Grenfell of Labrador by Johnston, James - 0

London: S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd. Undated, circa 1890s to early 1900s; Retired library copy, usual stamps, stickers and labels; Aged and fragile newsprint textblock with a few edge chips but overall clean and tight; Red cloth binding is character-soiled; A portion of the rear board is lightly faded from a moisture stain, but overall the book is solid and attractive; Spine tips worn, overall light edge and corner wear. 192p., plus a 32-page catalogue at the end.. Illustrated Red Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Portrait/Map/26 Plates. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover.

GB: S W Partridge Not dated. 32 page publisher's catalogue at rear. Illustrated jade green covers with gold lettering to spine and front cover. In nice condition BUT pages are noticeably browned. Corners and top and base of spine bumped and a bit worn.. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

Hardcover , c1908.

The Musson Book Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative blue cloth. Loss of front free endpaper. Pen inscription to half title page. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Severe cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards & pages throughout remain attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light tanning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

London: S W Partridge & Co. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [1908] 192pp. Map & 26 monochrome plate illustrations. Pictorial (three colour) cloth binding showing Grenfell on sledge with dogs; and an art nouveau flower decoration to spine. Portrait frontispiece with facsimile dedication and signature. 12mo. Boards lightly rubbed at edges, small tears at head and heel of spine & mild marks on reverse. Pages tanned at edges. In 1887 Wilfred Thomason Grenfell joined the Royal National Mission to Deep-Sea Fishermen as a medical missionary. After serving for five years in this capacity from Iceland to the Bay of Biscay, he became a master mariner, and fitted out the mission's first hospital ship. In 1892 he visited Labrador, where he was so greatly shocked by what he later described as 'the poverty and ignorance and semi-starvation among English speaking people of our own race' that he decided to devote the rest of his life to the… Read More

United Kingdom: S.W. Partridge & Co. . 192 pages. Inscription on end paper. Light normal wear and fading to sound decorative cover. Netting slightly visible on inner edge of preliminary pages. Paper lightly browning. Minor tear and creasing to bottom edge of a couple of pages (very minor). Hardback. Grenfell of Labrador by James Johnston. No date but probably 1908 edition - the date with signature on end paper is 1911 . Good. Hardcover. 1908.

Frontis, map & 26 ills. wonderful b&w. photo illus.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-01-10. Paperback. Used:Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008-01-10. Paperback. Good.