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BIGGLES IN AFRICA
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324981
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1938.
Good condition.
Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles and sketch of plane gliding over pyramids & palm trees. Colour frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light rubbing to covers. Large prize plate to front pastedown. Front hinge beteween half-title and frontis is cracked showing webbing beneath, some other hinges slightly cracked/pulled. Light foxing to contents. Frontis is a little 'wrinkled' but no staining.
BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Natalie Joan; C. Bernard Rutley; Violet M. Methley; Ethel Talbot; M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; et al.
Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; Ruth Cobb; Ernest A. Aris; Inez Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1324980
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Good condition.
Orange cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows girl and a black dog in a motor car. First story is "The Little French Ghost" by Joan. Colour and b/w plates, b/w text illustrations. Covers are edge worn, front cover is lightly scratched and rear cover is a bit grubby. Spine is grubby. Foxing and fingering to contents.
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- GIRLS
BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Jeffrey Havilton; Percy F. Westerman; Geoffrey Prout; et al.
Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Reginald Cleaver; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 1324973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1932.
Almost very good condition.
Cream cloth spine with vignette of cowboy standing, front board shows cowboy on horseback. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Rabbit" Unwin by Richard Bird. Cover edges worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Some light damp stains to rear cover. A few marks to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper and old price in ink crossed out with pencil to same page. Heavy foxing.
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- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (BOYS)
- BOYS
BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by J.G. Fyfe; Percy F. Westerman; et al.
Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324972
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1936.
Very good condition.
Front cover shows boy hurdling over a gate. First story is 'Paid' by Fyfe. Colour and b/w plates. 287 pages. Spine slightly shelf-worn at top and bottom. Cornerss rubbed and worn. A few light scratch marks and grubby marks to boards. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins.
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- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (BOYS)
- BOYS
THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 10TH YEAR
Written by Bessie Marchant; C. Bernard Rutley; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Thora Stowell; et al.
Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Joan Griffith; Mary Strange Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324967
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1928.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Pictorial front cover shows two young ladies in cloche hats carrying Christmas presents. Pictorial spine. Orange and grey endpapers showing an Arabian scene. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss to top edge of rear panel, foxed on verso with some light foxing showing through to front panel.
BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Margaret Middleton; Florence Harrison; Angela Brazil; et al.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston; C.E. Brock; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 1324962
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Cream cloth spine with blue title. Pictorial front board shows girl with tennis racquet. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is "One Crowded Hour" by Margaret Middleton. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and grubby. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Title page is slightly torn at inner margin. Foxing to contents, mainly textblock.
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- ANNUALS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
THE LITTLE DUKE OR RICHARD THE FEARLESS
Written by Charlotte M. Yonge.
Illustrated by T. Cuneo.
Stock no. 1324913
Published by The Sheldon Press.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth with black titles and illustrations to front and spine. 160 pages. Colour frontis. 16 page catalogue to rear. Spine very slightly bumped. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss.
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- HISTORICAL STORY
DUNDERPATE
Written by Margaret Baker.
Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 1324903
Published by Basil Blackwell.
1st
1938.
Very good condition.
Dunderpate is a boy who has a head so full of daydreams there is no room for anything else. One day he decides to go to town to seek his fortune... Striking silhouette pictures throughout. Orange cloth with black titles and vignette. 8.5 x 6.6". ISBN: 0631001603. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing and fingering to contents. Ex-Libris plate (school) to verso of title-page, no other school markings.
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- SILHOUETTES
THE ROAMING DOLL
Written by Margaret Baker.
Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 1324902
Published by Basil Blackwell.
Very good condition.
Victoria Josephine is a rather spoiled doll who is rejected and yet finds her way back to a loving home in a rather surprising way. Orange cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Striking black silhouette illustrations throughout and on orange endpapers. 8.25 x 6.25". Unpaginated. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing to textblock. Some light marks to page margins.
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- DOLLS
- SILHOUETTES
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1324901
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
Circa
1910.
Fair condition.
Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Large pictorial onlay to front. Decorated endpapers. 12 colour plates with tissue-paper guards. Numerous b/w text illustration. Top edge gilt. Covers are very worn and badly dampstained. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name in ink to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint cracked between endpaper and half-title, showing webbing beneath. Some light fingering but contents generally clean.
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CHOPSTICKS
Written by F.I. Codrington.
Illustrated by Helen Jacobs.
Stock no. 1324899
Published by Zenith Press.
3rd
Very good condition.
Third edition. Cream pictorial cloth. 154 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. 1" loss of backstrip to top of spine. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper.
HEROES OF THE BIBLE
Written by Arthur Mee.
Stock no. 1324898
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1936.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Arthur Mee's Wonderful Gift Books in the Uniform Edition. Red boards, black title and decoration to spine. B/w Gravure plates with captioned tissue-guards. 189 pages. Spine bumped. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Neat name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light brown mark to one page else contents clean. Dustwrapper has slight loss to top of spine and is lightly browned.
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