c1893-1897 MARKET HARBOROUGH And INSIDE THE BAR By Whyte Melville LEATHER Book

Description: c1893-1897 MARKET HARBOROUGH And INSIDE THE BAR By Whyte Melville LEATHER Book c1893-1897 MARKET HARBOROUGH or How Mr. Sawyer went to the Shires, together with INSIDE THE BAR or, Sketches at Soakington By Whyte Melville Antiquarian Half-Bound Leather and Paper Hardback Book Circa. 1893 – 1897. These two novels are bound together in one volume. It is with a fabulous half calf binding, with marbled paper to the boards, top-edge gilt pages and marble patterned pastedowns and endpapers. This is part of a private collection from William Bruce Reid’s library, for which I have listed for sale as individual books. It is a very neat and clean copy. These are two novels about horses and fox hunting in England, written by G.J. Whyte Melville, a 19th-century British author known for his sporting and adventure stories. Whyte-Melville was an avid sportsman and had a deep understanding and love for horses and the equestrian lifestyle. George John Whyte-Melville, commonly known as Whyte-Melville, was a British novelist and poet born on June 19, 1821, in Gogar Bank, Midlothian, Scotland. Whyte-Melville's works enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly among readers who shared his passion for hunting, horse riding, and the sporting lifestyle. Ironically, Whyte Melville lost his life in 1878, whilst riding a horse, during the Vale of White Horse Hunt. This book was published by Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, Warwick House, Salisbury Square, London, with offices in New York and Melbourne, and Sydney. This book is not dated; however, I can date it to between approximately 1893 and 1897 for the following reasons: In 1878, the publisher built a new office called ‘Warwick House’. In 1882 offices were opened in New York City, and in 1884 in Melbourne. In the mid-1890s they opened an Office in Toronto, Canada, which is not mentioned on the title page of this book, and so this edition pre-dates this. In 1891 James Bowden came into a three-way partnership. He had started working at Ward and Lock in 1869 and after he became a partner, the company became Ward, Lock and Bowden and then in 1893 it was converted into a limited company and became Ward Lock and Bowden Ltd., which is as stated on the title page. James Bowden retired in 1897 and by 1901 the firm went by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited. Thus, it is my belief that the book dates to between 1893 and 1897. This is in red half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. The spine is panelled, with gilt decoration and lettering. The cover is intact and robust and in a good condition for its age. There is some wear to the cover, more-so to the edges, corners, and on the spine. There is also some fading to the leather on the spine, and some small or light marks. Please see the photographs which I have provided for further reference. Inside, the pages are lightly tanned, which is consistent with a book of this age. There are some light marks on the endpapers. Besides this, the pages are in an overall very neat, and clean state, with only very occasional small marks to just a few pages. The majority of the mages are uncreased, and there is only a small fold at the bottom corner of page 295 and overleaf (please see photo). Some of the edges of the pages are uneven and roughly cut, but this is highly likely due to the construction of this book and is all part of its beautiful history. The page leaves were probably uncut and then severed with a pen knife. This has left the occasional small rip to the page edges, and there are a couple of further pages with very small rips at their edges. These are all minimal and do not obscure the text. On the front pastedown there is an ex libris plate pasted for “William Bruce Reid”. However, there are no further pen or pencil marks written inside this book. The majority of the pages are tightly bound, however, pages 93 to 104 are starting to come loose, just to the top section of the inner edge, and so still attached within the book. There are no missing pages and so all 393 pages are present. Please study the photos carefully as to the condition of this book, as they do form part of the description. This is a lovely example of this book. This measures approximately 18.5 cm by 12.5 cm and 2.9 cm wide. It weighs approximately 496 grams. Thank you so much for looking.

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Location: Newark

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