The Purple Land
by Hudson, W H
This work was first issued in 1885, by Messrs. Sampson Low, in two slim volumes, with the longer, and to most persons, enigmatical title of The Purple Land That England Lost. A purple land may be found in almost any region of the globe, and 'tis of our gains, not our losses, we keep count. A few notices of the book appeared in the papers, one or two of the more serious literary journals reviewing it (not favourably) under the heading of Travels and Geography; but the reading public cared not to buy, and it very shortly fell into oblivion.
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The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by Himself
by Hudson, W. H.
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1916. Classic of revolution & adventure in Uruguay. INSCRIBED by the author on the free endsheet: "To S. Roberto (?) from the Author June 6, 1918." Later edition, with a new introduction by Theodore Roosevelt - first edition thus. Hardcover, full purple cloth, gilt titling. Shows some wear, corners bumped & frayed, spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by Himself
by Hudson, W.H.
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- 1904
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London: Duckworth, 1904. First edition with this title, (originally published in 1885), with the author's revisions and a new introduction. viii, 351, [1, imprint] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Dark red cloth. Very good (some scattered foxing). First edition with this title, (originally published in 1885), with the author's revisions and a new introduction. viii, 351, [1, imprint] pp.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental, in South America, as told by Himself
by HUDSON, W.H.
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New York: Three Sirens Press, 1930. Hardcover. Fine. Reprint. Illustrated by Keith Henderson. Owner name, else fine. Item Price
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The Purple Land
by W. H. Hudson
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Publication date not noted but assumed 1903. Unjacketed hardback, quarter binding, cover as shown with this listing is slightly rubbed and scuffed. Rough cut pages, sewn binding, 6" x 9.5", 298pp including front-matter. Many black and white illustrations.Previous owner name and date of front endpaper. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR) Item Price
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by Hudson, W. H.
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London: Duckworth. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. Original quarter purple cloth with decorative boards, gilt titles, purple topstain. Spine sunned, crimped to ends, slightly softened. Bookplate to fep. Firm binding. The DJ in mylar is sunned/splashed to spine, mildly edgeworn. First illustrated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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The Purple Land: being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental in South America, as told by Himself
by W. H. Hudson
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London: Duckworth, 1929. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 9" by 6". Keith Henderson. An adventure novel set in 19th century Uruguay, illustrated and with a scarce dust wrapper. First published in 1885, this novel was originally released as 'The Purple Land that England Lost', and tells the tale of a young Englishman who marries a teenage Argentinian girl without asking… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by Himself
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- Used - Cloth spine, patterned paper boards, printed spine label. Very good in original rose pictorial dust jacket (spine slightly toned
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- 1929
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- Illustrated by Keith Henderson, with 52 woodblock illustrations (13 full page portrait plates on calendered paper, 39 vignettes
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London: Duckworth, 1929. First illustrated edition. Illustrated by Keith Henderson, with 52 woodblock illustrations (13 full page portrait plates on calendered paper, 39 vignettes in text). 368 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth spine, patterned paper boards, printed spine label. Very good in original rose pictorial dust jacket (spine slightly toned). Henderson, Keith. First illustrated edition. Illustrated by Keith… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental, in South America, as told by Himself
by W. H. Hudson
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- 1951
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GBR
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J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1951. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Hudson was born in Argentina & spent over thirty years there before moving to England in 1874 so, although this was written as a novel, the background is as authentic as an early travelogue & the appendix gives a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land
by Hudson, W. H. ( McFee, William Intro. )
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- 1936
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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N. Y.: Modern Library, 1936. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Fine but for slightest bumping to spine ends, and a small star stamped on centre of rear pastedown. Toledano # 7 binding, with Kent endpapers in brown cloth with purple topstain. Jacket has some wear to extremities, with some loss to head and heel, which also have… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land (Modern Library #24.2)
by HUDSON, W. H.
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New York: The Modern Library. Good with no dust jacket. [c.1931-39]. Hardcover. W. H. Hudson's 1885 novel, set in the Uruguay of the 19th Century, was originally titled "The Purple Land that England Lost," and later was published as "The Purple Land, Being One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land
by HUDSON W. H.:
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Penguin 1935 . Paperback First Penguin edition No 12 Slightly browned covers with creasing on spine. Pages browned and slightly foxed. 256 pages Wt 0.3 Kg Good Item Price
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by Hudson, W. H.
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New York: Three Sirens Press. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Keith Henderson. Rough cut pages. Light soiling. Lightly bumped corners. Browning. Nameplate on inside front cover. Name & date inked in top, right corner of front endpage. Inside hinge is creased.
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The Purple Land
by Hudson, W. H.
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- 1945
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NY: Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime, 1945. 1ST. SOFTCOVER. VERY GOOD. 1ST. Cover has some creases, edge wear, spine has wear on bottom edge. Back cover is somewhat faded. Spine and text are tight. Clean text. Has cello wrapper. These books were issued by the Armed Service Editions, Council On Books in Wartime… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land
by Hudson, W.H. [William Henry]
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New York: The Modern Library. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo. [N.d., ca. 2926 or later per the date of the introduction.] Orig. green cloth. Classic Modern Library endpapers. Top edge black. xvi, 389 pp. Mild edge wear. Dust jacket is sunned to spine, bumped and lightly chipped to edges. Short tear to head of rear joint. Wheter considered as… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PURPLE LAND
by Hudson, W.H
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NY no date Three Sirens Press. 8vo., 261pp., illus by Keith Henderson. Owner signed on front and rear end pages. Uncut, unopened. Good, minor soiling. Item Price
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The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of one Richard Lamb's Adventures
by W. H. Hudson
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- 1911
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Duckworth and Co, 1911. Hardcover. Good. 1911. No Edition Remarks. 352 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple land; being the narrative of one Richard Lamb's adventures in the Banda Orientál in South America
by Hudson, W.H. (William Henry)
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- 1968
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New York: AMS Press, 1968. Reprint. Cloth, with gilt titles. A fine copy.. Frontis, vii, 366 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w portrait. 8vo. Reprint of the second edition. Item Price
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by Hudson, W. H.
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Redmond, Washington, USA
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Illustrated Editions Company. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Near Very Good. Keith Henderson. NOTED SECOND Edition. No date, but c.1930 ish, as the date this publisher first started issuing titles. Authors first book, originally published in 1885. Bound in blue and tan cloth, which is overall mildly soiled. Corners are gently worn with a nic at front top edge.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land: Being the Narrative of One of Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Oriental, in South America, as Told By Himself
by Hudson, W. H.
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- 1923
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Skyway, Washington, USA
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J.M. Dent/E.P Dutton, 1923. Sturdy red buckram binding with gilt-stamped title on spine. Crisp and unmarked, new still in shrinkwrap. Volume 15 from The Collected Works of W. H. Hudson in Twenty-Four Volumes. William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist. He was a founding member of the Royal Society for the Protection of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Purple Land
by W. H. Hudson
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- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
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- No Edition Stated
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- 1904
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Highland, New York, USA
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New York, NY: Three Sirens Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1904. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Top edges gilt. Deckled, hand-cut fore-edge. Fading (sunning) to spine, light. Minor rubbing smudges to cloth. No markings or other noteworthy defects.; B&W Illustrations; 260 pages . Item Price
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