"Half Hours with the Best Authors" is a carefully-selected collection of work by over 150 writers. Including everything from biographical and critical pieces to poetry, prose, essays, characters, stories, articles, and much more; this vintage volume will appeal to all lovers of the English language and is not to be missed collectors of notable examples. Charles Knight (1791 - 1873) was an English editor, publisher, and author who published and contributed to works such as "The Penny Magazine", "The Penny Cyclopaedia", and ...
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"Half Hours with the Best Authors" is a carefully-selected collection of work by over 150 writers. Including everything from biographical and critical pieces to poetry, prose, essays, characters, stories, articles, and much more; this vintage volume will appeal to all lovers of the English language and is not to be missed collectors of notable examples. Charles Knight (1791 - 1873) was an English editor, publisher, and author who published and contributed to works such as "The Penny Magazine", "The Penny Cyclopaedia", and "The English Cyclopaedia". Other notable works by this author include: "The Shadows of the Old Booksellers" (1865), "Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century" (1864-1865), and "Begg'd at Court" (1867). Contents include: "Influence of Science", "Death of the Son of Gaston de Foix", "Scenes from the 'City Madam', Sack of Magdeburg", Tale of Terror", "The Opening Year", "Roger Ascham and Lady Jane Grey", "Dejection: An Ode", "Apophthegms", "Speech at Plymouth in 1823", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the cook book.
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Add this copy of Half-Hours With the Best Authors (Volume 2) to cart. $9.27, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1892 by Frederick Warne and Co.
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Volume 2. Rebound by the library. Binding is shelfworn and chipping in places. Library marks on backstrip and stamping on title page. Text clean. Pages slightly edgeworn. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Half-Hours With the Best Authors (Volume 4) to cart. $9.45, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1890 by Frederick Warne and Co.
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Volume 4. Blue binding-shelfworn with some chipping on backstrip and corners. Book rebound by library. Some library stamping on title page. Text clean-but pages browning slightly. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Half-Hours With the Best Authors (Volume 3) to cart. $12.66, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1890 by Frederick Warne and Co.
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Volume 3. Rebound by the library-binding is shelfworn and chipping on backstrip. Text is clean and pages fair. Some library stamping on title page. Tipex on backstrip. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 650grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Half-Hours With the Best Authors to cart. $26.67, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2020 by HardPress Publishing.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of Half Hours With the Best Authors to cart. $190.91, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published by Frederick Warne and Co.
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Various. Very Good. An illustrated copy of Charles Knight's collection of important pieces by historical authors, collected here in short sections to be read in half an hour. Illustrated, with a frontispiece to each volume comprising portraits of just a small selection of the authors featured across this work. Cowper, Scott, Byron and Wordsworth are just a few names portrayed on these plates. Volume II has an additional plate, as called for. Â A collection of excerpts from various influential British authors throughout history. Divided into what is intended to be half-hour sections, with the intention of the work being read over a year. Â Prize bookplate to the front pastedowns from the University of Cambridge Local Examinations. Addressed to Wilson Smith dated 1822. Â Prior owner's inscription 'Eileen Hinde' to the recto of front endpaper of both volumes stating she is the prior owner's niece. Â Bound by Bickers, with the binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. In full calf bindings, with gilt stamping to the spines. Externally, generally smart. Marks to boards. Light rubbing to the joints and to the raised bands. Internally, both volumes are firmly bound. Bookplate to the front pastedowns. Pages are bright with spots to the first and last few pages. Otherwise, pages are clean. Very Good.
Add this copy of Half Hours With the Best Authors. Vols II, III & IV [2, to cart. $7.76, fair condition, Sold by Victoria Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bere Alston, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1111 by Knight.
Add this copy of Half Hours With the Best Authors Volume II to cart. $8.73, fair condition, Sold by Victoria Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bere Alston, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1890 by Frederick Warne & Co.
Add this copy of Half-Hours With the Best Authors Volume 4 to cart. $19.99, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND.
Add this copy of Half-Hours With the Best Authors to cart. $33.52, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by Hardpress Publishing.
Add this copy of Half-Hours With the Best Authors to cart. $33.52, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2018 by HardPress Ltd.
