Strang Brown Book Boys

Strang, Mrs Herbert (ed) (pseud): The Lilac Book for Girls, London Humphrey Milford - Oxford University Press
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Undated but according to the National Library of Scotland it is 1919. This extremely scarce volume (no other copies currently online) is one volume of "The Red Book Series", nine of which (for girls and younger children) were edited by Mrs Strang, while the other nine (for boys primarily) were edited by Mr (Herbert) Strang. A collection of stories written for girls by authors including E. L. Haverfield, Esmee Rhoades, Dorothy Brown, Florence Bone, Alphonse Daudet Lilian Holmes, Dorita Fairlie Bruce, Frances Browne, Mary Russell Mitford, Estrigh Mansfield, Florence Bone, Robert Browning, Edward Thornton, Alice Massey, E. L. Haverfield, Angela Brazil, M. E. Gullick, Margaret Ashworth, Mrs Gaskell, Emily Underdown, and Guenn Newnham. A variety of artists contributed including C E Brock. <BR> Mrs Herbert Strang was the pseudonym used by Mr Herbert Strang for his girls' stories. HOWEVER, Mr Herbert Strang was also a pen-name. According to <B><I> The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, </b></i> "George Herbert Ely (1866-1958) and James L'Estrange (1867-1947), two staff members of Oxford University Press" were the authors of the Herbert and Mrs Herbert Strang books. <Br> Covers (Pictorial paper depicting Head Teacher talking with Head Girl at top of staircase to front and framed man and woman with man playing pan-pipe to rear) are worn, rubbed, soiled chipped with several open tears, though none are detrimental to picture or titles. Spine's cloth cover is missing. FEP is missing but remainder of textblock appears to be present, though many pages are detached, with slight foxing and soiling throughout. First Edition No Jacket Decorative Paper 7.5 x 10"

[SW: Children, KidLit, Annual, E. L. Haverfield, Esmee Rhoades, Dorothy Brown, Florence Bone, Alphonse Daudet Lilian Holmes, Dorita Fairlie Bruce, Frances Browne, Mary Russell Mitford, Estrigh Mansfield, Florence Bone, Robert Browning, Edward Thornton, Alice Massey, E. L. Haverfield, Angela Brazil, M. E. Gullick, Margaret Ashworth, Mrs Gaskell, Emily Underdown, Guenn Newnham, C E BrockAnnuals Anthologies Strang, Mrs Herbert]

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GILSON, CAPT. CHARLES / STRANG, HERBERT (ed.): "The Emperor's Cause, A Story of the Campaign of 1814". IN: The Brown Book for Boys, Henry Frowde / H&S (n.d.). 1st. ed.; ca. 1915.

4to. Brown cloth spine illustrated in black. with brown cloth covers and a large col. vignette plate of 2 rowing crews mounted on front cover. Coloured frontispiece of Napoleon illustrating the first story (by Gilson), and 11 other coloured plates. Many b/w illustrations. Very good. Other stories include: "Airmen in the Making. Day by Day at a Flying School", by Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper / another aviation story, "Out and Home: the Story of an Aeroplane Race" extracted from Herbert Strang's own The Air Scout / The Discovery of New South Wales from Cook's Voyages / S. Sidney: "Two Handed Dick" / etc.,;

[SW: Literature Illustrated Books Africa Lucknow Napoleon Australia new south wales captain cook Cat76 Military foreign travel gilson brown book]

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