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Canon Charles Kingsley: Available Copies

1948 Chatto & Windus gray cloth hardcover, ex-library with stamps, good cover, faded spine, no dust jacket, tight binding, clean text Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.

Macmillan, NY, c.1949, 8vo., cloth, 294pp., ex-lib.- spine label, pocket, stamps, G $

Former library book. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.

1949. 294 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.

DJ may have small chips, tape repairs and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Ex lib. 294 pages, b/w plates, index, 8vo, blue cloth. Good, cover spine faded, numbers/label residue, light wear spine ends, library marks, date slip, pocket; contents very good; no dust jacket

VG condition book with dust jacket. Clipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges, small tear to of spine. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings, 294pp with 9 B&W illustrations.

Hardback, covers faded, sticker on front cover, book plate, pencillings, b/w illus. 294 Pages.

Macmillan, New York, 1949. Good. , Hardcover, Cover faded. No dust jacket. Text clean. 294 pages. B&w frontis portrait. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Lightly foxed on page edges and end pages. (biography, england, social christianity)

1948. 294 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Deckled edged text block. Inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hbk, 294 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (port. as frontis., plates, ports.) ; 22 cm. Foxing to fore-edges and end-papers o/w a clean unmarked copy in good condition.[Kingsley, Charles 1819-1875 - Church of England Clergy ; Biography - Authors, English 19th century ; Biography] e1052 / m11788

Ex-Library

2 books -- Charles Kingsley and His Ideas, Guy Kendall, Hutchinson, nd, 1940s?, 190p, hc w/dj, dj bumped/scuffed/shelf wear/small tears/price clipped, boards bumped/scuffed, text clean, solid bindin + Canon Charles Kingsley: A Biography, Pope-Hennessy, Una, Macmillan, NY, 1949, 294p, hc no dj, boards bumped/scuffed, clean text, solid binding--20.00 for both

First American edition. Fine in fine, price-clipped dust jacket with a couple tiny tears.

Very good hardcover with similar dust jacket. Text clean. Illustrated. Small sticker inside rear cover. Spine ends lightly faded on cover. Dustwrapper price clipped. Nicks to dust jacket spine ends and corners.

First American edition. Good hardcover. Pages light yellow from age. Light blue cover fading on spine and edges. Edges of spine bumped. Minor spine lean.

1st edition, hardback, 294pp, illustrated, pages browning, text clean and sound, blue cloth, spine faded, Good / no dustwrapper

294p., b/w illus., slightly chipped dj.

Chatto & Windus, London 1948. (8), 294 pp. Publisher's cloth. Some discrete underlinings.

Cover corners worn and bumped. Spine ends bumped and curled. Former owner's info on ffep, otherwise, clean and free from marks. Jacket has wear at all edges and folds with several small tears but is 99.5% complete and unclipped.

8vo. Frontis., 294 pp. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, fading and wear to edges. Dustjacket is chipped, rubbed and worn.

Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 330. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1949 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 330

BiographyFirst edition. Illustrations.Slight bruise at head of spine, otherwise very good indeed in price-clipped dustwrapper with a small tear on front and some water staining on back

Inscribed by author on front endpaper. Dustwrapper is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic. It has a few small chips.

A hardback First Edition in Acceptable to Good condition, colour to boards and spine very faded, edges slightly flecked, interior clean and bright. No dustjacket. Still a readable and useful book. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.

1948 First edition, first impression. Size octavo, 294 pages including index. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine, top page edge light blue, with dust jacket. Book condition very good, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, top and bottom of spine faded where dust jacket is chipped, contents very clean. Dust jacket condition very good, corners and edges rubbed, head and tail of spine slightly chipped, spine very slightly sunned, not price clipped. Biography Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Language: English. This book is available in 5 different Leather color without any extra cost. Explore More Options by Clicking on 'More Images' and Notify Us of Your Choice via Email within 24 hours of placing the order. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted by the prestigious organization "Rare Biblio" with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1949. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 332, Print on Demand. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 332

First edition. Illustrated. 8vo. Publisher's cloth, very good, clean and free of inscriptions, in a very good price-clipped dust wrapper designed by Lynton Lamb, this with a little wear as one might expect, protected in a plastic sleeve, with a Reynold Stone designed bookplate, ex libris Stuart B. Schimmel. A very nice copy.