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1909241783London: Greening & Co 1909. First edition. 281 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Maroon pictorial gilt-stamped cloth light stain along spine and front joint previous owner's name to ffep else near fine. First edition. 281 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Hubin p. 185 Greening & Co unknown
192056713NY: Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good. 1920. Hardcover. Original maroon cloth gilt map eps. Presumed first US edition. No date introduction dated January 1920. Gilt darkened spine ends bumped. Offsetting to title page from browned tissue. Address label to ffep. Tissued frontis b/w plates. Xix 237pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
1908041748London: Ward Locke & Co 1908. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 328 Pp. Blue Ribbed Cloth Gilt And Stamped In Blind On Spine An Front Cover. First Edition 1908 Date On Title Page; Also Known With A 16 Pp Catalog At End Priority Unknown. Near Fine Gilt Brilliant Light Rubbing To Cloth At Edges Mostly At Corners Slight Foxing To Endpapers No Marks Hinges Tight And Without Cracks. Per Wikipedia Guy Thorne Was The Pen Name Of Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull 1875 - 1923 A Prolific English Journalist And Novelist Best Known For His Novel When It Was Dark: The Story Of A Great Conspiracy 1903. He Also Wrote Under The Names C. Ranger Gull And Leonard Cresswell Ingleby. Thorne Was Educated At Denstone College Manchester Grammar And Oxford University Although He Left Without Taking A Degree. He Was On The Literary Staff Of The Saturday Review 1897-98 Writing Also For The Bookman And The Academy. He Was Editor Of London Life In 1899 Then Joined The Daily Mail And Later The Daily Express. He Also Wrote For The Gossip Weekly Society. His First Novel Was The Hypocrite: A Novel Of Oxford And London Life Published Anonymously In 1898. From 1900 He Was Engaged In Writing Fiction Producing About 125 Novels In The Succeeding Years. The Most Famous Was When It Was Dark Which Reached Sales Of 500000 Copies. The Book Describes The Attempt By A Jew The Malevolent Constantine Schaube To Overthrow The Whole Of The Christian World By Fraudulently Disproving The Resurrection. After Its Publication The Bishop Of London Preached About When It Was Dark At Westminster Abbey. Calling It "A Remarkable Work Of Fiction" He Said It Depicts How The World Would Be If The Resurrection Were Proved To Be A Gigantic Fraud. ". . .You Feel The Darkness Creeping Round The World You See . . . Crime And Violence Increase In Every Part Of The World. When You See How Darkness Settles Down Upon The Human Spirit Regarding The Christian Record As A Fable Then You Quit With Something Like Adequate Thanksgiving And Thank God It Is Light Because Of The Awful Darkness When It Was Dark." When It Was Dark Has Been Criticised For Its Stereotyping Of Jews And Their Portrayal As Intent On Destroying What Thorne Viewed As The Most Valuable Element Of British Life - The Christian Faith And The Spiritual Values Associated With It. A Sequel When It Was Light 1906 Often Attributed To Gull Was Probably Written By George Reginald Bacchus. Thorne Was A Prolific Author Of Horror And Mystery Novels Which Sometimes Have A Redeeming Bizarreness. His Novels Include: Made In His Image 1906 The Soul-Stealer 1906 The Angel 1908 Not In Israel Dedicated To Cecil Broadhurst 1913 And It Came To Pass 1915 The Secret Sea-Plane 1915 The Enemies Of England 1915 Lucky Mr Loder 1918 The Secret Monitor 1918 The Air Pirate 1919 Doris Moore 1919 The House Of Danger 1920 The City In The Clouds 1921 The Love Hater 1921 The Dark Dominion 1923 And When The World Reeled 1924. He Also Wrote Numerous Essays And A Biography Of Frederick Nicholas Charrington 1850-1936 The English Social Reformer Who Devoted His Life To Temperance Work. Thorne Was A Close Friend Of The Publisher Leonard Smithers And A Friend Of The Poet Ernest Dowson. He Was Known For His Heavy Drinking. Who's Who 1906 Listed His Recreations As Shooting And French Literaturl. <br/> <br/> Ward, Locke & Co hardcover
1909894P29London: T. Werner Laurie c1909. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A very scarce thriller novel by C. Ranger Gull a smart and sought after first edition. The first edition of this very scarce work.A thrilling novel with themes of blackmail an exciting and gripping read.Written by C. Ranger Gull who is also known for his pen-named Guy Thorne.Undated dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Nine pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper 'Frank T. Christie 1912'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light rubbing to the spine. A few very light marks to the boards. Spots to the fore edge and endpapers. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed T. Werner Laurie hardcover
