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THE FRANK ADAMS BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1309671
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Cloth spine, pictorial front board. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped, corners worn. Covers edge worn and slightly damp stained. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint cracked. Crayon marks and a patch of surface paper damage to top margins of a couple of pages. Some light fingering.
IN SEARCH OF WONDERLAND
Written by Derek McCulloch.
Stock no. 1309647
Published by E.K. Cole Ltd..
circa
1952.
Very good condition.
The great story of television. Pictorial paperwraps. 34 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Small patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Some light foxing to front cover. Top of spine ever so slightly nicked.
THE HORKEY
Written by Robert Bloomfield.
Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1501264
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1882.
Fair condition.
A Provincial Ballad. Beautiful colour text illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. Cloth spine. All edges blue. Cr 4to. Spine, corners and covers very worn and grubby. Ink name to front cover. Joints and some hinges cracked. Two gatherings, pages 17 to 32, detached but present. Next gathering almost detached as is rear endpaper. Numerous marks to contents but all still perfectly readable. A reading copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
BOM GOES TO THE CIRCUS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye.
Stock no. 1309597
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1961.
Very good condition.
Small strip book format. Red cloth spine. Yellow pictorial card wraps. Two tone illustrations throughout. 92 frames. Covers slightly edge worn with light vertical creases and rear cover slightly browned. Some pale damp stains to page edges and light corner tip creases else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- STRIP BOOK
- ENID BLYTON
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PICKLES
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2110088
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1909.
Almost very good condition.
Telling the story of Pickles the puppy who is always getting into a pickle! Large format. Brick red cloth spine, with gilt title. Green cloth covers with orange and gilt titles. 24 delightful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Very light mark to front cover else covers clean. Couple of tiny holes to spine. Front joint is partially cracked. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing, mostly to endpapers and prelims. Plates are bright and clean. Guards at gutter edges are worn in places and coming unglued. Plate XII has a green scuff vertically to verso (not affecting the illustration). Plate XVI is edge-worn. A few small closed edge tears to margins. Rear endpaper has been repaired at edges with magic tape and has one other closed tear. Despite faults this is a decent copy of a rare Aldin title.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- ILLUSTRATED
- ANIMAL STORY
BILLY BUNTER IN BRAZIL
Written by Frank Richards.
Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 2110035
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd..
3rd
1957.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A trip to Brazil was an unexpected pleasure in the summer holidays. However when they got there they discovered that their host, Brian Mauleverer had disappeared. Peach boards. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small edge-tears and chips; minimal loss; some tears repaired to verso with small amounts of tape.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BILLY BUNTER
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 2110017
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1933.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 numbered pages. Uneven browning to covers. Corners and spine are bumped and worn, with some chipping; nick to side of spine. Front joint next to half-title page is cracked. Some foxing - mostly to outer page edges. Contents are still very good.
CAPTAIN BOUNSABOARD AND THE PIRATES
Written by Ian Serraillier.
Illustrated by Arline V. Bray; Michael Bartlett.
Stock no. 1309569
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, silver title to spine. 252 pages. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, a couple of small dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed, foxing also at page edges. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, 2.5" tear to lower spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
FAIRINGS
Written by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe.
Illustrated by Fred Lawson.
Stock no. 1401438
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1st
1928.
Almost very good condition.
Orange cloth boards. 7.5 x 10". A very appealing book with unusual and interesting colour illustrations. 170pp + ads. Limited to 1000 copies. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped. Boards a little marked. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing, Plates clean and bright.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- ILLUSTRATED
- LIMITED EDITION
RAILROADS IN THE U.S.A.
No author listed.
Stock no. 1604590
Published by Organisation For Economic Co-Operation.
1952.
Good condition.
Card wraps. technical Assistance Mission No. 14. Report by a group of European experts. 445 pages. Covers scuffed at edges with some surface damage. Old tapemarks to endpapers, name in ink to title page. Some foxing. Contents generally very good.
THE TINY TEACHER GRAMMAR BOOK
Written by Violet Harford.
Illustrated by Violet Harford.
Stock no. 2109978
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial card wraps. A book for toddlers small, with Mrs. Bunny to teach you all, While nursery friends and Woodland too, Will learn the simple rules with you. Colour illustrations throughout. Looks at nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs etc. Wear to spine; a couple of small splits to top and tail. Creasing to cover corners and edges. A few ink letters to a few pages internally.
RAILROADS TRIUMPHANT
Written by Albro Martin.
Stock no. 1604583
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The growth, rejection and rebirth of a vital American force. 428 pages. ISBN: 0195038533. Spine and corners bumped. Contents near fine. Price-cut wrapper.