in the Days of Henry III.

A STOUT ENGLISH BOWMAN. Being A Story of Chivalry in the Days of Henry III.

by Pickering, Edgar

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very good
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Hardcover
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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London: Blackie & Son, no date. hardcover. Very good. Stacey, Walter S.. With six illustrations by Walter S. Stacey. Octavo, picotorial cloth covers, 288 pages + 32 pages of publisher's ads. No dust jacket. 080422A
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A Stout English Bowman: Being a Story of Chivalry in the Days of Henry III

by Pickering, Edgar (illust by Walter S. Stacey)

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia
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$12.00

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London: Blackie & Son 1898 cr.8vo vii,288,32pp ill., 1898 Near VG original pictorial cloth, moderate shelf wear, front hinge slack, half-title page torn out. Six illustrations by Stacey.
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