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MODEL AIRCRAFT FOR BOYS
Written by W.E. Johns; W. Rigby.
Illustrated by W. Rigby.
Stock no. 1330552
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1935.
Good condition.
Foreword by Captain W.E. Johns (editor of Popular Flying and author of Biggles). Pictorial boards. 96 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are grubby and worn. Backstrip is browned and has possibly been re-glued. Some light foxing but contents generally very good.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- AIRCRAFT (CHILDRENS)
- MODELS
TREASURE ISLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Illustrated by Rowland Hilder.
Stock no. 1830492
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st thus
1929.
Very good condition.
12 striking colour plates plus b/w decorations and a map of Treasure Island. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles and borders. Pictorial endpapers. xi and 260 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine lightly browned. Vertical rear board edge cloth is 'nibbled'. Browning to text block. Name in ink to verso of frontis. A few scattered foxspots present. Generally a nice looking copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR BABY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; Anne Anderson; Nina K. Brisley; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1330122
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Good condition.
Front cover shows two babies playing with building bricks and an orange ball. 12 full-page colour illustrations with a short sentence of text below. 7 full pages of easy to read text. Spine and corners are worn, covers edge rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby. The binding has been repaired and the pages are now quite 'stiff' to open. There is paper damage to the margins of the last two pages (an illustration and text) but the illustration is not affected.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- EARLY READERS
- BOARD BOOKS
TEENY-WEENY AND BABY BUNNY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1329060
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Almost very good condition.
A Teeny Weeny Book. Very small format. approx " 2.75 x 3.5". Green paper boards with red spine and yellow titles. Teeny-Weeny is a little girl. B/w text illustrations. Spine is faded and worn with some loss of surface paper at top of spine. Foxing to textblock. Name in ink to top margin of free-endpaper. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
- TEDDY BEAR
PICTURE AND PLAY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Millicent Sowerby; Angusine Macgregor; et al..
Stock no. 1328965
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Mrs. Strang's Playbooks series. The Unbreakable Books. A board book with 6 thick board pages, each with large colour illustrations and a couple of sentences below. Pages bound together with 3 pieces of cloth. Slight wear to corners. Name in ink across top margin of rear cover. Some slight grubbiness to rear cover. Some marks to page margins but illustrations still bright.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTURE BOOK
- BOARD BOOKS
THE TOYMAKER
Written by Helen M. Angus.
Illustrated by Helen M. Angus.
Stock no. 1328759
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1932.
Almost very good condition.
Decorated boards. A book of paper dolls/toys to make. Colour illustrations/diagrams. Covers slightly grubby and browned. Endpapers browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper.
DIMSIE MOVES UP AGAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1328458
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1944.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Light blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and motif of the letter D to front cover. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, light brown stain to lower edge of spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a bit marked.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR BABY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1828595
Published by Humphrey Milford.
Almost very good condition.
A board book for young children. Front cover shows young child in highchair wearing a blue gown and eating snacks, yellow background. Blue cloth spine. 12 colour illustrations with text below plus full pages of text. Text in green. Undated. Front board lightly rubbed at edges, rear board grubby and rubbed at corners. Spine a little browned and slightly worn at top & tail. A few grubby marks to contents but generally a nice example.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- EARLY READERS
- BOARD BOOKS
MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR BABY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; M. Morris; et al..
Stock no. 1828594
Published by Humphrey Milford.
Almost very good condition.
A board book for young children. Front cover shows young girl in blue & red dress, blue shoes, on swing with a flowering shrub and thrush singing to one side. Green cloth spine. 12 colour illustrations with text below plus full pages of text. Text in green. Undated. Board covers rubbed at edges, scuffed and grubby, stained to rear board. Board contents are slightly grubby at edges and rubbed at corner tips.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- EARLY READERS
- BOARD BOOKS
BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1326369
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1941.
Fair condition.
Pyramid Edition. Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages, Covers are worn and grubby. Rear edge of spine is split. Contents are grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Thora Stowell; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Winifred Darch; et al.
Illustrated by Howard K. Elcock; Mary Strange Reeve; M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325625
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Cloth spine with pictorial onlay of girl in yellow dress, pictorial front cover shows two girls, one playing a whistle(?). 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. 168 pages. First story is 'The Sea-Eagle' Nest' by Francklyn. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn. Onlay to spine is a little sunned. Crease to corner of front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
MRS STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR GIRLS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Brenda Girvin; Thora Stowell; Lilian Holmes; Winifred Darch; et al.
Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Grace Lodge; Florence Harrison; C.E. Brock; H.R. Millar; et al..
Stock no. 1325624
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1923.
Very good condition.
Pictorial front cover shows three girls sitting on grass, one reading a book. First story is "The Influence of Anne" by D.F. Bruce. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn. Some slight chipping to edges of onlay to spine. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing and some fingering to page edges and margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
- GIRLS