The Child World
by Gabriel Setoun
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Bodley Head, 1896. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Charles Robinson. A scarce first edition of this collection of poetry by Thomas Nicoll Hepburn, under his pseudonym Gabriel Setoun. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down. 14 full page illustrations and numerous vignettes, headpieces and tailpieces, in a beautiful Art Nouveau style by Charles Robinson (1870-1937). Thomas Nicoll Hepburn (1861-1930) was a Scottish poet and author who wrote under the pseudonym of Gabriel Setoun. He wrote poems such as 'Jack Frost' and 'The World's Music.' This volume is a collection of his poetry for children. 10 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart; colour is good and gilt is bright. A little fading to the upper extremities and the spine, and some wear to the head and tail of the spine, including a couple of small losses to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 838M10
- Title
- The Child World
- Author
- Gabriel Setoun
- Illustrator
- Charles Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Gabriel Setoun Thomas Nicoll Hepburn Poetry Thomas Nicoll Hepburn
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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.
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- Bookplate
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- Tail
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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