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Written by Laura Cecil; et al.
Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1814590
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1987.
Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A collection of 13 stories selected for reading aloud to young children. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370311000. Uneven browning to dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
PROMISE AND THE MONSTER
Written by Babette Cole.
Illustrated by Babette Cole.
Stock no. 1814589
Published by Collins.
1st thus
1988.
Fine condition.
When Fergus McHeap's monster is stolen by a travelling circus, Promise the pony devises a cunning plot to save him. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations cartoon strip style. ISBN: 0001840347.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
SEASONS: WINTER
Written by Colin McNaughton.
Illustrated by Colin McNaughton.
Stock no. 1814588
Published by Walker Books.
1st
1983.
Very good condition.
A Seasons Board book. Colourful pictures to capture the special activities of Winter. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. One word per page. ISBN: 0744500850. Light rubbing to corners. Light browning to covers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOARD BOOKS
- EARLY READERS
A NATURAL HISTORY OF ST KILDA
Written by John A. Love.
Illustrated by John A. Love.
Stock no. 2123686
Published by Birlinn Limited.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Card wraps. Ink drawings by the author. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781841587974. Small inscription in ink to first page.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- HEBRIDES
- NATURAL HISTORY
THE BEAGLE RECORD SELECTIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTORIAL RECORDS AND WRITTEN ACCOUNTS OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE
Written by R.D. Keynes.
Stock no. 2123683
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st thus
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Paperback reissue of the 1979 volume that gathered together an account of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world in 1831-36, taken from the letter of Darwin and Fitzroy, Darwin's diary, and the books about the voyage published by Darwin and Fitzroy in 1839. ISBN: 9780521338554.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- MARITIME
- DIARY
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THE TUNNEL
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123649
Almost very good condition.
A tunnel book. NO text. Not a book, but rather a 'box' that pulls up and out to show concertina style peep through 'view' of Tunnel under the Thames. 5 'pieces'. Dimensions are approx - Closed as a box: 7.5" across, 5.75" high, 1.75" deep; Open concertina: 20" long as a concertina, 5.5" high, 7" at widest point opened. 'Box' has become a bit crushed - one side is broken, but still attached on one side. Creasing to fold-out pieces and foxing and browning, but still pieces are remarkable bright. Box is worn and grubby. This book is sold with all faults.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- NOVELTY
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AN EXPLANATION OF THE TUNNEL UNDER THE THAMES
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123644
Good condition.
Thin card covers. Blue cloth spine. One text page, with 4 'fold-out' pages, in concertina style. Unusual item. Some creasing. Foxing and browning, with grubby marks. Small inscription in ink down margin of text page. A little surface paper damage to very bottom of text page, with small amount of loss to text.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- NOVELTY
- MOVEABLE
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FREELING'S GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANION TO LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM
Written by Arthur Freeling.
Stock no. 2123642
Published by Whittaker & Co..
2nd
1838.
Almost very good condition.
Small format. Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. 2nd edition. And Liverpool, Manchester & Birmingham Guide; Containing: A Narrative of the Parliamentary History of the Project; An Account of Everything Worthy the Attention of the Traveller Upon the Line; Complete Description of Every Part of the Rail-road; of the Noblemen or Gentlemen's Seats.... Fold-out map to front, also fold-out timetable. New Spine/rebound, with what remains of original spine laid down; browned. Covers are unevenly browned and faded, with bumping and wear. Some marks to endpapers. Foxing throughout.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LIVERPOOL
- MANCHESTER
- BIRMINGHAM
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BONNIE SCOTLAND
Written by A.R. Hope Moncrieff.
Illustrated by Sutton Palmer.
Stock no. 2123624
Published by A. & C. Black.
1912.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
An outline of Scotland's salient features with a glimpse at its history, national character and customs. 75 colour plates. Blue decorated cloth; gilt title to spine; brown title to front cover. 254 pages and 8 page booklist to rear. 9 x 6". An A. & C. Black Colour Book in the 20 Shillings Series. Some wear to cover corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. A little foxing; some margin marks. A couple of tissue guards have become loose, but still inserted. Wrapper is very creased and damaged; has been repaired to verso with brown tape; still some pieces of loss.
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THIS YEAR: NEXT YEAR
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 2123608
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1937.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Text surrounded by colour boarder. Small splits to top and tail of spine on both sides, with chipping and some loss. Foxing, mostly to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with a few pieces of loss; some foxing and marks.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Written by Kathleen Lines.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 2123607
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A book of Nursery Stories. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping to corners. Endpapers have some grubby finger marks. Foxing to outer page edges. Odd margin mark. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 2123598
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
Circa
1908.
Very good condition.
Rebound. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine.Colour frontis and title-page. B/w plates. 316 pages. Some wear to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some margin marks.