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NEW GIRLS AT WOODEND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1406308
Published by Frederick Books; Blackie & Son.
1st
1957.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A country school, entirely of seniors, is suddenly invaded by five juniors, of 12 years old or less, accepted by the headmistress for various reasons. Green boards with red titles to spine. 240 pages. Spine a little bumped. Slight bump to top corner of first thirty pages. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a little chipped. Rear panel is browned. Wrapper is generally grubby.
THE SNOB
Written by Walter Emanuel.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1406296
Published by Laurence and Bullen.
1st
1904.
Slightly better than good condition.
Some episodes in a Mis-spent Youth. Green pictorial boards with typical Aldin full page illustrations. Rebacked spine is bumped. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges worn. Covers scuffed. Joints cracked. Staples are rusty. Name to front pastedown. Crease to top corners of front endpaper. Light browning to pages. Some foxing and grubby marks.
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- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
I LEONARDO
Written by Ralph Steadman.
Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1506771
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Raucous, anarchic, exquisite and moving... Large oblong format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0224019163. SIGNED by Steadman with dedication and date. He appears to have torn page with pen when signing so has written oops!! alongside. Contents clean. Dustwrapper ever so slightly edge worn.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HUMOUR
- ILLUSTRATED
THE GIRLS OF SQUIRREL HOUSE
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1406291
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
1st
1932.
Very good condition.
Bright yellow cloth with brown lettering and vignette of galleon to front. Colour frontis. 128 pages. Story taken from part of the Abbey Girls On Trial. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Some foxing, mainly to text block edge. Some light fingering.
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- CHILDRENS
- ABBEY SCHOOL
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
DAME SLAP AND HER SCHOOL
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1406285
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1943.
Slightly better than good condition.
There was no school on Breezy Hill for the children, so Dame Slap, a dear kindly old rabbit opened one. Pictorial pink boards, dark blue titles. Two b/w illustrations per page with sentence of text below. 89 numbered pages. 7.75 x 5.5". Backstrip missing. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Bumping to top edge of front board. Board edges rubbed. Covers are grubby, Browning to endpapers and some pages. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some fingering to contents.
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- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
FUNNY FOLKS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Sybil Tawse; et al..
Stock no. 1406283
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
Almost very good condition.
Nelson's fireside library. Green cloth with pictorial onlay, gilt titles and pale green borders. 8 colour plates to contents. Pictorial endpapers. 95 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Light fading to rear cover which also has a couple of marks. Inlay to font cover is a little scuffed. Endpapers browned. Small mark to top of front pastedown. Inscription to verso of frontis. Heavy foxing to pages 78-80. Some light fingering.
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
THE STORY OF MOSES, THE STORY OF RUTH, THE STORY OF SOLOMON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506755
Published by T. Nelson & Sons.
Almost very good condition.
Dark blue covers with gilt border. 11 x 8.5". Three stories bound in one volume. 8 text pages plus 4 full page chromolithograph illustrations to each volume. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few marks to covers. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Front joint cracked. Name to top edge of verso of frontis in each volume, some transfer of ink to page opposite. Brown mark to edge of Moses title page. Water stain to outside edge of both sets of endpapers. Some browning to contents but is mostly from colour illustration opposite.
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- CHILDRENS
- RELIGION (CHILDRENS)
- CHROMOLITHOGRAPH
LE GRAND LIVRE DES PETITS SKIEURS
Written by Antje Vogel.
Stock no. 1506744
Published by Coppenrath.
1st
1980.
Very good condition.
Large format, 13.25 x 9.5". Blue cloth covers with white vignettes of skiers, dogs and birds. Title and decoration on onlay on front cover. Colour illustrations with tips and advice for young skiers. All text in French. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Sticker to top corner of front cover and small mark near bottom. Crease to top corner of last page. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SKIING
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
THE THREE GOOD FRIENDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506743
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
Almost very good condition.
A Coloured Picture Book For The Nursery. Containing nursery rhymes and Little Red Riding Hood plus sixteen coloured (chromolithograph) illustrations. Untearable - pages mounted on cloth. Brown decorated cloth with gilt title labels and small oval floral onlay to front cover. Large format 11.5 x 8.75". Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Some darkening to cover edges. Onlay and gilt on front cover ribbed. A few short scratches to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Light foxing to contents but colours are bright and pages are generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- CHROMOLITHOGRAPH
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- RHYME
- UNTEARABLE
- FAIRY TALES
THAT CURLY HEADED ROGUE
Written by Lilian Cheesman.
Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 1506734
Published by Jarrolds.
circa
1921.
Almost very good condition.
Cream cloth spine with dark title. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. Covers grubby with water marks to some edges. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little foxing and browning to contents. All plates present.
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- CHILDRENS
LITTLE PICKY GOES TO SCHOOL
Written by Henry Phelps.
Illustrated by Bruno Frost.
Stock no. 1506732
Published by The Conrad Press Ltd..
1st
1944.
Almost very good condition.
Picky's mother took him all round the neighbourhood showing him many people and things. Would you like to know where they went and what they saw? Cloth spine, black front cover shows two birds sat on signpost. Colour illustration and verse for each letter of the alphabet. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light crease to bottom corner of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. Ink inscription and corner crease to front endpaper. One hinge cracked. Light foxing to endpapers and an odd mark to contents.
THE LION AND THE UNICORN
Written by Hans Baumann.
Illustrated by Ulrik Schramm.
Stock no. 1506730
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st UK
1959.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Anne is afraid of the dark and to her brother's surprise it is from the gentle unicorns her uncle carves as figure-heads for sailing ships that she finally learns courage. Red cloth, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. 49 pages. Translated by Katharine Potts. A little wear to spine and corners. Nick to top edge of rear cover. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Light page edge browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and chips, slight loss from top of spine. Rear panel grubby.