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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Thora Stowell; Jessie Pope; et al.
Illustrated by E.E. Brier; A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324758
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Pictorial boards and spine. Front board shows two children on a swing "ever so high!". First story is "Six and Twenty Fairy Cows". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations to text. Spine slightly bumped. Mark to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Some hinges cracked and pulled but binding still tight.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Jocelyn Oliver; M.A. Peart; Natalie Joan; et al.
Illustrated by E.E. Brier; M.D. Johnston; A.H. Watson; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324757
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1935.
Very good condition.
Pictorial boards, front shows children in sailing boat "happy days". Colour frontis. B/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "One Last Ride". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Some hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Margaret Baker; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al.
Illustrated by Grace Lodge; H.R. Millar; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324756
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1929.
Very good condition.
Pictorial boards and spine. Front board showing "Our Ship". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. First story is The Fairy Tree. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine slightly browned. Some hinges pulled. A little foxing to contents, mainly at page edges.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al.
Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324755
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1926.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial boards and spine. Front board showing "The Swing". Colour frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations. First story: The Mill Wheel. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Covers are grubby. Inscription in pencil to verso of frontis. Hinges pulled but binding still tight. Foxing to contents.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1324754
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1928.
Good condition.
Pictorial paper boards entitled 'Fairy Lights' shows children with Chinese lanterns. Colour frontis by Florence Harrison plus b/w and two-tone illustrations (one or two by F.Harrison). Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Rear cover is grubby. Browning and foxing to contents. Some pencil colouring to endpapers, especially rear endpapers. One b/w illustration has been coloured in with watercolours. Hinges pulled but binding still tight. Name in heavy pencil to rear free-endpaper.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; K. Wallis Coales; M.I.K. Carruthers; Jocelyn Oliver; et al.
Illustrated by K.W. Coales; Mary S. Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324753
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows a girl on a white horse "in the paddock". Colour frontis, b/w and 3-tone text illustrations. First story is "The Little Girl Who Put Her Tongue Out". Spine bumped. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Some light marks to covers. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Cracke between frontis and title-page else contents clean.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey; Anne Anderson; Alan Wright; et al..
Stock no. 1324752
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1925.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows two children with kites "on the hilltop". Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Lennie the Woodman". Spine is bumped and browned with damage at top (split and slight loss of surface paper). Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Some foxing to contents.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Phillippa Francklyn; Winifred Darch; Bessie Marchant; et al.
Illustrated by Grace Lodge; Mary S. Reeve; M.D. Johnston; et al..
Stock no. 1324607
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1937.
Very good condition.
Pictorial boards, front shows The Games Captain (girl with a tennis racquet). First story is "The Sea Eagles' Nest" by Francklyn. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Covers are edge worn. Contents are browned but clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
BIGGLES FLIES EAST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324261
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Good condition.
Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles. Vignette of bi-plane over pyramids on front cover and spine. Colour frontis. No b/w illustrations in this edition. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Frontis is part detached. Textblock is a little grubby and foxed. Prelims lightly foxed.
THE THREE ADMIRALS
Written by W.H.G. Kingston.
Illustrated by Archibald Webb.
Stock no. 1324245
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1918.
Almost very good condition.
Brown pictorial cloth. 6 colour plates. 410 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight scuffing to covers. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
BIGGLES AIR COMMODORE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324169
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1937.
Very good condition.
Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles and pyramid vignette to front. Colour frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers very very slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked (showing webbing beneath) but binding still tight.
BIGGLES & CO.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324167
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1938.
Almost very good condition.
Pyramid edition. Blue cloth with vignette of bi-plane, palm trees and pyramids to front. 6 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Colour frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Covers marked and a little grubby. Booksellers ink address stamp to front pastedown. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked, showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and to prelims. Some slight marking to title-page.