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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; M.A. Hoyer; et al.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Dora McLaren; E. Stuart Hardy; et al..
Stock no. 1404699
Published by Ernest Nister.
1913.
Slightly better than good condition.
Green cloth with gilt titles to front and spine and pictorial onlay to front. Full page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. First story 'When daddy's ship came home' by L.L.Weedon. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some marks to covers. Half of pictorial onlay on front missing. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Rear joint and some hinges beginning to crack. A few tears to inner margins and a couple to page edges. Foxing and some marks to contents.
HERE COME THE TWINS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1315160
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd..
1st
1953.
Very good condition.
'Little' Books series No. 13. Small format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Staples rusty. Name in ink and in inscription in ink to top margin of title-page. Pale page browning else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
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RICHMOND AND ITS INHABITANTS FROM THE OLDEN TIME
Written by Richard Crisp.
Stock no. 2118593
Published by Sampson Low, Son & Marston.
1866.
Almost very good condition.
Leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine; gilt title. With Memoirs and Notes. 7 b/w plates, including frontis. Scuffing and wear to leather on spine and corner edges. A few marks to covers. Grubby marks to a few pages; mostly to prelims. Some pencil annotation to a few pages.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- SURREY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LEATHER BINDING
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THE HIDDEN YEARS
Written by John Oxenham.
Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1404686
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
1st
1931.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 14 colour plates. Stories of Jesus. A little bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Foxing throughout mostly to margins, including plate margins. Brown mark to top of pages 240/241 where possibly something has been pressed. Contents otherwise generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some small tears. Wrapper is grubby and foxed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIBLE STORY
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THE AFFECTIONATE PARENT'S GIFT
Written by Henry Sharpe Horsley.
Stock no. 1315143
Published by Thomas Kelly.
1st
1827.
Good condition.
Small format. 3/4 leather binding with gilt title and vignettes to spine, marble-effect boards. Containing a Series of Poems and Essays on Natural, Moral and Religious Subjects... To Which is Prefixed and Affectionate Address on the Duties and Obligations They Owe to God and Their Parents. Illustrated with upwards of 150 b/w engravings. xxxviii + 224 pages; 192 pages + 3 page plate list plus 1 page booklist. This is volume 1 only, volume 2 is "The Good Child's Reward". Spine and corners worn. Covers are very scuffed. Joints are cracked but binding is firm. Some page browning, grubby fingermarks and light foxing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- CHILDRENS (ANTIQUARIAN)
- LEATHER BINDING
RARE BIRDS DAY BY DAY
Written by Steve Dudley; Tim Benton; Peter Fraser; John Ryan.
Illustrated by Dave Nurney.
Stock no. 2118567
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Individual sightings of rare birds in Britain are presented in diary style. for the years between 1958 and 1994. Fascinating reading for bird-lovers. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856611026. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
ADVENTURE ON THE MOON
Written by Nina Carroll.
Illustrated by Nina Carroll.
Stock no. 2118564
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Written & illustrated by 12-year-old Nina Carroll. 6 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Blue cloth boards with blue title to front. Cup ring stain to front cover. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with a few bits of loss; creased and grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
IL MEO PATACCA OVVERO ROMA IN FESTE NEI TRIONFI DI VIENNA
Written by Giuseppe Berneri.
Illustrated by Bartolomeo Pinelli.
Stock no. 2118558
Very good condition.
Large oblong format. Card wraps. Text in Italian. Full page b/w illustrations by Pinelli. Creasing and some chipping to cover edges. A few marks to covers. Some light foxing.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- ITALIAN
THE MISSISSIPPI STEAMBOAT ERA IN HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS NATCHEZ TO NEW ORLEANS 1870-1920
Written by Joan W. Gandy; Thomas H. Gandy.
Stock no. 2118554
Published by Dover Publications Inc..
1st USA
1987.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0486252604. Some browning to covers.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- STEAM ENGINES
- PADDLE STEAMERS
BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS OF BISLEY
Written by Harold Berkeley.
Stock no. 2118553
Published by Impressions Of Monmouth Ltd.
2003.
Fine condition.
Imitation leather covers, with gilt titles. Large format. Photography of Harold Berkeley.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- COTSWOLDS
- BUILDINGS
- PHOTOGRAPHY
STANLEY: SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Written by Frank McLynn.
Stock no. 2118550
Published by Constable.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Volume of Frank McLynn's biography of Henry Morton Stanley. It covers the years 1877 to 1904. ISBN: 0094702209. Wrapper is edge-chipped with small chip/nick to base of spine, which is also faded.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- AFRICA
- EXPLORATION
- BIOGRAPHY
THE TESTING OF TERTIUS
Written by Robert Newman.
Stock no. 2118521
Published by Hutchinson of London.
1st
1974.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Maroon boards, gilt title to spine. The sequel to 'Merlin's Mistake'. ISBN: 0091194601. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with uneven browning.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS