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SWEET WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330372
Published by George Newnes Ltd..
1936.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Cheap edition. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Cover edges very slightly rubbed. Some light foxing. A small margin tear to one page. Contents clean. Second Impression dustwrapper is edge creased and torn, spine is slightly grubby. Wrapper is generally complete (very minimal loss at spine and corners). A nice copy of the cheap edition published in same year as the first edition.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
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THE SPY FLYERS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1330369
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
Circa
1935.
Good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles to front cover and spine, sundial vignette to base of spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. A wonderful book of flying thrills. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly bowed. Light spotting and damp staining to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown has been scribbled over. Small piece of lower corner of frontis torn off (actual illustration not affected). Page browning and foxing else contents clean. Some light corner creases and margin tears.
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THE RAID
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330368
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
Circa
1937.
Very good condition.
Orange cloth, black title and sundial to spine. 221 pages plus 39 page book list to rear. Contains 5 tales including a Biggles story "The Ace Of Spades". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tiny splits to top of spine and spine faded. Catalogue to rear of book is dated Spring 1937. Lower corner on page 23/4 is lightly creased. A couple of tiny margin tears. Some slight foxing. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Page browning to prelims else contents clean.
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THE BLACK PERIL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330367
Published by John Hamilton.
Circa
1935.
Almost very good condition.
Blue cloth. Black title and sundial to spine. 222 pages. No catalogue. Colour frontis, 4 blue tinted plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some spotting to covers. Tiny water stain to lower margins of some pages. A couple of page corner creases and a couple of page corner tips have very slight loss (text not affected). Some foxing to first few and last few pages else contents clean. A nice copy of a very early reprint.
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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald; A.S. Byatt.
Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat; Stephen Raw.
Stock no. 1330366
Published by Folio Society.
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer Poet of Persia, Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by Byatt, full page colour illustrations throughout by Puttapipat, Top edge gilt. Blue Nigerian Goatskin spine with gilt title, purple vendome cloth sides. Gilt endpapers. Originally published in 1859. 69 pages. Some light spotting to front cover. Contents are fine. Slipcase is lightly scuffed to one side and has a tiny nick to top edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- ILLUSTRATED
- LEATHER BINDING
'IN THE BEGINNING,' SAID GREAT-AUNT JANE
Written by Helen Bradley.
Illustrated by Helen Bradley.
Stock no. 1330365
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt titles to front and spine. Large, oblong format. Yellow endpapers. Colour paintings throughout. ISBN: 0224011499. Slight bumping to spine. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge creased, faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
RUPERT ANNUAL 2019
Written by Mara Alperin.
Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1330364
Published by Egmont Uk Limited.
2019.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Large format. Colour illustrations. Front cover shows Rupert on the back of a cycling bear! ISBN: 9781405294447. Corners bumped. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
- ANNUALS
ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH: POETS OF THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1330363
Published by Folio Society.
1st
2000.
Fine condition.
Edited and introduced by Lyn MacDonald. Green pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Printed on pale green paper. A fine copy in slipcase which is slightly faded at open edges and has a small mark to one side.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- WORLD WAR I
GREAT NORTHERN?
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330362
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 351 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss to top of spine and 1" loss to base of spine. Spine of wrapper is llightly browned and has a small patch of surface paper damage (removal of a small label?).
WILLIAM AND THE MOON ROCKET
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330361
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt vignette of William to spine and gilt lettering to spine/front cover. 248 pages. B/w illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Gilt to spine has dulled. Foxing throughout, mainly to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some loss, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
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PRACTICE
Written by John Moat.
Illustrated by John Moat.
Stock no. 1830469
Published by Libanus Press.
1st
1994.
Very good condition.
Limited edition of 300 signed copies of which there are three editions: soft bound, hard-bound, and quarter leather bound in slipcase. This is one of fifty hard-bound with hand-coloured illustrations. The author & artist travels to New Zealand, the birth-place of his mother. Poems and b/w illustrations as well as a few hand-coloured illustrations. Oblong format. Beige cloth spine with white title label, grey paper boards with white title label. Not paginated. ISBN: 0948021322. SIGNED by the author and numbered 38 (of 50) to rear. Gift inscription to half-title page also from the author. A few light foxspots to text block. Boards a little grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY
- ART
- NEW ZEALAND
- TRAVEL
- HAND COLOURED
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THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE GENTRY
Written by Joan Johnson.
Stock no. 1830467
Published by Alan Sutton.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive survey of the landowner families of the 15th - 19th centuries drawn from county and estate records, and illuminated with revealing glimpses of everyday life - from diary entries, household accounts, marriage contracts, and personal and official correspondence. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 269 pages including index. ISBN: 0862995841. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, laminate is starting to peel away at rear edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS