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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
Harmsworth's Atlas of the World and Pictorial Gazetteer with an Atlas of the Great War: Containing 485 Coloured Maps & Plans, 3,540 Photographic Views and an Index to 120,000 Names
The Amalgamated Press, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Good, No Jacket
[viii], xii, 572pp plus 99-page index - Undated but The British Library and the libraries of several UK universities say 1919-1920, originally issued in 40 monthly parts though this is the bound version. Covers (green cloth with blind-stamped title ["Harmsworth's New Atlas of the World"] to front board) are a mess. Backstrip (outer part of the spine on which the title and author would be printed) is missing. Textblock is mostly clean and tight except for pencilled markings, scribbles, writing to front EPs, light foxing throughout and water-stains to borders of some pages not affecting text or maps. Last two leaves of index are severely edgeworn and creased. Half-title page is detached but present. A good reference copy. A large and heavy volume (4.5 Kg before packing) which will require additional shipping cost.
009041
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29.98 GBP
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Home-Lovers Encyclopaedia
The Amalgamated Press, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
1024pp, profusely illustrated with 1, 850 b&w line drawings. No date but appears to be mid '30s. Book is slightly worn and soiled. Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London" A large and heavy volume which may require additional shipping cost.
000340
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14.99 GBP
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Home-Lovers Encyclopaedia
The Amalgamated Press, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good -, No Jacket
1024pp, profusely illustrated with 1, 850 b&w line drawings. No date but appears to be mid '30s. Book is slightly worn and soiled. Textblock has some water damage, mostly to front prelims. Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London" A large and heavy volume which may require additional shipping cost.
003955
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories - Vol. I & II - Early Stories and Italian
Educational Book Company Ltd, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
767pp, illustrated with b&w engravings and frontis of Boccaccio - 1st Ed. More than 100 classic short stories from early civilisations and from Italy are included in this two-volumes-in-one book. This is Book I (including Volumes I and II) of the two-in-one-volume-set published as a special edition of the set by Allied Newspapers in association with The Educational Book Co. Undated, but apparently 1930s.
Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London"
Covers (blue faux-leather with blind-stamped cartouche enclosing gilt titles to front board and to spine) have some exterior wear and soil. Text block clean and tight.
003338
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9.99 GBP
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories - Vol. I & II - Early Stories and Italian
Educational Book Company Ltd, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
767pp, illustrated with b&w engravings and frontis of Boccaccio - 1st Ed. More than 100 classic short stories from early civilisations and from Italy are included in this two-volumes-in-one book. This is Book I (including Volumes I and II) of the two-in-one-volume-set published as a special edition of the set by Allied Newspapers in association with The Educational Book Co. Undated, but apparently 1930s.
Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London"
Covers (blue faux-leather with blind-stamped cartouche enclosing gilt titles to front board and to spine) have some exterior wear and soil. Text block clean and tight, with some creasing to centre of front edge of some pages..
003995
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9.99 GBP
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories - Vol. III & IV - French
Educational Book Company Ltd, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
767pp, illustrated with b&w engravings and frontis of Balzac - 1st Ed. More than 100 classic short stories from France are included in this two-volumes-in-one book. This is Book II (including Volumes III and IV) of the two-in-one-volume-set published as a special edition of the set by Allied Newspapers in association with The Educational Book Co. Undated, but apparently 1930s.
Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London"
Covers (blue faux-leather with blind-stamped cartouche enclosing gilt titles to front board and to spine) have some exterior wear and soil. Text block clean and tight, with some creasing to many pages and soiling to page edges
003996
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9.99 GBP
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories - Vol. V & VI - French and French-Belgian
Educational Book Company Ltd, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
767pp, illustrated with b&w engravings and frontis of de Maupassant- 1st Ed. More than 100 classic short stories from France and Belgium are included in this two-volumes-in-one book. This is Book III (including Volumes V and VI) of the two-in-one-volume-set published as a special edition of the set by Allied Newspapers in association with The Educational Book Co. Undated, but apparently 1930s.
Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London"
Covers (blue faux-leather with blind-stamped cartouche enclosing gilt titles to front board and to spine) have some exterior wear and soil. Text block clean and tight, slight soiling to page edges
003997
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9.99 GBP
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories - Vol. XI - Irish & Overseas
Educational Book Company Ltd, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
433pp, illustrated with b&w engravings - More than 50 classic Irish and other short stories are included in this two-volumes-in-one. This is the double-volume-set published as a special edition of the set by Allied Newspapers in association with The Educational Book Co). Undated, but apparently 1930s. Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London" Minor exterior wear and soil with sunning to spine. Text block clean and tight.
