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THE LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1320070
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
American edition. Green cloth, dark green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Beautiful b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, some rubbing to corners. Name plate to front pastedown. Contents lightly browned. Dustwrapper is damp stained and edge chipped with some loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GNOMES
- CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER
THE FOREST OF BOLAND LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1319926
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A quite enchanting story of a colony of gnomes who live in the vast Forest of Boland, quarrying in their mines for precious metals with the aid of the Boland Belle of the Forest Light Railway. One day a mischievous leprechaun leads a band of followers in an attempt to break up the railway... Humour and excitement is captured with ingenious detail in BB's superb b/w illustrations and colour frontis. Blue pictorial boards. 127 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. A couple of light foxspots to edge of front cover. A few light foxspots to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped with slight loss to top corner of front panel and is a bit grubby to rear panel.
FAIRY TALES OF LONG AGO
Written by M.C. Carey.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1319217
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1975.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Children's illustrated classics. Green cloth with black titles labels and gilt titles. 8 Colour plates & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460050176. Spine and corners bumped, covers lightly edge rubbed. Small nick in cloth to front cover. Textblock is slightly grubby/foxed. A couple of small red crayon marks t front free-endpaper. Dustwrapepr is edge worn and creased with tears and a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- CHILDRENS ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS
WANDERING WIND
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1318968
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1967.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Hamish Hamilton Reindeer Book. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal rubbing at corners. A few tiny foxspots to textblock else contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ANIMAL STORY
- BADGERS
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1318845
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w wood- engravings throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing and page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased and there is slight evidence of the wrapper having been leant on to write.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SHOOTING
- WILDFOWL
- BUTTERFLIES
- BIOGRAPHY
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
CONFESSIONS OF A CARP FISHER
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2132692
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Small format. Green cloth. Gilt title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations. SIGNED by author/illustrator to title page. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly worn to edges, with a few tiny nicks; some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- CARP
A CHILD ALONE
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2131775
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The much loved naturalist, artist and author recalls his early life. B/w illustrations. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 168 pages. ISBN: 0718116909. Small bump to top of spine. Indentation to front endpaper, where a paper clip has been attached at one time. Pale foxing to a few prelim pages and outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- BIOGRAPHY
A SUMMER ON THE NENE
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2131772
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd..
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
BB forsakes his familiar caravan and Landrover and embarks on the motor cruiser Jolly Enterprise on the quiet byway of the River Nene in Northamptonshire. Green mottled boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. 158 pages. 10 x 6 inches. SIGNED by author to title page. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges. Wrapper has some edge-wear with a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- COUNTRYSIDE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
THE SPORTSMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB; G. Denholm Armour.
Stock no. 1818528
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Brown boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 237 pages. Reprint. Text block and margins browned. Frontis has been re-glued leaving a few marks to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn and torn (no loss), repaired to verso with tape which has fallen away and left stains to both sides.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- FIELD SPORTS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1318443
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Turquoise-green cloth. Spine bumped, covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned, light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss at top and tail of spine, rear panel is a bit browned.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
BILL BADGER'S FINEST HOUR
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1318148
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Reindeer Book. Brown and green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 138 Pages. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges rubbed. Contents clean. Book leans to one side. Dustwrapper is worn at spine and corners with slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BADGERS
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ANIMAL STORY
THE SPORTSMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB; G. Denholm Armour.
Stock no. 1317848
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1937.
Very good condition.
The essence of the English countryside captured in text and superb wood-engravings and b/w plates. 7 etchings by BB, 5 drawings by G.D.Armour and chapter tail-pieces by BB. 237 pages. Cream cloth spine with gilt title, rest of covers are green. Spine and corners bumped. A few small marks to covers. Foxing, mainly to prelims and textblock but some page margins too.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- FIELD SPORTS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS