[publisher: London & New York T.C. & E.C. Jack & E.P. Dutton c. 1911] Hardcover 16mo. dark blue clothbound hardback with gilt decoration and colour plate attached to upper board. t.e.g. 112pp. plus Publisher's List at rear. With colour frontispiece and 7 colour plates. Decorative bookplate to front pastedown and neat gift inscription, dated 1911, to ffep. Also tiny, neat date and initials at end of story. Light wear and rubbing to covers. Slight fading to spine. Overall a VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf 3) ** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** The shop is open 7 days a week. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
[Canterbury, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1911]
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Blurb 2023 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 62 p.

Blurb 2023 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 62 p.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Stories of William Tell and His Friends: Told to the Children. ISBN 1389644960 9781389644962 [GB]

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 2014 Trade paperback Gloag, I L New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 62 p.

ISBN10: 1389644731, ISBN13: 9781389644733, [publisher: Blurb 2023-02] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2023]

ISBN10: 1499327846, ISBN13: 9781499327847, [publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform] Softcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]

Thomas Nelson & Sons / E. P. Dutton & Co no date hardback very good condition in green cloth With A bit of spine fading-no dust jacket Illustrations by I. L. Gloag.

[publisher: Thomas Nelson & Sons / E. P. Dutton & Co. no date] Illustrations by I. L. Gloag ed. hardback very good condition in green cloth With A bit of spine fading - no dust jacket
[Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.]

ISBN10: 1499327846, ISBN13: 9781499327847, [publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2014]

ISBN10: 1389644960, ISBN13: 9781389644962, [publisher: Blurb] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The legend of William Tell takes on new meaning in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller H. E. Marshall. William Tell is the folk hero of Switzerland whose exploits were first recorded in a fifteenth-century Swiss chronicle. Set in the time of the first Swiss Confederacy, Tell's story runs alongside that of the struggle for independence waged against the Holy Roman Empire by the Alpine nation.According to the legend, Gessler, a newly-appointed Austrian ruler of two local regions, caused his hat to be placed on a raised pole in the central square of a village, and ordered that all the townsfolk bow before it. When Tell refused to bow to the hat, Gessler ordered Tell's son to be seized. The tyrannical ruler then demanded that Tell shoot an apple off his son's head or both of them would be executed. Tell took the shot, and succeeded. From there, numerous incidents took place which led to the assassination of Gessler, an act that sparked the Swiss rebellion. There is no real evidence that William Tell actually existed or that the events recounted in the legend took place. Marshall addresses it this way in her introduction: 'Yet some people say that William Tell never lived. Let them visit the Rütli, Tell's Platte, the Hollow Way, and let them ask themselves whether Tell lives in the hearts of his ...

[publisher: London: Thomas Nelson and sons (] Hardcover Condition is commensurate with age. No dust jacket. Staining/marking to pages/page edges. Undated. Slight damage to spine. Foxing/tanning to edges and/or ends. Photograph available on request.
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ISBN10: 1389644731, ISBN13: 9781389644733, [publisher: Blurb] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Color edition. Illustrated by I. L. Gloag. The legend of William Tell takes on new meaning in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller H. E. Marshall. William Tell is the folk hero of Switzerland whose exploits were first recorded in a fifteenth-century Swiss chronicle. Set in the time of the first Swiss Confederacy, Tell's story runs alongside that of the struggle for independence waged against the Holy Roman Empire by the Alpine nation.According to the legend, Gessler, a newly-appointed Austrian ruler of two local regions, caused his hat to be placed on a raised pole in the central square of a village, and ordered that all the townsfolk bow before it. When Tell refused to bow to the hat, Gessler ordered Tell's son to be seized. The tyrannical ruler then demanded that Tell shoot an apple off his son's head or both of them would be executed. Tell took the shot, and succeeded. From there, numerous incidents took place which led to the assassination of Gessler, an act that sparked the Swiss rebellion. There is no real evidence that William Tell actually existed or that the events recounted in the legend took place. Marshall addresses it this way in her introduction: 'Yet some people say that William Tell never lived. Let them visit the Rütli, Tell's Platte, the Hollow Way, and let them ask themselves ...

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Acceptable London: T.C. & E.C. Jack and New York: E.P. Dutton & Co: n.d., ca. 1907. Told to the Children Series. 24mo hardcover. Gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and front board; bautiful color illustration to the front board. 112pp. 8 unnumbered leaves of plates, color illustrations. Near Good book. Slight slant with light shelfwear, bumped corners. 2 ink stamps to the front endpapers. Front hinge cracked with the preliminary pages loosening. Tearing along the fore-edge of the table of contents. Light marginalia in rear. Age toned. [juvenile, children, gessler, stauffacher, austria, rütli, rossberg, sarnen, albrecht, morgarten] Inquire if you need further information. Inquire if you need further information.

[publisher: E.P. Dutton & Co] Hardcover London: T.C. & E.C. Jack and New York: E.P. Dutton & Co: n.d., ca. 1907. Told to the Children Series. 24mo hardcover. Gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and front board; bautiful color illustration to the front board. 112pp. 8 unnumbered leaves of plates, color illustrations. Near Good book. Slight slant with light shelfwear, bumped corners. 2 ink stamps to the front endpapers. Front hinge cracked with the preliminary pages loosening. Tearing along the fore-edge of the table of contents. Light marginalia in rear. Age toned. [juvenile, children, gessler, stauffacher, austria, r�tli, rossberg, sarnen, albrecht, morgarten] Inquire if you need further information. Inquire if you need further information.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.]