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MENHARDOC
Written by George Manville Fenn.
Illustrated by C.J. Staniland.
Stock no. 1323787
Published by Blackie & Son.
Circa
1888.
Almost very good condition.
A story of Cornish nets and mines. Brown pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. vii + 352 pages + 48 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few spots to covers. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also effecting the page margins.
WHEN BEATTY KEPT THE SEAS
Written by Frank H. Shaw.
Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1323785
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd..
1917.
Almost very good condition.
Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates. 312 pages. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Child's heavy pencil inscription to front pastedown. Vertical crease to centre of front free-endpaper. Foxing. One plate is loose but all still present.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- MILITARY
- MARITIME
- PICTORIAL BINDING
- HISTORICAL STORY
BILLY BUNTER THE HIKER
Written by Frank Richards.
Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1323763
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd..
1st
1958.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, white titles. Colour frontis plus full-page b/w drawings. 215 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Old sellotape stains to endpapers and dustwrapper flaps. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners with slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BILLY BUNTER
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
WILLIAM THE EXPLORER
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1323690
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1960.
Almost very good condition.
Green boards, gilt titles and vignette of William to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Some margin marks and small piece missing from one margin.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
BOYS OWN PAPER SUMMER NUMBER FOR 1887
Written by G.A. Hutchison; et al.
Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; et al..
Stock no. 1824198
Published by The Boy's Own Paper.
1887.
Almost very good condition.
Edited by G.A.Hutchison, stories by numerous authors. First item (a poem) is 'A Holiday Discovery' by Somerville Gibney. Blue & white pictorial paper wraps. Staple binding. B/w Frontis by Alfred Pearse plus numerous b/w illustrations by multiple people throughout. Adverts to front and rear. Staples rusty and bleeding therefore binding is a little fragile especially for the covers. Spine is worn with a little loss. Covers are browned. A few marks mainly to margins but overall a good copy for a magazine of this age!
BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323593
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Black boards, silver titles and vignette. 8 blue & white full page illustrations, other b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss and grubby to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323432
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1962.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biggles is on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has some light creasing to front flap.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323425
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small bookworm hole to top front edge of spine. Foxing and a slight musty smell to contents. Name and address in red ink to front pastedown (hidden below wrapper flap). Dustwrapper is well worn with slight loss, rear panel is grubby and there is a horizontal tear across front panel (tape repaired on verso).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BOBBY BREWSTER'S BALLOON RACE
Written by H.E. Todd.
Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1824123
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Bobby Brewster finds himself involved in magic at every turn. Even on holiday extraordinary things happen to him. He is followed by a travelling balloon that winks and yawns; and a sandcastle he helps to build on the beach is soon inhabited by a variety of sea creatures. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340104430. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes from) to half-title page. Lower front edge of boards bumped.A few minor marks to text block and margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby, faded to spine, surface paper damage to front panel, slight loss to rubbed corners, rear panel crinkled by damp but not stained.
BIGGLES HUNTS BIG GAME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323410
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, 11 two-tone illustrations. 211 pages. Spine bumped. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with minimal loss, rear panel is a tiny bit grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES' SECOND CASE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323405
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Cream boards, green titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 190 numbered pages. Spine bumped. Some foxing to textblock. Small black spot to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss, grubby to rear panel and has several large tears and creases to front panel.
BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323404
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd..
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red embossed scottie dog design with black title and scottie dogs to spine. 6 colour plates. 181 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and just a little grubby to spine and rear panel.