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THE GLASS SLIPPER
Written by Eleanor Farjeon; Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by Hugh Stevenson.
Stock no. 1320448
Published by Allan Wingate.
1st
1946.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue Cloth, gilt title to spine. 8 Colour illustrations and other b/w illustrations throughout. Written in Play format. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading at edges. Endpapers browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped with slight loss, slightly grubby on rear panel and lightly foxed on verso.
MISTER BANNOCK
Written by Edgar Primrose Dickie.
Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 1320447
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A nonsense story. Red cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 91 pages. Covers are mottled, fading to top front edge. Spine bumped. Tiny dents to lower edges of covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to contents. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel, foxed on verso.
THORNTREE MEADOWS
Written by Roger Nett.
Illustrated by John Nash.
Stock no. 1320445
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A pig, a hippo and an aardvark and their adventures. Red boards, black title to spine. Two colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers a little warped. A few tiny foxspots to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with heavy foxing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
- HIPPOS
HARRY HEDGEHOG OF BUTTERCUP BANK
Written by Winifred Hunt.
Illustrated by Joan Rickaby.
Stock no. 1320442
Published by Blandford Press Ltd..
Circa
1947.
Good condition.
Small, oblong format. Red cloth spine, green pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 47 pages. Covers are edge rubbed. Spine slightly bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown and some ink writing. Joints were broken and have been repaired with masking tape. First page (frontis) is badly creased and torn with slight loss at lower edges (and a tape repair). Some light foxing to contents. Contents are well fingered with light marks at margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- HEDGEHOGS
BIRTHDAYS FOR ROBIN
Written by Helen Sewell.
Illustrated by Helen Sewell.
Stock no. 1320438
Published by Robert Hale Limited.
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition.
Robin wants a dog for his birthday.... Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations to every page. A picture book for small children. Covers are edge rubbed and a bit grubby. Light page browning and a very light musty smell to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIRTHDAYS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
LET'S HAVE A BITE! A BANQUET OF BEASTLY RHYMES
Written by Robert L. Forbes.
Illustrated by Ronald Searle.
Stock no. 1320433
Published by Overlook Duckworth.
1st USA
2010.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, black titles. Colour illustrations throughout. Find the mouse in each illustration! ISBN: 9781590204092. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light evidence of erased pencil to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly browned and edge rubbed. Remains of a sticky label to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
MRS ARMITAGE AND THE BIG WAVE
Written by Quentin Blake.
Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1320430
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1997.
Nearly fine condition.
Mrs Armitage and Breakspear the dog go surfing! Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0224046292. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. A tiny indentation to rear cover. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
FAVOURITE NURSERY TALES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1320429
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1935.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Illustrated boards, cloth spine. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations depicting well known nursery tales. First story - Dick Wittingham, last story - The Little Match Girl. Unpaginated. 10.25 x 8". SPine and corners bumped and worn. Stain to rear cover. Some foxing to page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
THE STORY OF MR KORAH
Written by Christabel Aberconway.
Illustrated by Rex Whistler.
Stock no. 1320428
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Grey cloth with red spine. Gilt vignette to lower front corner. Delightful tipped-in colour plates and b/w drawings. How Mr. Korah is taken captive by an octopus but lives to tell the tale. Spine and corners bumped. A few light foxspots to textblock. Faint whiff of tobacco to contents. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
TEN TALES WITHOUT A TITLE
Written by Edith Carrington.
Illustrated by W. Weekes.
Stock no. 1320425
Published by Griffith Farran & Co..
Good condition.
Cloth spine, pictorial front board showing a variety of animals looking at Raven on fence. 10 colour (chromolithograph) plates plus b/w text illustrations. 212 pages. Professionally re-backed, new spine bumped at head and tail. Covers are worn and grubby, some surface paper loss. New endpapers. Grubby fingermarks and foxing to contents. Lower corner of last page torn off (no text missing).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- CHROMOLITHOGRAPH
A CHECK LIST OF BRITISH INSECTS
Written by Georeg Sidney Kloet; Walter Douglas Hincks.
Stock no. 1821268
Published by T. Buncle & Co. Ltd..
1st
1945.
Very good condition.
Red suede limp boards, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Printed on thin tissue paper. lix and 483 pages including subscribers list to rear. Spine slightly faded, boards a little grubby. Minor nibble to lower corner of text block. Book plate to front pastedown. Front hinge starting to pull but binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
- REFERENCE
MOSAICS IN ROMAN BRITAIN: STORIES IN STONE
Written by Patricia Witts.
Stock no. 1821250
Published by Tempus.
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
The stories illustrated in mosaics graphically link us to the world of the Romans. Roman culture, the passing of time, and the evocation of protection and prosperity were popular themes along with scenes from the arena and the hunt. This book identifies the figures of known mosaics from Roman Britain and explains what they would have meant to a contemporary viewer and discusses their significance. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 9780752434216. Reprint.