Roscoe Makes Good Hylton Cleaver 1923 Oxford Book HM Brock Illustrated 19.5cm
£19.99
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A vintage 1923 reprint of Roscoe Makes Good: A Story of Harley by Hylton Cleaver, published by Humphrey Milford at the Oxford University Press.
Illustrated throughout by renowned golden age illustrator H. M. Brock, this classic schoolboy adventure novel follows the trials and triumphs at Harley school.
This particular copy carries a wonderful piece of historical provenance: a handwritten ink presentation inscription awarding the book as a prize from Kirkheaton Parish Church Young Men's Class to William Henry Hallas, signed by Rector J. Dwight-Moore in 1925.
Bound in publisher's blue cloth with a striking pictorial colour-framed cover panel and Oxford spine lettering.
Specifications & Details:
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Author: Hylton Cleaver
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Title: Roscoe Makes Good: A Story of Harley
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Illustrator: H. M. Brock
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Publisher: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press (1923 Reprint)
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Format: Hardcover with Pictorial Cover
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Dimensions: 19.5 cm (H) x 13.5 cm (W)
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Weight: 509 g
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Provenance: 1925 Kirkheaton Parish Church Young Men's Class Prize Inscription
Condition Report:
Very Good Vintage Condition.
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Exterior: Blue cloth boards are firm and square with clean pictorial front panel and light wear at edges.
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Interior: Complete and secure text block. Beautiful handwritten 1925 church presentation inscription on the front flyleaf; text pages and plates show natural age-toning.
Roscoe Makes Good Hylton Cleaver 1923 Oxford Book HM Brock Illustrated 19.5cm
£19.99
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Illustrated throughout by renowned golden age illustrator H. M. Brock, this classic schoolboy adventure novel follows the trials and triumphs at Harley school.
This particular copy carries a wonderful piece of historical provenance: a handwritten ink presentation inscription awarding the book as a prize from Kirkheaton Parish Church Young Men's Class to William Henry Hallas, signed by Rector J. Dwight-Moore in 1925.
Bound in publisher's blue cloth with a striking pictorial colour-framed cover panel and Oxford spine lettering.
Specifications & Details:
-
Author: Hylton Cleaver
-
Title: Roscoe Makes Good: A Story of Harley
-
Illustrator: H. M. Brock
-
Publisher: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press (1923 Reprint)
-
Format: Hardcover with Pictorial Cover
-
Dimensions: 19.5 cm (H) x 13.5 cm (W)
-
Weight: 509 g
-
Provenance: 1925 Kirkheaton Parish Church Young Men's Class Prize Inscription
Condition Report:
Very Good Vintage Condition.
-
Exterior: Blue cloth boards are firm and square with clean pictorial front panel and light wear at edges.
-
Interior: Complete and secure text block. Beautiful handwritten 1925 church presentation inscription on the front flyleaf; text pages and plates show natural age-toning.