1926779P55London: The Readers Library c1926-31. Cloth. Good/Good Only. 6.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. Four beautiful photoplay editions of popular novels move tie-in editions from the early days of cinema each in a highly illustrated dustwrapper. Four popular photoplay edition novels each in the original colourfully illustrated unclipped dustwrapper.The dustwrappers depict illustrations or photographs of the film.Photoplay editions were the original move tie-in books of the silent film and early sound era. At this time motion pictures were known as 'photoplays'. Sometimes illustrated they reprinted novels after the films were released.This genre of photoplay editions reached their height in the 1920s and 30s.'The Singing Fool' by Hubert Dail a tie-in with the 1928 musical drama part-talkie. Illustrated with eight plates stills from the film.'Liberty!' by Lucien Allina a tie-in with the 1931 French film 'A Nous la Liberte' by Rene Clair.'Paradise' by Cosmo Hamilton a tie-in with the 1926 silent escapist-romance film.'The Glad Eye' by C. Ranger Gull a tie-in with the 1927 silent comedy film.Undated dated from the dates that the films were released. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally generally smart with some marks to the boards and spines marks a little heavier to 'The Singing Fool'. Light bumping to the spines and extremities. Closed tear to the front endpaper of 'Liberty'. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste downs of 'Paradise' and 'The Glad Eye'. Dustwrappers are edge worn with chips and closed tears heavier to 'Liberty' and 'The Glad Eye'. Some light marks and discolouration to the wraps including to the reverse. Light spots to the wraps. Internally generally firmly bound a few pages of 'Paradise' working loose. Pages are age-toned and clean. Good The Readers Library hardcover
1982656j0365Gull Lake Saskatchewan: North Gull Lake Historical Association. Good. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0889253293 . Presents the local history of Gull Lake Saskatchewan and vicinities to its north located half an hour west of Swift Current. "Covers roughly the piece of land from the town of Gull Lake extending north and a little west for about twenty miles to the hamlet of Verlo and about ten to fifteen miles wide. In this area there were eight school districts a community hall Valley Centre and a lake with a park." - Foreword. x 676 pages. Index of family names. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Includes almost five hundred pages of family histories. Prior owner's small address label atop front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Heidebrecht & Leutenegger 245. ; 4to . North Gull Lake Historical Association hardcover
1916892Q30London: Jarrold & Sons 1916 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. An exceptionally scarce first edition of this novel surrounding ideas of religion in society written by Guy Thorne. First edition in the publisher's original smart cloth binding. Very scarce. Dated using Jisc from copies held at the British Library. Written by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull under the pseudonym Guy Thorne. Gull was a prominent English journalist and novelist best known for his Christian novel 'When It Was Dark'.'And It Came To Pass' has similar religious themes to 'When It Was Dark' containing ideas of miracles religious figures and exploring the influence of religion on society. Loosely inserted is the original publisher's advertisement for this book with a brightly coloured image and a description of the work with a page of 'New and Important Books' from the publisher.Previous owner's ink inscription of Wilfred Granville. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the occasional mark. Light rubbing to the spine. Front hinge slightly strained but holding firm. Age toning to endpapers with a previous owner's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with light spotting to the fore edge and to the first and last pages. Very Good Indeed Jarrold & Sons hardcover
1904873T11London: Greening & Co. Ltd. 1904. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A copy of this very scarce novel from Guy Thorne and Leo Custance. Very scarce work. An insightful and entertaining novel about sharks in the business world. Written by Guy Thorne the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull a prolific English journalist and novelist and Leo Custance a British author. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original black cloth binding. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Minor loss to the tail of the spine and a small split to the front joint. