ADVENTURE
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THE VOYAGE OF THE ARCTIC TERN
Written by Hugh Montgomery.
Illustrated by Nick Poullis.
Stock no. 1330514
Published by Walker Books.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A classic tale of treason, treachery and treasure that sweeps across many centuries and different lands. Mottled green boards with browne spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744592518. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Some light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper has the remains of a small price label to rear panel and has a tiny mark to top edge of front panel on verso (not visible to front of wrapper). Wrapper is very slightly edge creased. The wrapper sounds awful but it is still very nice!
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SAILING STORY
- ADVENTURE
AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1330409
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1936.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! A story of the Lockett family. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean.
GREAT NORTHERN?
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330362
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 351 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss to top of spine and 1" loss to base of spine. Spine of wrapper is llightly browned and has a small patch of surface paper damage (removal of a small label?).
HERMIT IN THE HILLS
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330340
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1947.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and grubby to rear panel.
RICK AFIRE!
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330337
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1st
1942.
Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w text illustrations, endpapers are maps. Spine bumped. Damp staining to cover edges. Some light foxing and page browning. A couple of small marks to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is grubby, well worn and almost in two pieces (torn along rear edge of spine), 1" loss to base of browned spine.
CRAZY CASTLE
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330335
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Heather Stubbs' new pony, Pride of Persia has been stolen... Green boards, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. 179 pages plus booklist to rear. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Front joint is cracked. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed and browned to spine with a small black mark at top.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- ADVENTURE
TREASURE FOR THREE
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330330
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A sequel to Ponies and Poachers and The Cruise of the Maiden Castle. Green boards, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. 212 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Ink school stamp and presentation inscription in black biro to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with minimal loss and rear panel grubby.
FOREST HOLIDAY
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330329
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1946.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A wonderful tale of adventure (or mis-adventure!). Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. Front endpapers illustrated. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 220 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine bumped. Slight fading to base of spine and cover edges. Foxing to prelims, last few pages and to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and slightly edge chipped.
THE INCLINE
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1330232
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt title to spine. A powerfully direct statement about adolescent emotions and human relationships. 191 pages. ISBN: 0241021383. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at spine ends.
RALPH'S YEAR IN RUSSIA
Written by Robert Richardson.
Stock no. 1330199
Published by T. Nelson & Sons.
1893.
Almost very good condition.
Our Boys' Select Library. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 9 b/w engravings. 351 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded, affecting cover edges a little. Large prize plate to front pastedown. Booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ADVENTURE
- EUROPE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
GREAT NORTHERN?
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330180
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 351 numbered pages. 5th impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped, tiny nick to top of spine. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, rear panel is very slightly grubby from scuff marks.
BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1330054
Published by Oxford University Press.
1945.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Light brown cloth with dark brown titles and vignette of plane flying over Oslo. Colour frontis plus 6 b/w plates. 249 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Fading to lower 0.5" of spine. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has loss to lower 1" of rear panel and spine and is edge rubbed.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- ADVENTURE