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Thorstein of the Mere by W. G. Collingwood, First Edition

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A First Edition of 'Thorstein of the Mere' by W. G. Collingwood in Very Good condition published by Edward Arnold in 1895

Thorstein of the Mere by W. G. Collingwood, First Edition

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Condition Summary: (Very Good/[No dustjacket as Issued]) A sound book with clean covers and pages, and with no inscriptions. Very slightly bumped corners and rubbed edges, with a few marks,handwritten name on front end paper, owners cards tipped onto free front end paper. Some light pencil annotations

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Book Number B0008703
Title Thorstein of the Mere
Author(s) Author: Collingwood, W. G. [William Gershom]

W. G. [William Gershom] Collingwood (1854 to 1932)—Author, artist, antiquary and Professor of Fine Arts at the Reading University. He was John Ruskins private secretary, friends with Arthur Ransome (whose 'Swallows' characters were based on his Grandchildren), editor of Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society Transactions, a founder of the Lakes Artist Society, president of the Viking Club, an active promoter of the Lakes Arts and Crafts movement and father of R. G. Collingwood, the famous philosopher and historian

Edition and Format First Edition

Hardcover. 328 printed pages in publishers red cloth with Nordic gilt decoration with black and white illustrations
Publisher(s) Edward Arnold, Kendal, 1895
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