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Guy's Duty
Penelope Leslie
c1900
NAtional Society's Depository : London
7.5" by 5"
[6], 7-108pp
SUMMARY
A very scarce children's novella by Penelope Leslie, with a charming frontispiece by Gertrude D. Hammond.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
First and only edition, very scarce.
Illustrated with a frontispiece by Gertrude D. Hammond (1862-1952), the British painter and children's book illustrator.
This is a charming children's novella by Penelope Leslie which tells the tale of a brother and sister duo that go on holiday with their family.
Contents include 'News', 'Packing Up', 'New Experiences', and 'Bombay'.
Written by Penelope Leslie, a children's author of novels such as 'Miss Barton's Bicycle', 'Troublesome Cousins', and 'Dorothy's Stepmother'.
Prior owner's ink inscription to front endpaper, which reads 'All Saints' Sunday School, Piddletrenthide. Presented to Irend Hart Christmas, 1917. W. Taylor, Vicar.'
Undated, so dated from identical copies held at the British Library, as well as the National Library of Scotland.
Collated, complete.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial boards. Externally, excellent, with minimal wear to extremities and just a few marks to boards. Very light wear to bands of joints. Light age-toning to endpapers. Prior owner's ink inscription to front end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
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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