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JUST FOR A CHANGE
Written by May Byron.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 1710935
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Circa
1910.
Almost very good condition.
A little girl changes places with her doll... Small format (4.75 x 3.75"). Blue boards with white title and colour vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations and b/w vignettes throughout. Spine has a small repaired crack to base and has small chips to top and tail.
IN STRANGE QUARTERS
Written by Edwin Hodder.
Stock no. 2114292
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1919.
Very good condition.
New Edition. Green cloth with white titles. Onlays to spine and front cover. 4 colour plates. Some darkening to spine. Bumping to corners. A few grubby marks. Bookplate to front endpaper. Page edge browning.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE HORSE AND THE SWORD
Written by Harold Peake; Herert John Fleure.
Stock no. 2113577
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Corridors of Time Series. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. With 62 illustrations and maps. Bumping to corners. White correction fluid over an inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some grubby marks; a bit of loss.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BRONZE AGE
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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross.
Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 2113320
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some creasing to cover edges. Small tear to base of spine. Some browning. Foxing; mostly to prelims.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- FAIRY TALES
NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 2112108
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth, black title to spine and embossed title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Crossed out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; some small pieces of loss; grubby.
TOM BURNABY
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1108917
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1929.
Very good condition.
A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. New Edition. Beige cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. 5 b/w plates and 3 b/w plans. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little scuffing to covers. Spot marks to spine. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some foxing.
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COME OUT TO PLAY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1108873
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1918.
Almost very good condition.
Home and Abroad Series. Cloth spine, stiff cardwarps with paper covering. Front cover shows a young girl on her horse jumping a fence. First story is A Visit to the Country. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Large print. Edges rubbed, corner worn. Creasing to front board. 2" tear to paper covering on rear cover. Foxing mainly to endpapers and prelims.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 16TH YEAR
Written by Florence Harrison; Violet M. Methley; Herbert Strang; et al.
Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; C.E. Brock; Millicent Sowerby; et al..
Stock no. 1807693
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1928.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Cream cloth, large pictorial onlay to spine and front board, front board shows boy cooking over an open fire whilst girl is passing sticks for fire. First story is 'The Griffins' by Florence Harrison. Colour frontis shows 'The Brownie Gets His Cream'. Colour & b/w illustrations. Boards clean, worn at corners. Name in ink to front pastedown. A few minor foxspots and light marks to margins. Colour plate "She bore away from the danger" has been neatly trimmed away on bottom margin (about an inch missing) but still bears the title of the plate and has a few small closed tears to vertical edge. Pictorial wrapper has neat inscription in ink to front panel, is edge-worn and has loss at edges. Overall, still a decent copy.
PREFECTS AT SPRINGDALE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 2110603
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1936.
Fair condition.
Cream cloth with swan decoration to spine and front cover. Colour frontis plus 6 b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers are marked with heavy wear; some fraying to cloth at edges. Frontis MISSING. Foxing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 2110597
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1929.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth with black title to spine and blind title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and four b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Erased inscriptions to prelims. Some foxing.
THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 2110595
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Almost very good condition.
Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine is faded, with a little fraying to top corner. Old ink price written to front cover. Some other marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
INTERNATIONAL SEA TRANSPORT
Written by Osborne Mance; J.E. Wheeler.
Stock no. 2110262
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1945.
Almost very good condition.
Card wraps. International Transport and Communications. Covers are unevenly browned, with creasing to corners; small patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Inscription in ink to first page. Reprint in same year as the 1st.