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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 23RD YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Humfrey Jordan; Gunby Hadath; L.R. Brightwell; et al.
Illustrated by Alfred Sindall; Marcia Lane Foster; Terence Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324833
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1930.
Very good condition.
Pictorial front board shwoing sailors on a sailing boat with another in the background. Large pictorial onlay to red cloth spine. First story is "The Master" by Jordan. Colour and b/w plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Foxing to contents, heavy to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (BOYS)
- BOYS
HOLOCENE EXTINCTIONS
Written by Samuel T. Turvey.
Stock no. 1825072
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2009.
Very good condition.
Edited by Turvey. Describes and anlayses the range of global extinction events which have occurred during the Holocene period from the end of the last glaciation. Glazed pictorial boards. xii and 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199535095. Board corners bumped and rubbed, covers a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- CONSERVATION
- ZOOLOGY
THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 1ST YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Harold Avery; Tom Bevan; et al.
Stock no. 1324763
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1919.
Fair condition.
First year of publication. Green cloth spine, pictorial front cover showing Scout with flag and bugle. First story is "Luck of the Leopard" by Stacey Blake. 4 colou plates, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper has been blotted out with blue biro scribbles. Belongs to box filled in. Small word in ink to verso of frontis. Frontis is detached but still present. Heavy foxing and some fingering to contents. Hinges are a little pulled causing contents to be slightly loose (binding still tight).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (BOYS)
- BOYS
- SCOUTS
THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR SCOUTS 2ND YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; John Martin; W. Percival Westell; Harold Avery; et al.
Illustrated by Savile Lumley; N. Sotheby Pitcher; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324762
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1920.
Very good condition.
Green pictorial front board shows a boy scout in shorts with a union jack flag and a castle in the background. First story is "Hogmanay Camp" by Martin. 4 colour plates. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and worn. Some wear to cover edges. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Name in ink in belongs to box. Endpapers are browned. Heavy foxing to textblock and some page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (BOYS)
- SCOUTS
- BOYS
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.
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.
KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
Written by Anthony Mockler.
Illustrated by Nick Harris.
Stock no. 1824946
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1984.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Oxford illustrated classics. Blue boards, gilt titles. Full page colour and B/W illustrations. 294 pages. ISBN: 019274531X. Lower corners and base of spine lightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- OXFORD ILLUSTRATED CLASSICS
- HISTORICAL STORY
THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson.
Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1912.
Almost very good condition.
A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.
THE ROMANCE OF READING FIRST SERIES BOOK III PLEASANT PATHS
Written by R.K. Polkinghorne; M.I.R. Polkinghorne.
Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Florence Harrison; Helen Jacobs; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 1324630
Published by Oxford University Press.
1953.
Very good condition.
Blue decorated cloth. Some colour plates plus many b/w text illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. Small dent to lower edges of covers. Some page corners lightly creased, lower corner of last text page neatly removed (text not affected).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
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 WEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324366
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1949.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with loss at base of spine and corners, tape repairs on verso.