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Cook's voyages of discovery / edited by John Barrow ; with illustrations in colour by John Williamson

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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Travels in the interior of Africa / by Mungo Park ; with eight illustrations in colour by John Williamson

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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The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe / by Daniel Defoe ; with four illustrations in colour by John Williamson

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Exiled from school : or, for the sake of a chum / by Andrew Home ; with eight illustrations in colour by John Williamson

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Italy / by John Finnemore ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour

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Switzerland / by John Finnemore ; with eight full-page illustrations in colour

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Twenty Scottish tales and legends / edited by Cyril Swinson ; with eight illustrations in colour by Allan Stewart

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Cook's voyages of discovery / edited by John Barrow ; with illustrations in colour by John Williamson

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Twenty Scottish tales and legends / edited by Cyril Swinson ; with eight illustrations in colour by Allan Stewart