The Adventures of Uncle Lubin
by W. Heath Robinson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Minerva Press, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". W. Heath Robinson. An excellent later impression of this delightful children's work, illustrated and written by W. Heath Robinson and complete with an excellent dust wrapper. First published in 1902, this is a reprint.An important work by Heath Robinson, widely held as the start of his career in depicting unlikely and whimsical machines. Written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson, an English cartoonist and artist best remembered for his illustrations of elaborate and unusual machinery, used to achieve simple, every-day tasks. His machinery was often emulated and sometimes directly referenced in the Wallace and Gromit animations.Complete with an exceptional unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart; a touch bumped and discoloured to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition, with only slight wear to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 803R62
- Title
- The Adventures of Uncle Lubin
- Author
- W. Heath Robinson
- Illustrator
- W. Heath Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Minerva Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8.5" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Uncle Lubin W. Heath Robinson Children's Fiction Children's Literature W. Heath Robinson
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....