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JOLLY TIMES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Chris G. Temple; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 2127788
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Circa
1936.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial boards show children drawing on blackboard. First story is "The Elf-Girl and the Prince". Pretty colour plates by Temple. B/w illustrations throughout including one small picture by Wain featuring 3 cats in the sea. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Inscription in ink to belongs to page. Foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is creased with a few large tears and chips; only a little loss to a couple of corners and top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2127785
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
2nd
1896.
Very good condition.
Dark green cloth with gilt titles and decorations. B/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus publication list to rear. All edges gilt. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges; a few to page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
TIDDLES OR THE VANISHING CAT
Written by Diana Noel.
Illustrated by Margaret Milnes.
Stock no. 2127782
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
A Tuck Book. Large pictorial stiff card covers. Colour illustrations. Tiddles devours a pot of Vanishing Powder... Some bumping to corners. Wear to covers; a few scuff marks. New stitching to binding (staples are missing). A few margin marks. Illustrations are still lovely and bright!
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
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THE TWINS
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2127770
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1910.
Good condition.
Large format. 24 gorgeous colour plates. The story of Snip and Snap, two spaniel puppies. Grey paperboards with colour onlay to front. Pictorial endpapers. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Couple of splits to spine, which is also grubby, with a little fraying to top and tail. Some scuffs and surface paper damage to onlay to front cover. Damp marks to edges of rear covers, but only goes through a little to rear endpapers. Damp marks also to corners of front cover. Page browning, with the odd foxspot. Hinges are pulled in places, so that binding is starting to weaken, a few magic tape repairs. Illustrations are still wonderful!!
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
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THE MONGREL PUPPY BOOK
Written by Cecil Aldin.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2127769
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1912.
Slightly better than good condition.
Green cloth spine, buff paper boards, black title and illustration of mongrel puppies behind bars to front. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Life and adventures of a mongrel pup! Spine has completely faded to brown and has splits and chips, with some loss and fraying to cloth. Chipping along cover edges. Bumping to corners. A little bowing to front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning; odd foxspot. Contents are still generally very good.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
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THE JACKIE JACKDAW BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 2127768
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
1st
1914.
Almost very good condition.
Off-white cloth with orange titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. Pretty colour and b/w illustrations accompany short verses for children. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks to coves. Small patch of surface paper damage to onlay to front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. Pencil colouring to half-title page, which also has 1" margin tear. Some grubby margin marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch.
Stock no. 1816550
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
1886.
Poor condition.
Blue cloth boards with red decorations. B/w drawings. xi & 209 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Second issue with 'J.J. Little & Co.' printed to verso of title page. Boards damp mottled and faded, top & tail of spine worn with a little loss. Front joint split revealing cloth beneath. Inscriptions and ink stamps to first blank page. Foxing and dampstaining to top edges throughout. Hinges pulled but tight. A working copy of the early work.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
GREEN TRAIL
Written by Shirley Faulkner-Horne.
Illustrated by Peter Biegel.
Stock no. 1816525
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd..
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth with red title label and gilt title to spine. Full-page b/w illustrations. 189 pages. The exciting story of the Paisley children who set out to outwit a gang of crooks. A few marks to boards. Light browning to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is Rubbed at edges, slightly faded to spine and slightly grubby to rear panel.
LIFE: A BOOK FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
Written by Arthur E. Shipley.
Stock no. 1816524
Published by Cambridge University Press.
2nd
1925.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition. An attempt to make students of elementary Biology think. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. xvi and 204 pages including index. Remains of dustwrapper neatly taped in to rear endpapers. A nice, bright copy.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- TEXT BOOK (SCHOOL)
BOBBY ROBIN AND THE WORM
Written by Robert Hartman.
Illustrated by Robert Hartman.
Stock no. 1816520
Published by Morrison & Gibb Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
The 8th Buffin Book. Small format. Black pictorial stiff card wraps. Colour illustrations. Spine rubbed with loss of surface paper. Board edges rubbed, covers scuffed. Light erasure mark to inside front cover. A few light marks and creases to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
RED KITE COUNTRY A CELEBRATION OF THE WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE OF MID WALES
Written by Lolo Williams.
Illustrated by Colin Woolf; Mike Read.
Stock no. 2127743
Published by Wildearth.
1st
2004.
Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Foreword by Williams. Watercolours & sketches by Woolf. Photographic images by Read. ISBN: 1903657091. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- BOTANY
- ORNITHOLOGY
THE BIRDS OF GREAT YARMOUTH
Written by Peter R. Allard.
Stock no. 2127742
Published by Norfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society.
1990.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 0950113034. Some edge wear. Bookplate to inside front cover. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Some browning and foxing.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- NORFOLK