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WASTEGROUND CIRCUS
Written by Charles Keeping.
Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830712
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Scott and Wayne used the demolition site in the heart of the city as a playground. Then one day a circus made an overnight stop on the site and life was never the same again - for one of the boys. Large format. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0192797085. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded at edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CIRCUS
- PICTURE BOOK
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ANOTHER STORY PLEASE!
Written by Richard Wilson.
Illustrated by M. Joyce Davies.
Stock no. 1830711
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Reading for Action - Book 1. A Book of Enjoyment and Wonder Made up by Richard Wilson. Short stories and poems. Beige cloth boards, Green title to front board which is illustrated with clock, candle and mother reading to her two children. Black title to spine with vignette of young girl. Chequered endpapers. Large text. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. Reprint. Boards browned and a little marked. Edge of boards worn with fraying, exposing board beneath cloth. Text block lightly browned. A few grubby marks to margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
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THE SONGS THE LETTERS SING BOOK TWO
Written by S.N.D..
Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1830710
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd..
1st
1939.
Good condition.
Blue cloth spine. Brown pictorial paper boards. Colour and b/w pictures. Easy to read text. 40 pages. Boards a little grubby and marked. Text block browned. Lower stitch of binding loose so contents move a little. Contents lightly browned. Top & tail of inner spine worn. A good working copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
- TEXT BOOK (SCHOOL)
HECTOR PROTECTOR AND AS I WENT OVER THE WATER
Written by Maurice Sendak.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1830709
Published by The Bodley Head.
1975.
Very good condition.
Two nonsense nursery rhymes wonderfully illustrated by full-page colour pictures. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370007743. Second impression. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- PICTURE BOOK
ROGER WAS A RAZOR FISH AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jill Bennett.
Illustrated by Maureen Roffey.
Stock no. 1830708
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.
1st USA
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A collection of twenty-two short verses compiled by Jill Bennett. Specially selected to offer an enticing adventure in poetry for young readers. White boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0688419860. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, covered with clear laminate and stuck to boards. Name in ink to front endpaper. Last page (acknowledgements) is a little grubby. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
DARK DREAMS
Written by C.L. Rinaldo.
Stock no. 1830707
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A young boy, Carlo, is sent to live with his grandmother when his father goes to fight in WWII. He is unable to stand up to the members of the tough neighbourhood gang. He is befriended by Joey J who has all the strengths that Carlo lacks but is himself victimised for he is brain damaged. Carlo's battle on Joey J's behalf and his confrontation with the people who intend to commit Joey J to a home for the mentally handicapped, make this a memorable and touching story. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. ISBN: 0575019530. Boards clean. Endpapers lightly browned. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, foxing to verso (not visible to front).
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- CHILDRENS
THE OLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD
Written by Charles Brown.
Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1830706
Published by The Religious Tract Society.
Circa
1923.
Good condition.
Being addresses to children on Bunyan's "Holy War". Red cloth pictorial boards with black titles. 4 colour plates including title page and frontispiece, 4 b/w plates. 130 pages. Spine browned, boards damp stained and browned. Text block lightly browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Half-title page browned. Lower corner tip removed from page 33/34. One or two minor marks to contents. A working copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RELIGION (CHILDRENS)
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LORD JIM: A TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Gavin Young.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830704
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A novel. Introduced by Gavin Young. Dark blue cloth with blocked design to front board, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 294 pages. Text block very slightly grubby else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE AMERICAN SENATOR
Written by Anthony Trollope; Louis Auchincloss.
Illustrated by Shirley Tourret.
Stock no. 1830703
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1994.
Nearly fine condition.
A novel. Introduction by Louis Auchincloss. Blue cloth spine, black title block with gilt title. Pale pink boards with blue floral border. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. xviii and 513 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumed to one rear corner, very lightly faded at open edges.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?
Written by Anthony Trollope; David Skilton.
Illustrated by Llewellyn Thomas.
Stock no. 1830702
Published by Folio Society.
1994.
Very good condition.
A novel. Introduction by David Skilton. Red cloth spine with black title block and gilt titles. Pale blue boards with red floral border. B/w illustrations. xxi and 739 pages. Fifth printing. Vertical edge of front board lightly browned else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE MACDERMOTS OF BALLYCLORAN
Written by Anthony Trollope; Owen Dudley Edwards.
Illustrated by Elisa Trimby.
Stock no. 1830701
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A novel. Introduction by Owen Dudley Edwards. Green cloth spine with black title block and gilt title. Cream boards with green floral border. B/w illustrations. Top edge green. l and 448 pages. Light finger marks to cream boards. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a narrow band of fading vertically at one open edge, small mark at one end and light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE BERTRAMS
Written by Anthony Trollope; David Skilton.
Illustrated by Peter Brookes.
Stock no. 1830700
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1993.
Nearly fine condition.
A novel. Introduction by David Skilton. Blue cloth spine with black title blocks and gilt title. Light blue paper boards with dark blue floral borders. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. xviii and 531 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a tiny mark to one side.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE