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BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Constance Bickersteth; Primrose Cumming; Ruth Cobb; et al.
Illustrated by Ruth Cobb; R.H. Brock; Alfred Bestall; Eileen Soper; et al..
Stock no. 1324765
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Good condition.
Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows girl with hockey stick. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story "Lance" by Bickersteth. Spine bumped and a bit grubby. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to top front corner. Some foxing and other marks to page edges/margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
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 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF LMS STANDARD COACHING STOCK I
Written by David Jenkinson; Bob Essery.
Stock no. 1825050
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Volume I: General Introduction and Non-Passenger Vehicles. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0860934500. Light wear to board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
- ROLLING STOCK
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.
YARROW AND COMPANY LIMITED: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
Written by Alastair Borthwick.
Stock no. 1825041
Published by Yarrow And Company.
1st
1965.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the shipbuilding company 1865-1965. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge-worn.
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- COMPANY HISTORY
- SCOTLAND
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FOREST PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN GHANA
Written by David Mateiyenu Nanang; Thompson K. Nunifu.
Stock no. 1324744
Published by Nova Science Publishers.
Circa
2015.
Fine condition.
This book is divided into five main parts: plantation forestry in context; forest growth dynamics and assessments; plantation silviculture and management; forest plantation economics and international climate change policy; and conclusions. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 9781634832052. Still in original shrinkwrap.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- FORESTRY
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THE BATTLESHIP
Written by Walter Wood.
Illustrated by Frank H. Mason.
Stock no. 1825032
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd..
1st
1912.
Good condition.
Being the Story of the Greatest Naval Weapon From the First Ship-of-the-Line to Present-Day Leviathans. Green pictorial boards, gilt titles. 8 tissue guarded colour plates plus numerous b/w engravings, plans and photographs. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked. Board corners lightly rubbed. Front pictorial board is nice and bright. Joints cracked but binding tight. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.
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TURNING LATHES: A MANUAL FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICES
Written by James Lukin.
Stock no. 1825028
Published by E. & F.N. Spon.
1st
1888.
Almost very good condition.
A Guide to Turning, Screw-Cutting, Metal-Spinning, etc. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles andf vignette to front. B/w illustrations. A few minor spots to boards, to rear edge of spine split for 1". Front endpapers grubby. A few minor margin marks else contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- WOODWORK
- METALWORK
- TEXT BOOK (SCHOOL)
- ANTIQUARIAN
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SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS: A RALLYMAN'S GUIDE TO EUROPE
Written by John Sprinzel.
Stock no. 1825021
Published by Motor Racing Publications Ltd..
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A light-hearted look at the International rallying circus. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. 123 pages. B/w photos. Light browning to board edges. Pale foxing to endpapers and prelims. A few minor grubby marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased, strengthened to corners with tape, lightly faded to spine, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- RALLYING