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THE BAIRN'S TOY BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Savile Lumley; et al..
Stock no. 1304630
Published by The Epworth Press.
circa
1924.
Very good condition.
A book of short stories. Red cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone illustrations. First story is "Spritely The Fairy". Spine is worn with a few tiny holes. Corners worn. Covers are a little grubby. There is an inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. There is some page browning and foxing but contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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PONTO PAGES FROM THE DIARY OF A PET DOG
Written by Kate J. Fricero.
Illustrated by Kate J. Fricero.
Stock no. 1304620
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1911.
Very good condition.
Large format. Brown cloth spine, brown boards, yellow pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful full-page colour illustrations in french-fold format. Stapled binding. Unpaginated. 11 x 8.5". Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Staples are rusty and top two are detached from front cover and all three are detached from rear cover, however, the joints have not broken and the binding is still tight. Light page browning and foxing else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN WHO WENT ROUND THE WORLD
Written by Edward Lear.
Illustrated by Stanley Mack.
Stock no. 1304610
Published by Quist Publishing Ltd..
1st UK
1970.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The four children take with them a small cat to steer the boat, an elderly Quangle-Wangle to cook the dinner and a large kettle! Delightful nonsense. Light brown glazed pictorial boards, black illustrations at bottom of both covers. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at top edges with a couple of closed tears.
SEAWATER AND THE DRAGON
Written by Luciana Chetwynd; Chetwynd Children.
Illustrated by Luciana Chetwynd.
Stock no. 1803923
Published by Roger Schlesinger.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Seawater is a mischievous boy who meets and befriends a down at heel Dragon whom he finds to be a rather sad and unloved creature. Large format. Orange boards, black titles. Weird and wonderful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0850931460. Pictorial wrapper is a little grubby and lightly worn at edges. Top edge of wrapper strengthened with clear tape, rear flap stuck to rear pastedown with clear tape. Contents clean.
LA PASSION DES OISEAUX
Written by John A. Burton; D.H.S. Risdon.
Stock no. 1204229
Published by Grund.
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Text in French. Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 270005007X. Wrapper corners are worn.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
WELLINGTON'S SPECIALIST TROOPS
Written by Philip Haythornthwaite.
Illustrated by Bryan Fosten.
Stock no. 1204228
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Men at Arms Series no. 204. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0850458625.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MILITARY
CHALLENGE TO ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1204205
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1942.
Very good condition.
A story of the Locketts family. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded. Light crease to rear cover.
STORIES FROM ELFLAND: GOBLIN GREY
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson.
Illustrated by L.A. Govry.
Stock no. 1204200
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Circa
1930.
Very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Covers are browned with corner crease. School stamp to inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- GOBLIN
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THE LAKE OF LUCERNE AND THE FOREST CANTONS
Written by J.C. Heer.
Stock no. 1803903
Published by Th. Shroter.
1900.
Very good condition.
Album (edition de luxe) with 800 photographic and woodcut illustrations comprising landscapes, alpine views, architectural pictures, national types and costumes. Translated from the German by John C. Milligan. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. Decorative floral endpapers. Top edge gilt. 331 pages plus additional illustrations to rear. Spine faded, boards unevenly faded. Light stain to spine. A few light scratch marks to rear board and a few indentations to board. Two pinholes to title page which have pierced the prelims else contents very nice.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- EUROPE
- SWITZERLAND
- WOODCUTS
BABAR KEEPS FIT!
Written by Laurent De Brunhoff; Olive Jones.
Stock no. 1204175
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1970.
Very good condition.
The Adventures of Babar on Television. Glazed pictorial boards. Large format. Base of spine chipped. Laminate chipping to sides of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- ELEPHANT
- TV
- PERFORMING ARTS
AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1204166
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1936.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! A story of the Lockett family. Edges are worn. Corners are bumped. Some foxing.
THE STORY OF A CANDY RABBIT
Written by Laura Lee Hope.
Illustrated by Harry L. Smith.
Stock no. 1204165
Published by Grosset & Dunlap.
1920.
Almost very good condition.
Red pictorial cloth. B/w frontis + 3 other plates. Cover edges are worn. Spine is faded. Hinges are slightly pulled.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)