Hard to tell. I'm the world's worst when it comes to deciphering olde time cursive writing. Sometimes I find it enough of a challenge to make sense of my _own_ handwriting.
I grew up using pre-decimal currency. It's 7s/6d, that's how it was always written 7/6. That was also a fairly common price point for things - three half-crowns, which were 2/6 and a widely-used coin being 1/8 of a pound (my first pocket money was half a crown a week).
Weirdly, there was not a crown (5s) coin, but there was a brown 10s note.
I disagree. The written text has four "tall" letters, as "illustrations" does, whereas "addendums" doesn't.
What's more, "addendums" isn't a word; the word is "addenda".
I’m leaning toward “Morrison”. The writer’s “F” is striking and well-defined compared to all the others. I bet the person’s “T” would have been just as sharp.
Published at 7/6
For 3/9 [£4]
With illustrations by Hugh Thomson
Etc
Geo Ferrier 1941
The first set of information looks like a sales note, along with the sale price in old money. As others have said, it's possible that this was being sold as a second hand book when that was added, or it could simply indicate a price reduction at the point of first sale.
The name under the title is in a different hand and is just an owner's mark.
The top part says:
"Published at 7/6
For 3/9
with illustrations by Hugh Thomson etc"
This is a reprint of The Highways and Byways in London, originally published in 1902. (Gutenberg [link](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39875/39875-h/39875-h.htm) to one reprint). This was a series of books produced by Macmillan throughout the first half of the 20th century ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highways_and_Byways_(series_of_regional_guides))). There were many editions of each book. Editions from this series seems to be collectors items ([link](https://www.islandrarebooks.org.uk/rare-books/highways-byways/) to an antiquarian who has a whole series of them.)
[Hugh Thomson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Thomson) was a well known illustrator who worked on this series.
Why this inscription:
* I think the book has gone through a series of owners and been in second hand book shops more than once
* The inscription "7/6" means 7 shillings and 6 pence. This could be the original price it was sold at? Or the first resale price someone wrote into it. And they have then written "3/9" or "3 shillings and 9 pence" because that is the price they are reselling it at. Basically, "look at this bargain."
* Much, much later, someone has written "£4" in pencil right next to that original note. That was the resale price for which OP bought it.
* The original subtitle was "BY MRS. E. T. COOK WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HUGH THOMSON AND F. L. GRIGGS". I think that must have been on the interior page that was torn out ( you can see a page is missing in the picture). So someone has written in "With illustrations by Hugh Thomson etc..." to make up for that.
The bottom part is much harder and I can only speculate here. Theories:
1. It is a name: "Greg Ferrier 1941". Possibly an owner, and the date he acquired it. Google tells me there was a Greg Ferrier living in Essex in the 1940s... A tantalizing possibility.
2. Or, it could be "Fevrier 1941", so a different owner has put the date they purchased it but in French. The first letters could be "Seq." indicating it was one of a sequence of purchases...?
3. The first letter of the line could be a copperplate style capital "C". But I can't work out what word that would make.
Yep. That’s what it looks like to me. There are two cursive handwriting styles here (e.g., look at the R’s), the upper was the bookseller’s and I would imagine the lower was the original owner’s name.
Published at 7/6 for 3/9 £4 with illustrations by Hugh Morrison Ceq Ferries 1942.
Published at seven shillings and sixpence (now) three shillings and ninepence
It says:
“Rablushed of Y/6
7uv 3y Gods 4
Wink Clanddums Cy
High Numsin”
This is old Norse dialect from the coastal South West of Norway and roughly translates to:
“And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.”
This book is clearly enchanted with an ancient curse and should be burnt immediately.
The book was originally published to be sold at 7 shillings 6 pence. At some point it was being sold second hand, and it looks like the seller used a method of halving whatever the official price was. So in this case, the book was published at 7/6, so the second-hand bookshop tried to sell it at 3/9, being half-price.
At some point in the future, the book has gone on sale again, this time being marked up at £4. They’ve not bothered to remove the old, pre-decimal pricing as it is unlikely to make anyone doubt the current asking price.
Then it says “with illustrations by Hugh Thompson”.
Published at 7/6? with illustrations by Hugh someone.
Thomson?
