{"product_id":"1895-the-heroes-greek-fairy-tales-prize-binding-ex-libris","title":"1895 The Heroes: Greek Fairy Tales | Prize Binding \u0026 Ex Libris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children, by Charles Kingsley. Printed by Macmillan, London, England. Published 1856. English Language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of adapted stories brought to life with poetic prose while emphasizing Victorian virtues, the book covers the stories of Perseus, the Argonauts, and Theseus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA tree-calf leather prize binding from St. Christopher's School in Eastbourne, England. Front cover features the school's institutional crest in gold with the Latin phrase Honoris Causa (For the sake of honor, or To honor merit), five raised bands on the spine, gold tooled border work on the front and back covers, floral decorations on the spine, all page edges marbled, vibrant blue marbled endpapers, Ex Libris, inscription dated 1896, several illustrations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ex Libris (bookplate) was a custom design for Fulke Knachbull Prideaux-Brune, who was the eldest son and heir of Colonel Charles Robert Prideaux-Brune. His family owned \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePrideaux Place\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in Padstow, Cornwall, a famously grand Elizabethan manor house in England. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe custom artwork on his bookplate shows a sailboat charting coastal waters near rocky cliffs, likely an homage to his family's ancestral seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handwritten inscription reads: \"F. Prideaux Brune. Prize Form I. July, 1896. G. Townsend Oldham. Warden.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\"Form I\" indicates the school's youngest class. In \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eJuly 1896\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiT7NSpt42XAxUZWEEAHZ76OWkQ3egRegYIAAgUEAM\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);' tabindex=\"0\"\u003eFulke Prideaux-Brune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e would have just completed his first academic year after turning 9. This book was his reward for topping his class.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eThe signature at the bottom belongs to \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiT7NSpt42XAxUZWEEAHZ76OWkQ0fERegYIAAgUEAc\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eG. Townsend Oldham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiT7NSpt42XAxUZWEEAHZ76OWkQ0fERegYIAAgUEAg\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);'\u003eGeorge Townsend Oldham\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,{\u0026quot;u\u0026quot;:0}]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), the founding Headmaster and \"Warden\" of \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSt. Christopher’s School in Eastbourne\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e130 mm W x 190 mm H. 218 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some faint marks on the front cover, wear to the hinges, wear to the bottom edge of the spine, and a small tear on page 30. Excellent to very good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease review all photos closely and reach out with any questions. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stinky Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62697479831939,"sku":null,"price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/6914\/8035\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_542817ee-85e2-457c-8477-adb58d774402.jpg?v=1790290601","url":"https:\/\/stinkyoldbooks.com\/products\/1895-the-heroes-greek-fairy-tales-prize-binding-ex-libris","provider":"Stinky Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}