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MESSENGER OF FEAR
Written by Michael Grant.
Stock no. 1830461
Published by Electric Monkey.
1st
2014.
Very good condition.
The Messenger sees the darkness in young hears, and the damage it inflicts upon the world. If they go unpunished, he offers the wicked a game. Win, and they can go free. Lose, and they will live out their greatest fear... Matt black paper boards with black title to spine and decorations to boards. All edges dark red. 308 pages. ISBN: 9781405265157. SIGNED by the author to front fly leaf. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly worn. A few marks to text block. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
- FANTASY
- THRILLER FICTION
THE SWISH OF THE CURTAIN
Written by Pamela Brown.
Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830460
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1950.
Very good condition.
A story broadcast on the BBC Children's Hour. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 345 pages. Reprint. A few marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Some foxing present, mainly to rear endpapers.
GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown.
Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830459
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1949.
Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
The schoolboy and schoolgirl company who ran their own theatre, the "Blue Door", in Fenchester, come to London to finish their training at Dramatic School - and this is the story of their experiences. Red boards with gilt title to cream cloth spine. Colour frontis. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 261 pages. Reprint. Vertical reading crease to spine, boards a little grubby. Text block browned. Some foxing present, especially to prelims end endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is in two halves with most of the spine missing, edge worn with loss, creased, repaired to verso with clear tape, yellowed with age.
MADDY ALONE
Written by Pamela Brown.
Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830458
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1949.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This is the book of the successful play of the same title broadcast in the BBC children's Hour. It deals with the adventures of Maddy, the youngest member of the Blue Door Theatre Company, made famous in Pamela Brown's first book The Swish of the Curtain (broadcast twice), and the sequel, Golden Pavements. An exciting and amusing story to be enjoyed by all children interested in films and filming. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Top edge green. 134 pages. Reprint. Browning to endpapers. Some small foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed iwht slight loss at corners, worn at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby to rear panel.
THE STORY OF PETER PAN
Written by J.M. Barrie; Daniel O'Connor.
Illustrated by Alice B. Woodward.
Stock no. 1830457
Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd..
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie by Daniel O'Connor. Orange cloth boards, dark titles and illustration to front board. Plain endpapers. Colour and b/w plates and b/w text illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0713508507. Reprint. Minor foxing to text block else a lovely copy. Price-cut blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with a few tiny closed edge tears (no loss) and is grubby (scuffed) to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
CARGO OF HORSES (COLLINS PONY LIBRARY)
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1830455
Published by Collins.
1st thus
1972.
Almost very good condition.
Tamzin and Rissa set about rescuing a cargo of horses which are to be taken abroad and slaughtered and sold as meat! Collins Pony Library series No.2). Matt colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0001643029. Boars rubbed at edges, tiny nick to lower edge of front board. Crease to spine (reading wear). Contents browned. Front hinge pulled between colophon page and 1st chapter page 7. Minor biro mark to base of text block.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
OPERATION SEABIRD
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1830454
Published by The Children's Book Club.
1958.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
What will Tamzin and Rissa do when they discover that many seabirds are dying because their wings are becoming clogged with oil...? Yellow boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Grease spots to spine. Boards a little grubby in appearance (minor), bumped at corners.Foxing and some grubby marks present. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased and edge-worn with slight loss at corners, grubby and marked to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIRDS (CHILDRENS)
THE WATER-BABIES (TOLD TO THE CHILDREN)
Written by Charles Kingsley; Amy Steedman.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1830453
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Told To The Children Series. Small format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 pretty colour plates. 119 pages. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block lightly foxed. Else contents clean. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small tears and slight loss, grubby and browned to front vertical edge.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TOLD TO THE CHILDREN
VICTORIANS ABROAD
Written by John S. Goodall.
Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 1830449
Published by Macmillan London Limited.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Small oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes. Colour illustrations throughout. No text. ISBN: 0333284534. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- PICTURE BOOK
PIET MONDRIAN
Written by Hans L.C. Jaffe.
Illustrated by Piet Mondrian.
Stock no. 1830446
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A concise edition of Hans L.C. Jaffe's Mondrian, originally published in 1969. Large format. Grey cloth boards iwth gilt title and publisher vignette to front. Colour & b/w illustrations. 128 pages. ISBN: 0500080402. Spine has a slight lean. Board edges have a few light knocks. Name in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a small patch of surface paper loss to top edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- MODERN ART
- IMPRESSIONISM
- CUBISM
- BIOGRAPHY
NEAREST EARTHLY PLACE TO PARADISE: THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE OF SHROPSHIRE
Written by Margaret Wilson.
Illustrated by Geoff Taylor.
Stock no. 1830445
Published by Merlin Unwin Books.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An elegant anthology of Shropshire-inspired literature. Edited by Margaret Wilson. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos. vii and 117 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906122522. Couple of minor foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- SHROPSHIRE
THE SOLENT SKY
Written by Peter T. New.
Stock no. 1830444
Published by Southampton Printers.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A local history of aviation from 1908 to 1946 with special reference to Southampton (Eastleigh) Airport. Foreword by Squadron Leader L.F. Payne. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. 118 pages. Text block browned. Contents generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and grubby with some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- HAMPSHIRE
- ISLE OF WIGHT