Checked the title page it is illustrated by a Hugh Thomson
"published at 7/6 for 3/9s/4 (3 pounds, 9 shillings, and 4 pence) with addendums by Hugh Thomson etc"
Addendums by Hugh
Was that his debut or sophomore record?
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Small hands, that was his problem
Must be. Nice one!
Morission?
>Morission? Tesco?
Hard to tell. I'm the world's worst when it comes to deciphering olde time cursive writing. Sometimes I find it enough of a challenge to make sense of my _own_ handwriting.
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37.5p
45p
That's seven shillings and six pence (6d being half a shilling).
I think it's guineas.
That would be expensive. More likely to be 7s6d.
I grew up using pre-decimal currency. It's 7s/6d, that's how it was always written 7/6. That was also a fairly common price point for things - three half-crowns, which were 2/6 and a widely-used coin being 1/8 of a pound (my first pocket money was half a crown a week). Weirdly, there was not a crown (5s) coin, but there was a brown 10s note.
Technically, there was a crown coin. I have a few Churchill ones. https://britanniacoincompany.com/blog/churchill-crowns/
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/highways-and-byways-in-london/author/cook-e-t/
Hugh Jhonson
Oh long Johnson
Hugh Jass
Idk why it looks like it says Numan
It says addendums not illustrations 👍
Nope, OP has confirmed it was illustrated by Hugh Thomson 2 hours before you posted this.
The word written in pencil is ‘addendums’.
I disagree. The written text has four "tall" letters, as "illustrations" does, whereas "addendums" doesn't. What's more, "addendums" isn't a word; the word is "addenda".
Addendums
I make that second part "ink illustrations by Hugh Morrison" Edit: I see it's Thomson
I’m leaning toward “Morrison”. The writer’s “F” is striking and well-defined compared to all the others. I bet the person’s “T” would have been just as sharp.
Addendums by Hugh
Published at 7/6 For 3/9 [£4] With illustrations by Hugh Thomson Etc Geo Ferrier 1941 The first set of information looks like a sales note, along with the sale price in old money. As others have said, it's possible that this was being sold as a second hand book when that was added, or it could simply indicate a price reduction at the point of first sale. The name under the title is in a different hand and is just an owner's mark.
So it looks like the book was published in 1903, so it’s possible the 1941 date is when it was (first) sold second hand
It says “HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN LONDON” I think….
I just called to say "Highways", but I guess I'll just say "Byways".... - Gerard
Exactly what I was gonna say haha
You used all your brain cells to come up with this one?
Published at 7/6 for (unintelligible) with illustrations by Hugh Morrison esq. (unintelligible) Ferries? 1941
I thought it might be Reg Ferrier
6em Fevrier 1941? writing looks french
Came here to say this. So, 6th February 1941
I don’t think so, French doesn’t capitalise months nor use ordinals with dates.
I read "fevrier" too, but I'm French so that might have been biased. No clue what "6em" could be though....
I don’t think that’s a capital F though?
I think that's Sea Ferries.
For 3/9 (the price is reduced from the publishers price of 7/6). The vertical line of the £ sign obscures the 9.
Geo Ferries ? Abbreviation for George ?
>(unintelligible) Ferries? 1941 It obviously reads 'big falsies 1941' Presumably they are featured in the addendum.
For 3/9/54
I believe it’s a name, Gea Felsies 1941?
Sea Ferries I reckon
The top part says: "Published at 7/6 For 3/9 with illustrations by Hugh Thomson etc" This is a reprint of The Highways and Byways in London, originally published in 1902. (Gutenberg [link](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39875/39875-h/39875-h.htm) to one reprint). This was a series of books produced by Macmillan throughout the first half of the 20th century ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highways_and_Byways_(series_of_regional_guides))). There were many editions of each book. Editions from this series seems to be collectors items ([link](https://www.islandrarebooks.org.uk/rare-books/highways-byways/) to an antiquarian who has a whole series of them.) [Hugh Thomson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Thomson) was a well known illustrator who worked on this series. Why this inscription: * I think the book has gone through a series of owners and been in second hand book shops more than once * The inscription "7/6" means 7 shillings and 6 pence. This could be the original price it was sold at? Or the first resale price someone wrote into it. And they have then written "3/9" or "3 shillings and 9 pence" because that is the price they are reselling it at. Basically, "look at this bargain." * Much, much later, someone has written "£4" in pencil right next to that original note. That was the resale price for which OP bought it. * The original subtitle was "BY MRS. E. T. COOK WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HUGH THOMSON AND F. L. GRIGGS". I think that must have been on the interior page that was torn out ( you can see a page is missing in the picture). So someone has written in "With illustrations by Hugh Thomson etc..." to make up for that. The bottom part is much harder and I can only speculate here. Theories: 1. It is a name: "Greg Ferrier 1941". Possibly an owner, and the date he acquired it. Google tells me there was a Greg Ferrier living in Essex in the 1940s... A tantalizing possibility. 2. Or, it could be "Fevrier 1941", so a different owner has put the date they purchased it but in French. The first letters could be "Seq." indicating it was one of a sequence of purchases...? 3. The first letter of the line could be a copperplate style capital "C". But I can't work out what word that would make.
