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ROB LINDSAY AND HIS SCHOOL
Written by H.C. Preston MacGoun.
Illustrated by Preston MacGoun.
Stock no. 1405214
Published by William J. Hay; Samuel Baxter's & Sons.
1905.
Almost very good condition.
A Reminiscence of Seventy-Five Years Ago. Grey/buff pictorial boards, cream spine. Described as 'A simple chapter in the homelier life of Scotland'. 45 pages. 7 x 5.75". Lovely b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, browned and worn with 3"split to one side. Small part of backstrip is missing. Corners worn. Covers grubby. Couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to page edges. Page edges uncut.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCOTLAND
- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
FISH AND CHIPS
Written by A.G. Street.
Stock no. 2120916
Published by Robert Hale.
1st
1964.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, gilt title to spine. A few faint marks to edge of textblock. Wrapper has small closed tear to top of spine and is very slightly faded to spine, lightly browned to rear and slightly creased at top edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- COUNTRYSIDE
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- LITERATURE
THE HONOURABLE MR TAWNISH
Written by Jeffery Farnol.
Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1405018
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd..
1913.
Almost very good condition.
A Romance. Beige cloth covers with gilt titles and border decorations, small circular onlay to centre of front cover. 8 colour plates. 118 pages. A little bumping to spine and corners. Couple of small marks to cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. A few hinges slightly cracked. One illustration is detached. Foxing throughout especially heavy to prelims and last few pages.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
MR BIDDLE AND THE DRAGON
Written by Edith Farmiloe.
Illustrated by Edith Farmiloe.
Stock no. 1315550
Published by Skeffington & Son.
1st
1904.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth with white title and black illustration to front cover. 47 pages. Full-page b/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Front cover has splash marks to it. Endpapers browned and some slight foxing otherwise contents clean.
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- ILLUSTRATED
- LITERATURE
ON THE LINE
Written by Dell Leigh.
Illustrated by Frank H. Mason; Freda Lingstrom.
Stock no. 2119989
Published by Richard Clay & Sons Ltd..
Circa
1928.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Orange cloth with white title onlays to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and chipped, with a few pieces of loss; foxed and grubby.
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- LITERATURE
THE BLINDED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GIFT BOOK
Written by George Goodchild; et al.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson; C.E. Brock; W. Heath Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1404945
Published by Jarrold & Sons.
Almost very good condition.
Compiled by G. Goodchild, stories by John Galsworthy, G.K. Chesterton, Mrs. E. Nesbit, H.G. Wells and many others. Beige decorated cloth, brown titles. Colour frontis by Hugh Thomson 'The Blinded Soldier' tipped in. B/w and colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some bumping to cover edges. Covers are grubby and marked. Both joints are slightly cracked. Foxing to page edges and margins and some fingering but many pages are clean.
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- LITERATURE
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE
Written by Charles Bullock.
Stock no. 1505210
Published by Home Words Publishing Office.
Very good condition.
Sidelights of Home Life. Tenth Thousand edition. Green cloth covers with red vignette and gilt titles. Bevelled edges. B/w illustrations. 74 pages plus publication list. Spine bumped and worn, slight wear to corners. Spine and covers alongside are very browned. Covers slightly grubby. Front joint and a couple of hinges cracked. Contents clean but some light foxing.
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- LITERATURE
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Written by William Shakespeare.
Illustrated by J. Finnemore; F.L. Emmanuel.
Stock no. 1404571
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons.
circa
1918.
Almost very good condition.
Brown boards with gilt title and vignette to front. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Patterned endpapers. 110 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Front board edge a little rubbed. Browning to endpapers and prelims. Name and date to flyleaf. Browning and some foxing to some pages else contents are generally clean.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
- PLAYS
- SHAKESPEARE
THE RHINEGOLD & THE VALKYRIE
Written by Richard Wagner; Margaret Armour.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2118149
Published by William Heinemann.
1920.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Trade edition. Brown cloth. Gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Cream and orange pictorial endpapers. Part of the trilogy of 'The Ring of the Niblung'. With a prelude by Richard Wagner. Translated into English by Margaret Armour. 34 beautiful tipped-in colour plates, covered with captioned tissue-guards. Text in a play format. Some wear to spine and corners. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges; a little foxing. Wrapper is worn and scuffed along edges; creased with some tears and chips; a little loss to top of spine. Some marks to wrapper.
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- ILLUSTRATED
- PLAYS
- LITERATURE
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
Written by Charles Dickens.
Illustrated by Frank Reynolds.
Stock no. 1504725
Published by The Westminster Press.
1911.
Good condition.
Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w pictorial endpapers. Tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. 572 pages. Spine bumped and faded with 3.5" piece of red cloth stuck to top part of spine, looks like spine is missing underneath. Splits and fraying to both sides of middle of spine. Wear to corners and cover edges. Covers are grubby and marked. Rear joint starting to crack. Couple of tissue guards creased. Some grubby marks/fingermarks but most pages are clean. All plates present.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
QUEST'S END
Written by Alfred Brisco.
Illustrated by Brian Fawcett.
Stock no. 1504468
Published by Brown and Brown.
1st
1950.
Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
A man, after being knocked out, wakes up as his horse. A fascinating tale which will at once appeal to lovers of Northern Rural England - the life of its people and animals and Lakeland Lanes. The veil of the occult running through the tale will grip, as also will the adventures of the main character depicted in Civil and Army Life. Orange cloth covers with dark titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. 83 pages. SIGNED by author, with date, on front endpaper. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few white marks to covers. Light browning and foxing to endpapers, rest of contents very good. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with some stains to panels.
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- LITERATURE
- FANTASY
THE TWO BOUQUETS
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by Reginald Woolley.
Stock no. 1504465
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A period novelette featuring the Gills of Twickenham and misunderstandings at a ball, based on the operetta by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon. Deep pink cloth covers with silver titles to spine and silver vignette. B/w chapter headers. 163 pages. SIGNED by author, with dedication and date, on front endpaper. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Pages are lightly browned but contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears and chips, tear across spine near top, slight loss from ends of spine. Bottom corner cut from front flap. Wrapper is a little grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- LITERATURE