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THE ROUNDABOUT BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES FOR CHILDREN
Written by John Walsh.
Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 1323567
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Poems about everyday things such as school, home, the seaside, etc made to seem new and exciting. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. A letter SIGNED by the author is included to the previous owner (D.R. Oldham). Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a little foxed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
HUNT THE THIMBLE
Written by Fiona French.
Stock no. 1824099
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1978.
Very good condition.
Three children in seventeenth-century Amsterdam play a version of Hunt th Thimble which leads to a chase round the city. Pictorial glazed boards. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0192797190. Board corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Boards clean. Messy inscription to front endpaper with erasure marks. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
NATURE IN THE BALANCE: THE ECONOMICS OF DIVERSITY
Written by Dieter Helm; Cameron Hepburn.
Stock no. 1824084
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2014.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
This book sets out the building blocks of an economic approach to biodiversity, and in particular brings together conceptual and empirical work on valuation, international agreements, the policy instruments, and the institutions. The objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues and evidence, and to suggest how this very urgent problem should be addressed. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. Edited by Helm & Hepburn. ISBN: 9780199676880.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- ECONOMICS
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ECOLOGY
BIGGLES IN THE JUNGLE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Terence Cuneo.
Stock no. 1323364
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1947.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Some light browning to endpapers and foxing to textblock. A few light corner creases. Flying Jacket wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to top and tail of spine and some biro marks to title list on rear panel.
TIM'S FRIEND TOWSER
Written by Edward Ardizzone.
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1323231
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format, Pink pictorial boards, blue spine. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Light bumping to spine. Wear along cover edges. Later dustrapper (has printed price of £1.25) has publisher's original clear plastic still present and stuck to verso. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.
THE CHANGELING
Written by William Mayne.
Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 2140268
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards with silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping to base of spine. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.
THE ROLLING SEASON
Written by William Mayne.
Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 1323109
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The drought had lasted for many weeks and there was practically no water left in the wells of the village of Bourne Bridge. Hiram, Sykes, Michael and Ernest went down the canal each day to the town for water. One day Hiram found an ancient book which told how a wheel with a bell on it was rolled down the hill to find water. So he sets out to find water.... Cream boards, brown title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 175 pages. Slight bumping to spine. Endpapers are light and partly browned. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at top of spine and a little faded at base.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
BIGGLES IN SPAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 2139742
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. Chipping and splits to top and tail of spine. Wear to corners. Some fading to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and chipped with a bit of loss; some marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES FLIES NORTH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by William Narraway.
Stock no. 2139729
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1947.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Darkening to top and tail of spine. Bumping and wear to corners. Light foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; a little loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES AIR COMMODORE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 2139719
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1948.
Good condition.
Green boards, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Spine is browned. Uneven fading to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.
THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 2139689
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A Biggles Story. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 256 pages. 6 b/w illustrations. Browning to spine and cover edges; some bumping. Gilt to spine has almost all worn away. Browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tears and chips; some loss and marks.
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BIGGLES IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Norman Howard.
Stock no. 2139675
Published by Oxford University Press.
1940.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Light brown/orange boards with dark brown titles and decorations. Colour frontis + 6 b/w plates. 1" thick, with 2 ** to half-title page. Reprint. Spine and edges are faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some page margins marks. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; damp stained to spine; a few small bits of loss; some grubby marks.