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The sea scout of the "Petrel" / by Percy F. Westerman ; with 8 full-page illustrations in colour by Ernest Prater

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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Siam / by Ernest Young ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Edwin A. Norbury

Rare Books

This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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Australia / by Frank Fox ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Percy F.S. Spence

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The South seas (Melanesia) / by J.H.M. Abbott ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Norman Hardy

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Java / by J. F. Scheltema ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Hugo V. Pedersen

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New Zealand / by P.A. Vaile ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by F. and W. Wright

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Oceania / by Frank Fox ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour by Norman H. Hardy, F. & W. Wright and Percy F.S. Spence

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The sea scout of the "Petrel" / by Percy F. Westerman ; with 8 full-page illustrations in colour by Ernest Prater

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Siam / by Ernest Young ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Edwin A. Norbury

Australia / by Frank Fox ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Percy F.S. Spence

The South seas (Melanesia) / by J.H.M. Abbott ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Norman Hardy

Java / by J. F. Scheltema ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by Hugo V. Pedersen

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Oceania / by Frank Fox ; containing thirty-two full-page illustrations in colour by Norman H. Hardy, F. & W. Wright and Percy F.S. Spence