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THE TRAGEDY OF MR. PUNCH
Written by Russell Thorndike; Reginald Arkell.
Illustrated by Arthur Watts.
Stock no. 1825542
Published by Duckworth & Co..
1st
1923.
Almost very good condition.
A Fantastic Play in Prologue and One Act. The classic tale of Punch and Judy. Introductory essay by Max Beerbohm. 9 tipped-in colour plates mounted on brown paper. Large format. Beige cloth spine, grey marble effect boards. 61 pages. Board edges rubbed. Three flower stickers/decoupage to lower half of front pastedown. Text block and endpapers browned. Small burn mark to top margin of page 13-17 with minor loss. One or two closed tears to page edges (no loss), a few grubby marks to contents. All plates present, some have a lower corner crease.
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THE DULCIMER BOY
Written by Tor Seidler.
Illustrated by David Hockney.
Stock no. 1825535
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st UK
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A story for children set in New England at the turn of the century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224019333. Slight fading to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and a little scuffed.
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THE TESTING OF JIM MACLEAN
Written by Dillon Wallace.
Stock no. 1325247
Published by The Boy's Own Paper.
Very good condition.
A Tale of the Wilds of Labrador. Pale blue pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 272 pages. Spine bumped. A few small marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxspots.
DIMSIE MOVES UP
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1325246
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1921.
Good condition.
Pictorial cloth covers. Gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 254 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped, split to top of spine. Covers slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. One plate is part detached.
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- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
A TOUCH OF MAGIC
Written by Geoffrey Morgan.
Illustrated by David Knight.
Stock no. 1325239
Published by Collins.
1st
1968.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Sequel to 'A Small Piece of Paradise'. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge rubbed, small tear to base of spine.
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THE MYSTERIOUS TALE OF GENTLE JACK AND LORD BUMBLEBEE
Written by George Sand; Gela Jacobson.
Illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Stock no. 1325236
Published by Methuen Children's Books.
1st
1988.
Very good condition.
Told in English for the first time. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 74 pages. ISBN: 0416085326. Spine and corners bumped. Small old price label to rear cover. Contents clean.
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- FAIRY TALES
QUEENS FOR CHOICE
Written by Dorothea Moore.
Stock no. 1325234
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1934.
Good condition.
Colour pictorial boards - illustrated by E.E. Brier. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly browned and rear cover very slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown partially removed. Heavy foxing. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked showing stitching/webbing beneath.
KATTIE OF THE BALKANS
Written by F.O.H. Nash.
Illustrated by J.M. Pollock.
Stock no. 1325231
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1931.
Good condition.
Warne's Adventure Library. An amazing adventure in which Bunnie is mistaken for Kattie and is taken far away into the wilds of Silaria, captive in a strange land. Cream pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 152 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby. Damage to top of front cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to textblock affecting some page edges.
JUST PEGGY
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1325228
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1925.
Almost very good condition.
Colour pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 159 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers edge rubbed. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (name has been blotted out). Foxing to contents.
THE HEIR OF A HUNDRED KINGS
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1325227
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1924.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Pictorial paper boards. Colour frontis and numerous b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some hinges cracked. Heavy foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby and browned on verso.
BRUNTON COMES BACK
Written by Michael Poole.
Stock no. 1325226
Published by Oxford University Press.
1938.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards, front cover shows boys head surrounded by books, spine shows boy in pyjamas. Dark brown background with yellow titles. Colour frontis. 95 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small hole to centre of spine, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is cracked. Contents are browned.
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- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
- BOYS
A THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1325224
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1924.
Good condition.
Colour pictorial paper boards. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 160 Pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some grubby marks to endpapers. Textblock is foxed, also affecting page margins. Some hinges are pulled.