002302
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories - Vol. XV & XVI - American
Educational Book Company Ltd, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
767pp, illustrated with b&w engravings and frontis of O'Henry - 1st Ed. More than 100 classic short stories from the Americas are included in this two-volumes-in-one book. This is Book VIII (including Volumes XV and XVI) of the two-in-one-volume-set published as a special edition of the set by Allied Newspapers in association with The Educational Book Co. Undated, but apparently 1930s.
Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London"
Covers (blue faux-leather with blind-stamped cartouche enclosing gilt titles to front board and to spine) have some exterior wear and soil. Text block clean and tight, slight soiling to page edges and some pages creased.
003998
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories - Vol. XVII & XVIII - Old German, Spanish and Portuguese
Educational Book Company Ltd, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
767pp, illustrated with b&w engravings and frontis of V B Ibanez - 1st Ed. More than 100 classic Old German, Spanish and Portuguese short stories are included in this two-volumes-in-one book. This is Book IX (including Volumes XVII and XVIII) of the two-in-one-volume-set published as a special edition of the set by Allied Newspapers in association with The Educational Book Co. Undated, but apparently 1930s.
Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London"
Covers (blue faux-leather with blind-stamped cartouche enclosing gilt titles to front board and to spine) have some exterior wear and soil. Text block clean and tight, slight soiling to page edges.
003999
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
Wonders of Animal Life: By Famous Writers on Natural History: Vols. I & IV
The Amalgamated Press, London,
First Edition, Decorative Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
About 400 pages per volume - Vols I and IV of 4-volume set. Undated, but the libraries at several universities say late 1920s to early 1930s. And encyclopaedic overview of the animal world edited by Hammerton with articles by leading writers on natural history. Contains more than 3000 illustrations from photographs and 32 colour plates. Covers (flax-colored cloth with gilt titles to front board and spine and two-colour animal pictures to front board) are edgeworn with some soiling and rubbing and dings to rear board of Vol IV. Marbelled EPs. The fold-out chart/plate in Vol I was bound in upside down and has a couple of folded corners and the fore-edge of the first text page of Vol IV has a 2.5" closed tear "repaired" with a piece of sello-tape, no other defects noted. A large and heavy set (3.5 Kg before packing) which will require additional shipping cost.
008909
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19.99 GBP
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Hammerton, J. A. (ed)
Wonders of the Past: a World-Wide Survey of the Marvellous Works of Man in Ancient Times Written By the Leading Modern Authorities...
The Amalgamated Press, London,
First Edition, Cloth, Very Good, No Jacket
2 vol. - 1252pp inc b+w frontis portrait of "Sir W. M.Flinders Petrie, doyen of British Archaeologists" in Vol I and of Professor A. h. Sayce, "Revealer of the Past" in Vol II, also approximately 1450 photographs, many maps and 55 colour plates - Undated, but The British Library says 1933-34. Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949), was a writer and prolific editor (of such works as Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopedia, A Popular History of the Great War, Peoples of All Nations, Our Wonderful World, The New Popular Educator, and The Punch Library of Humour etc. His early life was spent in Scotland and worked most of his career for Lord Northcliffe and The Amalgamated Press in London" Each chapter includes a number of essays by leading experts of the day. Chapters include: history, "The Wonder Cities", "Records of the Tombs", royal palaces, great monuments, "Temples of the Gods", master builders, "Ancient Arts and Crafts", and "The Seven Wonders" Covers (brown cloth with gilt titles to front boards and spines) have some edgewear and bumped corners with most of the dark brown colour rubbed away to a light brown on both volumes. Vol I has bottom fore-corner of half-title and title pages, not affecting text of images. Vol II has bookworm damage to the lower fore-corner of the prelims through page 691 not affecting text or images, but affecting small amount of border at lower front corners of colour plates at pages 645, 653, and 676. Also some slight evidence of light water damage to bottom page edges, not affecting text. Otherwise both volumes are clean and tight. A large and heavy set which will require additional shipping cost. All colour plates present and accounted for.
007356
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24.98 GBP
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