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The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green; The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green; Mr. Verdant Green, Married and Done For
Cuthbert Bede [Edward Bradley]
1853-1857
Nathaniel Cooke; James Blackwood : London
8" by 5.5"
118 [6]; 108 [12];
SUMMARY
Three charmingly illustrated examples of Cuthbert Bede's 'Verdant Green' works, including one first edition.
Early Edition,First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 29.99
EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
Asia Postage: £ 37.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
Three volumes of tales about Mr. Verdant Green, a fictional Oxford University student created by clergyman and novelist Edward Bradley, under the pen name Cuthbert Bede.
With the publisher's original illustrated front and rear wraps bound in.
Present here are:
The scarce 1853 first editions of 'The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green'. With six pages of advertisements to the rear.
An 1857 edition of 'The Further Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green', which was first published in 1854. With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear.
The 1857 thirty-fifth thousandth of 'Mr. Verdant Green, Married and Done For', published in the same year as the first edition. With ten pages of advertisements to the start of the work.
Illustrated throughout with charming vignettes from the author himself.
CONDITION
Rebound in cloth, with the publisher's original front and rear wraps bound in. Externally, excellent. Rear hinge of volume III strained but firmly held. Front free endpaper of volumes I and III tenderly held. Internally, firmly bound. Publisher's original wraps significantly age toned and with handling marks. Instances of small marginal losses to wraps. Pages age toned due to paper type, with handling marks and the odd spot throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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