[ Nisbet & Co., Ltd., London publishers. ] Two items: 'Nisbet & Co., Ltd. | Juvenile Order List', August 1917' (with many items by R. M. Ballantyne) and 'Nisbets' Preliminary List | Autumn, 1917'.

Author: 
Nisbet & Co., Ltd., London publishers [ R. M. Ballantyne (1825-1894), children's author; juvenile publishing ]
Publication details: 
Nisbet & Co., Ltd., 22, Berners Street, London, W.1. 1917.
£80.00
SKU: 16602

Both items in good condition, lightly-aged. ONE: 'Nisbet & Co., Ltd. Juvenile Order List'. 4pp., folio. Bifolium. Blue addendum slip tipped-in onto front cover. Divided into 18 sections, including 'The Schoolgirl Series', 'Little Picture Books' and 'The Dominion Library'. With a heavy emphasis on R. M. Ballantyne, with four sections titled: 'R. M. Ballantyne's Famous Stories for Boys | The Copyright Edition', 'R. M. Ballantyne's Tales of Adventure', 'R. M. Ballantyne's Stories | Crown 8vo' and 'R. M. Ballantyne's Stories | Crown 8vo. Picture Cover'. TWO: 'Nisbets' Preliminary List | Autumn, 1917'. 4pp., 4to. The front page carries three titles, with descriptive text to each in small print: 'Madame Roland: A Biography' by Una Birch ('Mrs. Pope-Hennessy'), 'Some Hawarden Letters (1878-1913)' and 'The Wives of the Prime Ministers) by Elizabeth Lee. Other titles include 'The Elements of Reconstruction' by '"D. P." (H. G. Wells)'. The last item (among 'Recent Publications') is 'The Restoration of Trade Union Conditions' by Sidney Webb, with quotation from the New Statesman.