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FLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES (WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES)
Written by Charles N. Colyer; Cyril O. Hammond.
Stock no. 1824126
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Wayside and Woodland Series. Burgundy cloth, gilt titles and fly vignette to front. Pink pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 383 pages including index. A few small marks to boards. Gilt is still bright. Text block browned. A few scattered foxspots to contents and a few grubby marks e.g. page 15 (see photo). Contents generally very nice. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, lightly faded to spine, lightly scuffed, front flap has had tape on it at some point which has stained the flap vertically with some loss of surface paper.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- WAYSIDE AND WOODLAND SERIES
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THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN
Written by Marcus Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1824122
Published by Orion Children's Books.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Black boards, metallic red title to spine. Boy is on the run from life with the magician Valerian. ISBN: 184255218X. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
AUTOCOURSE 2007-2008
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1824119
Published by Crash Media Group.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. 57th year of publication. Foreword by Kimi Raikkonen 2007 world champion. ISBN: 9781905334216. Minor mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine, lightly rubbed to base of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
THE WEYMOUTH HARBOUR TRAMWAY
Written by J.H. Lucking.
Stock no. 1824115
Published by Oxford Publishing Co.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Countless summer visitors, as well as passengers for the Channel Islands and France, have come to know Weymouth as 'the place where the trains run through the street'. This comprehensive study provides a full account, from arly unfulfilled proposals in the 1840s, through the line's horse-drawn bneginnings in the 1860s and long years of commercial importance, to the almost complete decline following the withdrawal of freight traffic in 1970. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933040. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower board edges browned and with red pen marks to corners and lower text block. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, tiny nick to top 1/3 of spine and corners rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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COURTNEY
Written by John Burningham.
Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1824105
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. When the children bring Courtney home he's just a loveable scruffy old dog. But the mongrel-that-nobody-wants has the most amazing talents! ISBN: 0224038680. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to verso of front endpaper. Small bump to bottom edge of boards. Boards just slightly scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
SEVEN ROADS TO HAPPINESS
Written by Desmond Marwood.
Illustrated by Richard Hook.
Stock no. 1824102
Published by Young World Productions.
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The tale of a boy-Prince's search for Happiness, which he finds and restores to his father's bewitched kingdom with the help of a rather unusual caterpillar named Claudius. Large format. Beige boards with red titles and vignette. Colour illustrations. Boards clean. Minor mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is dampstained across bottom edge (barely visible to front), and is lightly creased and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
A HOME AGAIN
Written by Colleen Rowan Kosinski.
Illustrated by Valeria Docampo.
Stock no. 1824101
Published by Two Lions.
1st USA
2021.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
After the last brickis laid, a family moves into a brand-new house. The family grows and it becomes a home. One day, the family packs up and moves out. The house doesn't know if it can ever be happy again... Told from the perspective of a house, this story's heartfelt text and beautiful illustrations convey a warmth of feeling as two families change and grow at different times within the same four walls. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781542007207. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
JENNIFER'S ROOM
Written by Peter Utton.
Illustrated by Peter Utton.
Stock no. 1824100
Published by Orchard Books.
1st USA
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Look at what's let loose in Jennifer's room! Wonderful colour illustrations. ISBN: 0531068420. A nice, clean copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
CRACK THE ANT
Written by David Ross; Sephanie Ross.
Stock no. 1824097
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1968.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A picture book for very, very junior science enthusiasts - and what small child has not been fascinated by watching a tiny ant scurrying about its business? Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Base of spine split for 0.5" to rear edge. Boards very slightly browned. A few grubby marks to contents, mainly to margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a little loss, a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- NATURE (CHILDRENS)
- ANTS
- ANIMAL STORY
ONE OLD OXFORD OX
Written by Nicola Bayley.
Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1824095
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1977.
Very good condition.
A counting book featuring a tongue-twister and lovely colour illustrations for each number from 1 to 12. Glazed pictorial boards. Unpaginated. 10 x 7. 5 inches. ISBN: 022401353X. Boards very lightly scuffed, spine lightly faded. A few small marks to contents and light finger creasing to margins.
A MEDIEVAL FEAST
Written by Aliki.
Illustrated by Aliki.
Stock no. 1824093
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st UK
1984.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370309790. Top & tail of spine lightly bumpeed. Light score marks (almost invisible) to rear board. Light creasing to front endpaper. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
LUCY & TOM'S A.B.C.
Written by Shirley Hughes.
Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1824091
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1984.
Very good condition.
Oblong format. White glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures. ISBN: 0575033983. Boards and text block lightly browned. Top corner of boards bumped. Light vertical crease to front endpaper and title page. Contents clean.