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Good Greening & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1921892Q31London: Ward Lock & Co. Limited 1921 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. An extremely scarce first edition of this novel telling the story of a young professional conjuror Charles Staveley written by Guy Thorne. First edition in the publisher's original smart cloth binding. Very scarce. Written by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull under the pseudonym Guy Thorne. Gull was a prominent English journalist and novelist best known for his Christian novel 'When It Was Dark'. 'The Love Hater' tells the story of a young man named Charles Staveley who dreams of being a professional conjuror must to the dismay of his father and those around him.With sixteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally excellent with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and one mark to the rear board. Light spotting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with light spotting to the fore edge and to the occasional page perimeter. Very Good Indeed Ward, Lock & Co., Limited hardcover
1922271803Harcourt brace 1922 first edition . fine book good jacket repaired jacket by clear tape on the back Harcourt brace unknown
1913903P36London: Cassell & Company LTD 1913. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce novel by Guy Thorne his presentation copy to the dedicatee of the novel. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.Author's presentation copy signed to the dedicatee of the book Cecil Broadhurst. Inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper 'To Cecil Broadhurst with all good wishes from the author Guy Throne Cornwall 1913'. 'Not In Israel' is one of the author's lesser known works a drama which echoes the views Thorne portrayed in his 1903 novel 'When It Was Dark'.Guy Thorne was the pen name used by Cyril Ranger Gull a prolific author is his best known for his 'When It Was Dark' which sold over 500000 copies.Four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Extermally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities with a small tear to the head of the spine. A few minor marks. Spine is a little faded. Gilt to the front board has faded. Very small chip to the rear joint. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned with scattered spots heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Cassell & Company LTD hardcover
1921892F56London: Hurst & Blackett 1921 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good Only. 8" by 15.5". None. The vanishingly scarce first edition of C. Ranger's Gulls's fantastical novel about a floating city over London. The first edition first impression of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In this fantastical novel an airborne pleasure palace floats above London. The wealthy Brazilian businessman responsible for the construction of the city however has really built it for his own protection and a journalist named Thomas Kirby sets out to investigate.With a fifteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear dated August 1921. In the publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail and light bumping to back strip head. Rear board a touch bowed. Back strip reinforced with paper to the entirety of the reverse. Light handling marks dust wrapper to rear wrap and back strip. Tape repairs to dust wrapper at head and tail of folds over front and rear joints back strip tail and head and tails of folds over flyleaves. Loss of paper and a significant closed tear to back strip head with small closed tears and minor losses to the tail of the front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed Hurst & Blackett hardcover
1904903P27London: Greening & Co LTD 1904. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this very scarce novel by Leo Custance and Guy Thorne this being Custance's own copy signed by him and with review letters loosely inserted. The first edition of this very scarce work.The author's own copy with his ink inscription to the half-title 'Leo Constance London - 1904'.Including two handwritten letters loosely inserted detailing the authors of the letters opinions of the book. The letters are written from a Kathleen Barnweld and a Frances Strachey.Advertising slip for the book loosely inserted.'Sharks' is a novel of city life looking at company promoting and swindling on a grand scale written in a lively manner by Guy Thorne and Leo Custance.Thorne is the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull a prolific author best known for his 1903 novel 'When It Was Dark'.One leaf of adverts to the front and sixteen to the rear dated September 1904. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little light rubbing and a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Gilt to the spine is a little faded. A very small amount of loss of cloth to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good Greening & Co LTD hardcover
