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TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
Written by Richard Henry Dana.
Stock no. 1331371
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Very good condition.
Rebound with navy calf, gilt borders and decoration to spine. Endpapers and page edges are marbled. 272 pages. B/w frontis. Corners slightly rubbed/worn. Cover edges and spine lightly faded. A few foxspots to contents but contents generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- SAILING STORY
THE OUT-DOOR WORLD OR YOUNG COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK
Written by W.S. Furneaux.
Stock no. 1331370
Published by Longmans, Green & Co..
2nd
1894.
Almost very good condition.
Dark green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 411 pages (including index). All edges gilt. This is the 2nd edition. Spine and corners bumped, rubbed and slightly worn. Foxing to contents. Some slight browning to the plates and tissue-guards. Gilt grammar school stamp to rear cover.
FEATS ON THE FIORD
Written by Harriet Martineau.
Stock no. 1331369
Published by Blackie & Son.
Circa
1903.
Good condition.
Yellow pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. 208 pages, plus adverts to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Spine slightly dulled. Prize plate (with name scratched out) on front pastedown. Endpapers browned, contents grubby, some foxing. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked.
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ROOSTER BROTHER
Written by Nonny Hogrogian.
Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.
Stock no. 1831516
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books.
1st UK
1974.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An Armenian folktale originating in the family of Hogrogian's husband and follows young Melkon, who cleverly retaliates against three bandits after they steal the plump rooster his mother had prepared for his name day feast. Through a series of resourceful tricks and persistent harassment—including leaving taunting notes signed "Rooster Brother"—the boy outwits the thieves and reclaims his special meal in a humorous tale of wit triumphing over theft. Oblong format. Cream and brown mottled cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial endpapers depicting poppies. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0241891299. Light rubbing to board edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and minor loss, spine is rubbed and sunned/faded. Dustwrapper has 'Lantern Home Education Reading Library' stamped in blue in to front flap.
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- CHILDRENS
- FOLK TALES
GEORGE THE DRAGON: A CURE FOR EARACHE
Written by A.T. Riley.
Illustrated by A.T. Riley; P.D. Longden.
Stock no. 1831515
Published by World Distributors (manchester) Ltd.
1st
1978.
Very good condition.
Square format. Pink glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0723508429. Corners of boards rubbed. Laminate to front edge of spine cracking. Spine is sunned/faded. Rear board scuffed, fading to edges. Some light imprinting of colour from facing page to some pages.
OH, BABY, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Written by Dr. Seuss; Tish Rabe.
Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1831514
Published by HarperCollins Childrens Books.
Circa
2017.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Baby, oh, baby, the places you'll go! The worlds you will visit! The friends you will know! A warm welcome to the magic and wonder of Dr. Seuss, for mothers, babies and everyone in between! Adapted by Tish Rabe. Pictorial cloth boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008241650. Sixth printing. Light knock to top front edge of boards. Contents fine. Contained in publisher's pictorial slipcase which is lightly rubbed at corners, and has a minor 'dint' to front. A lovely, fresh looking copy.
A PICTURE HISTORY OF FRANCE
Written by Clarke Hutton.
Illustrated by Clarke Hutton.
Stock no. 1831513
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1951.
Very good condition.
A companion volume to the Picture History of Britain. Large format. Cloth spine, colour pictorial boards. Four-colour autolithography illustrations. 62 pages. Board edges rubbed & worn, corners of boards bumped and worn, a little grubby. Text block browned. A few foxspots to prelims else contents nice and bright.
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- CHILDRENS
- FRANCE
- LITHOGRAPHS
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
GIANTS
Written by Sarah Teale.
Illustrated by Julek Heller; Carolyn Scrace; Juan Wijngaard.
Stock no. 1831512
Published by Harry N. Abrams.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Giant lore with an exploration of the various types and forms of giant, their ethnic origins, habits, customs, and cultures, and human fiction on the subject, magnificently illustrated in superb paintings. Large format. White cloth, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. ISBN: 0810909553. Head and Foot of boards lightly grubby and foxed. Minor foxing to text block. A few minor handling marks to contents. White pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and lightly creased.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIANTS AND OGRES
RUPERT ANNUAL 1970 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1831511
Published by Egmont Children's Books Ltd..
2011.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards showing Rupert climbing a hill in the snow with Bill Badger and Podgy Pig in the background. Limited Edition Reproduction. ISBN: 9781405260831. Spine is very lightly sunned/faded else book is in beautiful condition. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is faded to vertical open edge and top edge and is marked.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
- FACSIMILE
FEVER DREAM
Written by Ray Bradbury.
Illustrated by Darrel Anderson.
Stock no. 1831509
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A young boy's illness comes alive taking over his body bit by bit until he dies - but the virus remains alive in his body. Night Lights series, a glow-in-the-dark book. Dark blue boards, no titles. Colour illustrations, each with a glowing element. 31 pages. ISBN: 0312572859. A few minor marks to boards. Small name in ink to top edge of front pastedown. A few minor handling marks to contents else clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is sunned/faded to spine.
A TOLKIEN BESTIARY
Written by David Day.
Illustrated by Michael Foreman; Victor Ambrus; Lidia Postma; et al..
Stock no. 1831507
Published by Mitchell Beazley.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A scholarly, definitive and enchantingly beautiful explanation of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations, deities, fauna and flora of Tolkien's fantasy worlds of Middle-Earth and the Undying Lands. Large format. Beige cloth boards, green title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 287 pages including index. ISBN: 0855331887. Boards clean. Browning to half-title page and blank verso of last index page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top of spine and also to lower front corner, a small mark to spine, and is lightly scuffed.
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE
Written by Lewis Carroll.
Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1831494
Published by MacGibbon & Kee.
1st thus
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black boards with silver title to spine. Imaginative b/w illustrations in typical Steadman style. A different Alice altogether! 143 pages. ISBN: 0261633325. Text block browned with a little foxing. '85p' written in black ink on black free front endpaper at top corner. Minor foxing to lower edge of title page. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.
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- ILLUSTRATED
- ALICE
- CHILDRENS