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CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN ENGLAND
Written by F.J. Harvey Darton.
Stock no. 1320957
Published by Cambridge University Press.
3rd
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
"Five Centuries of Social Life". Third edition revised by Brian Alderson. Brown boards, gilt title and vignette. Beige endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 398 pages. 10 x 7". ISBN: 0521240204. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and just a little rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
SIXPENNY WONDERFULS 6D GEMS FROM THE PAST
No author listed.
Stock no. 1320956
Published by Chatto & Windus; The Hogarth Press.
1st
1985.
Very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of the front covers of books first published between 1880 and 1914. ISBN: 0701139366. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, tiny indentation to top edge of front cover. Erased pencil markings to endpapers.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- COLLECTING
- REFERENCE
- BOOKS
- ILLUSTRATED
A CHECK LIST OF BRITISH INSECTS
Written by Georeg Sidney Kloet; Walter Douglas Hincks.
Stock no. 1821268
Published by T. Buncle & Co. Ltd..
1st
1945.
Very good condition.
Red suede limp boards, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Printed on thin tissue paper. lix and 483 pages including subscribers list to rear. Spine slightly faded, boards a little grubby. Minor nibble to lower corner of text block. Book plate to front pastedown. Front hinge starting to pull but binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- REFERENCE
DICTIONARY OF AVIATION
Written by David Crocker.
Stock no. 1820965
Published by Bloomsbury.
2nd
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
Second edition. Over 5,500 terms clearly defined. White pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0747572194.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- DICTIONARIES
- REFERENCE
FRANK RICHARDS - THE CHAP BEHIND THE CHUMS
Written by Frank Richards; Mary Cadogan.
Stock no. 1319703
Published by Viking.
1st
1988.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt title to spine. A book about the life and works of Frank Richards. Full of photgraphs and pictures. 258 pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0670819468.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
- BIOGRAPHY
WALTER CRANE AS A BOOK ILLUSTRATOR
Written by Rodney K. Engen.
Stock no. 1319489
Published by Academy Editions.
1st UK
1975.
Good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w and colour illustrations. ISBN: 085670170X. Covers are edge rubbed and faded to spine and edges of front cover. Small black mark to top edge of front cover. Foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- REFERENCE
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
THE MUTINY ON H.M.S. BOUNTY
Written by Donald A. Maxton.
Stock no. 1819658
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc..
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
A guide to non-fiction, fiction, poetry, films, articles, and music. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780786430642.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- PITCAIRN
- NAVY
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MOTORCYCLES
Written by Roger Hicks.
Stock no. 1818705
Published by Silverdale Books.
1st
2001.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Over 2500 motorcycles from around the world from 1885 to the present day. General Editor: Roger Hicks. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 544 pages. ISBN: 1856055922. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and has remains of a small label to lower edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- ENCYCLOPEDIA
- REFERENCE
NATURAL SCIENCE BOOKS IN ENGLISH 1600 - 1900
Written by David M. Knight.
Stock no. 1818229
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. 262 pages. The collector of scientific books will particularly value the extended bibliographies which follow each chapter. 4 colour and 56 black and white illustrations. Top edge green. ISBN: 071340728X. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. A few minor grubby marks to text block. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges, worn at top & tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- REFERENCE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTHUR RACKHAM HIS LIFE AND WORK
Written by Derek Hudson.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1318099
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1976.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An introduction to the man behind the work with comments on his technique and achievements. Bibliography at rear. Re-issued with a revised checklist of Rackham's work. Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour tipped-in plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0434353507. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Old price written in biro to top corner of front free-endpaper (crossed out with pencil). Damp stains to lower corners of first 12 pages. Small mark to page 153/154. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with tape repairs and a few small chips, spine is fadded/sunned.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- REFERENCE
- BIOGRAPHY
- CHILDRENS
- ART
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
Written by William Feaver.
Stock no. 2128535
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Two Centuries of Children's Book Illustration. Large format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0500270759. Contents are excellent. Light fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- REFERENCE
- ILLUSTRATED
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FILM FUN
Written by Graham King.
Illustrated by Ronald Saxby.
Stock no. 2126538
Published by Clarkes New Press.
1ST
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Comic Anatomy of Film Fun 1920-1962. Celebrating over 2,000 issues of Film Fun. Large format. Maroon boards. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0948451009. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR
- FILM
- REFERENCE
- PERFORMING ARTS