ALL ABOUT ENGINES
Written by Edward Cressey.
Stock no. 1830430
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Good condition.

For boys. Beginning with an account of a simple engine, and an explanation of how it works by steam, the reader is next introduced to the pioneers and their difficulties in order to bring out more clearly the principles involved in the production of mechanical power. After a survey of the various types of steam engines and boilers, gas, petrol, and oil engines are described. Blue pictorial cloth boards. Coloured frontis. 182 b/w illustrations and diagrams. Top edge blue. xv and 352 pages including index. Spine faded, boards marked and grubby. Text block browned. Frontis is detached but present. Foxing throughout. One plate partially detached.

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FARAWAY LOOK ONE
Written by Peter Scott; Philippa Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329149
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos. B/w illustrations. A natural history book for children. SIGNED by the authors to half title-page. Foxing to contents, heavy foxing to wrapper flaps and verso of wrapper. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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FLORIAN'S FARMYARD
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 1328971
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Florian is one of the smallest Shetland ponies ever bred (only 30" high). This book is about all the interesting characters that the author met among Florian's companions. B/w photos throughout by Money. Green boards, gilt title to spine. A couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Dustwrapper has small tears at corners and the printed price to front flap has been crossed out with pencil.

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TOWNSHEND OF KUT: A BIOGRAPHY OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES TOWNSHEND
Written by A.J. Barker.
Stock no. 1828493
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. Lower edge of b oards lightly rubbed. Light vertical crease to spine. Foxing to text block. Includes a relevant newspaper cutting. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is faded and grubby, edge-rubbed.

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SCOUTS OF THE BAGHDAD PATROLS
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood.
Stock no. 1320523
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Pale brown pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few dents to cover edges. Front free-endpaper removed. Half-title and rear free-endpaper is browned. One plate is detached but still present. Some small marks to margins.

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KING OF THE SPEEDWAY
Written by John Hunter.
Stock no. 2133942
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. 185 pages. Spine is a bit browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 26
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Edward S. Ellis; et al.
Stock no. 1317860
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1887. Almost very good condition.

New and Enlarged series. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board showing girl looking out window towards a dog. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. 380 pages. Serial stories are Aunt Clotilda's Guests and The Boy-Hunters of Kentucky. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn, a little grubby and scuffed. Rear joint cracked. Foxing to contents. I can only see two colour plates in this volume so possibly one is missing?

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THE EMPIRE AND THE ARMY
Written by John Fortescue.
Stock no. 1817192
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1928. Good condition.

Written primarily for the British soldier. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 4 fold-out maps to rear. xxxiv and 338 pages including index. Boards grubby, text block browned, boards bowed. Contents affected by damp with crinkling. A few hinges pulled. Some foxing. Overall a good working copy, well used.

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BILLY BUNTER'S BOLT
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1610176
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped; a bit of discolouration along edges. Grubby marks to outer page edges, and last few pages. Some scattered marks throughout book. Wrapper is a little grubby and scuffed, edge creased and torn with a little loss; strengthened with tape across top of front panel.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOLS 43 & 44
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; W. Heath Robinson; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1506676
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1896. Good condition.

2 volumes bound in one. Dark green textured cloth, gilt title to spine. 12 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. 2.5" split to top of front edge of spine. Covers a little grubby. Name in ink to front endpaper and pencil writing to pastedown. Front joint cracked by index and first page of index is partially detached. One gathering pulled with ragged edges. Foxing and browning to pages and plates, worst at edges. All plates present.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Murray Fisher; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Ernest A. Aris; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1404837
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignettes of rabbits. Pictorial front board showing a small mouse band. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and a little worn with a closed tear about half way down. Corners are bumped and very worn. Board edges are rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to rear board which is grubby and marked. Some scratch marks to covers. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Some foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. A few light marks otherwise contents are generally clean.

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BO-PEEP A TREASURY FOR THE LITTLE ONES
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1314964
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1900. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows young boy and girl washing dolls in bath tub in front of fire. First story is "Uncle Tom's Story". 8 colour plates plus two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 184 pages plus publication list to rear. Spine bumped, covers grubby and edge worn. Some childish colouring to the b/w illustrations. Page browning, mainly to publication list. Grubby marks to front endpaper and small embossed booksellers stamp to top corner of front free-endpaper. Some pulling to the hinges.

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