ADVENTURE
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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.
THE WANDERERS
Written by W.H.G. Kingston.
Stock no. 1324685
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
1897.
Very good condition.
The Kingston Library For Boys. Dark red pictorial cloth with gilt to spine and front cover. Colour frontis and title page plus b/w plates. 392 pages. Green floral decorated endpapers. Spine bumped, corners slightly rubbed. Some light scuffing to cloth. Small ink name stamp and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to textblock, some foxing to prelims.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
BOTH SIDES THE BORDER
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Ralph Peacock.
Stock no. 1324480
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Very good condition.
A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 plates. 384 pages + 16 page booklist. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading to spine and slight marking to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
THE YOUNG LION HUNTER
Written by Zane Grey.
Stock no. 1324472
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Good condition.
Pictorial pale green boards. 8 b/w plates. 277 pages. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Joints and hinges cracked. Some foxing and browning to contents.
THE EAGLE'S NEST
Written by S.E. Cartwright.
Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324425
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Good condition.
Red pictorial cloth. 3 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly rubbed/grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked. Top edge of textblock is dusty.
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- CHILDRENS
- ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A ROMAN BOY
Written by Rev. A.J. Church.
Stock no. 1324323
Published by Blackie And Son Limited.
Circa
1904.
Very good condition.
New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 384 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Tiny splash mark to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- ADVENTURE
- BOYS
THE THREE ADMIRALS
Written by W.H.G. Kingston.
Illustrated by Archibald Webb.
Stock no. 1324245
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1918.
Almost very good condition.
Brown pictorial cloth. 6 colour plates. 410 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight scuffing to covers. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.
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- CHILDRENS
- ADVENTURE
- PICTORIAL BINDING
BIGGLES IN MEXICO
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1324108
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd..
1st
1959.
Very good condition.
Blue boards, red title to spine. 6 colour plates. 184 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, slightly browned to spine and slightly grubby to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- ADVENTURE
- BIGGLES
- BOYS ADVENTURE
PETER DUCK
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1323551
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1964.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt title to spine and blind title to front board. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 431 pages. ISBN: 0224606336. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners, browned to spine and grubby to rear panel.
THE LUCK OF SALLOWBY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Tilden Reeves.
Stock no. 1323372
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited.
1st thus
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps to endpapers. 221 pages. ISBN: 0856861790. Frontis has been removed. Corner crease (with a few light foxspots to one page) else contents clean. White dustwrapper is unusually bright and clean.
LOST LAGOON
Written by Armstrong Sperry.
Illustrated by ARMSTRONG SPERRY.
Stock no. 1323358
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st UK
1943.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Pacific Adventure. Green cloth, blue title to spine. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Small, neat inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.
SPADES AND FEATHERS
Written by Tyler Whittle.
Illustrated by Raymond Sheppard; Tyler Whittle.
Stock no. 1323186
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1955.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Searching for the lost plate of a ruined Norfolk monastery is the main theme of this story. Peach boards with black title to spine and small avocet vignette to front cover. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of Crome's Broad. Some slightly bumped. Some very slightly browning to lower cover edges. Small patch of white paper transfer to base of spine (from dustwrapper). Contents are foxed and browned. Dustwrapper is edge worn, foxed on verso with damp stains to edges and tape repairs on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ADVENTURE
- NORFOLK