{"product_id":"antique-1900s-the-two-shipmates-by-w-h-g-kingston","title":"Antique 1900s ‘The Two Shipmates’ by W. H. G. Kingston","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuch a beautiful old book, and one with a little piece of its history still tucked inside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Two Shipmates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam H. G. Kingston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and published in London by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with this edition carrying no printed publication date that I can find. What we do know is that it was already in circulation by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as the original prize label inside records it being presented that year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoly Innocents’ Sunday School, Fallowfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blue-green cloth cover is particularly lovely, with its wonderfully faded maritime illustration of sailors gathered beside the sea. I really love the wear to the surface too - the softened colours, little marks and age to the cloth make it feel every bit of its history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gorgeous antique book for an old book collection, shelf or bedside table, and especially lovely if you’re drawn to pieces with a trace of the people who owned them before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e no printed date; presented as a Sunday School prize in 1900, so published 1900 or earlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiraeth Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57387261821303,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4240\/9513\/files\/69D363E9-349E-4785-BDE8-EF8349CE5C0A.jpg?v=1786966919","url":"https:\/\/hiraethvintage.co.uk\/products\/antique-1900s-the-two-shipmates-by-w-h-g-kingston","provider":"Hiraeth Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}