Shelfmark
CS.1313.03
Author
Title
Sea Urchins / by W. W. Jacobs.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., 16, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, 1898.
Physical description
[8], 243 p. ; 20 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
"Plymouth: William Brendon and Son, Printers"--Colophon.
Note
Illustrated printer's device on title page.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Smoked skipper -- A safety match -- A rash experiment -- The cabin passenger -- "Choice spirits" -- A disciplinarian -- Brother Hutchins -- The disbursement sheet -- Rule of three -- Pickled herring -- Two of a trade -- An intervention -- The grey parrot -- Money-changers -- The lost ship.
Provenance
Ms. price and annotations in pencil on the front flyleaf.
Provenance
Ms. inscription in black ink on the front flyleaf: "[Thornhill?]", dated 1899.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Oliver Nowell Chadwyck-Healey with motto "Crede mihi" on the front pastedown.
Provenance
Embosed stamp of "W.H. Smith & Son, London" on the front flyleaf.
Binding
20th century original reddish-brown cloth covered boards; black lettering and illustration on the front cover; gilt lettering and black illustration on the spine; bottom edge uncut; blank endpapers.
Subject
Short stories, English.
Subject
Sailors Fiction.
Subject
Humorous stories, English.
Genre/Form
Short stories.
Added entry--name
Chadwyck-Healey, Oliver Nowell, 1886 - 1960 former owner.
Added entry--name
Lawrence & Bullen publisher.
Added entry--name
William Brendon and Son printer.
Added entry--name
W. H. Smith & Son bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53820