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GRAHAME, Kenneth. THE GOLDEN AGE. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd. (1928). First edition. 166 pp. 8vo., pale cloth stamped in gilt and black with attractive silhouette cover. Some dark staining to cloth at spine and corners. Pencil ownership to front flyleaf. Interior clean and bright, with more b/w silhouette illustrations as well as line drawings by Shepard. In a fair to good chipped dust jacket, soiled and dampstained, with text missing at heel and crown of spine. Good overall., Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of GRAHAME, Kenneth : THE GOLDEN AGE. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. GRAHAME, KENNETH: : THE GOLDEN AGELONDON.JOHN LANE,VIGO ST.,/CHICAGO: STONE AND KIMBALL,1896. ISBN No ISBN.
UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,7th edn.[The first edn by this publisher was in May,1895 and these were not illustrated.From 1899-1928 following edns were illustrated by a variety of illustrators from Maxfield Parrish to E. H. Shepard.Previously published in part,in various periodicals; collected in part in 'Pagan Papers',1893. Subsequent edns - i.e. the 2nd in August; the 3rd in Jan,1896.The title page of 3rd edn,those following and this the 7th edn, identifies both publishers - London: John Lane and Chicago: Stone & Kimball.This edn,assumed later than Jan of same year for the 3rd edn,also published 1896.] VG+. No owner inscrptn.Lightly grubbed and minimally blemished,generally sharp-cornered,publisher's original yellow cloth boards/covers with blocked dark green lettering to front and darkened spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present. Yellow cloth boards/covers,with dark green blocked single-line bordered edge,and within,horizontal title to front board with blocked dark green decorated design by Charles Robinson,of a young child in front of an apple tree and flowered foliage with a duck in front of them. Spine/backstrip darkened but with legible dark green blocked title/author/publisher lettering and small illustration of a young child holding an hourglass in front of a foliaged background.Rear board/cover also with a dark green blocked single-line bordered edge and a small dark green blocked vignetted illustration of a winged child flying away - as viewed from behind, near the lower edge.Plain white eps - pastedowns with foxing/spotting and verso+recto of front+rear free endpapers respectively,with off-set shadowing from respective opposing pastedowns,front hinge cracked,rear hinge solid and sound - without splits,tears or cracking.Trimmed top edges slightly toned with light dust-soiling,fore and lower edges lightly toned and deckled (untrimmed); contents bright,tight,clean - text body virtually pristine and foxing-free - well preserved for book's age.UK,slim 8vo HB,7th edn,2- 196pp+4-12pp publisher's catalogue to rear [paginated] includes 18 chapters - prologue included,plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+tcontents list/table, Charles Robinson(?) b/w illustrated catalogue page and first page of titles of catalogue dated 1897.
'The Golden Age' is a series of short stories about a family of parentless children and their various adventures, based upon Grahame's own childhood experiences.The book was an immediate and huge success,and at once made Grahame's literary reputation.'The Golden Age' was followed in 1898 by its sequel,'Dream Days',which was also received equally as enthusiastically.
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A near fine copy (ink name fep) in the original pale green pictorial cloth.. Illustr.: Lois Lenski Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of GRAHAME, Kenneth : The Golden Age. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. GRAHAME, Kenneth : The Golden AgeJohn Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1915
A very good copy in the original oatmeal pictorial cloth, short split to front hinge near top, some light foxing to preliminary leaves else a clean tight copy.. Illustr.: R.J.Enraght- Moony Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of GRAHAME, Kenneth : The Golden Age. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, libri antichi, antiquarian books, out-of-print books and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |