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ETHEL & ERNEST
Written by Raymond Briggs.
Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1830918
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st thus
1999.
Very good condition.
The story of Raymond Brigg's parents told in a deeply moving and very funny strip cartoon format. Glazed pictorial boards. 103 pages. ISBN: 0224060392. Light fading to top of boards, boards lightly scuffed. Foxing to top edge of text block and top edge of endpapers. Contents otherwise clean.
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A BOOK OF MARVELS AND MAGIC
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders.
Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1830917
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd..
1st
1978.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Entertaining and surprising tales from Russia, Greece, the Italian Tyrol, the Punjab, Switzerland, the North Frisian Isles, Bavaria, Scotland, Denmark, Africa and North America. Red cloth boards, white title block to spine with gilt title. Colour frontis, B/w illustrations. 122 pages. ISBN: 0416586503. Boards clean. Text block a little foxed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, lightly rubbed to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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DINNER TIME
Written by Jan Pienkowski.
Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1830916
Published by Orchard Books.
1st thus
1988.
Very good condition.
A chain of hungry critters with gaping mouths and moving jaws in this deliciously scary, delightfully funny look at survival of the fittest. Tall slim format with glazed pictorial boards. Six pop-up scenes. ISBN: 0950721409. Spine browned, barcode label to rear board, board corners lightly bumped, boards lightly scuffed. Neat name in ink to front pastedown else contents in excellent working order.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ACTION BOOKS
- POP-UP
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HOLIDAY TOURS IN SPAIN, PORTUGAL & MADEIRA. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1830915
Published by The Booth Steampship Co. Ltd..
6th
1913.
Almost very good condition.
Sixth Edition, published before the War. A brief sketch of the places on the route of The Booth Steampship Company's Steamers and visited onthe Tours arranged by the Company. Blue cloth boards, gilt title blocks to front board with blue cloth embossed title. Colour & b/w illustrations, fold-out maps. 135 pages including index plus lxiv advertisements to rear. Spine and top rear board is faded. Boards are rubbed at edges and a few brown spots to spine. Minor browning to top edge of text block. Fold-outs all present with varying degrees of foxing. Some browning to contents. Overall, a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- EUROPE
- SPAIN
- PORTUGAL
- MADEIRA
- GUIDE BOOKS
- TRAVEL
- MARITIME
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A HISTORY OF CHINESE CIVILISATION (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Jacques Gernet; Jonathan D. Spence.
Stock no. 1830914
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Jonathan D. Spence. 2 volume set. Brown pictorial covers with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, a few minor marks and tiny patch of surface paper loss to top edge.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- CHINA
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THE VISUAL AND VERBAL SKETCH IN BRITISH ROMANTICISM
Written by Richard C. Sha.
Stock no. 1830913
Published by University Of Pennsylvania.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
With their broken lines and hasty brush-work, sketches acquired enormous ideological and aesthetic power during the Romantic period in England. This book investigates the varied implications of sketching in late eighteenth - and early nineteenth - century culture. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. 277 pages including index. ISBN: 0812234200. Text block slightly dusty. A few neat annotations to margins else contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed with some discolouration and a few small marks.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ROMANTICISM
- ART HISTORY
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GWEN RAVERAT: FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND AFFECTIONS
Written by Frances Spalding.
Illustrated by Gwen Raverat.
Stock no. 1830912
Published by The Harvill Press.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Gwen Raverat was the grand-daughter of Charles Darwin, and a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers. A fascinating, moving portrait of Gwen's character, her life and her art. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 438 pages including index. ISBN: 1860467466. Second printing. Minor rubbing to lower edge of boards. Top edge of text block faintly grubby. Else contents clean. Plum coloured dustwrapper is shelf-scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- ART
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
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STONE AND MARBLE CARVING: A MANUAL FOR THE STUDENT SCULPTOR
Written by Alec Miller.
Stock no. 1830911
Published by Alec Tiranti.
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The practical side of carving in stone and marble. A geeneral essay on carving and a warning of its many pitfalls, a list of stones (giving colour, texture, consistency, etc), and a chapter on tools. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 96 pages including index. Boards mottled by damp. Endpapers browned. Tiny nick to front joint. Contents clean. Cream dustwrapper is a little grubby and browned, a few small stains to spine, a few small chips to corners.
THE ROARING LIONS
Written by J.B.G. Thomas.
Stock no. 1330754
Published by Pelham Books.
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The 1971 British Isles Rugby Union tour of Australia and New Zealand. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 179 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0720705452. Third impression. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Very light marks to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown (covered by wrapper flap). Dustwrapper is worn and slightly torn to edges and very slightly browned to spine and spine edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- SPORT
- RUGBY
RAISING THE DRAGON
Written by Robert Jones; Huw Richards.
Stock no. 1330753
Published by Virgin Books.
1st
2001.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Clarion Call to Welsh Rugby. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 250 pages. ISBN: 1852279818. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some slight spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- RUGBY
- SPORT
THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith.
Illustrated by Cecil Keeling.
Stock no. 1330752
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1969.
Very good condition.
Letters from a Chinese Philosopher residing in London to his friends in the East. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Marble effect boards. Small b/w decorations to text. 349 numbered cream pages. Minimal foxing to textblock and minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Slight musty smell to contents. Contained in original publisher's slipcase which is slightly stained.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PHILOSOPHY
PAUL SCOFIELD: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Garry O'Connor.
Stock no. 1330751
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson.
1st
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A masterly biography that paints a revealing portrait of a man, who for the serious film- and theatre-goer, is more of an icon than any other living actor. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Burgundy endpapers. 419 pages (including index). Some b/w photos. ISBN: 0283063491. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some fingermarks to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased/rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- PERFORMING ARTS