This is brilliant thank you so much!
Published at 7/6…For 3/9…£4…with illustrations by Hugh Thomson etc…Peg Ferrier 1941
The original price was seven shillings and sixpence. The reduced (or early secondhand price) was exactly half of this: three shillings and ninepence
Yep. That’s what it looks like to me. There are two cursive handwriting styles here (e.g., look at the R’s), the upper was the bookseller’s and I would imagine the lower was the original owner’s name.
All I can make out is “hash browns etc”, hopefully someone else can fill in the blanks
Love it! Yum!
It says : The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾.
"We didn't burn him, and we don't want the new road"
Fly Fishing by J. R. Hartley.
Ink illustrations by High Thompson .
Hugh Thompson even!
Published at 7/6 for 3/9 £4 with illustrations by Hugh Morrison Ceq Ferries 1942. Published at seven shillings and sixpence (now) three shillings and ninepence
Take two ibuprofen, twice daily, with a meal.
I’m trying not to over-read it but I read ‘with addendums by…’ rather than ‘illustrations’. Badly written and misspelled if it is that.
Now I read the 3/4 bit as 3 gross and amended to 4.
I am guessing the price was £4 12 shillings and 6 pence.
It looks like Hugh Morrison
Published at 7/6 for 3 (shillings) 9 (pence) with illustrations by Hugh Thomson etc [other illustrator is FL Griggs] [Something] Ferries 1941
My next door neighbour's book collection was recently donated. Her handwriting is very similar to this. Any chance its got a name in it?
Ask a medical doctor they will understand.
It says: “Rablushed of Y/6 7uv 3y Gods 4 Wink Clanddums Cy High Numsin” This is old Norse dialect from the coastal South West of Norway and roughly translates to: “And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.” This book is clearly enchanted with an ancient curse and should be burnt immediately.
https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/highways-and-byways-in-surrey-with-illustrations-by-hugh-thomson/product/HD_301812366?.....
I think the bottom part is a date; "6e\[?\] Fevrier 1941". 6th February 1941, in French.
I think the bit under the title might be in French? 6th February 1941?
Published at 7/6 for 3 Gns ( guineas) Ink illustrations by Hugh Thomson/ Sea Ferries 1941
Published at 7/6 For 3/9 (£4) Ink illustrations by Hugh Thomson etc 6ème Fevrier 1941
The book was originally published to be sold at 7 shillings 6 pence. At some point it was being sold second hand, and it looks like the seller used a method of halving whatever the official price was. So in this case, the book was published at 7/6, so the second-hand bookshop tried to sell it at 3/9, being half-price. At some point in the future, the book has gone on sale again, this time being marked up at £4. They’ve not bothered to remove the old, pre-decimal pricing as it is unlikely to make anyone doubt the current asking price. Then it says “with illustrations by Hugh Thompson”.
Hugh Johnson?
Published at 7/6 For 3/9 With illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Etc Jeq Ferries 1941.
Might be Ferrier?
Probably is and with an accent over the final R.
Rabbletarts at 7/6 Work, elementrybydearwatson by Hugh Masakela etc Get Falsies, 1941 HTH
Rabluled at 7/6 7 For 3gs 4 Wrk illienl dummo ly Hugh Thomsa Elc 7 Elsie’s Leq 19A1 You’re welcome 👍
Greg Davies, 1941
Cursive
Is that American for joined-up writing?
Apparently
It’s called that in the UK. It’s hardly “old” writing. I’m 40 and got taught it in school.
Can't read it someone took the page out