HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
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THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR JULY 2, 1644
Written by John Henry Crockatt.
Illustrated by Graham Humphreys.
Stock no. 1829268
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Marston Moor was the earlier of the two major battles of the English Civil War. "When and Why" Books. Written for the ten- to fourteen-year-olds. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 071882198X. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to top edge of text block. Minor pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lightly rubbed at edges, tiny closed tear to lower front edge, rear panel is browned and a little grubby.
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- HISTORY
- NORTH EAST UK
- YORKSHIRE
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (ENGLISH)
QUEEN VICTORIA
Written by J.R.C. Yglesias.
Illustrated by Roger Hall.
Stock no. 1324408
Published by Ladybird Books.
1st
1976.
Very good condition.
Ladybird Series 561. Pictorial boards with blue and purple boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721404456. Spine and corners bumped, covers are edge worn, spine starting to split on rear edge. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name in ink to top margin of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.
GREAT CIVILISATIONS: ROME
Written by Clarence Greig.
Illustrated by Jorge Nunez.
Stock no. 1324402
Published by Ladybird Books Ltd.
Circa
1974.
Very good condition.
Ladybird Series 561. Blue pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403816. Spine bumped and rubbed, small brown mark to centre of spine. Name in ink to top margin of front free-endpaper. Small, old tape marks to endpapers, prelims and last couple of pages. Some light pencil scribbling to rear free-endpaper. Contents generally clean. This is an early reprint as the last title listed on rear cover is Samuel Pepys (no 36), the first edition had this title as the last listed (no 35).
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- CHILDRENS
- LADYBIRD
- LADYBIRD 561 ADVENTURES FROM HISTORY
- ROME
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
ENGLISH FASHIONS
Written by John Mortimer.
Illustrated by Victor Ross.
Stock no. 1323702
Published by Penguin Books Ltd.
1st
1947.
Very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 76. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Lithographs. Name in ink to front cover. Foxing to covers and contents. Ink address stamp of previous seller to inside front cover. Publisher's 'new' price sticker inside rear cover stating 2/-.
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- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
- COSTUME
- FASHION
- LITHOGRAPHS
THE STORY OF IRON
Written by J.B. Fortune.
Illustrated by Paul B. Mann.
Stock no. 1323700
Published by Penguin Books.
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 79. Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Heavy foxing to covers and contents. Staples rusty. Small piece torn (and missing) from lower spine corner of front cover.
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- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- INDUSTRY
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
THE KEY OF THE CASTLE
Written by Elisabeth Kyle.
Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Stock no. 2138014
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Long Ago Children's Books Series. Black pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0434949221. Wear along cover edges. Wrapper has a few marks and small nicks to edges.
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BRICK HISTORY - AMAZING HISTORICAL SCENES TO BUILD FROM LEGO
Written by Warren Elsmore.
Stock no. 1322750
Published by The History Press.
1st
2016.
Fine condition.
45 large scenes made from Lego and 30 small buildable projects. A journey into the most pivotal moments of world history. Softback pictorial wraps. 256 pages. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780750967570.
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- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
- MODELS
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
Written by L. Du Garde Peach.
Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1320622
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd..
Circa
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock and page margins. Pictorial wrapper is not price-cut, is slightly edge rubbed and last title listed on rear flap is "Stone Age Man in Britain".
HENRI IV
Written by G. Montorgueil.
Illustrated by H. Vogel.
Stock no. 1320311
Published by Boivin & Cie, Editeurs.
1st
1907.
Very good condition.
Collection D'Albums Historiques series. Title on front cover is "Henri IV Roy de France & Navarre". Large format. Green pictorial cloth. 70 numbered pages, the leaves are tipped onto stubs. Colour illustrations throughout and includes 4 double-spread illustrations and 4 colour plates mounted on green paper. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. There is light page browning else the contents are clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
SHORT STORIES FROM EUROPEAN HISTORY - SWEDEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318790
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
1851.
Almost very good condition.
Small fromat. Embossed grey cloth with gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. 198 pages plus publication list to rear. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Musty smell to contents.
SHORT STORIES FOUNDED ON EUROPEAN HISTORY SPAIN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1406374
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
circa
1855.
Almost very good condition.
Brown cloth with blind border to front and back and gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 226 pages. 5.5" x 4". Spine and corners are bumped. Small split in cloth of spine. Covers are a little scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Glue marks to front pastedown by label. Foxing, mainly to page edges and fingering to contents.
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- HISTORY (CHILDRENS)
- SPAIN
A GALLERY OF HEROES AND HEROINES
Written by Sir Harry Johnston.
Illustrated by Joseph Simpson.
Stock no. 1504786
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
circa
1915.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth spine, tan pictorial boards, dark titles. Grey paper. Features 12 heroes/heroines with a tipped in colour plate for each. 140 pages. Spine is bumped, worn and lighter in places (damp stained?). Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Light browning to endpapers and a few brown spots to rear endpapers. Faint black marks to half-title page and page opposite. Tissue guard to frontis marked. Contents very good. All plates present.
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