- Publication Series: Books Within Books Pub. Series Record # 6430
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Note: Edited by Dr Richard Wilson, B.A. (1928) Evidently Wilson is the series editor. Both volumes in the database December 2018 credit another person for the arrangement of the particular work. (Wilson is also the compiler of one 1928 volume in the "Teaching of English" series edited by Sir Henry Newbolt.) 'Messrs Nelson, Edinburgh, have issued in their "Books Within Books" series of reprints edited by Dr Richard Wilsohn, B.A., five volumes (each 1s. net), containing skilfully adapted extracts from well-known works of eminent authors in English literature, the selected passages forming a complete story." --The Scotsman 1928-05-10 p2; lead sentence in review of current publications from Nelson, about 10 books in three series
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Date | Pub. Series # | Title | Author/Editor | Publisher | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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1928-00-00 | 13 | A Knight of the East: From the Novel Entitled "Sarchedon" | G. J. Whyte-Melville | Thomas Nelson & Sons | 1/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
126 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
1930-00-00 | 31 | Dwarfs and Giants, Being Selections from Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift, F. J. Tickner | Thomas Nelson & Sons | 127 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel |