Matthew Engel, “It is short, it is odd, it is memorable, it is admirable.”. Simpson, H. (1986). Refuge of all the Arts against the Ravages of Time. Underlying all, however, is a warning that despite our shared language, the Americans may be disturbingly different. Cookies are used to provide, analyse and improve our services; provide chat tools; and show you relevant content on advertising. The Book Depository Ltd.UK. The early maps were printed in monochrome but some were hand coloured by Sally Carr. A new edition with cartoon illustrations drawn by Carr was published by Aurum Press in 2005. The list below gives details where known of: the number of different maps of each county, shown in parentheses, as recorded by Carr in 1987 in his history of the Quince Tree Press;[1] the date of publication with the ISBN, although such numbers seem only to have been applied to maps published between 1968 and 1976 and were not noted on the maps themselves; and the number of sheets, if known, which are not necessarily given in the order of publication. What Hetty Did was published as a paperback by the Quince Tree Press in 1988 in an edition of 2,850 copies and was soon reprinted. This is a Printing Office.". It was an immediate success and led to an order from the bookseller W. H. Smith, for 4,000 copies of a title that had initially been printed in an edition of only 3,000. Carr wrote: 'These books fit small envelopes, go for a minimum stamp and are perfect for cold bedrooms - only one hand and a wrist need suffer exposure'. A few of the dictionaries list the impressions published but none of the books of poems list the printing history. {"bd_js_shop":"Shop","bd_js_too_long_for_shipping_label":"Sorry, that's too long for our shipping labels","bd_js_too_long":"Sorry, that's too long","bd_js_could_not_find_address_try_again":"Sorry, we couldn't find the address. “The best cricket based novel I have ever read, and analogy is drawn between the Cross-roads of Civilisation, There may be more maps and more versions. [3] This popular bookseller may also have sold early editions of some poets as an edition of William Barnes is known to contain a W. H. Smith & Son price sticker for 10p, which dates it after Decimal Day in February 1971. Hetty is a spirited intellectual girl sustained by English literature in her struggles against a brutish home life. These were printed on thin, poor quality paper, and were marked PROOF. [4] Some of the early books of poems were given an ISBN by Carr from a list of 100 numbers that he was allocated as a publisher, but he did not allocate the numbers in order and did not print the ISBN in any small book that he published.